As Saturn is now firmly established in your sign, some of you have to make really hard choices in your life. Either you're making them or they are being made for you, and I advise you that it's better to act than to react. Admittedly, it's mainly those of you born before October the 5th who are under the most pressure, but all of you will be finding that suddenly things have become a lot more 'yes' or 'no' and black or white. Your normal middle ground is being squeezed in a way that brings you closer and closer to permanent decisions, and it's better to do it than have it done. At the end of the day, who's responsible for the state that you're in?

There are two very different energies around you now, one challenging and the other very positive indeed. Regarding the challenging, it's time to ask yourself, and perhaps your very close friends, if you're actually being a little pushy or at least not being aware whose toes you're treading on. Your tact and subtlety levels are not that high at the moment. However, there is also a sense of exuberance that endears you to others, and your ability to be more popular as this time evolves grows stronger by the week. So ensure that your efforts also benefit those around you as much as yourself, and you'll comfortably be one of the most sought after in your community

There's nothing really wrong, but at the same time there's nothing spectacular going on either. Some of you (probably the older and wiser!) will see this as a time to play catch up and recharge, whilst others may fret at what they see as a time of inaction. Either way, there are no great new developments around at this time for the vast majority of you, so why not drop down a gear whilst you can, get your house in order and do a thorough systems check? In a couple of month's time, when Mars comes to stay, things will suddenly accelerate and you won't have the time to be complacent or take things too easy, so clean up your act while you can!

Increasingly you're going to find yourself becoming drawn out into the world, a position that doesn't particularly fill you with pleasure. Nevertheless, as the end of the year begins to approach, the opportunities for more rapid communication evolve and the faster you can think on your feet and make on the spot choices, the more effective and efficient you'll feel yourself becoming. It's almost as if you're becoming an android, the distinctions between necessities and wants are becoming much clearer, and you are in a position to do what needs to be done and then close doors permanently and walk away. Hard, but sometimes necessary.

It's really important that you don't allow yourself to become absorbed or consumed by other people's plans or projects at this time, because your sense of individuality is a little bit at risk. I know about your reputation for detachment, but at this time it really is a good thing, when you can step back and view all external input into your life through a type of lens that filters the irrelevant and the unsubstantial. Otherwise you will find that your buttons get pushed, probably not deliberately but down to clumsiness or impulsiveness. You're in a count to ten time, when the best thing to do is walk away and sort it out next week.                       

 With Jupiter and Uranus both popping back into the end of your sign for a few months, it's as though you are revisiting situations that you thought were finally dealt with in April and May 2010. Things are likely to expand in unforeseeable ways, so don't let situations get to you too much or you'll only get the wrong end of the stick and things will get out of hand very quickly. Let things be, and try not to affect outcomes dramatically, now; it's time to observe and analyse, not partake or initiate. Come November, we'll start talking about final and affirmative action, but until then watch and learn.

It's a time where initially you are still echoing from the pounding that you've taken over recent months and the reverberations are only just fading. But as time goes on, you should find that the pace of life becomes not so much sedate as comfortable and manageable. With Saturn firmly anchored in your opposite sign, the idea of working and relating to others on a one to one level is never going to be that far away. However, the immediacy and urgency of recent months is now fading and you can settle into a more comfortable groove when dealing with others, knowing that there's little if anything new that's going to disturb your new-found balance.

   As we move away from the northern hemisphere summer months, questions of value and worth, once gain, rise from the ashes of the summer. What have you learnt over recent months? How have your values changed as a result of your experiences? You should be finding that your ability to interact with others is much healthier now, and although the number of people in your life at this time may be down, I suggest that the quality is up in ways that have not been obvious so far this year. Don't try and make something new happen just yet – you're re-assessing your status, and the new concrete information isn't in place yet.                          

Although there may be some uncertain developments in areas of your home and family at this time, it's really nothing to worry about. It's just that the amount of information is too big and the quality of that information is too small. If you can sort the wheat from the chaff, you can afford the time and energy to be selective, in that quality is better every time than quantity. When it comes to communication, there is a rather strange energy around you now. You can deal with problems, the bigger the better. But at this time you can't deal with lies, no matter how harmless. Fibs are minor ego boosting, but lies are direct enemy action and need to be avoided.

In the traditional world, Cancer is commonly associated with home and family circumstances, and at this time you're reverting to type quite strongly in certain specific areas. It's not so much the older members of the family that concern you, or even the ones of your own age group; it's more the kids, and the ways that they live around you, and vice versa. It's all very well bringing them up, but as they age and mature they require more space, and inevitably there comes a time when they leave home. Now can be such a time, where all of a sudden there can be extra space developing around the home. Don't automatically fill it up again!

Although there are quite a few financial changes going on around you, the long term outlook is good, as long as you don't put all your eggs in the same basket. Don't be scared to take a few chances – chances, not risks – and you should find that your monetary situation steadily changes for the better. The only area I wouldn't advise you to speculate in is that of property, as areas of residence and location can still be a little confusing. Therefore, look after the pennies and the pounds will look after themselves. If you can manage your resources well, then you'll find that everything flows OK. But don't overspend, or for that matter undercut yourself.