ASTRAL REFLECTIONS BY TIM STEPHENS DECEMBER 30, 2007 - JANUARY 5, 2008 All times/dates are PST. AQUARIUS, your new LUCK CYCLE, December 18, 2007 to January 4, 2009, emphasizes and expands the quiet, private, background areas of your life. You'll have beneficial dealings with government agencies (civil servants in general) hospitals and other institutions, charitable and spiritual corporations, and large companies. Assembly lines, warehouses and big, quiet enclosed spaces bring luck. For example, if you own your own business, you might benefit from building or renting your own warehouse, rather than purchasing from a middleman. If you're unemployed, apply for work in a factory, a warehousing company, or try your hand as a spelunking guide (cave tours). If you're young, your future career (to 2024) might involve one of these areas. If you're in some completely unrelated field, you can find these themes entering to boost your value as an employee (or consultant, business owner, etc.). Because your empathy is going to grow 2008 onward, you might find a niche as a nurse, social worker, psychic, counselor, financial advisor, psychologist, astrologer, spiritual healer or advisor, etc. (Of course, first make sure you have an innate skill - and education - in these zones.) In general, all Aquarians will, be welcomed into closed-door planning and management sessions - some of you will be invited to permanently join the ranks of management, or to become members of policy committees, etc. During this luck cycle, you'll benefit from meditation, contemplation, and spiritual pursuits. This is one of the best years of your life to visit a therapist, counselor or other advisor (including psychics and astrologers). You can rid yourself of old ghosts, childhood traumas and other psychic and emotional drains. Stay away from crutches such as alcohol and drugs. Aquarius, your new KARMIC CYCLE, from December 18, 2007 to August 21, 2009, blesses you more than any other sign. You will be "paid back" for all the good deeds you performed over the last 16 to 17 years. An unusual peace and mellowness flows over you. You will judge people and things rightly. This is a time of protection - almost nothing can hurt you. But avoid entangling your life with others' now. This is not the best time to relocate, marry, form a business partnership, sign contracts or otherwise tie yourself to people who might be going downward, just as you're ready to go up! Avoid litigation. Those who sue, threaten or attack you are, in a paradoxical way, trying to bond with you. Don't fall for this sticky web - if you turn away from fights, you'll win them. Start Nothing: 5:08 a.m. to 5:37 a.m. Sun., 4:33 p.m. to 5:32 p.m. Tues., and 4:30 p.m. Thurs. to 6:13 a.m. Fri. Aries March 21-April 19 It's a new year and a new world, Aries. Plunge into competition, career, and parent and VIP relations. You feel some small indecision, a hesitation at the core, which probably, all January and February, relates to not knowing exactly how to approach those in charge, what words to use. That's okay: use your other talents. Work hard. Be eager and forward-looking, ready to grasp the new, to seize opportunities. Realize that your entire "career-scape" is changing. Reject a passive approach. Be careful Wednesday, when cruelty rides the cracks. Taurus April 20-May 20 Wisdom and love fill your world. Higher learning, philosophy, cultural venues, far travel, media concepts, broadcasting, insurance, legal matters - these succeed in the short term, medium, and long term - right into 2024! Writers, scholars, lawyers, etc., face a great era! Tackle chores Sunday to Tuesday; protect your health. Relationships and opportunities arise late Tuesday to Thursday. All looks well, but think carefully about a money or sexual question (all week): every "option" might be unpalatable. Your money picture intensifies all January/February: a former source might return. Save; don't spend! Gemini May 21-June 20 Heightened sexual magnetism and strong will power return this January. You've entered a new, changing world. Be willing to commit, to take a chance on the future. Financial and sexual attractions are powerful, will have powerful results - generally, lucky ones! For the absolute best luck, wait until February 18 onward to commit, make a big investment, change homes or partners, etc. But for some (especially Geminis born in May) that might mean missing an earlier opening. You choose. Be astute, honest, ethical/moral - and brave! Avoid a fight Wednesday. Cancer June 21-July 22 Exciting meetings and relationship opportunities are slated! Depending on your personality, the year ahead might hold many attractions, and you'll need to choose carefully (for much hangs in the balance). Or it might hold only one or two attractions, but these will be huge. Love is in the picture, but so are work-relationship opportunities. Jump on the chance to form a partnership, to joint venture or to take your