Aries

With Jupiter, the planet of excess racing through your opposite sign, it’s very important for you not to sit still.

Given the choice between a vigorous workout or receiving a relaxing massage, the chances are you do neither and stay in front of the TV with a family-sized box of biscuits.

A way out of this conundrum is to share the experience of exercise and find someone to come with you and provide some company and a sense of competition. This rarely fails to inspire the best in you.

There is also a great temptation to shop through August 2021, but gently resist the urge to reach into your purse for every trifling thing you see. read more

Aries

The first half of September 2021 sees you charm everyone with your silky personal skills. Venus, the planet of diplomacy, gives you an assured touch and you don’t have to think about your responses. Just act the way you like.

Reach out to people and be proactive in your affairs – your luck is in and you get value for your efforts. Mercury, the planet of communication, backtracks and reminds you of past business to attend to.

Look into your back archives, but resist the temptation to take a new approach entirely. You see things differently now, but your views will change again by the end of the month. read more

Aries

You may have had some recent changes of heart, or at least of mind in terms of your image and general appearance, but you are back on a steady track now.

Mercury has re-diverted itself from last month, so your old ideas and resolutions are coming back, probably for the better. So if your health kick or fitness program had gone off the rails, now is the time to call the engineers in and whip yourself into proper shape once again.

You don’t do well left sitting around doing anything, so console yourself with the thought that despite the effort, you’d only be bored with your previous lazy habits. The best approach to your fitness, as always, is one step at a time.

Nothing remarkable about this of course, except achieving a suitable schedule takes a bit of adjustment before you understand your own needs. By the 28th, however, you should have found the right balance, where on the one hand you don’t sit and fester, nor burst a blood vessel by overstraining on the other.

Taurus

This is a good month for your fitness and wellbeing, with the Spring Sun going through your sign giving you a special lift.

This gives you energy and a desire to take center stage, so you better look to your fashion laurels and make sure you have all the necessary accessories for the season. Mid-month is the best time to go shopping for something suitably striking, and you should be able to come to good decisions about what clothes set you off best.

Naturally, you like the very best, or at least the feel of fine quality, and the good news is that you have the green light to spend big.

There is no point in cutting corners, only to be left with also-ran clothes hanging unworn in the wardrobe for the moths to eat. The false economy should be avoided at all costs, especially around the favourable New Moon in your sign on the 8th.

Gemini

Venus going through your sign from the 10th onwards is a cosmic beauty enhancement that just happens to be shining on you at the moment.

The effect is very subtle but noticeable to everyone around you, who appreciates the extra effort you put into your appearance, along with the special sparkle in your eye. Use this asset to your utmost advantage by dressing to the max and perhaps trying out something more daring than you normally think you can get away with.

There is a fine line to be trodden here, however, and perhaps it is better to get a second opinion from someone whose taste you trust. Impulsively going for the day-glow shirt or polka-dot miniskirt may prove an unforgivable fashion faux-pass at a time when the right impression is imperative.

This is a worst-case scenario, however, for in fact, your instincts are pretty acute this May, at a time when you strike the right balance all around.

Cancer

Finding the right therapeutic approach this month is important to get the most from your time. On one hand, you have abundant energy and the right amount of getting up and go, but you are also delicately balanced, and an injection of imagination is vital if your ideal shape is to be realized.

This means that mindless miles slogged on the ski machine could be counter-productive if they simply make you breathlessly bored.

A strategic choice of music on the iPod, therefore, is a priceless mood enhancer that ensures you set the best possible lap times. It doesn’t all have to be physical, however. Retail therapy, especially at the boutique end of the market doesn’t just ensure you look your best but makes you feel better about the world at large and your influence within it.

You can also combine different kinds of clothes to excellent effect, making even the most incongruous mixture look somehow right.

Leo

Taking a more introspective approach to your routine could pay off in style this month. Finding something compelling to occupy your downtime fills the gaps that are otherwise left in your hectic schedule and makes you feel better about your world.

Plus, something like a massage or the steam room may work even better than meditation in helping you get in touch with your inner puppy. You have the energy and aptitude to get the most from any of these approaches this May 2021, leaving you happy and with a very wet shiny nose.

You can transform yourself completely with a new hairdo or a major makeover, though you manage to strike a harmonious balance. A change of diet could also have some dramatic results, especially if you wish to lose weight quickly.

Don’t go overboard, of course, but you should feel justifiably proud of yourself by the shape you are in at the end of the month.

Virgo

With important planets placed in your relationship zone this month, it’s probably as well for you to get in shape with other people.

Using Mars to add a little competitive edge to the proceedings should work well for both of you, as long as the edge doesn’t become too sharp and you end up in an argument. You have to separate good advice from bad and make a judgment call for yourself on what looks is best.

