JEANETTE WINTERSON has said, ‘My astrologer, HENRI LLEWELYN DAVIES, interprets psychically, as well as traditionally and in her personal readings she is eerily accurate.’  

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Psychic astrologer Henri Llewelyn Davies has written horoscope columns for several decades, including for ‘COSMOPOLITAN’, ‘TV TIMES’ and ‘WOMAN’S OWN’

HENRI LLEWELYN DAVIES’s HOROSCOPES FOR JULY (with many thanks to JEANETTE for dreaming up the delightful tags of HEAVENLY HINTS and HORRORSCOPES).  

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June 23 – July 23  

HEAVENLY HINTS   Money-making is excellently starred for you.  With Leo, the Great-Fixer sign on the second house cusp of your solar horoscope chart, you are definitely capable of bringing home the bacon most efficiently at times.  You can do  it in an organised -  maybe even quite flamboyant! - way now.

Mercury in your own sign from the 3rd to the 17th will make you stand away from certain situations and take calm perspective.  Gather your energies and tell yourself to get going.  

Locations with sand feel very positive for you, as do seagulls (in spite of some people loathing those particular birds!). All of this suggests a beach being good for you, although for some Cancerians it may mean something quite different!  

You may need to eat extra fruit at the moment (pineapples and figs come to mind!)  Bicycle trips will be special if you’re that way inclined.  If you’ve a birthday coming up, it’s probably a good idea to go away somewhere nice for it – even if only on a very short term basis.  People with names beginning with the letter ‘J’ may be interesting and more than special to you now.

Carry on as you’re doing, on the whole. You’ll soon be stronger than before, emotionally and mentally.

HORRORSCOPES   Don’t take relationship tangles to heart (this could apply to romantic or familial matters...) - you can be the most intense or the most coolly rational person at different times...And don’t get upset when someone calls you something unfair (an employee, maybe.)   It may sound enigmatic, but the New Moon towards the end of the month will see you failing and also succeeding – maybe consecutively, with your the Success part at the end (or it may involve two different scenarios).


The suggested CANCERIAN poet is THOMAS LOVELL BEDDOES, born 20 July 1803:  


     ‘Dream Pedlary’

If there were dreams to sell,
         What would you buy?
Some cost a passing bell;
         Some a light sigh,
That shakes from Life's fresh crown
Only a rose-leaf down.
If there were dreams to sell,
Merry and sad to tell,
And the crier rang the bell,
         What would you buy?

A cottage lone and still,
         With bowers nigh,
Shadowy, my woes to still,
         Until I die.
Such pearl from Life's fresh crown
Fain would I shake me down.
Were dreams to have at will,
This would best heal my ill,
         This would I buy.

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LEO
July 24 – August 23  

HEAVENLY HINTS  Relationships are special to you now.  Maybe someone from the past will resurface.  Or you’ll see or notice different qualities in people, and others may be more tender towards you than they have been in the past.  Don’t worry about any difficult family situation – you can deal with it.  Mid-month or so could be amazing financially!
In the last two weeks of the month, you’ll feel most like being strenuous and enthusiastic.

You’ll feel good in an unusual setting... Sandflies may annoy you!  Swimming and judo may appeal to you, and be good for you. You’ll try on outfits, and maybe shoes – you’re unlikely to make unfortunate purchases now or turn out to be mistaken about what you buy (clothes-wise, anyway!)

HORRORSCOPES    Get the essential things done.  You may not quite know where to start, but it’s not a month to push yourself into the sort of marathon work extravaganzas and grind that Leos often embrace. January and July are often (because of the position of the Sun) months when your energies are low.  You may not feel up to burning the candle at both ends now, but will enjoy yourselves anyway.


The suggested LEO poet is DOROTHY PARKER, born 22 August 1893:


 ‘A Pig’s-Eye View of Literature -
The Lives and Times of John Keats,
Percy Bysshe Shelley, and
George Gordon Noel, Lord Byron’

Byron and Shelley and Keats
Were a trio of Lyrical treats.
The forehead of Shelley was cluttered with curls,
And Keats never was a descendant of earls,
And Byron walked out with a number of girls,
But it didn't impair the poetical feats
Of Byron and Shelley,
Of Byron and Shelley,
Of Byron and Shelley and Keats.

