ASTRAL REFLECTIONS BY TIM STEPHENS OCTOBER 24 - 30, 2010 All times/dates are PDT. If LEO is the sign of romantic love, LIBRA is the sign of mature, realistic or marital love. Libra will start imagining marriage with you immediately after the first date (or even the first request for a date). If you're rejected, it's because you didn't work out in the (imagined) long run. But mature Libra seldom rejects, as this sign is always open to the possibility of partnership. (Immature Librans - to about age 20, 21 - but sometimes 60 or 65! - often accept/reject solely on the basis of physical beauty.) Libra looks cuddly, but this sign wants to sit across the room and discuss life with you. SCORPIO lives extremes. Man or woman, they will treat you with consummate scorn or sentimental surrender. Scorpio is called the sex sign, and like Libra, can be promiscuous. Yet when Scorpio loves, they love completely. If a Scorpio likes you, you'll know it - unless he/she has Aquarius rising or Moon (in which case you'll remain forever puzzled by their "discretion" but tempted by their strange, alluring mixture of warm and cool). This sign can pine over lost love for decades, and should have a rule: if three unfulfilled years pass, forget 'em! Jettison 'em! SAGITTARIUS, I'm sorry, I draw a blank. This sign is so wary of love, so frightened by the possible curtailment of their freedom, that it's hard to say Sag loves at all in the old-fashioned romantic sense. Yet they are huge, great friends, and can love in the greatest, heroic, true, philosophical ways. They're almost never sentimental, coo-coo, frills and velvet. Sags are often puzzled when they offer their cheerful presence to someone, and find they're mistaken as friend, not lover. But the Sag male can be fiery in lust/passion, and the female can certainly be coy. If Sag wants "true love," he/she should find a GEMINI, ARIES, Leo, or AQUARIAN - sometimes a Libra. CAPRICORN likes to make love in total darkness - lights out, curtains drawn. Their favourite fashion color is black. This native was born at the winter solstice - the time of lowest sunlight. Capricorn represents everything unseen in life: bones, structure, self-discipline, minerals in the earth, rocks (which hold 1,000 times more volume than surface). In love, Capricorn goes for the truth, the essentials. You have to prove you love this sign before they totally accept you. But when that happens, you'll have a loyal help-mate who won't quit. They will promote you, advise you - would even go to the office for you. All earth signs are sexually passionate. VIRGO burns like a furnace. TAURUS swims in sensuality. Capricorn can be kinky. But they fear public embarrassment, and will hide their desires if, in their opinion, you talk too much. Start Nothing: 0:49 a.m.to 4:47 a.m. Mon., 7:19 a.m. to 12:14 p.m. Wed., and 12:48 p.m. to 5:38 p.m. Fri. Aries March 21-April 19 A month of mystery, of psychological, financial and sexual depths awaits you. You might be "tied to" another's finances, might invest, or take on a mortgage or other large debt. The end result will be a change in your lifestyle. This change might occur through other avenues also: health adjustments, sexual involvements (or pregnancy) etc. It's a time of commitment and consequence. It's also, to some degree, a time of karma - I hope you've been good! Research, intuition and subconscious promptings aid you. Chase money, shop early Sunday. Thursday to Saturday are sexy, romantic! Taurus April 20-May 20 The weeks ahead feature relationships - of all stripes, from marriage and business partnerships, to agreements, contracts, negotiations, dealings with the public, and the bevy of new relationships that relocation would entail. You are no longer (as in recent weeks) meeting friction and challenge from others. Now forward (to January) most dealings and links become unusually affectionate and gracious. Everyone wants to please - you included! It's likely that a former bond, an "ex" or a former opportunity (relocation, business, public dealings, etc.) will loom large. Talk it up, Thursday. Gemini May 21-June 20 The next few weeks bring drudgery, chores, health concerns, machinery repairs/purchases, and increased dependents' needs. All these detracted from the pleasures of the last few weeks. So now the cosmos balances: during this "drudgery month" your chores will tend to be light and enjoyable, co-workers will be affectionate (or at least nice) dependents reward you, and your health will improve...unless you have a sugar-related problem - e.g., diabetes. (If so, be vigilant through January.) Relationships grow fiery yet hopeful. Love could arise from an argument (and vice versa). Cancer June 21-July 22 The month ahead features romance, pleasure, speculation, creativity, beauty and charming kids. You'll ride a winning streak! These enjoyable matters were sprinkled through September and October, but now they flower more fully. A contentious, intense tone yields to a softer, affectionate "dalliance" atmosphere. An old flame might appear, if he/she has not already done so in the last two weeks. Sunday's for fun, social