ASTRAL REFLECTIONS BY TIM STEPHENS DECEMBER 26, 2010 TO JANUARY 1, 2011 All times/dates are PST. I saw a financial pundit on television the other day (Jim Cramer) crowing - crowing! boasting! - that the Dow has just reached its level from 10 years ago! Boasting! Don't these money-fish realize their school is being harvested by the sharks of destiny? Ah, well, back to the luck cycles: VIRGO, your luck for the first half of 2011 (January 22 to June 4) is mysterious, semi-hidden, powerful and whole-life affecting. This is a splendid time to change your lifestyle, either in small but potent ways such as making your diet healthier, or in large ways such as moving or purchasing a new abode. You can change your life from the inside out. Sexual intimacy is a likely "agent of change." If you're young, pregnancy is "very available." You might find a warm heart, a warm bed and a warm house all in one package! (But read your 2011 "Year Ahead" also.) Follow your hunches, be brave enough to act despite "unknowns." And act quickly, for opportunities will speed by during this cycle. Your personal income will continue to be a bit restricted or slim, but you can make very lucky investments; one might eventually contribute more to your welfare than wages would. However, don't buy an investment that might require more financial input than your income can support (and be conservative when estimating your income). LIBRA, late January to June 4 brings one of the most potent relationship opportunities in many years - and it has a double significance, for this short period also kick-starts an 8-year "romance and marriage" phase. You can meet love's open door anywhere, but especially while travelling (even on the bus to work) or while engaged with media (from picking up a newspaper to texting on your mobile). Undeveloped areas (camping, third world countries) are filled with prospects. Be outgoing, responsive and don't ponder someone's approach too long - chances come swiftly and go swiftly during these five months! Love won't be your only opportunity: splendid luck will accompany you in relocating, dealing with the public, seeking fame, negotiations and agreements, partnerships and business dealings - in any situation where you go out from yourself, to the "other." Be attuned to other people's desires and needs - therein lies your success! Two scenarios are possible: 1) you could be rewarded now for past efforts, or 2) you can begin ventures which will meet with reward in the future. Start Nothing: 4:20 a.m. to 9:38 a.m. Mon., 7:05 a.m. to 12:49 p.m. Wed., and 11:57 a.m. to 5:21 p.m. Fri. Aries March 21-April 19 Be ambitious, Aries - show talents, display support for others, work hard, protect projects, but launch new ideas, ventures Thursday onward, not before. Sunday will be chore-filled. Relationships loom in importance Monday/Tuesday, but friction is more prevalent than harmony. Realize this is not your decade to win wars - battles maybe, not wars. (On the other hand, you can hop on an elevator of accomplishment if you cooperate.) Deep changes, finances, intimacy and health factors head for a successful conclusion Wednesday to Friday. Delays end! Saturday's gentle, happy and wise! Taurus April 20-May 20 Wider understanding, compassion, love, far travel, legal matters, advertising, statistics, insurance, religion, concepts, higher education - these come to the fore. Life feels more serene. Still, there are numerous problems Sunday to Wednesday morning - in these very areas. These are complex, subtle problems, in which solutions and causes seem to mingle. Your best approach, unless you have a clear idea, is to sit and wait it out. Recent delays end by Thursday, so you can march forth in relationships, love, negotiations and contracts this day forward. Friday morning's lucky for these! Gemini May 21-June 20 Mysteries, secrets, psychological depths, intimacy, sexual yearnings, subconscious promptings, large finances, investments and debt, lifestyle changes and commitments - these fill your days over the weeks ahead. Don't start anything (especially in these areas) before Thursday. You would get caught in an eternal circling around a problem. But Thursday onward promises success. (However, realize this is not a big investment year, with the exception of investment in your own career/business.) Health matters are significant for several weeks. Enlist a doctor, if needed. Relationships please Saturday. Cancer June 21-July 22 The accent lies on relationships, agreements, negotiations, relocation, opportunities, dealings with the public, and love. This area has become the prime one of your life, and will remain so to at least 2024. You've already discovered that others are more stubborn, yet more attractive than they were last decade, and that you must change to accommodate them. Another hint of this arrives Sunday. The choice is love or alienation: nothing in-between. Arguments might arise to mid-week (Wednesday). Be diplomatic! Romance, exciting