You are well up to any challenges, however, and having someone alongside you may give you the courage to try a course of action, diet, or therapy you hadn’t thought of before.

As it happens, you are feeling pretty idealistic about what you are eating, and if you hadn’t already considered some kind of ethical regime, or at least going all-out organic before, then this could be the month to take the plunge.

Libra

You are taking a more imaginative approach to your fitness this month, so perhaps a change may prove as good as extra vitamins or clocking miles around the block.

Something relaxing to release the stress could prove a potent tonic, even if it is only an extra walk from work to take the air and shake the cobwebs.

Swimming is also something that combines excellent aerobic exercise with a relaxing feel, so a new subscription to the local baths could prove a perfect solution on several fronts. Jupiter is currently moving backward through your sign, leaving you feeling pretty good about the world and its ways, though also rather lazy perhaps.

So while you may take a laid-back view of piling on the pounds, bear in mind that you may not always feel so philosophical and you will thank yourself for keeping on top of your shape, even in such enjoyable times.

Scorpio

You can introduce a more interesting look this month, surprising those around you in a gentle way they find irresistibly endearing.

If your old image is becoming rather tired or outdated, or you simply feel it’s time for a makeover, then you have exactly the right attitude.

Between the presence of Mars and Uranus in your chart’s creative zone, and the more classic and conservative Saturn keeping watch, you combine the best of the old and new. So rather than going out to the hairdressers and having them let rip with the razor, you snip here and adjust there and come up with something fresh looking that’s totally up to date.

You don’t have to throw everything overboard to introduce a new style that gets you noticed, both at home and at outside, and the New Moon in your opposite sign on the 8th is the perfect time to start work.

Sagittarius

Take plenty of advice this month on how to look your best. You are a very strong individual most of the time, valuing your own counsel and own opinions, and may feel you don’t need anyone telling you what not to wear.

However, if there’s someone around you with whom you can share a creative meeting of minds, it would be sheer perversity not to at least touch base.

Venus going through your opposite sign is a signal that this person is well disposed towards you, and through your ideas on health, fitness, and fashion may be widely diverging, this makes the exchange all the more stimulating.

The Full Moon in your sign on the 23rd, however, is at a time when you pull it all together – other people’s advice and your own opinions – to create a stunning look that leaves no possible room for discussion or argument.

Capricorn

It is hard sometimes to concentrate on the slightly superficial business of looking stunning when you have so much work to do.

But it is precisely for this reason that you should put extra effort into your outfit and general presentation this month, all the better to forget yourself.

Although you have the overbearing presence of Saturn sitting over you in judgment, there are always outlets for your energy if you look hard enough. Far from being a frivolous waste of time, going out and spending money on your image is an important statement of intent that things are about to get a whole lot better.

The New Moon on the 8th sits happily with you and should be the time when your attention turns from mundane matters, on to the more important subject of how to make heads turn and tongues hanging out.

Aquarius

Venus sitting at a friendly angle to you this month gives you much to think about. This is not the time to try too hard or to go overboard with your efforts to look right and be thin, but just to take your time.

There is a great deal going well for you and nothing is to be gained by hurrying. You won’t enhance your look one iota by appearing flustered, or by caking your makeup on, or by spending too long under the sunlamp.

The way to take advantage of the times is by looking as natural as possible and allowing a certain nonchalant effect into your appearance. This may be hard to achieve, so just remember to be yourself and allow your own charm to shine through.

The 28th is a particularly good time to chime with the rhythm of the day, to sit back and allow compliments to come your way.

Pisces

You need to have a project on the go this May 2021, for you will simply go crazy with nothing to do. Mars making its presence felt in your sign demands that you sit up and get things done, starting perhaps with a fitness program that hits you in the hips, thighs and middle.

Even if you are not going for the burn, it is as well to take yourself out for walks or swims, or something deeply active that tires you out by the end of the day.

You might try a more unusual activity, like paint-balling perhaps, or to change your diet to fit more protein in, but you have to shake yourself up. A startling change in look and style comes at exactly the right time, in case you had forgotten what it is like to get out of bed with a smile, and the set intention of making a splash.

Aries

Old opportunities return this month, in case you didn’t cash in the first time. Jupiter is the planet of good luck, though he works in such a spectacular style that you may not quite believe what is being offered.

Things seem too good to be true, but while you shouldn’t gamble too much, they are more likely to be exactly as they appear. Saturn, the planet of limits and discipline is also perfectly poised, so you are unlikely to get yourself into trouble.

If you have always harbored secret dreams about expressing yourself in startling ways, in art, music, dance, or design, then now is the time to start working on it. Things don’t always work out the way you plan, but you will never know until you try.

