Brussels, Wednesday, March 15, 2006
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This is the Jonathan Cainer daily horoscope, with Eric standing in while Jonathan is on holiday.

The magnificent Virgo Full Moon that just passed by was also a subtle eclipse of the Moon -- and, as with all eclipses, the effects will radiate out for months or even years. Psychologically and emotionally, its theme has been about noticing the mental and emotional patterns that keep us trapped in negative patterns in our relationships, whether work or personal. It's often amazing what we don't see, and equally wonderful how easy it is to make a difference when we do take a look. Letting go of the past in many ways begins with acknowledging how we feel, then speaking from our hearts to the people who matter the most.

ARIES (Mar 21 - Apr 20)
You push yourself way too hard sometimes, and it doesn't help that you set a standard of perfection that you can rarely meet. Current circumstances are allowing you to let go of some of that obsession. You now have an opportunity to jump over the mental resistance that does little other than slow you down and burn your energy. While there's no substitute for analysis when the time comes, there is also no substitute for intuition. There is a crucial matter, applying to your health, well-being or possibly your work – it's time to take that intuitive leap and make the adjustments that will help settle your life. 

TAURUS (Apr 21 - May 21)
While expression and appreciation of beauty comes naturally to those with a strong Taurus chart, creativity can be a struggle. There is a decidedly practical side to your nature that sometimes interferes with the pleasure of taking a risk on the passion of something like art, music or cutting loose. These days, however, it seems that all you want to do is get over your inhibitions and connect to the world. If you need a reason, how about the fact that you have so much to express? In the illuminating words of a guy named Fritz Perls, it's time to lose your mind and come to your senses.

GEMINI (May 22 – Jun 22)
You may fear that a clash with an authority figure will somehow undermine your security. I would say that your insecurity is undermining your ability to express yourself clearly. But clarity really is the issue, and with Mercury both retrograde and in Pisces, getting to the point may be easier said than done. But you're getting there, if only because you're gradually allowing yourself to come back around to the original idea that got this all started in the first place. That idea still exists and it's a pretty good one. But you need to keep your mind on the big plan instead of being distracted by so many small details. 

CANCER (Jun 23 - Jul 23)
Any difficulty with a domestic partner can surely be worked out by turning up the heat of passion. You're in one of those situations where everyone wants to let go, but nobody quite has the nerve to break the tension. There's a bubble of fear wrapped around the possibility that if anybody lets their feelings go, everything is going to come pouring out, including emotions on a level you fear you may not be ready to deal with. If nobody fits the 'domestic partner' description, try aligning that scenario with different aspects of your life and see what you learn. Something or someone is ready to give, but you just need to be willing to receive. 

LEO (Jul 24 - Aug 23)
Clarifying joint financial affairs as well as your own process of securing your future are solidly in motion, and you are about to make breakthroughs in both areas. They are related, but not in any way you may understand at present. However, be on the lookout for any one of the following: a mistake that turns out to be a stroke of genius; an idea that comes from somebody else, which may be based on a misunderstanding, but which actually applies to the situation perfectly; or a circumstance where someone close to you feels hurt, and rectifying the situation could lead to everyone's mutual benefit.

VIRGO (Aug 24 - Sep 23)
This week's eclipse of the Moon in your birth sign signifies a highly productive turning point, but emotionally you may be feeling more than a little stressed or backed into a corner. I can tell you that the feeling will pass in a few days. Meanwhile, it's going to force you to come to terms with something in your life that is 'cramped' and which you need to stretch out of. This relates entirely to your emotional needs and whether they can be met by others, when it seems so difficult to meet them yourself. I can assure you of one thing, a solution is near. Just stay with your feelings and don't numb out.

LIBRA (Sep 24 - Oct 23)
That urge is upon you again: the impulse to feel everything at once, to plunge in and explode into the universe with all your pleasure, grief, knowledge and passion. What could possibly satisfy this feeling? Well, it's fair that you would want to explore and try many different possibilities, and, for sure, you cannot try them all at once. However, there's likely to be one specific thing that you really need, and you can figure it out. But save your energy and your passion for when that opportunity comes. It may arrive an hour or a day after you refuse to give up, so don't give up - hold out for the plunge that you really want the most.

SCORPIO (Oct 24 - Nov 22)
I suggest that you do not involve yourself with public opinion in any form. You know that you're deeply sensitive to criticism, and what you perceive as how people feel about your perfect reputation. True, nobody is perfect -- but integrity means a huge amount to you. I assure you that no matter what anybody may say, you are holding yourself to a higher standard than their opinions ever could. Ultimately, you are the person who holds yourself to your values, therefore, you can afford to tune out all the noise, honour your own standards, and do what is truly important to you.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 23 - Dec 21)
There's no need to let a domestic situation or crisis over security come to a showdown. You may not have the authority you would like to have at the moment, while at the same time it seems that so much responsibility for everyone else rests on your shoulders. To cut a long story short, people need to see what happens when they don't at least take your advice or consider the ideas you offer. It is rare that you demand actual authority; but you do have a right to your opinion, and to have it heard. Even if that opinion doesn't count for much today, it will count for a lot tomorrow.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22 - Jan 20)
The role of money starts with making sure you and the people close to you have enough to eat -- and a dry roof over their heads. But it does not end there. Money can in fact solve many ills that people face, but it needs a guiding ideology to do any good at all. Generally that is known as a 'value system'. You have both an opportunity and a need to take a level of moral leadership in a situation that can, in fact, be easily rectified using your available resources. But more depends on your guidance. You have struggled through a similar situation recently and remember what it's like to be there.

AQUARIUS (Jan 21 - Feb 19)
What emotion is at the core of existence? Is it joy, that we get to perceive reality from our particular physical point of view, or is it grief, that everything we perceive will some day pass into the dust? Or is there a seeming paradox involved: that we cannot experience the beauty of life without also being subject to the horrors that are so pervasive on the planet, and which sometimes visit us? This is the perfect time to embrace all your contradictions and bravely face whatever you see and know to be true -- and to make concrete choices based on what you notice.

PISCES (Feb 20 - Mar 20)
An eclipse in your opposite sign, Virgo, is not the only ominous thing going on in your solar chart right now. Yet 'ominous' does not necessarily mean bad, nor does it necessarily mean scary, and you can be happy that at least you have finally got around to making up your mind about the things that are so important to you. Pisces is not known as the zodiac's master of decision, and it does take you a while to come to the main point -- but usually you know the correct decision all along. When you do reach your limits and define your needs, well, look out, world - because nothing is going to stop you now.

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