Horoscopes

ARIES: Supportive acceptance is essential to Aries self esteem because it feeds your creative vision - without it you burn out, run down or collapse. If Mars is stirring up angry outbursts and dummy spits in your domestic sector, remember it doesn't pay to drive away those you rely on.

TAURUS: If this week activates feelings of passionate possessiveness or resentment, step outside yourself and look at the situation from another viewpoint. Note your emotions, look for the lesson, then let it go and move on. Forgive or forget - preferably both.

GEMINI: This is a rare week for realising dreams both financial and romantic. You're tuned in, aware of right timing and opportunities. You know what works and what doesn't. Tread gently though, because right now personal connections are delicate and easily damaged.

CANCER: Sun, Mercury, Venus and Saturn in Cancer score you this week's princess-and-the-pea award. Not to worry - your manipulative abilities are still going strong, and your emotional defenses are so potent most people will instantly sense what's expected and what's forbidden.

LEO: Your ability to pull a crowd's awesome this week - but so is the danger of getting so absorbed in your presentation you misjudge your audience or miss subtler feedback signals. Keep your awareness antennae tuned and your sensitivity keen.

VIRGO: If you're hurt by criticism or take offence this week, squashing emotions down won't be helpful. Do your best to express your feelings in a clear, moderate manner without blame or righteousness. And don't think it's just you. Everyone's going through it, so reach out.

LIBRA: This week anything is possible but nothing's certain. Logic sinks in an unpredictable ocean of emotion and people aren't reasonable, so don't expect them to act sensibly. Appealing to their feelings is the only kind of communication likely to work right now.

SCORPIO: After a month of Gemini brain strain, this week plummets from airy mental realms to the watery energy of Cancerworld, where you're much more at home. And home is where this week's happiest moments happen because it's snuggling, comfort treats and hibernation time.

SAGITTARIUS: Sagittarians perform well under stress, but over time this takes its toll - so give yourself permission to go around obstacles rather than meeting them head on. Inability to recognise limitations - your own or someone else's - will activate this week's low stress threshold.

CAPRICORN: Capricorns usually know exactly what they want in finance, career and relationships and rarely bother to change or modify their expectations. But compromise isn't a dirty word - this week it could be a lifesaver. Or at least your passport to some duty free fun.

AQUARIUS: A casual remark could make a misleading impression on someone important to you this week, so a bit of judicious self-censoring wouldn't go astray. Best edit those entertaining observations because right now people are thin skinned, sensitive and seriously easy to offend.

PISCES: Pisces Albert Einstein probably had the best approach to this week's energy: One cannot but be in awe when one contemplates the marvellous structure of reality. It is enough to merely comprehend a little of this mystery each day. Never lose a holy curiosity.