You feel reluctant to justify your actions or decisions but you will have to in order to gain some very necessary approval for your plans. Be enthusiastic even if you don’t feel like it as the impression you make will determine whether you gain support, or not, from the powers that be.

One side of you admits to the need for a rest or treat but a guilty conscience reminds you of the money you should be earning or saving. Be kind to yourself for once, and don't let guilt stop you from taking a much needed break or pampering yourself to a small extravagance or something tasty.

The best way to avoid unwanted obstacles is to co-operate with those around you. Refuse to participate and keep information that others need to yourself and you will get a taste of your own medicine later, when they hold back knowledge you require. A day of slow progress and limitation.

You simply have to accept that you cannot slope off and hide away whenever you are faced with an emotional dilemma. Confrontation is the only way to get through the kind of problems you are having to deal with. Being realistic in the face of adversity rather than running for cover will help you.

Retail therapy is not the answer if feeling misunderstood or miserable, especially if spending on items you can ill afford; it will only add to your problems. Examine your life and deal with the root of why you feel the way you do. This may inevitably bring some blood-letting in a close friendship.

You seriously want to improve your position in life, in which case you must be willing to put in the effort. There are challenges to face and hurdles to overcome, but stick at it between now and mid-October, you will see some worthwhile results even if they don’t fully materialise until next April.

Take a short break if you feel you aren’t getting the help or recognition you deserve. There is no reason to feel impotent or that you must carry on regardless. You CAN change things for the better given time. One big problem today is having to deal with unvisionary people or yards of red tape.

Don’t ask for or offer advice as even more problems will emerge. You feel lonely in a crowd and someone’s thoughtless words or insensitive behaviour could cause you a lot of psychological pain. This seems to be symptomatic of a far deeper difficulty between you both: it may even have a karmic connotation.

Refuse to be dragged into a game of oneupmanship as you know your own worth and have little desire to prove this to anyone. Someone you can usually rely on withdraws their support leaving you out in the cold. You’re about to find out just how self-sufficient you really are.

There is resentment or exasperation with someone you work with but this is not a day to walk out on your commitments. Give up now and the same problems remain for you to return to in the future. Watch your health too, as if you do too much too quickly, an old ailment could return with a vengeance.

A challenging Sun/Saturn Square makes you acutely aware of your individualistic side and where current boundaries hem you in. You will rail against anyone or anything which constrains you or restricts your personal liberty. Don’t do anything rash but take note of where the root cause of your woes lies.

The Sun’s harsh square to Saturn makes this a period when you have to make do with very little, and yet the emotional demands on you are enormous. You are embarking on a steep life learning curve, and are about to discover inherent weaknesses in a love or family relationship: it’s make or break.