ASTRAL REFLECTIONS BY TIM STEPHENS JULY 18 – 24, 2010 All times/dates are PDT. Okay, this is the last solitaire fortune-telling preamble, I promise! If any of your stacks end with a court card – Jack, Queen or King – it usually indicates a person involved with your question. These cards can also represent general meanings (see # 11,12 and 13 meanings in the May 9 column) as well as urges in yourself, or parts of your own personality. In this regard, the Jacks represent your hopes and urges toward friendship/socialization. The Queens are your softer inner side, your dreamy, intuitive side, your need for communion, sexual satisfaction, nurturing (and can denote seclusion or imprisonment on some level). The Kings are your desire to rule, to govern your life as you want to. These urges apply whether you are male or female. But, addressing the strictly “people” side of the court cards: When a stack ends with a Jack (i.e., a Jack is the last card freed in that stack before the game ends) it shows the presence or influence of a younger, active person, male or female. This person can be wooing, loving (heart) witty but tricky (diamond) conservative, hard working or somewhat unfriendly (club) or definitely not to be trusted, perhaps a thief, or someone depressed or of bad morals/motives (spade). These interpretations indicate this person’s effect on you, rather than everyone’s opinion of this person. For example, if a witty, social person whom everyone would describe as the Jack of Diamonds plans to invade your on-line bank account, you’ll see the spade Jack, not the diamond. The Queens and Kings follow the same suit qualities. A heart King is a loving father and mate. A diamond King is talented in business, and can talk you into anything with his good-natured charm. A club King is probably your boss or father, strict and demanding – but there’s a good side to demanding. A spade King is bad, should be avoided – though it can mean that a mature man in your circle might die soon, in which case it might not indicate bad morals. Some commentators say the spades – Jack, Queen and King – can also represent magi, or people who have left the ordinary paths of life to seek other spiritual planes. I’ve never met one – so don’t “excuse” the spades too often! Which stack(s) end with a court card, is also significant. If the first stack, he/she is a prime mover and instigator in this affair. In the second stack, he/she plays a somewhat passive and usually benevolent role. In the third, he/she helps communicate your needs/desires, or speaks against them (if a spade, perhaps secretly). If a court card tops the fourth stack, he/she is “there at the end,” involved with the final success or failure of the matter in question: he/she might even be your final destination! Start Nothing: 7:26 a.m. to 10:42 a.m. Sun., 4:43 p.m. to 4:48 p.m. Tues., and 9:51 p.m. Thurs. to 1:39 a.m. Fri. Aries March 21-April 19 A truly romantic month begins July 22. Two years of slow slogging in work end, but your relationships begin a two-year phase of sobriety and “slow movement.” Now to late 2012, if you take an antagonistic approach the best you’ll win is freedom; you’ll lose in most else. Until October 2012, these do not work: chasing love for ego reasons, seeking recognition, fame, trying to optimistically sell to new clients. These do work: loyalty (e.g., old clients, present spouses) romance with other generations, career partnerships, co-operation. Tuesday night: understanding brings joy! Taurus April 20-May 20 Remain flexible, curious, restless and talkative until mid-week. You could obtain a last-minute agreement Sunday-Tuesday. Secrets, investments, intimacy, lifestyle choices are important and fortunate Tuesday eve/night. But be cautious with these Wednesday/Thursday. Thursday begins a month of home-related, security, family, property, and similar themes (gardening, landscaping, nutrition, kid’s welfare, etc.) This week also begins 26 months of slowness in work, employment, machinery and health zones. Kids will be more work. Rewards come from hard work. Avoid lawsuits. You’ll be fine! Gemini May 21-June 20 Thursday begins a four-week period of heightened communications, travel, restlessness, and casual friendships. You’ll generally love this time. Be curious, ask questions, go exploring, open newspapers. Now to October 2012, your loves and pleasures meet sobriety. Romance, hobbies, sports, risk-taking, creative projects, and the pursuit of pleasure – all become harder, slower. But this area can succeed if you’re prepared to be responsible and loyal. Romance could flower with an older or younger person. You’ll succeed in research, investments, sex and health. This week’s future plan is wrong. Cancer June 21-July 22 Chase romance, pleasure, beauty and creative or sports success Sunday to Tuesday – you’ll ride a winning streak! Jobs begun Tuesday night will succeed. Thursday begins a productive four-week phase of earnings, spending, memory and other possessions. But this week also begins 26 months of increased responsibility in domestic arenas, with kids, property, security, nutrition and all foundational