William Smith analyses what we can look forward to over the next 12 months and what resolutions we should make to take full advantage of what destiny has in store
ARIES
Mar 21-Apr 21
PROFILE: Your intellect is sharp and quick so there is usually a sense of urgency or impatience about your thinking. You are assertive and impulsive to the core, and quick to grasp the initiative. You are also apt to make snap decisions and inclined to demand immediate results. You are instinctively adventurous, and your judgments, aspirations and enterprises are mostly well structured.
ARIES in 2016
Work & Money: Make an end to unproductive work and arrangements. Free yourself for more rewarding business activities. Watch out for a special opportunity to begin a new and exciting undertaking. Manage your money properly at all times.
Home & Family: Sort out domestic priorities and get your loved ones to understand the importance of making family life all that it can and should be. Lead the way and set the example, and then you will get the necessary co-operation.
Love & Pleasure: All should soon become clear to you if you have been wondering where you stand in the game of love. The good news is that you have a very good chance of realising your hope. Marriage goes through phases yet it lasts.
TAURUS
Apr 21-May 21
PROFILE: Although capable of being imaginative, colourful and humorous, you are inclined to think and move mainly along direct and straightforward lines and tend to view life in shades of black and white. You are seldom undecided or prone to confusion. Something either is, or it is not. Your attitude is invariably frank and uncomplicated, although you can also be reserved and over-cautious.
TAURUS in 2016
Work & Money: A new source of income should soon open up to you. Take care not to get in over your head when you start buying new things. Keep a nice balance between work and play, as well as between money coming in and cash going out.
Home & Family: Devote more time to your family and make plans for the future along with your loved ones. You will be well rewarded by fate if you nurture domestic harmony. Take care of your elders and encourage the young to do well.
Love & Pleasure: If single, someone who instantly understands the way you feel and think could soon spark your interest. Romance is light and lively whether you are married or eligible. Plan a romantic journey to an exotic destination.
GEMINI
May 21-Jun 22
PROFILE: You are exceptionally versatile and rather clever as well. You are certainly alert and inquisitive; ever eager to absorb all manner of knowledge and information. Although you are usually highly intelligent and very broadminded, you are periodically inclined to become shallow and objectionable. You are also erratic and imitative, and quick to latch on to ideas already in vogue.
GEMINI in 2016
Work & Money: Let your mind roam freely over the profitable possibilities that lie before you. Plan carefully and act purposefully. You can benefit from good advice, so listen and learn. Teamwork ought to prove better than individualism.
Home & Family: It is all change during the forthcoming year. Some of your relatives and certain circumstances will force you into new ways of living. Old habits have to be discarded and new rules must be introduced into your home.
Love & Pleasure: Anticipate plenty of excitement, fun and variety - and it is all tied in with romance and friendship. A thrilling reunion is indicated. If single, a new courtship ending in marriage seems to be a strong probability.
CANCER
Jun 22-Jul 23
PROFILE: Your thoughts, feelings and actions are inclined to go through phases; predictably running from one extreme to the other. Moreover, you are deeply intuitive, highly impressionable, rather imaginative and severely emotional. Your thoughts are always coloured by your feelings. You are also extremely sensitive and often touchy, yet you are also capable of being cheerful and witty.
CANCER in 2016
Work & Money: Cultivate a strong mental picture of yourself succeeding in the business world. You will become prosperous if you are all fired up to succeed. Do not gamble on luck, rather build up your own jackpot with regular savings.
Home & Family: There could be much going on in your family circle during the next 12 months, but most of it will affect you only indirectly. A change of base appears quite likely if you are independent and in need of more freedom.
Love & Pleasure: If married, there is no flame like an old flame to keep you warm. If lonely, think carefully about letting an ex-sweetheart back into your life. A new love may turn out to be true love if you are alone and heart-free.
LEO
Jul 23-Aug 24
PROFILE: You are invariably cheerful and magnanimous, possess a sunny disposition and smile a lot. You are also favoured with a good intellect. Your pride demands that you think and act confidently but you are frequently inclined to overreach yourself. Some people would say that you are far too self-centred and conceited. You may indeed be somewhat egocentric but you are also generous.
LEO in 2016
Work & Money: Start raising your financial expectations. You can thereby prime yourself for a powerful push ahead in your career. Play it safe - pay cash and buy only what you can afford. Do not go into debt for the sake of having things.
Home & Family: Curb your impatience when it comes to family issues. Be sure to take only carefully measured actions and then all will proceed well. Especially keep out of other people's private concerns. Aim for harmony in your home.
Love & Pleasure: Take advantage of a good year for resurrecting worthy former associations. Vital friendships could lead to exciting new pursuits. Progress in your social life should impact wonderfully well on your long-range future.
VIRGO
Aug 24-Sep 23
PROFILE: You are blessed with superior mental proficiency and fine communicating ability, so it is unsurprising that you are a shrewd strategist. You are particularly adroit at solving problems because you are favoured with an analytical mind. Although you are adept at dispensing sensible advice, you can also be quite diffident and overly critical, apt to wound people with biting sarcasm.
VIRGO in 2016
Work & Money: That which initially seems to be an unfair burden could actually be a vital lesson in disguise, if it makes you strong enough to overcome barriers and obstacles in business. Your financial rewards could be considerable.
Home & Family: Happenings on the home front will challenge your ingenuity. You have to box cleverly with some of your difficult relatives. Good counter-moves can defuse trouble. Let past experiences guide you in handling family matters.
Love & Pleasure: Capitalise on your romantic assets and eliminate your rough spots because you may face competition for your heart's desire. You must be an exciting lover and a loyal companion all in one if you want to be the winner.
