few years, especially the career and professional challenges, the coming year is a piece of cake, which you’ll be able to manage in your stride. In fact, your biggest challenge as you move into 2008, is to accept that there are no major challenges, with a need to avoid creating challenges where there are none.

Two major cosmic moves have taken a major load off your shoulders and turned the year into something to be enjoyed and experienced.

It is Saturn’s move out of your career sector, that has eased a lot of challenges, without taking away from what you’ve gained or your edge. The advantage will continue, just not the pressure. Saturn is now in your friendship sector, an area of your chart that is focused on people, friendships, personal and professional networking, team work and a more collaborative approach. This is a theme that is going to remain constant all year, allowing you to work in more with others. Not only are you no longer shouldering challenges alone, the challenges are easy and many hands are stepping in, to lighten an already lighter load. If you do have any challenges, its likely to be the challenge of sharing, letting others in and learning to work in with others.

This makes 2008 a year that is all about people, friendships and connecting. You’ll be reaching out, becoming more involved and seeing yourself more as part of something, working together in partnership and developing a sense of belonging. Make this a year where ‘paying it forward’ is your motto, aware of the responsibilities that come with being human and being alive. Whether that means being more aware of the planet, social causes or those less fortunate, you’ll gain so much more personally, when you show compassion and reach out for others. The biggest lesson you’ll learn this year, is that we’re not that much different, after all.

At the same time Jupiter, planet of luck, has moved into a very intellectual part of your chart, where he’s literally expanding your mind, your mental focus, intelligence and understanding, increasing your need to be mentally active, able to multi task and thrive on being mentally busy.

If you don’t like being bored, then you’re going to love 2008. With Saturn focused on developing friendships and networks and Jupiter on opening the communication lines, this makes 2008 a year that is all about people and connecting

As well as these two major themes, there are many subplots running through the year, the most obvious being a real focus on your home, family and property. You may see a dream come true or something you’ve been working towards, come to fruition. The first 2 months of the year, are particularly focused on home and family, with a solar eclipse on the 7th February, indicating the possibilities of new beginnings.

Expect your financial situation to improve, with many of the seeds planted in 2007, bearing fruit in 2008.