Angel horoscopes for March 2017

Illustration by Bonnie Brown
Angel messages for each star sign this March 2017, via my monthly MissFQ column.

ARIES (March 21-April 19)
There’s a reason Arians are known as the children of the Zodiac – just like boisterous toddlers, they never sit still! But this month it’s all about you… (read more)

TAURUS (April 20-May 20)
If you feel like you’re not getting a payoff for all your hard work lately, take heart, Taurus. Your sign is one that loves being appreciated, so if you’re not getting results in terms of success, money or kudos… (read more)

GEMINI (May 21-June 20)
It’s never been cooler to stand up for what you believe in (thanks, Emma Watson), and this month, you’re on board with causes big and small… (read more)

CANCER (June 21-July 22)
Hey Cancer, this emo thing you’ve got going on is cute ‘n’ all, but you really need to dial it down this month. Whether you’re feeding your feelings (Cancers are shockers for this, unforch), crying in the toilets at work or just generally going cray… (read more)

LEO (July 23-August 22)
Oh Leo, are you feeling a bit down in the dumps? That famous Leo confidence seems to have dimmed and left you feeling all Negative Nelly. Although things seem really uncertain RN… (read more)

VIRGO (August 23-September 22)
You’re overdue a dose of sweetness in your life – and no, we ain’t talking about the sugary stuff (soz). Virgos tend to be so busy looking after everyone else they forget to look after number one… (read more)

LIBRA (September 23-October 22)
You know how Bachelor contestants are convinced they’re truly, madly, deeply in love with someone they met only 30 seconds ago? Yeah, that’s delusion – and right now, it’s something you *really* want to avoid… (read more)

SCORPIO (October 23-November 21)
The Universe is lighting a rocket under you this month, Scorpio, motivating you to stand up and make a difference. You have natural leadership abilities… (read more)

SAGITTARIUS (November 22-December 21)
Before you rush into anything or follow along with what your squad is doing, really think about whether you’re making the right choices for ~you~. You ain’t no sheep, Sagittarius... (read more)

CAPRICORN (December 22-January 19)
Lady Luck is in your squad RN, Capricorn. This is a fantastic month for embarking on a new career, starting a new business or attracting a new love connection (maybe all three!)… (read more)

AQUARIUS (January 20-February 18)
Who run the world? Mums, that’s who. And maternal energy is showing up strong in your sign this month, Aquarius, so if you’ve got a long-running feud or recent tension with your mum… (read more)

PISCES (February 19–March 20)
Being the most gentle, compassionate and introspective peeps in the zodiac, Pisceans typically have a great connection with animals. This month, that bond is being highlighted… (read more)

Your angel cards February 27-March 3, 2017



Hope and healing are the big themes for this week - amen to that! Many of you who have been struggling will be relieved to see two cards reassuring us that a solution is on the way. Health also comes to the fore, which is a comforting message for some and a wake-up call for others. Enjoy x

A short guide to personal growth (spoiler alert: there are no shortcuts)

On family road trips, we kids would always groan in misery when Dad turned off the highway and zoomed down a minor road. “I’m taking a shortcut!” he’d announce proudly. 
This always ended badly. Invariably, we’d end up lost or in the opposite direction to where we needed to be, leaving Mum swearing, squabbling with Dad and pouring over the well-thumbed AA Road Atlas (no GPS in those days!) and us rolling our eyes at each other. Good times.
It occurred to me recently how often shortcuts, instead of getting us to a destination faster, can take us further away from where we want to go. 

Take, for example, the ongoing quest of so many women to lose weight. Research has proven over and over again that the only known path to achieving and maintaining a healthy weight is to eat a range of nutrient-rich foods, exercise regularly, get enough sleep and drink plenty of water. But instead of following this advice, millions of people around the world continue to starve themselves, shell out for expensive superfoods from some far-flung jungle, screw up their appetite hormones through dieting and deprive their bodies of the nutrients they need. Overwhelmingly, they gain back any weight they lose. Diets do not work. This is as certain as Tuesday following Monday, and Harry Potter winning the final battle in each book. But rather than trust the well-signposted route of exercising and eating a nourishing diet at regular intervals for the long term, people prefer to look for a silver bullet – usually involving short-term deprivation or regimented eating. All of which takes them further and further away from their desired destination.
Intuition and intention guru Jess Lively mentioned in a recent podcast that she struggled with her weight and disordered eating for almost nine years. No matter what approach she took towards eating, she could not lose weight. But when she stopped worrying about food and instead focused on self-compassion and her own happiness, the weight shifted, and she has remained a healthy weight ever since. This did not happen overnight, it took several years. There are no shortcuts.

Sometimes, I suspect, people are looking for a shortcut when they contact me for an angel card reading about finding a partner. Romance, in particular, seems to be an area where people are seeking a magic formula. I totally get that – I spent more than a decade looking for a shortcut to love. But every angel card reading, horoscope, psychic reading and self-help book would tell me the same thing: you’ll get a happy, healthy relationship when you *are* happy and healthy. Like attracts like.
This was infuriating. I didn’t want to do any work on myself – I wanted a wonderful man to turn up on my doorstep and make everything instantly perfect. And so I waited. And waited. Turns out, complaining incessantly about being single, feeling like a failure, hating on yourself, seeking solace in junk food and alcohol, and throwing yourself at everyone who even smiles at you weren’t effective paths to a healthy relationship (I knooooow, right?!). Everything I’d been told was true: to find someone to love, you have to first love yourself. There are no shortcuts.
As I wrote in a post last August (read it here), self-love is an inside job – I have learned the hard way that you can’t outsource it. I did not meet a lovely man then become a contented, confident person who leads from the heart – it was the other way around. I became a contented, confident person then attracted a lovely man. And then I found myself on a whole new journey. Because instead of being a solution, a relationship is actually just a whole new set of challenges and (often uncomfortable) opportunities for self-examination. But I wouldn’t be ready to face those deeper wounds if I hadn’t already done so much work on myself. 
And so the journey of healing continues. Which reminds me, here’s an irony –  my boyfriend’s surname is ‘Healy’. The word ‘heal’ is right there in the name (yep, the Universe has a sense of humour).
Stay on track. Do the work. Don’t look for quick fixes. There are no shortcuts.

Your angel cards February 20-24, 2017


Very powerful messages this week about having the courage to let go and walk away from situations, or old stories you've been telling yourself, that are no longer working. With an eclipse coming at the end of the week, we're really being pushed to let go.