Horoscope: Monday, Aug 31

Money matters could prove obsessive today, Aries, as you might be trying to make an important purchase and need to revise your budget in order to do so. You'll be able to do it if you calm down and don't stress out. Be logical and methodical, and you'll probably accomplish what you want without too much frustration. Tonight, schedule a special date with a lover.

Your emotions will feel stable today, Taurus, although there may be an unexpected element trying to sneak into the equation. Be aware that people will be a bit more volatile today. Although the situation may be calm and cool one minute, it has the potential to be explosive the next. Try to stay centered all day so you don't get thrown off course by other people's erratic emotions.

Catch the wave of activity that's spinning in your direction today, Gemini. You'll find prosperity and good fortune within your reach. Expand your horizons and connect with others intellectually. Hurdles will shrink to nothing as long as you maintain a positive attitude. It will be tremendously easy for you to make great strides in any project you're working on.

If you come into money over the next few days you must do everything in your power to hang on to it. There will be all sorts of pressures to part with your cash and if you give in to them you could end up poorer than when you started.

If there is something you would like to change about your work situation now is the time to get serious about it. Don’t worry if colleagues and employers think you have gone mad – they will be mad with jealousy when they see how happy you are.

Friends and colleagues appear to have it all at the moment and it annoys you that you seem to be missing out. But is it really that bad or are you letting your emotions get the better of you? It’s the latter, of course, so lighten up.

Are you making the most of your talents? You may be happy with what you have accomplished so far in your life but the planets indicate you should be doing more. Focus your mind on the future and set yourself goals on a much higher level.

This is a day to be up front with your partner, Virgo. It's possible that your relationship has reached some sort of stalemate. It's up to you to get that fire burning brightly once again. How? You know the drill - romantic time alone is all it takes. A nice outfit, a reservation at the best restaurant, and you and your mate are back in business.

Venus, planet of values, moves into the career area of your chart this weekend, making it easier to reconcile the private and public parts of your life. You won’t go wrong if you always remember that people are more important than things.

Something (or someone) you don’t much like will make an unwelcome reappearance today but you should by now know how to deal with it (or them). Nothing in life is to be feared, only understood, so be courageous and meet the challenge head on.

If you make a wish over the next 24 hours there is every possibility that it will come true. Today’s Mercury-Jupiter union in your sign means that your mind has the power to create whatever it is that you desire. So get wishing.

You must strive to be creative over the next few days. Little things will claim a large slice of your time and energy but you must still find space to flex your artistic muscles – if you do you will accomplish something out of the ordinary.

What you see and hear today may not delight you but at least you will know where you stand. The Sun in your sign will give you the courage to face up to situations that in the past would have had you running for cover.

You are finding it hard to hide your anxieties at the moment, but why would you want to when there are so many people you can turn to for advice and support? Sagittarius is an independent sign but you don’t have to face each and every situation alone.

Today’s Mars-Uranus link warns you must steer clear of disputes that have nothing to do with you. The more others try to draw you into their quarrels the more you must resist. That applies doubly to family matters – you cannot possibly win.

Cosmic activity in the most sensitive area of your chart makes it seem as if the world has got it in for you but it isn’t true and it won’t be long before the smile is back to your face. Don’t let your fears get the better of you again.

You will have to make one or two changes today and you probably won’t be happy about it, especially if they have been forced on you by other people’s stupidity or selfishness. Be that as it may it’s not worth getting worked up about, so don’t.

Today’s new moon in your opposite sign of Leo means you need to let go of the idea that you can do it all on your own. Partner up with people whose aims, ambitions and artistic abilities match and mirror your own. Teamwork is essential.

Some bizarre and rather silly dreams might come to you tonight, Pisces. They may be the sort that is so crazy that you actually wake up laughing. Don't dismiss them. Silly or not, these dreams are trying to tell you something. Write them down the way you would any other vivid dream, and analyze the symbols in the same way - even if they cause a few giggles.