What Your Zodiac Sign Says About You & Your 2009 Year Ahead

ZODIAC SIGNS & YOUR 2009 YEAR AHEAD REVEALED

ARIES March 21 – April 20

ARIES & LOVE

How to GET & KEEP an Aries Be a woman/Be a man Show your feminine/masculine side Be a bit submissive Don’t be strong and pushy Keep physically fit Be young and vibrant Be gentle and let them be the hunter Make them feel like a man or woman Compliment their masculine/feminine ways Let them fight for you – your attention and your heart Don’t be too easy to win Be difficult once in a while Always look pleasing to the eye Be admired by others for your looks and talents, especially by their friends Let them see your high self-esteem Make them think that their agenda is your priority Don’t over do it with dark toned clothes and gaudy make up Keep your skin soft and your body scent pleasing Cultivate your sexual appeal (more important than simple beauty) Compliment them on their lovemaking ability Don’t be their rebound girl/guy Don’t go all the way on the first date…give them time to conquer you Stay on the clean side of sex – hardcore stuff will put you in the category fling-mate, not soul-mate Show them that you enjoy being spontaneous Put them on a pedestal (but don’t over do it) Compliment their achievements

How to LOSE an Aries Play games Be dishonest Flirt openly with the opposite sex Act raunchy in the bedroom Be pushy and aggressive Be dull and lethargic Lose your sex appeal Let your entire relationship revolve around sex Be too critical and annoying Be overly-demanding Be cold and unaffectionate Be promiscuous and easily “sacked” Be clingy Let him know that they have completely won you Have other interests that override your interest in them Be dark, brooding, and serious Be totally easy and unchallenging Be careless about love and romance Be independent Make them feel that you don’t need them

About ARIES When I think of Aries; what comes to mind is a very independent, go-getter personality. A person who is filled with adventure and courage and lots of vitality and often sports minded but also there can be this focus on their self-importance. Now all signs like all people fall between being very shy or introverted to very dramatic or extroverted. So naturally the more immature, extroverted Aries is going to be the king of selfishness with the ego the size of Alaska. But even with those quiet, and more mature Aries you will see a streak of wanting to be left alone so they can do their own thing, no matter how subtle or charming their personality may be.

The ram is adventurous, ambitious, impulsive, enthusiastic and full of energy. Aries is a pioneer, open to new ideas and a lover of freedom. You welcome challenges and will not be diverted from your purpose except by your own impatience, which surfaces fast when you don't get quick results.

Aries begins with the Spring Equinox when the dead of winter is over and new life is coming to birth. Like a newborn child, Aries shouts to announce its arrival in the world. This is why Aries is always at the beginning of things – just like a child. Everything is perpetually new. And the major key phrase in describing the Ram is “I am.” And so like a child they are full of wonder, energy and curious of everything new. My grandmother would say, Hey “ you got ants in your pants.”

The difficult father figure appears again and again in the lives of Aries. Often the personal restlessness and willful activity of Aries can be understood as a quest to fight the father’s or authorities restrictions. Aries usually have to prove to their fathers, teachers, coaches or bosses their worth before they feel any support or respect. Now whether the need to do battle is necessary or not there seems to be this pervasive quality deep within all Aries to not trust authority to be supportive initially. Many Aries take to the adult world or the battlefield of life, to not expect anything without a challenge.

When it comes to love; just the idea of it causes your heart to quicken. You love to flirt and you love the conquest but if your prey is too willing you are often bored because you really enjoy the chase as much as the conquest. Aries always love to win at everything and if the object of your desire gives up the challenge too soon it could stop the Aries fast in their tracks.

When an Aries matches up with another Aries the two of you had better be mature and have a healthy respect for one another or this will just be a competitive exercise of who will dominate the other first; Pisces will have a very calming effect on you for the short time you are together, you have a great chance with love with Aquarius because there is a strong basis of friendship, Capricorn and you need a common goal like business or children, Sagittarius can meet you eye to eye as you travel the globe searching for more good times; Scorpio’s will push your buttons and cause you to change but you may not like the growth; Libra is your opposite sign and therefore your ultimate marriage partner but it will take a lot of give and take at first; you often have a great fascination for Virgo’s but it usually ends up in abuse; Leo will be your eternal lover and playmate; Cancer will set up a home and family but will also want you to grow up, heavens forbid; Gemini’s are great but the passion often turns into a feeling of brother or sister love; and you and Taurus is better left to making money and leaving the romance for another lifetime.

Your warrior nature often causes you to be very frank, direct and candid in your personal relationships.

Many of you will have a high sex drive and be quite passionate but your other side can be your short fuse because of other people’s slowness or conservative attitudes. And therefore you can many times ride roughshod over the sensitivities of others.

Emotionally you are much more concerned about yourself, since you are the first sign of the zodiac bursting forth at the beginning of Spring. And this can translate as self-reliant but also self centered and concerned only with your own personal advancement and physical satisfaction. Your incredible energy can make many of you aggressive, restless, argumentative, headstrong, but athletic, courageous, fearless, and certainly independent Your best quality is that you are never afraid of a fight, a confrontation or the unknown. A true pioneering spirit comes through at some level for all with the nature of the Ram.

Being the first sign of the zodiac you are definitely known as the great initiator where you need to always get something started and then to lead the way. However, the dilemma seems to be the minute you become bored you need to start something else for the adrenaline rush of new activity. However, you don't finish what you keep starting. Therefore you might make a better idea person or motivator rather than one who is responsible for the follow through process. You could also be the one who encourages others to look at themselves in a new way. This ability could make you a very powerful psychologist helping others cut through the crap and get to the heart of the situation immediately, a take no prisoner approach.

Your pioneering spirit will allow you to enjoy life more, because you avoid being pushed around by others.

Your aggressive nature can be at times objectionable, but if you aren't honest with yourself and allow yourself the freedom to be straightforward and shoot from the hip, you will become resentful, regretful, irritable and unhappy. This is also why you need to be active, physical and engage in sports and exercise to allow you to burn off some of that intense energy. Aries being the great initiators tend to never finish anything completely because they are always off to the next adventure as soon as the current crusade begins to bore them.

You are intellectual and objective rather than being emotional or pragmatic. You take on crusades for lost causes and you are the one to motivate the troops for that one last-ditch effort. You are quick in your choices. Your creativity tends to be more original, innovative and groundbreaking. Your best avenue of expression is to be the idea person, the one who inspires others to bring the project to its conclusion while you are off brainstorming new ideas for other projects.

Your competitive nature gives you energy and an enormous will to succeed in your professional endeavors.

No matter what financial hardships you endure, you remain dedicated in the ultimate quest to be your own boss. Your sign is not particularly materialistic, and because you tend to be so focused on your goals, you are willing to make sacrifices to achieve them. Just don't get so carried away with your plan that you forget about the needs of your family or loved ones. You can become so self-absorbed with your quest for the Golden Fleece that you can forget all else and make your personal life strained because of your tunnel vision.

Aries are leaders with a genuine concern for those they command. You, however, do not make very good followers because of your restless and impatient nature to just take over and take charge, like a parent who can't wait for their child to figure out how to do whatever. You are also belligerent about taking orders when you see no reason for it.

As an Aries, you like a challenge that will stir you to action. This challenge may be frustration; but you may also have a clear direction and know what or whom you're fighting for. Without a direction in which to go, or a without a cause to fight for, you would be quite lost and frustrated, and probably picking fights just to stimulate you back to your basic nature of the warrior.

The symbol associated with your sign is the Ram. Aries is often like the battering ram, even those quiet and shy types. Aries will barge in and make themselves a place in a crowd or in a waiting line. But those types that are fearless or even pushy in the outside world can be timid in their personal lives. The Aries who is a battering ram in career will often be a gentle lamb at home.

Philosophically you are a visionary of grander, sweeping possibilities; a free thinker and not one who gets locked into following dogma unless you are the one leading others to follow your dogma, but that eventually bores you and so you leave the group behind and head for a private retreat and a solo spiritual journey.

The contented Aries is the person who comes to the realization that the battles to be fought are ultimately with your self and with this enlightenment an inner truce and peace of mind can begin.

2009 Year Ahead – ARIES 2008 proved once and for all that all work and no play makes Ms Aries a very dull and agitated girl. Huge changes are afoot in 2009, starting with your life-goals. You’re not just thinking about how to climb the dull, mind-numbing corporate ladder – you suddenly realise that you’re here to make a lasting impact on the world, and no one is going to get in your way. Imagine your name in lights, rocking the world and saving it at the same time. You must, however, make time for pleasure, because that singular drive of yours can send you straight to the doctor’s office if you’re not careful about managing stress. After October, Saturn moves into your partnership sector, forcing you to finally get serious about one-to-one relationships.

A penchant for instant gratification still rules your world when it comes to romance. With Venus in Aries from February until June, there is much fun to be had during the first half of the year. Lasting love and lifetime relationships are in your stars in late 2009, thanks to Saturn. Get your last licks of quixotic, wild abandon in during the spring and summer, because come autumn you’ll be headed to Saturn School and enrolled in a two-and-a-half year course called “Relationships 101”.

Last year lucky Jupiter was in your professional arena, offering opportunities galore. Freelance Rams were overwhelmed with gigs, small business owners saw great press, and those at regular jobs were offered promotions (if not salary increases). This trend continues into 2009, but with a transformative twist. You’ve gotten due notice for your creativity and your work ethic, but you’re not quite satisfied. If your gifts aren’t being properly utilised, you’ll feel the drag and stir the pot, risking your fortunes. Change will come, and you can’t fight it, so join it. Pluto moves permanently into your career sector and will stay there until the 2020s.

This is one of the absolute pre-eminent parts of your life in 2009. Lucky Jupiter lands in your friendship and networking sector in January and will stay there all year long. Lifelong mates and those you’ve only just met are on your home team. Even those friendships that have been strained in recent years should emerge even stronger. Aries don’t usually hold grudges, but forgiveness will come even easier to you this year. In 2008 you chose late nights at the office over late-night cocktails with your gaggle of girls, but this year you’d rather chat and giggle than burn the midnight oil at your desk.

The keywords for you Aries this year is Friendships, reunions, hopes, wishes and desires.

2009 will see you Aries with much opportunity and self-determination and you will be extremely anxious to develop your full potential in the direction of your choice. You may make many promises to yourself as you begin to implement important reforms in your life to secure your future hopes, wishes and desires for the future. You are not prepared to continue like you have in the past and the desire for greater change and variety will be the motivating force behind your drive and enthusiasm to reach your chosen objectives.

Throughout 2009, Uranus, planet of sudden and unexpected change and new directions, will continue to transit your sector of personal and private affairs and it is during this year you will have this incredible need to liberate and conquer your subconscious mind from many fears that have caused you dissatisfaction in the past.

You can expect many sudden and surprising events to take place in your life this year, so be prepared and you may be exposed to certain secrets and dilemmas that others have struggled to conceal from you. This is your problem-solving year and during this superb cycle you will be able to resolve some of your most important problems. Your whole life will open up and improve and success will attract to you regularly.

Considerable progress is indicated with employment and you will lead a hectic social life. Several long journeys are forecast this year. This is a year where your hopes, wishes and desires attract to you twofold.

Friends and your circle of social activities will enlarge. A renewal of old friendships and the making of new ones make this a year of enjoyment. You may have the odd windfall or speculative success this year, new business and job opportunities are in the making and you may score a few goodies throughout the year, by being at the right place at the right time.

Intense, irrationally strong or compelling feelings emerge now and intimate relationships are deeply emotional. Emotional impulses are strong; you are likely to behave in a childlike manner with those close to you. You will be interested in pursuing emotional pleasures and friendships during this year however many of your more important daily duties and responsibilities may limit some of your social experiences. If you are not involved in a relationship, you will probably have at least one exciting romantic adventure this year.

You sense of humor will be high and you will make some wonderful new friends. Past emotional promises may need rectification, or apologies are due, you’ll be surprised at the response. Emotions are running

rampant around you this year and your libido is on fire. You may need to attend to elderly members and their personal problems, or re-settle them in accommodation.

Push all career matters, you may be offered a new job, greater responsibility, or you might decide on selfemployment in a business of your choice. 2009 will be an extremely busy development year and you should concentrate your energy on searching for more efficient and successful ways to do your work and daily routine. With your positive outlook throughout 2009, you will have a great desire to stand out from the rest of your associates.

Throughout this year with lucky Jupiter opposite your sector of luck and good fortune, you can expect a few happy surprises to come you way. A touch of luck will be running with you throughout 2009. Money attracts to you in unusual ways and you may negotiate a loan, receive an inheritance or windfall. You will stand out in the crowd this year with your honesty and efficiency.

TAURUS April 21 – May 21

TAURUS & LOVE

How to GET & KEEP a Taurus Be stable Be affectionate Be financially savvy Dress with taste but don’t waste money on trendy fashion Be loyal Don’t be a party animal Be feminine/masculine and sensual Enjoy the fine things in life such as food, fine, and other delicacies Take pleasure in cozy nights in rather than crazy nights out Have culture and an appreciation for the arts – music, poetry, art…

Know how to entertain guests Be open to uncensored displays of affection Have a desire to build a steady, loving home Be honest Stand up for what you believe in Desire peace and harmony rather than turmoil Have respect for their family and yours Want a long-lasting, stable relationship Be ready to follow a routine Be ready to curb your wallet Cultivate true friendships

How to LOSE a Taurus Play games Be dishonest Betray them Be cold and aloof Be unpredictable Play “unattainable” Be frivolous with your money Party all night, every night Show little affection Start fights Hang out with the “wrong crowd” Pay more attention to your friends than them Try to make them jealous by contacting your ex’s Be crude and rude without interest in the finer things in life Decline their advances Destabilize their routine

About TAURUS

When I think of Taurus, what comes to mind is a strong sensuality and a personality that likes to initially plod along cautiously and conservatively.

The Bull is known for coming across as solid, practical, determined and stubborn and that no one will ever drive them, but they will willingly and loyally follow a leader they trust. You have a respect for property and a horror of falling into debt, and you will do everything in your power to maintain the security of the status quo for change makes you nervous.

The key words that best describes Taurus is the phrase “I have” which basically means that you have a nature to own and possess whatever you think is yours; from relationships to material goods. How I have seen this trait in just about every Taurus is the quality of never liking to let go of anything that they have previously invested any time or energy and especially money.

Emotionally you are best described with the proverb “Beware of the anger of a patient man.” A volcano does not erupt immediately but builds up over the years, and then explodes. This is the Taurus personality on all levels; slow to begin, will not be rushed, can be lead but not pushed and then look out, whether it’s reaching a successful goal or getting angry.

If you are provoked, however, you can explode into violent outbursts of ferocious anger in which you seem to lose all self-control, like the bull seeing red. But you are more inclined to harmony, peace, and compromise with a strong dose of charm and graciousness. Again, don’t forget the inertia quality or the slow boil trait because if you keep trying to approach life emotionally with all kindness and generosity without a balance of reality you will be allowing resentments to slowly develop until you can no longer keep the lid on and off you will go seeing RED. Many Taurus can be fairly hedonistic, pleasure-seeking bulls, having the most love affairs, and enjoying the finer things in life from jewelry, indulging in rich foods to being pampered. You also have many fine artistic abilities. The artistic achievements of your sign are noteworthy in music and especially singing since Taurus also rules the throat and neck of the body. Many opera singers have a Taurus sun sign, as does Barbra Striesand, Shirley Maclaine, and the late Fred Astaire. Shakespeare was a Taurus, and he was one of the greatest creative writers in English literature.

When it comes to love, you are amorous and romantic, but sexually you are more conventional and not given to experiment as much because you like your routine in just about every area of your life.

When a Taurus matches up with another Taurus it probably was very slow and steady with a 7 year courtship and you probably got married, not from a great passion but more from the relationship feeling like a comfortable old shoe and besides you got used to each other. Now this doesn’t sound all that romantic on paper but as far as a marriage goes this merger could last a lifetime. Aries tend to be more secret or unrequited love affairs; Pisces often make great friends which also makes for a great partner; Aquarians and you very different but if you have a common goal it could work; and you will want to travel the globe in search of paradise with a Capricorn; Sagittarians will cause you to rethink your life which is a powerful growth opportunity but usually not one you want to take; Scorpio is your opposite and therefore marriage partner; Libra is hot, sizzling and short term; Virgo will always be your eternal lover, Leo will set up house with you even though you two are very different; a love like a brother or sister will form with Cancers; and better you stay with a financial relationship with a Gemini.

