ASTRAL REFLECTIONS BY TIM STEPHENS DECEMBER 9 - 15, 2007 All times/dates are PST. SCORPIO, your upcoming LUCK CYCLE, December 18 2007 to January 4 2009, features an expansion of travel, friendships, contacts, details and paperwork. Your curiosity, especially about money matters, will surge. Follow it - you'll gain information that can pay off in increased earnings in the years ahead. Curiosity in general will be your luckiest "urge" in 2008, as it provides the spark that initiates new contacts and friendships, travel, hobbies and interests. You should literally eat up newspapers and magazines, books and news media shows. Put web search engines on your daily "go to" list. Ask questions; send queries. Seek, find and explore new worlds. Siblings might become a fixture in your daily life. Welcome this, as they can increase your sense of wisdom, solidity - and your income! If you're single, casual trips and conversations can lead to sensual encounters. For the next two decades, you're going to be more communicative than you have ever been. 2008 leads you luckily into this new amity and camaraderie. You'll find that your ability to make money depends, in future, on your communicative and travel abilities. You might even become employed as a writer, media spokesperson, news worker, dispatcher, transport operator, distributor, etc. Some of the contacts you make during 2008 and 09 can later become solid friends. They'll introduce you to new social, political, work and business circles. Your new KARMIC CYCLE, which also starts December 18/07, and lasts into August 21 2009, urges you to reject pride and embrace humility. Although I'm urging you to make contacts and pursue information that can enhance your career and business performance in future years, the present karmic period is NOT a good time to change careers or launch a business (especially if you need the help of big-wigs). Maintain the status quo on the job. If you demand a promotion, or seek recognition for your efforts, those in charge might resent your pushiness - and they could push back. This doesn't mean you can't succeed at work or find employment - the magic word is "humility." Don't reduce your chances by insisting on a prestigious job, or "the one I'm qualified for." If you hear yourself uttering this phrase, slap yourself and change direction! On the other hand, you'll face a smooth path and pleasantly surprising progress if you accent humility, seek quietude, and pursue security, nature, home, domesticity. Ending is better than starting. Nurture your family. Garden. Build a house, in all ways. Remember: the quiet person who owns a thousand apartments is better off than the low-paid manager who has his name in gold on the desk. Start Nothing: 7:36 a.m. to 10:51 a.m. Mon., 3:37 p.m. Tues. to 9:01 p.m. Wed., and 3:51 a.m. to 5:15 a.m. Sat. Aries March 21-April 19 A mellow, understanding mood flows. Chase higher learning, religion/philosophy, cultural venues, far travel, media concepts, insurance, legal matters, love - in all these, you're the victor! Some Aries will wed now - if so, December 11, 14, 16, and 18/19 are good days (for proposals, too - in fact, these days are good for most things, including ambitious action). Your sensual, secretive side recently awakened. This can lead to neighborhood shenanigans (back-fence attractions) or to nice little profits in investments. You choose: lust or money? Be ambitious Monday/Tuesday. Rejoice, see friends Thursday/Friday! Taurus April 20-May 20 The sexy side of life draws you - someone very sweet looms in your sights! The same influence leads to mild, sweet luck in marriage (with your spouse) and in relocation, signing contracts, negotiations, investing, research, detective work, therapy, health cures. The world is "set up" now to favor your wishes, efforts and associations - the only "essential element" is a co-operative, diplomatic attitude on your part (because all this luck comes from the goodwill of others toward you). A former friend or sibling might "return" - to "stay" until next May. Gemini May 21-June 20 Relationships continue to offer you the best luck and blessings, of all your options. Make one last push for love, fame, recognition, relocation, or in contract negotiations, litigation of divorce. Be diplomatic, open, eager - or you'll be loudly rebuffed! Your money picture remains intense - but is it flowing to you, or from you? Stand up for yourself: stop leaking dollars; refuse "takers." You could discover some great investments Tuesday. Love might waft your way Thursday (not so good daytime) and Friday. Be ambitious December 15/16 - you could grab the prize! Cancer June 21-July 22 Tackle work - accomplish as much as you can, for an extremely important, opportune, beneficial time looms - as early as December 18 onward, when your life will open up, not briefly, but for a long, long time, years, and eventually decades. This "turning point" is lucky early (December through 2008). Even small shifts, pursuit of small changes or opportunities, will