Horoscope: Thursday, May 21

Don’t let anyone tell you that you are aiming too high or expecting too much of yourself. With both Mars, your ruler, and the Sun about to move in your favor you should in fact be expecting more of yourself than ever before. Go for it Aries!

You instinctively know what needs to be done and you won’t hesitate to do it. One of the great things about your birth sign is your self-belief, so you won’t care in the slightest how many people tell you that you are doing it wrong.

A friend, perhaps a woman, could well be upset or even angry with you today, Taurus. Money might be involved in some way. There may be nothing you can do to reassure her at this time, so it's best to give what reassurances you can and then back off. Whatever has gone wrong, she's probably overreacting, and eventually she'll see that. In the meantime, you do what you can to work off your own anxieties. Hang in there!

You may not trust what a colleague is telling you but it seems you have no option but to act on what they say. Yes, there is a possibility that you are being lied to but the planets indicate it won’t be your loss. The universe has your back.

The planets warn that a so-called friend has been looking for ways to get ahead at your expense and even if you don’t want to believe that you won’t be able to deny it after what happens today. Banish them from your presence – for good.

You may not be in the most outgoing of moods at the moment but that’s okay. As a Cancer you need to hide away once in a while to replenish your energy and revive your interest in life. You’ll bounce back bigger and better than ever.

Do whatever it takes to make your voice heard today. Shout if you have to. Once you have got people’s attention you will find it quite easy to convince them that they should follow your lead. You do know where you’re going though, don’t you?

Don’t worry too much if you are not getting the support and encouragement you need on the work front. It won’t be long before your colleagues realize what an asset you are and treat you better, so keep your cool and bide your time.

You have spent so much time helping other people of late that your own needs have been neglected. Now you must balance the books and ask others to do something for you. Also, take a few risks, even if the odds appear to be against you.

The more others try to shoot down your ideas today the more you must stick with them. Your rivals will attempt to undermine your confidence but only because they are worried that you might succeed – that’s what they fear the most.

Put on some lively music you can dance to and really kick up your heels, Virgo. It's time to put away the sour mood and have fun with a large group of people. You will find that the more you engage in intellectual discussions, the more you will get warmed up to the idea that life should be fun, not the pain and stress you sometimes make it out to be.

Put your wisdom into action, Libra. There is no good in accumulating knowledge and then letting it sit, collecting dust like an old book on a shelf. Put your thoughts into motion and watch as magical things begin to manifest before your eyes. You have incredible opportunities today that only come when you're expressing yourself in your truest form. Wear something outlandish to remind yourself and others what an outrageous person you are.

Today will be fairly calm in terms of outside events, but your inner world is likely to be in a rush of activity. Today you wish you could find the solution to your heartaches as well as your career predicaments. You'd like to achieve some supreme understanding of the events that took place over the past month. First you must force your brain to slow down. Haste makes waste, as you know!

At some stage this weekend you will have to accept that a relationship is no longer worth fighting for. That may sound rather negative but the fact is you have been holding on to it for too long. Let it go and learn to fly again.

You are spending too much time looking back and thinking about what might have been and need to snap yourself out of it. In a matter of days the Sun will move in your favor and a new phase will begin. The past will soon be ancient history.

You may feel more reserved than usual, Capricorn, especially when it comes to romantic relationships. You may be feeling apprehensive about expressing yourself fully, even in the most intimate situations. Be careful about sending messages that suggest that you don't want to be around others. People are apt to think they're to blame for your reluctance. It's fine to be a recluse, but don't completely alienate yourself in the process.

Refuse to settle for second best today and make sure everyone treats you with the respect you deserve. Just because the universe seems to favor certain people more than it favors you at the moment does not mean you have to accept it.

You may be tempted to escape from your problems by hiding away from the world but that approach won’t work. The only way you are going to improve your outlook is by facing life’s challenges head on. They’re not as severe as you appear to believe.

While you normally like all of your romantic relationships to be extremely nurturing and comforting, you may find that this isn't always possible, Pisces. There's a disconnect between you and a close partner right now that could be hard to rectify. Time is really the only thing that's likely to resolve this sort of problem. Remember that all of your relationships can't always go exactly according to plan.