ASTRAL REFLECTIONS
BY TIM STEPHENS
MAY 25 - 31, 2003

	All times/dates are PDT.
	Last week I forgot to name Virgo's "lust sign" - it's Aries. (Yes, perfectionist, analytical, careful, sober, sincere, lovable Virgo lusts after vibrant, spontaneous, devil-may-care Aries.)
	All those "lust connections" were not love connections. Your love signs are easy to find. Just take this horoscope column. Label your own sign # 1, the next sign down # 2, and so on, until you've labeled 12 signs. (# 12 is the sign directly behind you. E.g., if you're an Aries, Taurus is your # 2, Pisces is your # 12.)
	Now, no relationship is perfect, and none of us are a simple, mere Sun sign. But all being equal, and in general, the following tidbits apply:
	The sign you've labeled # 3 is a good, easy, casual friend - someone to share conversation and a newspaper with. (But your # 3 considers you to be a bit more, and could fall, in a gentle, non-pressuring way, in love with you.)
	Sign # 5 is your deep romance sign, your Romeo-Juliet throb. You'll sacrifice for this sign, you'll find him/her enthralling, he/she weaves a spell around you - often without lifting a finger. This sign will find you gently inspiring at first, then mentally captivating, then enveloping, then inspiring, then will fall deeply in love with you.
	With sign # 9, these roles are reversed - sign # 9 finds you physically and romantically captivating, while you find yourself slowly entranced by his or her personality, thoughts, ideas, mind. Liking turns to solid, deep, even "mad" love!
	Sign # 11 makes you feel happy. You can talk, joke and flirt - you can approach romance or have a love affair without embarrassment. You like the same things, you admire each other - but you might be more entranced by # 11 than he or she is with you. No harm, though - if this relationship breaks up, you take it well, and swing on to your next flirtation. You'll often remain friends with your # 11, even after a love affair ends. This connection can lead to a fairly easy and happy marriage, with many social contacts and a good "support group" around you. It is often better for marriage than a # 5 or # 9, for these two signs represent a love so passionate that the intensity can't be sustained. Often, the # 5-#9 connection surges for a year or two, but wilts in the cloister of marriage.
	Sign # 7 is, traditionally, your marriage sign. But it is also your divorce sign, your contract and your litigation sign, your allies and enemies sign. This person is the same as you, but the opposite. Here, sparks of attraction never die, nor do points of contention. This is the most challenging relationship - but can become the grandest, most loving! 

Start Nothing: Before 0:59 a.m. Sun., 11:41 a.m. to 1:32 p.m. Tues., and 8:53 a.m. Thurs. to 2:32 a.m. Fri.

Aries   March 21-April 19
The month ahead isn't an important one - short trips, communications, paperwork, details, variety and a quickened pace fill your days (especially Friday/Saturday). Conversations, the newspaper and internet satisfy your curiosity. Friends flow in through mid-June, and you start seriously considering your future - due, perhaps, to their comments and plans. Money delays and indecisions are fully over, so you can proceed with spending and selling plans, especially Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday eve - but don't invest before June 22. Romance sails along nicely. Your charisma and energy soar Sunday/Monday - get things done!

Taurus   April 20-May 20
Take a deep, sweet rest Sunday/Monday. Contact government agencies. You no longer feel blocked nor indecisive. Good - chase money, seek a pay raise, new lucrative clients, or go on a carefully planned spending foray, especially this Friday/Saturday. The amount of money isn't so important now, as your (Tuesday/Wednesday) actions in pursuing it. Any monetary action or  planning is good - but be diplomatic yet wary toward higher-ups. They remain temperamental until June 17, and might attempt to draw you into collusions, secret deals or confidential agreements, etc. Don't be "used!" 

Gemini   May 21-June 20
Your energy, effectiveness, insight, determination, charisma, and overall joy increase now through late June. Start important projects. Seek favors. Your optimism about the future surges Sunday/Monday. Use Monday to set future goals, make plans, to wish and dream - and to socialize, flirt, to impress your "audience." An Aries could propel you toward your future! A Taurus, Libra, Leo or Sagittarian person, though well-meaning, could hold you back. Be wary of these signs, and of fuzzy thinking, undue fears, egoistic expectations, through Thursday. Rest, midweek. Emerge to impress everyone Friday/Saturday!