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VIRGO
August 24 – September 23

HEAVENLY HINTS    You’ll tidy up your home circumstances this month.  Finances should be looking better than before, and an activity holiday could be interesting around now.  Skiing may be on your mind!  You may be disciplining yourself more than before – whether over diet, exercise or working to a set timetable.

With Mercury soon going into the eleventh house of your solar horoscope you may feel pretty sociable much of this month, perhaps enjoying the company of special friends.  Painting seems well-starred for you now. And a jigsaw puzzle seems to figure in your life somewhere!  

HORRORSCOPES     Re a close relationship, don’t let someone boss you about – you’re not always saint-like, but you can sometimes be TOO pliable!  You’re needed now, but you can’t do everything - do get going on the things YOU want to do.


The suggested VIRGO poet is HARTLEY COLERIDGE, born 19 September 1796:

      
                ‘Summer Rain’

Thick lay the dust, uncomfortably white,
In glaring mimicry of Arab sand.
The woods and mountains slept in hazy light;
The meadows look’d athirst and tawny tanned;
The little rills had left their channels bare,
With scarce a pool to witness what they were;
And the shrunk river gleam’d  ‘mid oozy stones,
That stared like any famished giant’s bones.

Sudden the hills grew black, and hot as stove
The air beneath;  it was a toil to be.
There was a growling as of angry Jove,
Provoked by Juno’s prying jealousy -
A flash – a crash – the firmament was split,
And down it came in drops, the smallest fit
To drown a bee in fox-glove bell conceal’d;
Joy filled the brook, and comfort cheered the field.

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LIBRA
September 24 - October 23  

HEAVENLY HINTS    You’ll be blooming, healthy and energetic for the most part this month.  You’ll try to alter all sorts of things around Full Moon time (the 7th) and are likely to be on the right track in this respect.  Don’t rush too much at some things, though.

Old-time records, old-fashioned honeycombs and new-fangled motorbikes and/or scooters may, for some reason, figure in your life now!  You’ll eke out your money in an intelligent way at some stage this month.  The cinema attracts you. You’ll probably want to get out and about more from around the 10th or 12th. Some sort of skating could be good fun...!

HORRORSCOPES    Around the 16th, if you’re trying to hold of someone and can’t, keep persevering and you’ll get there – don’t give up on this.  Beware telling others what to do too much when you should be sorting out your own life. Don’t waste your pearls of wisdom on unready  people, who probably won’t take any notice of you.  


The suggested LIBRAN poet is LOUIS GINSBERG, born 1 October 1896:   


      ‘A Quiet Street After Rain’

Glittering keen, all things appear
Clairvoyant, carved, and crystal clear.
Happy to watch the raindrops cease,
Houses are honeycombed with peace;
And dazzling with a blazing show,
Windows are pelting suns below.
Colours are ambushing the sense
With silent, flaming eloquence,
While every front-yard lawn is seen
Twinkling a myriad tongues of green.

Marvellous, too, it is to see
A rosebud dipped in deity!
Nearby a spider has begun
Upon a fence to thread the sun.
The street is hushed, though far off steals
The powdery, crumbling sound of wheels...
Till Time, who loiters by to scrawl
A warning on a garden wall,
Lingers to watch in strange amaze
How quiet loveliness can blaze -
How immortality can be
Familiar as a fence or tree!

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SCORPIO
October 24 – November 22

HEAVENLY HINTS     There’ll be good news for you concerning your career at some stage in November, and you’ll be working massively well, too.  Early on in the month, you’ll perk up about certain difficult situations.   

Netball and/or hockey may figure in your life! – or in the life of someone close to you.  So may dog – probably a poodle! A visit to the theatre could be mentally stimulating in July,  and long trips are excellently starred – Portugal, France, Australia and Romania are countries that may  (any or all of them) mean something positive to you.
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HORRORSCOPES    You may need to finish off a certain project now, before throwing yourself into another.  You’re a strong sign, but don’t take on too much all at once.  


