ASTRAL REFLECTIONS BY TIM STEPHENS NOVEMBER 5 - 11, 2007 All times/dates are Pacific Standard Time. SAGITTARIUS, your new luck cycle (November24/06 to December 18/07) will hit like a hurricane of benefits! For eleven years you have been pulled toward the mystical, spiritual, governmental, institutional or background areas of life. This might have brought extended periods of shyness or alienation. This influence will not completely disappear before 2008, but the immediate year ahead marks a powerful, beneficial change both in the way this influence affects you, and in your life generally. You face the most optimistic, upbeat, cheerful - and plain lucky - year since 1995. Your personality and confidence will expand. You are almost certain to succeed in any area, but especially in higher education, business, foreign travel, publishing, broadcasting, religion/philosophy, or in any cultural venue. Expect terrific results if you work in any intellectual field (student, professor, priest, writer, lawyer, etc.) Break free, Sage - seek new horizons, even a whole new life! You'll attract others easily this cycle. A Gemini, Aries, Leo, Libra or Aquarian will want to join forces - or lifetimes - with you. Start successful projects and relationships BEFORE September 1/07, not after. 2007 might expand a government or administrative role you're already involved with. It might also bring a successful "next step" in a project started about 6 years ago. CAPRICORN, your new luck cycle, November 24/06 through December 18/07, promotes your inner life. You'll discover a treasure trove of benefits wherever you expand your involvements with spirituality, domestic comforts, spas and resorts, warehousing, research, closed door meetings, planning sessions, committee meetings, administration, government liaisons, institutions, red tape, social welfare, charities, red tape, and therapy/counseling - no matter which side of the table you sit on. Everybody has an "inner cave" where they stuff old fears, lost loves, hurts and insecurities - ghosts of the past. When this cave gets too full - or too dark and fearsome to enter - then we have a problem. Our energy and courage are drained. This year ahead, sunny, lucky Jupiter shines throughout this cave, eradicating old ghosts and freeing you for the new life that will begin in 2008. To aid this rejuvenation, seek restful times, contemplate, enjoy solitude, seek counseling if appropriate. Though many of these favored activities do not sound practical, they will open the doors to profit, stable investments, good lifestyle choices, even to sexual health. But begin all projects November 24 to August 31, not after. You might sew up or take a successful next step in a project you began in 2000 or 2001. Start Nothing: 2:18 a.m. to 8:46 a.m. Mon., 3:15 a.m. to 11:46 a.m. Wed., and 12:59 p.m. to 6:34 p.m. Fri. Aries March 21-April 19 Continue to be cautious in finances, investments, debt, intimacies and sex - steer clear of major commitments, life changes and collusion. Any of these could return from the past to lure or confront you - e.g., a sexy ex-lover, or a juicy investment that you missed the first time around. But maintain your caution - these "second chances" are unlikely to turn out well. Research is good; moral honesty is essential. Confusion or deception fills the Sunday-to-Thursday morning period. Reject misty hopes! Clarity returns Thursday to Saturday - luck, too, on domestic fronts! Taurus April 20-May 20 Neither make nor accept promises before November 17 - they're likely to be broken, even if everyone's intentions are honorable. This week and next could be very exciting in relationships (in love, business, friendships and "public outreaches") - making my advice against promises hard to swallow. But try to enjoy the thrill without basing irrevocable action on it. Perceptions are clouded, confused before Thursday, especially in career, parenting and business areas. Your magnetism rises to "full moon" heights Sunday. Chase money Monday/Tuesday. Friends rally round Wednesday to Friday. Seek peace Saturday. Gemini May 21-June 20 Old or neglected tasks demand doing - plug away at them, but don't start any new work, renovation, exercise or health projects before November 17. (If you're seeking employment, aim yourself toward former employers or types of work you did in the past.) Do NOT buy machinery, tools, car, computer (or peripheries) etc. A co-worker flirtation might arise (or perhaps already did last week) - don't take this too seriously, as late November, into 2007, will bring a completely new, fresh and exciting relationship scene - don't tie yourself down too early. Cancer June 21-July 22 An old flame might appear (or did last week). Romance, whether new or "returning," could be hot and heavy. If you're not involved, either start seeking, or plunge into pleasure, sports, games, or creative projects - but only for the fun of it. Don't start writing a novel that will consume your energy for the year ahead, don't gamble large sums or buy speculative stocks, etc. Where you take large steps, indecision could cause stumbles. That said, your "day-to-day" luck soars, especially Wednesday noon to Friday! Before Thursday, illusion's rife. Leo July 23-Aug. 22 Your mind and heart, and perhaps your steps, wander back to former haunts and homes, to old loves or childhood memories. That's good. If you've pined for a former lover for years, you'll realize now that it's definitely over, and you'll feel the solidity, the organic rightness of this. We all change. Don't start new construction, domestic, gardening, child-related, security, retirement or similar projects before November 17. Illusion, possible deception, face you Sunday to Thursday morning, especially in relationships. Be gentle but skeptical. Clarity arrives Thursday/Friday: seize love, spiritual understanding. Virgo Aug. 23-Sept. 22 Start nothing before November 17, especially in communications, travel, etc. (Unless you're returning to former haunts.) DON'T buy anything important. Particularly avoid purchasing (or relying on) computers, cars, phones, faxes, tv's, stationery, etc. - lemons abound. Old friends might return to offer you a flirty escapade! This week, through Thursday morning, deception or fuzzy thinking hovers throughout health, work, machinery and co-worker areas. Don't worry about your career: anxiety's ghosts are not real. Clear sight comes Thursday/Friday - along with hope, optimism, friends and happiness! Retreat Saturday: tasks, tantrums don't mix. Libra Sept. 23-Oct. 22 Buy nothing important before November 17, even if that item you've always wanted becomes available. Lemons abound - or you'll pick a perfect item, but find later that you don't need it. During these two weeks, pay old bills, and try to collect from people you'd given up on. A former sensual contact could return (one that was light on the personality scale) - getting involved again could bring even better sex, perhaps even a simulacrum of love, with a final "barred door" from life's "Practicality Department." Well, enjoy anyway! Scorpio Oct. 23-Nov. 21 Your energy, charisma, and sexual/romantic appeal rise sky-high! An old flame might be involved. You'll have an unmistakable effect on the opposite sex Sunday and Wednesday eve to Friday. On Monday/Tuesday, you could be led by your instincts into a very sexy - or apparently lucrative - situation. Great. Enjoy everything. But realize that Sunday through Thursday morning, a glamorous, illusive, deceptive surface lies over everything, especially in creativity, desire, security, and reputation zones. A love that "appears" or grows Thursday/Friday is "true." But commit to nothing big before November 17. Sagittarius Nov. 22-Dec. 21 The three weeks ahead are the "darkness before the dawn." In 18 days, you'll begin one of the most momentous years of your life. But until then, be restful, steady, quiet, contemplative, insult no one. DO NOT take on any new burdens; don't start any red tape, governmental, administrative, charitable, spiritual, warehousing, spa-related or institutional projects before November 17. Even after that, be wary of delving deeply into these - unless they involve an application for freedom, far travel, or higher learning. (If so, initiate them November 17 through 21.) Capricorn Dec. 22-Jan. 19 Old friends could gather around - and among them there might arise a significant flirtation, even a love affair. This "new" relationship probably won't withstand the pressures of time, circumstance and monetary or sexual pressures, but it will certainly be memorable. If you're both single, why not experience life's pleasures? One caution: illusion or deception hovers Sunday through Thursday morning, especially in zones of money, purchases, sensual/sexual attraction, and socializing. Clear sight comes Thursday/Friday, and it shows you what a successful relationship looks like! Don't invest, nor seek intimacy, Saturday. Aquarius Jan. 20-Feb. 18 A former career role, parental duty or reputation concern re-appears now through November 16. Handle it with aplomb - don't be evasive or indecisive about it, nor "overdo" or expand it (for it represents more of a duty than a "profit"). DON'T start any brand new significant project/venture, in any area. From November 17 (evening) to 21, you can charge ahead with "last minute success" in parenting and career matters. Deception or fuzzy thinking wafts through this week - clarity returns by Thursday/Friday, when work/health matters hit a mini lucky streak! Pisces Feb. 19-March 20 Now to November 17, you might have to deal with forgotten or neglected travel, legal, educational, publishing, religious, cultural or similar items - these could represent opportunities, or unwelcome obligations - e.g., that term paper you forgot to write, or that legal document you didn't sign. Even the opportunities have something impractical about them, so be cautious - do what's necessary, without expanding your role. This is particularly important Sunday to Thursday morning, when your thinking is cloudy. Clarity returns with a surge of romance, pleasure or beauty Thursday/Friday - yes, love is clarity! Email: timstephens@shaw.ca. For a reading: 604-261-1337. www.astralreflections.com. /30/