ASTRAL REFLECTIONS BY TIM STEPHENS SEPTEMBER 14 - 20, 2003 All dates/times are PDT. I'll be giving a public talk Friday, October 10 at 7 p.m. at the Vancouver Public Library (Main branch, at Hamilton and Robson). (It's downstairs, in one of the two auditoriums. You'll see a sign outside, at the main entrance.) I think the admission is $10, but it might be $ 5. (I'll tell you in next week's column.) I'll be talking about the September 2003 to September 2004 luck cycle. Many readers have asked me to explain this cycle more fully - in fact, many are complaining that my web site's luck article for last year (August/02 to August/03) has "run out - and where the heck is the new one?" Well, it's coming, I'll post it about mid-October - but in the meantime, I'll refer to your new luck cycle in your Sun-sign messages below - and in more detail at the public talk October 10. I've delayed writing a series of preambles about the new luck phase partly because this particular good fortune cycle is a complex one - and, in the larger picture, a very significant one. I wanted to study it before I explained it. It "plugs in" directly to some major changes that are taking place in our lives this decade. And during its span, September 2003 through September 2004, it presents one of the best, luckiest ways to deal with those huge life changes. (2006 brings the other lucky chance.) For example, VIRGOS are undergoing deep changes in their home and parent-kid relationships from 1996 through 2008. The upcoming 12 months give this sign a bright, upbeat feeling, which helps them make a very fortunate home/family change - the most profitable or emotionally healing one in a decade. Virgos will be offered a former home. These changes, and the "luck connection," are complex, involving at least two "linked" life areas for everyone. For example, for PISCES luck will blossom in relationships, marriage, relocation and business opportunities, but Pisces won't be able to use this luck without a "connection" to major changes in parenting, community status, career or dealings with VIPs. For LEO, the luck cycle will center on making money, but with a deep link to sexually intimate relationships, investments or major life style changes. For everyone, this big luck cycle began with a Mercury retrograde, so it has a strong link to a past project, person or situation. That too, I'll outline in the library talk. (For now, make a note for yourself of anyone or anything that returned from the past during the last three weeks, or does in the week ahead. That way, you'll have a "reminder" or a "hint" when I explain the whole luck cycle.) At the library, I'll talk about each Sun sign, and how you can use this luck cycle. Start Nothing: 8:25 a.m. to 8:32 a.m. Tues., and 8:50 p.m. to 9:07 p.m. Thurs. Aries March 21-April 19 Your work pile continues to grow - and will, for a year. But you'll get a bit of relief next week into December, when relationship joys enter (and return, from yesteryear). Use this autumn/winter to "finish up" love and social projects/plans. An "enemy" will relent - take advantage! Meanwhile, keep your chores free from mistakes this week - complete jobs rather than start new ones. Be cautious with money Sunday, chase it Monday. Communications are jumbled Tuesday-Thursday, but they end with happy social feelings Thursday! Be "home" Friday/Saturday - dullness equals security, safety! Taurus April 20-May 20 The romance, beauty, pleasure, child-related joys and creative urges of the last few weeks continue now, and will grow to significant heights over the year ahead. Your charisma and energy soar Sunday/Monday - you're on a winning streak! An old flame might be in the picture. Be steady, realistic Sunday suppertime. Your money picture is mixed Tuesday/Wednesday - advance cautiously. Thursday, a career or business circumstance might nudge you back to a lucrative old source of cash. (Now through December, an old career pressure - and opportunity - returns.) Talk, travel, visit Friday/Saturday. Gemini May 21-June 20 Focus on property, family, nutrition, soul, healing, foundational and security issues. Clean out the garage, talk to your kids, examine ways to reduce your mortgage or purchase property. (Those last two are very lucky over the year ahead - but don't act on them until September 20 onward). Your mental, travel and love activities "return" to a sweet, successful trend now through December - so go somewhere, wed, write that book, etc. Rest, deal with government agencies Sunday/Monday. Your energy rises midweek, brings success Thursday. Chase money quietly and steadily Friday/Saturday. Cancer June 21-July 22 Happiness visits you Sunday/Monday! Flirt, dream of the future, deal with groups, accept all invitations (and make one or two). Your popularity rises! Settle into a restful stance, research, deal with government agencies and charities Tuesday to Thursday. Withdraw from competitive situations. An old sexy temptation, a past investment lure or a formerly desirable lifestyle change - one or two of these return Thursday, and promise a successful outcome. In general these things "beguile you" now through December, but be cautious. Your energy and charisma soar Friday/Saturday - seek love, friendship! Leo July 23-Aug. 22 Sunday/Monday give you a career or business opportunity (or somebody simply utters a respectful "Sir" or "Ma'am" to you). But mistrust or lack of confidence could blunt your effectiveness Sunday around suppertime. Be who you are, not who they are. Optimism and happiness visit you Tuesday-Thursday. Though some argument might occur, you'll end with an agreement or a moment of "attraction's excitement" Thursday eve. This p.m. shows what's in store through December - a revisit to old excitements! Retreat, rest and contemplate Friday/Saturday. Your money future's superb: think "past connection." Virgo Aug. 23-Sept. 22 Your energy and charisma continue to set recent records! Not since 1991/92 have you faced such potential, such looming luck. This time around, deep change (probably in the home) will accompany your luck. You're mellow, wise Sunday (though a bit uncertain, indecisive) and Monday (when legal, intellectual, ritual matters succeed). Your career picture is a jumble Tuesday/Wednesday, but all clears successfully Thursday - a former job or co-worker might bring luck that lasts through December. Social delights, optimism and luck pour over you Friday (a bit deep, dull) and Saturday! Libra Sept. 23-Oct. 22 Continue to rest and contemplate. Avoid competitive situations. Deal with government agencies, be charitable, show loyalty to "old friends." Your spiritual and management traits expand now through the year ahead. Last June I said romance would "calm down" for you through 2010. I meant love will be a more practical, smoother thing. But if you do yearn for former adventures, you have one last shot at them, this week (Thursday?) through December. Sex, intimacy, deep changes, big finances fill Sunday/Monday. Wisdom's better than rebellion mid-week. Chase career/status goals Friday/Saturday. Scorpio Oct. 23-Nov.21 Between now and October 2004, you'll be invited to join one of the most significant and fortunate groups of your life. This week, continue to enjoy your rising popularity, romantic meetings and broadened optimism. Life's sweet! Significant, crucial relationships fill Sunday (with some quiet misgivings) and Monday (success!). The depths of life - sex, commitments, funding, big finances, critical health concerns, lifestyle changes, secrets - hit "power struggle" turbulence Tuesday/Wednesday. But Thursday brings friendly success to these zones. Accept one last big adjustment at home, now to December. Understand, feel love Friday/Saturday. Sagittarius Nov. 22-Dec. 21 Continue to deal with VIPs and parents. Hone your career and business skills. The year ahead offers a unique opportunity to climb the ladder of success! (Don't start a brand new career/business project this week.) Work or health concerns hit subtle interference - indecision or "missed communications" - Sunday. But you can accomplish much Monday. Relationships confront you mid-week. Conflicts and power struggles mingle with affection and understanding Tuesday/Wednesday. Thursday brings an exciting friend or call/visit - this contact will reward through December. Veer into deeper areas (intimacy, commitment, big finances) Friday/Saturday. Capricorn Dec. 22-Jan. 19 Romance, beauty, charming children, games, speculation, pleasure and creative surges mingle with wisdom and a wide view Sunday/Monday. (Sunday's mildly indecisive around suppertime.) Enjoy life, accept happiness. Work comes soon enough, Tuesday to Thursday. Only Thursday p.m. is completely successful, but the two days preceding it offer success if you're careful. (Be safety conscious Tuesday morning.) Significant relationships are slated Friday/Saturday. Some singles will meet a future mate. Now through December, a former money condition returns - use it to make final adjustments to the financial "changes" of recent years. Aquarius Jan. 20-Feb. 18 This week continues to focus on mysteries, big finances, intimate commitments and lifestyle changes. These areas will continue to be important, and lucky, for twelve months ahead. The last seven years increased your freedom potential, but also your nervous tension. The seven years ahead focus you more exclusively on money, while letting your stress levels return to normal. But now through December, you undergo a brief "revisit" of that freeing, nervous trend. It should be lucky, as Thursday eve's romantic, creative or pleasure events foretell. Home/family, Sunday/Monday. Chores succeed Friday/Saturday. Pisces Feb. 19-March 20 The entire year ahead offers general luck in associations, partnerships, career opportunities, and relocation. But the period from now through December keeps relations feisty and impulsive. (You might have noticed the impulsive part, especially if you met a new member of the opposite sex lately.) By next week, this "relating" trend will veer, for a month, into the depths of commitment, intimacy, funding, documentation, etc. Trips, communications succeed Sunday night, Monday. Take care of home/family needs mid-week. Thursday's situation calls for charity/mercy - through December. Romance, pleasure, beauty visit Friday/Saturday! Tim will be speaking at the Vancouver Public Library Friday, Oct. 10, 7 p.m. /30/