You make constant, faithful, and home loving spouses. You can be overly possessive, however because you don’t want anyone taking what is yours, and you don’t like change so you would rather keep an difficult relationship rather than go through the hassle of starting over again with a new partner, and besides, you don’t like fighting so the Bull will often put off a necessary marriage counseling session or even the thought of a separation because of this need to avoid conflict as much as possible.

It takes forever for the Taurus to commit and then it takes even longer for them to let go. Your sign represents the principal of attraction and therefore you have a strong physical magnetism. And so Taurus energy is not sexually aggressive like an Aries but prefers to attract others to you rather than you pursue them.

The Taurus will need to see tangible evidence of your love because of your practical earth nature, earth needs to see it, feel it or taste to believe it -- and so that means letters, flowers, fragrances and gifts, and not just that occasional word of love being thrown indiscriminately. There is no getting around this. You are one of the most loving and affectionate of all signs, certainly one of the most sensuous, and quite a catch.

But when a Taurus wants to show affection to another you often feel that words spoken is not enough and so the Bull will buy or make something to show physically with tangible evidence that your words of love are backed up with sustenance. However, Taurus expects you to express your love for them with a concrete gift that is worthy of your words and the more expensive it is the more you must love them. Never forget that every Taurus has a certain degree of materialism within them that needs to be satisfied.

You are dedicated and generous with your friends having a great capacity for affection, but you rarely make friends with anyone too different than yourself, to which you are very faithful to a fault. It’s that practical earth thing again.

I have always described the physical dynamics of Taurus as the sign of inertia. This simply means that energies at rest tend to stay at rest and energies in motion tend to stay in motion. Therefore many Taurus will work hard and even play hard at the same time but when you stop for a rest or from exhaustion it then takes a long time to get you off the couch and back into the rat race. Or it takes forever to motivate you to the gym but once you are in your routine you are like a dog with a bone working those muscles everyday until you stop and then its back to the couch.

Routine is the hallmark of the Bull. While you are not a sign known for flexibility, your tenacity and reliability will more than compensate. So, don't expect a Taurus to understand when plans change at the last minute.

They don’t turn on a dime and this is something you will simply have to accept. And if you want to have any influence on their thinking, be sure to get your ideas across in early before they are forming another lockedin opinion. Taurus can be quite stubborn!

Mentally, you are practical more often than intellectual, but you are apt to become stubborn and stuck in your opinions through your preference for following a routine of a tried and true path. Many bulls are relentless in their natures. But you are generally dependable, determined, and unshaken in the face of difficulties.

You enjoy art, for which you may have a talent. Along with your love for all things beautiful is a love for the good things of life, pleasure, comfort, luxury and good food and wine and you may have to resist the temptation to over indulgence, spending too much money and gaining to much weight. It’s that bull lying under the shade tree all day that is the problem.

Taurus are industrious and good craftspeople, and are not afraid of getting their hands dirty. Taurus rules the domain of money in the horoscope making the bull a good provider, investor and businessperson but also the Taurus can get too caught up in the material world. Taurus works for money, security, and the ability to shop for the best quality. But remember that you love the finer things in life and the earth aspect makes Taurus needing material and physical security and all the money to sustain the lifestyle. Becoming too materialistic can be one of your greatest shortcomings.

Before making any investments, you look for practical and logical reasons before taking action, and you put a great deal of emphasis on careful, painstaking research. You dislike quick decision-making and prefer careful deliberation, because you invest for the long haul. Decision-making, for you is a careful process.

Taurus needs to carefully consider all the options and weigh each for practicality.

The symbol associated with your sign is the Bull.

Taurus is the sensuous, gentle bull lying around the fields all day looking for comfort, and eating and sleeping preferably under the shade of a tree. When its time to get the bulls back into the barn at the end of the day there is no budging them, and so you push very gently with the bull because their anger can be a slow boil and after awhile there aggravation can become greater than their need for comfort because when the bull sees red and starts snorting and stumping and that is when you had better get out of the way and don’t take for granted that the bull will never attack because that is their last signal that you had better let them alone or else. And when the bull finally gets mad he or she will attack.

It takes a lot to get a Taurus ruffled, but once done, the magnitude of the bull's temper can appear full force and just about anyone in their way could bear the brunt of it.

Taurus is in harmony when it lives it life in accordance to the seasons. Because Taurus is a fixed sign and doesn’t always flow easily with the changing seasons, it often gets stuck in life. Wanting fruit to bloom in winter isn’t going to make it happen. Patience and the inner knowledge that ‘to everything there is a season’ is Taurus greatest gift. Your slowness can be exasperating at times but the final outcome teaches us the

genius in letting things unfold when they are ready and not before.

2009 Year Ahead – Taurus When you learn that during the year 2009 you'll be reorganising elements of your life, eliminating old goals and setting new ones, it may sound like you're in for a difficult time. But actually the planet of opportunity, Jupiter, is fantastically positioned in the crucial midheaven angle of your chart all year. This accents your goals and opens your world to new ideas and intriguing and inspiring individuals, indicating simple good fortune. Plus, with Jupiter meeting the visionary Neptune three times during the year, what arises, who you encounter and your own ideas suggest this year will be a watershed. For this reason you'll want to be as open-minded as possible and alert to all changes of every variety, even those that seem to be going in the wrong direction. Even what first seem like serious problems or unwelcome shake-ups will enable you to spot and eliminate what doesn't work. And, as you learn to be alert when disruptive but intriguing changes come your way, you'll also explore unfamiliar and seemingly impractical ideas. These will provide inspiration for the new ventures and ideas that will make 2009 extraordinarily rewarding and, as importantly, create a foundation for the achievements promised in the future as well.

As an earth sign, you have a clear instinct about what's good for you and what isn't, particularly when it comes to your physical well being. Also, being ruled by the planet of beauty, Venus, you like to know you look your best, so make an effort to take good care of yourself. Consequently, once you get a routine that works for you, you tend to stick with it. Yet because this year is all about exploration and new ideas, either circumstances could force you to change those long-standing habits or you could stumble over something that intrigues you and seems promising. Whatever it is you encounter, it's worth asking a few questions and exploring your options, whether it has to do with a new approach to your diet, to the way you look after yourself in terms of fitness, or perhaps to elements of your emotional well being. In every case, during 2009, there's a great deal to discover. What's more, with eclipses crossing the parts of your chart that have to do with your point of view, you could find that study of some sort, particularly something that appears suddenly and during the year's last half, won't just be interesting, they could provide an uplifting source of inspiration during this year - and the years to come.

If you're a typical Taurean, you love being in love. And you value all your close relationships. This doesn't just apply to romantic partners. You work hard to maintain closeness with family and, especially, with long term friends. You even make an extra effort with those around you in daily life, with colleagues or neighbours. As a result of this, ordinarily, you'd regard changes in close relationships as something to worry about. However, as you'll be aware, with the world around you in transition, those you're closest to, intimate friends, loved ones and family, are also be in the midst of transition. Consequently, this is bound to introduce changes. Some are simple, alterations in reassuring habits and the rituals you share with others. Your first impulse might be to battle these changes. If, instead, you use them as a springboard for trying out new activities and perhaps even breaking long standing habits, you'll not only accommodate those changes, but you could discover - together with others - exciting new activities. This won't just lift your spirits at the moment and perhaps help you forget any challenges you're facing at the time, it will also add a new life to these most important of relationships.

When it comes to your inner world, this is the period of discovery. In fact, the meetings between the expansive Jupiter and the intuitive Neptune during this year won't just lift your spirits, they could lead to new ideas, an inspiring philosophy or perhaps a teacher who enables you to approach matters of a spiritual nature from a much-needed fresh perspective. The more prepared you are to explore, the more you'll benefit from this area of your life, which sometimes is neglected but which, when you pay close attention to it, provides new meaning, and an essential and lasting inspiration to your existence.

GEMINI May 22 – June 21

GEMINI & LOVE

How to GET & KEEP a Gemini Be intellectually stimulating Be able to socialize freely with their friends Be intriguing Be flirtatious Be ready to communicate via phone, emails, letters, and lastly in-person Be prepared for (and enjoy) group outings rather than romantic dinners for two ;-) Accept inconsistency Accept constant change of opinion and plans Be articulate, amusing, and witty Be flexible Be inquisitive and lively Be FUN! Appear interesting and mysterious Have lots of hobbies and interests Be an independent schmoozer Get along with their friends and family Reinvent your look as often as possible Keep up to date on world events Have goals Stand up for what you believe Keep playing and keep them guessing Remain an enigma to them Be spontaneous Be understanding Be desirable (especially to their friends) Remain a challenge

How to LOSE a Gemini

Be boring Be serious and gloomy Focus on the physical rather than intellectual Be overly-possessive Demand their undivided attention ALL the time Throw a fit every time they invite their friends to join you for dinner Expect constant honesty Anticipate unwavering fidelity Be intellectually un-stimulating Insist on consistent behavior Let them read you like an open book Be emotionally clingy Be predictable Make your life revolve totally around them Demand passionate expression of their love Share all your secrets with them Drop your hobbies Dissolve your friendships Don’t get along with their family and friends Stay by their side during parties and other social gatherings

About GEMINI When I think of Gemini what comes to mind is the witty, bright and often restless nature of one who needs constant mental stimulation, variety and most important; space and freedom.

The key phrase that best describes the Twins is “I think.” Your mind never stops which can also makes you a bit on the nervous side but at least you are never boring and then again you may not be sticking around very long to become boring. You are like a butterfly flying from flower to flower wanting to meet everyone and learn everything so that no stone is left unturned. Which of course, all this intense curiosity can leave you mentally drained causing you to retreat to recharge that others see as being moody but maybe you are better described as manic and entertaining rather than using that boring adjective of moody to pin on you.

The symbol associated with your sign is the Twins. The constellation of Gemini is recognized in the sky by its two stars, side by side, like identical twins. However one star is brighter than the other indicating that there is a bright and divine side to Gemini but also a darker side that Gemini’s need to accept and not repress as best described in the famous tale of Dr. Jekyl and Mr. Hyde.

In classical art, the Gemini twins are most portrayed as young children, and the curiosity of the youthful mind that is often reckless and impertinent also describes the Gemini temperament. The myth of Peter Pan also depicts the nature of Gemini’s due to this restless, roaming and innocent nature of the mind, seeking always to explore uncharted areas and to be constantly stimulated.

You often take nothing seriously, or at least you don't delve long into anything too heavy, much like the innocent child. So, in love, in spite of your temporary depth of feeling, for your intensity of involvement lasts only while it is new, you can come off superficial, immature, cool, flirtatious and distracted.

If matters of love, you like intrigue, the excitement of the chase, but once you have made your conquest, you lose interest and begin looking around for the next romantic adventure. It’s that childlike and restless curiosity that helps make you a great entertaining friend but not a very conventional, middle class spouse material.

You make witty, entertaining companions, good acquaintances rather than deep, solid friends. Even at your worst you are never boring - there is usually playfulness below the surface, and you can be brilliant conversationalists - but you can also be contrary and quarrelsome When a Gemini matches up with another Gemini it’s usually a miracle because the two of you would burn each other out instantaneously but it would be a good time while it lasted; Cancers and you should stick to making money or at least the Cancer could teach you how to make money; Leos are quite stimulating however it often ends up like the love of a brother or sister; Virgos will set up house with you but you are very different; Libra will be your eternal lover and playmate; Scorpios are best left alone but hot while is lasts; Sagittarius is your opposite sign and therefore your marriage partner; Capricorn’s will push every button and shift your perspective but that is no fun in a romance; you will want to travel the globe with Aquarius in search of greener pastures; Pisces and you see life very differently but if you could have a common goal in business it might work; Aries makes good friendships and therefore good partners and Taurus will settle you down until you fly the coop from boredom.

Most Gemini’s have a keen, quick, and often brilliant intelligence and you love mental challenges. But your concentration, though intense for a while, does not last. Your mental agility and energy gives you a voracious appetite for knowledge though you dislike the routine and discipline needed to learn or the focus to accomplish difficult educational goals to the end.

You are certainly a quick learn with almost everything requiring intelligence and mental dexterity and you are also able to combine this ability with manual skills giving you the potential for talent with your hands that takes a great deal of mental concentration; such as playing an instrument to surgery or even to building and repairing machinery and computers.

Your intellect is very analytical and this can give you the ability to quickly discern all sides of a situation.

However, this quick vacillation also makes it difficult for you to make up your mind. When faced with problems to solve you have little patience until you find a solution, and often you will just pick up the phone and ask everyone else you know for their input in the situation.

You can certainly be affectionate, kind, generous, and thoughtful towards others. In your better moments you may strive to be honest and straightforward, but self-interest is almost always the victor. That is the dark side that will come out of nowhere and take over if you don’t remember to stay wide-awake and conscious.

Or this may take the form of you always taking the high ground but still associating with another who takes the low road.

If things don't go your way, you can sulk like children. Remember there is this darker, other side to your dual nature. And like children, you demand attention, admiration, and time.

You change with your surroundings, like chameleons, and this pattern can cause you to become pessimistic and moody. You can become uncertain of yourself, be withdrawn, and worry constantly. On the other hand your versatility can make you very adaptable, adjusting yourself to control the world around you by means of your ingenuity and cleverness.

All this scattered mental energy you possess will also cause you to be fickle in love but not intentionally. You do have a side that can get quite involved emotionally but the other side is against any type of sentimentality. You are so much in your head analyzing your emotions that, yes, you could become a great psychologist for others but for yourself you keep vacillating from your heart to your head making commitment in love a little challenging for you.

Creatively you do best with words but also your hands. So many of you possess talent for design, craftsmanship, haircutting and sculpture. But your great talent is writing, speaking, selling, teaching or acting. Your restless, mental nature makes you a natural for being alone and writing for hours, which enables you to focus your brilliant mind, which in turns calms you down. You need to keep your mind focused on a creative outlet to stay centered and on the path towards financial success.

In business any work, which combines quick-wittedness with a change of surroundings suits you best, such as; working as a traveling salesperson, brokerage work, or dealing with the public in any capacity is right up your alley.

Because you are detached, logical, rational and analytical you make good scientists. In the arts you may excel in music, painting and sculpture because of your ability to combine dexterity with an imaginative mind.

Your financial plan is not to have a plan. Your reliance on adaptability and flexibility often works well for you!

You have no trouble finding freelance work, so somehow everything works out.

Our new digital world seems to be made with you in mind. You love information, computers, telephones, the Internet, and you were practically born "wired." You should be in high demand so put your talent for communication to good use!

You are very versatile, so you tend to have many fingers in many pies! Learn to focus your attention on your most lucrative prospects. Some Gemini’s have problems with follow-through and money does not motivate you as much as ideas do. So do what you love and the money will follow.

Emotionally as a Gemini you can be evasive, certainly complex and always contrary because of your dual nature. One side of your personality can produce versatility but the other side can be prone to flightiness.

Being that you are under the influence of Mercury, who was depicted often in myths as a precocious infant, you can be like a child. Children are wonderful when they are good and infuriating when they are mischievous. Like children you can be lively and happy, or selfish and restless. For you and children life is a game that must always be full of fresh moves and continuous entertainment, free of labor and routine.

You are also known as the magician and your incredible minds can come up with solutions as if pulled out of a hat that can help other’s see life’s problems in a whole new light. Not only does the Twins entertain us and keep us mentally alive but they come up with original ideas that can light up the world. You may be a handful but genius is never simple.

2009 Year Ahead - Gemini Ironically, your biggest challenge during the year of 2009 won't be the changes that are going on around you. Actually, of the twelve signs, you're the best equipped to deal with many of the changes currently taking place because, with your inquisitive nature, you rather enjoy dealing with these problems. This is because they stimulate your thinking and offer you an opportunity to explore new options and to redefine your existing activities. Your greatest challenge won't be the situations you're facing, therefore, but dealing with certain cautious individuals. They'll mean well, and will be urging you to make lasting arrangements, partly out of concern for your stability. Respond graciously to their interest. Regard this as a message for you, one that says it's time to take advantage of this year's opportunities to broaden your horizons, intellectually, in terms

of new ideas or study and in terms of activities. What you learn will enable you to make the best of even tricky situations, including the shakeups going on around you. This could lead to undertaking new professional activities, setting new goals or reorganising your finances in a way that will accommodate this year's changes and will provide a firm foundation for the years to come.

