Overview

Today, focus all your available energy and free time on making firmer plans for your career's future. Remember: If you take time to plan ahead, you won't ever get left behind! Think about where you want to be in the next five years, and imagine what your daily routine will be like. Are you working in a team, or working alone? Are you giving orders, or are you taking them? Envisioning where you want to be is the first step toward drawing yourself a map of how to get there.

You have a wide-open future, and now is a great time to kick back and dream up new ways to play with it. You don't have to lock yourself down into any one track -- just see what seems coolest to you.

You scratch their back and they'll scratch yours as the week begins. Yes, you're independent, but you also see your interconnections with others now -- and new ways to make life easier for everyone. Around Wednesday and Thursday, though, efforts on your part tend to backfire in unexpected ways. Concentrate on using your energy to seek understanding rather than being assertive under current circumstances. On Friday and over the weekend, though, action's favored -- especially of the interpersonal variety!

As the month gets going on the 1st, you could very well be concentrating (hard) on the long term: What's your (long term) earning ability? Are you happy with it? If not, what can you do to change it? Do you have a health and fitness plan, to ensure that you stay fit, long term? After all, throwing out your back because you haven't taken care of your body isn't going to positively impact your earning ability, long term. Take your time, as you think all these things through. By the 5th and 6th, you could feel like a surfer navigating wave after wave of emotion. Don't fight it. Watch the swells and start paddling. Then, ride these emotional reactions right in to shore. Wheee! Selfish behavior will not improve tensions with your partner (or potential partner) on the 11th and 12th. By the super-explorative 17th, discover something! Otherwise, you'll be bored. Your ambition should be your guide on the 21st. It won't point you wrong. Good luck follows you on the 25th and 26th. Work hard, but take a new leap, on the 29th.

Year 2012 Overview

Your quest for radical self-love and self-knowledge continues in 2012. Never has the impetus to know yourself, own your core values (even if it means going against the grain) and possess your truth been more essential. No longer can you deny all that is rare and sensational about you. This is truly your breakout year in which your myriad talents will shine!

And get ready to work your horns off this year, Ram. Although your ruling planet, Mars, will spend the first quarter retrograde in Virgo, it will also push you to focus and finish like never before. The devil is definitely in the details this year. Mars retrogrades less frequently than the other planets, but when it does, you surely feel like someone has slammed on the brakes! But don't panic. Rather, consider this a chance to finally catch up on every loose end and unfinished project that's piled up over the past few years.

With Uranus upping the ante in your stars for another round, the status quo of pre-2010 has been left in the dust forever. And by June, the planet of change, Uranus, makes its way towards an exact square with the planet of death and rebirth, Pluto. The changes you experienced in 2011 were simply the tip of the iceberg! With the onslaught of intense cardinal energies barreling toward a standoff this summer, the potential for one-way change this year is deep and unmistakable. Of course, change can be exhilarating if you release your grip on the past and the specific demands of ego. Getting your own way is practically your divine birthright, but this year you'll have to trust that life sometimes brings you what you need at the expense of what you want.

The eclipse patterns of 2012 continue to speed up change in the realms of teaching, education, publishing and travel. If you have any issues with siblings or other close relatives, this could also come into play during the next 12 months as a result of this year's eclipses. On the upside, however, Jupiter will continue to boost your finances until it moves into Gemini in June. November's total solar eclipse in Scorpio in your eighth house of life force, sex and resourcefulness promises to bring sexy back. This eclipse pattern will also reveal any latent interests in psychology or metaphysics, and could also bring money issues to the forefront.

Daily Flirt:

Your volunteer spirit is fully engaged right now, and you may find that people are looking to you for help in many different areas of your life. It's a good time to rack up some serious karma!

Daily Couples:

After a period of feeling like you weren't getting anywhere, you're starting to see progress towards your goals. Be sure to share your happy news with your loved one -- they've been on your side all along.

Daily Singles:

Staying focused for any length of time right now? Don't bother. Stardust fills your head with wild ideas and crazy thoughts. What's the point of concentrating when the world's filled with so many other things (and hotties) to admire? Space out now; work later.

Your mind is crowded with ideas on how to improve your performance, but you're having trouble settling on just one and sticking with it. Give yourself a break. You don't have to follow a multi-step program to excel.