ASTRAL REFLECTIONS
BY TIM STEPHENS
SEPTEMBER 2 - 8, 2012 

	All times/dates are PDT.
If China is a LIBRA state (October 1, 1949) then the next two and a half years will bring an economic slowdown there, deeper than the recent one_. (States react differently than individuals.) 
Oh, another idea: vehicle dashboard designers should create a new kind of speedometer: the top 2/3rds would stay the same, but the bottom 1/3rd would have a duplicate meter, with another dial - this would show the speed in larger increments, say: 0, 30, 50, 80, 100 and 120 (kilometers or miles). Why? So people with rigid steering wheels and an odd height - that is, those for whom the steering wheel blocks out virtually the entire speedometer, as my 2009 Ford Ranger does, would be able to see if they were at or exceeding the speed limit, without dipping their head in an unsafe way every few minutes to see what their speed was_.
		I must begin the next round of karma forecasts soon - we entered a new karmic sphere August 30, so I'm a bit behind. To start, here's ARIES:
	Aries, now to February 18, 2014, your karmic axis lies across the zones of money, value and worth, resources, sexuality and procreation, secrets and research. In all these, you must now exercise a high moral and emotional tenor, and avoid self-pity, resentment, temptation, impatience and other unsavory motives or states of mind. I used to say that the south node was bad karma, and the north node good, but time has frayed the veil of my perceptions and taught me that the Hindu astrologers were right, both nodes present difficulties and demand a saintly posture. For what it's worth, though, I think there is still some protection in the north node, so I recommend that during these 18 months you inH_____________________________..H
avoid focusing strongly on earnings, casual sensuality, spending and personal possessions, and that you refuse to rely too heavily on surface appearances. Insofar as you do deal with these areas, you will find that the atmosphere is cleaner (and your motives healthier) where you are working with investments, debt and large finances, and mutually owned items/resources, rather than with earnings and your own possessions. The same holds with sex: deeper, committed, life-changing sexual bonds are "healthier" now than casual affairs. And research, detective work, probably beat accepting surface appearances.


Start Nothing: 4:06 a.m. to 8:41 a.m. Tues., and 11:54 a.m. Wed. to 9:10 p.m. Thurs.


Aries   March 21-April 19
You work and receive news of work (or discuss a new job/project) this week. Your home remains sweet - at least until Thursday, when a new romantic streak begins to slowly emerge. (But work will still fill most of your days.) You are coming close to wrapping up a long relationship struggle - the recently divorced, for example, will soon feel free of the gloomy regrets. Your sexual and financial sides are raring to go all month. As long as you aren't too impulsive, go ahead. Watch for health problems, same period. Your energy, charisma rise Sunday/Monday. Money luck midweek.

Taurus   April 20-May 20
Rest, lie low Sunday/Monday. Avoid commitments, promises. Your energy and charisma surge upward Tuesday to Thursday. You can attract romance, or winningly pursue it - and creative matters succeed, risky ventures too - you're a winner! (All these, creativity, love, even relations with children, swell with activity and talk until mid September. This entire month, relationships of all kinds intensify, which can eat up love - and enmity. For 18 months, don't be "willfully alone.") Chase money - carefully - Friday/Saturday. Sign nothing, avoid purchase agreements. An easy, smooth week. 

Gemini   May 21-June 20
Sink into home, recuperation, gardening, family, kids. This zone become very active and communicative to mid-month, and hard work seems to find you the entire month. (So that recuperation might be hard to find - but at least, grab a daily nap.) Your recent (mild) money luck lasts until Thursday. Until October, guard against cuts, bruises - be safe with machinery. Avoid over-heating, burns. Sounds dire - but in truth, your luck is strong and growing. Sunday/Monday are wishful, but your wishes haven't come true for three years - they will start coming true, October 5 onward. 

Cancer   June 21-July 22
Errands, talk, emails, travel and curiosity fill this month. Ask questions, approach people, read. You'll be very busy, especially the first half, but the stakes are not high, so be "relaxed busy." You remain sweet, gracious until Thursday. All September, your romantic urges swell; so does your courage. The entire month also intensifies your creativity, especially in your career. (But go slow, cautiously in career zones and with authorities Sunday/Monday, and generally before October 6.) Life's sweet, you're popular and flirtatious midweek - a wish comes true. Retreat late week.

