ASTRAL REFLECTIONS BY TIM STEPHENS MARCH 2 - 8, 2003 All times/dates are PST. Tuesday, Mars, planet of war, enters Al Queda's war sign (by extension, the "war on terror" sign) for seven weeks.... Speaking of aggressive things, Kim Jong Il of North Korea is an Aquarian. (You thought all Aquarians were kind and gentle? Actually, this is the sign of dictators.) His Moon is in Pisces (if he was born after 1 or 2 a.m.). So Kim is a bundle of contradictions: sympathetic, sensitive, psychic, even shy - notice the strange "shyness" about him when he's on stage - he almost reminds you of Roy Orbison, as if he would like to wear sunglasses 24-7. But he's also acquisitive, even greedy, sensual, stubborn, and has many of the qualities demanded of dictators. The planets indicate Kim began a nuke program 8 years ago, and resumed it secretly 5 years ago. He has not stopped since, despite what the U.N. or U.S. intelligence says. The latest threats were simply a decision to "advertise," to feel his muscle and revolt against U.S. power. Unless he's stopped, he will explode a nuke in 7 years. Kim isn't a flower child like Bush - he's part of the depression/war generation, one prone to see God in "nature." He's fanatical about reaching the truth concerning spiritual questions, God, etc. - He can't make up his mind in this area. He's haunted by his secrets. He's extremely tense. He was probably sexually abused from the age of 2 onward, with "peaks" at the ages of 4 and 8. If Kim's Moon is in Pisces (95 per cent probability) he will, sometime between March 2003 and December 2006, suffer a nervous affliction, shock, imprisonment, or heart attack. (Which, depends partly on what degree that Moon is in.) Between June and December this year, 2003, he will be heated, aggressive, temperamental, warlike, determined to "acquire more" - wealth, food, territory, whatever. His acquisitive traits will be fired to a thirty-year height. The lunar nodes show that his recent entry onto the world stage was an ill-fated one that will net him nothing, and seriously harm, at the very least, his reputation and position, perhaps his entire "kingship." Notice how few "start nothing" periods there are this week - just two, and both exactly (and merely) 26 minutes long. An absence of these "void" periods tends to indicate much effective action, that significant events are afoot, and that the world isn't about to get much rest. As I indicated about February 16/17 and 19/20, this week, too, especially March 4-6, has "war vibes." Again, my main message is that if war doesn't begin, it means one more trigger has passed. These triggers are finite. By late April they fade by 90, 95 per cent... Start Nothing: 5:04 a.m. to 5:30 a.m. Tues., and 5:10 p.m. to 5:36 p.m. Thursday. Aries March 21-April 19 Lie low, be quiet, avoid competition, seek your soul and pamper your health, especially Sunday/Monday, when your energy hits bottom. That energy returns somewhat Tuesday to Thursday - a successful period, when you can accomplish a lot in communications, social, friendship, romantic, creative, sexual, investment, travel, learning/teaching, and speculative areas. You might be falling in love and wonder about it. Wait until April 15 onward to pronounce yourself in or out! Meanwhile, smile! Money, shopping and wooing are lucky Thursday eve, confusing Friday, and faintly headed toward disruption Saturday. Taurus April 20-May 20 For the next six weeks your social life has an odd undertone. Could simply be that you mix with charitable, governmental, spiritual or management types, but it can also bring you someone with whom you'll share a deep, meaningful secret. (Could be an extramarital or collusive situation - take care.) Your "home" luck continues great - you're healing, Taurus - but wait until April 3 (or better, the 15th) onward, to buy real estate or start any security, family or similar project. A wish will come true Sunday or Thursday. Illusion, Friday. Gemini May 21-June 20 Continue to focus on your career, your reputation and standing - and relations with VIPs. But wait until March 10 onward to launch anything new. You're entering a brand new career/ambition cycle, and the old might have to fall apart first (A project you start Sunday/Monday faces a "hard future" - so don't start it!) Social happiness hovers Tuesday to Thursday. Retreat Thursday eve to Saturday: lie low, rest, avoid competitive situations. You'll feel a strong "sexual pull" for seven weeks. Avoid the "socially unacceptable" - and be VERY careful with investments. Cancer June 21-July 22 You won't notice it overnight, but you're going to be released soon (March 10) from a seven-year, frustrating trek through a jungle of difficult investments, emotional shocks, and unstable relationships. Within a year, half year, you'll look back and say, ah, life has grown more solid, more predictable! Don't start a legal, far-travel, media or educational project Sunday/Monday - it will hit an insuperable barrier. Your career/prestige soar luckily Tuesday