Horoscope: Friday, Jun 9

Your physical strength is topnotch, Aries. Now is a terrific time to join a sports team or start a company soccer program. Others will respect your leadership abilities. Your glow as a self-confident, constructive being is radiating positive energy. This combination of forces is extremely powerful. You have the opportunity to be wonderfully productive at this time. Work and play are likely to present you with exciting opportunities for advancement.

Mix your reality with a bit of fantasy today, Taurus. Allow your feet to come off the ground for a little while. Give yourself a rest. Take some time to meditate and clear your mind of your daily worries. Calming, relaxing activities are the best way to spend the day. Spend time taking walks with friends and feel free to go deep into conversations regarding outlandish subjects. Allow yourself to dream.

This is a terrific day for you, Gemini, and you'll find that long-term trends are moving in your favor. Your sense of discipline combined with a little bit of luck is setting the stage for you to perform. The audience is waiting anxiously and you have a great deal of humor, knowledge, and happiness to share. Engage in witty conversation and remember that life is an easy flow.

The only thing that can hold you back is your own sense of limitation. Let your imagination soar and don’t be afraid to follow your muse wherever it might lead. Aim higher today than you have ever aimed before – and aim higher still tomorrow.

A feud of some kind is likely to erupt into open warfare during the early part of the week. Don’t bother trying to find a compromise solution, because the planets warn there isn’t one. This is one of those occasions when it really is all or nothing.

If someone places an obstacle in your path today – and they will – your first reaction will be to smash through it. As a strategy it may not be subtle but, yes, it will most likely work. That’s because when you smash, things stay smashed!

If you have not yet made changes to your working routine they will be forced on you over the coming week. The full moon on Thursday, in particular, will put you under pressure but that’s okay – because that’s when you do your very best work.

It’s good to be resolute but you don’t have to be ruthless. You need to tailor your response according to who and what you are dealing with this weekend. Some people need to be knocked into shape, while others respond best to a lighter touch.

You will be a lot happier emotionally when the Sun moves into the sympathetic sign of Taurus tomorrow. Your confidence will soar as well. If you fancy taking a trip of some kind, now is the time. You deserve a vacation, so reward yourself.

It has been said that you can never have too many friends, Libra, but today you might wonder if perhaps you do. Your phone could be ringing off the hook. One person after another will be soliciting you for advice and your famous shoulder to cry on. Be patient. One day you may need that person to be there for you. Try to listen and keep your sense of humor about you.

If you have your doubts about what a friend or loved one is up to today you must speak up. They are unlikely to welcome your interference but if you truly believe it is for their own benefit then you have a cosmic duty to offer guidance.

A Mars-Mercury link in one of the most dynamic areas of your chart means you don’t have to settle for second best, either professionally or in your private life. If you feel like pushing boundaries then go for it. No one is going to stop you.

You will have a lot to say for yourself today and that’s good. Be careful though that you don’t come across a bit too aggressive and scare potential allies away. You are entitled to your views but they are not of course the only views.

What happens today and during the early part of the new week may seem like a setback but it can also be a learning experience. The most important thing is that you let go of unrealistic expectations, both at home and at work.

What happens over the next seven to ten days will cheer you up considerably and before you know it life will be a garden of delights again. It was never any different, of course, but sometimes you let negative thoughts cloud your vision.

By all means try to bring people together but if the task proves too much for you then back off and let them fight it out. Do not, under any circumstances, get involved on a personal level yourself – or they could decide to gang up on you!

If, as seems likely, you are operating one set of standards for yourself and a different set of standards for other people the events of the next 48 hours will force you to give way a bit and meet friends and colleagues halfway. It’s good business.

Today you could feel a little more vulnerable than usual, Pisces. Perhaps you feel hemmed in by decisions you can't put off any longer. Or you could be a little overworked and overwhelmed by all your activities. If only your children could be a little more independent! The day ahead will help you make some decisive progress. No backward glances allowed! Dwelling on the past won't help you at all.