Leo   July 23-Aug. 22
Chase money for the next three weeks. You'll receive many offers (flyers?) to purchase until mid-month. You can "profitably" spend on stationery, telephones, auto, etc. Until Thursday, solitude is sweet, even desirable. But Thursday to early October, your more public, gracious, radiant side emerges: you'll draw others with your honeyed demeanor. But all September, friction is just waiting for an excuse to erupt on the home front, so keep that honey "in-house." Legal, intellectual and travel matters hit barriers Sunday/Monday. Your career hits great luck midweek. Hopes, joy, Friday on!

Virgo   Aug. 23-Sept. 22
Your energy, charisma, clout and effectiveness hit a yearly peak this month - especially now to mid-September. See people (and be seen) ask favours, tackle things that previously intimidated you, and start important projects. (But not too many: limit yourself to 4 or less.) You remain popular in romantic ways, you attract glances until Thursday; after this, if you're attached, draw your loved one into private joys. You will hear secrets all month - and will feel deep sexual urges, want impatiently to alter your lifestyle, and be fascinated with finances and investments - all good.

Libra   Sept. 23-Oct. 22
Lie low, rest, avoid competitive situations. Until mid-month, you'll hear secrets or do much planning for the future, or simply be surrounded with paperwork for the government, agencies, etc. Good stuff, but keep up with it. You will receive more money than usual until October 5 - but you will also experience an almost subconscious urge to spend much more than usual. Bank it, or lose it. Bosses and parents favour you to Thursday; after this, your peers and friends do the same - so, despite your lowered energy and need for healing solitude, you can also be surprisingly popular. 

Scorpio   Oct. 23-Nov. 21
Your popularity surges for a few weeks. You feel determined, courageous, sexy, potent. But don't jump off a cliff just to impress everyone! Moderation's the key to rooms of accomplishment. Do enjoy social delights, flirtation(s) and the splendid optimism that flows over you until late month. Wish and dream - they can come true. One caution: now to February 2014, you would be wise to avoid marrying, forming a business partnership, or relocating. If single, enjoy love, but don't commit. Work calls early week. Tuesday to Thursday bring great opportunities. Late week, finances.

Sagittarius   Nov. 22-Dec. 21
Be ambitious to late September, Sage. Talk, planning, and detail work fill your career and status zone for the next two weeks. A Gemini or Virgo figures prominently. The time for power plays is prior to Thursday - after this, you revert to being more interested in meanings and morals, the big picture, the "why" of events. (This is a better state overall as it tends, for you, to bring love - whereas power plays bring you perilously close to tawdry things.) All month, romance takes a back seat. Work succeeds splendidly midweek, but now to early 2014, avoid overdoing work.

Capricorn   Dec. 22-Jan. 19
Your mind expands and grows calmer, more assured. Until October 5, your hopes grow, especially about real estate, children, home, security and retirement matters. However, this same area meets familiar barriers, so don't act impulsively on those hopes. Romance, creativity, speculation and risk attract you, and succeed splendidly, Tuesday to Thursday - but this entire zone needs sober "second thoughts" right into February 2014. Tackle chores Friday/Saturday. Others treat you sweetly until Thursday: after this, a month of financial reward and intimate beauty begins. Love exists!

Aquarius   Jan. 20-Feb. 18
Sexual and financial urges dominate. Careful what you casually say or promise Sunday/Monday - it might lead to an awkward situation later. Attend to home, kids, retirement prospects, security - and soak up Mother Nature - Tuesday to Thursday. This area is blessed right now, but slowly turn your attention elsewhere now to February 2014. For example, DON'T buy a new home - put your energies in your career instead. That area, career, heats up this month (to October 5) - be flexible and good humored with the boss, police and parents. Friday/Saturday bring romantic instability.

Pisces   Feb. 19-March 20
Relationships fill this month - so do relocation prospects, possible contracts, negotiations, litigation, divorce, marriage, partnership dealings, dealings with the public, even fame. You face major opportunities, and, perhaps, major opposition. Co-workers will be affectionate. DO NOT start a lawsuit. You can make money (all month) from the media, education, travel and/or foreign-born people. Still, earnings are an obstacle course for you for some years ahead. (Hint: pick fame over $.) Errands, emails and travel speed splendidly midweek. Home is attractive yet jumbled late week. 


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