Jonathan is away. Your forecasts today are written by Eric Francis, creator of the excellent web magazine, PlanetWaves.net. Jonathan's Dark of The Moon oracle is now available at http://cainer.com/ .

Thursday's New Moon is a rather spectacular one. The fact that it's in Sagittarius is a good start, as it's the zodiac sign of what's possible beyond what we believed. It also makes a friendly aspect to taskmaster Saturn. Much is possible, and this manifests for everyone differently. Make a plan or set a goal, making sure it's a bit beyond your current reach. Aim high - you're likely to impress yourself.

ARIES (Mar 21 - Apr 20)
Outdated beliefs slow people down more than nearly anything in the world, and are usually much more debilitating than physical obstacles. As someone who has a vested interest in progress (a word synonymous with Aries), it would do you well to consider everything on the level of belief right now. It's fair to say that the only thing that stands between you and your most cherished goals is an idea or a concept that can easily be replaced by something more useful. It's just as easy to say 'I can' as it is to say 'I can't,' but the results are significantly different. You don't even need to believe it; just experiment.

TAURUS (Apr 21 - May 21)
Events of the next few days may reveal how dependent you are on another person for your inspiration or sense of security. The beautiful thing is that I don't think this person wants to encourage your dependency. You're not trapped, and you seem to have a real ally for your freedom. It's true that being free, on any level, often requires some negotiating and making agreements, but if you state the terms, I think you'll see that the people around you are more than willing to be agreeable, and even comply completely. Right now, what is good for you really is good for everyone.

GEMINI (May 22 – Jun 22)
You may feel pushed to let go of an old issue and move on - and a certain individual in your life may think that you're not going fast enough. But you need to take all the time you need to feel ready. From what I can tell, you're processing something emotionally, and that level moves somewhat more slowly than the mental level. More to the point, however, don't rush yourself. Have faith that you're making all the progress you need to make, even if there are no actual signs. The inner workings of any human beings are mysterious and a little dark, even in a free-spirited Gemini.

CANCER (Jun 23 - Jul 23)
Tomorrow's New Moon occurs in the work and well-being angle of your solar chart. You have Sagittarius on this angle, which means that all matters of health, productivity and daily life are one and the same as your spiritual existence. You're not someone who has to have any form of religion or spirituality apart from your normal routine, ethics or sense of service. Your great gift in this lifetime is to live your beliefs truly. Remember this when you're making adjustments or working on solving any kind of health problem. Faith can indeed move mountains; fortunately, you don't need quite that much help.

LEO (Jul 24 - Aug 23)
It's amazing what people will not let themselves do because it involves taking some kind of risk. But the biggest risk in the world is challenging what we believe is possible. This, however, is your specialty, and lately, you've become something of an expert at taking just the right chance at just the right time to have exactly the right kind of fun. Over the next 24 hours, a door opens and brings you to a new level of reality - where pleasure and responsibility merge into one idea; and where the child you are gets to have a voice in the world of grown-ups. Remember that when the moment arrives.

VIRGO (Aug 24 - Sep 23)
You're probably figuring out that the most productive things you need to do in life, you cannot do alone. Yet at this moment, you may not see how you can collaborate, nor can you sense how that might affect you. Indeed, your focus is still decidedly inward, where it belongs. But time is moving, and with it, your sense of identity. A variety of factors will help you shift the energy in your life and help you go a long way toward both developing and focusing your mission. You don't have to do much - just do what feels right every day, give the planets a chance to work their odd little miracles.

LIBRA (Sep 24 - Oct 23)
Your ideas now have a degree of influence that may be entirely new for you. The only way to find out is through experimentation, but choose your experiments carefully. Many factors are conspiring right now to increase your flow of creative energy, and to give you a push in the direction of the kind of mental and artistic activity you want the most. Since anything you do now has a highly-increased probability of success, this is the reason you need to choose on no other basis than what you really want. Everything you do is useful. If you have fun, you'll be of the greatest use to yourself.

SCORPIO (Oct 24 - Nov 22)
Imagine you've gone scuba diving, and you've descended beneath the sea to find some lost treasure. This precious thing you're seeking is really part of yourself, mainly, knowledge that slipped away one day long ago, and was all but forgotten. Who knows where or why you became separated from it - but now, as you explore beneath the waves, you're quite close to holding it in your hands and in your heart again. The discovery or revelation that you're approaching will help you feel how much you have to give the world, and make it clear to others how much you truly care about them. And this will be very reassuring to everyone.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 23 - Dec 21)
Yours is the sign of optimism - that is, of making the most of life. Tomorrow's New Moon in your birth sign is a calling to leadership. It's true that most of what you do in this lifetime is set an example, and clear the way for others to follow. But you have a special calling right now, which is summoning you to place a high priority on ethics, on teaching, and most of all, on practising what you preach. You have no idea how many people are seeking reassurance from your example, but, even if it's just one, that's exactly enough.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22 - Jan 20)
The picture of your life may seem rather complex these days, and you may be worried about how much remains unresolved. The situation is not as bad as you think, but you can use your sense of urgency as fuel to work out several truly important situations that need your attention, and will in fact respond to it. But don't just worry. It's entirely a waste of energy, and you have considerable influence, particularly in one critical matter that's on your mind - if you'll only be so bold as to use it. In a short time, you're likely to feel on top of your game, so you may as well feel that way today.

AQUARIUS (Jan 21 - Feb 19)
You must feel the great changes that are on the horizon. Your direct experiences have been offering some confirmation of this. Your charts are vibrating with the sense that 'everything is about to happen.' The people around you know it better than you, and they are ready to ease your path. In truth, you're on the verge of awakening a degree of self-awareness so powerful it will feel like the whole world has changed overnight. Please don't let yourself be guided by what you thought was possible yesterday. Far more is possible today - more than you can now imagine, so start practising.

PISCES (Feb 20 - Mar 20)
Tomorrow's New Moon in Sagittarius activates much other planetary activity in the dynamic career angle of your chart. This is the tenth solar house, which provides information about matters of one's personal mission, public responsibility and how you feel about your highest goals and achievements. From the look of things, you have every reason to feel good. Notice carefully how the factors of impact and visibility have changed for the better in the past week or so. You're seeing results you may have never predicted. Take matters one step at a time, and remind yourself that you can't always be sure quite where each step will lead. This is your best advantage.

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