Cancer   June 21-July 22
Lie low now through June 20. Rest, nap, reconnect with your soul, spirit, study or research, plan. Avoid competitive situations. Contact charities, old friends, advisors, government agencies, institutions - especially Monday and Friday/Saturday. Fulfill old obligations, but don't take on new burdens. Your ambitious actions will meet an odd (perhaps lucky) result Sunday, and almost certain success Monday. Planning sessions with VIPs, confidential discussions with the boss, yield good results (Monday). But strictly avoid collusions, semi-legal actions, investments, power plays, etc. through Wednesday. Your hopes, social joys rise mildly Tuesday-Thursday.

Leo   July 23-Aug. 22
Your hopes and wishes are more likely to come true now through late June than at any time during the past several years. This "coming true" might be a one-time big event, or the opening of a door to new places, people and opportunities. Take life's "introductions" seriously, build toward, arrange final interviews or contract negotiations for late July or August. Career and love, romance, creative projects are favored. Get out, meet people, join groups, fall in love! DON'T fight nor accept a "challenge." Be generous, benevolent - attract luck!

Virgo   Aug. 23-Sept. 22
Make big changes Monday - grab opportunities, step through that door! You're mellow but not wise Tuesday to Thursday: wait, avoid commitment. Charge ahead with career, community status and VIP relations Friday/Saturday (and the weeks ahead). June 3 ends two years of career restrictions and "hard jobs" - from here on, life gets easier! June also begins a two-year "quietude" in your social life. You'll befriend people of different ages. You'll meet a future love at a social function. If you're married, social functions will spawn creative, child-oriented and pleasurable projects. 

Libra   Sept. 23-Oct. 22
The weeks ahead bring profound international, wedding, social ritual, scholarly, legal, publishing, media, religious or "fame" themes. For two years, a climate of boredom and restriction, of "little reward" has clouded these areas. June moves that "cloud" (for two years) to your career sector - bringing increased career or parental demands. Many Librans will change jobs, some will "secure" their jobs. You must act honestly, or you'll tumble. Through June, romance lives! Relationships bring joy Sunday/Monday. Beware sex, high finances and life changes Tuesday to Thursday. Love, wisdom fill Friday/Saturday. 

Scorpio   Oct. 23-Nov. 21
Secrets, diagnoses, investigation, investments, heavy finances, debt, sexual commitments, consequences, lifestyle changes fill the weeks ahead (and are lucky, Friday/Saturday). A gentle sobriety has cooled these areas for the last two years. June renews your enthusiasm for these zones. But June also begins two years of intellectual, educational, travel and communications restrictions. For two years, it will be difficult to be philosophical, to reach wisdom - but you must, for your own sake. Question your actions, beliefs, twice, thrice, now through 2004! Work succeeds Monday. Buy tools. Relationships puzzle midweek.

Sagittarius   Nov. 22-Dec. 21
Relationships fill the weeks ahead, especially this Friday/Saturday, when a new one could begin, or an ongoing one develop in exciting ways. You've been soundly disappointed in recent years by friends, lovers, spouse. June puts an end to that - the cloud lifts, enthusiasm returns! But June begins two years of restriction in your sexual and financial zones. You can either accept these restrictions for the sake of a relationship or a business
or investment, or you can simply avoid these areas. Don't expect quick pay-offs. Romance, creativity soar Sunday/Monday!

Capricorn   Dec. 22-Jan. 19
The weeks ahead bring chores and health concerns. Sleep, eat and dress sensibly. You've faced hard work, much "hands-on" efforts, for the last two years. After June, you'll be freed from at least one major burden. June begins a two-year phase that will "slow down" relationships, yet will also, if you're single, bring at least one major, valid marriage prospect. Loyalty, maturity and co-operative equality will be key - you possess the first two in abundance. Luck abounds in family, realty, security zones Monday. Romance puzzles mid-week. You accomplish much, Friday/Saturday. 

Aquarius   Jan. 20-Feb. 18
You're assertive and romance is favored for the weeks ahead - plunge in! You might discuss (or actually rent/buy) a home with a loved one. Some Aquarians will end a love affair, after puzzling about it over the past month. June turns a corner in love, romance, creative, speculative and child-oriented affairs. For two years, all these have been sober, restrictive, perhaps duty-oriented. Now this influence lifts, now you can love freely, handle children more happily, create spontaneously. In love, do you still want the same person? Be brave; decide.

Pisces   Feb. 19-March 20
You feel sluggish - nature's nudging you into "rest mode" for a few weeks. The month ahead (especially this Friday/Saturday) emphasizes home, family, real estate, security, soul, stomach, nature. These areas have been restricted, overly-sober for the past two years - but no longer. June lifts a serious concern from your shoulders, frees you to change residences if you wish, allows you to laugh with your family again. The two years ahead will restrict romance, creativity, vacation time, and your interactions with your children. Romance now equals loyalty! Money's available Monday!

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