ASTRAL REFLECTIONS BY TIM STEPHENS FEBRUARY 17 – 23, 2013 All times/dates are PST. BTW, I goofed on China – Saturn seems to be boosting this nation’s economy, not diminishing it... (Often, “negative” planets affect nations in a beneficial way.) SAGITTARIUS, you face a change in your relationship status between now and July, if you have not already undergone one since mid-2012. If you’re single, you will likely become attached – or at least meet a prospective partner – by mid-year. If you’re unhappily married, this period can bring separation/divorce, or some step toward freedom and new horizons. If you’re happily attached or aren’t seeking love, the months before July can bring business partnership opportunities, relocation, even fame. The bottom line is: all your luck will come from relationships through June. You will meet cheerful, honorable prospects who also like you, and share many attitudes. (Like you, these people value freedom.) July to December (even to mid-2014) your relationship luck moves from open candor to a more intimate, sexual zone – and the theme of commitment and consequence hovers strongly over your meetings. Young couples might create a baby, and/or sign a mortgage. All Sages face an increase in physical gratification. CAPRICORN, the first half of 2013 emphasizes work more than romance. Still, quietly and subtly, your social life expands. You’re starting to see a new future for yourself. You’re starting to rebuild your confidence and optimism. These qualities will draw others, especially in February/March, when a potential amour could stand out in a group you belong to. This person, or the friends that surround you both, might be returnees from a past you thought was gone. Your romantic instincts rise mid-April through May, but make sure one you follow won’t lead you into dead ends. By July you step into a relationship atmosphere that will blossom right into mid-2014. Someone “within range” is about to find true love – and you could be the one they find. Despite this, you’re the one who has to approach. Do so in every area – forming contacts, merging with others, is the luckiest thing you can do, July/13 to July/14. Early summer can bring an old flame or “ex.” An intense link could grow very hot in August – or heatedly break up. Your sexual, sensual side surges September/October: strictly avoid verboten attractions. E.g., why chase a married person during one of your best years to meet someone significant and available? November could bring an old flame or flirty friend – if you keep things light, dreams can come true. November also begins a four-month phase in which your magnetism will soar and a major love could begin. Start Nothing: 12:31 p.m. to 1:50 p.m. Sun., 10:48 a.m. Tues. to 2:45 a.m. Wed., and 6:08 p.m. Thurs. to 2:12 p.m. Fri. Aries March 21 – April 19 Your revels now are ended, Aries. Let go of social notions and prepare for some “sweet solitude” – a good rest, valuable contemplation and plans fill the weeks ahead. (Especially, good plans for career or dealing with authorities, which have been difficult these few years.) Sunday afternoon offers muddled directions: relax. Do errands, paperwork Monday, but avoid temper, “roughness.” Tuesday morn brings easy success, and a sweet friend. Head for home midweek, as your quietude deepens. Romantic notions and inventive ideas, creative expression, flow Friday eve and Saturday. Taurus April 20-May 20 Pressures ease. Higher-ups have favoured you all month, but now they ease up on the “performance” pedal. The weeks ahead feature friends, social joys, entertainment and optimism. You’ll be happy! A former friend, flirty person, light romance, or social circle could return. A former wish or goal could beckon again, too. But soon, huge new friendships loom also. Careful Sunday: appearances are deceptive. Chase money anyway, realistically, this eve through Tuesday morning. Errands, casual friends, communications and paperwork fill Wednesday/Thursday. Home, relax, Friday eve, Saturday. Gemini May 21-June 20 A peaceful month ends Monday; a month of ambition, tests, status concerns and prestige relations begins. Start NO new projects or relationships before March 17. Meantime, this week will slow like a car; then next week into mid-March will bring former ambitions, career contacts, bosses and roles/duties to the fore. Some of these could be lucky – but anything new will not be. Act accordingly. Despite this temporary retracing, your career is entering a huge new zone for the decade ahead. You will finally “reach” your true calling. Your energy and effectiveness soar Sunday-Tuesday. Cancer June 21-July 22 Mysteries end; four weeks of understanding begin. Avoid starting new projects or relationships now to March 17. The month ahead holds far travel, legal affairs, higher education, publishing, love and cultural affairs. These are great if they come from the past (e.g., an old flame, or a trip across the ocean to revisit your old neighbourhood). But new ventures in these areas are likely to fail in the long run. (For instance, this