ASTRAL REFLECTIONS
BY TIM STEPHENS
MARCH 9 - 15, 2003

	All times/dates are PST.
	All Signs: this isn't a very good week for any sign. (Nor is the "nuke news" good, internationally.) On the plus side, we'll be able to adjust what have been "wrong ideas" in our personal lives - this week tends to end 18 months of misperception. 
	I still receive emails and calls saying, "I missed Rosalind Hein's (the psychic) phone number. Can you give it to me?" Here it is: 604-224-4382. 
	This week (March 10) Uranus moves into Pisces, for the first time in eight decades. For all of us, this will bring a new seven-year influence of excitement, electricity, unpredictability in some area of life. Uranus is seldom lucky, but it is always interesting! This planet embodies the Chinese curse: "May you live an interesting life." Briefly, here's how Uranus is likely to affect your sign this Monday through the year 2010:
	ARIES, your inner world is due for a shake-up. Your social urges will lean toward confidential friends. You'll make new acquaintances, some of them fascinating, in spiritual groups, charities, government agencies and institutions. Your ideas of spirituality will grow, and you'll need to avoid fanaticism. 
	TAURUS, the years of stress you've faced in career areas now dissolves (though it returns for a brief, light visit this autumn, then disappears for decades). Tension melts away in general throughout your life. Your social life will grow with surprising leaps and bounds, and your new friends will confront you with dilemmas sometimes. For instance, this June to December (2003) a new friend could tempt you to violate society's rules about sex and marriage. The biggest effect, for seven years, will be that your career moves from "strict effort" to an almost effortless pleasure - you'll enjoy your job and your co-workers. This is a time of potential fame, certainly of popularity. Yes, do form new career goals.
	GEMINI, Uranus brings a hugely significant seven-year period, but you must be able to "handle it." Your tension and stress will increase, so learn relaxation techniques (fresh air and nature walks are best - television is worst) - or simply accept the fact that you need eight hours sleep a night! Your intellectual capabilities, your education, your ability to write or broadcast, the ideas or viewpoint you've gained from international travel, your willingness to travel afar, your contacts with foreign-born people, scholars or intellectual workers (lawyers, etc.) - all these are career assets. If you've struggled to learn, teach or communicate, now you will be recognized as a "doer" in these areas!

Start Nothing: 6:29 a.m. to 6:38 a.m. Sun., 3:24 a.m. to 6:12 p.m. Tues., 1:13 p.m. Thurs. to 2:06 a.m. Fri., and after 5:42 p.m. Sat.

Aries   March 21-April 19
Continue to rest, pamper your health, and avoid competition. Red tape, government agencies, institutions and charitable or spiritual situations draw your attention. Be cautious in driving, talking and writing all week - you could trigger a whole array of problems, especially in intellectual, educational, international, career, legal, and financial or sexual areas. (Those last three or four intertwine.) Be patient, flexible. Read the newspapers Sunday/Monday. Your home/family please and support you Tuesday night to Thursday. But keep silent! Romance, beauty and pleasure give you a little cosmic hug Friday/Saturday!

Taurus   April 20-May 20
Several obstacles develop this week in financial, possession and sexual areas. ("Possession" includes memories, evidence and documents - don't rely on these.) Pick another week to approach your bank manager, and don't invest anytime before April 15. Research, investigations and accounting projects hit dead-ends. Don't start new projects, unless they're a "reaction" to solve a crisis. AVOID legal hassles now through late April. Buy little things, enjoy small sensualities Sunday/Monday. Stick to routine Tuesday. Tuesday night to Thursday bring some sweet social pleasures! Soak up family affection, nature's beauty Friday/Saturday.

Gemini   May 21-June 20
Sexual and financial urges remain strong, but you'll encounter refusals and obstacles in business and personal relationships. So pursue your own objectives; don't rely on someone nor seek co-operation. (Don't start anything important now, especially in love.) Your energy and charms are high Sunday to Tuesday, so bask in this, and help someone. (If you live in Europe or Asia, Monday brings love, but it won't last.) "Small money" is lucky Wednesday, but don't invest. "Bigger money" wins Thursday. Trips, friends, curiosity please you Friday/Saturday - but drive/speak cautiously!

Cancer   June 21-July 22
You're in a sweet, mellow mood, but this week holds several health, work, home/car repair or child-related problems. Don't approach government agencies, large corporations or institutions now, and be wary of charitable or spiritual groups. (Give at another time.) Tackle problems calmly, slowly. Relationships heat up through late April - you could meet a sexy person, a great career partner, or someone you argue with (or both, or three, in one!). Don't start any relationship this week, though. Be patient, wise. Lie low, rest Sunday-Tuesday. Your energy, charisma shine Wednesday/Thursday!

