What does this week have in store for you?  See your weekly horoscope here! Weekly Horoscope: starting Sunday 22nd August

AIRES:

Attention moves to daily routines and how you look after yourself. Is it possible you feel you're experiencing 'unluck'? Won't the books balance - or is it that you don't feel heard? Tempting as it might be to play the victim role this probably won't get you very far. Instead you could attend to medical checks, clearing a wardrobe and generally preparing for when others do turn their energy to you and your ideas - which could be as early as Thursday or Friday. By then you'll need no doubt need access to energy and will appreciate your earlier efficiency. Not only are you then prepared, you're also positioned well to rescue and revitalise a relationship over the weekend.

TAURUS:

Even if you're not on holiday thoughts are likely to turn to leisure activities. True, you may feel you can't afford to do what you'd like to do, and yet you might also sense that you need to do something by way of investing in your long-term welfare. The decision to invest in improving a latent talent may be a wise one. Though even after you've taken early steps (most likely on Thursday) you may have doubts (and find that a friend totally disagrees with your approach on Friday). The end of the week then could prove unsettling - unless, perhaps, you prepare in advance and determine to make a clean sweep - which may be what your inner voice is telling you to do.

GEMINI:

Your ruling planet is now retrograde: you can think of this as time for review. What's been going on in the background for some weeks surfaces and demands attention. Tough choices need to be made by midweek and may be financially driven. Yet there is another possibility: could it be that rather than being swamped with information you actually don't have enough? In conversation after Wednesday you could make contact with someone who's grappled with a similar dilemma and knows exactly what to do. Though this might mean going back a few steps, this effort could save so much time later. It may be that as one door closes another opens. The discovery that you share friendship with someone you meet whilst travelling could lead to you reviving an old partnership.

CANCER:

Might it be an idea to slow down a little? With Mercury now retrograde and, most likely, a few friends to catch up with, a different pace might suit. This might even be thrust upon you by a tricky financial situation requiring focused attention early in the week. There is also the issue of others born under the Cardinal signs (Aries, Libra and Capricorn) leaning on you as they negotiated tricky curves in their life journey. Helping them navigate a strom midweek could bring you excellent reward before the weekend. It's then too that your particular rle within the family is evidently pivotal - with you assisting in a major make-over, re-style and re-launch. In the process you could uncover a gem - rather like a 'find' at an archaeological dig. This too points to the need to go slowly and carefully with the promise that the past could fund a present-day cost.

LEO:

Financial matters could dominate the next few days. This looks to be more than just a balancing the books exercise: it's as much about ethics. By te end of this week you may wish to enter into long-term partnership. First you need to know more - which might require a little 'private investigation'. Given that trust and loyalty are so important to you, you may wish to make it clear to the other person that you are making these enquiries openly and transparently - which might even earn you extra points. There's also the question of how best to carefully nurture the seeds of an idea planted just a couple of months ago but which is already showing promise. Keeping someone on board this project could be every bit as demanding as the financial and ethical matter. An equitable deal could be realised on Thursday. Pleased as you may be, you still have to 'sell' your plans to a team on Friday.  

VIRGO:

Mercury (your ruling planet) is now retrograde and for the next couple of weeks there should be ample opportunity to go back over ideas that have been playing in the background for the last couple of years but which have, as yet, come to nothing. Though still concerned about the financial underpinning, by the end of the week it should be clear that progress is being made and that a certain person's commitment is total: it's even possible that contractual responsibilities will be discussed. True, you could experience a minor wobble around Monday's Full Moon when it seems that a less than coherent way of working style could get in the way. It's likely that you'll be much calmer by the weekend however - especially when it becomes clear that a Capricorn or a large business intend to support you through the early stages.

LIBRA:

Mercury may be retrograde but ideas-wise you are not! You're ready, eager, willing and almost hungry to get started on a project. Actually, it may not be that 'new' - most likely an idea that's been kicked around for some time. Though physically and emotionally still in holiday mood, your brain seems to be in another gear entirely: you need something to do that deflects other worries. On the physical side, and coinciding with Monday's Full Moon, you may have cause for temporary concern. This may be the moment to treat yourself to a reflexology session or other therapy if not to address a minor health issue. At a different level entirely, you might also wish to buy new shoes! Later in the you're your position within a team (and the family) is strengthened when you agree terms about a valuation and/or agree to a renovation project.

SCORPIO:

Mercury is now retrograde in Virgo and Uranus in its opposite sign of Pisces. For you this probably means renewed contact with friends who've shared past enthusiasms and an opportunity to revive a project that once held so much fascination. Though this does not appear to be a promising financial week for many, you could buck that trend and find funding or an easing of pressure. In all this you may have reason to be grateful to someone whom you helped out once in the past and who is now keen to return the favour. Even so you may find that you're dealing with those of nervous disposition who, on Monday especially (Full Moon) look set to make decisions which you sense to be unwise. It might take until Thursday for your concerns to be truly heard - at which point, finding a way in which someone can back down gracefully may become your primary concern.

SAGITTARUIS:

With Mercury now retrograde at the top of your solar chart giving some thought to efficiency might be deemed wise? Is it possible you've been careless - both about career and property matters? Now may be the time to put this right. True, that probably means facing up to awkward situations early in the week: balancing the books might not be easy. Yet this situation could change once focus is given to the dilemma. Indeed, the revitalisation of a project - with hel0p from a relative, seems highly likely. Though potentially exasperated by a Pisces who seems to think you know what they're thinking without them saying anything, by Friday you may see what others can't: namely loop-holes in an argument. You might still need the weekend to prepare your ammunition but as early as Friday you may sense that a situation is turning in your favour.

CAPRICORN:

Not every retrograde Mercury period coincides with transport and communication difficulties: but you might feel the effects this time. Essentially the problem is other people's lack of knowledge and their unwillingness to ask for help. Or might that be you? Is it possible that you've been thrown in at the deep end and need more support than you're given. Monday's Full Moon could bring these issues to light. Yet, once these issues are addressed and well before the weekend, you could both secure your position and make it known that you're happy to accept responsibility if given a workable time-frame - say by the next Full Moon (Sept. 23rd). Persuading someone known to panic might not be easy - especially midweek. Yet at this point chaos of their creation might be apparent - bringing you support on Friday from a most unlikely quarter.

AQUARIUS:

You may find yourself in a difficult situation coinciding with Monday's Full Moon. Issues with those born under Virgo and Pisces may be more complex than you'd like. It's arguable that these issues ought to have been resolved ages ago - possibly around May 23rd. All this could leave you feeling out of sorts - at least until late Thursday when, as the Moon changes signs, you sense that someone would back-down given the opportunity. A different kind of deal could then be struck. Though nothing's perfect and you might still need to wait some weeks to know if a certain person will keep their side of the bargain, even a little progress would surely be welcome. In all this your nervous system may be under stress - possibly prompting a visit to a health professional.

PIECES:

With Mercury now retrograde in your opposite sign, you may be about to discover a mess. True, you may have contributed. It's as likely though that those born under the Air signs of Gemini, Libra and Aquarius have in some way contributed to your present dilemma. Though it might be suggested that only an expert (lawyer?) can really help, perhaps you know that this would be an expensive route - and that all could be worked out if sufficient goodwill were made available. Tension is highest at the start of the week (Full Moon on Monday) but could reduce by Thursday - especially when it becomes clear that a certain person wants resolution and doesn't mind finding a slightly maverick way of finding it. At last someone speaks your kind of language.