JONATHAN CAINER

From an astrological point of view, there may be nothing special about New Year’s Day, but there’s something most unusual about 2016. on may 9, we’ll see a rare Transit of mercury, as a tiny black speck passes across the face of the Sun, allowing us to glimpse the elusive communication planet in broad daylight. or, at least, we will see it where it happens to be daytime if we are using special eclipse glasses. It’s powerful, though. I’ve got much more to say about this on Page 40. PS: This is the penultimate day of the multiple-reading experiment oscar and I have been running all week, using our library, as explained earlier.

ARIES

Mar 21 — Apr 20

COME in. Take off your coat and lie back on the chaise-longue. You are a little late for your appointment, so we had best begin. Tell me, please, were you happy in your childhood? Okay, let’s stop here. I know you have come to me for a forecast, not a therapy session. But somebody, surely, needs to sit down and help you understand yourself better. Much is confusing you. But as you begin a new year, you are about to gain a precious insight that makes a world of psychological difference. NeW! Want to know what 2016 has in store for you? There’s great news in your Full Year Ahead prediction. Call 0906 751 5601.

TAURUS

Apr 21 — May 21

‘WHEN push comes to shove’, you had better know who your friends are.’ So goes the saying. But perhaps it doesn’t matter who your friends are, if push hasn’t come to shove yet. ‘Push’ and ‘shove’ are often a little closer to each other than we realise. Our friends, too, are closer than we know. You have been through some intense experiences lately. You know who your friends are. And you can trust them. Remember that, as you start this new year and have some faith in your future. NeW! Want to know what 2016 has in store for you? There’s great news in your Full Year Ahead prediction. Call 0906 751 5602.

GEMINI

May 22 — June 22

WE understand little about who we really are and what we are doing here. Even the information we can be sure of, we cannot comprehend. We know that we are not here for ever. We do not find this comforting, so we prefer not to think about it. We banish the idea and talk instead about aesthetics, sandwiches or politics. Or the weather. Then a reminder unnerves us. It also, though, does us good. The dawning of New Year’s Day brings a reality check that should provide a profound, positive focus. NeW! Want to know what 2016 has in store for you? There’s great news in your Full Year Ahead prediction. Call 0906 751 5603.

CANCER

June 23 — July 23

THEY say, ‘If you want to get anywhere in life, you need courage.’ Bravery alone won’t get anyone everywhere. Some things can only be achieved with sensitivity, tact and patience. It is difficult to apply these policies on the back of a dramatic, decisive, gesture. For the best results, try ‘softly, softly’ first. Only when all other avenues are exhausted, bring out the big guns. Don’t be afraid, as you enter this new year, full of potential, of a need to call a bluff or issue an ultimatum. NeW! Want to know what 2016 has in store for you? There’s great news in your Full Year Ahead prediction. Call 0906 751 5604.

LEO

July 24 — Aug 23

TRY turning it upside down. Or inside out. Put the cart before the horse. At least long enough to see what the horse does and how the construction of the cart might be modified. Think the unthinkable. Imagine the unimaginable. Develop a blue-sky, out-of-thebox, never-in-a-million-years plan. Don’t be defeated. Take what you’ve got (or can easily get) and play. Here, at the start of a brand-new year, something that looks difficult can become easy if you engage with your creativity. NeW! Want to know what 2016 has in store for you? There’s great news in your Full Year Ahead prediction. Call 0906 751 5605.

VIRGO

Aug 24 — Sep 23

WHAT do you want to control? Who would you like power over? You don’t have to answer. You may as well acknowledge at least to yourself, the dissatisfaction you feel about a certain situation. You feel sure it could be different if only you could exert a little more influence. Yet you are seemingly being ignored. Or overruled. That’s fine. You don’t need to take the reins more tightly. Relinquish what grip you have and relax. The cosmos intends to do all it can to support you in 2016. NeW! Want to know what 2016 has in store for you? There’s great news in your Full Year Ahead prediction. Call 0906 751 5606.

LIBRA

Sep 24 — Oct 23

SOME people make music. Others paint. Some read, some write, some dance, some design, some just dream. We all, though, have to express creativity. You may live in a world full of concrete and conformity, but you are a creature of nature, an impulsive, spontaneous being that has come to this earth to celebrate, not to feel stressed out. It has been a while since you last felt inspired to smile and relax. Events in 2016, though, will gently remind you of how good life can be at its best. Dare to be different. NeW! Want to know what 2016 has in store for you? There’s great news in your Full Year Ahead prediction. Call 0906 751 5607.

SCORPIO

Oct 24 — Nov 22

POWERFUL passions are being awakened by events and circumstances that may not deserve as dramatic a reaction as they seem to trigger. Are you making disproportionate evaluations? Who is to say that any of us have impeccable priorities. What’s most important, at the start of this new year, is that you don’t question yourself so severely that you derail an important process. Let those waves of doubt, fear, anger or hunger come and go. Stay with what you’ve started. NeW! Want to know what 2016 has in store for you? There’s great news in your Full Year Ahead prediction. Call 0906 751 5608.

SAGITTARIUS

Nov 23 — Dec 21

IF YOU keep on doing the same old thing in the same old way, you can’t expect anything other than the same old result. That’s fine, but if you’re yearning for change, change whatever you can. Change your diet. Change your chair. Change your shoes. Change, no matter how small, invites and attracts more change. It demonstrates a willingness on your part to let change into your life. Let change know that you’re ready for it this year and it will make its way to you. NeW! Want to know what 2016 has in store for you? There’s great news in your Full Year Ahead prediction. Call 0906 751 5609.

CAPRICORN

Dec 22 — Jan 20

WORK harder. Make more effort. Grow more concerned. Get more involved. Sacrifice more of your leisure. Become more wound-up. Lose all perspective. Grow manic and obsessed. Then, work even harder. Let the vicious cycle continue until you have forgotten who you really are, and can think of yourself only in terms of your job, chore, task or duty. Or start 2016 by breaking the chain. Stand back. See things in proportion. Gain real wisdom and then be truly efficient. NeW! Want to know what 2016 has in store for you? There’s great news in your Full Year Ahead prediction. Call 0906 751 5610.

AQUARIUS

Jan 21 — Feb 19

SOME people say, ‘Don’t look back.’ Others say, ‘Don’t look back in anger.’ I prefer to say, don’t look back unless you think it will help you look forward more clearly. There is something a little unhealthy about a determination to look in one direction only. Over the New Year weekend, events and encounters will encourage you to re-evaluate what old experiences meant to you. Somewhere in that process, you will reach a valuable understanding about an important matter. NeW! Want to know what 2016 has in store for you? There’s great news in your Full Year Ahead prediction. Call 0906 751 5611.

PISCES

Feb 20 — Mar 20

STORIES never begin with, ‘... and, they all lived happily ever after.’ If they did, we wouldn’t want to hear them. The pay-off means nothing until the scene has been set, the challenge has been defined and the difficult objective has been attained. Your tale is only just starting. All the exciting twists and turns lie ahead. Once they take place, you will feel happier about the circumstances you now face. These are merely the problems of 2016 that you are eventually going to solve in a satisfying way. NeW! Want to know what 2016 has in store for you? There’s great news in your Full Year Ahead prediction. Call 0906 751 5612.