Horoscope: Friday, Sep 25

If a friend or family member is determined to make a wrong call about something today the best thing you can do is to stand back and let it happen. The consequences may be painful but clearly it is the only way they are going to learn.

Now that the cosmic picture is beginning to move in your favor again you won’t be content to sit back and let life come to you. The spirit of adventure is upon you now, so get out into the world and make your mark – and make it a big one.

You no longer seem to be quite so be reticent about your aims and ambitions and that’s good. Make sure everyone knows what you are trying to accomplish and make sure the only people by your side are those who share your goal.

It’s not like you to be anxious but for some reason you seem afraid of your own shadow at the moment. Maybe it comes from the knowledge, deep inside you, that one of the most important times of the year is about to begin.

Socially and romantically this is one of the best times of the year for you, so put chores on hold and don’t let anyone burst the bubble of happiness that surrounds you. Your positive attitude will help others be positive too. Everybody wins!

Let other people have the last word this weekend, especially on the work front where colleagues and even employers could be more argumentative than usual. You don’t want to waste precious time and energy on quarrels of no immediate consequence.

Mars remains in your sign just one more week and you must make use of its power to get important things done. You don’t have time to feel tired or be depressed – you know what needs to be done and must now make a commitment to do it.

If you tell people something you know to be untrue today you are sure to be found out and the consequences could be awful. You may think that your powers of persuasion can fool everyone but it isn’t true, so stop fooling yourself.

You may be finding it hard to get a straight answer out of certain people but why let it bother you? You don’t need to know what they are up to and still less do you need their opinion. Ignore them today and do your own thing.

Someone will try to take liberties today and you won’t be happy about it. With Mars in your sign you could choose to hit back at them but do you want to start an all-out war? Probably not. Look out for your interests but don’t overreact.

You need to sit down with someone and have a serious talk about your relationship. You have fallen out more than once in recent weeks and there is clearly something that needs to be dealt with. Approach the issue with mutual respect.

The more you try to please partners and loved ones the less happy with you they seem to get, so you might as well stop trying altogether and do only what amuses you. Strangely, they may be happier with that than if you try to please them.

Try something new this weekend. If your life is in a bit of a slump at the moment it could be because you are following tried and trusted ways of doing things rather than looking for more up-to-date methods. What have you got to lose?

You are more sensitive than you like to admit and what happens today will affect you deeply. No doubt you will put on a brave face as always but you should also open up to someone you trust. A problem shared is a problem halved.

You may be tempted to push yourself extra hard to clear up the backlog of jobs that have built up recently but is it really necessary? It’s quite likely that most of those jobs can be put off until another day, another week or even another year!

A renewed sense of values and integrity may be present for you today, Capricorn. Connecting with this can be extremely uplifting, as it can put everything into perspective for you. With your hardworking tendencies, it can be easy to drift from the things that are most important to you as a person. Make the most of this day by getting in touch with yourself. If you keep a journal, explore your mood on paper.

Be careful what kind of information you put out into the world over the next 24 hours, because if you offer too much it could cost you further down the line. Unless others have a right to be told you should keep what you know to yourself.

Recent events may make it seem as if you have bitten off more than you can chew but you are not beaten yet. You may not feel confident about your prospects but if you act confident the planets might yet have a surprise for you.

Someone you think of as a friend will try to mislead you today. It would be nice to believe that they are trying to help but you know it isn’t true, so be on your guard and don’t give them the authority to make decisions for you.