ASTRAL REFLECTIONS BY TIM STEPHENS MAY 28 - JUNE 3, 2006 All times/dates are PDT. Before we continue with those 18-month karmic outlooks, let me correct something. A PISCES from Russia just emailed (and an hour later another Pisces in Los Angeles phoned) to inform me that in last week's karmic outlook for 06/07, and in my 2006 "Year Ahead" I advise against marriage for Pisces. Well and good. But in the 2006 "Love Forecast" I say that "ceremonies scheduled for December/06 and the first seven months of 2007 will promote a marriage of stability, depth, and financial and practical success." Hmm. Of the two, I'd go with the caution. When I was writing the love forecast, I was tired of giving out "bad news" so I accented the positive. It wasn't wrong in the strictest sense: weddings performed December/06 through August/07 will bring a lucky prestige, stability and practical success to Pisces, but the south node position hints that, ultimately, Pisces might move toward a dead-end in this union, perhaps spiritually. Notice that I didn't use the word "love" or "happiness." It's a species of trade-off: you Pisceans can have a practical, successful, stable marriage if you wed December/06 to August/07, but perhaps (probably) you'll forfeit love. There is another subtle point here: Weddings are not marriages. Marriage is the binding of two people, in sex, in mortgage, in the kitchen and in raising kids, in waking up together in the morning, accepting loss together, working together, etc. A wedding is the cultural or legal ritual formalizing a marriage. If you already live together (say you have since, oh, 1999) and you want to wed in 2006 or 2007, then you can proceed without worries. But if your wedding would begin the entire marriage, then my cautions apply. One more thing: think of those qualities that the December/06-to-August/07 period does offer: stability, depth, financial and practical success. These qualities more properly belong to ambition than to love (though they'd be nice in love, too). There's your real success hint for the period beginning this December: you'll succeed most if you aim yourself toward career, ambition, recognition, prestige and relations with higher-ups. (If you envision attaining these through marriage - which in some societies is the only way women can advance - then you come again to what I've said above: that the love-oriented, spiritual side could disappoint if you marry now - or if you later marry someone you meet at this time.) Sorry for the confusion, guys! Next week, we'll look at ARIES and TAURUS' karmic outlook, and so on through the signs. Have a good week. Start Nothing: 4:23 p.m. to 5:33 p.m. Sun., 9:42 p.m. Tues. to 1:51 a.m. Wed., and 10:34 a.m. to 1:17 p.m. Fri. Aries March 21-April 19 The accent lies on paperwork, details, short trips, casual meetings, contacts, curiosity, and dealings with siblings. This year and most of next, romance is slow, themes of loyalty, or slow erosion of another's defenses, are paramount. Be patient. You could be attracted to a higher-up, or someone much older - or younger. Children are a big responsibility, but you feel closer to them, happier for that. Romance will temporarily ramp up to excitement levels June 3 through late July. This is your last week of friction on the home front. Taurus April 20-May 20 Focus on money, earning, buying and selling. Seek a pay raise, volunteer for overtime, pursue lucrative clients. You grow more charming, persuasive this week through June - yet the potential for domestic friction will increase from June 3 to July 22. Plunge into home improvement projects, to soak up this "stress energy." Friends and trips lead you to lucky destinations Sunday eve to Tuesday night - a valuable career doorway, a pleasing partnership opportunity, or a tempting relocation environment could appear! Home presents a gauntlet of minor frustrations Wednesday/Thursday. Romance, pleasure Friday/Saturday! Gemini May 21-June 20 Your charm, magnetism, style, energy and effectiveness are tops! In practical and relationship areas, pursue earlier (2005 or before) projects, rather than start new ones. Money, erratic or slippery the last month, will "gentle down" by Saturday - soon, you'll predict cash flows more accurately, earn more reliably. Wait until June 5, then resume bill payments and charity donations. Your inner life (or a secret love) grows sweet this week into June. Buy or sell Sunday night to Tuesday - your luck's big! Communications frustrate Wednesday/Thursday. Be home, peaceful Friday/Saturday. Cancer June 21-July 22 Lie low, rest, recuperate and contemplate. Your charisma is low. But your luck stays high in a general sense. You understand the world, you have a philosophical mellowness, you're determined when you need to be (about ambitions - especially Tuesday) and you enjoy the light pleasures of love, beauty, creativity and children. If only money wasn't so slim! Your intuition's great Sunday night, and your luck Monday, in investment, health, intimate encounters and lifestyle decisions: act! Be patient