ASTRAL REFLECTIONS
BY TIM STEPHENS
JUNE 15 - 21, 2003

	All times/dates are PDT.
Many things:
Terrorism attacks based on religious beliefs increase now through December. Gas, oceans, oil installations might be prominent. We'll probably see the NYSE and interest rates gyrate. Ocean temperatures will rise, fish stocks will deplete. AQUARIANS will make a lot of money, but half of them will yield to a subconscious urge to overspend on apparently necessary things, and end up with less. Make sure your favorite technology company is not doing the same thing!
Both VIRGOS and LEOS are going to chase some deep, life-changing goals for the six months ahead. Many of these two signs will change their life through marriage, relocation, or a business contract. But Virgo will be temperamental, open. Leo will be inward, thinking. PISCES will be "hot" - in sensuality and in temper. GEMINIS will careen back and forth in a suddenly hectic, enlivened career scene. SAGITTARIANS will rant and rave on the home front, determined to make changes. ARIES will say, "Oh, please, leave me in peace, I want my nap." Aries will discover some major life secrets.
Note the unusually long "start nothing" period at the beginning of this week - it actually started around 8 p.m. Saturday, and lasts until 5:41 p.m. Monday.
Readers often ask what "start nothing" means. It means start nothing new, unusual or important. For example, this is a fine time to mow your lawn or wash the dishes - but don't try a brand-new mower on your lawn, or mow a bit of your farm that you've never touched before - you could bust a blade. Buy no livestock, no car nor computer, no real estate, start no business, no important project, no new relationship. Instead, rest or contemplate. Start nothing periods are always a good time for spiritual pursuits, and sometimes for psychic readings, etc. (But they're not a good time to ask strictly "material" questions such as: "should I buy that office building?") This week's long start nothing period in the business sign of Capricorn concerns me a little. It suggests that a major portion of the economy is "tractionless." (The exceptions - those sectors having traction - would be technology and, perhaps, law, war, the arts, entertainment and leisure trades.) This "start nothing" might mean we're adjusting to a new economic reality. Speaking of which, you might remember that I listed deflation as a "possibility" about a year ago. Now government economists are mentioning deflation as a possibility. Doesn't mean it will happen. Paper assets (e.g., shares) have inflated since 1982, while hard assets (oil, wheat) have deflated. Now to 2020, those roles might reverse. 

Start Nothing: Sunday through 5:41 p.m. Mon., 6:08 p.m. to 10:57 p.m. Wed., and 7:45 a.m. to 8:06 a.m. Sat.

Aries   March 21-April 19
Continue to perform paperwork, errands, detail tasks. Return calls, emails. Travel to satisfy your curiosity. Set up a mail, filing, office or other system. This is a successful, go-ahead week, except Thursday eve-Friday morning, when little frustrations make you tired and cranky, and Saturday noon, when family, home, security issues disappoint. Sunday/Monday tempt you to enter a career/business project: don't. Social delights shower upon you Tuesday night to Wednesday! Rest, retreat, contemplate Thursday/Friday. This week begins six months of spiritual, administrative, red-tape, confidential and planning activities. Make no enemies! (93)

Taurus   April 20-May 20
Continue to chase earnings, to spend, to acquire new clients, etc. Be quiet, thoughtful Sunday/Monday - sign nothing. Your career gets a boost of luck Monday night to Wednesday eve. (You  might have to decide whether you're going to stay where you are - or chase a real estate opportunity - or run after an "ambition" opportunity.) Your social life comes alive Thursday/Friday - Friday's contacts have much more of a "future" than Thursday's. Retreat, rest Saturday. This week begins six months of heightened socializing, yet with a "private twist." Keep it honest!  (93)

Gemini   May 21-June 20
Your energy, magnetism and effectiveness remain high. Start important projects, make important contacts, impress people. But don't start anything Sunday through Monday twilight. Legal, marriage, love, intellectual, religious, philosophical, far-travel and media concerns offer you luck and opportunity Monday night to Wednesday eve! Jump in! Your career, ambitions, status, parental role, and relations with VIPs face challenges Thursday into Friday morning - success thereafter. This week also starts six months of soaring career hopes, and of temperamental VIPs - a career/fame or prestige wish could come true! But don't "blow up!" (93)

Cancer   June 21-July 22
Avoid competitive situations, get your rest, and deal with government, institutional or administrative tasks. Fulfill obligations, but accept no new ones. Be charitable, spiritual. The six months ahead will spur you to travel afar, deal with foreign-born people, with legalities, or attend school - all for the sake of your ambitions. Good. But during the same period, carefully avoid legal hassles, insult no one, and don't speak impulsively. Accept no promises Sunday/Monday. Life's sweet secrets are revealed mid-week! Love, understanding fill Thursday (iffy) and Friday (better). Guard your reputation Saturday. (93)