The suggested SCORPIO poet is PATRICIA BEER, born 4 November 1919:


   ‘The Other Mariners’

I am the mariner who killed,
Unlike most murderers,
Because I wished to keep good luck
Stowed safely behind bars.
I did not reckon on the death
Of the other mariners.

I who dredged God out of sea
Extinguished all their prayers.
I found grace in an element
Quite different from theirs
And bought forgiveness with the coin
Of the other mariners.

But why did they resent my soul
A thing that no-one shares?
Were they more worthy of my fate
With its unchosen cares?
How welcome to redemption were
The other mariners!

If the survival of one man
Amongst the death of scores
Is commonplace in time of plague
And everyday in wars
Why was mine singled out with oaths
By the other mariners?

Salvation, being a selfish thing,
Knows neither us nor ours.
I do not blame myself or death,
I blame the saving powers
Who made me see the face of God
Not the other mariners.

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SAGITTARIUS
November 23 – December 21

HEAVENLY HINTS   You’ll be exploring new techniques for self-improvement – going to the gym more may appeal, for instance.  Trampolining may mean something to you, or to someone else close to you.  You’ll capitalise on new-found knowledge around a certain skill.   Great things happen on the career front – you know what you want now and are trying to achieve it.

You’re trying – with lots of success – to sort out your home.  A chest of drawers seems to figure in some way!  Pot plants – new ones or those that you have already– could give you much pleasure!  

HORRORSCOPES    You’re a little bit over-fiery sometimes, but will consciously try to be calm now.   Try not to fall out with irritating people who are really not all that important to you – if they rile you, try to react as if it’s water off a duck’s back.  You should be getting on well with almost all your closest people.   


The suggested SAGITTARIAN poet is WILLIAM BLAKE, born 28 November 1757:


                ‘Laughing Song’

When the green woods laugh with the voice of joy,
And the dimpling stream runs laughing by;
When the air does laugh with our merry wit,
And the green hill laughs with the noise of it;

when the meadows laugh with lively green,
And the grasshopper laughs in the merry scene;
When Mary and Susan and Emily
With their sweet round mouths sing "Ha, ha he!"

When the painted birds laugh in the shade,
Where our table with cherries and nuts is spread:
Come live, and be merry, and join with me,
To sing the sweet chorus of "Ha, ha, hee!”

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CAPRICORN
December 22 – January 20

HEAVENLY HINTS   Around Full Moon (the 7th) you’re getting things done like mad.You’re trying harder than ever to reach a certain ideal, and nobody works harder than a Capricorn once you get going.

You should find yourself feeling sanguine and balanced about relationships almost all this month.  New Moon in your opposite sign of Cancer, on the 22nd, may well bring you closer to partners and will make you want to be more stable and reliable for them. Consolidate what  you’ve got with your partner – going away somewhere interesting together around now could be a good idea.  Not necessarily in connection with this, the countries Ireland, Austria and Switzerland may mean something significant to Capricorns.  

Swimming is excellent relaxation, and moor-hens, for some reason, may figure for you!
 
HORRORSCOPES   Try not to get too worked up about an issue on the career front.  Mid-month, there’s hard work,  but it will be rewarding.  Later, you’ll give out a lot of tea and sympathy – it may well all get a little frantic, but you’ll be rewarded for your efforts.

  
 The suggested Capricorn poet is CAROL ANN DUFFY, born 23 December 1955:

              
                 ‘Words, Wide Night’

Somewhere on the other side of this wide night
and the distance between us, I am thinking of you.
The room is turning slowly away from the moon.

This is pleasurable. Or shall I cross that out and say
it is sad? In one of the tenses I singing
an impossible song of desire that you cannot hear.

La lala la. See? I close my eyes and imagine the dark hills I would have to cross
to reach you. For I am in love with you

and this is what it is like or what it is like in words.

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AQUARIUS
January 21 – February 19

HEAVENLY HINTS   Around the 10th, Jupiter next to laissez-faire, calm Neptune will make you able to deal with some things that could be hard to stomach and/or handle at other times.  You’re marking time in a close relationship. Career matters go from strength to strength – promotions and pay increases are likely for many of you around now. If you have children, they’ll impress you in some way this month!

