ASTRAL REFLECTIONS BY TIM STEPHENS AUGUST 19 - 25, 2007 All dates/times are PDT. In 2007, VIRGO, you should be establishing a new home (or changing homes) whether physically, psychologically, in terms of family make-up, whatever. Think of a "place to stand." Then, 2008 to 2024 will bring one of the deepest romantic, creative, inventive, successful periods of your life. I don't mean successful in career (though this is not denied) but on a more emotional, experience-of-life level. Your appreciation of beauty will climb, as will you ability to express your deeper emotions. You'll discover a new ease in speaking with members of the opposite sex. This won't come over you like a sudden bolt from the blue, but in a slow, deep, growing way - you'll look back and think, "Wow, I was so smooth and sincere, I would have convinced even myself." (Actually, you won't even think that - you'll just do it.)Virgo artists and writers will find themselves expressing deeper ideas and visions, almost involuntarily. From 2011-2024, this romantic ease and depth will be overlaid with a natural marriage period. This period won't be easy nor simple; your prospects for marital bliss can waver and fluctuate like a swimming pool light. Think of it this way: every time you're sincere, clear, and free of an ulterior motive, you'll see your prospects, and attract them (and experience true love with your mate if already married) in a clear, calm, smooth, expanding and fulfilling way - all the way to ecstasy! But if you have a hidden agenda, if you're selfish, aggrandizing, deceptive, or not "clear," then, like a trembling of the swimming pool surface, the light of love will trick and betray. (You'll know you're in one of these "anti-love" moods, because in these states you'll be frothed up, shilly-shallying, vibrating indecisively between options, filled with both grand visions and fears, anxieties and bliss.) Successful relationship, during these years, will be spelled u-n-s-e-l-f-i-s-h. And loneliness, anger and deep puzzlement will be spelled without the u-n. 2008 will be one of the luckiest and biggest years of your approaching creative, romantic era - and your success will directly relate to the success you have had in 2007, in establishing a home, a new residence, or, psychologically and emotionally, a place of solidity and security. (If you have not already found this "place," use August 21 or 22 to find it, and August 30/31 to commit to it.) From 2010 through May 2012, your life will change through a series of lucky meetings and financial or intimate involvements. This can signal marriage for singles, beneficial divorce for unhappy Virgos, marital bliss for happy couples, and lucky opportunities for all, especially involving property, children, relocation, etc. Start Nothing: 6:34 p.m. to 9:44 p.m. Mon., 5:54 a.m. to 8:20 a.m. Thurs., and 4:41 p.m. Fri. to 3:35 p.m. Sat. Aries March 21-April 19 Tie up loose ends and new start things, especially creative, loving, pleasure/beauty oriented, child-oriented, intellectual, international, legal, or higher learning or travel projects. Act Sunday (sexy, but difficult long-range implications) Tuesday (better late in the day) and Wednesday (the best day). Monday disappoints (and will long-term, if you start anything this day). Thursday onward, into December, can tempt you to begin work, machinery or health projects that seem "infallible" - but they would tend to fail, or trap you in a process that drains your energy and spirit. Timing's everything! Taurus April 20-May 20 August 19, 21 (late day) 22, 30, 31, and Sept. 1 are the only good days left (in all 07 and early 08) to start any major projects. Monday simply disappoints, while Thursday through next Wednesday (August 29) tempts you away from your future and social joys, toward an immediate pleasure (romance, vacation, self-expression, creativity, gambling) that will prove a trap, a disaster, or a waste of time. Timing is everything. Start home, construction, family, security projects August 19/21/22, and planning, governmental, admin or social projects August 30/31, September 1. Gemini May 21-June 20 Make your moves, complete actions, start ventures before Thursday. Write, travel, make contacts. (Tuesday/Wednesday are best. Monday's restricting, unlucky.) You'll have another chance for significant action August 30/31 and Sept. 1. After that, through February 18, 2008, you should avoid big, important new starts, especially in areas of home, property, family, security, retirement, and agriculture. (You can use this long period to continue with projects you've already begun.) DON'T buy real estate, end a relationship, start a family, change residence, or initiate a parent-child program August 23 through 29. Cancer June 21-July 22 Continue or start money, earnings, or buying projects Sunday (careful - look far ahead; will you still want this item or earnings position in a year or two?) and Tuesday (serious, okay late) and Wednesday (best of these days). Then steel yourself to reject any temptation, Thursday through next week, to travel, gossip, chatter, let secrets out, or