Welcome to a year of going places. Jupiter will be taking you on great journeys in terms of travel and experience and you'll be in a different place, emotionally, intellectually and spiritually by the end of 2009. You may even be living in another country. Not that all this will be achieved without some effort, even a sacrifice. Saturn's passage through two of the most personal areas of your horoscope puts you to the test and while you should become more serious and focused about your goals, there will be obstacles to overcome with creative endeavours. There will also be a drive to establish yourself and to acquire things of lasting value. Fortunately, you are one of the most adaptable signs of the zodiac so any unexpected changes to your lifestyle can be accommodated – something to consider especially in mid-February and August.

LOVE

Gone are the good-old-bad-old days when you were as free as a lark and thought commitment was a contagious disease – Pluto's passage through the relationship zone has taken you to the heights and depths of emotion and you now know what you want and, more importantly, how to manifest it. You have also realized that much as you fear intimacy, a relationship without it cannot thrive nor give you satisfaction. With this in mind, a new relationship of great sexual intensity could begin in 2009: it won't be easy but you will feel more alive than you have done for years. In some cases the attraction will be so great that you will be prepared to upend your whole life for that person. July and December are top months for your love life, and if you're looking for a wedding date, how does 25^th July sound?

AND THE REST

The Saturn-Uranus opposition continues to flank your life-direction axis so you may feel anything but stable and secure in your job and with your home situation. A job opening could appear far away from your home location, and in the process you may need to acquire extra skills, even another language. Old structures are giving way to new ones, and although eventually you will be very thankful for the changes that take place this year having the roots pulled out from beneath you is not the jolliest of experiences. This is not a time to invest in tried and trusted strategies, nor to assume people will stand by you come what may, but it is the year to take a more alternative and independent route. March is a particularly volatile month while October is all about growth and opportunity.