ASTRAL REFLECTIONS
BY TIM STEPHENS
JANUARY 26 - FEBRUARY 1, 2003

	All times/dates are PST.
Okay, Guys, my fingers are getting numb answering emails from people who can't access the 2003 "Year Ahead" on the astral web site. This article has been on the site since January 6, yet some of you, when you open the site, see "2002 Year Ahead." Try clicking on the "2002" moniker, and see if the 2003 article appears anyway. Or, you could clear your computer's internet browser. (If it's full, your computer will feed you old pages. As part of a regular maintenance, you should clear your browser every few weeks anyway.) 
Here's how to clear your browser if you're on Windows: (You might want to print this out and scotch tape it to your wall.) First, click START. Click CONTROL PANEL, then INTERNET OPTIONS, then (in the middle section of this window) click DELETE COOKIES and click DELETE FILES (a window might pop up asking if you want to delete offline temporary internet files - I always click this too). Then click OKAY. Then go back to the astral site, and you should see the site as it actually exists, today, in real time! If you have a Mac, I'm sorry, I don't know what to do - phone a Mac friend.
BTW, the 2003 Love Forecast (not the general "Year Ahead") will be in the Vancouver Courier Newspaper in early February, and on the web site mid-February (Valentine's Day). 
On that topic, ARIES, LEO and SAGITTARIUS - and to some degree GEMINI and AQUARIUS - have been tempted by romance these last few weeks. This temptation intensifies now through February. But there is an "unsavory" or "difficult" aspect to any romance that begins now through Wednesday (January 29). This flaw is not really hidden, but you'll tend to overlook, lessen or "accommodate" it - to your eventual regret. For example: "Hmm, sex wasn't that great, but I do need a mate," or "he/she does seem to be drinking at ten in the morning, but that could even be a bit exciting." Well, if you were clear-headed you'd know where those things are going to go! Even after January 29, to mid-April, caution is better than careening into crazy caresses. After mid-April, the love heavens open, beneficially!
You LIBRANS, even though you're not particularly tempted, should avoid forming any partnerships before this Friday - Friday onward, romance, love are natural - and plunging in is very favored! (You can ignore that "until mid-April" warning.)
If your sign was not mentioned above, June to December will bring rare relationship excitement.

Start Nothing: 3:14 p.m. to 7:26 p.m. Sun., 7:26 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. Tues., and 2:34 a.m. Thurs. to 4:44 a.m. Fri.

Aries   March 21-April 19
Social delights, flirtations, optimism fill your days now - and a wish might come true! But Sunday's disruptive - take care with friends and driving. Monday brings legal, travel, media and love luck. But avoid legal fights. Beware anyone newly met before Wednesday - he/she might be a "heartbreaker." Even established couples could feel that love and (practical) life aren't the same thing Tuesday. You're ambitious Wednesday - go ahead, contact a VIP, show your talents, take on a "hopeful duty." Your persuasive powers soar, Thursday to Saturday! A sweet new friend enters!

Taurus   April 20-May 20
Anticipate career and status pressures until late February, but also expect a worthy pay-off for honest efforts. Your life's improving immensely: by March, career disruptions and tensions dissolve. By April, the "bad karma" leaves your investment house. By June, two years of income restrictions lift. Buying (or selling) real estate will bless you April to August. Two decades of love and family sadness/crisis heal now through August. (Therapy can accelerate the healing.) Lust and finances lure, but shouldn't, through Tuesday. Love's understanding enters Wednesday/Thursday. Seize a career opportunity Friday/Saturday! 

Gemini   May 21-June 20
You're in year 8 of a 12-year "challenging relationship" period - over halfway through! Your heart gets another love injection this week. You can be powerfully attracted (or chased) Sunday eve through Tuesday - this is lucky on the surface (you get romance/sex) but unlucky deeper down (you get the wrong romance/sex). Be wary, honest, ethical! Finances, health diagnosis, secrets, investigations and sexual lures/consequences fill mid-week -- luck's neutral. A huge new understanding is dawning this week, about love, parenting, career, and spiritual realities. Love of the right kind appears Friday/Saturday! 

Cancer   June 21-July 22 
Don't let romance be "jolted" Sunday. Accept no new chores/duties Monday/Tuesday, no matter how grand or lucky they appear. Relationships have a magic, subtle side Wednesday/Thursday. This week's main accent lies in secrets, lusts, large finances, key lifestyle changes, health needs and diagnosis, research, commitment and consequence, especially Friday/Saturday, when some fine luck lies in these arenas. In general, your life has been unpredictably jerked this way and that by these zones for seven years - by March this decade of disruption will end. Meanwhile, concentrate on making money. 