There are many varieties of wellbeing - physical , mental, emotional, and even spiritual. And for you, as a Gemini, and somebody who spends so much of your time in your mind and your thoughts, while attending to your physical wellbeing is important, it's also essential that you look after your mind. This may sound a strange suggestion, particularly since the term 'wellbeing' usually refers to matters such as diet, nutrition and various fitness programmes. While you shouldn't neglect these, you will also need to find the right kind of mental workout, one that's appropriate for your sometimes over-active mind. This involves, first, noting how the state of your thinking and your mood influence how you feel. And, second, it involves trying to focus on positive thoughts and, ideally, not allowing the concerns or negativity of others to undermine your optimism.

During the year, focus on this, learning what suits you, and creating an "exercise regime" for your mind, as much as for your body. Ensure that that both are fed with the best possible food or thoughts. Do that, and not only will you remain healthy throughout the year, you'll also find that you're far happier.

Although the year of 2009 won't be the smoothest one in terms of your life at home or out in the world, even those events that seem upsetting at the time will bring unexpected benefits, especially to close relationships.

This doesn't just apply to close romantic relationships or those with family. This involves those you deal with on an everyday basis but who, perhaps, are not part of your intimate circle. It could also includes those who you haven't yet encountered. That's because in order to deal with what's taking place in your own life, changes at home and in the world around you, you'll want to - you'll need to - work closely with others. You'll find you must talk things through, exploring options and deciding what's best. When everything's going smoothly, it's not necessary to maintain as close ties or to work together in this way. But now it is. However, by the end of the year, when you've managed to stabilise things, you'll also find that those closest of friendships and relationships are also stronger. And, more than that, what you've worked on during the year will provide the foundation for wonderful activities in the years to come as well.

There are some years when a new idea or concept appears, one that isn't just intriguing but something that captures your imagination and, therefore, becomes a turning point. This is such a year. With the expansive Jupiter meeting Neptune, the planet of vision, three times during this year, and accenting such matters, what you learn - new ideas, something you read or somebody you meet - could give you the inspiration not only to live your own life better, but to establish principles that will become an uplifting and guiding light in the years to come as well.

CANCER June 22 – July 23

CANCER & LOVE How to GET & KEEP a Cancer Be nurturing Be understanding Be mothering Be interested in tradition Respect their family Respect their belief system Be womanly/manly Be homey Be a great cook Desire a family Love and want kids Be interested in building a stable home Be supportive Resemble their mother or farther (in mind, body, and/or spirit) Be sincere and honest Be physically and emotionally affectionate Be secure and stable Allow them moments of privacy Be accepting Make them feel safe Enjoy cuddling Show your appreciation for them Be patient Be thrifty Be a bit artistic and creative Be tender Listen to them Accept them

How to LOSE a Cancer

Be crude and rude when you fight Show disrespect towards their family and friends Chastise them at home, or worse, in front of others Criticize their words, behavior, or beliefs Be overly independent and emotionally distant Make fun of their feelings Demand logical explanations Party 24/7 Constantly bring friends to the house Live on take-out Dislike cooking Be a spender Be provocative Dislike kids Dislike the concept of family Be deceptive and dishonest Be flighty and unreliable Ignore them when they need attention Disrupt their internal and domestic serenity

About CANCER When I think of Cancer I immediately think of the great care-taking qualities of a loving and protective parent figure. You are basically by nature conservative and home-loving, appreciating the nest-like quality of a safe and comfortable home to which you can escape and retire from the stresses of the outer world.

The key phrase that best describes the Crab is “I feel.” That is because your sign is intensely emotional, nurturing, feeling based and sensitive to the needs of others. I have always said that a Cancer will tell you that as long as it feels right it doesn’t matter what logical convention dictates they are going with their gut feeling. And guess, what? They usually are right to listen to this inner voice because many Cancers, if they will only follow their hearts and feelings are very psychic or at least intuitive in nature.

Deep within the psyche of Cancers is the need to defend and protect. When mother, family or nest is threatened, Cancer’s instinctively respond by pinching its enemies with its claws.

Cancer is a feeling and emotionally based personality not an intellectual or even an earthy realist but a sensitive water sign that needs a container who needs to be held and to hold others, who is very much pulled back and forth by the gravitational field of it's ruler the Moon.

In your personal relationships you are both of tough and soft, often emotional and romantic to the point of sentimentality; but in marriage, your loving is not so sentimental but tenaciously loyal clinging tight with those claws and god forbid if an outsider tries to take away your family or loved ones.

When a Cancer matches up with another Cancer you two will be setting up a home and family affair that will last a lifetime; Leo are certainly romantic but they like to spend too much of your money; Virgos are a good intellectual match but often the passion turns into a sisterly or brotherly love; Libras will set up house with you but you two are so different; Scorpio is your eternal lover and playmate; Sagittarians will sizzle and then disappear; Capricorns are your opposite sign and therefore your marriage partner; Aquarians will cause you to think too much about your life which is no fun in a love affair; you and Pisces will want to travel the globe in search of greener pastures; Aries will be hard to pin down but if you have a common goal it could work but maybe better with business; Taurus’s make great friendships which is an important ingredient for any type of partnership, and Gemini’s are best at secret or unrequited love affairs.

If you would have an extra-marital affair, since I am sure somewhere around the world a Cancer has been known to cheat on their spouse, but your first loyalty remains to spouse and family, of whom you regard yourself as the protector. Both the Cancer man and woman love unconditionally, giving much and asking little in return - in fact, one of the most important lessons you have to learn is how to receive gracefully.

Those you love and admire, can easily influence you.

Cancers have the capacity to remember events and details well, but this can occasionally get in your way when you allow your past to overly influence your future. Some new experiences are just that, new, and you won't have any past references to prepare you or guide you.

Outwardly you can certainly appear like the shell of a crab - thick-skinned, uncompromising, obstinate, and moody. But to family and friends they see a very different character, one with a sympathetic and kindly sensitive to other people, especially those they love.

You are often overly imaginative and prone to fantasy, sometimes trying to shape your lives to fit some romantic ideal. It’s that moon influence being the reflector of other people's light. However - you are often fascinated by the occult and are more open to psychic influence than the average since the moon rules the domain of the darkness and the underworld of the occult which also is part of the reason for your psychic abilities.

Cancers never forget a thing and particularly with emotional events which you can recall in detail for years afterwards. Water signs need a container or they spill out and so you also contain and hold everything important from souvenirs to memories with the downside being that you don't let go so easily early childhood traumas. You are strongly governed by childhood memories and since you live much in the past, a chance meeting with someone for whom you had an unrequited love, even if you thought you had conquered the feeling years ago, will easily arouse your emotions all over again.

When a Cancer is stressed out, the little crab will pull their shell over their head and refuse to discuss things with anyone. This is Cancer's self-protective device, and friends and family have probably gotten used to this in you. Water signs need regular time alone, especially in turbulent times, so don't discount this need if you yearn for it. Still, Cancer needs tender loving care in tough times, so don't stay out of touch too long.

The crab is in addition to being very nurturing and psychic is also very creative. That is because under the rulership of the Moon you possess the talent of a great imagination and fantasy life. And since many

Cancers are so very domestic this creative quality you have can be seen in your arts and craft projects around the home. Martha Stewart must have some Cancer planets in her horoscope.

Many Cancers do well by investing in real estate -- owning your own home is usually important to the Crab.

Overall, you are very financially sensible. Some call you a little stingy, but you want a nest egg for retirement. Cancers like to keep their money in the bank, not wear it on their backs. It’s those pinchers that cling tightly to your money.

Others may see you as a pushover, but you are just the opposite. You are always able to make tough, calculated business or financial decisions when necessary. Saving to provide for your children's education or your family's security is your biggest goal, and winds up bringing you wealth. By taking care of others, you help yourself.

Cancers tend to stay in work situations long after they have outlived their usefulness, mainly out of habit, misplaced loyalty or fear of making the wrong decision. Your determined devotion causes you to pour energy into situations that have long outlived their usefulness. Learn to move on sooner, rather than later.

Your sympathetic heart tends to give every situation the benefit of the doubt, thus allowing you to throw good money after bad.

You more than any other sign have a psychic umbilical cord still attached throughout life, whether due to the unwillingness of your mother to let go or vice versa or even both, especially if child and parent both share important Cancer planets. And this can cause very difficult issues of guilt for a Cancer child because the child feels they should honor the mother for giving them life while there is a powerful need to be a separate individual that can later create some major emotional problems and acting out.

The first relationship in life is that with the mother. And Cancer’s may continue to go through life needing to reiterate the mother/child relationship because of the psychic umbilical cord being attached. In marriage, as an example, Cancers need to mother someone or be mothered. And the childless Cancer may look to friends, work associates or projects to mother. Cancer has a need to feel needed, and when a child isn’t around, substitutions will be found.

Cancer is a water sign and by nature merges with others but then you lose part of your individuality in the process. And so it’s important for Cancers to learn detachment that is very difficult as attested to by the pincher claws. And this is another possible reason for your moodiness, is that you feel and absorb everything around yourself. Another reason for being psychic and very protective of others but trying to carry on your backs all these burdens that aren’t even from you half the time can be very exhausting and hence, the emotions go in and out like the tides creating moodiness. And then the moodiness compels you to retreat into your shell until it feels safe again.

One of your best assets is your profound intuition, so use it to find solutions. It is waiting to help you. Don't ignore that tiny inner voice of yours that wants to be heard, no matter what your intellect is telling you. If you are pulled in two directions, follow instinct over logic. If you feel that 2+2 is 5 then go with it. The reasons usually do appear later, and should give you confidence to continue to follow your hunches. Listen to that inner voice because it is very strong within you and it will serve you well.

The symbol associated with your sign is the Crab.

The Crab is a water dweller that is well equipped with its massive claws to defend itself and survives very well in the 'wilds' of the underwater world in which it thrives. The crab carries its home on its back wherever it goes. The crab also responds to the effects of the moon through the ever-changing tides. So, Cancers can be moody, and sensitive to their environment. They will withdraw into their shells when they are hurt, angry or upset. Be careful. Don’t knock on the shell to try to get a crab to come out because it will only dig deeper into its protective covering. Instead, leave the crab alone and it will soon emerge in its own good time.

Cancers, like the sea, are hard to pin down for some are shy, timid and withdrawn pulled tightly into their shells but others brazenly walk the rocks and coastline and become quite public people like George W. Bush, Bob and Elizabeth Dole, Tom Cruise and the former Princess Diana.

The ancients believed that all the traits of the moon were reflected on earth as women. The Moon reflects the light of the Sun, represent man because man was all powerful and so was the sun’s life force. In those days when the patriarchal society was at its height the woman was a possession of the man. The wife reflected the light of the husband, she never had her own. Women were fickle like the many phases of the moon and the cycle of moon correlated with the menstrual cycle and the ever-changing tides. The moon

came out at night, which represented in ancient times the dark side of life or the hidden and mysterious part of mankind. And the fact that women had children was one of the great mysteries of life.

2009 Year Ahead – Cancer If there's one area in your life where this year's theme is teamwork, it involves life's practicalities, your material wellbeing and your goals or career. With Pluto, which had placed great restrictions on your life, having moved into a new sign late in 2008, and now accenting joint ventures, you're in for some changes.

Worrying as this sounds, these won't just allow you to shift your approach to obligations or work, you'll find that you have new support. This comes in the form of a renewal of relationships that are already a part of your life, but those that have been neglected or in which there have been feelings of exhaustion or just plain hopelessness. Now you'll feel ready for a fresh start, and you'll even be thinking about setting set new goals.

But as importantly, the odds are good there will be new, and remarkably profitable, alliances. Add the expansive Jupiter accenting finances, particularly joint ventures, and either existing arrangements or new ones could prove to be extraordinarily rewarding. Be prepared, however, to shift these arrangements during the year itself, as new ideas or offers arise. Do that, and you'll not only benefit from existing plans, but you'll be attuned to worthwhile new developments when they arise.

The year of 2009 could be challenging when it comes to your health and well being, and not because of problems. Rather, you'll have so much going on in your life, it will be easy to forget those basic things such as eating properly or taking time for yourself. You will, nevertheless, feel the urge to do something, whether it's simply getting up and out, taking a long walk and enjoying the world around you or adopting a more formal variety of exercise. Similarly, the pressure to get things done could mean that you feel overwhelmed and lose the sense of optimism that's so essential if you're to deal well with this year's dramatic and frequent changes. This is made considerably easier by the fact that, because 2009 is a year of teamwork, you won't be alone. This applies to the obligations or even challenges you're facing. But it's just as relevant when it comes to looking after yourself. The wise Cancer will find somebody, a single individual or, alternatively, a group, with whom to pursue the activities that will provide for the health and well being that is essential to living a full and happy life, during this year and in the future.

You have a powerful instinct about cycles. Most of those born under the sign of Cancer are able to anticipate changes in the lives of others and the even more dramatic changes in the larger world of business and finance. When it comes to your own life, you crave stability, so will often ignore your own instincts - feelings which say very clearly that, when it comes to certain intimate friendships and close of relationships, change wouldn't just be timely, it's badly needed. Ironically, even unsettling changes and those serious tensions - or even temporary partings - will give these relationships the space to reform themselves and, in doing so, will create a new understanding between you and perhaps even a new intimacy. This also spurs the discussions necessary to resolve the source of problems. You've kept some of your own tensions or concerns under wraps, thinking it best to say nothing. Now, with Pluto, the planet of truth, dominating those relationships, you'll need to talk through certain issues, perhaps unspoken ones. And you'll want to be frank about your own feelings, and at the same time, listen to what others have to say. Do that, and then you'll be ready, and able to talk about your future with equal candour.

You may feel you know what brings you happiness or inspires you. However, during 2009, the key to this part of your life is summed up in the word "discovery". Reassuring as certain familiar habits and practices may be, you may find you need something new. This year is about new encounters, fresh activities and the unexpected. Take chances on the unfamiliar. While you won't find everything you explore is worthwhile, some of what you encounter or who you meet will add to your life during this year and become a regular and uplifting part in the years to come.

LEO July 24 – August 23

LEO & LOVE

How to GET & KEEP a LEO Be successful and have a vision in life Know who you are Know how to dress Know how to entertain Have your own, unique style Avoid following the masses Be classy and appreciate the finer things in life Be well-rounded and cultured Be passionate about hobby/hobbies Be accomplished and respected Have impeccable manners Have an inspirational circle of friends Be willing to occasionally go to parties and gala events Be regal yet understand that “the throne� belongs to them Indulge, Pamper, Caress & Praise them Appreciate, Admire & Support them Adore & Seduce them Be dramatic Be willing to be dined, wined and romanced Be willing to entice them with lingerie and seductive body language Be ready for frequent, passionate sex Be determined and confident Be warm and playful Love kids

How to lose a LEO Humiliate them in public Have no sense of style Be cold and unaffectionate Be unemotional Dislike kids Have no goals Be insecure Dislike parties and get-togethers Be unfaithful Be disrespectful Be average Be stingy Try to outshine them Stomp on their ego and pride Be a couch potato Let yourself go physically, mentally, and/or spiritually Sulk Make them feel insignificant Deny them sex Reject their romantic advances Criticize them Be unreliable and dishonest Be manipulating and controlling Be insincere

About LEO When I think of Leo what comes to mind is love because this is the sign that rules the heart. You are proud, incredibly strong and intensely individual, you really want to stand out, to be the very best you can be, and to be recognized and appreciated for your unique contributions. Doing something well and being respected for it is extremely important to Leos, and you cannot tolerate being in the background, taking orders from others, or being “one of the followers”. You must lead. You will put your personal stamp on whatever you do, and direct your own course in life.

As a Leo, you need to have a place where you can shine, express yourself creatively, and be the one in charge. You have big dreams and the fierce determination, spirit, vitality, and enthusiasm to bring them into being. You also have a noble, honest, romantic heart, and a love of the dramatic and the extravagant, sometimes to the extreme.

