Weekly Horoscopes

Thu 29 July to Wed 4 August

Stockpile some energy, as this is likely to turn out a marathon week for you. From the 30th, it may seem as if other people firmly have the upper hand over decisions that affect your life. This is not going to please you and the major reason why you seem to be fighting with all and sundry at present. If you can learn to negotiate instead of dominate, you would have come a far way this week.

Someone has set the cat amongst the pigeons at work, which means you need to get your armour ready to ward off an onslaught of all sorts of things. You're just about encountering the whole range of emotions from frustration to elation and it may feel really difficult to maintain a balance of sorts. Go with the flow, but don't get stuck in a rut of doing things the same old way as before.

What may start off as innocent repartee could quickly turn into an unpleasant fracas this week. It would thus be advisable not to tease people in your usual way, unless you want to lose some friends and make some enemies. It is thus advisable to err on the cautious side, especially if it seems a close friend is currently going through a temporary loss of humour. Yet, you're probably being the devil's advocate.

As much success and joy that are experiencing in your career, as much tough love do you need to employ with someone at home who is evidently playing up this week. This may require being much firmer than you have been of late, but all with the purpose of setting guidelines and letting this person understand what containment means. At times, it may feel like a lonely journey, but chin up, it will soon get better.

A war of words can break out around you this week, which is not likely to be very pleasant. If you are indeed fed up with someone's consistently inconsiderate behaviour, you may feel justified to lay down the law. Curtail your angry words though as once someone has been said, it is difficult to undo at a later stage. Continue with your plans for that journey of a lifetime, it gives you a focal point.

This week, you will clearly come to understand what the saying that life can be unfair means. Your current sensitivity seems to be centred on money and how much you have or do not have in your bank account. However, if you are going to judge yourself according to your financial situation, you will also come short. Rather focus on your inner virtue even if it seems everybody else is better off.

It is unlike you to get so hot under the collar, but with feisty Mars settling into your sign on the 30th, you're likely to be a little more short tempered than usually. Something or someone is frustrating your best efforts to make headway and this may feel insurmountable around the 31st. Hang in there, as your partner is bound to inject you with some good humour and offer solutions to your problems.

You are clearly annoyed and agitated by the incompetence of someone whom you work with. Yet, this is not the time to let your feelings be known, so best you put up a brave face and let off steam somewhere safely away from the office. Financially, things are also changing for you, but whether that is to your liking, still have to be seen. Try to curb your envy if you're feeling you could do better.

Rivalry amongst friends is causing you to take sides, which is something you really would prefer not to do. However, some sort of schism or split has caused a divide in your social circle and this is not going to get mended overnight. Ask yourself whether you really want to be associated with people who are constantly trying to outdo one another? If that is the case, you're better off having fun without them.

You have your hands full with all sorts of contingencies that are popping up at work this week. It is vital that you keep a cool head so that you can show just what good leadership qualities you have. If carrying more responsibilities is on the cards, you may at first feel overwhelmed, but just think what it can do for your career further down the line. At home, at least, life is exciting and exhilarating.

The company that you keep is shooting down every new idea that you seem to come up with this week. This means you either need to stop generating ideas or you have to change the company that you keep. The latter is easier done than said, simply because you love to hang out with your friends and people in general. Yet, if you wish to make progress, you must start taking yourself more seriously.

This could be the first week where you really can see whether your new budget and fiscal policies are succeeding or not. Chances are that you are going to feel frustrated, especially if the results are not forthcoming as yet. You have to be very patient right now or else that fine balance between money in the bank and money owed to the bank could easily get disrupted. Practise a breathing technique for relaxation.