Weekly Stars August 18th 2013

Leo

Show off your artistic side and express yourself in style. Use your diplomatic powers to win a tricky customer round, as people-planet Venus stirs love in your local neighbourhood. Wednesday’s Full Moon highlights your relationships and an old face understands you better than you know yourself. Keep a cool head and an emotional reunion shows you how far you have come. Write your ideas down on Saturday and teaching people the basics reinforces your knowledge. Brains win out over hard work. You scan the fine print on a financial deal and next weekend turns inspiration into gold.  

Virgo

The Sun hitting your sign on Thursday gives you a surge of energy. You take centre stage and a romantic cause captures your imagination. People come to you for expert analysis and your trouble-shooting skills are in demand. You have a taste for luxury and buying the best impresses somebody special that you are serious.

Libra

You look good and a winning way with people sets you apart. Venus, your ruler, gives you sure instincts and good manners succeed even with an edgy personality. You are in pioneering mode at work and an international flavour rewards your career when you stay honest. Wednesday’s Full Moon smiles on a budding romance.

Scorpio

You are nudging a heavy load up a steep hill, but keep going. Saturn, planet of ambition, checks your priorities and you decide which avenues will take you there. Help comes from an unexpected quarter and you turn the corner just as you're about to throw your hands up. Midweek is great for a family occasion – try somewhere different.

Sagittarius

Your mind is sharp and an overbearing task comes easier when you focus. Reel the dream in and strike a balance between freedom and earning a crust. Uranus, planet of counterculture, goes mainstream and nobody bats an eyelid at your quirky lifestyle choice. Look ahead on Wednesday and head off future obstacles in the here and now.

Capricorn

Your partner isn’t content with an unspoken rapport and insists on pressing the issue. Chemistry sparks and serious commitment is on the table. Jupiter, planet of faith, brings you an honest advisor in business and shared values keep you together. Saturday brings mental clarity and you issue orders while keeping your team onside.

Aquarius

You are drawn to somebody’s ideas, though your relationship remains a meeting of minds. Be generous, use your offbeat charm and the liaison hits another level. Think global for Wednesday’s Aquarius Full Moon. You can be ambitious but fair, emotional yet detached, and saving the world with a soul-mate has never been so much fun.

Pisces

Healing and high times combine when you follow your unerring instinct. Neptune, your subtle ruler, sharpens your sense of reality and your career becomes a rescue mission. Enlist a friend to give you critical feedback on a creative master-plan. Thursday’s Pisces Moon is stand-out and you come across persuasively in a 50-50 shoot-out.

Aries

You are in territorial mode and bite back when anyone encroaches on your turf. Keep active, burn off bubbling energy and keep the peace at home. Luck comes when you put family first and put your own spin on a well-trodden tradition. Friday’s Aries Moon favours an impulse decision - if you don't give yourself too long to think. 

Taurus

The brakes go on your ambition as you seek to break new ground. Shadowy Saturn slows your progress and a security source you once relied on has an oppressive quality. Follow your heart and focus on pure excellence. Thursday sees you back on familiar ground and an apparent setback masks the chance to make a measured choice.

Gemini

Jokes and flirtation are on the table and an easy rapport draws you closer to a hot partner. Venus, planet of friendship, sits sweetly and opening up to someone has never been so easy. Spend carefully and getting an education is an investment in yourself. An honest, old-fashioned business deal builds trust for the future.

Cancer
Your world expands and long-term stresses dissolve. Living on Easy Street puts past struggles into perspective and your frustrated career plan is on the move. Your image has a magical quality that others can't emulate. Wednesday's Full Moon breaks down emotional barriers and you find the nerve for that high-charge relationship.