For you Leo, it is true that "all the world's a stage" and you secretly (or perhaps not so secretly) desire to be the Star or Hero in the play. You want to be great, and to receive the love and applause of an adoring audience, even if the "audience" is just one other special person in your life. You need someone to believe in you and your dreams.

You are the monarch's among humans as the lion is king of beasts. You are ambitious, courageous, dominant, strong-willed, positive, independent, and self-confident. Born leaders, you are at your most effective when in a position of command, and your personal magnetism can bring out the best of loyalty from followers. Your followers know where you stand.

The symbol associated with your sign is the Lion. The Lion has derived its meaning from many ancient stories. Of course he is the king of beasts, the leader and protector. The lion is a wild beast of great passions but he doesn’t get angry unless seriously wounded. A lion is not greedy, he never eats leftovers.

And the lion is very protective of its cubs.

You love with your heart and soul. You are often generous to a fault and really know how to make the person you love feel incredibly special. Leo is the lover of the zodiac, you know how to keep the romance alive in your relationships and will do so for the rest of your life. You are also immensely loyal and will defend and protect your loved ones and stand by them to the very end. However, the lion likes to be the strong one in a relationship and you really do not like to share the leading role very easily. You often need to find a person who is as strong-willed as you because willpower is your middle name. Your incredible determination gives you the ability to see projects (and relationships) through to the very end.

Like the Lion and Hercules your vitality and sexuality is very strong and powerful. Your nature is fiery and most of you take great pride in your overall physical appearance, which in turn gives you a robust and sexy body.

You can produce enough sunshine to light up a city, which will make those around you glow with happiness as well. That's because the lion’s love of life is so contagious – this is the sign that knows how to live life to the full and are also known for inspiring happiness and creativity in those lucky enough to have a Leo in their life. Creativity is what motivates you. It also keeps you young, which is why Leo is associated with children.

You have a vast wellspring of creativity to draw upon in whatever you set out to do, whether it's a party for 200 dignitaries or a costume for their 3-year-old.

Loyalty and devotedness are characteristics of Leo, who is no philanderer when involved romantically. Leo is a gregarious, big-hearted sign who needs plenty of affection. Confidence is the key to your personality, and if it is shaken, you won't be able to move forward as smoothly as you might wish. Being stubborn, change is hard for you to adjust to, at least initially so surround yourself with only your most supportive friends.

Marriage, family and children hold a special place in your heart. You want to be the king or queen of the household, whether as a successful papa breadwinner or the super mom who does it all. So regardless if its the boardroom or the kitchen you have a powerful need to be the best you can be and when it comes to marriage you fill the role to the hilt.

When you fall in love you want the courting game and romantic dinners, the love that songs and poems are written about, and hopefully onto the lavish wedding party and gifts, the exotic honeymoon, and finally the beautifully decorated home which will be your showcase as the backdrop of the perfect home and family.

You want it all and with flare and style. And after all the hard work to get there you aren’t going to jeopardize it by fooling around.

So when you fall in love your object of desire will certainly know it for your intense enthusiasm can sweep your lover off their feet. A Leo without romance is like a day without, well, sunshine. You simply cannot function without it. You thrive on passion. But if you are deeply hurt by the one you love, you can produce

lightening bolts that will rattle the heavens. You can shut down your heart and become ice cold but you won’t give up easily but when you do it’s usually over completely with no turning back. The lion is the sign that values honesty and cannot tolerate anything underhanded.

When a Leo matches up with another Leo incredible sparks of passion will flare-up instantly but it’s important that each wants to put the other on a pedestal because if one of you is doing all the giving and not getting back any adoration the affair will fizzle fast; Virgos and you do best in financial affairs as long as you remain honest with one another; Libra is a good intellectual partner but the passion often turns to a feeling of brotherly or sisterly love; Scorpios will want to set up house with you but the passions could burn the house down; Sagittarius is your eternal lover and playmate; Capricorns will not court you like you need and best left alone; Aquarius is your opposite sign and therefore your marriage partner; Pisces will cause you to rethink your life too much to keep the romantic illusion burning; you will want to travel the globe searching for greener pastures with Aries; Taurus and you generally locked horns too much but it could be a good business alliance; Gemini’s make great friendships which is the basis for a lasting marriage; and Cancers will be your secret or unrequited love affair.

Intellectually you think and act grander than others would normally dare; your aspirations often intimidates others, and your ability to go straight to the heart of any situation reassures those who depend on you. You make choices like a natural born leader, never wavering that would show weakness to the troops but quick, decisive and confident with whatever your choices maybe.

If creative, Leos can become stars of stage or screen; anything grand in conception and scale appeals to them. Even in the meekest of Leos there is a theatrical quality, only some play it out on the operatic stage and others simply rule the kitchen with flare and intensity.

Your faults can be as mind blowing as your virtues, for an excessively negative Leo can have extreme arrogance, pride, and a quick temper. Fortunately it is rare that a Leo is so undisciplined as to not notice how others are judging them.

Outgoing, warm hearted and kind, Leos are more disillusioned than the average if let down by those they trust. You have a powerful mind and many of you are often philosophical, sometimes religious, and always of a spiritual nature. Those of you who are devout may become very obstinate in upholding beliefs and will cling tenaciously, but with complete sincerity, to that which you believe.

However, with all your self-pride you are well aware of a higher power outside the self-importance of your ego. Most of you have a great reverence for a greater spiritual intelligence. And it is this quality that keeps you from falling from grace and maintaining your charismatic hold over others.

2009 Year Ahead - LEO A rare phenomenon occurs for Leos in 2009. This is the best year in a decade, or, more specifically, twelve years and is a once in a lifetime occurrence. You're about to find out what Jupiter and Neptune can do for your love life. This combination is an indication of a soul-mate, whether you come to realize that is precisely who your significant other is or you meet your soul-mate for the first time. It is a year to believe in love and to allow the power of love to transform you. This also marks a major turning point, not just within your relationships, but personally as well, for it's beyond this point that anything that isn't real, authentic or phenomenal won't get a look in. Once you realise that you have arrived at a moment when everything you ever dreamed of being and becoming and the kind of relationships you could only imagine before, become possible, nothing less will do.

You are going to rock someone's world this year, that's if you're not already of course. After surviving all the rigours of the past few years, your lion heart has emerged intact, stronger and beating ten to the dozen.There is indeed a sense of destiny at work in your love life this year so while you cannot abdicate responsibility for everything that happens, it will be difficult to resist the inevitable... Jupiter will pass through your zone of love and marriage and will remain there for the next 12 months. This could be the year a big dream comes true. You could be struck by the thunderbolt of love. Eclipses are like that: they bring people into your life who are catalysts of great change, and sometimes you get to marry them!

Jupiter draws into your life someone who is unlike anyone you have met before but you understand each other mentally, physically and emotionally on the very deepest level. This time when love promises are made you will both want to keep them – forever.

This will be an exciting time for you Leos, a year when you can feel entirely optimistic about your friendships, love and marriage. With this year's divine influences aiming themselves at your heart, it will be opened to love. Neptune's long term presence in your sign in the past has meant you have met with great disappointments and betrayals in recent years, but you will have gained more than you lost from those you love this year.

You will have your finger on the pulse this year and will not have to go too far to find love. You will be like a magnet, drawing people to you. Your heart is in the right place, and you are likely to accomplish all that you set out to do this year. You're developing excellent skills in your own personal transformation process, and you are ready to make the conscious decision to be the best you can be. You feel secure, and the beauty of who you are shines through easily and effortlessly.

You’ll feel happy being yourself and this is one of your greatest strengths in 2009. Others will admire you and be happy to be in your company. It appears that the good deeds of your past are now coming full circle bringing you only dreamed of results and without much effort on your part. You are a lover at heart Leo. This is where you belong. Your year ahead is nothing short of a Leo dream come true, where you are star of the play (and also the writer, director, producer and set designer. Of course). 2009 is Leo’s lucky year for love. The plutonian ties that bind are the stuff of fairytales!

VIRGO August 24 – September 23

VIRGO & LOVE How to GET & KEEP a VIRGO Be successful Be well-groomed Have a good head on your shoulders Be intellectually stimulating Be practical Be rational Be clean Be organized Be able to accept his annoying habits Be thrifty Be consistent Be reliable Be loyal Be health-conscious Be modest Be reasonable Be helpful Be willing to understand and accept their insecurities Have self-confidence Enjoy lively discussions Have healthy eating habits Know when to support them Be a competent decision-maker

How to lose a Virgo Be abusive to your mind or body Be messy Dislike exercise Be vulgar Be all over them in public Be flamboyant Be overly-dramatic Be wild Be careless Spend like a maniac Demand romance and passionate expressions of love from them Compare them to past lovers (especially in the bedroom department) Have a number of “unattractive” social habits such as drinking, taking drugs, etc.

Be irrational Be overly-emotional Criticize them Initiate raunchy sex Lie to them Smother them Let them know that you don’t know what to do with your life Have lots of outstanding debt Be disorganized

About VIRGO

When I think of Virgo what comes to mind is perfection. Virgo people tend to collect, study and analyze the facts and all the details before making any important decisions. The key phrase best describing you is “I analyze,� because your mind perceives every little detail, studies it and then forms a critical assessment.

Virgo’s desire is to reach the highest possible perfection, not only in yourselves, but for those around you which can make you a little demanding at work and relationships. Since you are able to see all the details of a situation with the eyesight of a hawk, you have a sense of what needs to be accomplished to exact specifications and so with this perfectionist mindset or at least the desire to attain perfection, you often feel inadequate and inferior with the results of your goals. Nothing is as perfect as what you envision.

You have an excellent eye for detail but you may be so meticulous that you neglect larger issues. Also, although you are realists, you may slow down projects by being too exact. You are practical with your hands, good technicians and you have an eye for innovation, and if things go wrong, you are easily discouraged.

Because of your ability to see every angle of a many-sided question, you are unhappy with abstractions.

Appreciating the many different points of view as you do, you find philosophical concepts difficult.

Remember you are a down to earth, practical realist and not one who likes to ponder concepts for that is just another foreign language to Virgos.

When it comes to love you have just as much burning desire as the next sign but you are so selective and discriminating that many see you as aloof and distant. You are so busy checking potential partners out mentally instead of from your feelings that it seems as though you are not connecting so easily or quickly as other signs. However, in looking for the perfect mate in your analytical ways you tend to figure out your feelings in your head instead of your heart. But when the right soul mate comes along you will be swept off your feet because of your need to find the perfect partner you will believe that your chosen one is perfect.

And it will take a truck to run over you to ever change your strong mind that the one you chose is not perfect.

And being that you are a practical and conservative earth sign you will be loyal and devoted.

When a Virgo matches up with another Virgo the intensity can be mind-blowing especially since it would be a sexual battle of wits; loving a Leo will be more quiet and harmonious; friendship and hanging with friends with a Cancer; common goals and a business partnership with Gemini; traveling the globe searching for greener pastures with Taurus; Aries will push your buttons but allow for major emotional changes; marriage and union with your opposite sign Pisces; Aquarius can be hot as long as you allow each other separate lives; your constant lover will be Capricorn; you and Sagittarius want to set up a family, Scorpio will mentally stimulate you and with Libra you may be stressing over money but when the cash is good so is the lovemaking.

Your creative talents tend to be more intellectual, detailed, designed, and well-thought out. These qualities lend itself towards architecture, engineering, writing, fashion design and all types of craftsmanship. One interesting note with many Virgo artists is with their penchant for detail many of them love to work in miniature or with very precise and detailed designs on a smaller scale than usual.

Virgo's real satisfaction lies in your work and service. You are the best workers of the zodiac. Your greatest fault is in being too critical on yourselves. You are careful with money and your interest in the details of statistics makes you excellent bookkeepers and accountants. You also make good editors, mathematicians and secretaries.

If you go in for a business career your shrewdness and analytical ingenuity could tempt some of you into dishonesty, although you usually have enough moral sense to resist temptation.

Your biggest talents are masterminding organizations that would overwhelm anyone else and concentrating no matter what distractions come your way. Highly goal-oriented, few things will deter you from finishing what you've started--you are no quitter. You may get so involved in detail that you miss the long view of things. So step back now and then and reassess your assumptions. See if you can delegate some of your work. This is often hard for Virgo to do, but you will free up lots of time, as well as off-load some daily pressure!

But you are laughing all the way to the bank, so don't change your ways one bit. You do demand value for your money, however, simply because you are such a workaholic. Wasting your hard-earned cash is the last thing you want to do.

Most of all, you enjoy indulging your practical and logical side and pouring over your projects to the nth degree. To say Virgo’s are good at fact-finding almost understates the case, since you excel in your exacting behavior. Virgins are an asset in the workplace as you can be counted on to get things right the first time, every time -- and no detail will be overlooked.

Your discernment mindset also serves Virgins well in business, where your decisions are usually dead-on. A Virgo likes to keep busy and productive. In an average day you do the work of two people... or more! Learn to delegate chores and responsibilities. And allow for the fact that people will always do things on their schedule (not yours) and "perfectly clean" anything isn't always possible.

Virgo's are extremely health conscious, to the point of being storehouses of information on diet and hygiene.

Many Virgo's even choose a health or medical career so they won't miss a beat Balancing mind and body is central to the Virgo journey. Virgo's prefer to focus on one thing at a time, to compartmentalize life. For example, Virgo's who are concentrating on their studies at school will often neglect their body in favor of the mind. Without balance Virgo's stay fragmented and irritable and always recognizing in themselves how much more work needs to be accomplished.

Emotionally Virgo worries too much! Therefore, distract yourself now and then. You run the risk of going a little overboard and getting somewhat compulsive. Remember, Virgo: tomorrow is another day.

Virgo's tend to take on some of the qualities of a Virgin, things like modesty and humility. Some might consider them repressed, although Virgins would argue that it's a noble quality, as opposed to a negative one.

The Virgin symbol also indicates one who not only gathers the food and does all the work but feeds and nourishes others. Virgo's find their fullest expression through service to others, being willing to do it quietly but thoroughly. Taking care of endless details and routine jobs is where you function best.

The great strength of the Virgo-born is in your practicality, sharp mind and attention to detail. When merged with your willingness to serve, Virgo's become essential in supporting and caring for the maintenance of the planet.

It has been said that Virgo's gift is making order out of chaos. Send a Virgo into a earthquake damaged zone, and in no time they've pitched the tents, organized the shipments of food and water, and started clearing the roadways. If it is one thing Virgo does well, its organize people and things. But the special gift of Virgo is your unrelenting contribution towards the needs of others.

2009 Year Ahead - Virgo As a Virgo, one of your strengths is your ability to analyse situations. Often you'll do this without even thinking about it. And when you do, you're equally alert to both opportunities and flaws. Usually, once you've done this analysis and reorganised things, you tend to assume that they'll remain as they are. That's been the case in the past. During 2009, however, with ongoing aspects involving Saturn and the disruptive Uranus, things won't be as straightforward. On the contrary, you'll need to make frequent adjustments to plans, if not dramatic changes, particularly in February and September. This especially involves your goals, your daily activities or your work and your approach to finances. Disruptive as this is, each change will allow you to leave old attitudes behind and, better yet, it encourages you to come up with new ideas. You're creative by nature, and will find that even complex situations get you thinking about things from a new, and exciting, perspective. Some of what arises will even result in insights that previously wouldn't have crossed your mind, particularly during the final two months of the year. The more inquisitive you are, therefore, the more you and your activities will benefit from this year's unsettling, but dynamic events.

You're the envy of the zodiac for your seemingly effortless way of looking great, and for your abundant energy. That's because most Virgos have an instinct for what's good for them and, more importantly, act on that knowledge. You tend to eat well and exercise wisely, and enthusiastically, without making a drama of it or even giving it much thought. Yet, it would appear that with the expansive Jupiter actually accenting this area of your life for all of 2009, unexpected encounters or new ideas could add an exciting zest to this area of your life. It could be that somebody you meet inspires you. Or, perhaps, you realise that it's time to update your way of looking after yourself or your diet. Because of this, you'll want to explore your options as they arise and if somebody appears with a programme that interests you, try it out. Be bold, venturing into unfamiliar territory. Don't allow past experiences or even the opinions of others to overshadow this opportunity to have fun exploring, and to learn. This won't just make this side of your life more interesting.

