ASTRAL REFLECTIONS
BY TIM STEPHENS
MAY 27 – JUNE 2, 2012  

	All times/dates are PDT.
	CANCER, from June 11, 2012 to late June 2013, Jupiter, the planet of expansion and great good luck, travels through your 12th sector. This is the region of warehouses and assembly lines, hospitals and institutions, of government and civil servants, of spirituality, and of protection – but whatever/whoever protects you also erects boundaries around you. This is where you sleep, and dream. Where you meditate and practice yoga, or go for a delicious afternoon nap. These areas will be flooded with either good luck, but you must stay current. If you neglect an important chore, it expands, causing you to even more work. E.g., if you haven’t filed your taxes, they come due, in a big, enlarged version. This year is excellent for therapy, family counselling, finding (or being) an agent, for contemplation, research and planning for 2013/14 (your next lucky year). Seek government help – it’s available, from advice to coffer-filling largesse!
	LEO, expect your popularity to soar from June 2012 through June 2013. Your love planet, Jupiter, travels through your social sign, bringing a wave of friends, light romance, flirtations, social events and group affairs, from a Saturday night party to a full-fledged political or business convention. You could meet a significant member of the opposite sex in a group setting – and since a long period of relationship deception/mistrust (1998- early 2012) is over, you’re free to weld healthy bonds, even to marry for a life of happiness. Whatever you do, Leo, join at least one club or group this summer-to-summer year: your membership will prove fortunate for your overall life, and could trigger benefits for more than a decade.
	This period boosts your optimism, fills the sails of your confidence. You can look toward the future with hope and expectation. Two (or four) major life wishes can come true now – probably involving love, a creative talent, children, or a speculative risk. 
	VIRGO, June 2012 to June 2013 brings a shining light to your career, prestige, and status concerns. From June through late August, benefits are mixed in your ambition zone – your luck is high and growing, but some subtle karma might hold you back or delay anticipated events. Don’t push or take any shortcuts (moral or otherwise) during these three months, or you’ll trigger a chain-reaction backlash. Save your biggest efforts for September 2012 through June 2013. Some of you have already (since April)  experienced growth and good luck in career. If so, keep slogging, for everything you do adds a bit more to the record of accomplishment you’re building. 
	During this June-to-June year, you might have to terminate one job to be open for a better one. (DON’T initiate this before September). You might also find that real estate, or your home or family, are a crucial element in your rise – for rise you will. Even retired Virgos will experience a boost in neighbourhood status. Be optimistic, Virgo – success is coming!


Start Nothing: 4:54 p.m. to 11:06 p.m. Sun., 10:50 p.m. Tues. to 3:46 a.m. Wed., and 6:31 p.m. Thurs. to 5:31 a.m. Fri.

Aries   March 21-April 19
The big chores continue, Aries, but the overall scene – and your mood – have grown more lively, conversational, restless and travel-prone. Your curiosity will grow over the 13 months ahead (powerfully during this June) and introduce you to some new, simpatico people and ideas. If your hard work is producing extra money, store it away – September (into February 2014) will bring a bit of belt-tightening. Sunday’s romantic, pleasurable. Tackle chores Monday/Tuesday. Midweek brings relationships – hard Wednesday, great Thursday (morn). Golden mysteries, intimate urges Friday/Saturday.

Taurus   April 20-May 20
Chase money – your financial fortunes are on the rise this month ahead, but also the entire 13 months ahead. Careful – yield to no temptations, no greed, no unrealistic promises, before September. Your romantic urge is still powerful (to early July – but especially this Monday/Tuesday) so you might attract a sensual affair. Your social life, friends, light romantic prospects, are on the verge of a huge, long (14-year) upswing – so enjoy, appreciate. (And permit yourself to feel better about yourself.) Work/health midweek. Friday/Saturday bring relationships, tests and open doors.

Gemini   May 21-June 20
Your energy, clout, effectiveness and charisma have seldom been higher, Gemini. Charge ahead, start important projects, appear in person, impress prospects, bosses, peers and lovers. Everyone likes you a lot more than they did a year ago! One caution: reject isolation: act in concert rather than alone, at least before September. Your luck is climbing powerfully. Sunday’s busy, fast. Settle into family, real estate Monday/Tuesday. Romance, beauty, and pleasure meet resistance Wednesday, but this night and Thursday morn bring sweet acceptance. Attend to health, work Friday/Saturday.

Cancer   June 21-July 22
Retreat, lie low, contemplate and plan. You’ve entered a month of sweet solitude. This is a great time to meditate, to seek counselling, whether in spiritual, financial, psychological or other areas. (These trends – therapy, counselling and self-knowing – will expand and bless you for 13 months.) Be restful; take power naps. Eat and dress sensibly. Chase money Sunday. Short trips, communications and details fill Monday/Tuesday. Heading for home or taking a “security” stance raises opposition Wednesday (but go ahead anyway) and succeeds Thursday. Romantic notions late week?

