You seek harmony. You are careful and practice discretion in all things. When you sense a conflict lurching your way, you skitter off and hide. Distinguished, diplomatic and well-mannered, you are also as nervous as a cat.

Culture and refinement comfort you. You don't hate money either - you know instinctively how to earn and keep your fortune without flash or flaunt. You favour traditional antique furnishings over slick chrome and glass contemporary. You're a soft-stepping go-getter: ambitious but never aggressive, strong but never rough.

Your brand of wisdom says that He who fights and runs away lives to fight another day. You are hypersensitive squeamish, even. You are a bit of a hypochondriac: an innocent hangnail on your big toe alarms you. Call an ambulance. Get me to the emergency room! Chronic illnesses migraine, asthma, hay-fever, lower back pain, warts, hives you're tried them all.

Buy yourself a big house in the country, then fill it with brilliant, well-behaved kids. You plan your life to run smoothly. And usually it does. But should sudden spontaneity fall out of the sky and events go awry, you freak out.

Take my advice. Lighten up. Not only on yourself, but more especially, on the rest of us. Choose a love partner from among gentle Goats, scrupulous Pigs or even loyal Dogs. Avoid taking up with...