ASTRAL REFLECTIONS
BY TIM STEPHENS
JANUARY 20 – 26, 2013  

	All times/dates are PST.
	GEMINI, your love life is, to a large degree, up to you from January through June. You’ll tend to be lucky, optimistic, friendly with everyone, and this will attract potential lovers. It is only up to you to make the first approach. You’ll have choices: likely more than one potential romance will blossom in front of you. However, you could also find that the one(s) you woo could be slow on the sexual uptake, slow to admit you to intimacy. This is partly because your cheerfulness is more friendly than sexy. Even so, at least one person will want to begin something permanent with you, and will “tell” you so with the way they receive you. This might go better after January.
	During the second half of 2013, your own mind will be on possessions, money and practical affairs more than on romance. Still, these months inspire a sensual urge, and probably bring you more intimacy than that lucky first half. You want to possess someone now. 
	February could bring talk of a wedding, or far travel with an amour. (Buy tickets for travel before July, if you’re single: a foreign trip can trigger strong romance.) Friends help your love cause March/April. Your romantic courage soars in June – chase someone! December can bring hot amour – even a marriage.
	CANCER, the first half of 2013 is a little low on the romance meter. Much of your luck is in background areas such as counselling, managing, government interfacing. Still, all year (to autumn 2015) a slow, deep current supports your romance and pleasure sector, and quietly promotes marriage. You are likely to fall in love and marry over the next several years. These slow-moving but powerful waves of love and matrimony are likely to float you right toward a shared destination. However, certain requirements apply: that you demonstrate loyalty, be prepared for a possible age difference, be willing to accept a very stubborn (but fascinating) mate, and reject impulses to oppose others. That’s the big picture.
	January is very sexy – chase someone who’s available, not already involved. The whole winter is gentle, sweet – and could, by March, bring a former love or mate. May brings social delights and light romance, perhaps with a prestigious person.
	From July onward, your solitude dissolves: energy, cheerfulness, luck (and a huge pile of work) fill your days. You’ll attract others simply because you’re so optimistic. Your best romantic “run” will be September through November, when, again, a former flame could return. Be gentle at home in December.



Start Nothing: 10:16 a.m. Sun. to 6:04 a.m. Mon., 3:42 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Wed., and 12:35 p.m. Fri. to 6:20 a.m. Sat.


Aries   March 21-April 19
The weeks ahead bring social joys, popularity, entertainment, light romance, group activities and wish fulfillment – in an even stronger dose than most Januaries/Februaries. Life seems worthwhile again! Though the pressure is off at work, bosses still favour you, so a moment of socializing with them (say Monday, Tuesday) can’t hurt. Sunday’s for shopping – early, before ten. Travel, paperwork, casual friends, errands and variety fill Monday/Tuesday – be curious. Head for home Wednesday eve to Friday: be sluggish, recuperate, nurture family. Romance crescendos Saturday!

Taurus   April 20-May 20
An ambitious month begins. Your energy and magnetism are tops Sunday, but there’s little worth doing. Charge after money and possessions Monday/Tuesday – a great two days for investments, wiping out debt, and sensual gratification. Your career and social reputation face a lucky opening. Trips, errands,  paperwork and casual friends/siblings fill Wednesday eve to Friday: good mixes with bad, so be on your toes. Legal and governmental zones might not go well, but your career faces even more opportunity, If you have an ambitious hunch, act on it w/o delay. Home, family Saturday.

Gemini   May 21-June 20
The weeks ahead feature intellectual activities, far travel, love and weddings, cultural projects, higher learning, religion, philosophy, insurance and statistics. The small of these will proceed swiftly, but the big is sluggish, will grow January 30 onward. Retreat and rest Sunday: DON’T handle sharp equipment. Your energy, magnetism, sense of timing and effectiveness soar Monday/Tuesday: start new projects, declare your love, see and be seen (and heard!). Chase money Wednesday eve to Friday noon: open doors and barriers mingle: buy cautiously. Errands and friends, Saturday.

Cancer   June 21-July 22
The month ahead features sex, intimacy, high finance (investments, debt, etc.) mysteries and research, health diagnosis, lifestyle changes, commitment and consequence. This area is super-charged now; testosterone is high; so is human attraction. You could be tempted to stray. Investing in (or researching in) your career can yield benefits. Sunday’s friendly, happy, but avoid practical goals. Retreat to rest, plan, and fulfill old obligations Monday/Tuesday: you might receive a “gift” for your charitable or spiritual efforts. Your energy and charisma soar Wednesday eve to Friday.