dive into reports, emails, communications, wild goose chases or other time wasters. Trouble is, if they lure you, they won't look like time-wasters. For two weeks, if something isn't profound, reject it. Leo July 23-Aug. 22 Your magnetism and energy still run high! Start significant, important ventures, especially those that depend on your personality and charm. Go ahead with work and similar projects Sunday, be ultra-careful Monday, and charge ahead with romantic, love, creative, inventive, vacation/recreation, pleasurable and child-oriented involvements Tuesday/Wednesday. Thursday onward (right into December, and to some degree beyond, to late February/08) avoid money lures: don't apply for a raise or new duties; avoid "merely sensual" relationships; don't promise money to anyone nor hire anyone; and buy nothing that's not a "routine need." Virgo Aug. 23-Sept. 22 Continue to conserve energy - but do begin or further significant projects in these areas: government, institutions, spirituality, meditation, contemplation, therapy, research, real estate, family, domestic issues, retirement, change of residence, seeking a retreat, health, mass production, social work, charity, and warehousing. Communicate, gather information Sunday; step cautiously Monday; and charge ahead Tuesday/Wednesday. You'll also make great headway August 30/31 and September 1. From August 23 to 29, DON'T be independent, nor reject advice or aid. From September 2 through February 18/08, avoid starting anything important. In 08, love comes! Libra Sept. 23-Oct. 22 Take one last social initiative, Libra - extend invitations, befriend someone, flirt, or make a valuable contact - e.g., a networking connection, or someone who lives in a foreign nation. Sunday's easy and inspired, and presents you with unexpected bargains - but a long-term disappointment might lurk - for instance, that cheap computer might malfunction later. Monday's problems are obvious - and everywhere. But Tuesday/Wednesday (and next week, August 30/31) opportunities to travel, slake your curiosity, learn, contact, email, etc., are among the best this year! DON'T seek "deep retreat" August 23 into September. Scorpio Oct. 23-Nov. 21 Make every effort to tie up, further, or even to begin a career, prestige, business, or ambitious scheme. Act August 19 (take care with future consequences) 21, 22, 30 and 31 - and September 1. Take a serious step, show bosses/parents that you can be responsible yet expansive. From Thursday (August 23) through August 29, take a well-deserved rest - DON'T network, schmooze, socialize - instead, dive into pleasure, romance perhaps, creative hobbies, etc. (Socializing would tempt you down a fruitless path.) Act now - September to February 18 is too late! Sagittarius Nov. 22-Dec. 21 Rest and think Sunday/Monday. Then, August 21, 22, 30,31 and September 1 charge ahead - change your life, write that book, sign up for higher learning (but with courses not to start until 2008, preferably after February) travel afar, wed, fall in love, propose, buy that ticket, make a big start in legal, religious, intellectual, cultural, or "I wanna be me" areas. Strike now, as September 2 to February 18 will not allow a good start. DON'T chase dominance, status, prestige August 23 to December - you'd build a gray prison. Capricorn Dec. 22-Jan. 19 Finish up important tasks - or start one - Sunday and Tuesday/Wednesday. Research, investigation, deep health issues, finances, investments, sexual desires and commitments, pregnancy, lifestyle changes - any of these could be on the agenda in a serious and beneficial way. There will also be a "follow up" (or second chance) next week - August 30/31 and September 1 - a grounding or establishing of what you start or handle now. Your initiatives might lead to a new base of operations soon! AVOID legalities, far travel and higher learning Thursday (the 23rd) through December. Aquarius Jan. 20-Feb. 18 Beg others for a chance, if you have to. Means you are somewhat subject to others' whims now, but you also teeter on the edge of a great breakthrough, contract, agreement, relocation, relationship, love, fame, marriage, or some other opportunity. Don't let shyness or pride stand in the way. You might have already met or accomplished these over the last year, but take one more lucky shot August 19 (career only) 21/22 and 30/31. Be social, forward, friendly. Realize September 2 through February 18/08 will nix new loves, starts. Pisces Feb. 20-March 20 Plug away at a major chore, one that's directly connected to your career, community status or prestige. If you have to, seek out a VIP, boss or parent, and ask, "What can I do for you?" - and do it, superbly. Or deal with employment, machinery, service personnel, health (including dietary nutrition) or dependents. Start a project in any of these areas, or take a firm step forward, August 21/22. (Sunday's good for thinking, but Monday's unlucky.) Reserve August 30/31 to "ask for the money." AVOID deep commitments, August 23-February 18. www.astralreflections.com. Email: timstephens@shaw.ca. For a reading: 604-261-1337. /30/