concerns. You’ll have to work harder at these, and you might decide to let go of some situations (or relationships) that are just too much work. This week’s “career partnership” idea won’t work. Wait. Leo July 23-Aug. 22 You travel a lucky money streak (to August 6) so take advantage, buy luxury items, ask for a pay raise, negotiate a deal, etc. DON’T overspend. Money can flow through you like water, and you could end up poorer, despite taking more in! (If you’re into self-knowledge, look at the underlying reasons: Guilt? Lack of optimism?) Your weeks of weariness end Thursday, when a month of energy, charisma, effectiveness and clout begin! However, this isn’t a good week to start major projects. A romantic notion ends. The two years ahead slow communications, yet make this a fertile employment field. Virgo Aug. 23-Sept.22 Every party must end, every high note yield to a quieter one. Have your fun (and travel, contact people) Sunday to Tuesday. Be domestic, rest up mid-week. (Real estate, kids’ savings plans are lucky Tuesday night.) Thursday begins a month of quietude, rest and retreat. However, a bunch of social influences will keep you inter-active: your graciousness will continue; but your smouldering sexuality will yield to talkativeness. Still, get your rest. Contemplate, plan, do charitable things, deal with government agencies. DO NOT invest, change your life, or “start sex” this week. Libra Sept. 23-Oct. 22 No fireworks, but this week is a turning point. Now to October 2012, you will be more sober, practical, no-nonsense. You will be determined to put your life on a sound foundation, especially in real estate, family and similar areas. Yes, retirement’s coming! You’ll do this slowly and carefully. A major or basic change might be involved: e.g., relocation. Relationships need to be looked at. If you’ve been a party type, that ends for 2 years. Thursday starts a month of travel, talk, friends, errands. Be curious! DON’T start a relationship or negotiations this week; one might end. Scorpio Oct. 23-Nov. 21 Mellow yields to functional. Thursday ends weeks of fairly relaxed pondering, love, cultural pursuits, understanding, and begins a month of ambition, prestige and career effort. Dress well, be prepared to meet bosses, higher-ups. But don’t start any work projects yet – wait until next week. This week ends two years of restricted socializing. Now to October,2012, you’ll meet fairly easy progress in many areas. However, dealings with government agencies, institutions and head office might be burdensome – more red tape, more communication levels with which to deal: effort needed. Sagittarius Nov. 22-Dec. 21 Lie low, work in the background Sunday to Tuesday. Think about your future, and how to get there. Your energy returns Tuesday eve to Thursday – but this is not a good week to start any project – or romance. Work on what’s already started, on research, finances, health, intimacy and safety. Thursday begins a month of mellow love and understanding, intellectual prowess, higher education, far travel, cultural involvements. Two years of hard career burdens end now; but two years of sober social activity begin, involving other generations or money (e.g., take the boss golfing). Capricorn Dec. 22-Jan. 19 Relationships move from centre-stage to “under-stage” – they begin to operate secretly, subconsciously, or intimately. In business, you move from negotiation to actual funding. You bond more deeply, or break apart. This, for the month ahead. The present week brings another turning point: two years of philosophical outlook, of learning or studying situations, ends. A two-year career, ambition, prestige and status phase, the most important in 30 years, begins. Live up to it! Start nothing this week except a security or realty deal. Happiness, Sunday-Tuesday! Power, energy late week. Aquarius Jan.20-Feb. 18 At last, a month of weariness and drudgery ends – so do two years of financial restrictions! The weeks ahead bring fresh horizons, competition, opportunities, fights and loves, negotiation and litigation. The rancour and intensity of last winter and spring has fled, so if you’re in a fight, it’s possible to work out a deal; if you don’t, August/September could bring a lawsuit, a long, dreary, unprofitable one. If you aren’t fighting, the weeks ahead bring exciting meetings, intimate affections, sweet whispers. Careful with your speech this week: stray words return to bite. Pisces Feb.19-March 20 The past two years have brought restrictions, even disappointment in relationships. If you’ve succeeded, found love or fine partners, healed bonds, it has only come through hard work. Now, this phase ends. The two years ahead (to October 2012) transfer this need for “hard work” to you sexual and financial spheres. You can truly achieve your dreams in these areas – if you work hard to that end. Nothing comes of nothing. The month ahead features work, heath and machines. Be wise Sunday-Tuesday, ambitious mid-week, social Friday/Saturday. Don’t spend big, nor start a money project. www.astralreflections.com. Email: timstephens@shaw.ca. For a reading: 416-686-5014. /30/