Leo   July 23-Aug. 22
The weeks ahead emphasize relationships, opportunity and opposition, negotiation, dealings with the public, relocation possibilities, and fresh new horizons. You feel ambitious Sunday, but a nice rest will gain more. Your popularity rises Monday to Wednesday. Social delights, light romance, entertainment, optimism and wish fulfillment flow in. Someone you meet or woo could be a potential, viable life mate. Retreat Wednesday night to Friday: rest, contemplate, plan, be spiritual, charitable. Your energy, charisma and timing soar Saturday – approach someone to solve a problem. 

Virgo   Aug. 23-Sept. 22
Sunday’s mellow, loving, but don’t start major projects – contemplate, or read. Be ambitious Monday to Wednesday – great luck accompanies you. A month of work and health concerns has just begun (January 19) and this dovetails splendidly with your career, prestige and status desires. Monday/Tuesday (not so much Wednesday) are one of the prime intervals in this trend – if you work eagerly, you gain. Approach higher-ups with a plan or proposal those two days. Friends, popularity and optimism visit you Thursday/Friday. Retreat for some “down time” Saturday. Contemplate love barriers.

Libra   Sept. 23-Oct. 22
A month of romance, creativity, of pleasure, charming children and speculative urges starts now. Indulge some of those speculative urges – you’re on a winning streak! There will be a bump, especially around January 30 (next week) – one that might raise the problem of money or unequal socio-economic positions. And in general, if you want to turn love into living (i.e., co-habitation) or marriage, you face problems involving domesticity: where you live, or step-kids, etc. Still, you could hardly pick a better time this decade, to love and mate! Monday/Tuesday show how/why. Lucky!

Scorpio   Oct. 23-Nov. 21
Until late February, examine your relationships and projects – jettison the old, stale and unworkable, to make room for the new little green shoots that you now must nurture. Err on the side of gentleness in this, for you are temperamental all January in domestic and other situations – “dumping someone” roughly can create a long-term enemy. At home, kindness is key. In gardening, go light on fertilizer. Sunday’s intriguing but without result. Sexual urges, mysteries, high finance, investments, fill Monday-Wednesday – luckily so! Mellow thoughts late week. Be ambitious Saturday.

Sagittarius   Nov. 22-Dec. 21
The weeks ahead fill with casual friends, siblings, errands, short trips, communications, details, reports and paperwork. It’s a very busy but not terribly important time. Send “love letters” over the two weeks ahead, both literally and metaphorically (e.g., the right glance or tone of voice is a “letter” also). Tackle routine chores Sunday – nothing big. Relationships excite and are splendidly lucky Monday/Tuesday – be eager to join, diplomatic, flexible: others hold the power. Deeper themes – sex, intimacy, financial commitments – need caution late week. Mellow joy Saturday.

Capricorn   Dec. 22-Jan. 19
The month ahead features money and possessions. You have already experienced heightened money flows since late December: now these become more serious, as your “net worth” is affected. So it’s very important to stop useless, nervous or frivolous outflows, and to invest, if you do, carefully. The best time to invest for machinery, tools, work is Monday/Tuesday – two great days to apply for employment or begin a project, also. The best time for other types of investment (or reducing debt) is January 27.  Sunday’s beautiful but useless. Relationships demand care Thursday/Friday.

Aquarius   Jan. 20-Feb. 18
Your energy, effectiveness, timing and charisma reach a yearly high over the next few weeks, Aquarius. Start important projects, see and be seen, vie for romance (one of the bigger ones of your life seems likely to arrive, or has arrived, between June 2012 and June 2013). Ask favours, they’ll be granted. Sunday’s for rest, period. Romance, a creative surge, charming kids, speculative success, fill a splendidly lucky Monday/Tuesday (and Wednesday, but with little result). Tackle chores Thursday/Friday – keep an eye on safety. Relationships contain a hidden barrier Saturday.

Pisces   Feb. 19-March 20
Withdraw mildly now to late February. This is your recuperation time of year: rest, protect your health, contemplate where you stand now and make plans for future action. Be charitable, spiritual – it will come back to you. You feel like visiting or communicating Sunday: little result. Charge into domestic, real estate, gardening, nutrition, children, security and retirement zones Monday/Tuesday – you’ll succeed, in major ways! Romantic notions, creative urges and pleasure drives swell Thursday/Friday, but you might be wise to let these remain notions only. Tackle chores Saturday.


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