Horoscopes

ARIES: You usually find it easy to see the bigger picture, but like all visionaries sometimes you get a bit out of touch with smaller, more immediate concerns while focusing on it. Pay attention to what's right next to you this week. And don't neglect eye problems.

TAURUS: To raise new questions, new possibilities - to regard old problems from a new angle requires creative imagination, and marks real advances... Einstein describes in common sense terms the kind of innovative thinking this week's stars are asking of Taurans.

GEMINI: It's a particularly difficult word for Geminis, but this week needs you to say no - in the nicest way possible, and without feeling guilty - to people or projects that will take too much attention and energy from where you know it needs to go.

CANCER: Getting typecast into one role (support person, mother, star, stirrer, martyr or manipulator) limits your progress, growth and development, as any thespian will tell you. Freshen up by playing a completely different segment of yourself this week.

LEO: Not everyone's blessed with your resplendent energy Majesties, and if you push others too hard, this week could get messy. And don't forget that a mere five minutes of fury lowers your immune system for the next eight hours.

VIRGO: This week shines a light on recent miscommunications and misunderstandings, revealing them as simply that: misperceptions and misinterpretations blown out of all proportion. And a timely reminder to do it differently next time round.

LIBRA: With Mercury out of retrograde at last it's all systems go in Libraland, so use this week's Aries power surge to whiz through that backlog of ho-hum stuff which should have been done yonks ago in super quick time so you can get out into the social whirl and swirl.

SCORPIO: You could bowl everyone over with your fluent, articulate communication this week - whether it's speaking, writing, administrating, policy making, trading or entertaining. The stars are on your side right now, so use them wisely.

SAGITTARIUS: Libran pacifist Mahatma Gandhi advised, as a means of encouraging peaceful speech between people, to taste your words before you speak them. And as long as Mercury's in torrid-tongued Aries, it's an idea with considerable merit.

CAPRICORN: Throwing money at problems won't make them go away this week, because the issue isn't about finance. What's really at stake is a standard of honesty, integrity, self esteem, fairness and what Aretha sings about: Respect.

AQUARIUS: You could go out on your own this week and make it work, but acting independently won't give you the appreciation and support you'll get from being a team player. Or the objective feedback, which at present is essential.

PISCES: This week sees you more in control and in a better position to plan some new moves and innovations. Its full on energy needs to be channeled constructively with eyes wide open though - so be aware, take care, have fun...