What you encounter and who you meet could be rewarding now, but could bring substantial benefits in the years to come as well.

While you understand that times change and life changes with it, you look to your closest of relationships friendships, those with family and partners - to create stability. You actually rely on these as a touchstone.

When things around you are worrying or unsettling, you like to know that there are one or two individuals who know and understand you, and who you can trust. It's to them you'll go to discuss your doubts and to work out ways to deal with problems. So when there are tensions in these fundamental relationships in your life, or when there is upheaval - as is possible during 2009 - you can feel concern, if not real distress. Yet, as you'll have already learned during 2008, and will continue to learn this year, sometimes upheaval is inevitable and, equally, sometimes it can actually bring you closer. When changes arise, talk things out with others, discuss both your concerns about them and listen to their advice. These exchanges alone will benefit you. But, more than that, it could lead to breakthroughs. You'll think carefully about these fundamental alliances, and in doing so will eliminate habits that have interfered with that all important intimacy, and begin to create a new bond between you.

Being an earth sign you have an instinct for what's good for you, for what's in your best interests. Yet, sometimes you're so busy doing what you must, you forget to pause. You neglect yourself. Now is the time to analyse what you need, to reflect on the bigger picture. During this year these reflections will be triggered by issues with others, situations that require both reflection and detachment. Ironically, if you're able to sit quietly with others, not only will your brainstorming yield wonderful insights, it will also remind you that there's something bigger guiding you. And these insights will reassure you again and again.

LIBRA September 24 – October 23

LIBRA & LOVE How to GET & KEEP a Libra Be beautiful Be artistic Be patient Be forgiving (Of what? Of their flirting, of course ;-)) Be sociable and intelligent Be cultured and sophisticated Be charming and cooperative Have a sense of style Be well-groomed Be well-dressed Know how to sincerely flatter them Be feminine Behave fairly Have tastefully decorated surroundings Enjoy social events Be able to schmooze with their friends Be surrounded by a desirable circle of acquaintances Be supportive Be encouraging Be understanding Be affectionate Consistently reassure them of your love and devotion

How to LOSE a Libra Be abusive verbally or physically Be demanding Be aggressive Be loud Consistently attempt to invade their privacy Be disruptive to their inner balance Shove reality in their face Be sloppy Be vulgar Be argumentative Be cheap Be moody Be irrational Cause trouble Put your friends ahead of them Be independent and self-reliant Ignore them Leave them alone for extended periods of time Never compliment them Criticize them Be pushy Be inpatient Be gloomy Be whiny Have no sense of style Be uncultured Despise social events

About LIBRA When I think of Libra what comes to mind is definitely the concept of the balancing act, the person trying to juggle all the balls without dropping any of them. Your life is dedicated to have all things in harmony and all relationships at peace. Of course this is a tall order to perform but it doesn’t stop you at taking the role of the peacekeeper even when you should keep out of it.

The symbol associated with your sign is the Scales of Justice.

The reason for the scales of balance or justice is that most Librans come into this lifetime feeling out of balance and are so driven with having harmony, peace and beauty that you compromise your own personality to constantly make peace with others. When you should be saying no, you will still say yes. And eventually trying to keep a lid on your normal resentments in life the lid blows off like a pressure cooker exploding and then when enough pressure has been released you put the lid back on tight before everything is resolved because you want harmony returned as quickly as possible at the expense of your individuality.

And so you will see a pattern of Libran’s swinging from gentleness and rudeness. If you could only let the scales go out of balance and leave it alone until it finds its own balance you wouldn’t have to keep blowing like a Grey whale.

In your personal relationships you show understanding of the other person's point of view, trying to resolve any differences by compromise, and you are often willing to allow claims against yourself to be settled to your own disadvantage rather than spoil a relationship. You like the opposite sex and may indulge in romanticism bordering on sentimentality. Your marriages, however, stand a good chance of success because you frequently believe that you have found your soul-mate. The Libran's continuing kindness toward his or her partner mollifies any hurt the latter may feel if the two have had a tiff. Nor can the Libran's spouse often complain that he or she is not understood, for the Libran is usually the most empathetic of all the zodiacal types and the most ready to tolerate the partner’s failings.

In matters of the heart you have a strong idea and fantasy of what true love is and you will constantly pursue this journey for your soul mate. However you probably will experience heartaches on your search because you have such a clear vision of the perfect partner that you can easily be disillusioned by the imperfection of most other human beings. But disappointment will not deter you from your mission of marriage.

When a Libra matches up with another Libra magic can appear if only one of you would make a commitment to the relationship; funny how you want it so bad but then often indecisive about commitment because what if this is not the true one you have always fantasized about. However, when two Libras are mature and have committed to each other a fairy tale romance is a definite possibility. Scorpios keep you guessing too much because you are so different but you could make money with them; Sagittarius will certainly entertain your mind but the passion could soon turn into a brotherly or sisterly love; Capricorns will set up a home with you gladly but they may not seem romantic enough at first; Aquarians are your eternal lovers and playmates; Pisces are best left alone because you both romanticize life to the hilt but there is no structure to keep you together long; Aries is your opposite sign and therefore your marriage partner; Taurus will push your buttons and make you grow up which is not very romantic for the long haul; you will want to travel the globe in search of greener pastures with Gemini; Cancers are best left to business unless you are both very committed to a family business; Leos can make great friendships which is a solid basis for a great love union; and Virgos can be your secret or unrequited lover.

Emotionally you are always sensitive to the needs of others and have the gift, sometimes to an almost psychic extent, of understanding the emotional needs of your partners. You are very social human beings.

You hate cruelty, violence and crudeness and detest conflict, so you do your best to cooperate and compromise with everyone.

Sometimes, I have seen too many times is that the Libra, for the sake of peace, will put the lid back on before all the resentment and anger has been aired so that the lid will only blow again at a later date. You will know what I am talking about when you have to confront the anger of a Libra who when they finally speak their mind, you will find yourself arguing about some slight or hurt from 7 months ago and not from that day or even that week. Libras will think they are being so civilized by holding onto their anger but instead they are storing it up for a future date that always surprises the confused victim of this outpour.

Again, if only Libras would learn to say no more often they could release the pressure on a more natural basis.

Libras are not wishy-washy or indecisive as written in many astrology books. You just spend too much time weighing all the possibilities before making up your mind. And when you do you are very determined, it just takes you so long because of your overly cautious analyses.

You have good critical minds and you are able to stand back and look impartially at matters that call for an impartial judgment to be made on them. But you do not tolerate argument from anyone who challenges your opinions once they are set. But your character is on the whole balanced, diplomatic and even tempered.

You are usually more artistic than intellectual, though you are too concerned about what others think so that you usually aren’t too avant-garde in any artistic endeavor. You have good perception and observation and your critical ability gives your work integrity.

Your spiritual or philosophical outlook on life is that of kindness and loving compassion. Which is why you are the sign of marriage and partnership and why you would make the best family and marriage counselors and diplomats and judges.

2009 Year Ahead – Libra As a Libra, and somebody who has a respect for balance and order, you think everything through. You give serious thought to how you can organise your life, to what your objectives are and to how you'll achieve them. And then, having made a plan that you think is reasonable, you'll put it into action. During this year, however, things won't be so straightforward. In fact, you'll need to revise those plans often, even those that are uncomplicated. When this occurs don't assume that you got things wrong. Actually, this is all about the changes going on in the world around you and in the circumstances of others. This means that it's inevitable that you'll need to rearrange things, and often. Take that approach and then you'll also recognise each change as an opportunity to make improvements, perhaps beyond anything you would have thought possible when you first made those plans. With each of these changes, you'll learn something new and worthwhile. This not only enables you to refine plans, but also to come up with the innovations indicated by the practical Saturn's aspect to the planet of new ideas, Uranus, especially in February and September, when these powerful planets form a potent aspect.

So much of your life and your sense of wellbeing is based on ensuring that life around you, that the happiness of others and that everything is organised, that you sometimes neglect yourself. Or, alternatively, it won't be until everything is settled in the world around you that you'll think about your own health and wellbeing. You may already have given thought to your physical wellbeing. You're attending to your diet, ensuring you're eating what you should and avoiding the luscious treats most Libras love. Fitness can be trickier, since most Libras prefer an activity that combines music and rhythm rather than a gym with unappealing outfits and unaesthetic machines. Yet, during 2009, your biggest challenge won't be what you do or don't eat or your fitness; it will be recognising the need for balance in your mind and feelings and recognising that if you don't provide balance in this area, you can suffer. In fact, you actually undermine those close relationships by being overly stressed, or in a less than positive mood. By the end of the year, by 29 October, when the practical Saturn moves into your sign, remaining there until April of 2010, you'll recognise how important looking after your own interests is as well.

Every Libra seeks happiness and contentment in friendships, relationships with family and especially with close partners, at work or at home. Yet, sometimes that contentment must come as a result of either facing difficult facts or conducting challenging conversations. Normally you wisely sidestep these, knowing they'll only upset you and others, and lead to potentially painful discussions, exchanges you worry will achieve nothing. However, this is a period when such conversations aren't just vital, they're unavoidable. True, they may not start out well and when you begin, you could regret having allowed them to take place. However, what begin as exactly that - tense exchanges - will end up in lengthy and worthwhile discussions. Focus on learning from these. This doesn't just involve learning about the situations in question. It's also about adding to your relationship skills, being better able to raise and address these complex and unsettling issues. Keep this is mind, and when situations arise that require this, instead of avoiding them or doing the minimum, you'll conduct these discussions with the knowledge that what begins as a tricky exchange could turn out to be worthwhile in the present and in the years to come.

With so much going on in the world around you and such disruption in your own life and worryingly in the life of others, it would be easy to neglect what might be termed your 'inner world'; those intuitive feelings that arise when you're alone. Yet these are a vital part of this cycle. These give you a vital boost when you need it. Not only will time spent in spiritual reflection help you to reconnect with your centre, as you do it will create the stability that will benefit all of those around you as well.

SCORPIO October 24 – November 22

SCORPIO & LOVE

How to GET & KEEP a Scorpio Be a bit mysterious Don’t over do with the game playing Be honest (they’ll uncover your lies) Be faithful (they’ll uncover your lies) Be loyal and trustworthy (yes, once again, they’ll uncover your lies) Don’t over flirt (with others, with them it’s ok) Be strong in heart and spirit (be able to withstand their drilling questions) Don’t volunteer too much information, let them inquire first Make them guess Don’t insult them verbally (or through action) Don’t betray them Be intriguing Show personal strength and endurance Dress to tease, not to show Act confident Be exciting to be around Be passionate about something – hobbies, work, etc.

Be willing to support his quest for ultimate power Be able to pin point when they’re testing you Be willing to give them the “alone time” that they need Be able to withstand their moody outbursts

How to LOSE a Scorpio

Be dishonest Betray them Be cold and aloof Be unemotional Pretend to be a virgin Dress to flaunt Have poor taste Be cold and frigid Show them who you are without reservation Don’t take them (or your relationship) seriously Make fun of their emotionality Try to corner them (not literally) Deny them sex when in a fight Tell them you don’t enjoy sex Make friends with their enemies Be superficial and medley Be boring, dull, and without any interests Insult them Play games

About SCORPIO When I think of Scorpio what comes to mind is one who is determined, shrewd, protective, jealous, and powerful. You are a sign prone to obsession, and the Scorpion is not casual about anything, from your career to your love life.

The key phrase associated with your sign is “I desire,” and this about sums it up. Because your desire nature compels you to be powerful, driven and successful. But you often have an inner battle to keep your instinctive desires from taking over your rational thinking.

Scorpio is associated with the descent into the underworld. For most of us, this signifies a journey to the very depths of our being – a journey that is inevitably painful, for it forces us to confront our inner demons and psychological complexes. But Scorpio also holds out the promise of resurrection, of returning to the light, thus Scorpio is regarded as the sign of transformation. You typically experience a death or near-death experience, only to be reborn, like the phoenix, rising from the ashes of your former selves and soaring to new heights.

In matters of love the one thing that is most true to your sign is this total rapture or celibacy. Everything about your nature is extreme and when it comes to the affairs of the heart you will open more than any sign initially but if you get too hurt too many times you can completely turn off and become celibate. This is because you have a powerful controlling nature and when you call it quits, it’s dead. So even if you had been deeply in love when it’s over you could walk by them on the street without flinching much less acknowledging. One should never betray a Scorpio because they don’t forget and they will get even if it takes 20 years.

When a Scorpio matches up with another Scorpio and there is a mutual respect and maturity the passion will be unbelievable but usually this arrangement is difficult because you know each other’s tricks and insecurities and it often become a power struggle for control; Sagittarius and you are much too different but it could be hot for a while and you two could make money together; Capricorn is a great sign for you but they may not have the heat you dream about in a great love affair; Aquarians will set up a home with you and the romance can be intense but there is this control issue again; Pisces are your eternal lovers and playmates; Aries are the one you should avoid because you will never understand them; Taurus is your opposite sign and therefore your marriage partner; Gemini will drive you crazy but if you can remain calm they can help change your life; you will want to travel the globe with Cancers; Leos are your match romantically but if you don’t have the same life goals it will burn out; Virgos make great friendships which is the perfect basis for a long term love affair; and Libras will be your secret or unrequited love affair.

You are gifted in your strong reasoning powers with imagination and intuition, and these gifts, together with critical perception and analytical capacity, can enable the Scorpions to penetrate beyond the average.

Your sign has the potential for being a genius, more than any other sign, only because of your obsessive driven focus into whatever compels you.

At the other extreme is the procrastinator, the Scorpio who is capable of so much that you do nothing and become lazy and self-indulgent. Probably because you become so overwhelmed with what you see that has to be done that to get from here to there that it causes you to shut down.

You usually give the appearance of being withdrawn or aloof from the usual drama in everyday life, yet those who know you will recognize your keen observational abilities in that you don’t miss a clue; it’s just that you don’t say anything. Your motto is life can be summed up in the clique that revenge is a dish best served cold, and with you it is so true. You just register everything and say nothing until you can use it to your best advantage. And therefore in business you can be very successful because of this incredible ability to always keeping a poker face until you lay down your winning cards.

You can find success in many employments being that you are so gifted. Any profession in which analysis, investigation, research, dealing with monies, and the solving of mysteries are relevant, can appeal to them.

So police and detective work, espionage, the law, medicine or psychology may attract you.

Power driven is a major component of your life and when it comes to career and money your obsessive drives can make many of you millionaires. However, for the un-evolved Scorpio, this relentless drive for power can also create a ruthlessness whereupon with a cold and calculating mindset you will do whatever it takes to get your goals accomplished regardless of the pain to could inflict upon another. But whatever approach you take your intensity causes you to give it a 100% commitment.

Delegating responsibilities to others has never been your strong point. Yes you can do it all but often with stress related ailments; such as with migraine headaches.

Your sensitivity, together with your extreme likes and dislikes make you easily hurt, quick to detect insult or injury to yourselves (even when you are just being paranoid) and easily aroused to rage. And your hurt and pains may express itself in words that could kill or action that cause lifelong enemies, for you find it difficult not to be overly critical of anything or anyone to whom you take a dislike but also fiercely loyal to anyone you love, just don’t betray the love of a Scorpio, remember how they love revenge best served cold.

And you do, however, make excellent friends, provided that your companions do nothing to impugn the honor of which Scorpios are very jealous.

Scorpio is symbolized with the Scorpion, the Serpent as well as the Eagle, or the rare Phoenix.

Because Scorpio is a deeply spiritual sign, and you often have an understanding and interest in other religions. Your sign rules the cycles of birth-and death, and therefore Scorpios are closer to life's beginnings and endings. Scorpio’s may not understand these great mysteries but you certainly aren’t afraid of them since you are faced with these forces on an everyday occurrence. But you certainly have the potential to make great role models for others on how to persevere and survive life’s challenges.

2009 Year Ahead – Scorpio Changes in elements of your financial life, your activities, your career and even your goals are no indication of unwise decisions or problems. On the contrary, they could be considered a springboard for opportunity.

