The single Ram may find new love through friendship, study or travel overseas. Take a punt and you could meet the mate of your dreams. Don't dither over commitment though or the dream could end as quickly as it began. Those of your in a partnership or marriage may find your mate's circumstances are changed and those changes affect you. Overall, this could be a year in which success or social acceptance may feature. Some of you may even hit the big time if you make that last push towards success with long term goals or important aspirations. Don't give up on a dream too soon.

Giant Jupiter, Lord of the Heavens, moves into Libra and your solar seventh house of partners and close associates on September 25th. He will sojourn there for twelve months. There may be new romance or marriage for some. For others, partnership will flourish and changed conditions for your nearest and dearest will bring change for you. Such change may bring an elevation of status. There may be expansion of interests or overseas travel. Contact with people of other nations or cultures may play a part in partnership activity. You may find yourself amid a wealth of new connections and people of status or academic standing may be among them. There may be dealings with professional people. Legal or religious matters may feature. You may have important discussions with close associates that offer new opportunities or changed horizons. There may be a new path of learning or study for your partner, one you may share somehow. For some, a partner or partnership will set off on a new course and you will have to decide whether to go with them. A partner may even take off for pastures new in some cases. You can benefit from this transit if you're prepared to open your mind, listen and grow.

Home and Family  

With Saturn still in Cancer, matters of home, family and emotional ties will be important for the Rams, needing attention and effort. You may have to work hard to live up to your responsibilities. Some will be pulled between commitments at home and at work and have to find a better balance. This could result in a decision to draw a new boundary line that marks clearly what you will and won't do on either side of the fence. Care for children or the elderly may generate a greater load for some of you. For others, business activity may dominate the home. The home itself may be a concern. There may be renovations or improvements for some while others may be leaving, breaking from an old home base to seek new horizons. One way or another, the issues of home, family and your emotional life will be of great concern. Make sure you give them the attention they deserve.

Work and Health  

Giant Jupiter moves through Virgo and your house of work and health until September 20th. Concentrate on developing new skills or methods to improve your working situation. Don't hesitate to learn when learning is required. Consult the experts when necessary. Take care of health problems by changing daily routines. If something's not working, change it. If there's a problem, get to the nitty-gritty. Change your diet. Change your ways. If you get expert advice, follow it without hesitation. Develop practices to clarify mental and physical health. Simple is best! Changes in belief may affect your working life from January to May. There may be dealings with overseas connections at this time for some, hammering out business deals or contractual matters.

Career Matters  

Saturn sets the pace in career matters, introducing twin notes of wisdom and caution. First, be careful about conflict with the boss or people in authority. Negotiate difficulties without that Aries impatience. Toe the line where you have to. Your career will flourish if you accept that some things can only be changed over time. Work patiently around both the obstacles and the people that block your path. You won't get what you want by rocking the boat but by putting your back into the rowing.

As Chiron the wounded healer continues his journey through Capricorn and your solar tenth house, you must continue the search to find your sense of authority in what you do. Step up and make your mark. New ideas or dreams may come from friends or from within. Follow your dreams. Be guided by the highest ideals. You will flourish and grow both in friendship and personal success if you do.

Mercury the Messenger  

Mercury moves into retrograde (reverse) motion three times a year for about three weeks each time. This phase heralds a time of confusion and misunderstandings that can affect arrangements, travel, transport, appliances, machinery and communications. The breakdowns that occur are a function of neglect, inattention, simple misunderstandings or component failure. They will often bring to the fore the very contingency we should have planned for and didn't. When the retrograde phase occurs, watch out for such possibilities as well as putting off major decision-making or the signing of crucial documents and agreements. We tend to miss things while Mercury is in reverse motion and then have to come back and do them again. A process of review in the retrograde phase can efficiently show where problems might lie and help us with damage control or the mending of things. Double check arrangements at these times! What you think you've said and what others have understood will often prove to be two different things.

Mercury is retrograde in Sagittarius and your solar ninth house until January 7th. You may be considering matters with regard to your beliefs. There may be a legal matter to resolve. Overseas contacts or communications with people of other nations or cultures may be difficult. Arrangements about overseas travel may be subject to change.

Mercury turns retrograde in Taurus and your solar second house of finance on April 7th. You may have to review the budget or deal with matters of personal finance. If you've been overspending, it may catch up with you. Establish good priorities with spending. Look at what things are worth in terms of what it takes to earn the cost of them. Make the dollar value part of a bigger 'value' system. Mercury moves forward again after May 1st.