delights. Retreat to rest, plan Monday/Tuesday. Your energy, magnetism and effectiveness soar Wednesday p.m.to Friday -go out, NOT within! Money caution Saturday. Leo July 23-Aug. 22 The weeks ahead revolve around home, kids, property, security, soul, nutrition and Mother Nature. The friction that sandpapered these areas in recent weeks will fade - for two years. Now to January, affectionate fills your home. You'll be charmed and charming! It's a splendid time to decorate, vacation, take the kids to the pumpkin patch, etc. If you're single, a romantic streak begins to wind through your days. If married, the boudoir brightens. If parenting, be gentle - you might push sports, adventure, too hard. Be ambitious Sunday. Happiness, hopes, plans and popularity Monday/Tuesday! Virgo Aug. 23-Sept. 22 Communications, paperwork, details, errands, short trips, siblings and casual acquaintances fill the weeks ahead. Much of this continues September/October's trends, but in bigger, luckier ways. The focus of communications changes from sex, finances, mutual property, big changes, power plays, secrets, to something lighter, more gracious: affection/sensuality, earnings instead of assets, compromise instead of power plays, etc. Less is at stake, and that buoys your heart! Still, you'll be short-tempered on the home front to early December: make peace! Social joys Wednesday-Friday! Libra Sept. 23-Oct. 22 Chase money during the weeks ahead. Buy/sell, cultivate new clients, seek a pay raise, etc. Also focus on, and complete, major tasks or health fixes. Putting them off would interfere with the lucky opportunities and relationship potentials of 2011. To late January, your work scene features intensity, longer hours and creativity - it's one of the more interesting things in your life, until 2011. "Heavy" money issues enter Sunday (mortgage, investment, etc.) - be calm, even passive. Wisdom, gentle love early week. Ambitious wishes furthered Thursday/Friday, not before. A happy weekend! Scorpio Oct. 23-Nov. 21 Weariness ends - your energy, charisma and effectiveness rise - especially in money areas. For the next six weeks, increased money will come from work or health events, perhaps from overtime hours, sales. Though more money comes, strictly beware a simultaneous, unconscious need to overspend. You could purchase machinery or repairs - haggle, go slow, don't "spend automatically." A relationship puzzles you Sunday (perhaps because it's going to end soon). Mysteries, hidden "treasure," sexual lures fill Monday/Tuesday. Sweet, gentle love Wednesday-Friday. Be ambitious Saturday. Sagittarius Nov. 22-Dec. 21 Rest through late November. Contemplate, plan, be charitable and spiritual, connect with institutions, government agencies. All these proceed splendidly, but other, more hectic pursuits meet headwinds, mainly because your energy and charisma are low. People don't want to follow your lead right now. This could be a problem, because you're feeling more determined, assertive and impatient than usual. Dicey combination! Turn that drive into creative pursuits. Indulge yourself with a little pleasure to defuse your ferocity. Valuable secrets surface Wednesday-Friday - pounce Thursday p.m.! Capricorn Dec. 22-Jan. 19 A month of happiness stretches before you! Your popularity will rise. Social delights, optimism, bright future plans and group activities await. A light flirtation could occur - it could be more than that if you meet in a group. Sunday accents romance. Tackle chores Monday to Wednesday morning. Relationships loom large Wednesday noon to Friday eve. There's a disappointment or obstacle here Thursday morning, but otherwise these few days offer success in negotiations, agreements, love, partnerships, meeting or serving the public. Be open, other-oriented and eager! Mysteries, Saturday. Aquarius Jan. 20-Feb.18 The weeks ahead luckily feature ambition, career, prestige relationships and your reputation. Climb the ladder, boost your position in the world! Bosses, parents and higher-ups will (by Thursday onward) drop the impatience and temperament of the last two months. They will strongly favour you now into next January: you'll be surprised at how graciously you and your proposals are received. Travel and socializing issue a siren song for six weeks - enjoy, but don't be overly distracted. Romance, creative urges and pleasure call you Monday/Tuesday. Tackle work after Thursday morning, not before. Pisces Feb. 19-March 20 Understanding replaces mystery, light replaces dark, a philosophical attitude supplants lust. You grow more calm and compassionate. You see your future more clearly, making this and the next few weeks a splendid time to make life-affecting decisions. You might wed, or meet an important love, in the few months ahead. Travel, read, communicate Sunday. Be near home or in contact with family - or pursue security, property goals - Monday/Tuesday. Romance, a creative surge or speculative urge comes Wednesday to Friday - it's a trap to Thursday morning, succeeds after. Chores Saturday! www.astralreflections.com. Email: timstephens@shaw.ca. For a reading: 416-686-5014. /30/