By the 16th, Mars, your ruler is in your own sign. This puts a rocket underneath you and nothing is out of reach. If you have passed up some offers this year, then Mars ensures you don’t miss out for lack of effort.

You are a leader and inspiration this month, and if some people find you a little overpowering, then you are only doing what it takes to succeed.

Taurus

With the all-powerful Sun going through your sign until the 21st, this is a month for you to shine. You want and need to be noticed, but don’t worry about being seen as a grand-stander or show off. Having something about your appearance, or even better some special skill, is absolutely in order and makes you feel and look great.

The Full Moon on the 2nd highlights your relationships, though be careful of letting your feelings build up around this time.

This particular Moon is emotionally intense and your sensations are passionate to the point of being positively overwhelming. If you have someone special to share the time with, this becomes a perfect exercise, though it should be someone who understands you well.

This is probably not a good time for a first date, because you are so wrapped up in your feelings that you say things on the spur of the moment that you later wish to take back. Wait until the New Moon in your own sign on the 16th for starting any new plans and projects.

Gemini

You are bright and sparkling this month, with Mercury, the planet of the mind, going through your sign from the 11th onward.

Mercury is also your planetary ruler and you always respond outstandingly to its movements. If you have studied or need to come up with new ideas, then you can step up to the mark. Make sure you include friends in your plans because you can be a little bit wrapped up in your own thoughts and find it hard to communicate.

But if you have someone sympathetic to bounce off, then all things are possible. You open your eyes to new possibilities in love and look for someone who expands your world.

Anyone who has been around the block and has specialist knowledge becomes irresistibly attractive, but at the very least you want them to makes you laugh.

Perhaps you are moving back towards a person who you were unsure of in the past. The time may not have been right before, but you feel bolder, more open and adventurous now, and ready for a new romantic escapade.

Someone you can learn or study with would be the perfect solution, of course, and perhaps a journey or foreign escape is also on the horizon.

Cancer

Your relationship fortunes are looking good this month, with Venus, the planet of love in your sign from the 9th onwards.

This is a special space to be in, when you feel more warmly towards everyone and get the same back in return.

If you feel like going out and enjoying yourself, then propose an idea and you are sure to get people onside.

The conditions favour having fun, with no qualifying factors. Venus is also the planet of looks and luxury – all the enjoyable stuff – so you can create a fantastic image with the minimum of effort.

You don’t have to spend a fortune either – the aura that surrounds you makes everything look ‘meant’ and people can’t understand how you do it. By the 16th, you have to work a little harder at keeping your relationships together.

Mars, the strident planet of energy, challenges you and you are looking for more than one thing in a partner. Someone sweet and romantic for sure, but you also want them to be more assertive.

This phase coincides with the New Moon in your friendship zone, so get out and put yourself in the way of whatever luck your friends bring to you.

Leo

You feel under pressure to perform academically, work-wise, and every other way, but your horizons are getting easier. In 2021 so far, you have been rather stuck and all-around progress has been very slow.

Saturn is the planet of ultimate success, which until recently has been going backward, holding things up and forcing you to take your time.

There has been a heavy load on your shoulders and you haven’t felt like doing anything new or making an effort in your usual way. But you see the results of all your hard work now and things are starting to speed up.

When you are in the middle of studies or any long-term plan, the purpose can get lost among all the words, but your path ahead is becoming clearer. Maybe you have reached the stage where you can think about something apart from book-learning and you want to start enjoying yourself again.

Your energy is returning and Jupiter, the planet of good luck, brings new opportunities. By the 16th, you are full of ideas and doors open spontaneously when you knock.

You are dressing up again and perhaps a new gym subscription summons up the old zest and energy. Gloom and tiredness are replaced by progress and optimism.

Virgo

You have lots to look forward to this month, with sure and steady growth. The romantic potential is all there and you are rewarded by making the first move.

You have a good instinctive understanding of what your friends are thinking and feeling and should go with this sense.

It makes you popular. Venus, the planet of affection is well placed from the 8th onwards and you find people responding to a sympathetic touch. Try doing some entertaining and you will be surprised at the positive feedback.

Mars, the turbulent planet of action, is in your opposite sign until the 16th, so you are bold and up-front, needing a definite show of affection. Possibly you are in a provocative mood, looking for a big reaction, even if it means having an occasional argument.

The New Moon, also on the 16th, signals a turning point and a time when your relationships calm down and you see eye to eye without crosswords. You start looking forward and cooperating with people, instead of insisting that they notice you.

Libra

According to your horoscope, you put yourself across very smartly this July 2021, and people are impressed by your intelligence. As a Libran, you are the sociable type and like nothing better than gathering people around you – preferably with you at the center.

With Mercury, the messenger planet sitting perfectly from the 11th onwards, you bring this mission off perfectly and people like you for your all-inclusive attitude.

