Destiny has taken a hand in certain increasingly frustrating arrangements. While your focus on achieving one particular outcome is understandable, you’re missing out on other far better options. Giving in may seem weak. But, actually, it’s the reverse. And once you take a different approach, you’ll realise how much easier everything is.

This is a tricky week in an unsettled period. While there’ve been numerous disagreements about a range of topics, hopefully you’ve concentrated on those that involve you, personally, or where your knowledge will be helpful. Then focus on them. And the rest? Strange as the idea of ignoring everything else seems, your formidable energy is better employed dealing with matters where you can make a difference.  

Having spent much of the last half of 2020 reviewing what works, what doesn’t and where changes are needed, January’s events don’t just get you going. They also line you up with those who’ll be part of this cycle of personal reinvention, growth and discovery. Long ago, you decided to ignore those who insist you should plan ahead in detail. So even more, life’s about new ideas, places and people. If ever there was a time to both be spontaneous and trust your instincts, it’s now.

While 2020 was informative, it was also challenging, especially with your ruling planet Mars in Aries, from 28 June until 6 January, 2021. The challenge? Spotting and acknowledging which activities and alliances no longer serve or suit you, and exploring necessary changes. While, mostly, this is a relief, often letting go will be challenging, especially if you’re unsure what’s next. The solution? Making the best of your inquisitive streak, even if it means venturing into unfamiliar territory, personally, in terms of your work, relationships or even passions. Tempting as it is to make changes swiftly, then settle in, devote at least the year’s first half to exploring your options. One thing will lead to another, often in ways as thrilling as they are unexpected. Final plans? They can, and should, wait until later in the year.