ASTRAL REFLECTIONS BY TIM STEPHENS OCTOBER 22 - 28, 2006 All times/dates are PDT. ALL SIGNS: After October 25, the "prosperity-denying" influence of 2006 fades, and you can take practical action. But key elements are missing through November 17; so wait until November 24 onward - when life's best response will greet your efforts! LEO, the 13 months that begin late in the day on November 23/06 (and end December 18/07) will boost your luck in love and romance, creativity, speculation, gold and jewelry, sports, teaching (and raising) children, pleasure, beauty, theatre, games, art, luxury goods and - well, in everything that you're good at! You might fall in love in a lasting, deep way. (A co-worker is not excluded.) A new love will combine cheerfulness with a deep yet subtle sexiness. The two of you would naturally and easily share finances, mortgages, etc. But one warning: avoid anyone who, in your first few meetings, shows signs of a possible problem with alcohol or drugs - or reality! On your part, reject baseless feelings of suspicion or mistrust, or you could chase away happiness! Your creative efforts are bound to succeed, your love for children will grow, and risks will tend to pay off. This particular luck cycle holds a bonus: for what you succeed at now will tend to last for many years, will bring a stability and practical benefit that deepens and supports your life. It might also "sew up" or bring a successful "next step" to a project you began in 2000 or 2001. VIRGO, the upcoming luck cycle (November 24/06 through December 18/07) will offer you a new, prosperous, cheerful, invigorating and honorable place to stand, a place that will become a lasting benefit in your life for at least the next 12 or 13 years, and possibly for the next three decades or longer. This "place" will tend to solve the constant shifting and dislocation of the last decade, and will either end or improve the situation that you stepped into in 2000 or 2001. This "place" will tend to be an actual location, a new home or property. But it could be a place in your soul, or in your family; it could manifest as a healing, or a birth for new parents, as a big, significant renovation of your house, or as a move from a shoddy or uncomfortable rental to a better one. Whatever the case, you will feel invigorated, strengthened and solidified by the events of this luck cycle - which puts you in great shape for the huge love of 2008! I urge you to buy real estate this year - BEFORE September/07, for this month through December 18/07 brings an impractical, restrictive and unrewarding influence for any new projects, though it should not overly affect any ventures already solidly begun. Start Nothing: Before 0:54 a.m. Sun., 11:56 p.m. Mon. to 11:53 a.m. Tues., 11:02 a.m. to 8:47 p.m. Thurs., and after 6:30 p.m. Sat. Aries March 21-April 19 The weeks ahead accent mysteries, hidden matters, underlying structures. So your mood and mind naturally will turn to sexual intimacy, investigation and research, diagnosis of problems, occultism, dreams and your subconscious (which will rise obligingly to the surface to provide clues and heighten your intuition). But one doesn't enter this place without consequence, and you can find you're also making commitments, binding yourself to another, mingling lifestyles, providing (or getting) funding, etc. Expect confusion and delays but - after October 25 - benefits also! Dig into the past, until November 17. Taurus April 20-May 20 Now to late November, expect relationships, opportunities, negotiations, partnerships, relocation themes, and dealings with the public (from one-on-one, as in a hairdresser's, to one-on-a-million, as in fame). Be diplomatic, eager to join - all your luck will come through others. You might waver between opposition and co-operation - pick the latter. Now, nothing will be easy, as new projects and relationships meet delay and confusion until November 17. (But old or ongoing ones - especially ones from the past - can succeed AFTER October 23.) An old flame heats up! Complete tasks immediately. Gemini May 21-June 20 Mercury retrogrades Saturday (October 28) so complete all chores now, immediately, and avoid new starts, new projects and new relationships before November 18. A job or employer from the past - or a neglected chore or health problem - might return. Protect on-going projects from mistakes, missed schedules, misunderstandings and supply disruptions. Have "Plan B" ready. Buy NOTHING (except food, etc.) - lemons abound! A co-worker flirtation might arise. Okay, but maintain an even keel. The best relationships will begin between November 24/06 and August 31/07 - and they will be huge! Wait! Cancer June 21-July 22 Domestic friction disappears. Romance heats up for four weeks. An old flame returns. Or you'll hear from a long-gone child, revisit a favorite vacation spot, rediscover an old creative project, or spend hours poring over old photo albums. Beauty floods into your life, and much of it mixes with nostalgia. This isn't the best time (to November 17) to start a new relationship, love affair, or creative or speculative project - although it would provide a lot of enjoyment, just not long-term stability. Married Cancers feel joy flowing all month! Leo July 23-Aug. 22 Domestic matters fill the month ahead: home, property, family, gardening, diet, stomach and soul. Steep yourself in Mother Nature; contemplate where you're been and where you're going, in the largest terms. Complete domestic tasks and renovations this week. (DON'T start renos.) From October 28 to November 17, mistakes, slow-downs and confusion will enter this area (so will nostalgia and old friends). If you want to buy/sell property or move premises, do it November 18 to 24. A sexy person might enter your home: consider consequences! Job perks Friday? Virgo Aug. 23-Sept. 22 Take care with communications and travel now to November 17 - mistakes, delays and misunderstandings are possible. Re-read your words before you send them. Complete tasks in these areas this week. Start NOTHING (in any area) October 28 to November 17. A past contact or friend might look you up. If you're single, a friendly, light romance could occur, but it might not be permanent. Your luck soars Sunday, but Monday's tough - be cautious, separate what's working from what's not. Romance, beauty and pleasure flood in Thursday night to Saturday! Libra Sept. 23-Oct. 22 Complete money and purchasing chores before Saturday (October 28). But don't buy anything large or important now through November 17. A past money source could appear - so could past unpaid bills. Expect delays, confusions in money. Payment or employment promises about a "new project" probably won't be kept. I told you "hot romance" was over. But now it's time for "hot sensuality" - physical gratification awaits you over the month ahead. But is your heart involved? Shop Sunday; not Monday. Your home, family and property interests meet sweet ease Friday/Saturday! Scorpio Oct. 23-Nov. 21 Your energy, charisma, and romantic and sexual magnetism soar now through November! You could be surprised whom you attract - and you'll attract almost anyone, if you give him or her a bit of a nudge! However, notice I didn't say "effective" - don't start new projects or ventures now through November 17. (After the 17th is fine.) Until then, protect ongoing projects from delays, supply disruptions and mistakes, and reprise the past. Old flames, investments, hopes, old sources of information and old mysteries return. Use the present week to complete affairs. Sagittarius Nov. 22-Dec. 21 Retreat - rest, contemplate, study motives, seek spirituality, and plan (vaguely only, please!) the grand, great, freeing, huge, lucky future that you're going to chase after November 23 into 2007! Be charitable, forgiving - that's the best way to go into your lucky year (2007) "clean," not trailing brambles of resentment and chains hooked on guilt's dead weights. Complete any red tape tasks this week. DON'T start any new projects or relationships (except with therapists) now to November 17. Research goes well. "Secret love" will call you - be aboveboard, and "free!" Capricorn Dec. 22-Jan. 19 Your popularity surges during the weeks ahead. Expect social joys, optimism, entertainment and flirtation - that last could be meaningful, even lead to a major love affair. But in such an affair, if a wedding is your "itinerary," your might never reach it - indecision will blow you off course. Enjoy it for itself. A former friend, even a whole social group you once connected with, might reappear. Complete all tasks this week, if you can. DON'T start new ventures, projects October 28 to November 17. You attract love, goodwill Friday/Saturday! Aquarius Jan. 20-Feb. 18 The month ahead emphasizes career, relations with higher-ups and VIPs, your worldly status, reputation and ambitions generally. Try to complete any chores relating to these zones this week. Start NOTHING now through November 17, especially in career and ambitious areas. Instead, reprise the past (e.g., contact a former boss) and protect ongoing projects from delays, supply disruptions, schedule snafus, and mistakes. You might feel a peculiar attraction to a higher-up: this could turn to a steamy love affair, but you'll be better off if it doesn't. Happiness visits Tuesday-Thursday! Pisces Feb. 19-March 20 Law, religion, philosophy, cultural events, international travel (or contacts) higher education, compassion, wisdom, and love of a gentle, mellow, yet deep, intense kind - these visit you in a big way now to late November. But all that bigness might run around in circles. Complete all chores associated with these areas this week, and avoid starting any new ventures in them (and in domestic or property areas) October 28 to November 17. After that, especially November 18-23, charge ahead! An old flame might appear. Tackle ambition's chores Tuesday-Thursday. Happiness Friday/Saturday! www.astralreflections.com. Email: timstephens@shaw.ca. 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