Financial affairs are looking good as Venus swans into Taurus but that’s no excuse for carelessness or complacency. There’s still a need for plenty common sense between now and May 28th, as money-spinning ideas pop up out of nowhere and you must sort the chaff from the wheat before you commit.

Life is a great teacher and as Venus joins a host of other planets in your sign, there are lessons to be learned. Discussing your personal interests will make you more sensitive to your inner needs and desires, and, in turn, you’ll understand what brings you pleasure or what causes you pain.

Your mood is reflective as you assess your recent achievements. If you feel you could have done better or there are areas of your life in need of a revamp, what’s stopping you from taking a second swipe at it now? Be more positive and next time round you will be even more successful.

A good cause or charity could catch your interest as kind Venus enters Taurus. Over the next few weeks go out of your way to find out how you can be of help to those in need. A new group or club activity puts you in touch with a kindred spirit colouring your future with a loving complexion.

If strength of mind is anything to go by, your current levels of determination this Mayday are likely to bring you very close to your heart’s desire. However, you should guard against a tendency to become so obsessed with a certain goal or target that you miss out on what else life has to offer.

You’re in the mood to stir-up excitement; to travel, have fun and broaden your horizons but underneath it all you need a sense of purpose. Channel your hungry energy into constructive, creative aims and you’ll have something to show for your life. Use vision and enthusiasm to improve your lot.

You are about to become spookily in touch with your deepest passions, and want to be taken more seriously sexually. You crave something deeper and more durable from your intimate relationships. In which case Venus is the ideal star to bring you out of denial over your innermost needs and feelings.

If you and a partner had almost given up trying to reconcile your differences, give it one more shot now. If you both want to, you will soon start to put things to right. It may take a while, as compromise is a continuing process but any bitterness will turn to sweetness as happiness grows.

New career doors are on the verge of opening but it’s more a case of who and not what you know at this time. So what if this gives you an advantage over the rest of the crowd - you have to chart your own course now and your intuition will help you sense what is needed to find success.

Why walk around with secrets and heavy burdens locked deep inside, for they will continue to haunt you until you face up to them? Venus’ ascension into Taurus will help lift worries and anxieties from your heart. Your love life is primed to move you far from agony and into realms of ecstasy.

Life has been hectic and almost frenzied lately and for that reason alone, you won’t say no to the chance of a break. I’m not talking about travel or vacation but more the need to calm down, take it easy and enjoy a period of serene calm and contentment free from the usual rushing around.

Romance is set to bloom as love-babe Venus is poised to introduce you to someone new. Two minds can think and two hearts beat as one, when a person you meet reveals an uncanny insight into you, whilst your ardent appreciation of them, leaves ‘em in no doubt about where you’re coming from!