 other long-term decisions about their education. The Solar eclipse of the 31st occurs in your 8th House, which would affect the income of your spouse or partner. Perhaps he or she changes investment strategies, financial planners, bankers, brokers or accountants. Your spouse has a chance to fine-tune and upgrade his or her financial life. Those of you who have cases pending regarding property, royalties, insurance or taxes should see a turning-point now. Since the Sun is your Career Planet, every Solar eclipse tends to produce career changes. This could manifest as a new job, a promotion, or changes in your corporate hierarchy. Long-term career decisions are being made. Flaws in career plans or in your present career situation surface so that corrections can be made. Love is very active and happy this month, but you work hard to keep your social life, career and family in harmony. Love seems more serious these days, but the problem seems to be gaining family acceptance of your beloved. You are in one of the most active social periods of your year. Enjoy.
Health is improving day by day. Saturn’s move into Cancer on the 4th (for the next two-and-a-half years) is a very positive long-term health signal. You will have more energy, more endurance and more support for your goals. Mars’ move into Pisces on the 17th also fosters good health – you are more athletic and more into exercise regimes. Health regimes seem as much a good time as going to the cinema or theatre. Health can be enhanced through paying more attention to your feet – they should be massaged regularly. The upper half of the Horoscope is still strongest this month. So, continue to pursue career goals. You won’t be able to ignore home and family completely, but you can shift the emphasis a bit. The planetary power continues to be mostly in the West, so avoid power struggles and undue self-assertion and cultivate charm, grace and your social skills. Adaptability and flexibility are potent assets now. Love is still romantic and happy, but, after the 10th, could become unstable. Emotional volatility with your beloved – sudden changes of affection and mood – need to be guarded against. Real love will weather this storm. Like last month, there are some problems between your beloved and family members. Family could object to some of your friendships as well. The 8th and the 9th Houses are unusually strong this month. Thus this is a good period for helping others prosper, paying off debt, cutting financial waste, studying the deeper things of life, personal reinvention and transformation, and the elimination of undesirable habits or character traits. A good time to take inventory of your possessions and get rid of what you don’t need. Reduce the clutter in your life. Make room for the new good that wants to come in. Later in the month is good for pursuing educational goals – especially higher education. This is a good period for getting a deeper understanding of scripture and your religious beliefs. Foreign cultures and foreign lands also call to you now and many of you will be travelling for business or career reasons. Others will be dealing more with foreigners. Finances are strong this month. They become even stronger after the 17th. Money comes through your career, bosses, parents and elders. Continue to cultivate a good reputation in your field. It is money in the bank. Speculations seem favourable.
Most of the planets are above the horizon. Your 10th House of Career becomes unusually strong, while the planets involved in your home and family life are all retrograde. A very clear message: home and family issues need time to resolve themselves, while career opportunities are hot. You can safely downplay domestic issues in favour of your career. Get ready for major career success this month – especially after the 23rd. You are entering a major career peak – not only for the year, but probably in your life thus far. Pay rises, promotions, honours and recognition are coming your way. Perhaps you get elected to a prestigious post at a club or community organization to which you belong. Professional politicians have wonderful aspects for advancement and could get elected to high office. (Much depends on their aspirations.) You socialize with the high, mighty and elevated this month. You have the favour of elders, bosses, parents and government officials. If you need favours from the government – or have issues pending with the government – this is a good time (after the 23rd) to pursue these things. This month the planetary power is in the process of a major shift – from the West (where it has been for many months now) to the East. The shift is not complete this month – you are in a cusp situation, but you will find that you are already starting to have more independence and personal freedom than you’ve had.  In the past few months, you’ve had a good taste of the areas that could be changed. Very soon now, you will be able to make those changes. Finances are booming now – especially after the 23rd. Thus, you will have the financial independence to make the changes you want to make. Money comes (like last month, and most of the year) from the career, your professional status and your good reputation. Love improves tremendously over last month – especially after the 4th. Love horizons expand. You are not as limited – socially – as you thought. Foreigners, highly educated people, teachers and mentor-types are unusually appealing. Those involved in a relationship can fan the flames of love by taking a trip to an exotic destination. Singles can find love in foreign lands as well. Health is good, but rest and relax more after the 23rd. You are going to be very active, but you can save energy by delegating more and by focusing on essentials. Your Health Planet goes retrograde on the 29th, so avoid making drastic changes to your diet or health regime after then. Study dietary and medical claims very carefully.
Like last month, the planets are mostly above the horizon, your 10th House is powerful and filled with beneficial planets (they’re having a conference there, conspiring for your good and how best to advance your interests), while your 4th House of Home and Family is relatively weak. Like last month, the planets involved with home and family are still retrograde. So, seize the career moment and push forwards towards your goals. Big advancement is still happening. How far will you go? Much depends on the nature of your goals. If they are reasonable (within your sphere of availability), you will attain them. If they are very grand (and nothing wrong with that), you will see important progress towards them. This is still a wonderful period to seek favours from bosses, elders, parents or government officials. Job-seekers should be more cautious about new job offers – as your Work Planet, Mars, is retrograde. Nail down all the details. Resolve any doubts. The same is true for new health regimes, medicines, miracle cures, diets, etc. Things are not what they seem – get more facts. Try to rest and relax more until the 23rd. Pace yourself, focus on essentials and delegate more. After the 23rd, your health and vitality are greatly improved. Continue to enhance your health by paying more attention to the feet. Most of the planets are now in the East – but the percentage is not dominating. It’s really slightly tilted to the East, so you will attain your ends in two ways – by charm and grace when necessary and through personal effort at other times. The good news is that you are not so completely locked in by other people’s desires and preferences. You have to take them into account, but you can change things. Finances are still booming as the Sun and Venus are travelling with your Money Planet. Nice financial windfalls come your way. Big-ticket items are also coming. High-tech items – computers and gadgets – are also on their way. Your Money Planet, Jupiter, makes a major move this month from Leo into Virgo. Thus, you might have to work harder for money now than you have in the past few months, but you will also be more careful with it. You’ll be a better shopper and investor. You’ll be more prudent and conservative. Friendships and networking play a bigger role in earnings these days. Your fondest financial (and career) hopes and wishes are coming to pass.
Jupiter’s move into Virgo late last month has other implications than just financial ones. You are starting a new social cycle. New friends are coming into your life. You are getting involved with groups and organizations and are learning to be a part of a team. Money-making now has to do with team work, group effort. The better you function as part of a team, the better your finances will be. You will now have to think of the financial well-being of your group or team – your friends – as well as your own. The Cosmos has wonderful ways of leading you into this new arena. The first and most obvious is finance. Your financial life depends on it. But love and romance are other lures. You will find that love and romantic opportunity await you at clubs, organizations and group activities. The planets are still mostly in the East, so continue to change conditions that you dislike and build according to your specifications. Tailor your life around your needs. Social grace, consensus and compromise are still important, but focus on self-fulfilment. The Cosmos wants you to be a happy camper these days. Most of the planets are still above the horizon, though your 10th House is weak this month. Thus ambitions, though strong, need to be tempered with emotional wellbeing and domestic tranquillity. Uranus will move back into your 4th House on the 15th, once again jazzing up your domestic sphere and emotions. Getting the family to