Horoscope: Thursday, May 1

If someone tries to take liberties with you today you must not let them get away with it. Cosmic activity in the area of your chart that governs your standing in the world demands that you talk and act tough. Your reputation depends on it.

What you can and must realize now is that you have nothing to prove, either to yourself or to other people. Make sure that what you do over the coming week is what you really want to do, and not just what you think others expect of you.

There is no point trying to keep your thoughts to yourself this weekend because those who know you, at home and at work, can read you like a book. It’s just a question of what kind of book you want to be: an epic or a short story?

Others may rave about the next big thing but you’ll have a hard time working out what the fuss is about. You’re not the sort to get taken in by the latest fad or fashion. If there are trends to be set you’re a leader, not a follower.

Fame and fortune are yours for the asking – so ask away! Cosmic activity in the career area of your chart will open up new paths for you over the next few days and if you act quickly and decisively rewards and recognition are sure to follow.

Lady Luck is smiling on you now and you have every right to make the most of it. Don’t listen to those who say you don’t deserve your good fortune because they have no idea what they are talking about. On the contrary, no one deserves it more.

Take a look at the plans you made over recent weeks while the Sun and Mars were moving through your sign. Were they good plans? More to the point, were they realistic plans? You might have to lower your sights a little – but only a little!

Both in your personal life and in your work you must make more of an effort to get past your natural suspicions and believe that everyone you meet is a potential friend. You certainly don’t need rivals – you’ve got enough of those already!

You will be more than happy to put other people’s needs ahead of your own this weekend and that’s just as well as they will be extremely demanding. Don’t reach for your wallet too often though – limit your assistance mainly to giving advice.

Be happy with yourself and others, Virgo. Stop trying to find fault with everyone you interact with. By criticizing what they do and how they do it, you could wake up one morning and find that you have no friends. By only seeing the bad in people, you may talk yourself out of relationships with them. Be careful about coming across as a know-it-all. It isn't your job to dictate or judge.

As tomorrow’s full moon occurs in your birth sign it is quite likely that you will say or do something that puts you at odds with other people. If it happens, it happens. Don’t hate yourself for it – you’ll find ways to make amends later on.

Sometimes you can be too cautious for your own good but today’s Sun-Uranus link suggests you will now go to the other extreme and do something utterly outrageous. Others will be so amazed that they might actually let you get away with it!

If you have something to say now is the time to make yourself heard. Not everyone will appreciate your honesty but that won’t worry you in the slightest – on the contrary, your number one aim is to stir things up a little, or maybe a lot!

If someone you thought was a friend says something less than complimentary about you today don’t take it too seriously. It could be they are having a very bad day and need to blow off some steam. It’s up to you how you choose to take it.

Family and financial matters are under excellent stars today and if you can find a way to combine the two you will enrich not only yourself but those you love as well. It’s good to have friends but blood ties are stronger, so take care of your own.

Be careful what you say today because with communications planet Mercury at odds with your ruler Saturn the consequences could be huge if you make accusations that cannot be backed up by solid facts. Don’t leave yourself open to criticism or ridicule.

Some strange, even bizarre, things are likely to happen today but none of them can do you much harm so don’t take them too seriously. It might also help if you stopped taking yourself too seriously as well. Enjoy what fate sends your way, don’t dread it.

You seem to be in such a rush lately. Why? And to what purpose? There is no point darting here, there and everywhere if you don’t have a clear idea of what you are doing or where you are going. Try hurrying less and thinking more.

If you do things by the book today you won’t go far wrong, but neither will you go far in the estimation of employers and other authority figures. You don’t have to cut corners or tell lies but you do have to be more adventurous.