Your Week Ahead

Sydney Morning Herald

Saturday January 10, 2009

WITH LILITH

A full moon in sensitive Cancer could activate emotional explosions this weekend. And with Mercury going retrograde technological disruptions are on the cards, so until February 2 back up computer files, double check arrangements and don't take risks on the road.

CAPRICORN Dec 22 - Jan 20 Signing contracts is not advised because things bought or begun while Mercury is retrograde often need to be revised, repaired or exchanged later. Real estate deals are best postponed until after February 2. Use this week to investigate developing and marketing your skills or product with the latest technologies.

AQUARIUS Jan 21 - Feb 19 With Mercury, Jupiter and Neptune in your sign, Aquarians fare better than anyone else this week. You'll need to communicate simply and clearly, but still could be misunderstood. For top results treat others the way everyone loves to be treated: with care, concern and compliments. Add chocolates and champagne if you really mean business.

PISCES Feb 20 - Mar 20 You're especially responsive to this weekend's energetic fluctuations, so consider an intimate get-together or solo getaway tuning into Venus-in-Pisces pleasures rather than subjecting yourself to the rough-and-tumble of the existential jungle. The week improves but it won't be friction free. Stay out of the firing line.

ARIES Mar 21 - Apr 20 Retro Mercury can be itchy, scratchy and monumentally frustrating for those who insist on rattling their cage and fighting it. Arians wise enough to go with the cosmic flow will use the next three weeks for time out to review and rethink any parts of life that could do with redirection.

TAURUS Apr 21 - May 21 Mercury retrograde in your career zone could slow down progress at work, which is not such a bad thing when it leaves more time for summer holidays. Turning your focus inwards now is just what you need to choose where to direct your skills and energy this year.

GEMINI May 22 - Jun 21 You're getting plenty of creative flashes but this is no time to launch new projects. Let the ideas brew while you figure out how to make them practical. Geminis admire smart ideas, so here's one: take advantage of your ruling planet's three-week retrograde to research, develop and make solid operating strategies.

CANCER Jun 22 - Jul 23 This weekend's annual full moon in Cancer could make you feel like skittering to the crab cave and isolating from the madding crowd. It would certainly be better than howling at the world. Stay away from showdowns this week and use the time to assess plans for the year at your leisure.

LEO Jul 24 - Aug 23 Moon in Leo starts the week with high hopes, but a past mistake could come back to bite when you least expect it. If intimacy issues flare up midweek, a reality check will help. Ask yourself honestly: are there any compromises or adjustments I could make to improve this situation?

VIRGO Aug 24 - Sep 23 This weekend's very sensitive full moon coupled with your ruling planet in retrograde could stir up arguments caused by a lack of tact or misunderstanding. Try not to be the cause. If midweek changes of heart, mind or finances occur, resist the temptation to say I told you so. View changes to daily routines as exciting challenges rather than extreme torture.

LIBRA Sep 24 - Oct 23 Take things slowly so you can process all the new insights and ideas presenting themselves to you. A cornucopia of possibilities beckons - as one door shuts, a dozen windows open. And if there's something you can't make up your mind about, then don't - this week is likely to do that for you.

SCORPIO Oct 24 - Nov 22 This weekend could be volatile and restraint is required on your part. Should family or other dramas erupt, listen for what people aren't saying; it will tell you more about what's going on than any impassioned outburst. Using your psychic Scorpionic superpowers for the good of all will earn you instant karmic rewards.

SAGITTARIUS Nov 23 - Dec 21 Welcome to life after the season of unreason. This week's stars insist you slow down and think things through. Timing is all-important, so play the diplomat rather than the fearlessly forthright - avoid touchy subjects and keep classified or personal information to yourself.

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