would be a disastrous time to begin a lawsuit; it would “never end.”) Rest, lie low early week. Your energy and charm surge Wednesday on. Write someone. Leo July 23-Aug. 22 The weeks past brought open, honest relationships and opportunities. Monday begins a month that steers these “open” contacts into deeper, “hidden” zones. E.g., an attraction might become intimate; a business opportunity now demands commitment and funding. However, until March 17, DON’T start new ventures or relationships, especially in finances and lust. Instead, work with ongoing situations, or reprise opportunities from the past. (DON’T try to rewrite a text, score or film script.) Happiness visits (sort of) Sunday to Tuesday. Lie low midweek. You shine, Friday afternoon, Saturday! Virgo Aug. 23-Sept. 22 A major slowdown looms, February 23 to March 17, but we can feel the drag even earlier. So avoid starting new projects or relationships all week. A former link is almost certain to appear – could be an ex, former lover, friend, business associate, etc. Either this person represents a viable path forward for you, or there is unfinished business between you that should be wrapped up/resolved. The entire month ahead features relationships above all else – and opportunities, “renewed” horizons, relocation potentials. In these, reject the brand new. Happiness, Wednesday/Thursday! Libra Sept. 23-Oct. 22 Start nothing new now to March 17, Libra. You’ll be busy enough with ongoing chores – and a possible big one returning from the past. (E.g., those porch stairs finally caved in; or I forgot that tax return.) The only new thing worth starting this week is a long-range intellectual application, Tuesday morning before 10:45 PST. (E.g., submitting a school or passport application, or buying travel tickets – all for events to occur after March 17. DO NOT begin a lawsuit, essay, novel, etc.) Sunday to Tuesday are mellow, loving. Be ambitious midweek. Friday eve, Saturday: social joy. Scorpio Oct. 23-Nov. 21 Start nothing new before March 17, Scorpio – with the exception of a great investment, research project or intimate lure Tuesday morning. (Watch the “start nothing” period this day.) If someone new attracts you Tuesday morning, it can be loving and intimate very quickly. In addition, next week onward, an old flame might return – he/she offers emotional buoyancy and sexual depth, but make sure the “original problem” doesn’t still exist. Careful Sunday, appearances deceive. Wednesday/Thursday are mellow, understanding: love approaches. Be ambitious Friday eve, Saturday afternoon. Sagittarius Nov. 22-Dec. 21 The month ahead accents home, children, security, nutrition, real estate, and retirement. Though a slow-down and “backwardation” occurs in many small areas now to March 17, advising against new starts, the major themes of your life actually leap forward during the weeks ahead. An end is a beginning. Trust the feeling that your life is opening to big new horizons – it is, and the more you seek the company of others, the bigger those horizons. A former domestic or career role might return – that’s fine. Express love Tuesday morning. Good sex, finances and research Thursday. Capricorn Dec. 22-Jan. 19 The weeks ahead bring many details, errands, light chores, communications, paperwork, travel and casual contacts. Be alert in these: double-check instructions, reports and words/grammar. Avoid big new starts until March 17 onward. You’ll be busy, but the stakes are not big, so find that “relaxed busy” level. A former friend or acquaintance might return. Tackle chores Sunday to Tuesday – a Tuesday morning task can boost your career. (Start well before 10:30 a.m. PST.) Agreement and opposition occur midweek: true love’s possible. Sex, finances, secrets Friday eve, Saturday. Aquarius Jan. 20-Feb. 18 The weeks ahead feature money, but don’t start new money ventures – or any new projects – before March 17. Stick with the ongoing, or situations that return from the past. You’ll collect old debts and/or face paying bills you’d forgotten about. A former sensual link could return (next week onward). So could former clients and income sources. Buy NOTHING new before mid-March (except of course gas, groceries, etc.) – lemons abound. Romance is deceptive Sunday eve, irksome Monday, and sweet Tuesday morning. Tackle chores mid-week. Evaporating opportunities Friday/Saturday. Pisces Feb. 19-March 20 Your energy, charm, and clout rise strongly over the few weeks ahead. I didn’t include “effective,” as partners, co-operators, opportunities and plans will tend to go backwards, perhaps due to indecision. So DON’T start new projects or relationships before March 17 – stick with the ongoing, or reprise past situations. A former mate, and/or a former neighbourhood, could draw you. Take a pleasant walk down memory lane. Be domestic Sunday to Tuesday. Mid-week brings romance, creative urges, pleasure and a winning streak: you fascinate someone. Tackle jobs Friday eve, Saturday. www.astralreflections.com Email: timstephens@shaw.ca. For a reading: 604-886-4808. /30/