ASTRAL REFLECTIONS BY TIM STEPHENS OCTOBER 30 - NOVEMBER 5, 2005 All times/dates are Pacific Standard. Let's continue the luck cycle forecasts for the 13 months ahead. (The cycle began October 25.) LEO, you will be the most serious of signs through August 2007, as themes of work, responsibility, health and practicality pace quietly through your days. Your sober, no-nonsense side shows. For the first 13 months of this "sober cycle," you might be surprised at how much co-operation you're shown on the home front. You girded yourself up for a war, perhaps, but will find others only want to take you for a walk through a peaceful, soothing garden! Today through November 24, 2006, you will encounter unexpected luck in all basic, foundational zones: home, real estate, family affection, nature, food, shelter, gardening, rest, contemplation, diet, soul, meditation, children, retirement, selling or quitting a business. This "luck" renews and heals you, making the 13 months ahead a superb time to seek therapy, rejuvenate your body and mind, etc. Build a strong foundation to stand on, physically, mentally, emotionally and financially. The stronger this foundation, the more powerfully you'll embrace a hugely lucky 2007, when major romantic, speculative, creative, child-raising, teaching and pleasure events will arrive! One thing: don't let your own seriousness or your obsession with work block the great healing luck that is offered in 2006. CANCER, your 13-month luck cycle brings an expansion of pleasure, romance, exotic adventures, speculation and creativity. Any vacations you take this year will be memorable. Children will charm you, especially if you're a parent or grandparent. You could teach a child a hopeful, creative way to see the world, or a valuable new skill. Scorpios, Pisceans and Capricorns could play key "pleasure" roles. You could fall madly in love, perhaps with a co-worker or someone in your field. You'll feel more creative about work (and work will continue its long, deep, turning pace). You'll see more beauty, in people and nature. One cautionary note: your income might be restricted in 2006 and 07 - or you might earn the same, but incur higher expenses. So watch spending during this pleasurable, adventurous time. Your social life is especially fast-paced now through February, so it's easy to run up those restaurant bills, etc. Don't let pleasure interfere with the time you have to put in at work. This is not a particularly good investment time, especially for real estate, furniture, etc. Proceed carefully, and don't bet the farm on a big speculation! But do respond to the call of love and/or pleasure. Ultimately, the soul's joy is worth more than mere money! Start Nothing: 3:17 p.m. to 11:29 p.m. Mon., 6:05 a.m. Wed. to 5:55 a.m. Thurs., and 9:58 p.m. Fri. to 10:17 a.m. Sat. Aries March 21-April 19 Accent on depths, mysteries, secrets, dreams, your subconscious, investments, debt, sexual desires, actions of consequence and commitment - take care with these last five, as results are uncertain (now through next year). Sunday/Monday bring relationship smoothness, co-operation and a feeling of "fresh possibility." If you can solve a dilemma, conflict or legal matter these two days (or Friday) do so. If not, retreat - it will tend to solve itself over the next seven months. Those secret, financial, sexual areas start luckily Tuesday morn, then hit obstacles this eve and Wednesday. Taurus April 20-May 20 The emphasis lies on marriage, business partnerships, relationships, contracts, negotiations, litigation, relocation, public dealings, opportunities - all circumstances in which you are reaching out, or interfacing with others. In some ways, this entire area will be a lucky one for you now through late 2006 - but you have to be careful, as family matters, security issues or other foundational things could interfere or hold you back. Solution: ensure that your enthusiasm about love, marriage, business negotiations, relocation opportunities, etc., "fit" with security needs, family, etc. You'll see what I mean Tuesday/Wednesday! Gemini May 21-June 20 The month (and to some degree the year) ahead features health concerns, diet, exercise - and a lot of work! You will be "required" to write, travel, converse or perform errands/paperwork now through August 2007. Now through November 2006, this requirement will interfere with what you want to accomplish in work areas. E.g., the boss keeps sending you on errands when you're trying to finish building that house. Be patient and flexible. Those "interfering" errands, writing chores, etc., will support you in a big opportunity in 2007. Love lures Sunday/Monday. Cancer June 21-July 22 Romance, creativity, beauty, pleasure fill your days! You feel like taking a risk with your heart or bank account. That's where the danger lies - for a restrictive influence in your sector of sex and money will tend to dampen the joys of risk. (This influence most likely comes from your mate or, if you're single, your "environment.") This conflict between