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HOROSCOPES
By Shelley
Von Strunckel
FOR JANUARY
SAGITTARIUS
November 22 – December 20
You thrive on change. You enjoy meeting
new people and mastering unfamiliar
situations. Yet even you are perplexed
by the influence of Saturn, the planet
of order and focus, which moves
into Sagittarius on 23 December and
remains for most of the coming two
years. During this time, you’ll learn to
deal with practical and business matters,
and the people involved with them, in
ways you’ve always regarded as tedious.
The resulting insights will profit you in
ways you can’t begin to imagine.
LIBRA
September 23 – October 22
True, for most of January, your ruler
Venus accents love and life’s pleasures.
Yet, unless you’re very determined, the
constant demands of circumstances
and certain individuals could be a
distraction. Tempting as it is to lend
a hand, listen to or spend time with
somebody to cheer them up, it’s not
really necessary. And, more important,
you’d be cheating yourself. Besides,
this gives you valuable perspective
on those situations and people. While
you may not make changes now, you’ll
be considering certain ideas and
improvements.
SCORPIO
October 23 – November 21
December’s second half brings pivotal
decisions and the need to discuss
issues with, if not confront, others. You
face more of the same during early
January, and you’ll know where you
stand and what to say. By midmonth, the
focus shifts to decisions involving your
work, lifestyle and priorities. If initially
this seems overwhelming, you soon
realise events only mirror the changes
you’ve been considering. Since there’s
little time for discussion, you may have
to make those changes first, then deal
with the details.
VIRGO
August 23 – September 22
Obviously you can’t live without making
plans. Still, January’s biggest challenge
won’t be the many twists and turns that
arise but, rather, resisting the temptation
to fine-tune any arrangements. In some
cases, you’re short of facts, in others, the
circumstances of certain individuals or
the foundation on which plans are based
shifts, frequently and often dramatically.
The less you organise, the better. Once
you realise this, you take pleasure in
watching life unfold and are amazingly
unconcerned about what you should
be doing.
CANCER
June 21 – July 21
Because events in late December are
unsettling, you begin January on edge.
So when the emotionally intense Cancer
Full Moon, on the 5th, brings things to a
head, you couldmisinterpret changes as
reason to worry. Actually, you’re being
prompted to review arrangements, some
longstanding, and alter lifelong habits.
This is unexpectedly freeing. Soon, in
fact, you begin to explore new activities
and alliances that, only recently, you’d
never have considered. What you
discover enables you to forget the past
and focus on the future.
LEO
July 22 – August 22
Although it’s unlikely you’ll be thrilled
about enforced changes in elements of
your daily routine, these break up old
patterns and, as important, expose you
to ideas and individuals you wouldn’t
otherwise come across. Some are
merely interesting but, over time, you
realise others could assume a crucial
role in your goals, possibly close
relationships – or life. Still, resist the
temptation to organise anything until the
Leo Full Moon in early February, when
what you’ve learned and your feelings
all come together.
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