ASTRAL REFLECTIONS BY TIM STEPHENS FEBRUARY 19 – 25, 2012 All times/dates are PST. Remember Bill Clinton’s gaffes during Hilary’s primary campaign? Remember his grouchy, negative, foul mood? At that time, the lunar south node was traversing his sun sign. Now that south node is transiting Newt Gingrich’s sun sign (GEMINI) – and you can see the negativity pouring out of Newt – and the consequent bad luck. Oddly, though, the south node was also going through Obama’s sun sign when he won the primaries. But notice two things about Newt and Bill: resentment, a dark mood. Obama held his smile, believed in a benevolent universe, and pursued contact (all antidotes to the south node) – and he won. If Newt makes it to the candidacy (unlikely) he will prove unusually lucky. LIBRA, your love life splits in two this year. The first half is sexy, mysterious, intimate, and holds the possibility of deep (and mostly lucky) consequence. You could become pregnant if you don’t practice birth control. If you’re married, you will need to regenerate the boudoir side; otherwise, unsavoury temptations could arise. If you’re single, you might meet someone with whom you share a splendid physical compatibility, but the cup of your relationship might not quite be full enough to drink the deep, long draughts of marriage. Even so, you might feel like marrying, making it official, and you’ll puzzle over this sweet possibility from April through July. From June onward (to June 2013) the emphasis changes from physical bonding to a more cheerful, social love. This might occur with the pre-June love, but it might also occur with someone new. The summer holds various pitfalls of over-optimism, but from September onward, splendid relationships arise, and you are free to walk down love’s broad path with the right one. SCORPIO, your love life has just entered the biggest boost it will ever get – a fifteen year one that began February 3. You will likely, during these fifteen years, find great harmony with Capricorns and Pisceans, not so much with Taurus, Libra and Aquarians. (Those last two are seldom compatible, anyway.) Your social life slows a bit February to mid-April, then picks up again, strongly, to July. This is important because socializing now tends to introduce you to co-workers and sexy members of the opposite sex. But even more importantly, until mid-June you will meet (if you didn’t in the last half of 2011) cheerful, optimistic, honourable and attractive people – one of these represents a very viable marriage mate (and/or financial partner). March brings romance with a sweet, affectionate but subtly challenging person. This is mate material! May repeats this mating opportunity. April through early August can bring a very intimate physical affair, one you might indecisively mull over May/June. June starts an entire year of huge opportunities for lust, intimacy and pregnancy – every action has a consequence, and great benefits for the honest. DON’T chase someone already attached, especially in October. Start Nothing: 1:22 a.m. to 2:28 a.m. Sun., 8:17 a.m. to 9:31 a.m. Tues., and 6:24 p.m. Wed. to 6:48 p.m. Thurs. Aries March 21-April 19 You enter a month of quietude. Be charitable; reconnect with your inner, spiritual core. Meditate, contemplate. Connect with old, faithful friends and relatives, visit shut-ins, volunteer at the hospital or food line. Deal with the government – do your tax return early, etc. This is a month to rejuvenate, to catch your breath for the very active months to follow. You’re going to be working overtime to June, then travelling and visiting much more than usual June into 2013, so rest deeply now. Your hopes rise Sunday/Monday. Retreat midweek. Your energy rises nicely Friday/Saturday. Taurus April 20-May 20 Your dreams could come true in the next few weeks, Taurus. This dream – wish – is likely to involve social life or a chunk of money (an investment or debt or family assets) a change of lifestyle, a research finding, or a health matter. Don’t look for it too assiduously, as luck likes a free rein. (The best wishes are fleeting ones: jaw-clenched, super-concentration wishes rarely come true.) Your popularity rises, ditto your optimism, flirtatiousness and general joy! (Especially Tuesday to Thursday.) Be ambitious Sunday/Monday. Retreat to plan, rest and think Friday/Saturday. Gemini May 21-June 20 The weeks ahead hold career opportunities and tests, deadlines, performance demands, and events that can affect your reputation. You’ve had a rough 15 years, Gemini, especially this past year. If you’ve lost, perhaps you regain now. If you’ve cheated, you lose now – or someone calls you on it. On the positive side, you have just entered (February 3) a 15-year “true career” phase – whatever you do, going forward, will use your best talents, and raise you to your true height. Clues abound midweek, especially Tuesday. Early week’s mellow, loving. Joy and popularity Friday/Saturday! Cancer June 21-July 22 A month of gentle, loving wisdom starts now. Themes of international travel, import-export, law, higher learning, religion, philosophy and culture – one or some – will arise, especially this Tuesday to Thursday. This is a good time to study new subjects, to