ASTRAL REFLECTIONS BY TIM STEPHENS OCTOBER 21 - 27, 2007 All times/dates are PDT. Okay, Day One of the present Mercury retrograde. Traveled across campus to send a fax. Forgot one document. Return, and back. Lawyer calls - documents were blacked out, please mail them. Sears supposed to deliver a bookshelf, 8 to noon. They call 9 a.m. - will arrive 2-3 p.m. instead. They arrive 5 p.m, with a smashed-up package. Earlier, my 11 a.m. client phones - can't find my office. Even earlier, felt great, thought I'd phone the tax man, Visa, all those types, to give my new address. Start with taxman, 8 a.m. - busy - again busy, again, and again and again. Right into 10 a.m., busy. I take my tax form and crumple it in a rage - let them find me. Mercury retrograde. TAURUS - Your LUCK CYCLE will bring a "year" you'll love, from December 18 2007 to January 4 2009. (Though life's fuddled before February 18 2008, so a slow start is wise.) Luck streams into your love sector, bringing a uniquely gentle, intellectual harmony with a person who excites your deepest sensual regions. Strangely and sweetly, the non-physical and the physical merge. If you're happily married, or single, love reigns! If you're unhappily married, 08 is more likely to bring divorce than any few years past or to come - a legal, formal parting of ways complete with a fair division of assets. In all cases - new love, renewed love or divorce - 08's events open a huge 2-decade chapter in your life, in which the relationship sorrows and frustrations of the past 25 years will be replaced with true love, deep, gentle understanding, an acceptance of destiny (and of the Divine) and a solid confidence in - in your heart. Your '08 luck in legal matters soars. You can lawsuits, or sign contracts that ensure a future profit. This is a hugely beneficial year to attend university or college, travel internationally, join a religion or form a philosophy, write, broadcast, seek fame, wed, or link up with other cultures and minds. Taurus, your KARMIC PICTURE highlights much different areas. From December 18 2007 to August 21 2009, your career and status in the world will be blessed and protected. This is a great time (especially in 2009, when excellent luck joins that good karma) to change or begin a new career, start a business or aim for honors. Fame is possible, all 08 and 09! But it's the worst time in two decades to focus strongly on food and shelter, domesticity, security, land, or retirement. Avoid real estate, buying or starting a restaurant or food business, farming, forestry, child-care business, etc. If you're already in one of these fields (or a similar one) just "float along," maintain the status quo rather than expanding or increasing your commitment or production. DON'T withdraw! Start Nothing: 12:36 p.m. to 4:02 p.m. Sun., 1:17 p.m. to 6:24 p.m. Tues., 2:46 p.m. to 6:07 p.m. Thurs., and 0:16 a.m. to 5:11 p.m. Sat. Aries March 21-April 19 Start nothing new in any area (especially finances) before November 2. Reprise the past - find what you forgot or could not do earlier, in financial, investment, sexual, occult, research, diagnostic, investigative, health, and similar areas. It's very possible you'll come across a forgotten gem or key, literally or figuratively! Old mysteries might be solved. Buy something that eluded you before; contact "lost" relatives, friends, or that old sexy "playmate." This week lacks bad aspects - all is easy, soothing. Rest, contemplate Sunday-Tuesday. Your energy surges mid-week. Money looks good Friday! Taurus April 20-May 20 Avoid new starts through November 1. Neither make nor accept promises. Accept delays. Make sure your words (or instructions) are crystal-clear - or don't say them. Expect others to display indecision, or to back away from earlier assertions, commitments. A new relationship formed now would keep you forever immersed in delay or second-guessing. Be patient. An old flame could return. Your romantic, sensual, creative and pleasure sides are awake and ready to live! You'll be happy Sunday/Monday. Retreat, rest and contemplate (don't plan) mid-week. Your energy and charisma rise Friday! Gemini May 21-June 20 Don't begin (nor buy) anything big or important, especially in employment, health, service, machinery, home, real estate, security and "personality" areas. Expect delays, especially in these zones. One bright note: you can profitably reprise the past in these same zones - e.g., call a former boss if you're unemployed, finally get that machine fixed, etc. (One exception: if you're a painter, composer or writer, DON'T start changing a former composition. You'd destroy the original intent.) Higher-ups watch your progress Sunday-Tuesday. Be steady, reliable. Happiness, flirtations mid-week! Rest; seek quietude Friday/Saturday. Cancer June 21-July 22 An old flame, or a former creative, speculative, or "pleasure situation" could return - in a way that is deep, important, and has a "message" for you. (This could also concern a child, or your methods of raising/teaching him/her.) The message is that this is the end, the period on a sentence, the "tying-up" note of a decades-long song. Starting next year, you'll