have major beneficial consequences down the road. So finish chores, complete duties, to give you the time, freshness and "empty calendar" to pursue the new life that dances closer everyday! Leo July 23-Aug. 22 Romance, pleasure, creativity, self-expression, living by the heart (not the mind) sports, games, risks, gambles, the joys and talents of children - these fascinate and reward you now! Plunge in, especially December 9, 11, 13 (late) 14 15 (early), 16, 18 and 19. December 11 is also superb for work, health, machinery and other practical matters - this day gives you a good, successful hint of the entire year ahead, which will be filled with practical progress. Your home life is sweet all December. Clear up a neglected tax matter - soon. Virgo Aug. 23-Sept. 22 Affectionate communications arise connected to a social or group project. But this week your home and its underpinnings are of ultimate importance - and ultimate reward. Take "good dates" from Leo's message. These days urge you to focus on real estate, family (and its and your own security, emotional health, financial state) garden, agriculture, retirement, closing out a business - all life's foundations. Pay special attention to Monday and Tuesday - both contain hints of your future, 2008 to 2024. Monday shows what you have to break from, Tuesday what you'll embrace. Libra Sept. 23-Oct. 22 Communications, details, paperwork, casual contacts, siblings, errands and short trips - these fill your days. Be curious, explore, read and ask questions - what you learn now can profit you or keep you "on course" through 2008, when your entire foundation begins to change, perhaps subtly, perhaps dramatically, but deeply and for decades. Giant luck suffuses these changes in 2008 - financial bonanzas, life/family expansion and emotional healing. (Not that you'll get a pay raise; instead, foundational matters - quitting a career, real estate, home changes, mining, agriculture, etc. - will reward you financially.) Scorpio Oct. 23-Nov. 21 Chase money - see Leo message for good dates - and add December 9. (Not all are good for your money, but they promote inspiration, good relations, etc.) If you haven't yet in 2007, ask for a pay raise. It's your last, best chance for a long time to come. Pull out all the stops, entertain, humour, woo - anything to convince clients, bosses or parents that you deserve more. (Forget need - you DESERVE.) A slow, desultory legal, work, international, educational or media project from the summer will change by January: wait. Sagittarius Nov. 22-Dec. 21 Push for recognition. Show yourself. Seed important initiatives (except in romance, sex, pregnancy, big finances, debt and investment, deep health concerns and lifestyle changes - in these areas, if something has "returned" from August/September, then leap on it also - but avoid brand new starts in these zones, until after February 18/08). Make personal appearances, impress others, display your talents. Do what YOU want to do - forget parents, teachers, other advisors. (Within legal limits, of course!) Read Leo message for good dates - especially December 9, when you really shine! You're lucky! Capricorn Dec. 22-Jan. 19 Lie low, rest, contemplate and plan all week, especially Sunday. Deal with government agencies, charitable and spiritual organizations. Visit psychics, therapists and advisors. Fulfill outstanding obligations - this last is very important, as December 18 begins a year of luck, reward and expansion. Make sure now that you'll be free enough from chores and duties to accept opportunities! Read Leo's message for your good days. Your energy and charisma rise Monday/Tuesday. Chase money Late Thursday, and Friday. Despite your weariness, social contacts wish you well. Relationships remain intense - be diplomatic! Aquarius Jan. 20-Feb. 18 Wishes could come true! Read Leo's message for your lucky days. You're optimistic, popular, flirty, lucky - and you'll attract people interested in those very qualities. It's a great time to find some playmates. But draw inward a little Monday to Wednesday: contemplate deeper things. Realize your social life, and your commitment to various causes, has undergone a metamorphosis over the last decade. So have your goals. Tuesday, though you might not see it, is the birth moment of a new circle, a new future for the rest of your life. Pisces Feb. 19-March 20 Charge after ambitious goals this week and next, Pisces. Read Leo's message for good dates. Be purely ambitious Sunday. Schmoose, network and tell others your plans, inspirations late Monday through Tuesday. Lie low, rest and plan Thursday/Friday - seek out government information, head office contacts. Your energy and charisma soar Saturday - get out, be seen, start things! This week and next could be the most significant time of a whole year of career, business, prestige and similar situations. You could gain a last-minute promotion - ask for it, you deserve it! www.astralreflections.com. For a reading: 604-261-1337. Email: timstephens@shaw.ca. /30/