It’s also a great time to study when you can balance all your various duties. Sometimes, you work too hard academically and get overloaded with information – you are under pressure with deadlines and can’t always think clearly.

Now, you are patient and balanced and subjects that you had trouble understanding shift gradually into focus. This feeling grows after the 21st, when the Sun moves into your study zone and you are driven to excel.

Keep to what is demanded of you, however. You are so wrapped up in your special subject and so in love with the idea of investigating, that you may retreat into your own space.

Use your rich imagination by all means, but store up your own private thoughts for your own special time.

Scorpio

This is a month of two halves, the first half quieter and the second more lively. Even the quiet first fortnight gets off to a bubbly start, with the Full Moon in your sign on the 2nd.

This is a time of completion, of closure, like a high tide. Any plans that you have followed through for a long time come to a conclusion and you feel plenty satisfied.

The Full Moon is like your second birthday, so if you want to celebrate, then you look good with a minimum of effort and attract lots of attention.

By the 16th, your ruling planet Mars changes signs and you are more forward and up-front in your attitude. You stand up for what you believe, but you will do it in a subtle way.

In the final two weeks of this  July 2021, you are much more energetic and look around positively for things to do. Perhaps you are looking for a different kind of relationship, something with more daring and adventure.

Sagittarius

This is a great time of year where you show your true qualities. Your world has expanded recently, doing more things, with a wider group of people, over a much bigger area. Jupiter, your benevolent ruler, is in your sign, bringing a sweeping sense of infinite possibilities.

It is exciting just to sit back and contemplate everything you can do: study, travel, explore and get a feeling of real purpose in your world. Don’t waste it! Better to focus on one particular area, studying, traveling, getting rich, rather than get smaller effects in a number of ways.

Maybe you want a change of image and a fashion from one special country or period has an irresistible appeal.

From the 16th onwards, you have extra help and good fortune, when Mars, the planet of energy hits a sweet spot. Mars can be an overpowering influence, but now you get just the right blend of action, attitude and assertiveness. Instead of waiting for things to happen, you make them happen.

Great opportunities you missed out on earlier in the year come around again and you have a second chance. Perhaps you couldn’t believe your luck back then – so don’t make the same mistake again.

Capricorn

Anything you do this July, you are better off doing in company. Venus, the people-planet, is in your relationship zone, so you have a great interest in everyone and want your friends along to share the experience.

So you make yourself popular, plus if you have had any crosswords lately, you can play diplomat and skilfully clear things up. You don’t mind making the first move and are not shy about breaking the ice with strangers.

Don’t give too much attention to other people and neglect your own self! Venus is a sweet influence, but sometimes you can become very dependent on your friends’ opinions. If nobody is around to go out with, then you can always have a good time in your own company, where there is no-one to criticize.

The New Moon on the 16th happens in your fun and flirtation zone, so you know exactly what to do. By this point, you are more lively, energetic and enthused and any creative pursuit benefits from an injection of inspiration.

This could be a special talent you have, or just you making a stunning appearance with the absolute minimum of effort.

Aquarius

Big choices recently mean you’ve had to keep faith in yourself. Perhaps you have one goal in mind but other people stick their two pence worth in and say you can’t. You have a dream subject you want to study but are told constantly that it is impractical.

This feeling has been around for some time but soon comes to a climax. It is vital that you do what is real and achievable, but at the same time, keep a hold of your dreams. Mercury, the planet of communication, is doing fantastic things between the 12th and 29th, so use this as a period of persuasion.

Make people see that you understand what you are doing, but at the same time, you have to be yourself. You must also make choices in your relationships. There are people who give you big promises, but don’t always deliver.

They seem very attractive and have all sorts of wonderful qualities, but you are starting to ask questions – rightly so. You get to the point where you prefer a company that is less charismatic, but also more reliable.

Use your gift of listening to this month, and friends flock to you. Neptune gives you a great sympathetic touch and many people find this highly attractive.

Pisces

The first two weeks of July 2021 sees you in an excited and agitated mood. Lively and ultra-competitive, the planet Mars gives you an edge and you want to prove what you can do.

This inspires you to do more than you think you can, but at the same time, to make your actions purposeful. You are not happy just sitting around doing nothing, so make plans and get a sense of achievement.

If you make a list of essential tasks, you feel great crossing them off one by one. This crazy spell lasts until the New Moon on the 16th, which is a big turning point. After this, instead of being very wrapped up in your own plans, you become the business freak and focus on how to spend your money. Don’t spend just for the sake of it.

Focus on one special thing you want above all and make sure you get the best. Venus, the planet of luxury is in a good space, so your taste is good and you also handle people very well.

Use your sure touch to follow up any new introductions and create definite openings, rather than letting things slide. People like your offbeat approach this July, so make it pay.