Horoscopes

ARIES: The month of Sun Libra, your opposite number on the astrowheel, is a beneficial period featuring less driven intensity and more light heartedness for you hot, woolly ones. It's also the time of year to polish your conflict resolution skills, so learn from the experts - watch the way Librans solve problems and keep everyone happy.

TAURUS: This week's good news is Sun Libra ushering in a period of major creativity for Taurans, with plenty of adventures in the pleasure zone - those fizzy spring molecules are in the air and aren't you feeling like kicking up your heels? The not so fab news is it's a major over-indulgence transit which requires judicious restraint.

GEMINI: Geminis have low boredom thresholds, and you could be tempted to play devil's advocate this week. It wouldn't be wise. Stability and consistency aren't dirty words - they're actually good for you. If you're really restless, go shopping. Avoid impulse buys, and you shrewd investors could scoop some lucky bargains.

CANCER: Having a grizzle about others? Some people are pie and footy types, some art and sushi, others beards and beansprouts. Different folks, different strokes - and how bored would you be if they were all like you? You'd be mad to play hermit Crab during Libra's party-hearty transit, so head for Happening Central - you might even have extreme fun once you're out there amongst it.

LEO: You'll impress this week's people with your panoramic talents and excellent hair - if you don't boss them and ask nicely, they'll willingly do your bidding. With Venus directing your love life like a Cecil B. deMille (Leo, of course) extravaganza, you won't welcome re-arranged - but change is having its way with you, so smile and enjoy it.

VIRGO: The coming month of Libra Sun is at its best (and isn't that what Virgos are about?) delightful, elegant and organised - that's providing you say no to the choices that make it hectic, frantic and frenzied. This week's astrologically opportune for relaxing the relentless quest for excellence - light relief's the go for the present mo.

LIBRA: Interactive networking, scene-surfing and socialising - a heavy duty people week coming up. And yes, you'll be a sucker for surface slick and charming blarney - you're in that sort of mood. But there's a sense of deja vu operating, as though the past is recycling itself to give you another go at transcending an old habit...

SCORPIO: Scorps usually don't mind shocking people, but alienating others works against you - and do you really need the bad vibes? Watch the way you affect those around you - this week won't make waves if you don't. Keep judgments and criticism to yourself, and your reward will be more of what you want than you thought possible.

SAGITTARIUS: If this week was music it'd be Carmen. An outfit? Elegant spunky. Drink? Rose champagne. Attitude? Romantic. You've been unreasonably busy recently even for Sagittarians, so perhaps take things a tad easier this week, unless you really want a rep as a workaholic. Your loved ones could do with the rest too.

CAPRICORN: Time to throw open the gates of Cap castle and take a squiz at the bigger picture - to extend yourselves and invite more people into the private world of Capricorn. Life's been a pretty solid slog lately, with (tsk tsk!) too little play. For penance, say ten times daily: I've taken care of business, now I'll have fun. The stars insist.

AQUARIUS: Yes, you Need Your Space. And a change of pace - which you'll give yourself by changing your mind and attitude about almost everything this week. A balancing act you're not unfamiliar with is called for: stretching your vision and imagination to its outer limits, while keeping your feet firmly in the Land Of The Practical.

PISCES: If you've been too flat chat coping with worldly concerns to pay attention to your personal life, the sign of togetherness brings the heart department crashing back into focus. Turn down the emotional static around you this week and tune in to spring - that feeling of seasonal renewal, the slate wiped clean, starting over fresh...