ASTRAL REFLECTIONS BY TIM STEPHENS APRIL 3 – 9, 2011 All times/dates are PDT. Some very lengthy “Start Nothing” periods this week and last hint that this is a time to rest, to commune with God, nature, spirit...these are nature’s Sabbaths. Remember, start nothing new before April 23. All luck comes from the past. CANCER, now through August 30, 2012, the Moon’s north and south nodes indicate that you’ll find a smooth, productive path if you tackle the task at hand, rather than delegating it to someone else. During this time, the universe will gently assist you in hands-on work, caring for dependents, in dealing with (or buying) machinery, tools, cars/trucks and computers. Turning an attentive eye to nutrition, diet, exercise, sanitation and preventive health – for yourself and/or your dependents – will bring benefits. During this period, bureaucracies and government agencies, civil servants, institutions (hospitals, charities, universities, jails, etc.) and the people who work in them can give you a headache, or simply delay you until a project or goal has lost its impetus, even its relevance. Avoid spending chunks of time in policy meetings, committees, head office, administration, and red-tape situations. Don’t try to run the world through delegation and/or policy pronouncements: use a hands-on approach. In your personal life, avoid withdrawal. A “hiding place” that promises privacy and security might be a subtle trap. Instead, engage others by serving them. LEO, until August 30, 2012, the Moon’s north lunar node will travel through your romantic sign, bringing ease of accomplishment, a subtle continuous boost, and a sense of serenity or gratification in romance, creative endeavours, speculation, teaching/raising children (K-12) and all pleasures that you dive impetuously into. This is one of those times when infatuation could lead to real love and happiness! (At the very least, pursuing any of these karmic areas will tend to make the rest of your life march along in a smooth, fruitful way.) Contrarily, being afraid to take a big chance, playing the field in romance, being so social that you prevent “mad love” from occurring, putting things off optimistically, saying “there’ll be better chances tomorrow,” going for entertainment rather than creativity – these will garner flat results at best, and, at worst, bring loss or disappointment. All these can be interpreted as risk-aversion; e.g., socializing = seeking safety in numbers. Putting things off optimistically excuses you from immediate, risky action – but in risk you will thrive! Start Nothing: 3:04 a.m. to 4:46 p.m. Mon., 4:02 p.m. Tues. to 4:22 a.m. Thurs., and 7:24 p.m. Fri. to 2:02 p.m. Sat. Aries March 21-April 19 Your energy, charisma and clout reach a yearly high, Aries! I didn’t add “effectiveness” because we’re in the middle of a Mercury retro period, a bad time to start anything new (lasting to April 23). Even so, your luck is strongly buoyant, and the “payoff” for past efforts or good deeds could arrive now (or anytime to early June). If you’re single, someone is attracted! Your charisma and energy are doubly strong Sunday/Monday – “lightning strikes!” Realize that you have to co-operate with a powerful, somewhat sluggish, but perhaps elevated individual. Grab the money Tuesday. A lucky week! Taurus April 20-May 20 Government agencies or “head office” steer your possibilities Sunday/Monday. Go with the flow. New circumstances, new trends, are entering your private world – now to 2019. You might soon be working with or attending a large corporation or institution. Don’t be fazed by this – you have the skills required. If stress builds, learn to relax, play golf, yoga, whatever. Fifteen years of career worry ends; 15 years of “wide friendships” begins. Rest, lie low Sunday/Monday. Something lucky brews beneath the surface or behind the scenes before Thursday. Chase money Thursday onward. Gemini May 21-June 20 Wishes come true, especially Sunday. Especially old wishes. Romance, or a flirty friendship, or happiness of another sort seems imminent – so does fulfillment around a legal, far travel, international or intellectual matter. But be realistic, cautious also – a “go slow” signal exists. Could mean “watch what you wish for,” or it might hint that wishes are fulfilled, but in a quiet or sober way. Your popularity is rising, friendly romance occurs, new friends come, especially Thursday onward. Optimism soars! (Retreat, rest Monday eve to midweek.) Fifteen years of “true career” begins. Cancer June 21-July 22 Be ambitious, this week and the next two. You could grab a promotion, or elevate your worth in the eyes of higher-ups (or cultivate a VIP and gain a prestigious new client, contract or business opening, etc.). This week starts with a jolt (of luck or nerves or ambition) Sunday. You’ll have to combine or merge competing situations to succeed – probably a need to reconcile home with career, gain your spouse’s or kids’ co-operation, etc. The potential for success is tremendous, so make every