ARIES

Mercury’s collusion with the Sun helps you clarify your thoughts but just do a mental check list before actually putting thoughts into words because there may be those that are offended if you play around with the facts.

TAURUS

A little bit of behind the scenes work has you feeling a tad uncomfortable. Now this could be self-inflicted or then again you may be picking up on someone who is being less than honest with you.

GEMINI

So very tempting to take the initiative this week which can work out as long as things are not set in concrete. Leave room to manoeuvre as not everyone has clarified their position and may need more time.

CANCER

Damned if you do and damned if you don’t has you feeling grumpy and out of sorts. This restlessness causes an emotional tension that tends to magnify things. The choice is yours - either way there is action.

LEO

Your thoughts and ideas are being challenged at the moment which is not only encouraging a new perspective, a different way of thinking, but could have you wandering in a new direction.

VIRGO

It is just not fair when others don’t abide by the rules particularly when it comes to mutual helping or sharing the load. You can take the moral high ground or try and work through the disagreement.

LIBRA

The retrograde movement of Venus has drawn her back into the underworld realm of Pluto so those relationship issues that were not resolved are now festering again demanding resolution.

SCORPIO

Self willed obstinacy will not bring the desired effects, indeed will only exacerbate the matter. There could be a separation or ending over the next week or so unless attempts are made to overcome the difficulties.

SAGITTARIUS

With the Sun in your solar fifth house your creative energies start to flow. Use the next few weeks to implement some changes in your life that allows for more freedom for self-expression.

CAPRICORN

You are able to accomplish a lot this week as long as you work within your level of expertise and to the limits of your competence. Overstep this and you may find yourself challenged to defend your actions.

AQUARIUS

You have perhaps found that the tempo of your life has increased and situations are arising that need instant responses. A lot of energy is being expended; just make sure you are taking some in as well.

PISCES

You may be feeling a little melancholy as your mind turns to those incidences in the past that have caused hurt and disappointment. Don’t brood on these memories but rather use them to gain a new insight.

The Zodiac

Once every year the Earth makes a complete journey around the Sun in a roughly circular orbit that determines the plane of the ecliptic, as the apparent path of the Sun around the earth is called.

Astrology is concerned with the relationship between the movements of the various members of our Solar System and what happens on Earth, with the orbits being calculated from a geocentric perspective.

The circle in which the planets move is called the Zodiac and is subdivided into twelve signs, each representing successive phases of experience.

The Sun in Taurus

Taurus is the second sign in the ‘natural’ zodiac and along with Libra is said to be ruled by the goddess of love and relationships, Venus. A fixed Earth sign, Taurus is the reaction that follows Aries action and seeks to establish itself in a tangible manner. The pioneering instinct gives way to the settler’s organising faculty or the initiating energy now needs to be consolidated. Aries seeks only the release of energy whereas Taurus insists on making that energy productive because it is with productive energy, that is energy, which is controlled and formed, comes power and purpose.

Essentially the Taurus type will think of the use that a person, a situation or a relationship will be to them. A sign of stability and permanency they are the builders, working with and conserving the resources of the Earth. They never act without reflection and then only in the light of accumulated experience.

In this cycle of personality or experience an Earth sign follows every fire sign. Earth takes the fire sign ideals and incorporates reality and practical application into the fire sign dream. Taurus provides the sense of self-sustainment, on which self-sufficiency can develop.