November 8: Your daily horoscope You like to be independent but you are intelligent enough to know that in some areas you have to work with others to get things done. You're going places over the next 12 months, but you'll get there quicker if you ally yourself with powerful people. What you need to realize this weekend is that some rules can safely be broken but other rules must be obeyed. If you are smart you will spend some time working out which is which. If you get it wrong it could cost you serious money. If a friend or relative wants to make a decision for you, let them. You should find it easier to trust other people's judgment now that Mercury is moving into your opposite sign of Scorpio. Yes, they have your interests at heart. Start thinking about ways you can make your working routine less stressful. You may not get the chance to put your ideas into effect immediately but by the middle part of next week you will be glad you made the effort. If your feelings for a particular individual are not as positive as they appear to believe you will do more harm than good pretending that they are. Honesty is essential today and over the weekend, especially in affairs of the heart. You must remain objective about an issue that has the potential to cause problems. The last thing you want is to be dragged into the kind of emotional showdown from which no one escapes unscathed. This is the worst possible time to choose sides. You will be confronted with something new today, most likely an idea or a way of looking at life, and to say the least it will intrigue you. Somehow you are going to have to find a way to fit it in with your existing beliefs. Routine matters must not be left to other people today, not if you want a good job made of them. Certain responsibilities may be tiresome and take up an excessive amount of your time but they have to be done, so get cracking. As mind planet Mercury moves into your sign you will at last be able to understand things that in the past left you confused. But don't fall into the trap of thinking you know it all - there is always something new to learn. There may be times today and over the weekend when it seems as if there are new difficulties to overcome in every direction, but is that actually so or is it your mind playing tricks on you? Most likely it's the latter, so don't be too concerned. Believe it or not this is one of the best times of the year for you. The only danger is you could spoil it by negative thinking that comes not from your own mind but from the influence of people around you. Think only positive thoughts today. The choice you now face is simple: either you follow a path that others have trod before you or you set off in a direction of your own making. Being the adventurous sort you will almost certainly choose the latter. Life is better when it's an adventure. The answer to a long-term problem is buried in your subconscious and what happens today and over the weekend will bring it to the surface. You'll kick yourself when you realize how simple it was - but you'll be pleased you found it too.