Horoscope: January 5, 2016

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Aries | March 20 – April 19



As a fire sign, you don’t mind clashes with others. On the contrary, you tend to feel they help clear the air. Still, during this complex week it’s worth considering the price you’d pay for saying exactly what’s on your mind. However strong your convictions, with Mercury retrograde, you could be wrong.

Taurus | April 20 – May 20



The sudden changes you’re contending with are no surprise. With things moving so swiftly recently, even simple plans have been organised in a haphazard fashion. Now that Mercury is retrograde, errors, past and present, are bound to come to light. While some are urgent, you needn’t tackle them all right away.

Gemini | May 21 – June 20



Some issues can be revealed, talked through and dealt with in hours. But other dilemmas are more complex, enough you’ve decided to keep things to yourself for the moment. However, certain individuals are eager to discuss these, and it appears they’ll expose them, whatever you say. Knowing that, prepare your responses now.

Cancer | June 21 – July 22



Obviously life would be better if you could be reassured that plans will proceed as they were first organised. However, with Mercury retrograde and accenting those matters, changes are likely. Disruptive as these are in the short term, what you learn when dealing with them will justify the effort required.

Leo | July 23 – August 22



If you sense certain arrangements aren’t quite right, begin asking questions. While the issue may be straightforward, judging by the encounter between your ruler the Sun, and the secretive Pluto, it’s what isn’t being said that is crucial. Others don’t intend to be secretive, but simply don’t realise how pivotal certain facts are.

Virgo | August 23 – September 22



Saying that you should avoid making promises entirely may sound extreme. If you were the sort of person who commits but doesn’t really expect to carry out what’s been planned, it would be easy. During this changeable period, however, you’d struggle. The less you say you’ll do, the better.

Libra | September 23 – October 22



While Mercury’s retrograde cycle influences everybody, because this particular one accents the structure of your life, errors could lead to informative discussions. True, this means speaking frankly about matters, some of which could upset others. Still, the more everybody knows, the wiser the decisions that are ultimately made will be.

Scorpio | October 23 – November 21



The Sun encounters your ruler Pluto yearly, but their meeting in 2016 is pivotal. It not only accents your thinking and perspective, but between your own observations and discussions with others, facts will surface that could lead to surprising revelations regarding matters about which you thought you were well informed.

Sagittarius | November 22 – December 21



Few things annoy you more than being forced by circumstances to sit back and watch decisions being made, many of which you question. But with the forceful Mars now in the most strategic portion of your chart, you’ve no choice. What you can, and should, do is wait, watch and, especially, learn.

Capricorn | December 22 – January 19



Planning ahead may be a virtue, but your efforts to get things organised in advance now are bound to be frustrating. Between Mercury going retrograde and this week’s tricky planetary activity, the best approach is to make flexible arrangements. This will enable you to make changes as the need arises.

Aquarius | January 20 – February 17



Having been born under what is perhaps the most observant sign of the zodiac, you’re rarely surprised by events or the actions of others. Yet now, during a period that combines shakeups with completely unexpected revelations, even you could be shocked by what you hear about over the coming days.

Pisces | February 18 – March 19



By no means are you narrow minded. Rather, you’re often the first to spot worthwhile new ideas. Yet recent developments involve what might be termed your blind spot, that is, an area of interest or activity in which your thinking is very rigid. Profiting from these means being far more inquisitive.

Published in The Express Tribune, January 5^th, 2016.