Understand this and then, instead of worrying when these arise, you'll not only be intrigued by what you could discover during this expansive period, you'll be positive about what arises and enjoy the period of exploration this is. With your ruler, Pluto, only just having moved into a new part of your chart late last year, and now encouraging you to take a fresh approach to every area of your life, including your finances and material well being, this year is about experiencing the new and considering the unfamiliar. Sometimes this will be because you encounter something that inspires you. But it could as well be the result of changes you're cornered into making, ones that previously you've avoided. Recognise these changes as the opportunities they are, and instead of trying to shore things up or maintain the status quo, you'll begin give them serious thought. And what you learn as a result of that won't just be interesting, it could provide the foundation for welcome and unexpected achievements, now, and in the future.

The year of 2009 begins with two eclipses; these trigger changes - in your own life and in situations around you - and will lead to changes in how you live, your habits, your domestic set up and your activities out in the world. The changes that these eclipses indicate are usually sudden, which means you'll not only be reviewing and, quite possibly, substantially altering many elements of your life you do on what might be termed 'automatic,' which means you rarely think about them. Now, you'll need to make changes, and swiftly. This particularly has to do with how you look after yourself. As a Scorpio, you're a creature of habit and so your routine for maintaining your wellbeing may have been devised some time ago. Similarly, you'll have decided what your ideal diet is, and will have stuck to it, perhaps unchanging, for years. If so, view this year's disruptive developments as an opportunity to both review what you're doing - out of habit - and to explore new options. Do this and not only will you enjoy what you discover, some of those discoveries will become part of a new and more beneficial regime for the future.

Obviously stability in the closest relationships in your life isn't just desirable, it's a necessity. You rely on these relationships for stability. It doesn't matter whether it's a close family member, intimate friend or even a trusted colleague, you count on these individuals to be there for you, when you need to talk or require support. However, during the year of 2009, changes in the lives of others, in your own life, and in your habits, will cause a certain amount of upheaval, particularly in close relationships. Consequently, it's essential that you recognise that this upheaval is a normal part of the rhythm of life, and is therefore, no problem. In fact, it may actually be a springboard for frank discussions and much-needed changes. Not only will these changes be important, judging by aspects involving Saturn and the inventive Uranus, during the year, there'll be a series of such changes, each of which will lead to more in depth discussions and, ultimately, to greater understanding. Be prepared for such forthright exchanges when situations that need serious discussion arise, and not only will you get to the bottom of the issue in question swiftly, you'll strengthen those most important of relationships in your life as well.

Even the most intellectual of Scorpios has a strong spiritual streak, one that will be accented during this year. With the expansive and inquisitive Jupiter actually meeting the planet of intuition, Neptune, three times during the year, either your own intuition about certain situations or insights about your own life or others will highlight this side of your nature. If you've neglected it, you'll understand it better. Work to strengthen the link with your intuitive spiritual side and it will benefit you during 2009, and for the rest of your life.

SAGITTARIUS November 23 – December 22

SAGITTARIUS & LOVE How to GET & KEEP a Sagittarius Make them believe that they’re free (even while you’re dating them) Encourage them to spend time with their friends Be carefree and optimistic Be flexible and understanding Be adventurous Be freedom-loving Be adaptable Be philosophical and spiritual Be intellectually curious Be worldly Be fun-loving Be athletic Be honest Be willing to experiment with life Be spontaneous Be lively Be interesting and challenging Keep them guessing Have a graduate degree (ideally) Love travel Enjoy people and learning about different cultures Have hobbies and special interests Know how to find pleasure in life

How to LOSE a Sagittarius

Demand attention Be clingy Have no interests or hobbies Have no friends Be boring Be an “open book” Be in poor shape Have no interest in physical activity Have no interest in world affairs Be uneducated Be unsocial Dislike travel Have an aversion to philosophical and/or intellectual discussion Press for commitment Be verbally and emotionally unexpressive Be deceptive Be overly traditional in sex Be overly-traditional in thought Be cynical Be overly emotional Always be available to them

About SAGITTARIUS

When I think of Sagittarians what comes to mind is a person with a positive outlook on life, full of energy, athletic ability, adventurousness and a love of traveling and exploration. In fact Sagittarius has a lust for travel and the further away and more exotic, the better!

You are basically optimistic, and continue to be so even when your hopes are dashed. You are the sign of honesty, integrity, and independence with a passion for justice and the rights of others. Consequently so many of you are involved with legal affairs and political activism.

The key phrase associated with Sagittarius is “I perceive,” referring to your intuitive abilities and your vision for a better world and your longing to search the planet for greener pastures and the inner search for meaning in life.

Sagittarius has always been known as the lucky sign of the zodiac, whether in gambling or just everyday life.

Your luck probably stems from your optimism and belief in the future that creates your lucky nature.

In love, Sagittarius needs lots of sex and sports but you also have an equal need for an intellectual partner.

Nothing spoils a relationship faster for a Sagittarius than a sense of claustrophobia. So forget all the neediness and dependencies when dating a Sagittarius, it won’t fly.

Sagittarians are passionate, sincere and straightforward in love. If your marriages are successful, you will be faithful spouses; but your innate restlessness will inspire you to travel to find your own private space, both mentally and physically. You need to feel free and are often faced with the choice of allowing your careers to take over your lives at the expense of love. This dual nature, and the eternal thorn in your side often create a dilemma between career versus relationship. Sagittarian women, even if you have no career to rival your love, find it difficult to express affection since you are so much more mental than emotional, more independent then dependent, and therefore the duality could be between your desires for a relationship versus your desire for freedom. And of course, men can also fall into this trap just as easy as the women.

When a Sagittarian matches up with another Sagittarian there needs to be the basis of a close friendship first, who also loves to be active physically, sexually and has a passion for travel and ideas. If these ingredients aren’t there along with a healthy respect for space and separate lives it will not last long.

Capricorn’s and you are very, very different but you two could get along with a common goal of making money, Aquarians will stimulate you mentally and give you a run for your money when it comes to freedom and travel but often this combination stays for mentally stimulating than physically; Pisces will want to set up a home and family but you two absolutely need to be mature and ready for a long term commitment; Aries will always be your eternal lover and playmate; Taurus will ground you but the match will never feel equal which could work if the Taurus played the role of the grown-up and the Sag excepted the role of the child; Gemini is your opposite sign therefore your marriage partner; Cancer will push all your buttons and cause you to rethink your life which is great except it’s too heavy for the long haul for you; you and Leo’s will want to travel the world in search of new ideas; Virgo’s would make good business partners and if you both had strong common goals it could work out in a marriage; Libra’s makes your best friends and which is the perfect basis for a marriage; and Scorpio works best as a secret lover but too complicated for a lifetime.

Emotionally Sagittarius needs lots of freedom, space and intellectual stimulation. Your restlessness, if excessive, can jeopardize more than your own stability. For some Sagittarians risk becoming amorous players, wasting your lives away in frivolous pursuits. And on the flip side of that coin, some of you can develop a moralizing, religious fanaticism. But usually your nature of fairness and concern for the welfare of others keeps you mostly charming, friendly, easy going and honest, even if it’s a little too honest at times.

Even though you are usually very easy going, you can be impulsively angry and you know how to be outspoken, direct and to say exactly what will hurt your opponent most. On the other hand you are very forgiving.

Sagittarius is also called the Archer. Another quality is their love of the great outdoors and nature and you may hunt animal game, but only for the sport and never the kill.

You can be comfortable in the wilds of nature or the civilized urban settings and with your love of freedom and travel you often seem as if you have one foot out the door, ready to bolt to ensure your freedom.

Being a Sagittarius almost guarantees that you'll excel in at least one sport. More Olympic champions are Sagittarius than any other sign. Equestrian sports are popular for your sign because of your symbol of the Centaur: half man, half horse, so you and horses share a special affinity. Sagittarius rules travel, so running,

jogging, hiking, camping, rock climbing, canoeing--anything that will keep you in locomotion—keeps you stimulated.

There isn't a sport you wouldn't try and because you intuitively feel the link between body and mind (man and horse) you regularly seek ways to strengthen both. And because you have so much energy you will need some sort of regular exercise to keep from going completely mental.

Sagittarius is great because you always tell the truth, but sometimes hearing the unforgiving truth can be tough on the rest of us. You have no sense of diplomacy, so if someone asks for your opinion, you will give it! Which explains the clique for Sagittarius; open mouth – insert foot.

You love to initiate new projects and you have an urge to understand concepts that are new to you. You think rapidly, often intuitively and always original. You are strong-willed and good at organizing, a combination that gives you the ability to bring any project you undertake to a successful conclusion. You have both a deep and curious mind, with foresight and good perception, and therefore you can be a great conversationalist.

Creatively the Sagittarius loves the broad brushstrokes of life, the large canvases or using the entire world as a sounding board by publishing books, producing films, designing ambitious ad campaigns, or whatever medium that ignores the small details and goes for the big picture. Sags want their messages also be upbeat, enthusiastic, and clear and honest.

Being that your sign rules the world of ideas, cultures, exotic foreign locations and spreading information; you are natural teachers, journalists, lecturers, philosophers, lawyers, judges, crusaders and religious leaders. Travel and exploration appeal to your restless souls and if you weren’t trained as an archeologist you could be tempted to work as a travelling salesman. There is a gambling, adventurous streak in many of you which is great for occupations in high risk speculation like that of the black jack dealer, and of course, the world of horses.

The symbol associated with your sign is the Centaur, half man and half horse. The Archer and the Centaur are the symbols of Sagittarius.

Sagittarians are the world travelers, the eternal students, a sign that is always searching for something else, a longing for greener pastures. This is a quest for the meaning of life and since another human being represents imperfections and limitations eventually the Sagittarius has to spread their wings and search for another adventure that will allow their souls to soar. The Peter Pan syndrome of never wanting to grown up and settle down is often seen in the Sagittarius.

2009 Year Ahead - Sagittarius Being a resilient, inquisitive Sagittarius, you'll find that the changeable situations you're dealing with during all of 2009, may be somewhat of a challenge. But they'll also focus your mind and get you thinking about situations you've either ignored or which hadn't crossed your mind. However, those around you won't be as enthusiastic. In fact, your major difficulty, during most of the year, could be keeping the anxieties of others at bay, particularly while you explore the intriguing options that come your way. Eventually you'll need their support. But you're also aware that it's too early to make plans or commit. What's more, with the planet of focus and power struggles, Pluto, just having left your sign - after an extremely long stay of over a decade in Sagittarius - you'll discover there are new options available to you, many of which were unobtainable only a short while ago. Here, too, life is about exploration, not about finalising anything. As you explore, however, consider carefully the practical and financial implications of which you get involved in, and not only will you be able to put right material or financial issues from the past, what you arrange during 2009 can form a foundation for an unexpectedly prosperous future.

Being one of the three fire signs, the signs that are blessed with both abundant energy and enthusiasm, you seem to have an inexhaustible zest for life. Yet as you well know, when you run out of energy, you can collapse. You'll sometimes crash so hard that it takes you a very long time to recover. Because this is a year of relentless action, even you could easily deplete your energy. You could assume that you have enough resources to do just a little more when, in reality, you simply need to stop. As a result, during 2009, you'll be focusing both on learning to rest before you're completely exhausted and on ensuring that how you look after yourself - that is, your diet and your way of eating - supports you now, during such a demanding period.

While this may seem an irritation and a bit of a nuisance, at least initially, the benefits you gain from what you learn about maintaining your health and wellbeing in this way will give you resilience now, when you want that extra boost of long term energy to sustain you now, while you pursue this year's exciting goals, and in the future as well.

You have an amazing ability to concentrate. When you're working on a plan or project, whatever its nature, you're able to focus on that to the exclusion of everything - and everybody - else. Those who know and love you understand that. Still, during 2009, perhaps your biggest challenge will be keeping those around you informed about what you're doing. Even more, you'll want to reassure them that, disruptive as your plans are, these individuals who you're closest to - intimate friends, family and loved ones - are still very much on your mind and at the centre of your feelings. This means that while you may not be able to be with them as much as you - or they - would like, you'll still try your best to give them those little attentions that mean so much: a call or a card or perhaps a small gift. Whatever the case, remain attentive to them. Once is not enough. This year's changes, in your life and around you, could also mean that you encounter interesting individuals and here, too, ensuring that you let them know they're important will turn what may just seem a chance encounter into something lasting and rewarding.

Although many Sagittarians lead a very active life, and rarely pause to reflect on the exact components of what they believe, most are natural philosophers and will always question the whys and wherefores of various ideas or ways of thinking or worshipping. This will be accentuated by this year's series of encounters between your ruler, Jupiter, and the intuitive Neptune, in May, July and December. This draws you inward.

What you learn as a result of this won't just be intriguing, but could form the foundation for a philosophical approach to this year and to the years to come.

CAPRICORN December 23 – January 20

CAPRICORN & LOVE How to GET & KEEP a Capricorn Be mature, motivated and ambitious Be loyal and reliable Be wise Be cultured Be elegant Be authentic Be poised Be tasteful Be sophisticated Surround yourself with the “right circle” of friends Know how to entertain and be a good host/hostess Be able to schmooze professionally Have access to influential people Be goal-oriented Be successful Be respectable Be organized Be dependable Be loyal Be warm and affectionate Be accepting of their more serious side Accept their father/mother-like behavior Be supportive of their ambitions Don’t be too easy to get into bed When you’re in bed, keep things normal (no whips and/or chains please) Respect tradition Allow them the space and time they need to take care of ther responsibilities

How to LOSE a Capricorn

Be flighty Be irresponsible Be undisciplined Have no goals Be extravagant Be a gossiper Be wasteful with time and money Be tasteless in presentation and conversation Associate with the wrong crowd Be easy Have no respect for rules or tradition Demand passionate expression of their emotions Attempt to seduce them in public Behave disrespectfully Neglect your appearance and home Be scandalous Be disruptive to their routine Threaten their reputation Ruin your reputation Have no self-respect Be loud and obnoxious Be rude and crude Be a liability

About CAPRICORN When I think of Capricorn what comes to mind is one of the most stable and (mostly) serious signs of the zodiac. You are normally self-confident, strong willed and calm. You are often hardworking, unemotional, practical, responsible, persevering, and cautious and capable of persisting for as long as is necessary to accomplish a goal they have set for yourselves. You are reliable workers in almost any profession you undertake. You are the major finishers of most projects started by the others and you quickly become the backbone of any company that you work for rising to the top.

The key phrase for you is “I use”. You are the experts at using whatever available resources are at hand and making use of them. And so, this “I use” talent works incredibly well from running a business to figuring out how to feed and clothe 5 kids on a very limited budget.

The planet Saturn rules Capricorn and it’s image is very conservative. A powerful need to be in control and consequently the need to control others, as to ensure the vision of the perfect world where nothing out of control ever happens. But since we all know that crap happens to the best of our intentions it’s the Capricorn who can suffer the most because of their stiffer expectations. So the answer is too simply learn the ways of the willow tree and bend with the breeze rather being the old oak that will try to survive all storms while it’s branches keep breaking off.

Saturn represents the father figure in astrology who doesn’t want to relinquish his power and control causing his children to resent and fight for their rightful inheritance. And so, many Capricorn’s will often feel that their father or their bosses or authority in general keeps holding them back and giving them no support. Many Capricorn’s have some issues with their fathers.

Romantically you are the marrying and monogamous type but you take it all so seriously that you are often ill-at-ease and unhappy because you take the whole love game so seriously. Therefore you are cautious around people you do not know very well, preferring not to meddle with others and in turn not to allow interference from them. Others will often see you as unapproachable, formal and aloof with an air of distance.

Of course, this couldn’t be further from the truth but you can be uptight worrying about what others are thinking about you that you don’t enjoy life as much as you could. However, once in love you aren’t going to let go since you seem to think you won’t get too many other chances but when in love you turn into the young goat romping through the fields as if intoxicated and deliriously happy. I think Capricorn’s look younger the older they get because they learn to mellow and then their appearance which had been so serious and aging lightens up and finally a youthfulness begins to appear.

Emotionally you tend to take a parental, care-taking role in love. And you are happiest when you are needed and appreciated. There can be a tendency when your love life is empty or troubled that you fall into pessimism, melancholy and even unhappiness, which is pretty normal for many signs but the goat with all your pragmatism can take loves ups and downs more seriously than what you will let on to others or what others would even assume.

