ASTRAL REFLECTIONS BY TIM STEPHENS JULY 22 - 28, 2007 All times/dates are PDT. AQUARIUS, during the 17 years from 2008 to 2024, your career will tend to merge with the background, or to retreat to the background side of your life. That doesn't mean it will grow less important, but that it will have less to do with other parts of your life, such as love, friendships, hobbies, creative pursuits, etc. During this long phase, your work will include more and more elements of management, warehousing, supplies and logistics, research, automation or assembly lines, interfacing with government agencies or institutions, or involvements with health or spiritual concerns. You might even join the government, be called to head office, etc. You might be asked to join a semi-secret organization or a key charity; you might be called to attend policy meetings and committees. Though 2007 is generally lucky for you, you might have met resistance if you have tried to start a new career or new ambition projects. This isn't bad luck or lack of skills. Rather, 07 coincides with the end of one long career cycle (since 1995) and the 2008-24 phase has not yet begun. Starting a new ambition-linked project now would be a bit like trying to run on ice or build a house from water - the cosmos isn't co-operating because the elements of your new career aren't yet in existence. But 2008 will supply those elements, in major, lucky ways. So be alert to clues in 08, and astute enough to follow them. New vistas of power and profit await you! One of your life-long Aquarian priorities is friendship - these have increased nicely this year (or at the very least, a door has opened to a new social circle). But overall the 2003-to-2010 period focuses you so strongly on money and possessions that friendships and partying take a temporary breather. That will change markedly from 2011 through 2017, when you'll dive into the excitement of short trips, intellectual curiosity, spontaneous conversations with friends and strangers. You'll glow with social happiness! 2011 will also bring the end of 16 years of indecision and "elusive reality." Since 1996, you've become a bit of an enigma to others; they've found you uncharacteristically irresolute and evasive. You've pondered questions, nuances and feelings, intuitions and insights that just couldn't be expressed easily or reduced to logical explanation. Actually, you've received a shot of spirituality - and will continue receiving it until 2011. Your nearest "big luck" month is August, 2007 - a relationship, relocation or agreement could catapult you to happiness! Your next big luck year is 2009 - a dream will come true! Start nothing: Before 1:18 a.m. Sun., 3:30 a.m. to 1:29 p.m. Tues., 5:13 p.m. to 11:21 p.m. Thurs., and after 7:23 p.m. Sat. Aries March 21-April 19 Stagnation ends - you'll greet adventure and romance this week and the next few! Take risks, express your feelings, especially if you're attracted to someone. You'll be on a winning streak for 4 weeks. In love, joy will mingle with seriousness - perhaps demanding a commitment to responsibility in 24 days (August 18-22). Money continues to pour your way, but save - seemingly essential expenditures aren't essential. Illusion, fuzzy thinking occurs Sunday to Tuesday. Wednesday opens a whole new world, in travel, intellectual and love zones! Be ambitious Friday/Saturday - success seems imminent. Taurus April 20-May 20 Your magnetism continues to attract (or anger) others, especially if you're male. You'll notice this Sunday/Monday, as relationships come front and center. Sunday begins a month of domesticity, security, family and property involvements - you'll feel a bit sluggish, so get plenty of R&R. In about 4 weeks you'll need to make a serious decision or commitment in this area - an investment for your kids' education/future, a home purchase or reno project, etc. Though serious, all this is lucky, too! Be sure to commit yourself BEFORE August 23. Happiness, Friday/Saturday! Gemini May 21-June 20 Be wary with an Aries friend - though goodhearted, he/she sees your flaws, might offer support/shelter with strings attached. Your wanderlust grows - be curious, seek new sights, read, travel, communicate. By mid-late August you could come to a place that represents a mystery to be solved, a sexual attraction, an investment, or a lifestyle change - or all in one. Your '07 luck in relocation, partnerships, marriage, divorce, dealings with the public, contracts and negotiations, and possible fame comes to a peak. Need advice for your future? Ask a Taurus. Cancer June 21-July 22 The emphasis lies on money, income, possessions, memories and casual sensual attractions now through late August. 