Astrology

Your year ahead will be lively, energetic and outgoing at times and rather withdrawn at others. You will want a chance to ponder over important personal issues. You’ll need to tackle joint finances. If you don’t take control then it won’t happen.

You will have an even sharper, fast-moving mind now with Mercury in the inventive area of your chart. Remember to write your ideas down since you can be absent-minded, forgetting your brilliant inspirations as soon as you have them. Your concentration is wandering a little at the moment.

With Mercury now at your midheaven you will be getting lots more attention at work  since you have all the bright ideas which others want to hear. You want to know the common sense reasons for doing everything and get very irritated by work mates who rattle on about grand ideas.

With your ruler Mercury now flying high in Aquarius you don’t want to be bothered by tiny details since you want to see the broad picture. Just watch you aren’t being impractical or unrealistic. In discussions you see no reason to pull your verbal punches, so mates may need a thick skin.

You are fairly intense at the moment, maybe more stubborn than usual in discussions. You will have to confront those with whom you share joint responsibilities, to sort out better agreements. Just watch a tendency to express yourself too forcibly. Just try to sound tolerant, even if you don’t feel it.

With Mercury in your opposite sign at the moment you will be the diplomat par excellence. Your harmonious way of expressing yourself and desire to keep the peace is doing wonders for your popularity. Your conversational skills will make you much in demand out on the social scene.

With Mercury your ruler now into your chart area of work, you are appreciating differences which others regard as too trivial to bother about. But it does mean you will spot what they overlook, and that can be highly useful. Your helpful suggestions at work are going down well now.

There will be plenty of fun and laughter around you today. You will appreciate your own ideas, and like listeners to be appreciative as well. Just don’t exaggerate too much to make an effect, or embroider the facts to make a good story. Just keep your feet on the ground.

You may be taking other people’s comment too personally, fearing slights where none were intended. You are more sensitive than usual, so will retreat into your shell if arguments flare up where you feel your views are being personally attacked.

Into a speedy period ahead, you are making it your business to know everything about everybody since you want to have all the necessary facts at your disposal. Mercury is now into Aquarius so you are not about to let your feelings get in the way of your thinking.

With Mercury now moving into Aquarius your concentration will be good once you settle down to tasks. More stubborn than usual, you are digging your heels in quite hard. Your thinking and speaking will all be directed to whatever has a practical or financial purpose.

Your boredom threshold will be low today, and you may jump into action just to avoid the tedious process of making considered decisions which take account of all the facts. You could also be point scoring, which may not always go down too well. Try to listen as well as talk.

Today your mind will be wandering around restlessly, and maybe you will be too susceptible to persuasion by others. You are picking up subtle clues, soaking in the atmosphere around you, and this can make you biased without realising it. You may be too sensitive on one score.