ASTRAL REFLECTIONS BY TIM STEPHENS DECEMBER 4 - 10, 2005 All times/dates are PST. CONRAD Black, the media baron who is being indicted in Chicago for fraud, is a Virgo with a Scorpio Moon. The Virgo in him is uncomfortable with crowds and the spotlight. He reacts by being defensive, stiff, overly intellectual, and arrogant. His Scorpio Moon brings stubbornness. Scorpios dig into their position, even if it is a wrong position. But they are also excellent fighters - and fighters to the end. Conrad will either win his criminal case, or be transformed. (Scorpios are seldom "destroyed" - they rebirth themselves from the most terrible defeats, like the Phoenix rising from its ashes.)_ I received a few emails from older people complaining that my list of south lunar nodes ignored people born before 1949. (My advice was: never buy a company whose birth Sun sign - based on its incorporation date - coincides with your south node's Sun sign.) Here are a few of those I missed: If you were born from 25 Jun/33 to 8 Mar/35, your south node is in Leo; if born then to 14 Sep/36, your south node is in Cancer; then to 3 Mar/38, in Gemini; then to12 Sep/39, Taurus; then to 24 May/41, Aries; then to 21 Nov/42, Pisces; then to 11 May/44, in Aquarius; then to 1 Dec/45, in Capricorn; then to 2 Aug/47, Sagittarius; then to 25 Jan/49, in Scorpio. And so on, as in last week's column. Your lunar south node refers to old karma or to a previous lifetime. Often, people born in the same Sun sign as our south node will lead us astray or into dead-ends, give us bad advice, or become obstructions in our path; often, we treat them shabbily, too. People from the opposite sign are usually our moral guides, our "little angels." Opposite signs are: Aries-Libra, Taurus-Scorpio, Gemini-Sagittarius, Cancer-Capricorn, Leo-Aquarius, and Virgo-Pisces. For example, if your south node is in Pisces, Virgos are your "angels." I often receive emails from readers who are afraid to look for work because I have advised their sign not to push career matters. In astrology, "work" is what you do to survive and earn your monthly pay; but "career" is what you do to fulfill the self-image a parent, favorite teacher or someone else has inculcated in you, or to gain recognition and praise from your family, community or society. One might impact the other, but they are so different that if, for instance, a south node phase is shouting "Be careful with career! Don't demand a promotion nor seek prestige!" you can at the same time proceed with confidence, and usually with fair luck, if you simply put your head down and perform your job. This distinction is significant for CAPRICORNS now through June 22, 2006 (and has been since Christmas, 2004)_ Start Nothing: 10:56 a.m. to 7:36 p.m. Sun., 1:58 p.m. to 9:44 p.m. Tues., and 8:16 p.m. Thurs. to 1:02 a.m. Fri. Aries March 21-April 19 Delays are over, so charge ahead. You'll feel popular, optimistic early week. Money that has been delayed since September/October could come soon. VIPs, bosses and parents have looked on you favorably for the past month -- take advantage of this now, especially Sunday morning and Friday/Saturday. (Those last two days, everything goes your way, including love, legal, travel and learning concerns.) A good investment could be staring you in the face Wednesday! This entire week favors higher education, media, culture, international affairs, far travel, love, rituals and religion. Taurus April 20-May 20 Delays end in relationships, relocation, contracts, negotiations, public dealings, earnings, buying/selling, romance, creative projects, teaching, finances and intimate bonding, love/lust, health diagnosis or lifestyle changes - charge ahead on any of these fronts now. It's time to commit, or break off. One area - red tape, government and institutional dealings, and, to some degree, covert sexuality - will burst from delays with a "surge" or adventurous feeling Sunday. Life renews itself! But one area is just now slowing, through March: home, real estate, family, and legal or educational matters involved with them. Gemini May 21-June 20 Delays end, especially in work and home, family and real estate zones. Major finances (and intimacy) have been mildly lucky since early November. (Which might have helped you recover from a big debt, or a September/October misstep.) A Capricorn has impressed you. Your financial good luck continues, so commit to investments and debt reductions Sunday morning, Wednesday morning/noon, and December 14. Use the same timing for work, health. Red tape, governmental, planning and spiritual areas "turn around" this week - and march toward a February resolution. Your popularity, optimism rise Friday/Saturday. Cancer June 21-July 22 Delays end, so charge ahead on all fronts except one: relationships, especially those tied to your income or buying power. ("Relationships" includes marriage, partnerships, dealings with the public, negotiations, contracts, and relocation.) This area experiences slowdowns, indecision by others, through March/06. November's affection still lingers, though! You might soon (or recently did) run into someone sweet, even romantic, from the past (perhaps Sunday morn, or Wednesday/Thursday). Generally, you're in the midst of a work and health month, so tackle