ASTRAL REFLECTIONS BY TIM STEPHENS OCTOBER 5 - 11, 2003 All times/dates are PDT. The good thing is, this is the last time you'll hear about my talk at the downtown branch of the Vancouver Library. It's this Friday, October 10, at 7 p.m. (Phone Tom at 604-669-9653 for more information.) I've had many emails requesting a tape of the talk. If you want a tape, please email Charlotte at charlotteg@look.ca. I have no connection with the tapes, so please don't blame me for their quality, length, price, etc. I'll put the essentials of the talk on the astral website as soon as soon as I can organize the material, probably about mid-late October. I'm also receiving a lot of emails asking for copies of the "# relationship" preambles. You can go to the Archives section of the website and look them up by going through back columns. In a couple of weeks I'll post all the "relationships" (#1-12) in an article on the website. I might address these sign relationships a bit in my talk Friday night, in the context of the year-ahead "luck cycle." Your # 11 sign brings you happiness, laughter, social delights - and introduces you to his/her friends without a moment's pause or doubt. Chase # 11 if you want romance without the embarrassment, short breath and cliff-hanging ego risks of mad infatuation. You'll be accepted easily by your # 11. You'll (likely) have good sex, with a happy, easy intimacy. You'll admire # 11, and the two of you will share a light, humorous, affectionate understanding. Because this relationship is founded on friendliness and good feeling, you'll be gently surprised by # 11's regenerative beauty - again and again, you'll realize that his or her original "good looks" haven't faded for you. You can enjoy this love affair with no strings attached. # 11 asks very little of you. He/she assumes your loyalty, or at least seldom demands it. # 11 doesn't mind if you want to go out with your friends, or catch a plane to Alaska to watch the sled races. The catch is, you won't be unendingly important to # 11 - in fact, you might be treated a little too casually for your liking, once the blush of first attraction has worn off. You're # 11's # 3 - his or her sign of conversation and short trips, reading, curiosity, newspapers and information. Yet this is a great match for people who like books, newspapers, coffee shops, etc. Many people - and signs - actually prefer a # 3 or # 11 relationship over the huge, consequential and perhaps frightening or suffocating power of a # 5 or # 7. The #3- #11 combo is neutral in a good way: it lets other parts of your two personalities (birth charts) shine through. It lets both of you breathe and be yourselves. Perhaps because freedom and affection are so easy with # 11, marriage with one is often long-lasting. Start Nothing: 6:06 a.m. to 7:20 a.m. Mon., 4:30 p.m. Tues. to 4:07 p.m. Wed., and 1:31 a.m. to 3:05 a.m. Sat. Aries March 21-April 19 Relationships, love, marriage, business co-operation, mergers, relocation, dealings with the public (even one-on-one) - these are most important now. Be diplomatic, seek common ground. Thursday onward (into November) your relations take on a deeper, perhaps more mysterious hue - intimacy, commitment and shared finances grow more crucial. You've been seeing your weaknesses due to some situation since June - this continues to December. On Friday, you get a chance to "heal" the biggest weakness. Love, rapproachment could be the cure - be forward, outgoing, cheerful! Make no family, property agreements before Thursday night. Taurus April 20-May 20 Tackle work and health concerns all week. A paperwork, travel or communications barrier hinders you Sunday/Monday and Thursday - just plod on, detour around obstacles, get the job done. (Or be smart, and work hard the days I didn't mention. But work alone Tuesday daytime, when co-operation's missing in financial and sensual zones.) Your career and/or reputation are improving, especially Sunday forenoon and Wednesday - be ambitious, step up the ladder. Social delights and optimism fill Monday-Wednesday, but don't seek deep intimacy. Rest, retreat Thursday/Friday. Your charisma and luck soar Saturday! Gemini May 21-June 20 Romance, beauty, pleasure, creative and risk-taking urges fill your days - you're on a wee winning streak! Children accept your direction, show their charming side. You could "fall in love" with some youngster(s) now, if you're dating a single parent. The outcome looks good. A warm, expansive home life awaits many Geminis, married or single. However, don't jump into love, debt or investments Sunday, Tuesday, nor Thursday. Your career, reputation present two opportunities Monday p.m., one challenge Tuesday daytime. Your hopes and popularity meet mild disappointment Thursday, sweet success Friday. Cancer June 21-July 22 You're still steeped in your home life. Errands, repairs, siblings, kids have you hopping. Your intellectual, philosophical side has led to an increase in educational, travel, media and/or legal involvements since early summer. If you have a problem (e.g. a lawsuit) or want to launch a successful project in these areas, or want co-operation, time your "big push" for