Star Power: The Week Ahead
________________PETER VIDAL

From 24th September To 30th September

ARIES
(21 March - 20 April)
Your most decisive planets strike at the very summit of your solar chart, challenging you to achieve your ambitions, using not one hundred per cent effort, but something like a hundred and ten per cent! If you experience a setback, it’s a message to change your track, especially if a romantic partner is involved.

TAURUS
(21 April - 21 May)
You have probably been through enough, but there are still some choices to be made and decisions to be taken. Your best teacher is the law: that doesn’t just mean that you must be guided by what is permissible, but what is morally just and right, especially for partners.

GEMINI
(22 May - 21 June)
Underlying certain superficial concerns, like money and joint financial concerns, are deeper psychological issues, such as how you cope with an emotional loss and the way you handle separation from those you love. It’s time to focus on your spiritual self.

CANCER
(22 June - 23 July)
Be prepared for some sort of personal surprise, or even a shock, though by no means an unpleasant one. If you have any say in the matter, arrange to mix with people who are original, lively and interesting. An unusual friend will transform your life over the next six months.

LEO
(24 July - 23 August)
Venus, the graceful and charming planet of love and beauty, is now endowing your life with its bountiful attentions. This obviously favours your emotional affairs over the next few weeks, although always remember how easily your passions can run out of control.

VIRGO
(24 August - 23 September)
There are creative schemes on the go, and if you are sensible, you will divert more energy to exciting new projects, especially personal ones, and less to obligations and commitments which you’ve now outgrown. Romantic matters are ready to prosper at the end of the week, so you should be careful to be at your most charming.

LIBRA
(24 September - 23 October)
Where there’s a will there’s a way would seem to be a suitable saying for the moment. Professional affairs are to be afflicted by uncertainty, but the underlying reason may not be clear. In this, as in romantic matters, you must wait two weeks for a mystery to be solved.

SCORPIO
(24 October - 22 November)
How about making a bid for increased recognition of your talents? This may mean showing off just a little, and as long as you’re not arrogant, other people should respond favourably. You may be greeted with a few long faces at home, where children might not like your new approach!

SAGITTARIUS
(23 November - 22 December)
It is a surprising feature of your sign that you have too often allowed yourself to be undervalued, and you have also taken to heart other people’s low estimate of your abilities. Please realise that you have fallen into a trap from which you can now release yourself.

CAPRICORN
(23 December - 20 January)
It could be said that after you were made, the mould was broken. Everyone born under your sign now has the right to be considered a genuine person — or rather, completely unique. If there is anything for you to learn at the moment, it’s that you have your own destiny to fulfil.

AQUARIUS
(21 Janury - 19 February)
Partners are challenging you to explain yourself, but now may not yet be the right time. There still seems to be a chance that the truth, if it emerges, will be misunderstood. Next month may be a more favourable time. Your financial fortunes will surely improve by midweek.

PISCES
(20 February - 20 March)
Solid practical arrangements are required, especially if you want to put your dreams into practice. There is little room for sentiment, and no space at all for useless frills. There could even be a measure of self-sacrifice required! Yet your soul will benefit.

IF IT’S YOUR BIRTHDAY

Sunday, September 24
People close to you may have difficulty making themselves understood, so please be patient and listen carefully. The truth may be considerably more welcome than you think, and along the way a number of problems may be cleared up. Don’t expect decisions to stick.

Monday, September 25
Think long and hard and don’t let anyone push or pressurise you into making hasty decisions. The fact is that this is the time to stick to real life and to base every one of your choices on hard information, and if other people object, that could be their problem. By the way, a bureaucratic question should soon run in your favour.

Tuesday, September 26
Today's key planetary picture links Venus to Neptune in a stunning alignment, encouraging new friendships, intriguing attractions and an entirely fresh social scene. Security is though, your major need of the moment, and your main priority will be to build a safe future.

Wednesday, September 27
Venus, lady of love, is forming a shimmering relationship with serious Saturn. What good is this to you, you may ask. Well, for a start you can expect happy emotional news over the coming month. Those of you entering a new romantic liaison will hear declarations of undying love.

Thursday, September 28
You may be torn between two conflicting impulses. One is to stay exactly as you are, following the most cautious path possible. The other is to break free, casting aside the bonds of the past. I have a feeling that, thanks to harmonious planetary alignments, you’ll find a middle way.

Friday, September 29
It's all very well imagining that you can compromise on situations for ever, but if you don’t act fast to secure your happiness, nobody else will. Romantically, it is up to you to take the initiative as soon as possible. A brief financial crisis will be resolved by the end of next month, so take it one careful step at a time.

Saturday, September 30
The next 12 months will be divided into two phases, the first brimming with passion and the potential for change, and the second calling for stability and consolidation. There can only be one serious piece of astrological advice, and that is to create as many openings for yourself as you can.

Entertainment and romance 24
Domestic and family matters 27
Bargain hunting and shopping 24
Selling 26
Sports and outdoor life 26
Travel 27

INVESTMENT GUIDE

Sign new contracts, start new ventures 24
Avoid new commitments 27
Arrange business meetings and interviews 28
Note tips and hunches 25

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