Spinnaker [Distributed: Wednesday, January 31, 2007]

Many Aries natives may experience a powerful wave of social change. If so, expect friends or relatives to soon expand leisure activities, explore new travel plans or propose creative financial strategies. Remain open to all ideas: your enthusiasm will be quickly adopted. Business officials may announce an unique project involving new technologies, expanded communications or fast research. Offer assistance: team acceptance will prove vital to success.

A new friend or colleague may press for added access to your daily life. Special favors, living arrangements or rare family activities may be a key concern. Be polite but set firm boundaries: at present, private and public relationships are best kept clearly defined. Also highlight joint finances and shared home obligations. Someone close may propose a controversial legal agreement. Remain detached: minor disputes will soon expand.

A close friend or lover may misinterpret your emotional interest in a colleague or new acquaintance. If possible, avoid complex discussion: this is not the right time to address issues of trust and social privacy. Accent last minute financial adjustments, revised legal permissions and complicated business contracts. Improvements may be controversial: stay alert

Fast business decisions, although socially disruptive, will now work to your advantage. Tuesday through Friday, expect revised duties to bring added team opportunities and a need for skill development. Confidence will be quickly rewarded: ask key officials for special permissions, educational funding or new assignments. A close relative may demand a detailed explanation of recent social encounters or family events. Be forthcoming.

Long-term career aspirations can now be re-established. Many Leos will soon end several months of low business interest and job disillusionment. Carefully consider all proposals: renewed employment contracts will require detailed negotiations. Minor disruptions to family or social plans may be bothersome. Determination, however, is important: expect friends and relatives to request guidance, special home favors or revised agreements.

A colleague may relinquish control of an important project. If so, expect complications or power struggles for much of the coming month. Remain diplomatic: social tensions may be high. Private home discussions may reveal the hidden fears of loved ones. Public criticism, career failure or the disapproval of authority figures may be more debilitating than anticipated. Plan unique family events or social gatherings.

Potential love affairs and new friendships are this week compelling but unreliable. Social promises will be easily dismissed or quickly forgotten: enjoy private moments but avoid long-term obligations or new future plans. After next week, romantic decisions will be undeniable: stay balanced and wait for meaningful change. Business and financial discussions work to your advantage. Press authority figures for new roles or guidelines.

Friends and lovers may ask for added home promises or renewed group agreements. Areas of concern are daily routines, parenting obligations and minor machinery repairs. Don't delay: loved ones may be impatient. Workplace negotiations provide unique insights into the methods of key officials. Financial improvements, long-term contracts and job promotions may not arrive as expected. Timing is important.

Business agreements and new financial documents may provide faulty numbers or misinformation. Remain determined: authority figures will now rely heavily on your attention to detail. A close friend may need extra encouragement. Social distraction will help heal ongoing family or romantic disappointment. Offer cheerful discussion or fresh activities: creative entertainment and group involvement will bring the desired results.

Minor disruptions to sleep patterns or bouts of restlessness may require attention. If so, study daily dietary habits and health regimes for needed improvements. Many Capricorns will benefit from a rekindled interest in exercise or outdoor activities: remain flexible and watch for fast improvements. Dreams and sudden intuitions may reveal the private concerns of a close friend.

Strong opinions and bold discussions are an ongoing theme. Home plans may be easily disrupted by the emotional demands of a close friend. Romantic advice, social guidance or the recent actions of a potential lover may all be at issue. Your observations are accurate: remain dedicated to ethical solutions and public honesty. Later this week, a postponed financial promise may demand completion: ask for revised paperwork.

Nostalgic sentiments and minor social doubts may be bothersome: expect younger friends or relatives may be unusually introspective. Allow for extra privacy, if possible: at present, complex social or romantic decisions will require quiet reflection. Study financial records for errors. Someone close may soon initiate money discussions or request added business advice. Remain determined: forgotten payments will prove costly.

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