PREVIOUS THOUGHTS FOR THE DAY December 15 2014 to December 21 2014 Monday December 15 Sixth Square Hello Jonathan, What astrological influences explain the current upsurge of racial tension in the USA? Harinder Dear Harinder, The same ones that lie behind the Ebola outbreak, the shocking revelations of CIA torture techniques, discoveries about famous entertainers with dodgy pasts and the recent collapse of various financial institutions. The first in this series of seven squares (or right angles) between Uranus and Pluto occurred in June 2012. They are all about questioning what we once took on trust. Their 'orb of influence' extends back as far as 2008. The seventh occurs in March 2015. The sixth culminates today. Tuesday December 16 Lost and Found Dear Jonathan, I once 'lost' a favourite earring in Britain. Five years later it reappeared in the middle of my lounge floor in Australia! Angela Hello Jonathan, My daughter lost a diamond ring. She moved house. But she woke one morning to find it just sitting on her bedside table! I might add that she wasn't happy when she lost it and when it re-appeared she was in a much better place. Arte Hi Jonathan, I lost my valuable sunglasses... and they turned up in the decorations. Maybe it was a wish granted for Christmas. Carol Wednesday December 17 Gift Aid The festive season is almost upon us and many people have already chosen the gifts they intend to give. But not all presents need to take a physical form. Some of the greatest acts of generosity involve simple gestures of understanding or sympathy. With this in mind, I'd like to offer suggestions, over the next few days, about the challenges now being faced by the various zodiac signs and the ways in which we might be able to demonstrate more support for our friends and loved ones. Tomorrow, I'll begin by discussing the Fire signs: Aries, Leo and Sagittarius. Thursday December 18 Fire Aries born people are bold, brave, alert, ambitious, energetic and determined. So too, are Leos and Sagittarians but then these are also fire signs with incandescent characteristics. If you're looking for a Christmas gift idea for someone born under any of these signs, go straight to the candle shop! Nobody will accuse you of lacking imagination. The fire signs can't have enough things to set alight. But some, lately, have been lacking a little spark. The best 'psychological present' would be encouragement to fan the flames of whatever big new idea has lately started to burn within them. Friday December 19 Present Element Taureans are practical and sensible. So are Capricorns. And Virgos. Or so the textbooks say. Possibly they're written by people who have never seen the wilder side of the Earth signs. Or by folk who are plotting to make them calmer by infiltrating their minds, disguised as astrologers. To belong to an Earth sign is to be a dark horse, disguised as a thoroughbred! For different astrological reasons, all Earth signs have found the going slightly rough lately. Wish them smoother progress by getting them a candle. Tell them it represents the light of understanding that will soon return. Solstice Greetings. More Christmas suggestions on Monday! Saturday December 20 Your Week Ahead Merry Christmas! Er... unless, it isn't. Hard though this is for some of us to believe in a world so full of bright baubles and glittering trees, some folk don't celebrate this festival. And others don't so much celebrate it, as suffer it. This year, as if to reflect the season's lack of universal popularity, some planets are aligning in anything other than a jovial fashion. It may take great commitment to summon the spirit of joy under such circumstances. But hope springs eternal. Here, in your forecast for the holiday week, I'm giving the best advice I can. Sunday December 21 Your Week Ahead - Love Focus Remember, your Love Forecast today doesn't just cover romance. A love forecast may also have something to say about your family life, your closest friendships and even some of your most important working relationships. Back to Index   Click here for Jonathan Cainer's Daily Zodiac Forecasts