begin a new, long era in love, relationships, pleasure pursuits, and creative methods. But present "returning" feelings or inspirations can keep you excited and indecisive all winter. Leo July 23-Aug. 22 Give special attention to real estate, home, domestic, child-oriented, agriculture, gardening, retirement, security and related areas, Leo. Watch for mistakes, avoid big new starts, and generally accept delays and indecision. All this, through November 1. A "bargain" from the past might occur in furniture or real estate - something you coveted before but couldn't quite grasp. If so, you might gain from grasping it now. But make sure it will actually fit your needs. A prodigal child or long-lost relative might appear - open your arms in welcome! Career's lucky Friday. Virgo Aug. 23-Sept. 22 Now to November 1, avoid big new starts - especially in travel, communications, writing, telephony, paperwork, and in making contacts. DON'T buy a telephone/system, car, computer, printer, etc. (Unless you need to - e.g., your old printer fails and you must use one everyday. But if you can wait - do.) Look for mistakes in instructions, schedules and communications. Check bank balances, figures on checks. You might hear from a former contact, or travel to an old neighborhood - good! Exciting meetings occur Sunday-Tuesday. Mysteries, secret attractions lure you mid-week. Wisdom, mellowness return Friday. Libra Sept. 23-Oct. 22 Buy NOTHING except routine items. White elephants and lemons tempt you through November 1, and you might face difficulty getting your money back. At work, you're under pressure - double-check facts and dollar figures in reports, deposits, etc. To keep fresh, take naps or steal moments of sweet solitude. Civil servants like you now - cozy up, seek governmental favors, but be ethical. (A "snag" lurks for the easily tempted). A partner or associate might propose an ambitious plan: counsel delay until November 2. Exciting meetings come mid-week, intriguing mysteries Friday. Scorpio Oct. 23-Nov. 21 You're in a mild quandary - filled with energy and drive, yet indecisive about your direction, especially in business, social, entertainment, investment, sexual, health, commitment and lifestyle areas. Remain indecisive until November 2 - after this, you'll have plenty of energy left to accomplish the right goals. (If you don't feel indecisive now, stop, think and beware. New initiatives could spiral into eventual confusion and dead ends.) Your charisma soars. Former sexy acquaintances could return, with pleasure on their minds! Romance, beauty and pleasure call you Sunday/Monday. Exciting people appear Friday. Sagittarius Nov. 22-Dec. 21 You might be "called back" to a neglected chore or obligation by a government department, your head office, or a parent, guardian, etc. Accede. Through November 1, don't begin administrative, governmental, warehousing, assembly line, charity or welfare projects. Do pursue spiritual, contemplative goals, research, visit shut-ins, or continue or reprise former charitable projects. DO NOT form plans until November reveals hidden factors. Meanwhile, rest; enjoy solitude. You could experience an attraction mid-week. Now into May 08, sexual (extramarital?) and/or financial temptations lure you. You want change - wait two weeks! Capricorn Dec. 22-Jan. 19 Through November 1, old friends and former flirtations might arrive. Old dreams, wishes, and cherished goals reawaken. These "returns" are more than mere coincidence. Your life will start changing in a huge way in 2008. You're going to enter a new two-decade era. These returning goals and people are, in a way, reminders of where you've been and who you are, so you can "touch base" with life before the train of life leaves the station again, loaded with a new, wonderful cargo of future experiences. Contemplate, absorb! Aquarius Jan. 20-Feb. 18 Work is hard and hectic - but slow down, perform carefully, and think things through before you tackle them. Your career is emphasized, and higher-ups are watching, but mistakes, indecisions and delays dog this path through November 1. (Higher-ups also watch your "moral progress" - don't endanger your reputation with financial, sexual or addictive temptations.) Delay new starts in career, business, or community-status/prestige zones until November 2 onward. On the plus side, old or former bosses and jobs offer opportunities, especially if you're unemployed. Money's good Sunday, home's sweet Friday. Smile! Pisces Feb. 19-March 20 DON'T start legal, international travel, higher learning, media, advertising, publishing, statistical, scholarship, insurance or cultural projects through November 1. (If you start planning a wedding now, glitches will later appear - perhaps the withdrawal of bride or groom!) Watch these areas for mistakes or confusion. The past returns in a happy way - you stumble on a cherished book from college days, revisit a favorite country, or meet a former love. Something, new or nostalgic, will trigger your passion. If you're an artist or creator, bold new advances erupt, through May 2008! www.astralreflections.com. Email: timstephens@shaw.ca. For a reading: 604-261-1337. /30/