Leo   July 23-Aug. 22
You're full of optimism Sunday to Tuesday. You might not be extra social, but you feel a deep faith in humanity - or greed, or lust, which are nature's "biological faith."  But obstacles loom Monday, mid-week, and Saturday, in creative, romantic, social or pleasure-seeking pursuits. Your "gut needs" in these areas are trying to make you change your life. The last seven years have brought challenging relationships, bright opportunities, even fame. Now those creative, romantic, "gut needs" are nudging you into a quiet, dim room labeled "change, research, discovery." Good!

Virgo   Aug. 23-Sept. 22
Relationships are paramount. But they won't be easy this week. Your domestic situation, security needs, the demands of authorities or your boss/parents, all erect barriers to yourt goals. Even the person you're "sweet on" might decide to argue with you by the end of the week! Be cool, patient. Tackle problems with slow, careful deliberation. Your career, prestige get a boost (but also face a need to adjust) Sunday to Tuesday. Social delights, flirtation visit Wednesday/Thursday (but keep one eye on reality's "restrictions"). Retreat to contemplate "big horizons" Friday/Saturday. 

Libra   Sept. 23-Oct. 22
Keep your temper in check through late April, especially on the home front. You might end one partnership, perhaps to begin another - safety/security might be your motive for a new "alliance." Listen to your honest heart (not the tempted one). This week presents communications, paperwork or travel problems. Patience solves more than struggle - but "humble adjustment" solves even more. Your mood's mellow, understanding Sunday to Tuesday. Yes, chase ambitions mid-week, but NOT if the law, real estate or travel is involved. Mild social joys arrive Friday/Saturday (and a misunderstanding).

Scorpio   Oct. 23-Nov. 21
Romance, creative surges and pleasure urges, speculative impulses, and joys from raising or teaching children - these bless you this week - and for the seven years ahead! You're going to feel more bounce, "aliveness" and "playful" through 2010, than you have since 1983. This week, don't try to solve problems by throwing "a bit more cash" at them - or by domineering your way to a "solution" which could hurt a quick, nervous person. DO NOT INVEST this week. If you're in love, announce it dawn to 1 p.m. Thursday, PST.

Sagittarius   Nov. 22-Dec. 21
This is crunch time - you have to decide who stays in your life, and who goes. What project or situation you nurture/invest in, and what ones you abandon. Listen, Sage: your own choice might be wrong. Ask a wise and/or truthful friend for advice (Gemini best) and act on it. You might have a falling out with someone, especially a Gemini or Virgo: it's just a difference of opinion. Seek opportunities Sunday/Monday, but be diplomatic, other-oriented. Secrets, sex, finances need care Wednesday, but meet success Thursday. Wisdom comes, Friday/Saturday. 

Capricorn   Dec. 22-Jan. 19
Your will power, executive talent, assertiveness and sexual magnetism surge now through late April - use them wisely. (Temper tantrums are sometimes wise. But seldom.) This week brings hidden problems to a head: could involve health matters you'd prefer to keep secret, or relations with government agencies, institutions, or your ability to get rid of the restrictions others have erected around you. Adjust to rather than fight circumstances. Consider water: it always reaches its goal. Work Sunday/Monday. A sweet attraction arises mid-week, but only succeeds Thursday dawn to noon (PST). 

Aquarius   Jan. 20-Feb. 18
Romance, beauty, a creative or gambling mood rise in you Sunday to Tuesday. But this week holds several obstructions, and they all revolve around these subjects (romance, etc.) as well as your own view of the future, or social matters. Should you be friends or lovers? Should you remain friends with someone, or not? Your (parental, community) status, or a career situation might be involved. You and a Leo, Virgo or Gemini might disagree. Be willing to talk things out. You're loved. Tackle chores Wednesday/Thursday. Co-operation wins hearts Friday/Saturday.

Pisces   Feb. 19-March 20
Your energy, charisma, and effectiveness remain high. You're in charge! But realize your impulses, desires and drives will be erratic for the year ahead, as you adjust to a new, more intense life. Some things inside, long held down, burst out now through December. Your passions will climb, you'll revolt at years of past restriction. A grand psychic/spiritual breakthrough looms. Good - but go carefully. This week, you'll encounter career or "authority" problems. You might split with a Gemini or Virgo.  Beauty, romance are sweet but impractical Wednesday, better Thursday.

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