Read an agreement but refuse to sign means beware of friends cheating on you. Signing an agreement means success in your plans.

An author is a sign that your interests are about to widen. Watch them write and it is a warning that financial difficult- ies are ahead. Most of all – don’t lend money to anyone.

Collecting autographs means a quick profit. Signing them means you will eventually get the success you seek.

Read a book, buy one or receive one and it is a hopeful omen. But lend or borrow a book and your love life is in for a few disappointments. Books in a library predict an unexpected experience. A torn or worn one shows just how anxious you are feeling.

An editor says you are letting things slide too much. Buck up and pay attention to detail. See yourself as an editor and you must expect delays in projects.

Reading an epitaph is a sign your problems aren’t as bad as they seem. If the epitaph is faded, happy family news is coming.

A library is a good omen. It is a sign you are full of self- confidence and ready to take on all comers.

Writing articles for a magazine is a warning to avoid some kind of loss.

Read a newspaper and distant events are working in your favour. Buy one and a swift promotion is on the cards. Wrap something up in one and a happy reunion with absent friends is predicted.

Write a novel and trouble is brewing. Read one and your social life is about to look up.

Write numbers down and someone’s unpredictable behaviour has put you in an odd situation. Read numbers and you can be confident in your hopes for the future. Rub out or change them and you are being too shy with your partner.

A gold pen and you will hear good news about a relative. A silver pen shows you are in the mood to put up a fight. A ballpoint pen means someone somewhere resents you. A fountain pen predicts an important letter. An old-fashioned quill says it’s time to stop being so shy.

Pencils relate to love and romance. A lead one is a warning not to tell tales about your love life to people you’ve just met. A coloured pencil predicts a new affair.

Write poetry and a fascinating new friend is about to be made. Read or listen to it and your popularity with the opposite sex is about to soar.

Read something printed and your troubles will soon be over.

If you manage to get something published in a book you are bored and depressed at work. If it’s a newspaper or magazine jealous people are gossiping about you. See yourself as a publisher or meet one, then trust your own judgement where money is concerned or you could lose it.

Sign anything and it is a symbol of security. See other people signing and you can be sure your friends are loyal.

See yourself writing and you must try not to be so impul- sive. Think first and act last. See others writing and you should trust your own judgement. Listen to advice but make up your own mind. Handwriting is a warning not to trust one of your friends.