ASTRAL REFLECTIONS BY TIM STEPHENS JULY 6 - 12, 2003 All times/dates are PDT. I'm still on holidays, guys, so please hold the emails and calls. I'll be back either July 15 or 21, depending on how much fun I'm having. After I wrote about your # 8 sign, readers emailed me asking what (love) relationships would between themselves and the other signs. I've written on this five or ten years ago, but I might as well redo it for newer readers. Let's do the whole thing, signs # 1 through # 12. To follow the sign meanings, use this (or any) newspaper horoscope column. Take a pen and label your own Sun sign # 1. Then label the sign below it # 2, the next # 3, and so on, until you reach the sign immediately before/behind yours - sign # 12. E.g., if you're a Taurus, Gemini is your # 2 sign, and Aries is your # 12. Each sign means something different in two senses: in general, to everyone, and specifically, to you. For everyone, Gemini means communications, reports, anecdotes, short trips, the color gray, paperwork, siblings, etc. But for Taurus Gemini means money, spending and earning. For Aquarius, Gemini means romance; for Cancer, support, hidden fears and secrets. You can combine the general and the specific, for a comprehensive view. For example, if Gemini generally means communications and short travel, and specifically for Taurus Gemini means money, it shows that Taurus can often make money from news media (communications) or selling Porsches (travel) etc. But it is only in the "specific to you" sense that I'll talk about the signs. Over the next few columns, I'll go through each sign. Remember, label your own sign # 1, the next # 2, and so on until you reach # 12. For example, for Aries, Aries is # 1, Taurus is # 2, and Pisces is # 12. But for Taurus, Taurus is # 1, Gemini is #2, and Aries is # 12. Relationships with another # 1 sign (i.e., between you and another member of your own Sun sign) can work quite well.. Bob Hope, 100 years old last month, is still married to his first wife - for - what? Sixty years? Seventy? They're both Geminis - commonly regarded as the least faithful of signs. That shows you how wrong popular conceptions can be. (I've generally observed Gemini women to be quite easily and cheerfully faithful and loyal. But when female clients complain of disappointment in love, they complain loudest and longest when their ex was a Gemini. That, though, could simply be due to Gemini's ability to make the opposite sex believe they're deeply smitten, when they're merely window-shopping. Gemini can window shop for years.) Start Nothing: 3:23 a.m. to 9:43 p.m. Mon., 10:58 a.m. to 11:48 p.m. Wed., and 8:53 a.m. Fri. to 1:21 a.m. Sat. Aries March 21-April 19 The emphasis continues on home, security, family, healing, retirement. This is an easy, sweet week, so take a few naps under the apple tree, soak up the restful, recuperative vibes, dream, contemplate your direction in life (and accordingly, who/what should stay with you along your future road, and who/what you've outgrown). Relationships bless you Sunday morn, irk you this night, and "don't show" Monday. Finances, debt, intimate commitments offer success Tuesday and Wednesday mornings (not p.m.'s). Chase love, understanding, media or legal success Thursday night/Friday morning - not before. Career, Saturday. Taurus April 20-May 20 Tackle chores and career ambitions Sunday. Stick to routine Monday. Friendships, short trips, love, opportunities, excitement - these fill the air late Monday night into Wednesday. (Readers in Asia will benefit most from this.) Your financial position, obligations, sexual ties and in general the true, underlying state of your life emerges Thursday/Friday. Undertake solutions Thursday p.m. to early Friday morning - you could meet romance in its sweetest guise! Talk of love Saturday - or watch a foreign movie, seek culture, learn, solve legal entanglements. You might meet a "keeper" this week. Gemini May 21-June 20 Money's your main theme now - how to earn it, and save it. Through mid-2005, money will be a bit slower - and boring. But if you expend honest effort to build a money base these two years, you'll feel something solid under your financial feet from 2005 into 2030! Your career offers an opportunity for increased earnings Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday p.m. into Friday morning. But watch for career and money problems Thursday through the noon hour. The opposite sex excites, lures you Sunday morn and late Thursday into Saturday! Cancer June 21-July 22 Your energy, charisma and effectiveness soar! Venus has moved into your sign until July 28, giving you a sensual radiance that attracts the opposite sex. You could have plenty of evidence of your allure Sunday morning (but don't know what to do with it) and Monday night into Tuesday, when your romantic notions (or plain luck) pull you toward someone who can provide you with a unique combination of affection and practicality - a lasting love. Be serious, "forward." Thursday into Saturday promotes romance, excitement also. Be safety conscious