*ARIES: Your proud, passionate ruler Mars is presently progressing through the sign of quiet mastery, the strongest position for feisty, hot-headed Aries. If you can step into the audience watching your own performance and reactions this week, you may want to make the transition from actor to director controlling the show – your true role.

*TAURUS: Much-quoted Taurean Will Shakespeare wrote about all the world being a stage with people playing many parts. In this week’s drama, players may tend to get carried away, so you’ll need to sort what’s fact from what’s fiction. But there’s a steady infusion of energy in the present star scenario to assist – think of it as astral caffeine.

*GEMINI: Recent weeks activated your emotions.Now this one presses the button on expressing them. Charmingly. That’s right. Because as you know, intense feelings can be alarming, so sharing them as calmly and charmingly as you can sweetens conversations which otherwise might sound critical, accusatory or bitter. The results you get will let you know how successful you’ve been.

*CANCER:  Be Bold, Think Big, Live Large, proclaims this week’s loudspeaker. Why not, since you’re in the mood to break new ground? Especially around letting more love into your life by recognising the places where you might have been shutting it out. Just keep in mind while you’re thinking big not to go making mountain ranges out of mole hills.

*LEO: The Leonine trifecta of sun, Jupiter and weekend new moon in your sign is a rare moment of magical grace that some astrologers call the portal of golden opportunities. One of these is taking the time to define and refine your heartfelt desires and deepest dreams, then sending them out to fly free into the future towards fulfilment.

*VIRGO: With offended feelings, ruffled feathers and sudden flare-ups on this week’s menu, dramatic reactions are likely. This can be costly where personal relationships are concerned, especially round the midweek Virgo moon when your theatre critic’s ascendant. But Jupiter’s boosting your Mercurian intuition to peak pitch, helping you speak the truth in a way people are able to hear it.

*LIBRA: This week has dash, flash, vivacity and audacity. It applauds sassy style, admires charisma and bling. Will this tempt you to overspend, especially round late week Libra moon?  And is that really a smart idea? A smarter one might be enjoying yourself being generous with your time, energy and affection without it costing a bomb.

*SCORPIO: Mars in Scorpio for two months and Saturn for six make you the zodiac’s powerhouse. So how do you plan to channel this awesome energy, and on what?  Make it something worthwhile. Jupiter’s crowning you with lucrative opportunities, and though this week’s are more about flash than cash, it’s definitely time to get creative in the financial arena.

*SAGITTARIUS: As your optimism and bonhomie attract good luck, you’ll feel frisky. But risks taken this week stand an equal chance of either paying off or crashing spectacularly:there’s very little middle ground right now. You’re a fire sign and this week turns the heat up to high on entrepreneurial endeavours and enthusiastic entertaining – and tempers…

*CAPRICORN: You’ve had a plateful of responsibilities lately, and when this expansive week brings more, why pile it up further like some infernal smorgasbord? Instead, let the present energy boost replenish depleted resources; balance what you’re committed to with what you want to do.  A change of scene or break from routine’s highly recommended for you hard- working Capricorns.

*AQUARIUS: Your planetary chief Uranus, presently retrograde in Aries, can sometimes drop unexpected bombshells. You may find yourself suddenly having to deal with passionate accusations, emotional explosions or dramatic demands. If not, then thank your lucky stars and enjoy this week’s flipside, which fizzes with wit, glitz, entertaining ideas, flirtatious interactions and lively companionship.

*PISCES: This week’s romantic antics guarantee plenty of high-voltage sparks flying and lots of scope for theatrical action. However, the danger of role-playing is when people start believing their own performance, so maintain a sensible perspective, especially towards sob stories. The good news is you’ll manage to turn something troublesome into a triumph, and do it with style.