Your year begins at a standstill, but this is more frustrating than harmful. Seemingly insignificant things demand your attention when you have bigger fish to fry. The revelations of January's third week justify this so-called energy drain. If you were good, the advantages prove endless. If you avoided doing your duties up to this point, the consequences will be snapping at your heels for the rest of the Winter. Either way, your focus is shaken when the Sun comes to Pisces. Artists and lovers welcome the change, although some might have trouble with their consistency throughout March.
The Aries Sun brings immediate, tangible benefits. There's no crime in celebrating yourself. By late April, though, you're suffering from too much of a good thing. Maybe you haven't learned this lesson. Around May 15th, something reminds you of the inner life you've been denying. Blind instinct drives you for a week, but you're home free after the Sun reaches Gemini. You have high expectations and reasons to falter, but for the next few months, others are happy with whatever face you show.
Water and feminine energy are continuing themes during the end of June and most of July. Maybe you're acting out of character, but the costumes fit beautifully. You're back in your element when the Sun enters Leo. Life becomes a party again. From July 29th to September 26th, your life will be even more intense and absorbing than usual. Others love you for what you are, although they become more interested in your potential than your accomplishments around the end of August. Take the suggestion and strike while the iron is hot. You're still happy to represent the movement you started.
The Autumnal Equinox re-energizes you. Your life is a work in progress, and your sense of justice has a positive effect on your community. Toward the end of October, a spiritual impulse or metaphysical mood leads you away from the world's noise and material concerns. After November 8th, you look more like a refugee than a pilgrim. It's so easy to tune out what you can't control. When the Sun arrives in Sagittarius, your heroism comes to the surface again. Rise above the chaos to shine once more.
Your love life in 2003
As January begins, the Capricorn Sun favours stable relationships and risk-free dating. This feels restrictive if you're in the mood for excitement. You're tempted to test boundaries around the 16th, but mutual consent is more likely if you can restrain yourself until the 22nd. No matter how excellent or terrible romance becomes, remember that you made this choice. March finds you longing for the good old days, whether that means a previous lover or an earlier phase with the current one. If you spend all your time finding fault and assigning blame, love will never be complete.
From early Spring to mid-Autumn, your upfront nature will feel the effect of subtle cosmic undercurrents, luring complex partners that might otherwise consider you emotionally light-hearted. When the Sun enters Taurus, you learn that greater responsibility comes with deeper involvement. Changing roles challenge your values over the next month. It takes an event that occurs around May 30th to remind you that, no matter what you and your beloved expect, romance is ultimately about two people enjoying their time together.
Summer brings out your natural intensity. You'd rather prove your love than sit around talking about it. Spend less time complaining to your friends and more time on romantic getaways. You hit your peak between July 24th and August 23rd. As your passion feeds someone starving for your touch, you take on just enough of his or her hunger to make your days more exciting. Journeys begin and end in the last week of August as you pause for breath or go your separate ways. The rest of the world is getting back on a schedule, and you'll have to alter the course of your honeymoon if you want to join it together.
Singles are upbeat and available as September ends. Desire bubbles just below the surface, an implied promise for anyone thinking about getting closer. Any fantasies that aren't fulfilled will dominate your life after October 22nd. However you justify your actions, others may be nervous around your exposed feelings. You finally rein in this wild behavior during the week of Thanksgiving. Romance is free of confusion and complaint until December 17th. Address small problems before they get bigger. You're wise enough to keep someone happy.
Your career in 2003
On January 2nd, Mercury retrogrades for the first of four times this year, suggesting cautious evaluation and fiscal canniness. But New Year's resolutions often lose their immediacy after two or three weeks. By the month's end, you're hurling yourself into risky career moves with all your usual blind faith and bountiful charisma. Around February 22nd, substance becomes more important than style. The switch from marketing to fulfillment may be hard if your team isn't assembled or cued up when someone buys what you're selling.
Spring and Summer are your busy seasons. Expect positive attention to be lavished on your work around April 3rd. Even if you soon outgrow the project, colleagues expect your loyal participation from the 26th onward. By mid-May you develop serious ethical questions. After the Sun enters Gemini, you have an easier time separating the message from the messenger. If you can foresee challenges to your authority on the 30th, you'll spend June with a better-defined sense of what you actually control.
After the Sun arrives in Cancer, expect a surge of honesty among focus groups and other opinion providers. Favourable reviews and special offers make you a regular member of the inner circle in late July and mid-August. You may notice that your professional support system has undergone a complete revolution. After August 24th, keep your phone and email lists current under the Virgo Sun. If you need an associate's help in the future, you want to be sure this person is still talking to you. Early September feels like a fresh start, recalling the childhood anticipation of a new school year. Eagerness to learn is always good for your career.
Your influence expands after September 27th. Others come to your aid or buy your product because they want to, not because they have to. But fame is fickle, and your public seeks a different flavour of the month around October 25th. Even if this shift isn't your fault, spin control becomes your responsibility. It doesn't help when an event in early November precipitates a personal crisis. Good will and increased revenue save you between Thanksgiving and the December holidays. Maybe this hasn't been your most successful year on record, but how do you measure real success? Wait until you get the last word from your accountant.