Leo   July 23-Aug. 22
Wishes can and do come true, Leo! And they will, this week and the next few – and for 13 months! Right now, your “most likely to come true” desires center around career/ambition, and casual but sweet friendship. By late June onward your wishes will tend to swirl around social joys, light romance, heavy romance, creative projects, speculative risks and travel – and at least one of these will come true – probably two, possibly four! (But remember, don’t let wishes or socializing govern your life before September.) You shine Sunday. Chase money Monday/Tuesday. Home, relax, late week. 

Virgo   Aug. 23-Sept. 22
The weeks (and 13 months) ahead boost your career and worldly standing. This might come about through real estate, a move to another neighbourhood, or from the ending of a job role that holds you back. Be ambitious, strive for success, but, before September, don’t engage in anything underhanded, don’t cut corners or heedlessly push higher-ups for recognition. Rest, lie low Sunday. Your energy and clout return strongly Monday/Tuesday. Tuesday night’s lucky.  Protect your money Wednesday; chase more Thursday. Errands, talk, travel, details and paperwork succeed Friday/Saturday.

Libra   Sept. 23-Oct. 22
The month ahead emphasizes legal, far travel, international, cultural, intellectual, educational and publishing projects, idealism, understanding and love. These are sweet and successful now, will grow increasingly so through June 2013. (But until September, be careful – don’t push these areas, nor seek something for nothing from them. Otherwise, you could harvest expansion rather than luck – e.g., a lawsuit could expand rather than end successfully.) Flirtations Sunday. Retreat, rest, plan Monday/Tuesday. Conquer with force Wednesday, with persuasion Thursday. Money, late week.

Scorpio   Oct. 23-Nov. 21
The weeks ahead emphasize mysteries, secrets, research or detective work, investment or other financial actions, sexual desires, commitments and consequences, deep health and lifestyle changes. These are mildly lucky now, then extremely lucky September to June 2013. Beware investments or major changes before September: until then, pitfalls exist along this jungle trail (all of them disguised by the thatched grass of pride, temptation or impatience). Humility, alertness keep you safe. Your wishes and joy rise Monday/Tuesday. Avoid government, head office disagreements Wednesday.

Sagittarius   Nov. 22-Dec. 21
Your relations with everyone have grown affectionate, or at least gracious. That continues, and deepens – from mid-June onward, for a year, relationships will expand, grow luckier, brighter. Some of you single Sages will meet your life partner. Remember, be cautious until September – to then, you might be wise to retain a healthy independence. (E.g., flirt but don’t commit. Well, okay, I know that’s unlike you – so just be honest. Don’t devalue your freedom – until September onward!) Sunday’s mellow, wise. Be ambitious Monday/Tuesday. Wishes, social joys midweek. Rest, Friday.

Capricorn   Dec. 22-Jan. 19
Protect your health: eat, dress sensibly for one year. Expect a huge pile of work – accompanied by affectionate helpers all June and July – and an even bigger mound in the months following. Both are lucky, as they can bring solid financial recompense. (But through August, 1) beware committing your whole life to labour, and 2) don’t buy machinery.) Sunday holds mysteries, urges, finances. Wisdom and gentle love fill Monday/Tuesday. Your career scene is action-packed Wednesday, productive, even lucky, Thursday. Optimism, social delights and a party mood comes Friday/Saturday.  

Aquarius   Jan. 20-Feb. 18
Sunday features relationships. Life’s secrets, sexual urges, subconscious hunches, and financial events arise Monday (be only mildly cautious) and Tuesday, when major luck can speed your progress in these zones. Disagreement might mar legal, moral, intellectual, far travel, cultural and communications areas Wednesday, but lucky outcomes seem destined this night to Thursday noon. Be ambitious Friday/Saturday – luck rides with you. Finalize any realty deals now or next week. You are swiftly entering a “love zone” – a Gemini might be involved. It’s big, but it’s best after August.

Pisces   Feb. 19-March 20
Focus on home, children, nurturing, nature, garden, soul, stomach, security, foundations (in business, too) and retirement, Pisces. These zones demand attention now, are sweet and mildly lucky, and will grow powerfully lucky mid-June to mid-2013. (But be cautious through August: don’t let impatience, temptation or hard feelings motivate you.) Do chores Sunday. Relationships, exciting meetings, challenges and opportunities arise Monday/Tuesday: all’s well that ends luckily (Tuesday)! Be cautious with finances, sexual situations midweek. Gentle love, peace, come Friday/Saturday.


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