Stop and think twice when reaching for your wallet, cheque book or credit card. A battle between Mars, urging you to spend, and Saturn, erring you on the side of caution, makes money a potential battleground. I suggest you only buy what is absolutely necessary, no more, no less.

Mars pushes you towards a personal ambition but when hopes meet reality, in the guise of Saturn, then the cosmic taskmaster puts frustration in the way. Your new goal is to overcome this hurdle and your efforts will be well rewarded, but make sure it’s something you really want before carrying on.

Peculiar feelings based on nothing but your own irrational thoughts can make you do some strange things or behave in a weird way. If you have a problem then you must get the root cause or hang-up out of your system before it causes a rupture in an emotional or sexual relationship.

Nothing comes easy in this world as you are about to find out. You’ll reach your goal more easily if you have friends who possess the power or influence to help you. But before you can go another step further, set a final acid test to see whether what you aspire to is all it’s cracked up to be.

I’m not at all convinced that something you believe is worth fighting for, is! Expect a disappointment when an ambition falls by the wayside. But instead of trying to revive it, realise you have a much more important mission to achieve than trying to resurrect a career or role that’s had it.

If you get your head down and set yourself new educational targets then you’ll be amazed at what diligence and dedication can achieve. You’ll require both qualities in huge quantities to reach the intellectual standards you set yourself, but I have every faith that you can do it, and more.

Your astute handling of finances cannot be faulted but don’t be so tight fisted that you start making your own or other people’s life a misery. Sometimes a little bit of what you fancy will do you good, and perhaps what you need is to invest a wee bit more in your fantasies, whatever they might be.

If a relationship has been ambling along with no sense of hurry or direction then its time to make a definite commitment. You need to know where you both stand, where you’re heading and behave responsibly towards one another. Use this weekend to set the seal on your union or affair.

Cutting corners over a job or health issue will raise more questions than answers and eventually lead to more harsh consequences than you ever considered. Only the most fastidious and dogged approach in all you take on will do, anything less can only result in bitter disappointment or loss.

Your creative talents are second-to-none but how often have you cut off from doing something because you feel guilty about enjoying yourself? You almost feel you don’t deserve success or pleasure in case bad news spoils it all: why worry - it may never happen? Give yourself and us all a break.

You’ll have to work harder than ever over a domestic matter than shows no sign of improving. If you think you’ve been banging your head against a brick wall, you’re right. However, where there’s a will there’s a way, so keep at it to prove you were right to be so singular and persistent.

The low or even no tolerance Mars/Saturn conjunction concentrates on the horoscopic house of learning. You must think very carefully about your education. This means upgrading your knowledge and what methods you use to gather it. You can make so much more of yourself....if you’ve a mind to.