An increase in the pace of your life is evident as you seem to be getting busier and busier with various projects and concerns. You feel energetic and enterprising, and so may inadvertently put your case forward to others a little too forcefully. For the best results, try to temper your enthusiasm with some flexibility. You also have an intense need for affection and closeness, and so you may make an effort to meet a special person and gain their approval. A strong attraction to someone local is possible.

As Venus the planet of love links with Saturn the planet of discipline, it can be very positive for consolidating relationships. They can be evaluated and considered in a serious and practical way, and although it may not be a time of profuse declarations of love, affection can be honestly expressed. For some people it could be a very favourable time to embark upon a new relationship. These two planets can also influence your financial affairs ­ it is particularly helpful for living within your budget and being practical and careful in your spending.

Anything requiring a serious tone, and in particular conferences meetings and business dealings are likely to produce positive results. This being so, economic matters, and in fact all work related issues, could benefit. Communication between you and colleagues and superiors should go well as would any work or duties that require you to converse with people in general. Mentally you are extremely alert, and so if you were to undertake an intellectually stimulating project now, it could continue to provide you with much pleasure and interest in the weeks to come.

You are particularly sensitive to your immediate surroundings, and this could provoke some feelings of restlessness. How you go about appeasing these feelings is a matter only you can decide. You may want to spend time alone in blissful reverie, or to dream of far away places, or maybe you would prefer to discuss philosophical or spiritual matters with your friends. Wherever your interest lies, as long as it elevates your mood, even if only for a short while, you will feel that it has been time well spent.

A powerful combination of planets today suggests that a profound and major change in your public life is immanent. There are many possible results of this energy, from a transformation in your working routine, an important and time consuming project r being taken on, or even a change your family structure. On the other hand, professional relationships may be challenging and call for all your powers of ingenuity to contend with. Demanding it may be, but in the coming months, you will reap the benefits.

This is a time when your mind is captivated by the desire to expand your existing knowledge and skills. Perhaps this aspiration will launch you into a completely different area, so as to become competent in a new craft or talent. Whether or not you decide to study for a formal qualification, or perhaps simply enlist in a night class for your own amusement, you will find that your overall proficiency increases, and you may have the opportunity to meet some new and interesting friends in the process.

If your are in an intimate relationship, you may see a stimulating side of your partner that you were previously unaware of. This realisation could steady your relationship and help it to go from strength to strength. If you are unattached, then any new partner you are attracted to now is likely to be different in some way to the people you have associated with in the past. They could be from another culture or profession or religion for example. Although it might not be a whirlwind romance, it could be a loyal and stable amour.

Close and intimate relationships can become even more intense during the present planetary configurations. You may find that your passions and desires are extremely potent and demand expression. Sexual relationships in particular may offer moments of heightened rapture, and this could result in a transformation of the relationship into an elevated and even transcendent encounter. Enjoy the experience, most certainly, but at the same time, try not to put your partner on a pedestal or problems could arise later on.

As you concentrate on what you want, and where you are going in your life, you may be more introverted than usual. You are likely to spend time in a safe place, reflecting on such deep questions, and so will ultimately discover a great deal about yourself. Some powerful yet subtle changes are going on at present. They may not be immediately obvious, especially to an onlooker, but as you let go of past responses and embrace the future with optimism, you will be delighted at the richness of life you can experience.

It is a good time to bring any difficulties or problems within your close relationships out into the open. Perhaps each of you have different expectations and hopes for this partnership, and so you are sometimes working at cross-purposes. If you can discuss these issues in a practical and sensitive way together, then there is a much greater chance of a happy compromise being reached. If you want it to work, then it is up to you to be clear about this ­ so don't hold back.

If relationships are giving you some problems or difficulties, then it might help to examine your own attitudes and actions. Perhaps you have inadvertently allowed the practicalities of life to overshadow the more fun side. Relax, and let your natural inventiveness and originality shine through. Take a break, and put your mind on devising a new game to play with any children in your life, planning a surprise tryst with a lover, or unexpectedly dropping in to see your family. The change will do you good.

You are very much involved in your own thoughts and ideas at the moment and may find yourself daydreaming more than usual. With the Moon in your sign, this emphasises the introspective and visionary part of you, which at best can be very illuminating. However, take care not to allow this mental state to become too established, as you do have to function in the day-to-day world too. Why not visit a neighbour or friend and have a friendly chat, or perhaps invite them around ­ you will enjoy the company.