to Thursday - show your stuff! Social delights fill Thursday eve to Saturday. The seven weeks ahead "prompt" a love/hate attraction. Leo July 23-Aug. 22 March holds a momentous switch in direction, although it won't be apparent overnight. Your relationships will lose their seven-year-long confrontational aspect. Instead, until 2010, love and business relationships, marriage, contracts, agreements and "war," will take a quieter, deeper route, will veer into areas of lust, shared money, secrets, health, investments, research/discovery - and consequence. (E.g., pregnancy.) This whole area will flare into magnificent, volcanic (yes, dangerous) crescendos June to December. Add to the volcano a romantic (or creative/speculative) hurricane April to August, and you have a notion of your future! Virgo Aug. 23-Sept. 22 Uranus moves into your relationship house March 10, to start seven years of relationship excitement - for good or bad! On Tuesday, Mars begins a seven-week streak of romantic courage and sexual attraction. It also brings seven weeks in which determination is welded to creativity, so this is the time to begin that invention, great screenplay, etc! (However, remember that your "luck" and charisma are still a bit inward until September, so go slow with these, think of "brewing" rather than making big showy announcements. Prepare, be discreet, work quietly.) Libra Sept. 23-Oct. 22 As mentioned before, romance quiets down for seven years, but love stabilizes. Your work situation will soon undergo a series of "mildly electric" or mildly surprising changes. Tuesday begins a seven-week period in which you might break off a relationship that's become "outdated." One that hasn't given you any viable security. The same seven weeks makes you temperamental on the home front (so be gentle) but favors new domestic projects, house repairs, etc. If single, you might be attracted to a "kitchen sink" (domestic, cozy) romance - be cautious here. Scorpio Oct. 23-Nov. 21 A flurry of paperwork, details, errands, trips, and general busyness breezes in Tuesday, and won't die down until late April. Next week, Uranus enters your romance sector for seven years, bringing intensity and adventure with it. You might meet romance on the internet, or while on an errand, on the bus, etc. (Uranus will also give enlivening shock-treatments to your creative, child-teaching/raising, speculative and pleasure-seeking pursuits, too.) Some of you will change partners over the next seven years. Some will set up house with a romantic partner. Be wise! Sagittarius Nov. 22-Dec. 21 Uranus enters your domestic sign on March 10, setting up seven years of "lively" home situations. You might feel a little unstable/restless, might change residences more than once. You will need much fresh air to combat tension/stress. Odd, fascinating people will enter your home. Enjoy them, dive into the happy side of this trend by holding home poetry readings, or séances, or political meetings - bring the world in! Tuesday begins seven weeks of rapid money flow - you'll collect much more - make sure you don't spend more! Love's beauty, Tuesday-Thursday! Capricorn Dec. 22-Jan. 19 Lists, errands, paperwork and communications proceed smoothly Sunday, hit obstacles Monday. This whole sector will grow "unpredictable" March 10 right into 2010, yet will also become a source of income. (For example, think "internet fees.") Your sexual magnetism soars Tuesday through late April - so does your determination, courage and executive skill. You can take charge! You will swiftly quit untenable situations, and build new bases, in business, relationships and home matters. Domestic, real estate, family and soul concerns flow with luck Tuesday to Thursday! Romance calls, Thursday eve onward. Aquarius Jan. 20 - Feb. 18 Your income situation will change, soon and quickly. Earnings will increase or decrease March 10 into 2010, depending on your "control" - don't invest impulsively, quit work impulsively, etc. When the Moon is in Pisces (you can get books that tell you this) as it is this Sunday/Monday) DO NOT start a money project. Applies for seven years. You'll spend more on technology. From Tuesday into late April, strictly avoid gossip, dark alleys and fights. Don't make an enemy at work. Keep a secret. A sweet friend shows Tuesday-Thursday! Pisces Feb. 19-March 20 Your energy, charisma and effectiveness hit a peak Sunday/Monday - get out, solve important dilemmas, take a stand, make a confession or concession (these too take courage, energy). By March 10, you'll enter seven years of excitement. By June, a grey cloud will lift from your domestic situation. You'll enter six months of assertiveness, determination - and your sexual magnetism will soar. Tuesday begins seven weeks of hectic socializing. A "money wish" will come true. (Your money luck surges midweek.) Tuesday also begins four weeks of "talkative relationships." Many trends coming! www.astralreflections.com. E-mail: timstephens@shaw.ca. For a reading: 604-261-1337. /30/