ASTRAL REFLECTIONS BY TIM STEPHENS MARCH 15 - 21, 2009 All times/dates are Pacific Daylight Time. CAPRICORN, 2009 offers you at least one major money opening, probably in the earnings department. But romance isn't emphasized hugely this year. Still, you can engage in romance almost any year - and despite what I write here, if this is your "big year" for other (cosmic) reasons, love will strike unimpeded! One area of relationships does offer unusual luck: sensuality. You could begin a casual "love affair" almost any time in 2009 - you'll find at least one attractive person who's willing to engage in some sensual fun and frolic with you. No one's heart will be broken - mostly because neither of you will be deeply committed in the first place. April brings amorous clues - a glance, a word, email or note that hints at intimate possibilities. May is openly romantic, and might offer up several interludes in a home atmosphere - a garden, restaurant, or other domestic venue. Your heart might be in your work in June, but many romantic sparks fly past, just waiting for you to catch them! This time is a frank mixture of the sexual and romantic. Someone sweet and receptive wanders into your sphere in August - this could turn intense by September. A powerful sexual urge comes over you from October right into June of 2010 - careful, this kind of fire can burn, especially if you're dealing with a triangle or socially verboten zones (e.g., extramarital attractions). AQUARIUS, your luck, optimism, and friendly cheerfulness soar to a decade high in 2009 - this is sure to attract admirers. You're very likely to travel afar this year - and you'll find romantic opportunities pop up everywhere along your way! Travel hubs, law offices, courtrooms, legislatures, libraries, schools, publishing and advertising offices are prime places to meet compatible prospects. You're so lucky this year, that someone's likely to just walk up and introduce themselves - but you shouldn't depend on this. If you're married, your social circle expands, and your mate becomes a true friend - partly because you're showing more and more what a friend you are. May gives you something to hunker down and think about - a clue, or someone's frequent glances or words. June is openly romantic, and someone who ebbed from your life might come back. Late July through August involves you in a whirlwind of attraction and long conversations with someone very good-looking. Don't marry, nor agree to marry, before August 22 this year. Someone pursues you in October - this could trigger 9 months of heated interchanges - love and anger could mix explosively! November starts two years in which you'll contemplate a wedding's "consequences." Start Nothing: 5:43 p.m. Sun. to 2:21 a.m. Mon., 10:47 a.m. to 2:19 p.m. Wed., and 1:06 p.m. Fri. to 3:06 a.m. Sat. Aries March 21-April 19 Continue to rest through Thursday. Friday begins a month of surging energy, charisma and effectiveness! Expect a change in ambitions, increased social life, and expanded hopes for the future. You might daydream about an old love or ex-mate - but by mid-April you'll come to the conclusion that this person held you back then, and would again. Meanwhile, Sunday encourages you to chase secrets, research, and invest (5 to 5:43 pm PDT best). Respond with gentle wisdom to practical barriers Monday to Wednesday. Be ambitious Wednesday-Friday. Saturday brings unusual friendship! Taurus April 20-May 20 Your social mood will soon end, so enjoy yourself this week. An exciting meeting could occur Sunday. (It might be with someone who would endanger your reputation or career prospects, so be aware.) Life's depths rise to the surface Monday to midday Wednesday, but this time the depths aren't "good," so avoid investments, sexual liaisons, lifestyle changes or commitments of any kind. Wisdom and love, law, education, publishing and far travel face a subtle change Wednesday, and success Thursday/Friday. Friday commences a pleasant month of quietude, rest, and planning. Gemini May 21-June 20 Friday will spark a month of socializing, flirtations, new fresh horizons, new plans and optimism - a wish is almost certain to come true! (It probably involves a retreat or vacation, a favorite hide-away, sports, a child's progress, a romantic love, or a cherished creative project.) Speak up, make contact, mingle - new friends are just waiting to be made! All this arises Friday onward. Earlier, keep working hard, especially Sunday (but watch digestion, tainted food this day). Relationships face multiple rebuffs Monday-Wednesday, so be diplomatic. Investments succeed Thursday/Friday - love doesn't. Cancer June 21-July 22 Romance, creativity, poetic urges and moments of pleasure sweeten Sunday. (Careful with drink or drugs, late afternoon.) Enjoy this day! Monday to Wednesday brings chores, unexpected needs from your kids, or a new regime or crisis at your place of employment - whatever it is, it irks, defies solutions, and eeds caution. DON'T invest, seek intimacy, commit to someone, nor start new projects these three days. Relationships face change Wednesday, but offer opportunities Thursday/Friday. A month of