Venus in the Net

Going head-to-head with colleagues or rivals for resources ends with both sides bloodied — and the spoils going to someone else. In bids and contests, sheathe your edge and sidestep theirs, favoring patient, indirect campaigns; the harder your posture, the weaker your position becomes.

Wealth is lost through forcing the grab: bid-snatching, price wars, and cutthroat competition all turn against you, and strong-arm debt collection invites lawsuits of its own. Better to concede a margin and walk away whole; skirt the pitched battles and open a different market instead.

Quarrels escalate fast, neither side yielding — and head-on collision only wounds both; heated words risk tipping into physical confrontation. Separate first, cool down apart, and only then sort out right and wrong; fighting to win the moment is the least wise move of all.

Ailments tend toward external injuries, damage to muscle and bone, and wounds from metal tools — injuries sustained in conflict prove especially telling. Stay away from fights, take double care with machinery and blades; let old injuries rest and rehabilitate, and suspend contact sports for now.

On the road, guard against brawls, robbery, and collisions — hard conflicts of every kind; when driving, never give in to road rage or force a pass. Avoid crowded flashpoints, limit night outings, and yield the way at every turn — arriving safely is the victory.

Both parties grind on without release: win the case and still lose the costs — the textbook mutual ruin. Fight only to force a settlement, and take the deal the moment talks open; grinding to the bitter end drags both sides down, and beware a civil dispute hardening into a criminal one.