ASTRAL REFLECTIONS BY TIM STEPHENS JANUARY 6 - 12, 2008 All times/dates are PST. To all those who have emailed asking me to send copies of your karma and luck cycle articles, they will be posted at www.astralreflections.com within a week, probably entitled "Luck and Karma, 2008." PISCES, your new LUCK CYCLE began (sorry I took so long!) last December 18, and runs to January 4, 2009. You face one of the luckiest scenarios of any sign these 13 months. Wishes will come true, especially those involving your career and ambitions, your status in the community, and parenting roles - all the themes you've worked so hard at over the last decade. But further "power actions" in these spheres won't yield much, at least not in 2008 and '09. So your luck is a bit conditional - it encourages you to be in - or demands - relationships. Lonely striving after an ambitious goal won't work anymore. In 2008 relationships contain opportunity, the seed of life-long happiness, and the road to wishes coming true, to your future. Yet they won't be easy: others will demand a certain level of respect, loyalty and level-headedness. You might say, "I love you!" and they might say, "Prove it." Still, it would be hard to find a luckier year. Your popularity will soar - some will even be thrust into fame! A mood of celebration, of fun and entertainment, surround you. Life looks and feels brighter; optimism fills your heart and makes you glad to get up every morning. Don't take new social connections lightly - you could enter one of the most important social circles of your life, a group that will benefit you for at least a decade. These new people open vistas of understanding that never leave you. You might meet your future mate in these new circles. For 17 years, friendships will intermingle with higher learning, religion, philosophy, media projects, cultural events, international travel, publishing or legal processes. Your new KARMIC CYCLE, Pisces, lasts from December 18 2007 to August 21, 2009. During this time, you'll find a peaceful, smooth and productive path in mystical, spiritual, meditative and similar paths. You'll be "protected" or blessed in dealing with government agencies, institutions, charities, large companies and organizations, warehouses and assembly lines. Civil servants or those who work behind the scenes will feel mild protective warmth toward you. You'll succeed where you manage others, create policy, and delegate responsibility. You can meet delay, dead-ends, subtle traps, even loss if you focus on service, employment, hands-on chores, dependents and pets. Be no one's slave. Don't go crazy on vitamins, exercise and other preventive health regimes. Start Nothing: 4:27 p.m. to 5:43 p.m. Sun., 3:37 a.m. Tues. to 3:13 a.m. Wed., and 9:52 a.m. to 10:44 a.m. Fri. Aries March 21-April 19 The accent continues on ambition, prestige, community status, and relations with parents, bosses and VIPs. You start to receive invitations or news that will lead to social gatherings - by late January, February, you'll be mingling with compatible people! That's more important than usual this year, as your social network can yield important contacts for your career, lucrative new clients, etc. Aries, if you do nothing else this year do this: aim upward; think big, and ask/bid for a bright new role or position! Handle overdue travel, details and paperwork. Taurus April 20-May 20 Life is mellow, loving, you see far, your wisdom rises, you understand why society operates as it does. Religion, philosophy and cultural venues and rituals "call you." So do foreign countries, higher education and possible "media exposure." This happens every January, but this time it's different - larger, luckier, more important. Present feelings and "understandings" will open doorways to 17 years of peace and happiness. The "shifting sands" of 1983-2007 are over! Love forms part of this "new world." Sunday to Tuesday stand out. A former money source has returned. Gemini May 21-June 20 The emphasis continues on secrets, mysteries, research, investigation, lust, pregnancy, birth and death, power plays, large finances such as debts, mortgages and investments. These elements carry a common theme: they lead toward significant changes in our lives. You are speeding toward such change, whether it appears so or not. A relationship or opportunity is definitely involved, and relocation might form part of the picture. The events (or simply the moods/feelings) of this Sunday eve to Tuesday are significant. All January and February your magnetism, courage - and indecision! - grow. Cancer June 21-July 22 Your relationships are changing, expanding, growing more benevolent and cheerful. So far in December/January, this has been occurring with children, dependents, co-workers and service personnel. But that's just the beginning. By late January to mid-June, and December onward for many years, this "expansion" will turn to "depth" - your relations with others will turn deeper, more significant, more life altering - and more creative, romantic, adventurous. Sunday eve to Tuesday bring you an "emotional preview" of this. Charge into changes, commitments, investments and sexy situations Wednesday/Thursday - enlightenment awaits! Drive carefully Saturday. Leo July 23-Aug. 22 Tackle chores - you face a year full of labour, so you'd better get an early start! It will be good, lucrative work that will elevate your position and bring opportunities by 2009. Sunday eve through Tuesday could start (or be instrumental in starting) a major new work, employment, health or machinery project. Your social life has started to percolate, and will bubble buoyantly right through February. You might meet a friendly, intriguing person Wednesday to Friday morning, who brings news of - or is - a new relationship. Romance is possible! Virgo Aug. 23-Sept. 22 Don't blame me if you fall in love this week, month or year - it's possible! Love's always a double-edged blessing for Virgos - you worry that it will interfere with work performance, and might affect your dignity. All January/February, your "lust planet" remains in your career and reputation zone, making you indecisive about intimacy - and how much it will "cost" you. (For happily married and single-by-choice Virgos, similar indecision affects creative efforts, speculation, pleasure, and teaching/raising children.) Don't worry: love will come at exactly the right time. Tackle chores Wednesday/Thursday. Libra Sept. 23-Oct. 22 The accent remains on home, family, domestic situations, security, real estate, retirement concerns, agriculture, nostalgia, territory, rest, diet and your soul. Permit yourself to "hibernate" awhile if you feel sluggish. This month and year expand these issues luckily - buy or change homes, sell a business, birth a child, ensure your children's future, etc. The results will change and bless your life for decades! Still, you remain indecisive all January, or a partner drags his/her feet, especially about educational, publishing, travel, wedding/partnership opportunities, contracts, or a contemplated relocation. Be patient! Scorpio Oct. 23-Nov. 21 You get a "signal" Sunday that an easy money streak is over. From here on (to late 2009) prepare to save a little more conscientiously, or at least to separate your friends and social life from your bank account. Short trips, errands, communications and paperwork demand attention Sunday night to Tuesday - but they also stir your curiosity in good ways. Over the year ahead, Scorpio, learn, learn, and learn! Your home grows more active in the weeks ahead. People drop by. Tackle security, retirement and family issues successfully Wednesday/Thursday. Sagittarius Nov. 22-Dec. 21 Chase money. Buy/sell, seek more hours or new employment, ask for a pay raise, or contact potential clients. Sunday night to Tuesday give you a clue, or spark a new monetary project. (Earlier, January 6/7 show what you can't do in career or reputation zones due to higher-ups' skepticism all 2008/09 - e.g., marrying the boss's offspring is unlikely to succeed.) Short trips, errands, communications and paperwork flow successfully Wednesday/Thursday. Find a restful lair Friday/Saturday. January/February hold intense relationship developments - indecision or old flames mark January; decisive action fills February. Capricorn Dec. 22-Jan. 19 Your charisma, energy, effectiveness and luck soar this month, especially this Sunday eve to Tuesday - charge forth, start important projects (except in real estate, employment, health and machinery). See and be seen - attend in person. Ask favors. You might not "register" it, but the actions you perform now can be the seed of huge new things - perhaps because you impress someone who later opens a door, or because your actions trigger subsequent ideas. Work is hectic, but not progressive - do it, but don't increase your involvement. Money succeeds Wednesday/Thursday. Aquarius Jan. 20-Feb. 18 Rest, lie low - contemplate your future, plan, visit shut-ins and renew old faithful ties. Be charitable and spiritual. Meditate. Deal with government agencies, institutions and "head office." An old flame might return in January, or a new one might appear in February. Either way, both months feature fast, long talks with people who excite you romantically. But, one caution: you probably should not marry now through August 21, 2009. So have fun, but tie no knots (in love nor business nor law). Your energy, effectiveness rise Wednesday/Thursday - accomplish something! Pisces Feb. 19-March 20 Popularity, fun, celebration, flirtation and optimism fill your days! (Especially Sunday night through Tuesday.) A wish comes true, major or minor. This week begins and ends with a career or status initiative hitting a wall - of skepticism or cold reality in the first instance, and of unexpected change in the second. These aren't big deals, but they hint that your ambition sector is transforming - past efforts will bring rewards (for many years!) but new efforts meet difficulty. You're leaving a phase of ambition and entering one of social happiness. www.astralreflections.com. Email: timstephens@shaw.ca. For a reading: 604-261-1337. /30/