Horoscopes: Tuesday, March 17

ARIES: (Mar 21 – Apr 20)
Today's a day for shooting from the hip. Straight-talking is on the agenda. There's always the chance you'll end up with your foot in your mouth, surrounded by controversy – but the risk is worth it. Get things moving.

TAURUS: (Apr 21 – May 20)
Though it can appear you have thick skin, you don't. You feel things keenly, even if you don't always admit it. The Moon in Sagittarius has the power to throw a few cowboys straight back in the saddle. Stay with the facts. Don't be impressed with fancy talk.

GEMINI: (May 21 – June 21)
Words are spoken that stop you in your tracks, as a clear direction is offered with sincerity and passion. Break your habit of only sampling an array of options. If an opportunity arises to move your heart, don't quibble; take it!

CANCER: (June 22 – July 22)
The heat is on. Your instinct is often to head for cover and work out what to do - from a heavily reinforced position. Consider the possibility of standing still and confronting what is offered, without backing away. Have courage.

LEO: (July 23 – Aug 22)
This is one of those proud days when you get to see if you are living your life according to your philosophy. If yours is a living philosophy, it won't merely be a tangle of ideas. It will be a way of seeing and being that can be applied.

VIRGO: (Aug 23 – Sept 22)
There is friction around. In the face of it your demure conservative side could come into play – even if you don't want it to. See if you can watch your habitual patterns come and go – and stay true to what you'd really like to show.

LIBRA: (Sept 23 – Oct 23)
You are excited by the prospect of speaking and acting truly. There's enough fun involved, with the Moon in Sagittarius, for it not to impinge upon your love of peace and harmony. First imagine an expanded horizon, then live it.

SCORPIO: (Oct 24 – Nov 21)
If you are keeping secrets that are less than your highest truth, chances are life is going to come to the door, investigate - and find out what is really going on. If you are hiding your strength and beauty then that too will be exposed.

SAGITTARIUS: (Nov 22 – Dec 21)
The Moon is parked in Sagittarius. That means added spice. The volume is turned up on your emotions and your passions. To be excitable and adventurous is good. To be clear about exactly what you want this to bring is even better.

CAPRICORN: (Dec 22 – Jan 19)
You really want to play – but the harder others try to get you to play, the less you feel like playing. It they would leave you alone and get off your case, you would be instantly frisky. Extract yourself from unhelpful external pressures.

AQUARIUS: (Jan 20 – Feb 18)
It lights you up to feel a sense of existential support. Life is on your side. You can go about your business of bringing in the new and adding originality to all that you touch, with glee. Your heart is leading you up a fine path.

PISCES: (Feb 19 – Mar 20)
With the Moon in the sign of the Centaur, it might feel like life is shooting arrows your way. In a way it is – but not in the way you fear. The arrows are made of good wishes, expressed strongly. Understand that and all will soften.

YOUR DAY
The Moon is in Sagittarius, which lights a fire under all of us. For some, fire is excitement and passion – for others it is scary and dangerous. The fire is truth expressed openly. It is better out than in - so absorb the discomfort.

YOUR BIRTHDAY
As time passes, it becomes obvious how important it is to move with all the loves that are important to you. Whether they be personal affections, creative passions, or the desire for insight, today life is trumpeting a wake-up call.