2007 is a lucky work year, and the 4 weeks ahead let you grab the monetary side of that luck - seek more work, a pay raise, lucrative clients, etc. Speak up! You can sell unwanted items. A money project, contact or theme that entered in June still has "legs" - it will return in August, last to October. Sunday/Monday bring beauty, pleasure, creativity and romance. Work hard mid-week, grab more Wednesday. Relationships please Friday/Saturday! Leo July 23-Aug. 22 Your magnetism, vitality, effectiveness, clout and general luck take a big step upward! Tackle chores that you've found difficult. Start big new things. (In artistic, romantic, creative, child-oriented and speculative areas, start August 6 to 22.) Don't hesitate - to succeed this autumn/winter, you need to make a solid beginning before September. VIPs, parents and bosses are temperamental, but from August 6 onward you escape their notice, and can burst into a new world of hope, friendship, popularity and happiness - follow love's trail! Deception lurks Sunday to Tuesday. Wednesday's lucky! Virgo Aug. 23-Sept. 22 Shore up your security, rest, and pamper your health. Through August 22, get your life in order - all your life. Deal with the government, do tax, retirement and investment planning; pay bills, fix the basement. Reinforce the relationships you want to keep, but cut away the tendrils of weeds and hangers-on. Prune your garden - and if you haven't already in 2007, buy a home, change homes, find a better rental, etc. - because life's pageant will march through in 2008 onward! Where you are equates to what opportunities you'll greet. Libra Sept. 23-Oct. 22 Mysteries, sexual attractions, impulsive investing/financing, research and investigations-these continue. You might have felt a need to "fight back" since last May. Or - perhaps "and" - you've felt the urge to embrace others and their causes. A fighting mood could lead to legal hassles by August/September. Go slow - until July 31, your sexual and assertive urges could lead to a disappointment of hopes. On the plus side, social joys, optimism, plans for the future and bright horizons draw you now to August 22. Make hay, Libra - flirt, ask, chase happiness! Scorpio Oct. 23-Nov. 21 The weeks ahead feature your ambitions, status situations, and dealings with VIPs, parents and higher-ups. This trend grows to a serious conclusion by August 18-21. Do all you can to further your progress up life's ladder - you could be surprised by how fortunately this turns out. Aim for a pay raise, more hours or responsibility, etc. (Especially Wednesday morning - ask for everything, ask "big!") You're ending a long, long period that focused on earnings and possessions. Life will "lighten" from 2008-2024, as more social, intellectual and emotional goals enter. Sagittarius Nov. 22-Dec. 21 Your mood, optimism, understanding and attractiveness are all growing strongly in 2007. You have one more "lesson" to greet now through August 22 - it's a sweet lesson, could be in the book of love, of far travel, higher education, cultural involvements or rituals. Dive in, Sage - happiness will result! But one caution: that date is firm. After August 22, shy away from commitments in these arenas. (I advise against starting college, getting wed, etc. September through February 18/08.) Work's hectic and heavy - don't let it prevent those better things! Capricorn Dec. 22-Jan. 19 Your life will change immensely 2008 onward. What you do in the weeks ahead (to August 22) could be the seed of that change. Study your life for a few days, then look for opportunities to expand, plant, invest, change your lifestyle, launch fertile projects and cure health problems. Dig deep, research! What you launch now gets very serious August 18-22 (and might run into problems around July 24 and 31 -- problems you can solve). The best "launches" occur after August 5, so proceed calmly, be deliberate, not rushed. Aquarius Jan. 20-Feb. 18 Relationships dominate the weeks ahead. You're meeting more people than usual this year. Among them, now to August 22, could be a very significant friend, or, in special cases, a life mate. Relocation, contracts, agreements, negotiations, business opportunities or partnerships are also possible. All these run into a snag or two July 24 and 31, but from then on they proceed to a serious conclusion in mid-late August. Excitement and new horizons fill the air, your popularity gets a boost, and a wish could come true via another's goodwill! Pisces Feb. 19-March 20 A pile of work comes your way now to August 22 - but this is one of the luckiest piles of work you could ask for. Plunge in, for your career prospects couldn't be better. Impress higher-ups and parents, start ambitious projects, ask for more responsibilities, etc. Projects begun after August 5 might have more future luck, might grow bigger, than those started before that. Don't communicate too assertively - this might cause resentment and difficulties around July 24 and 31. Someone sweet will wander into your sphere soon - remain independent. www.astralreflections.com. Email: timstephens@shaw.ca. For a reading: 604-261-1337. /30/