expand your consciousness. Authorities, VIPs and higher-ups will favour you, even though you won’t work particularly hard. Messages have a double meaning, or grow more profound with a second glance. Mysteries, lust (for money or bodies) and health decisions arise Sunday/Monday – good stuff here! Be ambitious Friday/Saturday. Leo July 23-Aug. 22 The weeks ahead emphasize mysteries, sexual urges, large finances, lifestyle changes, health matters that need to be diagnosed, commitments and consequences. What has been in the open (emotional attraction, funding negotiations, opportunities) now veers into the confidential and actual – sexual intimacy, commitment to funding, etc. This entire sector has just been reborn. For 15 years, your intuition will grow more accurate, your subconscious will rise to the surface. You’ll see deeply into events/people. Sunday/Monday highlight relationships; Tuesday-Thursday bring their depths. Virgo Aug. 23-Sept. 22 Relationships come front and center for the next few weeks, Virgo. This area has changed deeply but almost imperceptibly in the last month. You have left a “co-operative partnership” love theme, to enter a “mystery/fascination” love theme. Light, surface-gliding emotions will fly away as the wind of attraction flows into your life. Remember one thing for 15 years: if you have an ulterior motive, relationships will deceive and disillusion you. If you have unselfish motives, you will see everyone with new clarity, and love will bless you. Clues arrive midweek, especially Tuesday morn. Libra Sept. 23-Oct. 22 The weeks ahead hold many chores, some drudgery, some boredom. Tackle health concerns, dress and eat sensibly, and get proper rest. Not all will be boring, as a sweet relationship continues to intrigue you, especially this week – Sunday/Monday and Thursday night to Saturday. (But deep down you probably realize this person won’t make a good long-term mate – that person won’t show until June onward – and the best will show late September onwards. Still, this affair, if it blossoms, will please and delight you for awhile.) A new work project might begin midweek – all’s smooth! Scorpio Oct. 23-Nov. 21 Romance won’t be a stranger this week or the next few! (But you’d do best to strike before March, as a slowdown and indecision will come to intimate affairs that month.) Another influence promises that you will face major opportunities this year, in relocation, business, public dealings, money – and love. You could meet a life-mate now. (But there’s no rush – many chances occur in the next 15 years. Still, why bypass this splendid one? You can’t know beforehand which one will “stick.”) Pleasure, beauty, charming kids and creative and speculative success round out the month ahead. Sagittarius Nov. 22-Dec. 21 Settle into home, family and nature during the weeks ahead. Nap often. Revise your diet. End unproductive projects, circumstances and relationships. Make way for the new, which is coming June onward, in big ways. Tuesday to Thursday shows you where your security and your “soul” lie. Earlier, Sunday/Monday bring messages, travel, calls, paperwork and casual friends. Your romantic, creative and risk-taking side rises to the surface Friday/Saturday – but this is not a time for expansion; rather, “pulling in” fits your mood. The whole week is smooth, easy. Complete new chores. Capricorn Dec. 22-Jan. 19 A month of travel, paperwork, details, errands, calls and visits starts now. You’ll be busy (especially this midweek) but nothing big’s at stake, so you can “relax in the doing.” You are becoming very intuitive about calling, writing, where information lies, who’s good to befriend now, who not. Use this –respond to, follow, the small, invisible nudge you feel whenever the idea of contacting someone arises. This ability will grow – for fifteen years. Until July, continue to be wary of legal hassles, cautious in international affairs. Chase money Sunday/Monday. Home, Friday on. Aquarius Jan. 20-Feb. 18 The weeks ahead emphasize money, income, possessions, purchases, rote learning, memory, and sensual attractions. Seek more responsibilities, a pay raise, new clients, etc. In dealing with people and situations, you’ll gain more if you accept things at face value – digging deep would tend to waste time and prevent opportunities from reaching a final stage. Your charm and energy surge Sunday/Monday – start something, impress someone! All those money themes arise midweek. Trips, calls, casual friends and new information come Thursday night to Saturday – be curious Saturday morning. Pisces Feb. 19-March 20 Your energy, charisma, effectiveness and sense of timing shoot to the roof, now to late March. Get out, see and be seen, ask favours, and start projects – but don’t start anything you can’t finish quickly (or at least put on a solid first step) as March brings a slowdown and indecision, especially in money zones. Retreat from the crowd Sunday/Monday. Think, and plan your next week or two. Put your plans in motion Tuesday/Wednesday, when you’re at the top of your effectiveness. Money and income affairs might surprise Thursday eve to Friday noon, then bless you into Saturday. www.astralreflections.com Email: timstephens@shaw.ca /30/