LIFE & CULTURE

Your 2017 Horoscope Is Here

What does the year ahead hold for you? Success? Love? Travel? Astrologer Yasmin Boland reveals what the stars have in store

Aries (March 21- April 20): You’re speedy, spontaneous and playful

2017 AND YOU

Life is still a rollercoaster, with chaos planet Uranus in your sign all year, keeping things “interesting”. Highlights: The best personal and professional relationship prospects you’ve had in over a decade. Good relationships can get better. Bad ones will be easier to move on from. What to work on: Note when chaos overtakes you – work on alleviating it.

WORK & MONEY

You can be a power player professionally: Don’t be a bully at work and don’t allow yourself to be manipulated. With maniacal Pluto in your career zone throughout 2017, you can be a real power player. But you do need to play nice – integrity will lead to greater success than being underhanded. You can rise to the top of your field – and get the money that goes with it.

LOVE LIFE

Your love life is on the up and up: April and May should be good for romance, assuming you’re not involved in a relationship that is messing with your head. If you’re open to love, or with someone you can rely on, 2017 could be wonderful. This is because happy and adventurous Jupiter is back in your love zone for the time since 2005. This creates serious romantic potential. Single? Your love options open up. Attached? Life with your partner should be more fun. Miserable in love? 2017 may see you make a bid for freedom.

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Taurus (April 21- May 20): You’re sensual, money-minded and persistent

2017 AND YOU

Overall you should enjoy your daily life more. However, you may still have fears about money to work through. Highlights: Health improvements. Lucky Jupiter in your 6th house of health nearly all of 2017 means you will be more motivated towards better self-care. What to work on: Find out where those money fears came from.

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How hard are you willing to work? 2017 is the year when you get to decide how hard you want to work to achieve your goals. There are eclipses lighting up your home and work zones, urging you to find a balance between the personal and the professional. With fun planet Jupiter in your daily life zone, you could decide that having fun is actually more important than working yourself into the ground for the sake of a buck. Wise decision, Taurus.

LOVE LIFE

Time to let people under your skin … for most of the year, you’re biggest challenge will be learning how to let people get closer to you. It’s too easy for you to put up barriers (e.g. you work so hard you barely see them). That way you don’t have to let anyone really close. However, by October, everything changes with the arrival of happy Jupiter in your love zone. The last three months of 2017 could be the best you have had love-wise in more than a decade. You will realise you deserve to be happy in love.

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Gemini (May 21-June 21): You’re witty, flirty and flexible

2017 AND YOU

You have one more year of serious lessons to get through, nearly all of which will come from your personal and professional relationships. Highlights: A bit of respite, in as much as you still need to work really hard this year, but you will also have a lot more fun and romance than you’ve had lately. What to work on: Don’t get mad, learn from upsets with others.

WORK & MONEY

Don’t give up now! The truth is that 2017 is another year of hard work for you – but it’s the last such heavy-duty one you will have for a while. Don’t cut corners at work, don’t be over-sensitive and do treat life’s upsets as lessons, whether you feel like learning them or not. Put in the hard work and hard emotional yards now, and you won’t have to go through this kind of challenge for at least another seven years.

LOVE LIFE

Learn from annoying people … Whether you’re single or attached, remember this in 2017; the people who annoy or upset you the most are your best teachers. Every time someone proves difficult, look within. This is not about blaming yourself, but realizing that problematic people are your mirrors, showing you where you need to work harder to relate to others. It’s time to get very real in all your important relationships, personal or professional.

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Cancer (June 22- July 22): You’re sensitive, dynamic and self-starting

2017 AND YOU

You still have to work hard and be organized. The upside is you should start to get financial rewards for your efforts. Highlights: A much happier family home life – this should come as very good news to you, oh domesticated and family/ home-loving Cancerian. What to work on: Take care of yourself before caring for others.

WORK & MONEY

Leave the past behind: The eclipses in your two cash zones in 2017 suggest it’s a turnaround year for you. This goes triple if you’ve been working really hard for the past few years while Saturn has cruised your daily work zone. The rewards that come now could be rather surprising! However, if you’ve been slacking off at work, it could be time to up your game, or risk financial dramas. Forget about any past financial upsets – the eclipses can change everything.

LOVE LIFE

Let love work magic in your life … That might sound like something on a cutesy greeting card, but with magical Pluto in your love zone again in 2017, you will have the chance to feel love’s power. The good news is you’re way less argumentative, jealous and controlling than you have been. Singles can find love that really transforms their life. Avoid bullies! Couples can go deeper and deeper into the relationship.