meetings arise Wednesday to Friday. Woo someone! Leo July 23-Aug. 22 Work and machinery, health and nutrition issues fill this week and the next few. Your work scene is changing deeply this decade; Sunday holds a clue, perhaps a monetary one. Buy nothing and start nothing before Thursday. (Thursday through Friday morning are excellent for purchasing property, starting renovations, establishing new food regimens, etc. But watch water levels/leaks, and ignore another's implication about future worth.) Generally, problems pile up to Wednesday, then disappear - you're on a winning streak to January 4 (in work, not poker!). Take advantage, march forward. Virgo Aug. 23-Sept. 22 Sweet love and a winning streak fill the weeks ahead! If single, you'll definitely be attracted to someone. An "instant wedding" could occur. However, realize two things: one, anyone first met (or affair begun) Sunday through Wednesday will always contain jealousy or resentment; and two, in general, loves begun between 2004 and next March (2011) will tend toward unpredictable surprises and sudden changes. Take care with money Monday/Tuesday. Friends, travel and communications veer toward success Thursday/Friday. Home, family, or an intimate crowd please you most Friday eve, Saturday. Libra Sept. 23-Oct. 22 Delays end Thursday. Don't start anything before then. This week and the next few nudge you into domestic surroundings and a restful stance. Various problems arise Sunday to Wednesday. You might decide to end a relationship. This is complex, with pluses and minuses. If you feel a calm, quiet disappointment about this situation, that's your answer. Sunday provides one more clue that this decade focuses on a deep, major change of home. That might be a change of address, or other change. It's necessary, so flow with it. Chase money Thursday through Friday morning: your luck's high! Scorpio Oct. 23-Nov. 21 Don't start any projects or relationships before Thursday. Communications, travel, casual friendships, paperwork and details fill this week and the next few - they will transform this entire decade. Shorter-term, problems and flaws become apparent in these Sunday to Wednesday, connected to work issues or more private, secret shortcomings. Well, work with a good heart. By Wednesday p.m. your energy and charisma rise, and you're headed toward success, harmony, even love, by Friday daytime! Friday night and Saturday are easy, sensual, good for spending and wooing (not necessarily linked). Sagittarius Nov. 22-Dec. 21 The weeks ahead feature money, earnings, spending, selling, possessions and rote learning. A major change rolls slowly through this zone all this decade and half of next. You can build a castle of money! Sunday holds a clue, probably involving your career, ambitions or status. You're happy Monday to Wednesday, but you face problems and barriers in money and social wishes: be patient. Though you're tired Thursday/Friday, luck accompanies government or school applications, spiritual and charity efforts. Your energy and charisma rise in time for a New Year's party! Recent delays end. Capricorn Dec. 22-Jan. 19 Your energy, charisma and confidence surge - for a few weeks. But don't start anything before Thursday. Until then, handle two concerns: one, you must decide between ending or investing further (more time/effort) in a particular ambition or career direction. If you can't decide, wait until Thursday/Friday, when you'll get a lucky glimpse of your future, and how to get there. The second concern is more important, and centers on Sunday: your entire "self" is changing: what you want, and want to be. Think this through Sunday, ponder, take your thoughts seriously. All is good! Aquarius Jan. 20-Feb. 18 Continue to lie low, rest and contemplate for the few weeks ahead, Aquarius. You'll deal with government agencies, institutions or charitable agencies. Be spiritual. Plan for the future - but don't make any plans before Thursday. Sunday to Wednesday contains a few subtle hints that your inner world needs transformation. Perhaps your inner anger doesn't "fit" your larger sense of right and wrong. What's out of kilter? Be ambitious Thursday through Friday morning - your efforts could end with a stroke of luck! Your social side and optimism emerge just in time for New Years! Pisces Feb. 19-March 20 Wishes come true, flirtations invite you, and your popularity rises, Pisces - this week and the next couple. Plans and optimism hover around money and possessions. However, proceed cautiously before Thursday - start nothing, not even a relationship. And realize your hopes and your "net worth" are not in agreement - and "net worth" has the final say. Your hopes need a revision, as Sunday will show (subtly or not). When your view turns unselfish, turns to wider topics such as real love, true luck and success enter - Thursday into Friday morning. Saturday's ambition is achievable! www.astralreflection.com. Email: timstephens@shaw.ca. For a reading: 416-686-5014. /30/