Horoscopes

ARIES: Planetary dynamics have you in a no-prisoners, no-compromise, take it or leave it frame of mind - like everyone else. In no mood for waffling, stalling, lip service or empty promises. Citizens better cut to the chase and walk their talk. Even so, sit on any seriously life-changing decisions for 48 hours before taking action.

TAURUS: You cope sturdily in most situations, but this looks like a frustrating week of people being evasive or misleading about their plans and feelings. The psychic weight loss diet's definitely recommended: five minutes every morning power smiling, followed by another five every few hours destressing and lightening up.

GEMINI: This week Geminian chattiness meets Scorpionic silence, Plutonian reserve versus your irrepressible urge to natter - something not even Scorpios can control. Trying to extract information this week's like pulling teeth, so why bother. Everyone playing the I'm-Not-Saying game leaves all the more airspace for you...

CANCER: Think you're about to lose something? Watch simpatico Cancer morph into furious, pincer-snapping Crab. Impersonating insecure seafood isn't dignified, ditto those double standards - protective of who you care about, defensive against those you don't. We have seen the enemy and they are us. Divisive thinking invites animosity.

LEO: Rumbles in this week's jungle with people being secretive, even subversive - but enough about them. You hate not being informed - surely it's your royal right? - although this week best find a way to live with it. Your intuition isn't wrong, emotional space invaders are at work and psychic boundary adjustments will be required...

VIRGO: If people making large demands on your goodwill is pushing your limits it's time to support your own sensitivity - you need approval, help and encouragement as much as anyone else. Doing and giving too much undermines others acting for themselves. Let them know enough's enough - for their sake as well as yours.

LIBRA: Flirty Ms Venus versus bad boy Mars in Libra require finding the fine balance this week between diplomacy and determination, patience and pushiness. Argumentative Mars wants his way but Venus works through persuasion; agreeing to everything then doing your own thing's the Libran way to win.

SCORPIO: You're in UberScorp mode this week and your energy's powerful - projecting critical thoughts or withholding approval could cause emotional shock waves. No matter how diplomatic you are, if others believe you're being secretive they'll mistrust you. Transparency isn't your thing, but keeping people informed would lessen hostilities.

SAGITTARIUS: That old familiar travel itch giving you what for? Good, it's time for a holiday to your internal world to check what's happening in your soul sector... And while I'd never suggest honesty isn't the best policy, wisely choosing your time to be honest is recommended this week. Plus deciding just how honest it's worthwhile being.

CAPRICORN: You're a natural born boss, no doubt about that. You understand how power works in groups - though you have been known not to notice when it's time for others to take a turn at being in charge. Be aware this week how locking yourself permanently into a dominant role could wind up with the role playing you.

AQUARIUS: Yes, this is the transit, among other things, of dour, repressive, rigid, conservative, cautious, controlling power freaks. Things will progress, or not really progress, at a snail's pace this week - an irritating, plod-plod scenario that has you simmering with impatience. You can't change it, so find the funny side or watch your blood pressure soar.

PISCES: Goodness gracious, how audacious! You Pisceans take the paradox cake this week, alternately super-sulking and power flirting, being half charming and half heartless, semi-adorable and demi-dreadful. Stop it! Venus is singing a lover's tune, and life wasn't meant to be as heavy as this week's energetic density makes it seem.