JONATHAN CAINER

WE ENTER this weekend under the Dark Of The Moon. By long tradition, this is when those who have been born blessed with psychic or clairvoyant gifts become more likely to have stronger experiences. Many of us may also expect more vivid, perhaps even prophetic, dreams. Nor is the Moon the only celestial body that it is currently conspicuous by its apparent absence. Venus and Jupiter, until recently bright lights in the early evening sky, are fast on their way to becoming heralds of the dawn, alongside Mars. At the moment, the most noticeable night-time object is Saturn.

ARIES Mar 21 — Apr 20

NOW, you know what you weren’t so sure of before. But didn’t a part of you have an inkling? Weren’t you intuitively leaning towards the likelihood things would proceed as they did? What was that, then? Wishful thinking? Psychic sensitivity? Logical deduction? Whatever it was, it should be seen as proof that your powers of prescience are pertinent. You have reason to trust some of your more positive, hopeful thoughts about the future. Respect the inspiring visions that come your way this weekend. I have so much more to tell you. Let the mystic light of the New Moon guide you to a better future. Call 1550 511 611.

TAURUS Apr 21 — May 21

‘ORDER be in sense to any right words to need the make.’ No doubt you have much to think about this weekend, so I will make it easy. That jumbled opening sentence should read: ‘Words need to be in the right order to make any sense.’ And, because you are such a smart Taurean, you can instantly see what I am getting at here, can’t you? It’s not just words — the same applies to events, opportunities and ideas. You will get what you need this weekend, but you may have to rearrange it to benefit from it! It’s the Dark of the Moon; your future can be revealed and changed. For inspiring news, call Call 1550 511 611.

GEMINI May 22 — June 22

WHAT can you hope to conjure out of thin air this weekend? Now, I know I must be careful about asking such questions and allowing them to communicate an implication. What can any of us, realistically, cause to appear out of nowhere? Well, at a very basic, physical, material level, there may not be much. But at an esoteric, imaginative, creative or spiritual level, it is a different story. All you need is one idea, one smart insight, one spark of new understanding. You may yet be amazed by how much that alters. I have so much more to tell you. Let the New Moon guide you to a better future. Call 1550 511 611.

CANCER June 23 — July 23

WHEN viewed by most sensible standards, your situation can be criticised or, at least, questioned. But how sensible are those ‘sensible standards’? Conventional wisdom merely reflects popular taste, as do the weekly music chart and the TV ratings figures. Are the most watched shows the best shows? Are the most sung songs the best songs? A New Moon this weekend confirms that you have been quite right to plough a different furrow, to defy a common assumption and to prioritise a passionate belief. It’s the Dark of the Moon; your future can be revealed and changed. For inspiring news, call Call 1550 511 611.

LEO July 24 — Aug 23

IT IS in our moments of vulnerability that we discover how to develop our greatest strengths. And, because we all want to be invincible, you might think we would all aspire to experience every possible opportunity to foster such profound personal growth. Ah, but do we? Or is the pill of that life lesson almost too bitter to swallow, regardless of what it may cure and of what benefit it may bring to our lives? This weekend’s New Moon brings you the potential to rise triumphantly above an old problem. Trust it. I have so much more to tell you. Let the mystic light of the New Moon guide you to a better future. Call 1550 511 611.

VIRGO Aug 24 — Sep 23

THERE is nothing very clever about being clever, but there is something truly inspiring about prioritising imagination! Those who say ‘the devil is in the detail’ echo a truth more pertinent and poignant than they know. The Demon of Detail is an insidious imp, which deliberately distracts us from constructive creativity with an apparently endless list of fiddly factors to focus on. And, yes, I do know who I’m talking to. That is why I am saying it! This weekend, you can yet conjure up something truly brilliant. It’s the Dark of the Moon; your future can be revealed and changed. For inspiring news, Call 1550 511 611.

LIBRA Sep 24 — Oct 23

‘I ONCE was lost but now am found, was blind but now I see . . .’ John Newton wrote the hymn Amazing Grace 236 years ago. We can but wonder whether he knew what enduring popularity it would have. Probably it didn’t much interest him. It was (and still is) a song from the heart. It expresses an experience we all have from time to time, whether we are religious or not. This weekend will bring you at least one Eureka moment. You will see what you could not see before and feel decidedly fortunate for it. I have so much more to tell you. Let the mystic light of the New Moon guide you to a better future. Call 1550 511 611.

SCORPIO Oct 24 — Nov 22

RENE DESCARTES said: ‘I think, therefore I am.’ He didn’t say: ‘I feel, therefore I am.’ Or, at least, not as far as I know. I have not read all his works but, if he did say it, those words did not echo through the ages in quite the same way. That does not make the former statement any more relevant than the latter. Indeed, if we subject both comments to the test of reversal, we make an interesting discovery. If you don’t think, does that mean you don’t exist? Ah, but what about if you don’t feel? Trust what you feel this weekend. It’s the Dark of the Moon; your future can be revealed and changed. For inspiring news, Call 1550 511 611.

SAGITTARIUS Nov 23 — Dec 21

THIS should be a weekend full of realisations and revelations. It should, therefore, bring moments of recognition and discovery. The most crucial conclusions you reach will not come about via intense intellectual effort, however. They will occur in moments of rest and relaxation. It is as though you have been climbing a mountain, struggling to reach new footholds, hardly daring to look up or down. You have no idea how much further there is to go. But what’s this? A plateau! And what a view! I have so more to tell you. Let the New Moon guide you to a better future. Call 1550 511 611.

CAPRICORN Dec 22 — Jan 20

TO BE born under your sign is to be blessed with a magnificent sense of humour. You may be highly selective about what you choose to be amused by but, when something tickles you, you don’t just find it faintly funny. To dislodge the lid that you normally keep on your secret inner chest of chuckles, a situation or an observation must have something tremendous about it. What makes us laugh also makes us think, and what makes us think often makes us succeed — as you will see this weekend. It’s the Dark of the Moon; your future can be revealed and changed. For inspiring news, call Call 1550 511 611.

AQUARIUS Jan 21 — Feb 19

SOME people don’t say what they feel so, when they do speak, they don’t feel what they say. They keep themselves at a bit of a distance, not just from others, but from their own emotions. They live in a world in which genuine feelings are often confused with being true to things they think they ought to feel. Such distinctions should be carefully acknowledged and adjusted for this weekend, while the moon is New in your opposite sign. You can yet reach an understanding that proves invaluable. I have so much more to tell you. Let the mystic light of the New Moon guide you to a better future. Call 1550 511 611.

PISCES Feb 20 — Mar 20

‘TWO of us . . . getting nowhere on our way back home.’ With this excerpt from a lesser-known Beatles tune, we complete a week in which every forecast has been on the theme of collaboration. Not that this has been the only issue to arise in your life, but it has somehow played an important background role in an unfolding tale. That story may well have touched upon the need to heal wounds from the past before proper progress can be made towards a rewarding future. But that may yet occur this weekend. It’s the Dark of the Moon; your future can be revealed and changed. For inspiring news, Call 1550 511 611.