ASTRAL REFLECTIONS BY TIM STEPHENS JANUARY 11 - 17, 2004 All times/dates are Pacific Standard. For Calgary, add 1 hour; for Chicago, add 2 hours. For New York, add 3 hours. In England, add 8 hours. France, Germany, 9 hours. For Hong Kong, add 16 hours. Australia (hi, guys!) add 18 or 19 hours. Many readers have emailed to say "right on" about my Saddam Hussein prediction (that he wouldn't be caught before December/03). Thanks, guys. My 2004 Forecast is on the astral website now. But here's a "quickie" 2004 for every sign: ARIES, lots of work, new duties with dependents. Chase income but avoid investments. Sex and money form your "moral axis." TAURUS, luck in romance, beauty, creativity. Small talk and trivial matters will bore you. Avoid partnership deals and relocation. GEMINI, real estate, security and family are lucky - you might have to relocate or change partners to get this luck. Your income's skinny, so spend slowly. Support others spiritually, emotionally, but turn away from hands-on drudgery and demanding dependents. CANCER, casual relationships, newspapers, details and paperwork aid you. A life mate might appear - more so if you're social rather than romantic. Brilliant ideas come, but you rebel in school. LEO, good earnings luck. Buy big things. Burdens come from red tape and government. Aim for career, not home; ambition, not security. VIRGO, you're lucky all over. Change your life while you can luckily control changes, especially in home, family, property. Social life slows, centers on a different generation. Be legal, formal, not casual. LIBRA, your good luck's in management, spirituality, and with government agencies, head office. Career's hard, but honest effort builds a 30-year "base." Invest, don't spend. SCORPIO, expect popularity, social joys, flirtations. School, law, travel and media projects proceed s-l-o-w-l-y. You SAGITTARIANS face big career luck, but sex and finances are slow, restricted. Intimacy might occur with another generation. CAPRICORN, you'll succeed with legal, educational, travel, social ritual and media affairs (fame awaits some!). Partnership is deep, sober, maybe restrictive - and inevitable. You AQUARIANS get great luck in finances, investments, sex, research, lifestyle changes - you should buy or change a home. Expect a big chore concerning a dependent. Work's burdensome/slow, and career's best left alone. PISCES, all your luck in 2004 comes from relationships. Partnerships and agreements profit you in business. If single, love/marriage is possible. But romance is slow, deep, demands prudence and loyalty. Avoid lawyers/lawsuits, foreign travel. Start Nothing: 0:01 a.m. to 1:38 a.m. Tues., 8:46 p.m. Wed. to 6:33 a.m. Thurs., and 3:48 a.m. to 9:18 a.m. Sat. Aries March 21-April 19 The accent's on prestige, your career and community standing, parental roles, and relations with important people. This is a pretty smooth, easy week, but there will be lots of work. Dive in, be eager, ambitious. The world rewards effort and innovation, so don't believe cynical phrases such as "those who have, get." You're powerfully productive Sunday/Monday, and financially productive Thursday/Friday. Both periods, avoid dreamy, abstracted, foreign or "overly legal" people. A surprise awaits you, probably mid-week, involving governmental, spiritual, or "hidden" zones. Your partner's flaws become glaringly, humorously obvious. Taurus April 20-May 20 A "social surprise" happens. You could meet a new group, suddenly be attracted to someone with bright eyes, or be inspired with a fresh, happy vision of the future. A new wish or goal could come true in unexpected ways over the few years ahead! Romance, pleasure and creative or "gambling" urges flow Sunday/Monday. (Take care that your pleasure isn't quietly running counter to your mate's deeper needs.) Tackle chores Tuesday/Wednesday. Relationships contain a "built-in" deception/mistrust quality 1996 through 2011. But those you meet Thursday/Friday are "the best" - respond! Gemini May 21-June 20 The emphasis remains on large finances, sexual intimacy and commitment, lifestyle changes, research/investigation, and deep health factors. In general, these proceed without incident. But now through April related matters - a house purchase, a mortgage, relocation, family or therapy program - slow down. They're favored immensely Sunday/Monday, in some ways, but a partner is not on side. Be patient; these home, family, etc. projects will revive, with doubled luck, May onward! Romance, pleasure call mid-week. A career surprise awaits you - it could be a good one! Work goes very well Thursday/Friday. Cancer June 21-July 22 The emphasis lies on relationships, agreements and disputes, marriage and divorce, war and peace. (Canada and the U.S.A. are cancer nations, so in some respects you can watch these two nations for clues about your own life.) This week holds a pleasant, refreshing "awakening" - somehow, your eyes open about the secrets of life, about someone's motives. A light shines on a relationship puzzle. A sudden attraction could occur to a mentally and sexually stimulating person. Communications, travel and paperwork succeed