A new job or extra duties bring out the best in you. Life is bulging with opportunity and you can’t wait to know what’s next. Talk to your boss or others in high places and you’ll be privy to their plans, but be discreet.

Venus now ensconced in Capricorn opens your heart and mind to all new experiences. Grass doesn’t get a chance to grow under your feet as you’re prone to seize every opportunity to appease your adventuresome spirit over the coming bountiful weeks.

You need to think of ways of making your future more secure. Check pension and insurance policies are up to date and that the scheme you’ve got is the one you asked for. Changes you’ve not been told about could cause problems if you aren’t on the ball today.

Give some thought to the problems of an older male relative or associate as he could be in dire need of some support, succour or guidance. But what about you? You also need to consider commitments towards others and your own need for space and independence.

Be ready to take a wee while longer over jobs you could usually do with your eyes closed. Gremlins in the works slow things down rapidly. Discuss health problems with a doctor and don’t waste time listening to the weird ideas of a friend no matter how well-meaning.

Instinct or habit impels you to ignore new ideas before you’ve given them a fair try. Creativity will blossom if you’re willing to experiment with new ways of thinking. Use your imagination and everything will take on a more exciting complexion.

Blame it on the generation gap but you can’t fathom the mental workings of an older relative and vice-versa. Domestic harmony is all-important but it will take patience, effort and compromise to get family life running like clockwork over the weeks ahead.

See if you can guess how someone you live with is going to react before you put certain proposals to them. Prepare for all eventualities and you’re more likely to get your own way. A phone call, letter or e-mail could mark the start of a fulfilling creative venture.

Someone makes a bit of a blunder when a joke misfires and offence is taken where none was intended. You’re tempted to offer to pay for mistakes but this will only rub salt in the wound and you could end up getting the blame for something you didn’t do.

Problems can be solved with a little creative or lateral thinking. You need to feel good about yourself and what you’re doing as Venus makes herself more at home in your sign. Why be defeatist? Better times are just around the corner.

Something stirs up much inner emotion and anxiety. Time will be a great healer but you need to be on your own to allow your subconscious to unwind and let you sort things out. Relaxation and meditation will be to your psyche what exercise is to your body.

Be ready for some positive social action as you step into a phase of increased popularity. Strong emotions help enhance relationship bonds but there’s a vague feeling of disquiet. Are you doing too much for others and not enough for yourself, as usual?