ASTRAL REFLECTIONS BY TIM STEPHENS MARCH 23 - 29, 2003 All times/dates are Pacific Standard. Add 8 hrs. for England, 16 for Hong Kong. Note from a Reader: "As I watch and read the news my mind is so often taken back to your lecture in the early '90's where you spoke about the USA being drawn into a war with Islam from the Horn of Africa to Pakistan. How prophetic your words were." Thanks, guy, I do my best. (Somehow, people remember my public talks, but not my written predictions. No one ever mentions that in this humble column I predicted Chernobyl, or the first Gulf War, or the fall of Japan's stock market, or the end of the Nasdaq bubble, or the Challenger shuttle explosion, or AIDS, or the decline of North American interest rates, or the 1987 crash, nor even the 1982 start for the boom market, nor... ah, fergit it!) LIBRA, for the next seven years Uranus will bring "peaceful romance." Those electric, unstable thrills will fade; you'll grow more realistic. You could, now to 2010, be attracted to a co-worker: if so, go slow, make sure it's love, not duty or "biology." There's no rush! You met "true love" (or started a significant creative project) sometime between January, 1996 and March, 2003 - even if nothing "completed." Now to 2010, you could do worse than to call that person or sculpt that project. Steer your work into a creative path, into teaching, art, pleasure-oriented or beauty-producing fields. You SCORPIOS can breath a sigh - not since 1984 has your life been as smooth and "workable" as it will be now through 2010. (After that, it gets even better - 2011 begins a 15-year period of deep creativity, true romance, beauty, pleasure and joy in children. You've done the "hard time," Scorpio. Now life, which is always fair, is about to bless you for a long, long period! Don't expect results overnight - by the June-December period, you'll get a first taste of alertness, excitement and "electricity" in romantic, creative, child-raising, teaching, speculative and similar zones. And a bonus: tension disappears! SAGITTARIUS, the seven years ahead can bring stress to your domestic and security concerns. This tension has little "deep meaning," but it can upset your relationships. You'll fidget, find it hard to settle down. And yes, your home will change. Here's how to reduce the stress: 1) be flexible and humorous on the home front; 2) be willing to move, travel, etc.; 3) open your home to eccentric, different people who can bring you new ways of seeing things; 4) make home a playground, a wonderland in some way; 5) exercise outdoors, NOT inside, and avoid television. Notice how, when you're in conversation, you forget you're tense? That's the total answer, right there. Start Nothing: 3:58 a.m. to 10:48 a.m. Mon., 10:16 a.m. Tues. to 4:51 p.m. Wed., and 12:27 p.m. Fri. to 1:26 a.m. Sat. Aries March 21-April 19 Your energy, clout, effectiveness and charisma rise now to late April. Start significant projects, seek important favors - impress people, be alive! You'll get attention from lovers, and could fall in love yourself. Romance (and creative, pleasure and speculative projects) start to move forward vigorously April 3; wisely, April 15. Expect a thrilling spring/summer! New horizons/people arise midweek. Thursday to late April, your marriage planet goes "into seclusion" (and your ambitions crank up). So you might abandon romance for :other gain." Or you might want a "private relationship," not marriage. Taurus April 20-May 20 Retreat, rest, and pamper your health. Avoid legal hassles, don't sign up for new educational, media, or travel projects. Be patient. You have some good friends - they will welcome/reassure you in the weeks ahead. Contemplate your private hopes, wishes - your future will arrive by late April and May. Oddly, that future will be "in the past." (Perhaps tied to a former flame or creative idea.) Meanwhile, deal with government agencies. Guard your finances Sunday. Understanding comes, Monday-Wednesday. Your career's lucky Thursday/Friday - except in communications, gossip, legal zones - say nothing. Gemini May 21-June 20 Win or lose, you feel bright and happy now, your world is opening to fresh new people, emotions and social horizons. The best partners/opportunities come after April 17. But good people/situations are already beginning. Your wariness makes someone "reject" you Sunday. Your sexual side is urgent, potent all March/April - that might get you in trouble Monday, but not Tuesday! Love of a mental or "real" kind comes Wednesday night to Friday. Beware a conflict between love and lust. Your career gets the first of many "good shocks" late week! Cancer June 21-July 22 You're either strongly attracted or strongly angered all March/April. Be diplomatic - you could be dealing with someone who's a potentially powerful "mate" in business or prestige zones. In love, examine your motives: if you're attracted to someone for status, power, or ambitious reasons, you'll eventually drag your heart through fire. This week, especially Tuesday or Thursday-Saturday, might bring a sudden, hypnotic