Your fiscal fitness and material well-being are under the microscope over the next month as the Sun peers imperiously into your house of money and possessions. This is your chance to evaluate what you hold most dear in the world. Once you know what you’re worth in pounds and pence, turn your attention to more spiritual and emotional values.

The glorious Sun moves majestically into your Sun sign making this a vitally important period. Of course you can’t expect instant miracles but what you can look forward to are events and influences that mould and strengthen your resolve to radically restructure your lifestyle and career aspirations. A new chapter in life is about to begin now.

You enter a period of reappraisal and reassessment that’ll continue well into May. You won’t want to be distracted from your thoughts as you retreat from the rigours of life and recharge your batteries for the exciting, energising era to come. Quiet contemplation, reading and study help you understand yourself and your place in the world.

The scintillating, searing Sun makes this a period when your future is decided in no uncertain terms. Even if it’s not immediately obvious you’ll be laying foundations and corner-stones at home an at work that’ll give you a firm base for your operations in times to come so don’t rush into any situation that could have long-term connotations.

Following on yesterday’s employment unease you’ll be looking for ways to improve your career conditions or find new outlets for your creative energies. One thing’s for sure you can’t be content to plod on in the same old debilitating and dissatisfying surroundings. You need intellectually stimulating challenges to bring out your best skills.

Are you quite prepared for the stunning opportunities that are about to appear over the horizon? You’ll soon be hearing of openings overseas or be offered the chance to travel to distant climes, so b prepared to cash in on your good luck and don’t decline any invitation to discover more about the world and the people in it. An eye-opening patch.

The most complex and intimate section of your world is brought into sharp focus now, giving you plenty of scope and opportunity to overcome unsatisfactory sexual relationships or unrewarding financial partnerships. If you’re dependent on others in any way you’ll need to work out a new modus-vivendi that meets the needs of all concerned.

Weddings, anniversaries, farewells and significant meetings are all part-and-parcel of a period when partnerships are the be-all and end-all of your world. If you need to hammer out new understandings in your relationships with others you’d better settle down to sorting it out soon and don’t soldier on in unsatisfactory unhappiness.

Take a good, long look at yourself and if you’re feeling frail or flabby a rigid regimen of physical exercise and careful dieting will soon have you bouncing with health. If your lack-lustre symptoms persist a check up at the doctor’s will ease your mind and make sure your body is in good working order. It’s time you went for an MOT!

Up to the end of May you’ve an unparalleled opportunity to display your creative prowess and unleash your true potential as a uniquely innovative individual. Pour your energies into achieving your heart’s desire and don’t be afraid to try new and novel ways and means of attaining your deeply-desired dreams. Be bold, big and enterprising.

If your family still insists on treating you like a baby or colleagues give you only junior tasks and duties you should point out that you’re now ready to take charge of your own affairs and don’t need to be molly-coddled any longer. This is a time of personal and professional readjustment when you should accept and welcome responsibility

A very busy period begins for you this Thursday so concentrate your mind and channel your efforts into achieving the goals you’ve set yourself. Don’t keep you inventive, innovative ideas quiet; broadcast your brilliance for the secret of success is effective communication. Why wait for opportunity to knock? Make your own good fortune!