effort! This week begins 15 years of true understanding, spiritual recognition, and, resulting, true love. Leo July 23-Aug. 22 You’ve suffered 15 years of gullibility, deception, disillusionment and suspicion. (On the positive side, 15 years of spiritual awakening.) This week marks the end of that – though such long trends tend to dissolve slowly, now is the turn-around time. Think, contemplate the broad picture, and you should sense some clues to this change. The next 15 years bring a heightened sense of poetic mystery and nuance, sexual longing, deep spiritual intuition and subtle glamour – a better influence! The next eight years also feature mental awareness, and true love – wedded love. Sunday reveals! Virgo Aug. 23-Sept. 22 Sunday’s the center point of a huge life change. The actual events can have occurred in March, or can happen over the weeks ahead. But they center on this day, and this week. The events: a financial rearrangement or debt, a sexual lust or liaison, a commitment, a lifestyle change, a health diagnosis or surgery, a piece of detective work or research project. It’s destined to change your life. You’ll have to overcome financial “slowness” or caution. Believe in your luck! Be ambitious late week. Fifteen years of unhealthy relationships end: 15 years of “true relationship” begins. Libra Sept. 23-Oct. 22 Start nothing new before April 23. Look to the past or to ongoing ventures, relationships. Your success is inextricably tied to relationships, and/or to opportunities, relocation, litigation, negotiation, fame or the public. Sunday can bring a jolt in these – e.g., love at first sight – but without the infatuation, gooey-eyed stuff – this is alert, exciting, alive, realistic. Downplay your conservative, reluctant, sceptical or cautious side. (If someone says, “You look sad,” it’s a clue to brighten up!) Love “elevates” late week. Your employment picture changes now to 2025. Scorpio Oct. 23-Nov. 21 Something unexpected happens at work this week, especially Sunday. Follow safety procedures, don’t work while tired, be patient, careful with electricity, machines and computers, or avoid them if you can. I’ve emphasized the dangers, but there’s also luck here: you might be called into work because someone didn’t show, or you’re the trouble-shooter in an emergency, etc., which can set you up for praise, promotion now or soon. Be good-natured! Fifteen years of love’s obsessive puzzlement ends; 15 years of love’s good sweetness begins. You’ll believe me, come June/July and 2012! Sagittarius Nov. 22-Dec. 21 Sunday could provide a love shock. It’s illuminating. But it will only be lucky if you can balance impulse with caution (without letting caution win) and money or earnings considerations (or possessions) with your need to express yourself, to be yourself. (Sartre said we’re the slave of our possessions.) All that said, this is a hugely lucky week (and month, and quarter) for romance, children, creativity, school, travel, beauty, art, and speculation! Opportunities arise Thursday/Friday. Fifteen years of indecision, rootlessness, end; 15 years of “deep home” begin. Capricorn Dec. 22-Jan. 19 Start nothing new before April 23. A jolt might come to your domestic or property arena Sunday. (This day is merely the centre of two months of “jolt.”) Be careful with electricity around the house this day. On another level, events can jump-start you into a whole decade of new (money-earning) property dealings, new landscaping, new security initiatives (e.g., RSPs, 401 Ks) – despite the word “new” your success now will come from reprising a past goal, condition or contact. Believe in life, buy a home! Fifteen years of money anxiety end; 15 years of “chatty” friendship begin. Aquarius Jan. 20-Feb. 18 You might make a lively new friend this week. This person will not become a life-mate (or not a good one) but you can have lots of fun together. (The problem: a sadness or sombre streak in this person is a clue indicating their ability/tendency to restrict you or to connect too easily to your hidden side.) Despite this, real love is likely. Don’t start any new projects, especially in communications, paperwork or travel, before April 23. Your luck will come from past contacts, and it could be very bright luck! Be restful midweek. Romance, creative surges Thursday onward. Pisces Feb. 19-March 20 Start nothing new before April 23: deal with past or ongoing projects and relationships. A money, income, or possession situation could hold three things (all of some): great luck, career import, and “the future” of your earnings (for eight years). This last is highlighted Sunday, when a “jolt” might accompany it. If you can get past a certain scepticism about your own work or your own goals, this jolt could represent a splendid new path in earnings. (This path likely represents working with management or in government, large bureaucracies, charities or institutions.) A lucky week! www.astralreflections.com. Email: timstephens@shaw.ca. For a reading: 416-686-5014. /30/