You’re trying to work out why you have a feeling that you shouldn’t be around someone - and you’ll soon find out the answer as to why you should stay away...You  may be struck by a circus-type environment(?!)   Quite a lot of salmon could feature in Aquarians’ diets and maybe you should eat more fruit now.  Mushrooms are an excellent source of nutrition for some of you now...

HORRORSCOPES    Not really horrifying! Financial matters, which may have been slow to sort themselves out recently, come to a head after New Moon on the 22nd – ultimately positively.  

The suggested AQUARIAN poet is ELEANOR FARJEON, born 13 February 1881:


        ‘It Was Long Ago’


I'll tell you, shall I, something I remember?
Something that still means a great deal to me.
It was long ago.

A dusty road in summer I remember,
A mountain, and an old house, and a tree
That stood, you know,

Behind the house. An old woman I remember
In a red shawl with a grey cat on her knee
Humming under a tree.

She seemed the oldest thing I can remember.
But then perhaps I was not more than three.
It was long ago.

I dragged on the dusty road, and I remember
How the old woman looked over the fence at me
And seemed to know

How it felt to be three, and called out, I remember
"Do you like bilberries and cream for tea?"
I went under the tree.

And while she hummed, and the cat purred, I remember
How she filled a saucer with berries and cream for me
So long ago.

Such berries and such cream as I remember
I never had seen before, and never see
Today, you know.

And that is almost all I can remember,
The house, the mountain, the gray cat on her knee,
Her red shawl, and the tree,

And the taste of the berries, the feel of the sun I remember,
And the smell of everything that used to be
So long ago,

Till the heat on the road outside again I remember
And how the long dusty road seemed to have for me
No end, you know.

That is the farthest thing I can remember.
It won't mean much to you. It does to me.
Then I grew up, you see.

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<PISCES
February 20 – March 20

HEAVENLY HINTS       It could be an excellent month  socially, especially after the 15th or so, with interesting and stimulating conversations with friends and other people.  After Full Moon (the 7th) you’ll be getting out and about more than before.

There should be excellent times in partnerships, too – with you and your partner trying not to get across one another too much!  Your successful purchases this month could perhaps include new underwear!   And a wallet!   Artistic matters and music especially interest you now.   You could find out something special during a meal that  includes cheese! You’ll feel very philosophical around New Moon (the 22nd) - very bright ideas could come to you while you’re sitting quietly.

HORRORSCOPES   Guard yourself against family members putting on you – you can be TOO helpful and self-sacrificing!   At times, you may need to soft-pedal your frantic activities with your close associates – perhaps relaxing more, just chilling out together.  


The suggested PISCEAN poet is REX WARNER,  born 9 March 1905:


                          ‘Future’

I see the houses of the future, and men upstanding,
men not fearing the sack.
Women work with men and love is voluntary,
love is delightful.

Hate is no more against those who withhold bread;
those people have gone.
Love is no more the antidote for terror,
but is recreation.

What is happening will be clear to the men of the future;
for deceit will not be needed.
But our here and now to them will look like a dream
sad, furious, fatal.

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ARIES
March 21 – April 20  

HEAVENLY HINTS   It’s unusual to have to tell an Aries to fight for their patch, as standing up for yourself usually comes fairly naturally to you.  But you may be a feeling a bit under  the weather, and unfairly over-ridden unfairly by other people, early this month.  Don’t let this make you feel crushed. In fact,  you won’t - you’ll stand up for yourselves well!   There’ll be some special times (maybe especially LUNCHtimes) with relatives, and you may be involved in unusual, positive activities with your partner.  

Swans (and pelicans?) could mean something special to you!  

HORRORSCOPES    You feel you don’t want to OVERwork now – and that’s quite okay!   Also, there may be something on the career front you’re reluctant to get too involved with, but it might in fact be better for you to put  a little more time into this aspect of things.


