ASTRAL REFLECTIONS BY TIM STEPHENS JUNE 15 - 21, 2008 All times/dates are PDT. A SAGITTARIAN wrote: "Your column of May 11-17 ends with: 'I guess hell hath no fury like love scorned.' And I am dutifully scorned. What makes a Sagittarius angry? Being left off a list that covers all signs except its own." Well, I wasn't actually going through a list in that column about anger. I tend to make up preambles as they occur to me. But I know how frustrating it is to be left out. Sage usually has a very healthy, quick temper, and doesn't need anything special to set it off - anything will do! On the plus side, Sage forgives easily, and can drop his/her anger moments later, and be cheerful again. It's a very forgiving sign (hint, hint). Sagittarius is impulsive, enthusiastic, and indecisive - sometimes pathologicallt indecisive. Dilettantes are often born under this sign - Sagittarius can take up the guitar one year, racecar driving the next, and the third year decide he/she wants to be a mathematics student. And then, and then_But a Sage who has found the right niche seldom strays from it. Sagittarius is generally happy with higher learning, the law, foreign travel, cultural duties, writing and publishing, religion, philosophy, anthropology and social sciences, political science, geography, and marketing or advertising concepts_ broad-minded sorts of things, abstract profundities. Sages are always on some sort of quest, looking for the truth. The worst Sage is the one who's convinced she/he's found it, and must tell it to anyone who'll listen. Sage can be pompous. But this sign is also very broadminded, fair, generous, very outgoing (though there are introvert types, too, usually studious ones). If you or your group need cheering up, invite a Sagittarian along. Psychologists have long suspected that optimism and good luck are related. Sagittarius is living proof: they're both cheerful and lucky. Sagittarians are also prone to stress - and a stressed Sage makes wrong lifestyle decisions, lacks enthusiasm, and often suffers chronic, difficult-to-diagnose health problems. Usually, with Sage, stress comes from self-repression. Over the last 12-13 years (1996-2008) many Sages have grown more shy, less cheerful, more withdrawn - and dangerously close to repression. Now's the time to snap out of it, for this trend is almost over - for 230 years! Sagittarians should never decide on any course of action they don't feel enthusiastic about. And members of this sign should never, ever cheat or collude in their career - if they do, their own conscience will destroy their enjoyment of and commitment to that career. Start Nothing: 2:30 p.m. Sun. to 2:19 a.m. Mon., 2:37 p.m. to 2:52 p.m. Wed., and 12:02 p.m. Fri. to 2:33 a.m. Sat. Aries March 21-April 19 The accent lies on travel, errands, curiosity, details, communications, siblings and casual contacts. Thursday ends delays in these, so clear things up, finish tasks - a new "world" will absorb you from Friday onward. Mysteries, large finances and intimacy lure you Sunday, but not too luckily. Wisdom and a mellow mood come Monday to Wednesday afternoon. All week, especially Tuesday to Friday, you might confront the specter of change or deep disagreement in a marital, domestic, retirement or security area. Luck and affection loom in these - but with portents of change! Taurus April 20-May 20 Clear up money matters. A few weeks of delay in this arena ends now (Thursday) so you can soon charge ahead with financial and other matters. Your attention, and your luck, switches soon - Friday - to communications, short trips, paperwork, details, errands and curiosity. All week, especially Tuesday to Friday, deep change looms in these areas. You might be due to buy a new car, or switch friends, or use different software. Two friends or relatives might be going through a (silent) separation or struggle. Give compassion, advice, nothing else. Gemini May 21-June 20 Delays, confusions and mistakes end Thursday - but you might remain as undecided about who, what to chase - and where - as you were a month or two ago. Friday begins a rather fortunate money month - but this whole week, especially Tuesday to Friday, hints at deep, life-affecting money-related changes. Could be to your income, earnings sources, to your possessions (e.g., buying/selling your house) and investments, and, to a subtle degree, to your sensual world. These, in turn, will change your future goals and social life. Be aware of others' needs. Cancer June 21-July 22 The indecision and delays of the past three weeks end Thursday (though they didn't affect you very much). Clean up a few lingering tasks in governmental, management, health and charity interests, especially Monday to Wednesday noon. Rest and contemplate - a major shift is building in key relationships. Sunday's romantic. Your energy, charisma, luck and effectiveness soar Friday into late July. Emerge from your lair to greet the world! You can start