The following is a very brief overview of what this year has in store for you.

A clean break with the past in some respects is likely this year. What you need, your freedom and independence, shattering old moulds: these are the things that energise you and take priority in your life. Uniqueness and originality set you apart. Independence and originality manifest personally. You may adopt a more unconventional appearance or manner of communicating and getting yourself across to others. You have more personal insight, are more inventive, and so on.

Radical mysticism, idealistic visions, and new insights into the linkage between the past and future: all these things are accentuated this year. Experimenting with artistic norms and breaking the rules satisfy an inner need, yet may exact a toll if you are not conscientious about it. This is a time when insights and breakthroughs are possible in self-sacrifice and giving in on what is not important. New ways to be understanding and accepting are possible now. You can see into the greater reasoning behind appearances.

Progressive people and idealistic groups or concepts play a more important role in your life this year. This is a concern for something bigger than any one person - the good of the many outweighs the needs of the few. You're coming into a time of experimenting with new concepts and putting aside the old tried and true behind. Insights into humanitarian goals could bring out the altruist in you. You might be very innovative when it comes to working with groups and ideals on a global scale. You may have very unconventional friends during this period.

Challenging authority and rocking the boat will likely play a bigger role in your life this year. The new broom sweeps clean; old patterns of organisation and power are ripe for an innovative approach. Radical and inventive ideas hold the key to realising your ambitions and advancing your status - a shake-up is in the works. This is a time when innovations and insights into your career and practical skills may reach a high point. New and different (possibly unconventional) approaches to management and organisation give you real control over your practical and work situation.

Breaking away from old religious, cultural, and philosophical ideas will come naturally to you this year. Influences from other cultures and faraway lands seem very attractive, and the familiar seems dull and boring - restrictive, even. A new approach to spreading ideas on a grand scale, a new willingness to venture into unfamiliar territory. You may have flashes of insight and breakthrough regarding your deepest sense of truth. Call it psychology, philosophy, religion, or what-have-you. Perhaps unconventional, you are straightforward about getting to the heart and truth of things.

Power, obsession, and compulsion, the inner desires and secrets that make people tick - these are the kinds of things that will capture your interest this year. You find unusual appeal in breaking taboos and delving into mysteries and hidden motivations. Sexy, intriguing, powerfully compelling. This is a time of clear insight into what is essential and worthwhile. Perfect for business decisions, if perhaps unconventional. You are able to break through the superficial and get right down to business, lay bare what is essential.

Old patterns in personal relationships seem to have worn out their welcome this year. You see close partners in a new light: either you see new partners as the answer or you discover ways to revitalise existing relationships. A totally new understanding develops of the connections between people. Breakthroughs regarding relationships and the social life in general. Possibly unconventional approaches to partnerships and lovers. You may find yourself pursuing very eccentric or different methods of communicating, responding to others.

Radical changes in your approach to work, health, and others of life's essential disciplines are in the making this year. Ingenious new systems for handling these things capture your interest, and high-tech methods are likely to play a big part in this. A change that brings new insights into how you can take better advantage of your current situation. You are more able to see what is worth saving and what is worth letting go. You may have breakthroughs (perhaps unconventional) in health and diet.

Dare to be different: that's the urge you're likely to feel more and more strongly this year. The way you care about things and people (especially children and lovers) and the way you show it take on an unusual character. Out-of-the-ordinary ways of expressing yourself creatively come on strong. Unconventional hobbies and other forms of self-expression that break from the norm play a bigger part in your life now. A child or lover may be rebellious - or perhaps simply ahead of his or her time. Romance and recreation take on an unusual character, out of step with ordinary expectations. High-tech gambles could pay off big. Insights and breakthroughs regarding emotions and methods of self-expression. You may find yourself pursuing unconventional ways of enjoying yourself - different approaches to the arts, theatre, or sports.

Breaking out of the mould, getting free of the past: that's what it's going to be like for oyur this year. You're like a plant that's pot-bound, and you need to be transplanted. This can manifest as a new approach to home and family matters and big changes in the way you feel about people connected with these areas of your life. Innovations and insight into your own roots, whether of home and family or your sense of security in general, are at hand. Unconventional and possibly eccentric solutions to housing. Insights into self-confidence and principles.

New ideas, new input, and new ways of exchanging these things with others - all these and more become increasingly important factors in your life this year. This is a period of enhanced mental activity, a non-stop stream of consciousness, of trying out new concepts and perspectives. You become more insightful and innovative in your ideas and ability to communicate. Unique and unconventional approaches to study or research (any kind of inquiry) are forthcoming.

Practicality and ingenuity will combine as powerful drivers in your life this year. Taking innovative concepts and making them real and practical is your strong suit; getting stuck in the mud is to be avoided at all costs. Financial savvy, inventiveness, worldly genius. Innovations - new and possibly unconventional approaches to being productive or making money - are in order. Your response to life becomes more original and innovative.