Sunday/Monday. Romance, beauty, creativity call you Thursday/Friday. Love's possible! Leo July 23-Aug. 22 One last week of work and drudgery, Leo. Trudge through it; all's fine. Protect your health; eat/dress sensibly. Your money luck surges nicely Sunday/Monday (except in real estate) - chase a bargain or an income source! Home, family, soul and nature flow smoothly Thursday/Friday, and you can accomplish much in these zones - but don't commit to large projects/outlays here anytime in 2004. Mild romance teases your senses Saturday, but larger conditions aren't ripe for huge love - yet. A sudden sexual or financial "attraction" surfaces midweek - it heralds new beginnings, horizons! Virgo Aug. 23-Sept. 22 The accent remains on romance, beauty, speculative urges, pleasure, risk, and joys from your children during this smooth, easy week. A surprise, sudden change or "newness" in relationships occurs, perhaps mid-late week. It signals the start of a month of good-humored affection, perhaps of new love. In a larger sense, it "begins" seven years of relationship "magic." The best use of this magic: monetary partnerships. Love relationships will be exciting but unpredictable. Your energy and charisma surge Sunday/Monday. Handle money midweek (caution Tuesday). Travel, calls and paperwork flow Friday/Saturday. Libra Sept. 23-Oct. 22 One more week of this sluggish feeling. It's a natural "hibernation." Use it, recharge your batteries, repair your soul, family, home and security. Spiritual foreknowledge, charitable feelings, red tape and government dealings are favored Sunday/Monday. Your energy rises mildly Tuesday/Wednesday. Still, nothing much succeeds Tuesday daytime. Visit a psychic, other advisor 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. (PST) Tuesday. Midweek brings a surprise in your job (or health). It signals seven years of increased creativity and change in your duties. Money flows easily Thursday/Friday, but don't sacrifice worth for income. Scorpio Oct. 23-Nov. 21 Finish old and new paperwork, communications and travel tasks. (If a project was started from mid-December to January 5, consider abandoning it.) Soon, you'll be establishing a new direction in your life. One hint of this might come this week (Wednesday?) when an unexpected attraction or amusing little incident signals a seven-year development: a new love, new creative project, new "public stance" and/or new pleasure in life! Your optimism, popularity soar Sunday/Monday. Rest, midweek. Your energy, charisma surge Thursday/Friday - seek favors, but offer co-operation. Be cautious with money Saturday. Sagittarius Nov. 22-Dec. 21 Chase money during this smooth, easy week. VIPs, parents and circumstances favor your ambitions Sunday/Monday. Disengage from "red tape twerps." Tuesday/Wednesday boost your hopes, dreams, and social rewards. Beware finances and sex Tuesday. A tiny incident, a wee surprise (Wednesday night?) triggers a new, seven-year direction in property, family, home and soul concerns. You're about to be given a "second chance" by a gently benevolent life! It might involve a "far place" within your own nation. Rest, contemplate Thursday/Friday. Now you can solve government, head office matters - be realistic! Capricorn Dec. 22-Jan. 19 Your energy, charisma, effectiveness and timing reach a peak! Seek favors, launch important projects, grab the attention of people who matter, especially late Tuesday through Friday. This period brings a new friend, an unexpected communication, or a "different trip home." The results aren't major, but this little incident signals that the seven years ahead will pique your curiosity and lead to many small, friendly, happy events. Seek wisdom, advice, learn, travel afar, or start legal, educational, media projects Sunday/Monday. Be ambitious mid-week. Optimism, social joys visit Thursday/Friday. Retreat Saturday. Aquarius Jan. 20-Feb. 18 Benevolent mysteries arise Sunday/Monday. The answers could lead to riches or someone's heart! Research, investigate, invest, commit - but don't "engage" bosses, parents or powerful people. A mellow wisdom enters mid-week. Don't start work, health or financial projects Tuesday. A small incident or inspiration Wednesday signals a new direction in earnings and possessions for the seven years ahead. (There will be several such "new starts" in 2004 - this is one of the best ones, so ride it, nurture it.) Career goes well Thursday/Friday, but be wary of big new projects. Pisces Feb. 19-March 20 Enjoy your popularity and chase your wishes while the party lasts. Next week you'll retreat for a spell. Relationships offer luck and fresh horizons (perhaps a whole new life!) Sunday/Monday. Better, though, if a foreign country, university, or legal matter is NOT involved. (This applies all 2004.) Midweek brings mysteries, deep attractions, hunches and subconscious nudges. Don't commit to a financial or sexual situation Tuesday daytime. By Wednesday onward, your physical attractiveness increases, you'll exude a new charm. This signals seven years of personal radiance, inventiveness, and renewed spirituality! 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