Aries

Year-Ahead Outlook For year commencing Jan 2008

Overview
An upbeat, successful year lies ahead with no shortage of hard work. Your efforts will put you into a more prominent position with positive attention coming your way. It won't be a time to let the grass grow under your feet so you'll focus on putting long term changes of direction in place gradually. New friends will give you encouragement. Love will be centre stage after mid year.

Romance
Everyone who is anyone will think you are wonderful so in general you'll be out and about socially feeling on a high. Though your busy schedule may not leave as much time for romancing as you might wish. An edgy at times impatient mood at home with loved ones needs to be handled delicately in the first few months. Ease up on trying to be in control and you'll fare better. After your birthday you'll be throwing yourself with passionate enthusiasm into enjoying yourself and flirting like mad. Loved ones will respond positively. After mid July you'll be on top party form, schmoozing seductively and finding your charm win your compliments galore. You'll know that wakening up your romantic life will take effort in the months ahead but you'll be determined to attract love and affection. Giving more will help the process along.

Money
You'll be spending merrily keeping up appearances and good luck will be on your side in general. Though at times you might wish a higher value was put on your efforts. So it will be variable on the financial front though not disastrously so. You'll want to stay in control but being too possessive may backfire so lighten up in your handling of all cash matters without getting too laid back. May will see a turnaround for the better with surplus to spare for treats. Though your indecision or vagueness about long term plans might indicate that a touch of caution would be wise. Certainly be wary of jumping into taking risks or gamble from August onwards. On the whole it'll be steady rather than spectacular. By November you'll be digging your heels in hard to get better agreements and to kick start joint finances into a higher gear. Luck will be on your side.

Work
This is a crucial year for you since on the one hand almost anything you tackle will work out better and more easily than you expect. So you'll be triumphant, attracting praise and recognition and giving your status a boost. But you'll be aware also that you need to give thought to whether what you are doing is really what you ought to be doing. Are you feeling fulfilled? If not, then what are you going to do about it? Nothing will happen suddenly but you do need to be sure you are on the right track. You will be more ambitious, at times running into some resistance from those who want to pull the strings or hold the power. But you won't give way easily. Try to see where you can have more influence rather than trying to be always in control. January and February will be a career high. Though it will be May before you feel you are really forging ahead. Extra chores will weigh you down at times so being efficient will ease your burden. December may test your mettle but you'll come through with flying colours if you stay focussed.

Health
With the workload which is piling you you'll need to be extra vigilant about staying on top of your keep fit regimes, eating sensibly for high energy and exercising as well as relaxing when you can. You will be highly strung at times, so remember a healthy body goes along with a healthy mind. Finding space for calm will ease your tensions. You'll be more aware of your physical needs and where your limits are so saying no once in a while to over heavy demands and putting the brakes on your own rather restless temperament will be good.

Symbol - The Ram
Fire + Cardinal sign. Energetic, competitive, noisy, likes to be first. Fast moving, impractical, not domestic. Good starter bad finisher, tends to leap before looking. Highly imaginative, adventurous, entrepreneurial.

Birth Stone Your birth stone is diamond, sometimes ruby or red jasper. Diamonds are the stone of purity, but are supposed to be of most benefit when worn with other stones, since it enhances their properties. Ruby increases energy levels, aids intuitive thinking and like red Jaspar helps with blood disorders. Your metal is iron.