When a Capricorn matches up with another Capricorn it’s usually more of a merger of practical concerns but certainly stable and enduring but not very spontaneous or outwardly passionate. You could make money with an Aquarius which might appeal to your practical side but not very romantic; Pisces is a good sign to help you dream and they certainly are mentally stimulating but unless you let go it will turn into a sisterly or brotherly love; Aries would be a good sign to set up a home and family but if you don’t let the Aries be themselves it would be better if the two of your just went into the real estate business; Taurus will always be your eternal lover and playmate; Gemini is too complicated for Capricorn’s to settle into; Cancer is your opposite sign and therefore a marriage partner; Leo’s would make a better therapist than soul mate; you and Virgo’s could travel the world in search of greener pastures; Libra is a good sign for you and excellent for business except your stiffness would push a romantic Libra away eventually; Scorpio’s makes for excellent friendships which is great basis for a marriage; and Sagittarius is your secret lover and even the unrequited one’s.

You are often built very solidly, thick, and with a serious demeanor. But Caps have the last laugh on everyone because even though they are born as very old souls, heavy, serious, and rigid; the older they get the more the old goat becomes the playful, young goat, and Cap will often look much younger the older they get while the rest of us start young and end old looking.

Capricorn’s are the kings and queens of the words; I should of, could have, ought to, and there is so little time and of course, it’s never enough. You need to learn to let go of what you think is acceptable and learn to relax and be your own person. Let that goat out and play.

You think profoundly and deeply, thoroughly exploring all possibilities before deciding on a 'safe' plan of action. You have good memories and a desire for continuing knowledge. You are rational, logical, clearheaded, and you have good concentration, but you can be stuck too long in seriousness.

Like the planet Saturn who circles the personal planets in the solar system; Capricorn’s when entering a party or any large social event or dance club will often need to circle the area and scope out the territory before you decide how you are going to interact with the group. You have this secret fear that everyone is always judging you, since you have this tendency within yourself to judge others, and so before you can relax in a room full of strangers you need to check out the environment before you can relax.

You make good friends and are intensely loyal to those you do make. You will test the waters of affection before judging the temperature is right for marriage. Once married, however, you are faithful, though inclined to jealousy. Most Capricorn’s marry for life.

The spontaneous quality of the innovative, free spirit artist is not the nature of Capricorn. The goat is so focused on his expression not being accepted by the hallmarks of tradition that originality is usually not a word associated with the artistic Capricorn nor is the word artistic.

To be useful with your creativity makes you most comfortable. The fine artist is not so much the impetus for success as is going for the more practical accomplishments of the architect, the designer, decorator, landscaper, or commercial artist. Your life choices are always highly influenced with the need for purpose.

One of your favorite lines is; what’s the purpose, if there is no purpose why bother.

Material success is an important measure of success for the goal-driven mountain goat, who are determined to make it to the top. Goats never give up their relentless struggle and with often the philosophy that the means justify the ends.

Certainly, you are action-oriented. Yet while tap-dancing faster can make you feel better, the danger is that you can get so lost in busywork that you lose sight of the bigger picture.

When practical ability applied with the drive of ambition are required in employees to make a project succeed, Capricorns are the people to hire. You plan carefully to fulfill your ambitions, you are economical without meanness, and able to achieve great results with minimum effort and expense. Because of your organizing ability you are able to work on several projects simultaneously.

Your occupations can include most professions that have to do with math or money. They can be economists, financiers, bankers, speculators, contractors, managers and real estate brokers. You excel as bureaucrats, especially where projects demanding long-term planning and working are concerned. You are excellent teachers, especially as principals of educational establishments.

Capricorn is one sign that enjoys working, and when faced with stress, your instincts tell you to work harder, longer and with more focused intensity. Your ruler, Saturn, causes you to take responsibility to the max. But all this stress can have adverse effects to the body. Therefore, put play and going to the gym on that schedule of yours.

The symbol associated with your sign is the mountain goat.

The mountain goat is a sure-footed, independent creature than can hold his own when maneuvering the rough terrain of climbing to the top of the mountain. You can persist in all types of weather and dangerous obstacles with a determination to attain your goals getting to the top with a practical, pragmatic plan of action. But the goat was also a symbol for wild sexuality in ancient times and so deep within this serious, goal oriented goat is a passionate and sensual side waiting to come out but only after the goal is in site so the goat can relax and let loose. And so the conservative exterior of the goat also has a burning sexual interior when tapped.

The goat was known as sexually obsessive, and many astrologers know that Capricorn people usually do have a wildly sexual, personality lurking underneath that reserved, conservative exterior.

Capricorn’s philosophy and general character that just about permeates their every decision is that of being concerned about what everyone else thinks of their actions, for they think they are always being judged.

However, behind this anxiety is a great integrity and need to do the best job they possibly can perform and to attain the respect of their contemporaries. What the world ends up with is an individual who truly follows the golden rule, which makes this planet a better place to live.

2009 Year Ahead - Capricorn As you begin 2009 you'll be reviewing every area of your life. But from the early days of the year you'll be focusing especially on what you do, the goals you set, what you feel constitutes an accomplishment and what you regard as obstacles. All of these will require a serious review, simply because the planet of truth, Pluto, only just having moved into your sign in late 2008, and raising issues about both existing concerns and matters that you hadn't been aware of, there are bound to be numerous questions. Take time answering these questions as they appear, and the insights that result will be remarkably illuminating. They'll encourage you to adjust or revise your goals, and in turn, to create new objectives for the cycle of your life which is only just beginning to unfold. Initially, these discussions - which may seem a nuisance - may seem unnecessary. But as your ruler Saturn challenges the planet of innovation, Uranus, early in the year, in February, and again in mid-September, you'll realise that the more aware you are of your own goals, the more wisely you'll able to react to the changes in circumstance triggered by these planets' powerful aspects.

Pluto arriving in Capricorn means you are undergoing a renovation project within yourself, which will last for the next 16 years. Pluto’s symbolism purges, deconstructs or cleanses out fears, anxieties and pushes things up from the depths revealing where you feel powerless. Then you can face the fear and realize that you have a choice to become stronger and more empowered about your life. Remember that stability around relationships first begins within yourself and your concept about love and relationships. If you are not solid “inside of you” regarding these topics then the “outer relationship” will reflect that erratic tendency. A part of you wants freedom and the other part is traditional and wants longevity in commitment. Creating a long lasting relationship begins now - not in the future. It also requires consistency and action not just thinking about it.

Because 2009 is a year during which you'll be altering certain habits, some of very long-standing, and probably in every area of your life, you'll be reviewing what you do every day. You'll be thinking about what you've assumed is good for you. This particularly applies to your day to day life, to how you look after yourself and to your physical wellbeing. But you'll also realise that you need to think about how you eat, and whether the diet that once worked for you still does. During the year's second half, you'll be particularly conscious of the need to examine and perhaps change certain of these habits, especially around the time of eclipses in your sign, in July and in late December and also, in early January of 2010. At first what arises may be disruptive. Events could throw your schedule into chaos. But actually, these changes are doing you a favour. Recognise this review as an opportunity to explore, to try out new types of approaches to fitness and new ways of eating, and not only will you improve on your life, you'll find that there are enjoyable as well as helpful pursuits, just waiting to be discovered.

Those who know and love Capricorns appreciate their relationship with you because it's a solid one. This is because you don't commit without meaning it, and once you have made that commitment, you work hard to maintain it. Yet because this year is all about transition you could be stretched. So much that you quite unintentionally neglect others, even those you care about most. When such situations have occurred in the past, you've relied on the fact that time equalises everything. During this year, however, those closest personally and professionally - will also be dealing with changes, and will be less patient and understanding.

So, instead of withdrawing discreetly, as you have done in the past, give the psychology of others some thought. Let them know you care, both with your words and actions. And instead discuss what you're going through with them. Some of what you're wrestling with may seem tedious to you but you'll be surprised how supportive others are able to be, even at times when you're slightly embarrassed to admit what you're struggling with. Not only will their support be touching, their ideas could make all the difference when it comes to the decisions and changes you're undertaking.

With your ruler, Saturn, remaining in the most expansive angle of your chart for most of this year, you're in a cycle that's as much about discovery, especially of a spiritual nature, as it is about achievement in the material world. Ordinarily you focus on one or the other. During this year, you'll want to try to balance the two. Ensure that every day you set aside at least a few minutes for such reflection, and this will help you remember that as much as you wish to achieve, being contented in your own life is as important.

If 2008 was your gateway year into a new future, then 2009 is the year when you reach the other side, with nothing in front of you but a future that spreads out in front of you, as far as the eye can see and from this vantage point, there are nothing but opportunities.

You could waste your time looking back through that gateway, to the challenges behind you, but why do that, when your future is waiting for you. You have only just reached the other side, with the last step that finally got you through that gateway only happening in the closing days of 2008, but however long it took you to get here, you're here now.

This is without a doubt one of your biggest money years ever, if not the biggest. Jupiter, planet of luck's move into your income sector on the 6th January makes this your luckiest income year in over a decade, but what makes this bigger than any other lucky income year, which you experience once every 12 years, is the presence of Neptune, planet of dreams and fantasies. Neptune has been in your income sector since 1998, catching the last 6 days of Jupiter's last visit to your income sector. This time around every moment that Jupiter will spend in your income sector is accompanied by Neptune, creating a situation where dreams and luck join forces, to make anything possible. The last time you had that advantage was in 1863, nearly 150 years ago. January and February are especially important months, for not only are you in the early and most enthusiastic phase of Jupiter's transit through your income sector, this is being supported by the Sun, Mercury, Mars and Venus who will all pass through. For all but Venus, this will be while Jupiter is here.

Venus, planet of money and desire leaves just 2 days before Jupiter arrives, her job of evoking your desires and triggering the laws of attraction done. So this is a huge money year, especially when it comes to your income.

AQUARIUS January 21 – February 19

AQUARIUS & LOVE How to GET & KEEP an Aquarius Be friendly Be cool Be untouchable Be mysterious Be unpredictable Be cerebral Be unique Be free-spirited Be intriguing Be illusive Be happy with a romance friendship Be social Be independent Stand out in some way Have at least a few hobbies Support their humanitarian inclinations Give them freedom Be spontaneous and accepting of change Be different (In some way, any way!)

Enjoy learning new things and meeting new people Have a group of close friends that you spend lots of time with Know how to get along with their friends Don’t expect (nor demand) emotional expressions of their love Understand how to be their friend first, then his lover

How to LOSE an Aquarius

Attempt to put a leash on them Demand that they spend 24/7 with you Be average Don’t have any hobbies Be sexually provocative Expect daily emotional expression of their feelings Dislike friendly discussion/debate Be antisocial Don’t get along with their friends Have no friends of your own Be a loner Criticize their beliefs, causes, and projects Expect passionate lovemaking Support routine Look down on spontaneity Be materialistic Dislike people Be possessive Be clingy Be boring Smother them Throw tantrums Show your jealousy Always be available to them

About AQUARIUS When I think of Aquarius what comes to mind are all the friends who have been completely out there, freespirited, rebellious and brilliant.

The key phrase used in astrology to describe Aquarius is “I know,” and these eclectic beings generally do know just about everything but sometimes the more immature Waterbearer will think they know when they don’t and consequently they will come off a little arrogant but hopefully they will grow up but in the meantime if you have to deal with a young self-righteous Aquarian don’t even bother trying to change their minds because they know.

The symbol associated with your sign is the Waterbearer.

The Waterbearer represents the container holding the water and not the water. Aquarians are the vessels for spreading information; Aquarians are the mouthpieces for innovative ideas. Aquarians are often 3 years or more ahead of everyone else’s views therefore you are seen as strange or genius but whatever, most people do think you are a bit out there.

This ability of tapping into the future is the reason that you are the Waterbearer of new information that keeps eternally springing forth from those people with strong Aquarius planets in their charts. However, the other side of that coin is that you have trouble being in the moment or in the present because your minds are too focused on tomorrow and rarely today, which of course, can cause all kinds of interesting dilemmas and especially with personal relationships.

In love and marriage, the Aquarius will need to retain their sense of individuality and freedom. Remember that for an Aquarius to fall deeply in love, they first have to be friends so don’t rush them, or think you aren't making "progress" fast enough. Also, too much togetherness can wig out the claustrophobic Aquarius, so make sure there are times alone during the relationship.

Switching to affairs of the heart, imagine your first kiss and instead of enjoying it completely you were probably wondering what it meant and where it was going to take you. And so you missed so much of the emotional joys of life because your body may have been there but your mind was somewhere else. And then Aquarians wonder why other signs think you are so detached and impersonal.

You do not open up easily and are often seen as being cold and detached. But once you decide to allow someone into your lives for friendship or love, you can become loyal friends or lovers, ready to sacrifice everything for your partners and be faithful to them for life. However, you are sometimes disappointed emotionally because your own high personal ideals cause you to demand more of others than is reasonable.

And you choose your friends and lovers so infrequently that if ever another deceives or betrays you , you would literally turn off in a heart beat and forever banish that person from your inner circle.

When an Aquarian matches up with another Aquarius it will definitely not be your conventional marriage but it could be a loyal and enduring relationship based on friendship and consequently have more respect for another than between other signs; Pisces and you are like oil and water but you two could make money together; Aries is a good match but the strong need for independence within each other could cause the two of you to drift into a brotherly or sisterly arrangement; Taurus would make a good nest and home for you but you two would have to give up your mutual stubborness; Gemini will always be your eternal lover and playmate; Cancer is way too emotional and domestic for your needs; Leo is your opposite sign and therefore your marriage partner; Virgo would make a better therapist than a playful lover; Libra and you could travel the globe in search of greener pastures; Scorpio’s could make excellent business partners or a marriage based on strong common goals; Sagittarius is your friend which is the best basis for a marriage; and Capricorn can only ever be a secret lover because you like each other but not each other’s lifestyles.

Aquarians are very social, friendly, charming and outgoing and you love helping others and going on crusades for the betterment of mankind. However, Aquarians do not make friends easily, even though your sign rules the domain of friendships. Part of the problem is that you live in a world of ideas and even though you know how to communicate with anyone its usually on a detached, non emotional basis because you have to learn how to connect with others on a heart level. Aquarians need to learn intimacy and being there in the moment with another instead of thinking about something else totally unrelated of the future.

When Aquarians are most stressed out, close personal relationships may feel claustrophobic. It is important for you to try and reassure your partner that you still love them but that you need time alone or with your friends. Aquarius has a habit of acting aloof, completely tuning out and not taking time to explain what is going on, which only creates confusion in a relationship. Your lover or partner may think that they are the problem, when that could not be further from the truth. And what is this needing to be with friends when you have marriage and family responsibilities? Aquarius is the sign ruling friendships and not intimacy and from time to time an Aquarius has to spend alone time with your friends when you are still very much involved in a personal relationship. Aquarians are monogamous usually but you need that mental variety that a spouse cannot provide on a day-to-day basis. Aquarius is a sign that is highly charismatic and you easily become

the leader of your group. But with your nature being directed out to the world, you often forget about those closest to you.

The Aquarius is smart, independent, somewhat rebellious and a true original, which is part of the reason other signs will fall in love with you and because of the fact that you are not a clinging vine. Friendship is so important to the Aquarius that others may feel your friends are more important to you than the lover. This isn't the case, but it can be hard to cope with at times. Loving an Aquarius is often frustrating because you often act aloof and hard to know. So when falling in love with an Aquarius you might as well throw out all preconceived rules of tradition because Aquarians hate routine, convention and tradition. But even though it will be exasperating at times because you never know what to expect next, the love and romance will remain exciting longer with an Aquarius even if not very constant and cuddly.

Within the dimensions of the Aquarius personality we see the obvious rebellious nature, but also a love of humanity, and the willingness to sacrifice your personal needs for the good of others. The most striking quality in Aquarius is fierce independence.

Aquarians need to relate to others and hear a variety of opinions. You often use your friends as sounding boards for your abundant ideas. In the end, however, Aquarius follows no one. Highly independent, you make up your own mind when it's all said and done. Your only problem is being so intent on socializing that you can loose your grasp on your important goals. You have a stubborn nature so making changes are hard for you, even though your sign rules the future and open to the unusual. I have always seen it as a control issue with your sign, in that you often believe only you have the answers so why would you listen to anyone else’s opinion.

