Dear Sarah,
When earth changes fire, we get ovens, while when fire changes earth, we get pottery. That's constructive. And as for the '4-10 pattern', it's irrelevant! Get your full charts drawn up. To dismiss any relationship on the basis of sun signs alone is as silly as to say an Australian ought never to marry an American.

Dear Everyone,
There was more to Johnny's letter... but that was the essence. He HAS spotted some exceptional alignments. I'll explain more soon and I'll try to set up an interview him.

Dear Nonie,
On Saturday September 25, Jupiter returns to Libra for the first time since 1993. Fourteen-month long effects like this can take a while to make their presence felt, so perhaps it is good to temper your initial expectations. But the worst Saturn can do is delay the arrival of a positive development. It's like worrying because, when your ship comes in, the mooring rights will be expensive!

Dear Lisa,
Thank you for helping to prove an important point. People only want predictions that match their expectations. Otherwise they'd really rather not be told. And some prophecies are 'self fulfilling'. If, for example, enough astrologers insist that Bush will win, they could make Kerry's supporters think there's no point in trying. For the record, I said a change was 'not inevitable'. I didn't say it wasn't possible.