LIBRA
Sep 23-Oct 23
PROFILE: You are endowed with a largely pleasant disposition and loads of charm, yet you are apt to become surprisingly fractious when matters do not run your way. You are certainly idealistic but there are times when you are unable to make firm decisions. Your intellect and emotions are far too closely entwined, making you quite fickle and inclined to fall for the flavour of the moment.
LIBRA in 2016
Work & Money: Teamwork should prove profitable, whereas similar results may be hard to obtain on your own. Timing is important and you must plan down to the last detail. Constructive endeavours with the right partner go off very well.
Home & Family: You can best handle whatever domestic life throws at you by staying cool. Changes will be for the better, whether you make them or have them thrust on you. Your loved ones need guidance and you should interact with them.
Love & Pleasure: Growing self-confidence and generally good energy levels make you a winner in love and in sport. In fact, you might have to work some of it off in the gym or by jogging. A marriage might soon result if romance is new.
SCORPIO
Oct 23-Nov 23
PROFILE: You are imbued with powerful and deep passion, and your feelings often permeate your thoughts. Although you are astute, perceptive and shrewd, you do not always obey your intuition, sometimes tending to hang back instead of seizing your chances. You are suspicious and wary of people and circumstances. You are frequently introspectiveand analytical, and also apt to brood a lot.
SCORPIO in 2016
Work & Money: Protect your position by devoting more attention to your duties and responsibilities. Earn praise and a raise by proving that you are skilled and energetic. Use your special talent to make extra money in your spare time.
Home & Family: Things tend to run contrary to expectations. The people around you may often act out of character. Family prospects seem to change constantly and fresh ideas frequently come to light. Yet everything ends up much happier.
Love & Pleasure: Your social life promises to be full of stimulating diversity, which is good news if you are eligible for a new romance. A shared holiday can work wonders for your relationship if you are already one of a loving twosome.
SAGITTARIUS
Nov 23-Dec 22
PROFILE: You are naturally outgoing and optimistic, but you are also frequently too adventurous and reckless, and apt to attract trouble as a result of your impulsiveness. However, you are exceptionally broadminded and philosophical, ever-hopeful and therefore able to take the good along with the bad. You always pursue your dreams and aspirations regardless of obstacles and upsets.
SAGITTARIUS in 2016
Work & Money: You may look forward to a year of great accomplishments and the rewards for your endeavours should be substantial. The important thing is to save more than you spend. Make a habit of contributing towards future security.
Home & Family: Consider the needs of your family when making plans. Keep them informed of what you are trying to achieve. Focus on what is really important and ask for their advice and help. Get daily family routines running smoothly.
Love & Pleasure: Sparkling social life enables you to broaden your circle of friends and to attract new admirers. Get involved in a worthy group project if you want to raise your prestige. Your romantic status can be greatly improved.
CAPRICORN
Dec 22-Jan 21
PROFILE: You are inherently cautious and serious yet also clever and eloquent. Moreover, you are practical in your reasoning and methodical in your planning. Logic is all-important in your estimation and you base your assumptions and decisions on proven facts and figures. Yet, in being so deliberate and dour, you also often veer toward the combative, exacting and narrow-minded side.
CAPRICORN in 2016
Work & Money: Making the right connections is what you should be doing because influential people can help to make your dreams come true. You must of course be realistic and persistent. Don't overshoot your limits or take silly risks.
Home & Family: Make your family environment inviting and comfortable in order to keep your loved ones happy and contented. Get everything into the open because honesty is best. You and your family must help one another at all times.
Love & Pleasure: This is your year when passions explode and two hearts unite. Aim to thrill and you will indeed make yourself irresistible. You could soon be making a new love commitment if you are single. Marriage looks promising.
AQUARIUS
Jan 21-Feb 20
PROFILE: You often project an independent and detached persona which is usually very effective in throwing others off guard while you exercise your curiosity. Your mind is always very active so it is no wonder that you are deemed to be intelligent and ingenious. However, you are notoriously unpredictable and often rather eccentric as well. You are always liable to shock and surprise.
AQUARIUS in 2016
Work & Money: Seemingly always primed for action, and able to handle important undertakings, you can hardly fail to succeed in your job and increase your income. But you could make some enemies in being so ambitious and competitive.
Home & Family: Be prepared to play your part in sorting out domestic problems. Your loved ones will often need your advice and support. You will have to stay calm when emotions overflow. Make everyone aware of the rules in your house.
Love & Pleasure: Cut out time-wasting actions. Aim straight for the target and get the desired results if you have a romantic objective or a special holiday in mind. You will regret it if you do not convert your dreams into realities.
PISCES
Feb 20-Mar 21
PROFILE: You are highly intuitive but you can also be very dreamy. Imbued with a powerful imagination, you can be brilliantly innovative or apt to lose yourself in fantasy. Since you spend so much of your time deeply involved in abstract thoughts, you are not always considered to be logical. Yet you are frequently correct in your assumptions because your intuition is so quick and sharp.
PISCES in 2016
Work & Money: Listen to your intuition often and also to the voice of experience, because between your own common sense and the suggestions of successful people in business you can do very well. But choose your associates carefully.
Home & Family: When all is said and done, you will realise that your strongest allies are your closest relatives. Listen to their advice because you are sure to learn something valuable. Put great emphasis on give-and-take in your home.
Love & Pleasure: Play to win. Fate has dealt you powerful trump cards and you must play them bravely in your roles as lover, artist or sportsperson. Work on improving communication with your partner. Score by making some compromises.
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