Astrologer Jonathan Cainer: Daily Mail horoscope writer dies

A Daily Mail spokesman said: “A much-loved contributor to the Daily Mail for 20 years, his wisdom and compassion were unmatched.

“Millions of readers couldn’t start the day without him – and would end it marvelling at the uncanny accuracy of his forecasts.

“It’s an absolute tragedy that Jonathan has passed away at such a young age and we have no doubt his countless fans will join us in expressing heartfelt condolences to his family. “

A statement on Cainer’s website , externalsaid: “‘Didn’t he see it coming?’ is a question that will inevitably be asked. Jonathan was always adamant that astrologers should not look to predict the time of a person’s demise.

“He said there was the danger of creating a self-fulfilling prophecy.

“But he was well aware that one day he might not be physically present to supply the predictions that so many people rely on.”

The statement also said Cainer had already written a number of forecasts and predictions, which would be published in future.

Cainer’s own Sagittarian horoscope for Monday was “uncannily prescient”, the statement added.

He had written: “We aren’t here for long. We should make the most of every moment. We all understand this yet don’t we forget it, many times? We get caught up in missions, battles and desires. We imagine that we have forever and a day.

“In one way, we may be right – for are we not eternal spirits, temporarily residing in finite physical form?”