You love to shock others and often with just that unexpected phrase or word that you know that others are not expecting out of you or at that moment. However an interesting note on your nature is that you hate being surprised and shocked by others. You can play the practical joke but you can’t take it.

It’s that control thing you have, whereby you can be the jokester and the life of the party but you do not like surprises thrown at you. Your mind is very restless and needs constant stimulation and you love being social so from time to time when you often get bored your mind has to make-up drama but it also makes you a bit of a controlling person and therefore being shocked unexpectedly can throw you off balance which is a definite no-no in your world.

Aquarius represents the areas of groups, associations, organizations and unions. These are all keywords denoting the group dynamic that Aquarians resonate so well with because you love intellectual and social stimulation but on a more detached friendly basis. You hate to be confined or possessed. And you hate to feel obligated to anyone even if you are in love. And so Aquarians work best with group projects, provided that you are recognized as having an important part in them. And because of your need to work for causes and to champion for the rights of the downtrodden you support all groups and organizations that have these similar high ideals.

Energetically and physically you tend to take on your projects with the intensity of a laser beam, so scheduling time to lighten up would be a good balance for you. But you never like to live with any kind of schedule. Now this may make all kinds of sense to you but to others it comes across as being a space cadet.

Creatively you are the inventor, designer and the innovator. You are the type who through artistic expression upsets conventional morality and pushes the envelope. Whatever you do it must make an original statement.

Technology will often play into your creativity whether it’s through computer graphics to developing new games or using innovative tools to make the art; like robots being programmed to paint murals, and always using art to express shocking ideas.

You have a desire for knowledge and truth that makes many of you good scientists. Since Uranus rules technology, inventions and electricity - - anything connected with computers, electronics, and everything technical, you will gravitate towards and often excel if not be the inventor.

Your crusading and humanitarian nature also lends itself for you to be excellent writers, journalists, broadcasters, social workers and teachers. The more psychic Aquarians possess healing gifts and can make excellent therapists as well as healers, and especially of the holistic and alternative type, since you need to break away from tradition and venture into uncharted waters.

People around you rarely sense when you're anxious or insecure, since you hide your feelings so well or because you don’t know how to feel or express your feelings. Highly objective in your approach to life, you succeed at not becoming overly emotional about things. Sometimes, however, you could be kidding yourself that whatever is going on is "no big deal" to you. Aquarius is a sign who must get in touch with their feelings--or else suffer the consequences later; such as emotional stress breaking down the body or a relationship.

Your outlook on life is always future oriented and for the good of humanity and the planet. You definitely are one of the crusaders for the equal rights of all. And because you have this need to embrace the world it’s difficult to keep you isolated in a relationship for your destiny is to connect and help as many people on this

planet in your lifetime.

2009 Year Ahead - Aquarius As an Aquarius, you're both an idealist and a bit of a perfectionist. So when it comes to what you do with your time, your goals, both short term and in the long range, you give careful thought and reflect on what you might do before you commit to anything. Then, once you know your direction, you work hard to get your life organised, to balance what you must do with what's more meaningful to you. Then, once it is, your intention is to maintain stability. Yet, with so much in transition, around you and in your own life, and with Jupiter bringing opportunities of many varieties, this is no time to stick with what you know. During 2009, explore every option that arises. Some will have first appeared last year, when the planet of achievement, Saturn, powerfully aspected your ruler, Uranus. This process continues for all of 2009, and brings a fresh perspective on existing activities that involve your material wellbeing, your goals and career, if you have one.

It also indicates shake-ups in the world around you, which could actually benefit you, particularly if you're willing to explore seemingly unexpected ideas and offers. These could, in fact, be exactly what you need to transform your life into a dream come true.

Of all the signs, you have perhaps the best understanding of the link between your physical wellbeing and the state of your mind. Ordinarily you're able to maintain a balance between these two. However, during times of confusion or periods of unsettling change, such as the year of 2009, maintaining that stability could be a challenge. In fact, you could find that the routines that once suited you, in terms of maintaining both your physical health and your emotional and mental wellbeing, not only need to change but will need to be altered on several occasions, over time. You might also find that you're restless, that you feel that there must be a new approach to life that will make you feel better. Not only is that true, it's appropriate. That apparent restlessness is about discovery. What you learn or discover could be hugely illuminating, exciting or helpful. In fact, with the expansive Jupiter actually meeting the intuitive Neptune several times during the year and accenting exactly this variety of questioning, what you learn won't just be informative or helpful; these insights will contribute to your wellbeing for the rest of your life.

While it's rare that astrology can promise that magic is coming into anybody's life, every once in a while situations arise that are nothing less than that. And this is your year to expect nothing less. These amazing developments are indicated by Jupiter's brilliant aspects to Neptune, both of which are positioned in your sign during all of 2009. These promise magic in your own life and extraordinary and often magical encounters with others. But in order to take advantage of these you'll need to be open, quite possibly to changes that you might not otherwise consider. These could take you into new territory. You might spend time with people who, for various reasons, you wouldn't otherwise encounter. This could come about because of changes in your way or living or even working which, initially anyway, you're not exactly thrilled about. Still, if you're willing to meet these exciting developments half way, your life will be the richer for it.

Not only will experiences in existing relationships, with loved ones, romantic partners and dear friends be exciting, experiences with those you meet could change your life - and quite possibly, theirs.

Although you, as an Aquarian, have a powerful mind and a strong intellectual curiosity, that's only one side of your nature. You also possess a powerful intuitive or spiritual component to their nature, and this will be deeply accented during this year. This is partly because frequent and often entirely unexpected changes will often leave you short of facts, and therefore will require that you pay close attention to your intuition. But also, certain situations will highlight the fact that the only answer will come from trusting your instincts. The more in touch you're with those, the more smoothly this remarkable year will unfold.

PISCES February 20 – March 20

PISCES & LOVE

How to GET & KEEP a Pisces Be romantic Be illusive Be enchanting Be mysterious Be unpredictable Be flexible Be patient Be tender Be spiritual Be mystical Be “taken,� yes, by another. ;-) Be dreamy Be understanding Be intriguing (always and forever) Be good at playing games (hopefully you enjoy them too ;-)) Know how to hide your flaws Know how to transform reality into romance Enjoy the arts – music, movies, exhibitions Show strength when appropriate Be supportive when they need you Be empathetic to the less-fortunate Encourage the development of their latent talents

How to LOSE a Pisces Demand that they become a realist Nag them about life obligations Expect punctuality Press for commitment Be cold Be harsh Be cerebral Be detached and aloof Be insensitive Be demanding Be boring Be unimaginative Enjoy routine Dislike spontaneity Refuse to join them on his last-minute exotic escapes Have no interest in cultural events Turn down invites to the movies Get headaches from music Be antisocial Be a hermit Be independent Be emotionally undemonstrative

About PISCES When I think of Pisces I think of the sign of unconditional love. In other words, you will love and accept totally and unconditionally until others prove you wrong. And even that won’t convince you right away.

The key phrase used in astrology to describe the fish is “I believe,” and that is your great gift for the world; your incredible faith and belief in life and others.

Pisces sees all others as being one and connected to each other regardless of race, culture or sex. And this is why you are so psychic, spiritual, compassionate and embrace universal love so unconditionally. This powerful knowingness that all of mankind is somehow connected and a part of the universal consciousness or God, is a major part of the inner workings of the Pisces personality.

Pisces almost always have large and beautiful eyes which mirror your feelings openly and the women are often prone to crying easily. Since the eyes are said to be the doorway to the soul, who better to have eyes so deep and wide that looking into them one feels as if you could become hypnotized by them.

Pisces exist emotionally rather than rationally, instinctively more than intellectually. And you can live a bohemian sort of life, searching for a career in which you can really find yourselves, but you are easily discouraged, feeling despondent and unappreciated which often causes you to move on to something or someone else always searching for that safe harbor you can call home.

Pisces is a sign of duality and I have always seen the 2 different types of Pisces described as either the low tide or the high tide. The low tide types are the lost souls swimming around in their confused reality not knowing which way to proceed in life and often being depressed, alcoholic and isolated. The high tide are the artists, healers, spiritual leaders, psychics and visionaries. The low tide types think they have to choose between their divine side and their human side, whereas the high tide incorporates both aspects and finds the gold within.

You are very flexible. But your very flexibility can give you problems making that final decision. Decide on an amount of time that you will devote to the decision-making process, then set a deadline for action. Pisces rules infinity and abstractions which is great for artistic and psychic outlets but when it comes to making reality decisions you can be prone to getting caught in limbo and making no decisions.

You are never egotistical in your personal relationships and give more than you ask from your friends.

Unfortunately you can be easily misled by the fantasy of romantic love and then later become disappointed by the reality of an everyday, unromantic relationship. You are nevertheless intensely loyal and home-loving and will remain faithful.

You are often popular with all kinds of people, partly because of your easy going, affectionate, natures that offer no threat or challenge to stronger and more outgoing types. You accept the people around you and the circumstances in which you find yourselves rather than trying to change others. You are sincerely more concerned with the problems of others than with your own.

Few signs would be as willing to forgo personal pleasure on behalf of another. Yet all this giving can wear out a Pisces over time, and sometimes you simply don't know how to stop giving. So remember to indulge and replenish your own personal needs from time to time.

When it comes to love you are the incurable romantic and in the right relationship this can be a fairy tale union and with the wrong relationship a nightmare because you won’t let go immediately. You are extremely accepting and forgiving but without a more discriminating nature you will attract people who will take advantage of your good heart. You believe in soul mates and you will never give up your search.

When a Pisces matches up with another Pisces you are dealing with 4 personalities instead of the usual two. If all four persona’s are on the same wavelength the union will literally be out of this world but the problem is that most Pisces with another Pisces is usually more about one partner saving and rescuing the other. Aquarius initially stimulates great compassion and the belief in a soul mate but soon you will often be disappointed because an Aquarius needs to be independent and you are looking for the ultimate merging.

Capricorns are reliable and make great friends, which can be the basis of a solid match. Sagittarius can work if you have a common goal but individually you two are very different. Scorpio is a very compatible sign for you and you could spend your life together searching the world for greener pastures. You are very romantic and this can be an intense and passionate union but it usually only works long term when the Libra is given some space to be left alone. Virgo is your opposite sign and therefore your marriage partner when both parties are mature. Leo and Pisces are too indecisive for each other and could wear each other out.

Cancer will always be your eternal lover. Gemini and you are very different but you could set up a family to work out each other’s previous family issues. Taurus is good and stable for you but Taurus can be too

stubborn and it might end up feeling more like brothers and sisters. Finally Aries with you is better with financial relationships rather than some great romantic love affair.

Pisces tend to withdraw into a dream world where your qualities can bring mental satisfaction and sometimes fame and financial reward if you are gifted and lucky. Your talents can produce remarkable creativity in literature, music and art. You may count among your gifts mediumistic qualities that can give you a feeling that your best work comes from outside yourselves. Even when you cannot express yourselves creatively you have a greater than average artistic sensibility.

Pisces' greatest strength is your imagination and creativity. You are brilliant at expressing yourselves in symbols and gestures. You therefore can be outstanding film-makers, photographers, and dancers.

Your compassionate natures make you perfect for work in charities, catering for the needy, as nurses looking after the sick and or as vet’s caring for animals. Many architects and designers are Pisceans, and when the creative abilities are combined with gifts of imitation and the ability to enter into the feelings of others, Pisceans find success in acting. Your psychic and spiritual qualities can lead you into careers in the church or as mediums and mystics.

When a Pisces is under stress, all you want to do is hide hoping reality will disappear or magically mend itself. The last thing you need when you feel your nerves on edge are major obligations and responsibilities to others —Pisces does not like to be confined; especially when feeling vulnerable. Therefore one of the best healing tonics for you generally is just being alone and escaping the day-to-day stress grind.

Emotionally Pisces like to hold and comfort others and to be a container for others as much as they are looking to merge and be contained by your soul mate.

Many of you are definitely escapist, but it is your secret weapon in this harsh world. You need to create your own reality when life gets too hard to take, by losing yourself in a good book or movie. Creative visualization is one of the most positive ways to deal with change and Pisces is more adept at this than most signs.

Pisces are said to contain each of the 12 signs within it. It is often said the Pisces has walked in the shoes of all the other 12 signs before incarnating as the Fish. Thus each time a decision comes up, all twelve avenues of expression must be considered for the Pisces. This can be a very, overwhelming dilemma indeed. However, the gift of Pisces is not the ability to see clearly from a rational point of view, but rather to look within and answer from the heart, a gift founded upon the belief in a higher power which makes things right. This is also the gift of intuition.

A deeply philosophical sign, money does not motivate you as much as self-expression and creativity does.

You are definitely the sign of altruism and compassion, making you ultra-sensitive to the needs of other people. In fact, when you see someone suffering financially, you identify so closely, it feels like it is happening to you. It is impossible for Pisces to say no to anyone in trouble.

The symbol associated with your sign is the Fish.

The modern zodiac represents Pisces as two fish swimming in opposite directions, however in the past many cultures chose the dolphin to symbolize Pisces. The dolphin was known for its helpfulness to man, its kindness, its mercy, and even for its healing qualities to ancient man and it seems an appropriate symbol for Pisces. The Pisces Fish swims in the ocean of life feeling connected to all living things with no boundaries and separations between others.

If ever there was a sign to dream the impossible dream, it's you, Pisces! Show the other signs how it's done!

2009 Year Ahead - Pisces This year promises to be a watershed year in terms of your material wellbeing, your activities out in the world and your goals. If you have a career or go to a job, you'll also find that exciting developments or intriguing opportunities seem to come, often from out of the blue. While these will be unsettling, they'll also be exciting. The reason for this is not so much what you do but how you approach this side of your life.

Often, as a Pisces, you get so involved in the needs of others that you, and your interests, come second.

During this year, however, you'll need to balance your concern about others with your own pursuits and interests. While you're doing this, however, you'll need to ensure that others understand that, sometimes, no matter how demanding they feel their needs or requirements are, they'll just have to wait. This will also allow you to review your own objectives and here, too, you might find that the time has come to leave certain goals behind and focus on others, particularly those that appear unexpectedly during the year, in May, July and December, when the planet of opportunity and growth, Jupiter, actually meets your ruler, Neptune.

During this year of growth and expansion, when life is good and events are exciting, you'd think that it would be easy to look after yourself. But, actually, you'll be so busy focusing on certain goals and exploring what arises, you could actually neglect yourself. Besides, as those intriguing ideas and offers turn into various obligations and you're trying to keep up with others, you could feel overwhelmed. This is where looking after yourself comes in. While you might not actually have time to do what you need to, you can find ways to weave in activities that will benefit you. You'll make activities that will improve your health and wellbeing fit into your routine and your daily life. This could involve something you do with others that encourages you to eat well or exercise. Or perhaps you will organise a venture with others that includes some kind of physical pursuit. You could even turn such activities into a holiday with friends. Adopt this habit early on in the year and not only will you benefit from the year's extraordinary developments, you'll end the year fitter than you were when you began it.

There are times when close relationships sail along smoothly. By the time that 2009 begins, however, you'll be well aware that this is another kind of year entirely. In fact with changes in your own life - many of which are as exciting as they are unexpected - you'll be dealing with some wonderful developments. It's just that even what's most welcome will demand time and that could disrupt close relationships. But you must also consider the influence of tensions the lives of others and in the world around you. Those in situations you and others are dealing with may seem nothing but a distraction. When it comes to the lives of others, you'll need to work hard to keep your closest of relationships on an even emotional footing. Some situations may involve problems. But, both difficulties and more opportune developments will give you an opportunity to talk things over frankly in a way that you don't usually make time for. These discussions will, in turn, create a new closeness and understanding between you, one that allows you not only to remain close but to develop a new understanding for the new world and life that is unfolding before you.

Every Pisces has an intuitive streak. This is something that others come to rely on and that you do as well, although sometimes you don't even think about it. During this year it will be important to pay close attention to what your instincts tell you however, since these clues that arise about everything from those closest to practical matters will prove to be illuminating, informative and may enable you to act on opportunities that you might otherwise miss. Even more importantly, stay close to this inner core, and when things are tough and when they're good, you'll have that Piscean sense of what comes first in your life.