Al-Ahram Weekly Online   14 - 20 August 2008
Issue No. 910
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Horoscopes

By Imhotep

The Stars are looking for ways to free your mind, my dear Rams, as people born under the Cardinal Fire sign of Aries (21 Mar-21 Apr) are sometimes called. Rascals may try to ruin your week. But you shall triumph. Pay attention as you go about your daily business. The biggest lessons arrive in the most mundane ways.

Is someone in your life running hot and cold? Expressing your emotions has felt a little more awkward than you thought, my dear Bulls, as people born under the Fixed Earth sign of Taurus (22 Apr-22 May) are sometimes called. However, you are determined to say what is in your heart to your loved ones. Press on.

Are you up for a little mental exploration, my dear Twins, as people born under the Mutable Air sign of Gemini (23 May-22 Jun) are sometimes called? All those extreme and unpredictable experiences can get pretty tiring. Speak to them gently about what you can and cannot tolerate. You need to set the boundaries. Be firm about it.

Your compassionate nature shines from every inch of your being, my dear Crabs, as people born under the Cardinal Water sign of Cancer (22 Jun-22 Jul) are sometimes called. That is why all sorts of people love talking to you. A date, however, might mistake you for a free therapist or their best friend. Learn to rein them in.

You have very firm ideas about how to do things, my dear Lions, as people born under the Fixed Fire sign of Leo (23 Jul-22 Aug) are sometimes called. They may not conform to what people think of as the norm. Maybe it's time to be a little more flexible. It is time to ask the hard questions.

Get unstuck, my dear Virgoans, as people born under the Mutable Earth sign of Virgo (23 Aug-22 Sep) are sometimes called. Bitterness will get you nowhere. This is no time for regrets. Grieving is absolutely necessary. You may have passed the stage of tears welling up in your eyes. The correct way doesn't always mean the accepted way.

You are a splendidly intuitive creature, my dear Scales, as people born under the Cardinal Air sign of Libra (23 Sep-23 Oct) are sometimes called. Now your powers of perceptions are heightened further. Some call you dreamy, but you know you are in touch with what matters. Tell someone special how much he/she means to you.

Look beneath the surface when it comes to someone's actions, my dear Eagles, as people born under the Fixed Water sign of Scorpio (24 Oct-23 Nov) are sometimes called. They are definitely not telling the whole truth. It doesn't mean that their motives are malicious. They might be innocent. There is just more to them than meets the eye.

Molly coddling your heart over a long- ago romantic or work-related wound is not doing you any favours, my dear Centaurs, as people born under the Mutable Fire sign of Sagittarius (24 Nov-23 Dec) are sometimes called. Imhotep fears that all this criticism has more to do with your anxiety about love than with their actual faults.

Be judicious about what you share with your loved ones, my dear Sea Goats, as people born under the Cardinal Earth sign of Capricorn (22 Dec-22 Jan) are sometimes called. You have a level of intensity that few can match. Keep in mind that your beloved might feel overwhelmed if you hit him/her with all of that.

How can you best help those you love the most, my dear Water Bearers, as people born under the Fixed Air sign of Aquarius (23 Jan-19 Feb) are sometimes called? This question has been uppermost in your mind more often than usual. Take your current involvement up a notch. Look for new ways to bring aid to loved ones.

Imhotep believes that you need a different perspective on work, life generally and romantic relationships, my dear Dolphins, as people born under the Mutable Water sign of Pisces (20 Feb-21 Mar) are sometimes called. Change is part of life. Isn't it amazing how many options suddenly appear when you are able to see things from a new perspective?

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