On August 11th, Mercury turns retrograde once again, this time in Virgo and your solar sixth house. You may have to change work routines at short notice. Work colleagues may be unreliable or unable to fulfill their duties. Health matters may need attention. Machines or appliances you rely on for work may be troublesome. Service in advance. Unexpected events or reversals may affect work or health matters. The true source of a problem may be hidden from you. There could be an important realization about how you function. The messenger remains in retrograde phase until September 3rd.

December 1st sees Mercury's final retrograde phase for the year. This is in Sagittarius and your solar ninth house of law, religion, philosophy and overseas travel. You may have to alter travel plans if you're going overseas. Be flexible. There may be a legal matter that takes time to sort out. You may have cause to review a study program if you're involved in one. Otherwise, you may consider study as an option. Communications with in-laws could be troublesome or confusing. You may need to review your belief system. Mercury moves forward again on December 21st.

Lady Moon  

There are two New Moons for you this year, the first on March 20th with the Equinox. This is a new start, especially for friendships, creative expression and developments with regard to communications. Put effort into the new and it will pay dividends. Extend yourself but don't over extend your emotional resources. For some, you may need to limit commitments at home to get what you want. For others, emotional matters may take your attention from work. Whichever, way things go, follow through.

Your second New Moon comes on April 19th, bringing a Solar Eclipse. There may be an end with an activity or direction in your life. This may particularly affect matters of money or profession as well. You may need to dig deep to find the way ahead. You may need to take a new level of authority in what you do. Set a new pattern that marks a clear break from the problems or troubles of the past. Take especial care with health matters.

Your Full Moon comes on September 28th, calling attention to matters of partnership and cooperation. A situation may come to a head with someone close to you. There may be conflict with a loved one or partner. Don't let your emotions get the better of you. Listen to what's being said and work out a solution that takes other points of view into account. You may need the cooperation of others.

Eclipses  

Eclipses of both the Sun and the Moon often indicate the end of a cycle or a significant change in the direction or pattern of the affairs governed by the house in which the eclipse falls. Eclipses of the Sun may affect work, direction and relations with people in authority. Eclipses of the Moon may affect matters of home, family and emotions as well as relations with women and children. Both may affect your health.

There is a Lunar Eclipse at the Full Moon in Scorpio on May 4th. This may effect your financial situation, especially as far as joint finances or resources are concerned. Watch your credit situation or your overdraft coming into this time. Don't push things so far that something dries up. This could mark the end of a cycle in financial dealings with someone with whom you've had shared interests. You domestic situation may be affected. Dealings with women may be difficult if finance is involved.

A Solar Eclipse comes with the New Moon in Libra and your solar seventh house of partnership on October 14th. There may be a break or change with partners or close associates. Cooperation with another may come to an end in some way. There may be an end to a cycle with a close relationship. For some there may be a lift or change for the better that comes from this. Be careful of exaggerated reactions in partnership disputes.

There is a Lunar Eclipse at the Full Moon in Taurus on October 28th, blocking the light in your solar second house of personal money and resources. You may have to cut back with spending. There may be a change or fluctuation with regard to income. Seek extra remuneration if it's needed. Changes in interest rates or your credit situation could create financial pressure. Prepare for this by being cautious in financial dealings or spending before time.

Special Events  

Revolutionary Uranus continues his journey through sensitive Pisces and your solar twelfth house, urging you to find new frontiers to cross with regard to your creative and spiritual life. Over these next years, many Aries will be entering unknown territory as the boundaries of their lives change. Intuitive responses will be rewarding. The unexpected will take a hand in things. Sudden realization may alter your course.

Venus the goddess moves into retrograde phase in Gemini and your solar third house of travel, siblings and communication on May 18th. You may need to review the social diary as there will be change in appointments or engagements. Travel arrangements will be subject to change. There may be unexpected developments with communications and relationships. Confusion will abound if you don't establish an understanding. Old business acquaintances may turn up or there may be dealings with someone from the past. You may renew contact with siblings. You may take a journey to renew an old connection. Money matters could trouble relationships, especially if communications are poor. Float through problems and they'll solve themselves. Don't run off at the mouth. See the other side of things or the other point of view before you express yourself.

The Lunar Nodes move into the signs of Aries and Libra as 2004 comes to a close. From here you will find the urge to break from the past and past patterns and find a new path or direction.