ASTRAL REFLECTIONS
BY TIM STEPHENS
MARCH 25 – 31, 2012 

	All times/dates are PDT.
	The 2012 Love Forecast is posted on the astral site now.
	One year ago (April 5/11) the great planet Neptune entered PISCES for the first time in 164.7 years. It found the waters too chilly and withdrew back into AQUARIUS by August, but now it’s back in Pisces again, for a very long stay (until January, 2026). 
	This will affect all of us for the decade and a half ahead, most significantly in our ability to perceive the truth (and our capacity to be bamboozled). I’ll look at Neptune’s effect for every sign in the columns ahead, but first let me talk about this planet in general – and at length.  
	Neptune is largely composed of hydrogen and helium. Though they are mostly solids (frozen) on Neptune, this planet’s astrological nature often seems similar to gas. Neptune – and its child, Pisces – tend to surround you in subtle, unseen, yet vast ways. When you hug a Piscean, especially if your hug is not really wanted, you’ll feel as if you embraced the air. Pisces are dreamy, evasive, highly intuitive, and emotional. (A Pisces who loses her lover will weep with such loud liquid sobs that the whole neighbourhood sits up to listen.) They are often labelled irrational, but they instinctively know that logic is a lower order than emotion and intuition.
	Neptune rules things which can only be contained in a solid vessel: gas, water, liquid flows and currents, oceans and large lakes –lakes whose other side cannot be seen. Neptune itself has no boundaries – these come from without. So too Pisceans and people born with Neptune rising tend to lack boundaries in the modern, fashionable sense. It’s an accusation most often levelled at Pisces men by disappointed (or shocked) female partners. Pisces women can also lack firm boundaries, but they are seldom accused of such by male partners, perhaps because being flowing, evasive, promising yet ungraspable is often seen as a feminine attribute; and because males seldom put such social observations in words. (Despite the common misconception that men are too “dense” to perceive society’s subtle social/psychological boundaries, they are, I think, just as aware, sensitive and psychic as women. They simply don’t/can’t express it.) 
	The lack of boundaries can be a curse: e.g., the married Pisces type who is constantly seduced by extramarital lures, or the Piscean who seems to “attract” abusive or mentally ill partners, friends, importuners, etc. Yet Pisces’ lack of boundaries can lead them to far regions of mind or experience and to important discoveries. Einstein was Pisces. Or to hugely humane actions: nurses for lepers, for example. Psychics of any sign (not the preachy lightweights who speckle the streets of Lily Dale, NY, but true, good psychics) are ruled by Neptune. 


Start Nothing: 9:35 p.m. Mon. to 3:43 a.m. Tues., 11:05 a.m. to 4:07 p.m. Thurs., and after 9:20 p.m. Sat.

Aries   March 21-April 19
Your energy and charisma ride high now, Aries, but you’re still restrained by delays and indecision until April 4. So nurture ongoing projects and relationships, or dig into and reprise the past. Your money luck is double-high for one more week (especially Sunday/Monday) then it declines to merely “high” until June. Collect past-due bills, fulfill back orders, etc. If unemployed, contact past employers. Midweek fills with short-distance travel, paperwork, casual meetings. Thursday onward highlights a major, decade-long “revision” of your status/career prospects: retreat, think.

Taurus   April 20-May 20
Lie low, retreat, rest, contemplate. Old friends might reconnect: welcome them. You still feel romantic toward someone, but barriers (the main one being indecision) stop you. From mid-April onward, those barriers dissolve. Be patient, all will work out for the best. You’re undergoing a pretty major change, so give it time to settle in before you act. (Don’t start anything major in any area before April 4.) Your energy gets a nice boost Sunday/Monday. Midweek brings money themes – contain impatience, temper. A “fear” will soon disappear. Friends, trips, talks arrive late week.

Gemini   May 21-June 20
Hopes can come true, especially if they’re old, perhaps abandoned ones. Avoid starting new projects/relationships before April 4. A former career role or interface (confrontation?) with authorities might return. You are blessed in government, quiet, and solitary pursuits now, especially Sunday/Monday, when you feel tired and contemplative. However, life is vibrant; it nudges you toward social joys, groups, entertainment and light flirtations. Welcome these, DON’T crawl into the hole of self-pity. Your energy and charisma rise midweek. Changes loom in money, investments, and sex.

