Horoscopes

ARIES: Aries hide doubts about themselves behind a pretty convincing show of bravado, but taming your wild side and behaving considerately will express your best qualities this week. Leo vibes get you fired up, so aim for the friendly bonfire effect rather than the human version of a nuclear explosion - because the fallout could be awful.

TAURUS: This week gives your problem solving abilities a big boost. But don't use up all this excellent juice fixing the dripping tap and figuring out your BAS - have a go at unravelling some of your own Gordian knots. Because fixed-sign Leo unfortunately aggravates your natural Tauran stubbornness - and do any of us really need that?

GEMINI: This week's Leo energy injection sets you off like a sparkler into socialising mode - but it's also a creative phase in which some of your less exercised talents could flower. Your week's best strategy would be focussing those myriad abilities on one primary project, rather than dividing and scattering them over a dozen different endeavours.

CANCER: Leo time usually intensifies the Cancerian need to feel wanted, which won't be met by retreating into the protective confines of the Crabcave. This week the Lion's fiery drive lures you from the home comfort zone by with some excellent opportunities for combining your emotional life with enjoyable socialising.

LEO: For the next four weeks your Majesties are officially the epicentre of attention and everyone better be paying you plenty - or else. You'll get away with behaving like absolute primadonnas - but try and make sure your commands are charming and demands user-friendly so we can all oblige without getting grovel rash.

VIRGO: As Mercury moves into Virgo this week, you could start thinking the world's ruled by reason. It's not, so you'll need to season that analytical mindset with feeling and a bit of flair. Leo vibes will insist you ditch constricted or limiting expectations - because the cosmos just ain't in the mood to cooperate with small, boring, ordinary wish lists right now.

LIBRA: Are you warm, are you real, Mona Lisa, Or just a cold and lonely, lovely work of art... It's hard to hug an artwork, so how about stepping down from your style icon pedestal in the Perfect Presentation zone and letting others connect with the real you. They'd appreciate it more than you think - so even if you're not feeling particularly pretty, reach out.

SCORPIO: The romantic antics of Leo month guarantee plenty of high voltage energy and dramatic sparks flying - lots of scope for your theatrical talents and entrepreneurial flair. The only fly in this week's cosmic araldyte is you could be stubborn, fixed and immovably stuck like glue to one point of view - determined to get your way, come what may...

SAGITTARIUS: With Sun and Mars in Leo get ready for plenty of drama queeny behaviour and egos on parade - even yours, Archers. Since you pride yourself on telling it like it is, here's this week's Truth Or Dare: Is it true that The Truth As You See It is more important to you than other peoples' feelings? Dare yourself to answer honestly.

CAPRICORN: Capricorns are influential. They're often excellent role models. But the danger of playing a role is when you start believing it yourself. Take time to make contact with a part of yourself you've been ignoring lately. This week's good news is you'll be able to turn something troublesome into a triumph - and do it with undeniable style.

AQUARIUS: Look who's thinking big, spending generously and attracting a crowd with their entertaining antics! Leo time brings exciting enterprises and adventures to the Aquarian storyboard, and this week's brimming with the kind of fun and trouble you find amusing. But the Lion's a fixed sign and you are too, so don't let stubbornness be a stumbling block.

PISCES: This week your influence is significant, though not in obvious ways. You'll affect others by transmitting your energy, ideas and feelings without necessarily even needing to speak. Leo vibes bring high expectations and expenses which could make the Life Of Pisces a bit messy, but never mind - you can clean up next month when Virgo kicks in.