Friday. This day, a VIP could "rescue" you, you could make up with an enemy, or love could befall you! DO NOT invest Sunday, Tuesday, nor Thursday. Happiness arrives Saturday! Leo July 23-Aug. 22 You're still busy with paperwork, trips and calls, but by late week through mid-November your home life will grow sweeter. If you want romance, chase it Wednesday (evening best) or Friday. After this, light flirtations and lust (but not that middle-ground of real romance) will prevail for a month. Sunday's sweet, promotes love, but a secret limitation or inability to "speak up" could interfere. DON'T grab a business "opportunity." Finances, sex, commitments are lucky Monday, difficult Tuesday. Travel, learn and love Friday. Your ambitions get a green light Saturday! Virgo Aug. 23-Sept. 22 Continue to chase money - make your "best move" Wednesday evening or Thursday night through Friday. By Friday (into November) your deepest money urges will fade a bit. That's okay - you'll still be happy and lucky, as conversation, travel, friendship and family flow in to please you! Work succeeds Sunday - you can find new employment this day, but the pay seems "restricted." Exciting emotional or business meetings come Monday (love's possible!) and Tuesday (under-surface problems). Investments, sex, intimacy, commitments and lifestyle changes draw you unluckily Thursday, very luckily Friday. Saturday's mellow. Libra Sept. 23-Oct. 22 Your energy, charisma and effectiveness remain high. You could attract sweet attention Sunday (to Monday dawn) but this day also brings career or reputation barriers. Be honest, in heart and deed. Employment, tools, health, and chores succeed nicely 8 a.m. Monday to 7 a.m. Tuesday, but obstacles exist later. Exciting meetings and business opportunities arrive Wednesday evening and Friday. You could land anything from a lucrative contract (or pay raise) to a new lover! But Thursday, though it contains these elements, disappoints. Deep, lucky changes Saturday: dive in! Scorpio Oct. 23-Nov. 21 Handle family, property matters Sunday. Romance and beauty sweeten your daydreams Monday/Tuesday. Grab a work, investment, security or property opportunity Wednesday eve. All week, continue to lie low, contemplate and plan. Your upcoming birthday will bring months of heightened popularity and huge new optimistic goals. You'll need terrific amounts of energy for these, so rest deeply now. By late week onward, you'll quietly begin to attract more people, and romantic feelings will gently "power up" - you might see this even by Friday (about noon) and Saturday, when excitement brews. Sagittarius Nov. 22-Dec. 21 Wishes come true in the next twenty days! Your popularity and optimism grow. Light romance hovers. You could meet someone happy but light Sunday (not good for long-term bonding, as the financial or sexual areas will be a dud). Retreat to home, family and property interests Monday/Tuesday. Don't be overbearing Tuesday - lightly does it! Romance rides in Wednesday eve and Thursday - again, happy "lightness" might mask deeper obstacles. But Thursday night into Friday could trigger the kind of attraction that works on many levels. Tackle chores Saturday - you'll succeed. Capricorn Dec. 22-Jan. 19 Chase your ambitions. VIPs notice you for the next twenty days - for good or bad, your choice! A former income source (or income "stress") returns briefly now to December. This "return" can reward you if you grab the opportunity that hovers Sunday, and Wednesday eve. (But don't seek co-operation, partnership nor agreement Sunday; just work alone. This day - and late week - might bring a decision to break away from someone.) Paperwork, trips, calls and friendly contacts fill Monday (good) and Tuesday (subtly difficult). Romance and/or pleasure please you Saturday! Aquarius Jan 20-Feb. 18 Your energy and charisma shine Sunday - you'll attract love or favors. Chase money from 8 a.m. Monday to dawn Tuesday. (Tuesday daytime brings subtle obstacles, because, perhaps subconsciously, you don't want the emotional "future" that a particular financial or employment situation demands). Legal, philosophical, educational, far-travel and media interests remain strong for the weeks ahead. There's a sweetness and mild luck in these now, which could climax in a superb opportunity (or love development) Wednesday night. A great contact can shoot you toward career/money success Friday. Home's lucky Saturday! Pisces Feb. 19-March 20 You feel weary Sunday - rest, enjoy sweet solitude, contemplate your life. Your energy rises Monday/Tuesday. Monday offers a lucky or argumentative relationship. Tuesday accents your reputation, and a career opportunity or change. Deal with the depths of life this week and next. Investigate, research, seek health cures, flow into intimacy and consequence, commit to financial, emotional and/or lifestyle changes. These can reach a beautiful climax or "lucky streak" Wednesday night and Friday. (Wednesday's more practical, spiritual, governmental or secretive; Friday's more sensual, romantic - both days are fortunate financially.) Tim will be speaking at the Vancouver Public Library Friday, Oct. 10, 7 p.m. /30/