with money frustrations Wednesday/Thursday. Friends, trips and curiosity enliven Friday eve, Saturday. Leo July 23-Aug. 22 Wishes come true now into late June, Leo, especially in social, legal, wedding, educational, media, publishing, travel and career areas. Some of these - legal, educational, travel and media arenas - remain under a bit of a cloud this week. But June 3 (into late July) brings a breeze of hope, determination, and effectiveness that should dispel any clouds for a long time! Your sexual magnetism will rise during this period, also. Government, charity, spirituality, closed-door meetings and security investments yield rewards Sunday night to Tuesday eve. Your charisma, energy soar midweek! Virgo Aug. 23-Sept. 22 Ambitions, career, prestige situations and relations with higher-ups are slated. You're being observed, but you're also being welcomed. Put your best foot forward, be "competently sociable." The key time to make a good impression was/is last Friday/Saturday, and this week. June 5 onward will bring a significant project that combines your ambitions and your skills with finance, investment, investigation, closed-door politics, or other deep, semi-secret things. You could make a lifestyle change that affects your career, or vice-versa. Stakes will be high, higher-ups edgy. Success, happiness Sunday night, Monday/Tuesday! Libra Sept. 23-Oct. 22 A peaceful, mellow mood arrives. You might yearn for exotic vistas. This (through June) is an excellent period for learning, far travel, cultural rituals/involvements, and for love's gentle discussions (though it's not the best year for finding a new love). Soon, you'll experience a secret attraction or temptation. The same influence could instead bring financial, investment and research luck. If you're married, dally in the bedroom! This is your last week of hectic career demands or friction with bosses. Chase huge career luck Sunday night to Tuesday! Rest Saturday. Scorpio Oct. 23-Nov. 21 Research, investigate, invest, make lifestyle changes and seek intimacy. Discuss any pains with your doctor. Many Scorpios have been angered by lawsuits lately - and by my advice to avoid them. June 3 signals the end of this advice - if you're in, battle away, but watch authorities (all year). If you're not in, the danger passes. The same day begins two months of hard work and edgy bosses: be diplomatic, smile! Peer (and love) relationships grow affectionate now through June. Success looms in love, travel, legal, educational zones Sunday to Tuesday! Sagittarius Nov. 22-Dec. 21 Relationships rule. Others hold the aces, so be diplomatic and eager to join. Competition or co-operation, love or war - it's your choice. You've been through a lot since 1995, but so, probably, have the people you most crucially relate to. You're getting close to an understanding of this and related matters - ultimately in 2007, but even now you're sensing things, deep, subtle, nuanced things. Enlightenment is a flicker of time away! Sunday night to Tuesday opens the door to a deep, mysterious world: enter! Investments, intimacies hold valuable treasures! Capricorn Dec. 22-Jan. 19 Tackle chores and health concerns, especially Sunday afternoon. But leave the "rough stuff" (big re-organizations that might ruffle feathers, cutting or machinery tasks, tree felling, construction, demolition, etc.) until June 5 onward. Despite the work accent - or perhaps because of it - relationships continue to be fraught with friction, short tempers (and in some cases, hot attractions). These will cool next week onward, but before they do, Sunday night to Tuesday is an excellent time to iron out differences or make your plea for love, friendship, etc. Romance begins, mildly. Aquarius Jan. 20-Feb. 18 Life brings romance, pleasure, beauty, joy from children, vacation, creative and gambling urges, speculation and sports. Work demands remain hectic through June 3 (you'll succeed hugely with them Sunday night to Tuesday) but after this the pleasure principle takes over! All June/July, relationships will intensify strongly, especially with siblings and "casual" friends. This intensity can bring love or anger (or attraction disguised as anger). You'll be restless; will want to travel to "new lands" - a mini-emigration urge - but your home offers the sweetest beauty and affection all June. Pisces March 19-April 20 All June, affectionate communications and visits help you learn secrets or open doors to better health, improved investment strategies, or a far-off lifestyle change. (Not so far off - 2008/09 maybe?) Your deeper self, though, heads toward home, family, soul, the garden, nature, and all the basics. Contemplate. Go slowly; take naps, rejuvenate, because June 3 will begin seven weeks of intense work demands. Sunday night's lovely inspiration might trigger a mini-streak of luck in romantic, legal, learning, travel, creative and money zones Monday/Tuesday! Be patient with work frustrations mid-week. www.astralreflections.com. Email: timstephens@shaw.ca. For a reading: 604-261-1337. /30/