JONATHAN CAINER
Mercury turned retrograde yesterday. Despite howls of anguish and prophecies of doom from some of my more melodramatic colleagues, the world has failed to end. Arguably, the most reliable prediction an astrologer can make about a Mercury retrograde phase is that there will be many incidents for which this poor little planet gets unfairly blamed. The one impact the phenomenon actually will have is a greater than usual success rate for New year resolutions. Jupiter also turns retrograde now. That, too, will help many see how they can make a constructive break with the past if they wish.
ARIES Mar 21 — Apr 20 THE more we tell ourselves that a situation is likely to prove difficult, the more we develop a negative expectation. We think ‘this is going to be tricky’, and sure enough, it is! We must, of course, take care not to lull ourselves into a false state of security or underestimate potential problems. Is it not better to be on our guard than to be taken by surprise? Ah, but what if the thing we most need to protect ourselves against is over-protectiveness? Relax today. Your greatest fear need not come to pass. An amazing year has just begun. Find out how good it will be for you, your love-life or your money. Call 0906 751 5601.
TAURUS Apr 21 — May 21 WE should always be careful not to quantify our needs too precisely. We can end up rejecting options which might otherwise prove viable. They may merely need a minor adjustment. We should, therefore, apply creativity alongside discrimination. We should be open to the idea that all is not quite as it seems, and remember that hope often hides in unlikely places. If you are engaged in trying to do something that’s difficult, don’t give up. Just broaden your view of what constitutes a success. the rare, amazing transit of mercury will change your life in 2016. Call me to find out how: 0906 751 5602.
GEMINI May 22 — June 22 OUR ideas, attitudes and expectations often make a big difference to our achievements and accomplishments. If we think that something is possible, we find it easy to make it happen. If we anticipate trouble, it is surprising how often we run into it. Back at the start of the year, you made yourself a promise. Now you are not so sure whether you can keep it. Much depends on the amount of faith you have in yourself. Mercury is changing direction. That’s all the astrological impetus for success you need. Which aspect of life do you yearn to change in 2016? For your love, money or general forecast, call 0906 751 5603.
CANCER June 23 — July 23 IN AN effort to avoid upsetting people, we are sometimes reluctant to tell them the truth. A little white lie begins to seem like a much more palatable proposition. Such behaviour may or may not be acceptable when interacting with others, but it is surely inexcusable when it becomes part of a process of self-deception. As you now look at how you can
get 2016 off to the best possible start, you may need to consider the extent to which you have lately been telling yourself what you would prefer to hear. An amazing year has just begun. Find out how good it will be for you, your love-life or your money. Call 0906 751 5604.
LEO July 24 — Aug 23 YOU have made an assumption, reached a conclusion, come to a considered view. Actually, it isn’t completely correct yet; it is informing you as you now make plans for the rest of the year. You intend to change this and alter that. You figure that in doing so, it will make all the difference. But if you are acting on insufficient information you may yet end up with an unsatisfactory result. Current events are inviting you to rethink. That is briefly inconvenient but ultimately fortuitous, as you will soon see. the rare, amazing transit of mercury will change your life in 2016. Call me to find out how: 0906 751 5605.
VIRGO Aug 24 — Sep 23 CAN you rely on what you are being told? Experience has taught you to be circumspect. People misinform one another, often without realising that they are doing it. They say what they believe to be true in a tone of certainty. They don’t stop to wonder if they may be passing on unsubstantiated rumours or popular misconceptions. That’s bad enough when we are dealing with messages from others, but are we any more sure of what we are saying to ourselves? Today, you need to review an old idea. Which aspect of life do you yearn to change in 2016? For your love, money or general forecast, call 0906 751 5606.
LIBRA Sep 24 — Oct 23 PALMISTS read hands. Phrenologists read skulls. Astrologers read birth charts. What do we call the folk who read facial expressions? People! We all make a study of each other. We all soon learn to be wary of a particular ‘look’, to feel reassured by a smile or to become unnerved by a frown. What clues can you read in a particular person’s demeanour? Don’t let unnecessary anxiety skew your interpretation of a situation. If you think you are receiving an encouraging signal, you are probably right. An amazing year has just begun. Find out how good it will be for you, your love-life or your money. Call 0906 751 5607.
SCORPIO Oct 24 — Nov 22 IF WE eat up all our vegetables, drink all our juice, do all our exercises and give up our unhealthy habits, will we live forever as shining examples of true happiness? There is a reason why we act in certain seemingly counterproductive ways. They aren’t always as unwise as they may appear. Indeed, we may well one day prove that some much-frowned-upon activities are sources of strength. Before you get too committed to an austere resolution today, be sure a little of what you fancy won’t do you some good! the rare, amazing transit of mercury will change your life in 2016. Call me to find out how: 0906 751 5608.
SAGITTARIUS Nov 23 — Dec 21 SOME astrologers get anxious when they hear about a planet turning retrograde. Heaven knows how nervous they must be feeling now, while Mercury and your ruler Jupiter are both preparing to change direction at once. But such celestial phenomena don’t imply impediment, trial or trauma. Quite the opposite. Jupiter’s turning point speaks of you now gaining power over an aspect of life that has lately left you feeling deflated. It turns out that you have more control than you realise. Which aspect of life do you yearn to change in 2016? For your love, money or general forecast, call 0906 751 5609.
CAPRICORN Dec22 — Jan 20 I FEEL so honoured that you are reading this page. Is it really you? Do you mind if I request an autograph? It isn’t for me, of course, but my grandchildren are such great fans of yours. What’s that? You don’t know what I’m talking about? Please don’t be modest. Indeed, there is definitely no need for you to be modest today. Be proud of yourself, of who you are, of your past and of the future you are about to change so successfully. You can now start to ensure accomplishments that fill you with justified pride. An amazing year has just begun. Find out how good it will be for you, your love-life or your money. Call 0906 751 5610.
AQUARIUSJan 21 — Feb 19 YOU are good at doing what you know how to do. You are also, as a matter of fact, very good at doing what you don’t know how to do! Sometimes, though, you doubt yourself. It is a shame, really, that you know how to entertain misgivings because you are a little too good at giving in to them! Act, today, as if you really don’t know the meaning of uncertainty, inadequacy or insecurity. You will then discover you don’t need to know the meaning of those words now, because none of them even remotely apply. the rare, amazing transit of mercury will change your life in 2016. Call me to find out how: 0906 751 5611.
PISCESFeb 20 — Mar 20 ‘IF AT first you don’t succeed…’ Now, how does the old saying go? Does it conclude with the words ‘give up, shrug your shoulders and blame somebody else’? You and I both know that there is only one thing to do when we encounter a setback, and that’s ‘try, try, and try again’. We are still early enough into the New Year, and close enough to the resolution that you made only recently, for it to be obvious why I am saying this to you today. Jupiter is changing direction. The sky really is on your side. Which aspect of life do you yearn to change in 2016? For your love, money or general forecast, call 0906 751 5612.