Both your 2nd House of Finance and your 10th House of Career are Houses of Power this year. And here, really, we have the whole story of the year ahead. This is where most of the focus will be. This is a serious work and career year.

Last year was prosperous, and this year will be even more. Jupiter is in the Money House all year. Jupiter is not only the planet of wealth and abundance, but in your chart he is also the ruler of the Horoscope - thus his normal benevolent qualities are magnified. When he visits your Money House (as he is doing) it's as if you have a visit from I wo Father Christmases.

Also, your Money House is very strong all year, and your linancial planet is right on the Midheaven - the highest point of the chart. This shows an intense drive - an intense interest - that is even more important than easy aspects. Where there is strong interest a person is not cowed by the various challenges that arise in finance. He or she is willing to overcome anything. And this always leads to success -sooner or later. It must.

But here's what's really interesting. Usually you are one ol the most speculative, risk-taking people in the Zodiac. You and Leo vie for this honour. But this year, both of the planets involved in your finances are in Earth Signs - Jupiter is in Capricorn and Saturn, your financial planet, is in Virgo. So this year you are much more conservative and thoughtful in linancial matters than usual. You take the step-by-step .ipproach. You build wealth slowly, over time. You take the long-range - long-term perspective - on wealth.

This is not a year for winning the lottery, but for earning your wealth.

Assets you own will be worth more by the time the year is over. There will be promotions and pay rises at work. ( Keep in mind this will bring more work and responsibility - it is not a free ride. You will have to perform.) Elders, parent figures, authorities, the government and bosses all seem symphatetic and helpful to your financial goals. As you work .ind earn and produce, they smile on you.

Those in your own business should solicit government contracts - as this seems a viable path to profits. Good rela-riniis with the government in general are vital to financial in (ess - government regulators and agencies seem very involved with you.

From an investment perspective, the blue-chip, tradi­tional types of stocks seem good. Property, government bonds, government contractors and the health industry all seem profitable. (This doesn't mean that you run out and buy these things, but that you watch them, watch the prices, and then you will know - intuitively - when to buy, when to sell and when to hold.)

Sagittarius generally likes to project an image of wealth, but this year more than usual. You are dressing very expensively. You impress others with your appearance. And this seems important in the way you earn. Sometimes, when we have to negotiate with banks or government agencies, the affluent look - the affluent appearance - is very useful.

On a deeper level, you are investing in yourself - in what you need - in things that make you more than you were. Not just clothing and accessories - but in education and training, too. You correctly understand that you are the earner, and the more you ARE, the more you can earn.

There is no freer (or more impulsive) spender in the Zodiac than Sagittarius (again, Leo vies for the honour). But this year you are much less so. You want value for money. You think things over more carefully. Your purchases and investment decisions will tend to be good this year.

Also helping matters this year (and for years to come) is Pluto's move into your Money House. Since Pluto is your spiritual planet, this indicates that intuition will start playing more of a role in decision-making. And this is the true short­cut to wealth.

As the years go by - you will feel it more next year than now - the spiritual dimensions of wealth are going to become more important than the 'worldly' ones. You are going to explore the 'supernatural' supply, rather than the natural. This is a great and exciting adventure. There is always more to learn.

Saturn, your financial planet, is camping out on an eclipse point for many months early in the year - and this is show­ing major and dramatic financial change. You long needed to do this, but now you are forced to. The changes will be good - but very dramatic.