Cancer   June 21-July 22
Don’t start a major project or relationship before April 4. That said, do be ambitious – show your best face to management and higher-ups, work hard, seek recognition – and protect your reputation, because it appears some might try to oppose you and your position this week. Your hopes, optimism and popularity rise Sunday/Monday. A sweet wish might come true involving a friend/lover. Retreat for a rest midweek (to Thursday eve) – be spiritual, charitable. Restrain your temper Tuesday. Your energy and charisma return Thursday eve to Saturday – step cautiously, but get your way. 

Leo   July 23-Aug. 22
Avoid new starts before April 4, Leo. Do grasp something if it comes back from the past, such as an investment, money opportunity, or desired lifestyle change. (But avoid someone who wants you to collude or pull a fast one.) A sexy friend might return. Higher-ups continue to favour you, and might grant you some special honour, praise or promotion, especially Sunday/Monday. Your optimism, popularity and general joy rise midweek – a Gemini might be involved. Retreat quietly Thursday eve to Saturday – rest, contemplate events. The whole week accents law, travel, intellectual pursuits.

Virgo   Aug. 23-Sept. 22
Start nothing new before April 4, Virgo. The general accent lies on finances, investments, lifestyle changes, sex, subconscious urges and temptations, secrecy and investigation. Strictly avoid extramarital shenanigans. You easily see the wise (ethical, legal) course of action – follow it. You are blessed in international relations, higher education, legal affairs, publishing and cultural involvements through mid-June. This providence has been especially available through March, and continues high Sunday/Monday. Midweek accents ambitions, reputation: careful. Romance transforms.

Libra   Sept. 23-Oct. 22
Start nothing new before April 4, Libra. That might be difficult, as the whole current of life now lifts opportunities and relationships your way – but let these be ongoing ones, or returnees from the past. For two years, you have “turned off” potential partners by your sober, unenthusiastic mood – probably a good thing! Your grey mood will last until October, then might be followed, swiftly, by a natural, loving (and marriage-prone) affair. But for now, you have to establish your place in the world (as late week shows). Sunday/Monday offer investment – or sexual –  success.

Scorpio   Oct. 23-Nov. 21
Don’t start any new projects or relationships before April 4, especially in social, sexual, investment or romantic zones. (Ongoing) relationships bless you to mid-June, but especially before April 3, and particularly this Sunday/Monday. You’ll trigger luck and rewards if you blend, merge, co-operate, love. (But again, not with brand new people and their projects.) Midweek excites your investigative, financial, power-oriented and sexual urges, but caution is wiser than impulse. Work is changing – a peak here Thursday. Mellowness helps you float through irksome problems late week.

Sagittarius   Nov. 22-Dec. 21
Avoid starting new projects or relationships before April 4, Sage. Delve into work and health concerns Sunday/Monday – a lucky outcome is almost guaranteed. But guard your tongue and temper Tuesday to Thursday (especially Thursday) when irritations occur. Be co-operative; others hold the aces. Your money situation is undergoing deep, long-range changes, through 2025 – this week brings one of the four “yearly peaks” in this zone. Otherwise, this is a romantic, creative and pleasure-filled week. Tackle big finances, lifestyle prospects late week, but commit to nothing new.

Capricorn   Dec. 22-Jan. 19
The weeks ahead accent home, security, property, nutrition, stomach, soul, garden, nature, and foundations. This is a good time to re-evaluate, to determine who/what you want to abandon, and who/what should accompany you to the future. Rest; your body needs it – and you’ll be glad you did, when a month of adventure, romance, creative surges and joy begins in late April. (These, romance, et al, are very lucky this year – to June. They are sweetly lucky this week, too – Sunday/Monday.) Work, midweek. Relationships, late week. Make no firm decisions or commitments before April 4.

Aquarius   Jan. 20-Feb. 18
The weeks ahead feature communications, short trips, casual friends and light, busy chores. Double-check schedules, make lists, etc. Start no new projects, especially in money zones, before April 4. You’re very lucky in real estate, family therapy, and security/soul matters before mid-June. One of the peaks of this luck will come late April into May, but another peak comes this Sunday/Monday. Midweek features romantic and creative urges, adventure and pleasure – but take care Tuesday, when impulsiveness reigns. Beware gossip-producing situations. Tackle chores late week.

Pisces   Feb. 19-March 20
Start nothing new and important before April 4, Pisces. You are very indecisive now (or should be!) especially about relationships, real estate, security versus opportunity. Best to wait: soon, luck will come to real estate, security zones. The weeks ahead emphasize earnings, possessions, memory, buying and selling, and casual sensual affairs. A money (or sensual) partnership is brewing, but delays advise caution. If you push a person to act, he/she will likely bow out. Short trips and acquaintances please you. Contain impulse and temper midweek. Romance stumbles late week. 


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