Leo   July 23-Aug. 22
Wishes can still come true - especially about a relationship, love, a business or relocation opportunity, or "fame," Monday night through Friday! Earlier, Sunday/Monday, contemplate or perform routine tasks. Start nothing important. Relationships excite and challenge Tuesday/Wednesday. Co-operate, be eager, and you could land a prize! Friday's similar, but deeper - finances, sexual commitment, investigation or a consequential action are involved. This whole area - sexual, financial, debt, health, lifestyle changes - heats up now through December. Be careful, non-impulsive. You might sign important documents. You might move far away. Saturday's better late. (93)

Virgo   Aug. 23-Sept. 22. 
Enjoy Sunday/Monday's pleasures, but avoid significant action. (E.g., don't chase a new love, start a painting, nor buy a vacation ticket.) Tackle ambitious tasks, career goals, VIP relations, parental duties late Monday night to Wednesday eve and Friday p.m. Relationships demand diplomacy, adjustment Thursday into Friday morning. Commit to nothing Saturday a.m.  Now to mid-December, important relationships will reach a white-hot condition of "high consequence" - that can be good, if you want the consequence! Applies to love, sex, marriage, and to finances, investments, business contracts, etc. Boredom will end! (93) 

Libra   Sept. 23-Oct. 22
Now through mid-December, work demands (or health issues) will grab an increasing amount of your time. Be prepared for some hectic weeks and months - grab rest wherever you can. Overwork can strain your relationships, so be patient, but don't let anyone consider you a "mere worker," either. Don't sweep the floors for someone you don't respect. You might be attracted to a co-worker. Think twice before marrying him/her. Be restful, not enterprising, Sunday/Monday. Romance, creativity soar mid-week! Work/health demands enter Thursday/Friday. Seek love, agreement Saturday night, not before noon. (93)

Scorpio   Oct. 23-Nov. 21
Mysteries, lust, subconscious urges, occultism, research, large finances, commitments and lifestyle changes continue to be prominent in your life. Do nothing consequential Sunday/Monday. You can accomplish superb results Monday night to Wednesday eve, in real estate, family relations, renovations, soul, therapy, security and similar issues. Romance, creativity, relations with children, beauty, pleasure beguile you Thursday (a bit frustratingly) and Friday (success!). Now through December, these areas (romance, creativity, etc.) will heat up - to an impulsive, white-hot pitch! Be sure to mix logic with desire. A co-worker might be involved. (93)

Sagittarius   Nov. 22-Dec. 21
Don't buy anything Sunday/Monday. Stick to routine. Errands, calls, paperwork and casual friendships go well Tuesday/Wednesday - a great time to contact someone important to your learning, your heart, or your legal position. Home, family, nature, stomach, security and soul matters are mildly frustrated Thursday into Friday morning, then successful. These concerns will heat up - perhaps wildly - now through December. You'll need patience on the home front (and elsewhere!). You might end a romance or creative project. Decisions will be deep, yet impulsive. You might move "out of the city." (93)

Capricorn   Dec. 22-Jan. 19
You're energetic, magnetic (you attract glances) Sunday/Monday - but don't start important things. Your world, your prospects and horizons have just entered a brand new stage, a major, slow, 15-year change in direction - be patient, wait for insight and certainty before you plunge ahead. Do chase money, lucrative clients, a pay raise, etc., Tuesday/Wednesday - money luck accompanies you, even into Friday! Short trips, paperwork, casual acquaintances, curiosity fill Thursday/Friday. This whole area will be hectic, overheated, now through December. Be cautious, don't drive nor speak nor write impulsively. All's well! (93)

Aquarius   Jan. 20-Feb. 18
This is your last week of intense romance, though sweet flirtations will continue into July. Rest up Sunday/Monday - promise nothing, sign nothing, just nap, meditate, contemplate, visit a spiritual advisor or confidant. You shine Monday night to Wednesday eve - success awaits you in romantic, creative, beauty, pleasure, child-related and speculative areas. You'll win! Money's mildly disruptive, frustrating Thursday into Friday morning, but successful later. You'll "reach" someone afternoon Saturday, not before. The six months ahead boost your income - bank it, don't spend. Casual sexuality will heat up - watch rashes. (93)

Pisces   Feb. 19-March 20
People who thought you were a push-over (and many do) will have a change of mind over the next six months. Your personality will gyrate between assertive and forceful, brusque and ranting, determined and wild. Find the middle road, channel this six-month "hot energy" into productive financial, earnings, construction/demolition or renovation projects, physical or sports efforts, etc. You can discover something (land, technology, machinery, invention) that's "undeveloped" and nurture it into a full-fledged success! Your sexual magnetism will soar sky-high, too - be wary of Scorpio's advances. Rest, contemplate Sunday-Wednesday. (93)

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