The suggested ARIES poet is E.J. SCOVELL, born 9 April 1907:


               ‘Swans’

What do you carry in wings cupped so carefully,
Speaking of tenderness? We carry life.
Your neck well-nerved, easy and exquisite,
Whose is its immortal gesture of pride?
Not ours.
We in another world, further than stars,
Go on our own way.  You need not hope to know
Whether our hidden feet enjoy their strength.

Whose pride joints your neck then, whose love curves your wings,
Who in my eyes consents?
The creeper rounds the stem and sees itself.
The god looks down upon his hands, two swans,
Asks what they are.

But now beyond question, the swans sail on together,
Wing answering wing, as parting of a breath
Is close to its indrawing.
And the god in one sees himself in the other,
For his self-knowledge is the sailing of two swans.

But the swans do not know themselves possessed
They go their own way in their distant world.

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TAURUS
April 21 - May 21  

HEAVENLY HINTS    It may not be an exceptional or out-of-the-ordinary month for intimate and professional relationships, but you can MAKE things more interesting as there’s potentially a whole lot of enjoyment to be had from them, especially perhaps from going somewhere fascinating together (a ruin or a castle maybe, or somewhere you’re floating on water?!).  From the 16th or 17th you’ll be more in tune with your needs on the relationship front, and thus better able to improve things in that area.

Career matters are interesting now – once again you yourself can make them more inspiring and ‘happening’ somehow.  You’ll do this.  You may be a little down in the mouth about finances, but you’re working on them better and more cleverly than you perhaps realise.

 HORRORSCOPES     Your diet may be a bit dubious at times now – don’t eat too much starch!  You may have a craze on cake, and toffees and marshmallows may be in your orbit, whether or not you decline eating them!  


The suggested TAUREAN poet is RUTH FAINLIGHT, born 24 April 1924:


Ancient Egyptian Couples

Ancient Egyptian couples
standing or seated side by side.
Plaited wigs and pleated robes
breastplates and bracelets patterned
with lotus and papyrus buds
in wood, stone, plaster,
meticulously worked and incised.

Signifying separate realms,
his skin is painted
earth red, hers gleams soft
and golden as the sky.

Sometimes, the wife has placed a hand
upon her husband's shoulder.
They stare at us, not at each other,
from enormous kohl-rimmed eyes.

That surge of affection
across millennia, like
the sudden return of desire
which haloes the head, the whole
body, of the one confirmed
again as beloved, brings them
close as you and I.

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GEMINI
May 22 – June 22

HEAVENLY HINTS   In many ways it’s ‘your’ month, with planets in your own sign helping you to know what you want and to go for it.  With Mercury recently in Gemini, you’ve calculated your needs – on the love and romantic levels – and with Venus in your own sign from the 5th you can capitalise on your ideas.  And for many Gems, it’s a very auspicious month for starting new relationships if you’re looking.

With enthusiastic, capable Mars in Gemini from the 12th, carrying on with what you’ve started is an easy task. Many of you will do incredibly well in sports now, too!  You’ll eat some unconventional sandwiches this month!!  Capricorns may be in your orbit a lot, and you’ll have good and intriguing associations with Scorpios...

HORRORSCOPES    All your throwing of yourself into things this month is good, but don’t get slapdash as your sign occasionally can (on the financial front, especially, now;  money may seem a very tedious subject at the moment, but you need to sort yourself out in this area.)  You’ll change tack with one of your interests around the 16th – that’s a good time for you to deal with things carefully and efficiently.  


The suggested GEMINI poet is JOHN LEHMANN, born 2 June 1907:


      ‘To Penetrate That Room’

To penetrate that room is my desire,
The extreme attic of the mind, that lies
Just beyond the last bend in the corridor.
Writing I do it.  Phrases, poems are keys
Loving’s another way (but not so sure).
A fire’s in there, I think, there’s truth at last
Deep in a lumber chest.  Sometimes I’m near,
But draughts puff out the matches, and I’m lost.
Sometimes I’m lucky, find a key to turn,
Open an inch or two – but always then
A bell rings, someone calls, or cries of ‘fire’
Arrest my hand when nothing’s known or seen,
And running down the stairs again I mourn.