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Leo (July 23- August 22): You’re magnanimous, generous and confident

2017 AND YOU

There are eclipses in your love zone and your sign, which mean that 2017 is a massive year for you – get clear on them and then chase your goals. Highlights: This will be a busy year with lots to do and see, and an innately cheerful and optimistic outlook, which attracts good things to you. What to work on: Detox your home, your relationships, your job, your life!

WORK & MONEY

Inspiration equals cash in 2017: If you allow petty power struggles, jealousies or battles for control to rule your daily working life, it will be very hard for you to enjoy 2017. The best way for you to make good money now is to do work, which inspires you. Work on healing fears you have around money. See a therapist if need be. The more you can stand on your own two feet the better. This is not the time for you to be too dependent on anyone financially.

LOVE LIFE

Here’s the thing … Your biggest enemy when it comes to love is that you could work too hard and not leave enough time for romance. There is an eclipse in your love zone in August, which could bring love issues to a head. If you’re single and looking, make sure you let go of the past. Forgive all your exes and you will be energetically more able to find someone new. Attached? Your love life could take some unexpected twists this year.

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Virgo (August 23-September 22):You’re modest, practical and analytical

2017 AND YOU

There is a lot going on, including in your love life. Overall though, 2017 is about you finding some inner Zen. Highlights: Better times financially than you have enjoyed recently. The more you believe in yourself, the more you earn. What to work on: Believe that soulmates do exist.

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A potentially bumper year financially: With lucky Jupiter in your cash zone, you are more or less set financially. That is, unless you’re breaking the Virgo habits of a lifetime and overspending, in which case watch out. Jupiter in your cash zone will boost your bank accounts if you believe in yourself. However, Jupiter can also send bills out of control. As much as hard work is the most reliable way of making money, you do have luck on your side this year, if you fancy a small flutter.

LOVE LIFE

Believe in love’s young dream … You still have Neptune in your love zone. That means that if you haven’t already done so, you can connect with someone who is a soulmate (we all have more than one). Do tune into dreamy Neptune in your love zone and see people though “the eyes of love”. It’ll soften your Virgo tendency to nit-pick! Be careful if you’re involved with someone who you feel is not quite on the level. They might be as untrustworthy as you fear.

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Libra (September 23- October 22): You’re charming, diplomatic and artistic

2017 AND YOU

This year, it’s partly about the fact that you’re extra lucky and partly it’s about the fact your dreams can come true. Win/win. Highlights: Having the universe on your side. With Jupiter in your sign for the first time in more than 10 years, you’ll find good fortune flowing to you. What to work on: Expecting everything to magically work out without any effort on your part.

WORK & MONEY

A year of growth and expansion: Of course, there is more to your year ahead than the fact that the big planet Jupiter is in your sign. More wonderful? Possibly not! To have lucky and adventurous Jupiter in your sign is a massive deal. It only happens once every 12 years and it puts Lady Luck on your side. Workwise, think of what you want to achieve and go for it. Yes, you will still have to work hard, but you have a gust of celestial wind beneath your wings, so to speak. Things that can go your way, will.

LOVE LIFE

You’re even more appealing … Librans are renowned for being attractive. Reason being, you’re ruled by the planet of beauty, Venus, and you’re all about relating and harmonising. What’s not to like? When you turn on the charm, there is no resisting you. Now with cheerful Jupiter in your sign, you’ll be in even more demand.

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Scorpio (October 23-November 12): You’re deep, mysterious and intense

2017 AND YOU

It’s a year for you to have as much time-out time as you can, while you work on your self-esteem. Highlights: Dreams coming true related to a child, romance or creative project. What to work on: Develop your intuition at home and work.

WORK & MONEY

Money could be an issue for you this coming year: Perhaps you’re worried about your earning potential or you don’t feel you have job security. Whatever the issue, it’s crucial that you worry less about cash and think more about how to achieve financial stability. If you’re doing well you are undoubtedly working hard for your money. Strategise about money this year. Get some financial advice, be it from a trusted friend, your bank manager or an adviser.

LOVE LIFE

If you love yourself, others will too …The biggest obstacle standing between you and happy relationships right now is that you can be too hard on yourself. Obviously, if you don’t believe you’re worthy of loving, you will diminish your chances of being loved for who you are. Use Pluto in your mind zone to overcome any negative feelings you have about yourself. Work on detoxing your mind of negative thoughts by connecting with the universe through yoga, prayer, chanting, meditation or any spiritual path.