Leo   July 23-Aug. 22
Personal interactions - love, business, fame - have challenged you since the mid-1980's. Past and present tension will ebb from your dealings by March, perhaps due to a lifestyle change (or a sexual or financial event). Sunday might disrupt a loyal bond. This evening through Tuesday gives rise to love attractions, pleasure, gambling urges, and creative notions. Be wary of stepping through doors that don't open both ways. Work/health occupy you mid-week. Friday/Saturday bring relationships again - this time, good, honest, upfront ones with challenging people. Diplomacy wins in business and love!

Virgo   Aug. 23-Sept. 22
Prepare for a few weeks of steady work. If you started a job or money-related project last Wednesday eve to Friday, stick with it - it was a good start. Practice safety Sunday p.m. - with speech, too. Surface luck shines in family, home, property, retirement, nature, gardening and similar areas Sunday night to Tuesday - but affection/beauty/luck disagrees with practicality, so be wary of doing anything irrevocable. Creative and romantic notions add spice to Wednesday/Thursday. Friday/Saturday are superb for tackling health concerns, completing chores, or taking them to a new level. 

Libra   Sept. 23-Oct. 22
Romance, pleasure, beauty, creative surges, joys with children, a gambling/winning streak - all visit you now and in the weeks ahead! Be adventurous, take a chance on life! Not Sunday, though, as disruption is more likely than success, especially in money. Refuse "surface relationships" Sunday eve to Tuesday - you're more than ready for deep, meaningful connections. A vibrant, assertive person who enters your life before Wednesday will almost certainly disappoint you. But the same type who enters Friday/Saturday onward, is a winner - use your charms to reel this one in!

Scorpio   Oct. 23-Nov. 21
Settle into home, family, retirement planning. Find your soul, commune with nature, and fix the back porch. (Actually, fix the wiring.) Decide who/what deserves nurturing, and who/what should be chucked out. In a series of steps - March, April, June, and September - you'll enter new areas of feeling, seeing and doing. So use present weeks to clear out old stuff, baggage and cobwebs, and to get a sense of where you want to go - the future's large, and the worst thing you can do for 20 months is "stay put!" 

Sagittarius   Nov. 22-Dec. 21
Rest Sunday - you're weary and could say the wrong thing, or ding someone in traffic. Your energy surges back this night through Tuesday - you'll attract people on sensual, romantic, friendship, business and plain "admiration" levels! But go out to others rather than trying to "pull them in" - seek advice, co-operate, go halfway - results will then be ten times better. At the very least, this approach will "save" you from a wrong choice, a peculiar inward-curling. Chase money Wednesday. Trips, talk, casual friends - all bring light happiness, perhaps love, Friday/Saturday!

Capricorn   Dec. 22-Jan. 19
Sunday brings friends and social delights, but don't mix business and social situations. Retreat Sunday night through Tuesday - not overmuch, because there are good opportunities around, in research, sensual and financial zones. But wait until after Tuesday to even contemplate (much less touch) any real estate, retirement, pension, family, or similar venture. Your energy and charm rise nicely Wednesday/Thursday: talk someone into something! Chase money all week, especially Friday/Saturday, when your actions can fit in nicely with any ambitious steps you took January 22-24. You might buy something big.

Aquarius   Jan. 20-Feb. 18
Your energy, charisma, and optimism ride high now - you're a "friendship magnet," especially Sunday night through Tuesday. Though I've warned you against over-socializing all last year (and into this April, 2003) this caution has peaked, and the present week signals a change: friends are sweeter (and easier) now than deep romance or creativity. But time-wasting friends, those who throw you into a round of superficial talk, travel and busyness, are still well avoided. Don't be too abrupt or domineering Sunday. Retreat, rest Wednesday/Thursday. You're admired Friday/Saturday - chase important goals! 

Pisces   Feb. 19-March 20
You're thoughtful Sunday - don't walk into traffic while dreaming. DON'T chase ambitions Sunday eve through Tuesday - you're tempted by a money mirage, one that can brew a pretty nasty disappointment - and the anger of VIPs - in future. (All will seem lucky at first.) Wait until February 5 onward to chase money, until April to chase prestige. Your hopes and joys rise mid-week. Retreat Friday/Saturday: meditate, sleep, do good deeds. Spend time in deep, quiet rest this month ahead. March will kick off a seven-year whirlwind of action and surprise.

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