big, significant projects, call in favors, ask for aid and receive praise and attention - all Friday onward. Leo July 23-Aug. 22 The delays, indecision and mistakes of recent weeks will end Thursday morning, so you can then press forward with practical and serious projects. But that day also signals the end of a light, blithe, fun period. Friday to late July, turn more inward, seek spiritual and charitable paths, rest, contemplate, and deal with government agencies and "head office." Realize deep changes are slated for this zone - and your employment arena - though they might remain "underground" for a time, even years. Surf a winning, creative, romantic wave Monday to Wednesday! Virgo Aug. 23-Sept. 22 Delays and indecision end Thursday - you'll soon be able to clean up and prune wasteful directions in your career and ambitions, and can launch new successful initiatives. Before that, Monday to Wednesday, sink deeply into rest, contemplation - examine what went wrong, where you stand, and what/who you can "stand on" going forward. Reestablish your base. By Friday, you'll enter a month of fun, flirtation, social delights, optimism and fresh vistas! All week, be alert to clues that your social and romantic situation - indeed your whole future - face deep changes. Libra Sept. 23-Oct. 22 Continue to deal with past affairs (including former/returned loves) until Thursday. (Indecisions and delays end on that day.) By Friday, you enter a month-long trend of ambition, duty, prestige and dealings with higher-ups. If an old flame has returned lately, decide whether to leave him/her in the dust, or enfold him/her into your life. Be alert to clues that your career and domestic situation face major change. Now to August, search for a new home or retirement retreat. Be ready to commit/buy September onward. Clues arrive Wednesday eve to Friday. Scorpio Oct. 23-Nov. 21 Thursday onward, you'll emerge from a morass of desires, urges, indecision, retracing steps, impulses and obstacles - not by bowling these obstacles over, but by growing mellow about the whole thing. Sometimes seemingly simply relaxing and letting life flow can solve major problems. That's "you" over the weeks ahead - mellow, understanding, thoughtful and open to knowledge. Your newly calm personality can attract suitors and friends. If you're in a love relationship, expect some sweet days! Discern hints that legal, travel, communications and cultural venues are changing - forever. Sagittarius Nov. 22-Dec. 21 Delays, misunderstandings and indecision in relationships will end Thursday. The very next day, a month of intimacy, commitment, funding, secrets - all the deeper sides of relationships - begins. Earlier, Sunday requires rest and contemplation. Your energy soars Monday to Wednesday, which might bring someone to you. All week, clues point to changes, not immediately obvious ones, in your financial, investment, sexual, lifestyle and health zones. If you sense these, or the need for them, you'll be on the right track for the month ahead. Chase money Wednesday eve to Friday. Capricorn Dec. 22-Jan. 19 Delays end in work, machinery, health and similar unexciting zones. (But don't start anything new, nor purchase, before Thursday.) You're happy and optimistic Sunday. Retreat for some rest and quietude Monday to Wednesday noon. Your energy and charisma surge upward this afternoon through Friday - yet you begin, Friday, a month wherein others will have the essential power, charisma and energy. Find a middle ground - realize almost no one, all things being equal, will "overcome" you this year, nor in the 17 years ahead. Your deep transformation affects relationships! Aquarius Jan. 20-Feb. 18 Delays and confusion end in romantic, creative, pleasure-oriented and child-related zones. (And in sexual, financial and health arenas.) You can finally move forward in these, Thursday onward. Unfortunately, Friday begins a month of work, chores, machinery and health concerns, so you might not have much time for romance, et al. If the past month has brought an old flame, decide now whether it's a keeper or not. Rest Wednesday-Friday - contemplate a deep, powerful (perhaps subtle) change that's coming to your security, duties, allegiances, government relations, and your spiritual world. Pisces Feb. 19-March 20 By Thursday, delays and confusion end, especially in domestic and security concerns. Indecision slowly ebbs. You have two light but important chores to accomplish in these domestic zones - tackle them Thursday to early July, when they're easy. Friday begins a month of romance, passion, creative surges, vacation, beauty, and a speculative winning streak! You're going directly to pleasure! But be alert - in both pleasure and social arenas, a subtle, deep, long-lasting change looms. It will evolve over the next two decades, but "kicks off" this week, especially Wednesday-Friday. www.astralreflections.com. Email: timstephens@shaw.ca. For a reading: 604-261-1337. /30/