chores, especially Monday/Tuesday (finances, health) and Friday/Saturday (lucky career, prestige relations). Leo July 23-Aug. 22 Romance, love, joys with children, beauty, the creative urge, speculation, winning, pleasure - these fill your life now. A job will "go backwards" through March/06 - plod along, neglect nothing, but don't start new work, machinery or health projects. (Co-workers remain affectionate; bosses remain critical, impatient.) In general, delays end, especially in home, family, realty, and romantic/creative areas. Take a chance! Many of you had the "chance taker" knocked out of you between 1984-1996 - but that was then. Risk enlivens you. Lucrative mysteries Wednesday! Love, culture, far travel, higher learning succeed Friday/Saturday. Virgo Aug. 23-Sept. 22 Delays end in almost every area, so charge forth - but realize that nothing is accomplished without a solid foundation, emotionally or practically. And it is precisely this - your foundation - that has been turning and changing since 1995. Turn your efforts toward this area (business foundations/territory, home, security, family, nature, nutrition, soul, etc.) now to late December. Some things will actually shoot ahead: communications, travel, law, learning, publishing, commitments and cultural projects. But expect delays, through March/06, in secret loves, charity, red tape, and "escapist" creative pursuits. Good investments are available Friday/Saturday! Libra Sept. 23-Oct. 22 Delays end in money, earnings, buying/selling, distribution, office work, files, communications and travel, partnerships, investments, loans, sexual and lifestyle commitments - get ready for a rush of activity! But delays are just starting in home, real estate, security, child-oriented and soul areas - be patient in these until April/06. (You might, in these four months, yearn for an old home, or be "offered" a domicile you couldn't afford or manage earlier.) This week, home is sweet, love tickles. Friday/Saturday could bring a significant relationship or an opportunity that "fits" your destiny. Scorpio Oct. 23-Nov. 21 Delays end in almost everything, notably in hopes and plans, partnerships and agreements, contracts, work and health, and sexual or financial commitments. Indecision ends! Charge forward, especially Wednesday morning/noon (love, creativity, children) and Friday/Saturday (work, health). But one area has just begun a four-month slowdown: career, short travel, communications, paperwork. Be patient with these. (Career - slowing now - involves ambition, prestige; work - speeding up now - is done to survive.) Your personal luck is growing, inch-by-inch, day-by-day. So is your money luck - though the peak of this will occur AFTER November 2006. Sagittarius Nov. 22-Dec. 21 Indecision ends - you'll know what to do, when to do it. Your energy, charisma and effectiveness rise; others defer to your good sense. Expect quick action in red tape, work, health, governmental, and institutional zones. Though money is good right now, legal or other delays have entered and will "hold you back" from a major new earning or purchasing project through March. Accept this - and realize that your biggest, best period to "accumulate" will be in 2008. (Best in a quarter century!) Luck, romance, pleasure, creativity surge Friday/Saturday! Capricorn Dec. 22-Jan. 19 Delays end in almost every area, so go forth - but carefully and slowly, as your energy is low - though your "charms" are high, as you might have noticed. Love, romance, and attention from strangers are quite possible! Still, get lots of rest, eat and dress sensibly, and protect your reputation and position. A couple of areas have recently begun a slowdown, which will last through March. You'll experience this as indecision about sexual intimacy, lifestyle changes or large financial commitments, or as delays involving a diagnosis. Be patient! Aquarius Jan. 20-Feb. 18 Delays end, a year of expansion begins in earnest, in career, status, prestige and similar areas! In fact, delays end everywhere, except in partnerships, contracts, negotiations, litigation, relocation and public relationships - in these, some red-tape, governmental, admin, or similar hold-up occurs through March/06. You'll have to be patient in these relationship zones even through August 2007, so slacken your pace, expectations. Otherwise, things speed up! Your energy rises Sunday night to Tuesday. Seize on money/career luck Wednesday morning. Trips, news media, communications, distribution, reading, calling are smooth Friday, lucky Saturday! Pisces Feb. 19-March 20 The emphasis is on career, ambitions, relations with higher-ups, parenting and community status. You're building toward a change in these - a "new start" could come as early as December 12 or 13. (December 20 is best, if you can control the timing.) Work, health and machinery initiatives are delayed through March, but everything else surges forward now, particularly Wednesday, in communications, travel, learning, media and legal arenas. Be contemplative, rest, and hold confidential discussions Monday/Tuesday. Chase goals Wednesday/Thursday, when your energy and charisma rise. Money's stable Friday, lucky Saturday. www.astralreflections.com. Email: timstephens@shaw.ca. For a reading: 604-261-1337. /30/