ambition, prestige and status concerns begins Friday. Valuable secrets, golden keys arrive Saturday! Leo July 23-Aug. 22 Depths, secrets, urges to invest and change your life, deep sexual and health mysteries - these ebb Friday, as a month of inspiration, understanding, gentle love, far travel, law and learning and publishing begins. Focus on home, family, security, retirement, real estate Sunday. Romance beckons Monday to Wednesday, but to a shipwreck journey. You might or might not succeed with creative, speculative and pleasure-oriented forays these few days. Wisest course: quietly enjoy yourself, without making any life-affecting decisions or commitments. Tackle chores Wednesday to Friday. Saturday opens an exciting door! Virgo Aug. 23-Sept. 22 A month of secrets, research, large finances, investments and debt, of intimate desires and commitments, of lifestyle changes and important health concerns begins Friday. You've waited for this month for a long time. Yet now, right at crunch time, you pause, uncertain. Consider: if you wait until late April to act, then the rest of the world will go into "delay mode" through May, and your chance to change your life will dissolve until next year. Still, delay might be good! Another's opinion could stop you - or propel you. Libra Sept. 23-Oct. 22 A month of drudgery and health concerns ends Friday, to be supplanted by a month of excitement, new horizons, relationships, opportunities, agreements and negotiations - and, on the negative side, possible divorce, disagreement, enmity, rejection and competition. To reduce the negative and expand the positive, be diplomatic, co-operative, and eager to join another's program. An old flame or "ex" might reappear anytime through mid-April. Realize this former relationship was part of an "identity search" by you - 'nuff said. Speak/write carefully Monday-Wednesday. Home changes loom Wednesday/Thursday. Saturday's romantic, creative - you'll win! Scorpio Oct. 23-Nov. 21 Your energy and charisma continue high Sunday - you could grab victory in romantic, creative or speculative zones! But take great care with money, possessions and purchases (best to make none) Monday to Wednesday. Communications,, casual friendships, travel, errands and paperwork will all "transform" over the decade ahead - you get a hint Wednesday (and success in these Thursday/Friday). Friday begins a month of work and health matters - it won't be as boring nor drudgery-prone as most years, because affection (flirtation?) gives the workplace a pleasant atmosphere. Avoid new work starts. Sagittarius Nov. 22-Dec. 21 Take a restful approach Sunday - even through Thursday. Your energy will climb Monday-Wednesday, but barriers are high, frustrations rampant, and by charging forth you could flame out early. Be cautious, thoughtful instead. Your approach to earnings, spending and possessions (and to sensual relationships) will undergo big changes over the 15 years ahead - you'll get a clue Wednesday evening. (These things flow fairly well Thursday/Friday.) Friday begins a month of romance, sports/games, successful speculation, creativity, pleasure, and joys from raising children. An old flame could cause moments of "sweet hesitation!" Capricorn Dec. 22-Jan. 19 A wish might come true Sunday! Dive into fun, flirtation and optimism! Retreat, rest, and proceed with maximum caution Monday to Wednesday noon - many problems exist for e everyone, which can make people "attack" you as an easy target for their free-floating frustration. Your energy, charisma and effectiveness rise nicely Wednesday afternoon through Friday. Wednesday evening could give you a hint of the deep, major changes in store for your life, and your personality. Friday begins a month of real estate, family, security, retirement, gardening and nutrition concerns. Aquarius Jan. 20-Feb. 18 Be cautious with money, especially Monday to Wednesday. Sunday brings respect from unexpected quarters. Friends, clubs, politics, your plans and your attempts to organize others - all run into barriers Tuesday/Wednesday. Retreat, lie low, contemplate and re-plan Wednesday afternoon through Friday. Deal with government agencies, large institutions and "head office." Your relations with these entities will change - discern clues about this Wednesday night. Friday begins four weeks of travel, paperwork, casual friends, errands, communications, and increased dealings with siblings. A "prodigal relative" might return. You impress everyone, draw glances, Saturday! Pisces Feb. 19-March 20 Your energy remains high. Sunday's gentle, mellow and loving. You'll understand someone's Achilles heel. Be cautious in career, with ambitions, higher-ups, business contacts and your reputation Monday to Wednesday noon. (Monday's easiest, even successful - but long-range results won't be as benign as they appear.) Your social life will undergo major changes in the 15 years ahead - Wednesday evening gives you a broad clue. Your popularity rises this p.m. through Friday - enjoy fun, frolics and bright optimism! Friday begins a month of earnings, possessions, spending, and sensual contacts. 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