Sagittarius

Sagittarius (November 23 – December 21): You’re funny, adventurous and knowledgeable

2017 AND YOU

You will have Saturn – the gruelling taskmaster of the zodiac – in your sign throughout the year, so it’s all about hard work, experience and karma. Highlights: One more year of intense life lessons, which will stand you in good stead for the next 30 years. What to work on: Pay attention to what’s going on and look for the wisdom within.

WORK & MONEY

You deserve a medal and a pay rise: You have another 12 months of hard work ahead of you. But after that, guess what? You won’t be in such a tight spot for the next 30 years. Yes, you have the zodiac’s overseer, aka Saturn, in your sign. That’s as tough as carrying a six-tonne elephant on your back, while wading through mud. But honestly, if you can keep working for just 12 more months, the rewards will last a lifetime.

LOVE LIFE

You want love as well? With all the hard work and pressure on you this year, you could be forgiven for wanting to be alone. But life isn’t always that easy. Sometimes we have to keep all the balls in the air. If you’re already attached as 2017 dawns, chances are you will be asking your partner for support this year. If they are there for you, it could be the permanent making of the relationship. And if you’re single, 2017 may not be the most romantic year of your life.

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Capricorn (December 22-January 19): You’re practical, ambitious and strategic

2017 AND YOU

You have the lucky planet Jupiter making a rare appearance in your career zone. This means you can fulfill your ambitions and enjoy the process. Highlights: The headiest heights of success that you’ve achieved in over a decade. What to work on: Understand that you’re a very intense person – avoid steamrolling others.

WORK & MONEY

A 12-year professional high: As a Capricorn, you’re almost certainly innately ambitious, so pay attention this year as expansive and lucky Jupiter makes his once-every-12-years visit to your career zone. Whether you’re just starting out or you’re having a midlife surge (it’s a thing), use Jupiter. You will be more popular at work too, but don’t over extend yourself, especially if you are self-employed.

LOVE LIFE

No better, no worse … The bottom line for you astrologically right now is that you have combustible planet Pluto in your sign. This means you’re on free; you’re being transformed by life and you can transform your life. It’s one of the most intense astrological events possible. When it comes to your love life, you need to remember that Pluto makes you passionate, which is a good thing. But you can also make you controlling and manipulative. Plus, it can affect your temper – watch out you don’t alienate a lover, would-be lover or an ex with your ire!

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Aquarius January (20- February 18): You’re quirky, original and humanitarian

2017 AND YOU

This can be a year of adventure, mind-expanding activities and life changing developments and events. Highlights: Better than usual chances to teach, study, take adventures and even get published. What to work on: Be more selective about who you spend your time with; cull your list of friends wisely.

WORK & MONEY

Major changes possible: The two full moon eclipses in 2017 occur in your sign and money zones, so it’s a big year for you. If you want to change your financial circumstances, redouble your efforts. If you put in the work in January to October, the end of the year could bring some major, positive developments. Note that working with someone else collaboratively could have issues to do with money, which stem from your past, work through them by looking at where they came from.

LOVE LIFE

Love changes ahead … There are two eclipses affecting you and your love life this year. They take place in February and August and suggest that you have to let something from your love life go. However, equally, it could be you’re moving to a new level or to a new way of being with your current partner. If you’re single, this is the year to well and truly draw a line under the past and open up to new love.

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Pisces (February 19-March 20): You’re imaginative, dreamy and intuitive

2017 AND YOU

2017 brings a major chance to change your life – one that won’t come around again for a while. Stop talking or thinking about it and just do it! Highlights: The end of February eclipse brings a chance to turn your life around howsoever you would like to – so grab the opportunity! What to work on: Understand that the pressure you’re under is actually making you a stronger and better person who knows what they’re capable of.

WORK & MONEY

With Saturn in your 10th house and bearing down on you all year, 2017 could be another grueling year for you professionally. However, if you’re working really hard and with integrity, you could be finally recognized as something of an expert in your field or somehow feted for your experience. Plus, you could get some kind of financial bonus this year.

LOVE LIFE

Make time for romance: With the alignments in your chart right now, it may feel like it’s easier for you to be single or, if you’re attached, to be very independent within your relationship. But you will find more happiness and fulfillment now when you throw yourself into your partnerships, romantic or otherwise. The thing about relationships is that they push all our buttons. While that might feel annoying in oh-so many ways, in fact it also helps us to grow as people.

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