attraction - I'd give it a chance! The general accent lies on career and ambition, though. Tackle overdue chores Sunday. Large finances, sexual intimacy, "big stakes" Thursday/Friday - don't criticize! Leo July 23-Aug. 22 Your work scene's hectic March/April, but your human, social and learning side blossoms now, too. Give each some time. Don't make a "legal enemy." If you're traveling far, protect your digestion and health. From April to August your romantic, creative, speculative and kid-oriented luck will hit a winning streak - perhaps the strongest one in a quarter century! Romance is good but quiet Sunday daytime: avoid groups. Tackle work Monday-Wednesday. (Happy love news possible.) Relationships challenge yet bless you Wednesday night to Saturday. "Lust" could hypnotize - don't cross society's boundaries! Virgo Aug. 23-Sept. 22 You recently entered a zone of secrecy, power plays, financial decisions, sexual intimacy, commitments, consequences and life changes. Let hunches, research or "detective work" guide you. Act in calmness, not when you're hurried. A health diagnosis might be necessary. If you began a relationship recently, now the deeper side begins - funding in business, commitment in emotions. Powerful sensual, romantic, and marital urges fill the weeks ahead. Some friction is unavoidable. A sudden new attraction (to a person, project, new horizon, idea) could zap you late week! Home changes loom. Libra Sept. 23-Oct. 22 Relationships fill the month ahead. Some friction enters, especially on the home front (perhaps because you want to be somewhere else). Don't change partners, and don't build a new nest. But do flirt. Your popularity grows. By April, single Librans will meet someone special at a group function, and all Librans will enjoy renewed social delights and optimism. A wish WILL come true before September! Your opportunities appear limited Sunday into Wednesday, yet one "opening" stares you in the face. Romance, creative joys and pleasure arrive Thursday/Friday. Don't argue. Scorpio Oct. 23-Nov. 21 A month of duties and drudgery has arrived. Be cheerful, give your work a real, eager shot, because April through August offers one of the best chances in your life to impress important people, to land a promotion or big new clients, to enhance your reputation. You could be elected to office. Your executive skills are high all April. Money's puzzling Sunday: problems will resolve partially by late April, more fully by June. Seek family, security, nature, rest Wednesday night to Friday. Friday/Saturday could bring a sudden, hypnotic attraction! Sagittarius Nov. 22-Dec. 21 Romance, pleasure, a creative surge and a winning streak visit you now through late April! If you're married, children delight you, love reawakens! If single, you can have "easy love." But if you want a crucial, significant relationship with someone, that person will be slow to respond, aloof or cautious. In time, this person might cave - but the sex will be slow, intermittent. (That's why he/she was cautious/aloof.) What we can criticize in others usually sources from ourselves. A sweet surprise in your home/family late week is a "predictor!" Capricorn Dec. 22-Jan. 19 Home, family, stomach, soul, nature, security, real estate, retirement, business foundations, sales territory - these occupy you in a significant way this week and the next few. Stride ahead - you're on the right track! (Retreat is NOT advised.) You will need to decide, as part of your progress, who/what still belongs in your life, and who/what should be chucked. Rest, contemplate Sunday. Your energy, charisma and effectiveness rise Monday to Wednesday - but act before mid-morn Tuesday. Chase money Thursday/Friday. Make or receive a special, affectionate letter or phone call Friday/Saturday. Aquarius Jan. 20-Feb. 18 Errands, details, paperwork, short trips and casual friends fill the month ahead. (Don't speak off the cuff, gossip, drive carelessly nor use tools when you're tired.) An important "karmic shift" will occur in mid-April, freeing you to gather more friends. In early April, an important relationship, marriage, or business opportunity will leap forward (or appear) - ending a winter of delay. Sunday's popular, but social delights wind down to a tired end. Rest, contemplate Monday to Wednesday. Your energy and charisma attract someone Thursday/Friday. A bright money idea late week! Pisces Feb. 19-March 20 Chase money now through late April. Act wisely in a group-oriented money situation - results could please you! A work project or expansion gets a green light (or simply goes forward) in early April, but it goes forward more wisely and productively if you start it after April17. Sunday asks you to change your career, status or parenting role. Social delights, flirtations, rising popularity sweeten Monday to Wednesday. A wee wish comes true! But retreat, rest, contemplate Thursday/Friday. Your energy, magnetism surge Saturday - a sudden flirtation might change your world! www.astralreflections.com. E-mail: timstephens@shaw.ca. For a reading: 604-2611337. /30/