product to the public. Romance and pleasure surge Tuesday eve to Thursday. Be careful, all week, with health (especially STDs). Leo July 23-Aug. 22 Tackle chores. Keep your eyes open - a new or larger task could arise, leading to a whole new job or career role. This is the kind of year that leads to promotion. Bosses value you, though they're careful financially - gently press for increased remuneration. Protect your health this month. (Colds, sore hips.) Drive carefully Sunday/Monday. Home, family, real estate and security themes fill mid-week. Take care all week - a fading romance might flare, but with a sort of resentful tinge that tells you its future direction. Still, optimism rules! Virgo Aug. 23-Sept. 22 Romantic urges, creative surges, an all-round sense of pleasure and beauty - these promise happiness this week. (That promise will be fulfilled more strongly next week - and for years to come!) Chase money Sunday to Tuesday, or go shopping - but don't buy anything important before Monday night. All January/February, a former career role - or a (former) "career making investment" might return. In any case, mingled with all the romantic and creative joys will be a streak of demanding work and demanding bosses or parents. Keep your sense of humor; smile! Libra Sept. 23-Oct. 22 Snuggle into your nest - home, family, security, gardening, retirement plans, real estate, sales territory, diet (many Librans have digestive quirks) and such. This year you'll expand at least one of these areas in a lucky way. You will begin to shut down unprofitable or stale directions, associations and projects, and form new ones. 2008 is a major turning point - perhaps the biggest of your life. All January/February. you'll mull over a relationship or relocation. Though decisions elude, you'll see deeply, draw philosophical, fair conclusions. Avoid legal hassles, same period. Scorpio Oct. 23-Nov. 21 Communicate, travel, and make contacts; follow your curiosity. Read and write. Perform errands. There's a lot to do. You could be attracted to a financial and/or sexual situation January/February - in January, it's from the past; in February, not. Don't be impulsive with this (especially this week): think twice. Be particularly wary with machinery investments and co-worker affairs. Your energy and charisma sink Sunday to Tuesday, then both soar splendidly mid-week! Be cautious with money Friday and Saturday to 2 p.m. Despite all these warnings, your money picture looks good. Sagittarius Nov. 22-Dec. 21 Chase money - buy/sell, seek a pay raise, gather new client prospects, etc. This is the first month of a year of good money fortune! Reject impatience - results might be delayed until March onward - or any time - e.g., a pay raise mid-year, etc. Put yourself on a permanent plateau of increased earnings rather than simply make more money for a year through overtime or moonlighting. Look down the years - even to the 2020's. Hopes rise, wishes come true, Sunday-Tuesday. Retreat, rest mid-week. Your "shine" returns Friday/Saturday! January/February feature intense relationships! Capricorn Dec. 22-Jan. 19 You're on top of your game! Your energy, charisma, effectiveness, luck and sense of timing rise to a peak. Start important projects - except in real estate, home, agriculture, security, marriage/divorce, relocation, litigation, contract negotiations, and selling to the public - something in these areas might return in January - but whether that's good or not, is up to you to discern. Seek favors, impress people, and tackle tasks you usually "fear." Be ambitious (diplomatically so) Sunday-Tuesday. Flirtations, optimism, happiness and popularity sail in mid-week! Caution Friday/Saturday - retreat to rest and contemplate. Aquarius Jan. 20-Feb. 18 Rest; lie low, contemplate, plan, and protect your health. An old flame might enter anytime in January. (Most likely January 9-11, 17-19, 22/23, or 26-28.) By the end of January, into February, your thoughts are going to be filled with old times of pleasure, old scenes of love. Hard to tell. This could be your year for major settling-in with a former love, or it could just be that you're trying to relive the past. You yourself know, deep down: be brave, listen to your own doubts and/or urges. Pisces Feb. 19-March 20 Bright optimism, flirtations, fun, popularity, joie de vivre, entertainment and social gatherings are starting to increase. This isn't a passing phase - you're stepping into a "new world" that will last two decades! Look far down the future - you can plan now, as never before. Mysteries, secrets, sensual urges lure you Sunday to Tuesday. Don't step into someone else's bedroom. You can make great investments, or seize love, or create or find deep answers, Tuesday daytime. Wisdom, mellow love flow mid-week. Be ambitious Friday/Saturday! Domestic friction arises January/February - be gentle! www.astralreflections.com. Email: timstephens@shaw.ca. For a reading: 604-261-1337. /30/