January 18: Your daily horoscope You have been far too secretive in recent months and need to be more open about who you are and what you expect from life in the year ahead. Family and friends are there for you, so let them know what you need and don't be surprised when you get it. A few days from now, you could find yourself moving in a new direction, with new ambitions and maybe even a new set of friends. This weekend though, you are advised to sit tight and spend some quality time with your loved ones. Over the next few days you will become increasingly focused on your position in the wider world. Most likely you will feel you could be making more of your talents and you're right, you could. It's time to move up a gear. Two days from now, the sun will move into one of the most favorable areas of your chart, so there is every reason why you should feel happy about your prospects. Put worries and woes behind you and get ready to have some fun. Sometimes, once you cross a line there is no going back. Bear that thought in mind today before you do something you may not be able to undo later. Remember, too, that what seems amusing to you could be taken seriously by other people. Relationships of one sort or another will be much on your mind this weekend, but don't make any major decisions until the sun changes signs on Monday. Only then will you begin to see what certain people really mean to you. The sun moves into the area of your chart that governs both your work and your well-being at the start of next week, so try not to exert yourself too much over the next 48 hours. You don't have to party each and every night you know! You have been rather emotional of late, no doubt due to the sun's transit to one of the more sensitive areas of your chart. From Monday onward, your world will be a much brighter and much happier place - so dry your eyes! Family matters of one sort or another seem to be taking up an increasingly large part of your time and energy. That is only to be expected, but it does not mean you have to let other people's needs eclipse your own. You have desires too. Try not to attach so much importance to material things. Try not to get hung up on the fact that more cash seems to be going out than is coming in. This is only a temporary phase and it is already coming to an end, so cheer up. According to the planets you are moving too fast and being too serious. Slow down. Take your time. If you have not done what you planned to do by now, then it is obviously not meant to be. Quit worrying and enjoy the weekend. A new phase is about to begin, but before it does there is something you must get out of the way. No doubt you would prefer to ignore it, but if you do you will regret it later. Remember, it's the little things that have the biggest impact. It may feel as if a stage or cycle in your life is coming to an end, and maybe it is, but there is no reason why you should feel sad about it. By all means spend some time thinking about what it all means, but have fun too.