joy and sex/money "reality" lasts right into late November of next year (06). You'll be most free of it, most free to plunge into joy, love, January/February and November of 2006. Leo July 23-Aug. 22 Your home life expands and deepens this week, month (and year) ahead. Young married Leos might welcome a baby now through 06! Your home will expand in some way, probably fortunately, but be careful with renovations, home borrowing, buying, etc. Make sure you can pay for the luxury you surround yourself with! You'll work hard all year (to November 2006) so make your home a retreat, a healing place - first heal family hurts, misunderstandings (some exist!). Communications/travel succeed Sunday/Monday. Home, Tuesday/Wednesday. Romance, beauty and children's charms Thursday/Friday. Virgo Aug. 23-Sept. 22 Money, sex and possessions run smoothly Sunday/Monday - yet one of your goals might be a dead end: examine promises, fulfilled and not. Tuesday/Wednesday strike a note that will "sing" all through the 13 months ahead. It's a talkative, restless, curious, travel-prone, coffee shop and newspaper filled note. It will pour valuable information to you about security, family dynamics, healing, real estate, foundations, the soul and basics of life. You'll use this information profitably from December 06 through August 07 (not before!) to "heal" the last 10 years of upheaval. Libra Sept. 23-Oct. 22 Your energy, charisma and effectiveness soar high Sunday/Monday! If you use these in your own service exclusively, you'll run into an eventual dead end. But if you use your heightened charm to attract a relationship, chase a far horizon, or work in tandem, you'll succeed, now and later! Tuesday/Wednesday hit the main theme for the month and year ahead: money, earnings, possessions, rote learning, and casual sex. These go well Tuesday morning/noon, then obstacles start to loom. Careful driving, talking Thursday: these go well Friday. Home, nature's beauty Saturday. Scorpio Oct. 23-Nov. 21 Your energy, charisma, effectiveness and sense of timing climb to a plateau this week - you'll stay "up" for the whole year ahead! This is your lucky year, your "power time." Get out, see and be seen, propose plans, attract attention, show your talents to bosses, parents and VIPs. (They won't shower praise on you, because they're extra-skeptical this year through 2007, but your optimism and friendliness will make them think, "I've got to keep this one" - and in 2007, they'll move from "keeping" to "rewarding" - in significant ways!) Rest Sunday/Monday. Sagittarius Nov. 22-Dec. 21 A wish might come true Sunday/Monday - and the gentle lift, the quiet affection these two days give you can extend into the whole week. Still, you're in a low energy week (and month) as Tuesday/Wednesday will demonstrate. Lie low these two days, avoid competition and bids for attention - avoid legal, learning, publishing and far travel ventures also. This advice applies somewhat for the whole 13 months ahead. Settle down, seek spiritual, psychological insights, deal with government agencies, institutions and charities. Present "depths" regenerate you for 2007's big leap forward! Capricorn Dec. 22-Jan. 19 Higher-ups court you Sunday/Monday. (Or waiters call you "Sir"/"Ma'am.") But use your intuition: don't be charmed into a dead-end career move or a losing business proposition. (A quiet "dull" unease is your warning sign.) Your popularity and your life hopes climb Tuesday/Wednesday - though only successfully to around noon Tuesday. The obstacles or delays, doubts or quiet refusals that then seep in are a clue to the year ahead. You're going to feel "up" all year - hopeful, social, flirtatious! Enjoy this without risking your life, future or assets! Withdraw Thursday/Friday. Aquarius Jan. 20-Feb. 18 A brand new hope about a romance, a creative or speculative project, or about a child, is about to please you for a few weeks, disappear, then return to fascinate you again in December. Meanwhile, another, bigger "field of dreams" is just opening up in your life: career, prestige, relations with VIPs and higher-ups, community status are on the verge of expansion, now through next November (2006). During this 13 months, your relationships might pooh-pooh your ambitions, even actively try to squelch them. Co-operation, not competition, will create success. Pisces Feb. 19-March 20 Your intuition should tell you what to do about investments, debts, intimate choices and other life-affecting things Sunday/Monday. Midweek boosts your interest in life's meaning, culture, rituals, love, learning, travel and exotic places. But these only succeed the first half of Tuesday - then, through Wednesday, obstacles slowly grow. Take this as a hint of the year ahead: these learning/love areas will grow, and can elevate your status, but the path won't be easy. Boring chores aren't an obstacle, but the solution to the kind of obstacles you face Tuesday/Wednesday. www.astralreflections.com. Email: timstephens@shaw.ca. For a reading with Tim: 604-261-1337. /30/