Horoscope: Sunday, Jul 13

You need to give both your mind and your body time to recover from recent exertions. With Mercury moving into the wellbeing area of your chart today you must realize that you don’t have to work twice as hard as everyone else to get ahead.

There may be no logical reason why you believe that someone is trying to cheat you but you know from past experience that it’s never a good idea to ignore your instincts. Keep a tight grip on your wallet or purse over the next 48 hours.

Your creative powers are at a peak right now, so make good use of them. The Sun in Virgo encourages you to take the kind of chances you usually try to avoid, so be brave and be ready to move in a new direction at a moment’s notice.

You have made no end of sacrifices for the people you love but today you must insist that they give you the time and the space you need to get your head together. Find a quiet place where you can be alone with your thoughts.

You don’t lack for ideas at the moment but if you want to make something of them you are going to have to be selective about your aims. One particular idea stands head and shoulders above the rest and that is the one you must focus on.

What happens over the next few days will shake you up a bit but that’s no bad thing. You have begun to settle into a pace that is far too easy for you. Everyone needs to be challenged to think and move faster, Geminis more so than most.

Anchor yourself in practical matters before you try to prove your point to others. There's a great deal of primal energy rising within you today and searching for some sort of outlet. Be aware of overextending yourself when it comes to issues of the mind. You may be so anxious to prove your point that you end up losing sight of the reality of the situation.

Emotional upheavals of one sort or another are likely today but you should not find it too hard to deal with them. Get tough if you have to, especially with people who think that by shouting and screaming they will get their own way.

Decide what it is that needs to be done this weekend then get on and do it with all your might. Mercury, your ruler, close to Mars in your sign means you will accomplish more by acting first and asking questions later, if at all.

Don’t commit yourself to anything you have not checked out for yourself this week. Even if a trusted friend says there is nothing to worry about you must take the time and make the effort to do your own research. There is big money at stake.

You may have to take a supporting role to someone who, for reasons you cannot understand, is flavor of the month with the powers that be. Focus on your work and your wellbeing and it won’t be long before you are center stage again.

You'll find yourself working well with any group today, Scorpio. There will be a great connection between you and the people around you. Make sure you ground your relationships in something meaningful or else you could find that you've built a whole reality out of something that doesn't exist. Be true to yourself and try not to get fooled by anything that seems too good to be true.

You have a great deal of power at your disposal today, Sagittarius. You should keep in mind that just about anything you wish for will come true. Don't waste words or actions. Concentrate your energy and focus it on one or two important things instead of dispersing it and thereby diluting your overall power. There isn't anything to fear on a day like this.

Be careful what you choose to believe today because there are a lot of strange ideas doing the rounds at the moment. Yes, sometimes there really are plots and conspiracies to watch out for, but don’t start believing that everyone is out to get you!

If someone offers you something for nothing today you may be suspicious but even if there is a catch you will still gain in some way. This is also a good day to let those you have feelings for know how much they mean to you.

Stay calm and keep setbacks in perspective. If you can learn to take yourself a bit less seriously over the coming week then your problems, such as they are, will fade into insignificance. Rest assured your successes will always outnumber your failures.

If certain people hint that they will do things for you if you do things for them first that’s a sure sign that you cannot trust them. Put your own needs first over the next 24 hours. Look out for Number One – because no one else will.

Anything you do in haste today will most likely turn out wrong and have to be done again at a later date. The more others pressure you to get what you are working on done quickly the more you should take your time and get it right.