Thursday. Leo July 23-Aug. 22 You're still weary. Rest, lie low, eat sensibly, handle red tape, spiritual matters and outstanding obligations. By July 22 one of the luckiest months of your life begin, so 1) rest up for it; 2) clear the decks so you'll be able to jump on opportunities; and 3) have faith/hope - whining stops luck in its tracks! Many mysteries and changes have begun to enter your life. Think or talk about these Sunday morning, Tuesday, and Thursday afternoon into Friday morning. Among the mysteries and depths lie financial, sexual opportunities. Virgo Aug. 23-Sept. 22 Chase your hopes this week, Virgo. They could come true, especially in such areas as business and love relationships, opportunities, relocation, friendship and work. Respond to all invitations, be willing to join a new group. Light romance, flirtations and new, eccentric but entertaining friends pop up everywhere, especially Sunday morning, late Monday night, Tuesday, Wednesday morning, Friday morning and Saturday. Yes, the two years ahead will make your social life serious and somber, but during the same two years you can discover your true love at a social function. Libra Sept. 23-Oct. 22 Tackle ambitious, practical (career) projects. Relations with VIPs go well, especially Sunday to Tuesday morning and Wednesday morning. Avoid important people, power struggles and unsafe machinery Thursday morning, noon. You impress people early this week - use it to make money! Trips, errands, calls and paperwork fill Thursday/Friday - approach these after Thursday lunch, not before. You could flirt with a boss or co-worker. Is this wise? Home, rest Saturday. The entire six months ahead fill with hectic work demands - go slow, be honest - you'll succeed. You'll change jobs before 2006. Scorpio Oct. 23-Nov. 21 Lie low, rest, contemplate, meditate, avoid competitive situations Sunday/Monday - you'll "intuit" a grand solution or contact "spirit!" Your energy surges late Monday night through Wednesday. Charge after important projects, especially Tuesday morning, and late Tuesday night into Wednesday morning. Love, humanity, culture, understanding are "important." Take care with money and love Thursday morning, but chase money Thursday night into Friday morning - brilliant ideas, lucky hunches prevail! (The trick is to hear them, take hunches seriously, and act!) Errands, communications fill Saturday. All week, pursue love. It's mental and physical. Sagittarius Nov. 22-Dec. 21 Your hopes rise Sunday/Monday. Lie low, avoid competition Tuesday/Wednesday. Your energy returns Thursday/Friday. Chase money or shop Saturday afternoon. All week, investigate important things. Dig deep, ask questions, get to the library or phone those who know. At stake is your whole future: where will you live, is your love faithful, how will you make money, what will happen to the economy and your investments, can you buy a house, should you? The main questions revolve around home, security, retirement, family, finances, sexuality and the occult. The answers profit you! Capricorn Dec. 22-Jan. 19 You'll be sweetly attracted to another this month. You have entered two years of crucial relationship dealings, in love and business. If you're single, this July - and particularly this week - could bring someone very worthy. The opportunities are everywhere - and might mingle with more practical activities. There's a new, bright, lively note in your talk. You're unusually restless. Chase ambitious goals Monday. You're social, happy Tuesday/Wednesday - accept and give invitations. But retreat for some rest, or to handle red tape, other obligations Thursday/Friday. You attract everyone Saturday - start something! Aquarius Jan. 20-Feb. 18 Stick to your work - there's much money to be made (and many brilliant wealth ideas to seize on). Now through December, money will rush to you - and, if you aren't careful, through you. Reduce spending. Chase love, learning, culture and travel Sunday, but gear down this evening. Monday's mellow - stick to routine. Charge into career, business, and status affairs Tuesday into Wednesday morning. A bit of temper mars Thursday, but this eve brings social joys, flirtations, wishes and bright hopes - Friday too! Retreat, rest, contemplate your long-range plans Saturday. Pisces Feb. 19-March 20 Chase love, romance, pleasure, art, creative or speculative projects, child-related joys, vacations. You're on a winning streak! Your only flaw is your temper - don't lose it Thursday. This week offers bright yet serious and workable romance - it could turn into long-range mating for singles. Sunday/Monday are deep, sexual, mysterious, binding, profitable financially - but commit Sunday before 4 p.m. for lucky results - not later, not Monday. Mellow love, understanding, legal, international, intellectual success flow Tuesday morning and late night into Wednesday morning. Chase career, prestige success Thursday/Friday. Social joys Saturday! www.astralreflections.com. Email: timstephens@shaw.ca. For a reading: 604-261-1337. Note: please wait until July 18 to contact me.