ASTRAL REFLECTIONS BY TIM STEPHENS JULY 20 - 26, 2003 All times/dates are PDT. A fellow wrote from Denmark, asking "if it's Monday in your column, is it Monday here? In general, British readers should "add" 8 hours to any times listed in this column, central European readers should add 9 hours, and eastern European, add 10 hours. For example, if I mention "10 a.m. Tuesday" in this column, a reader in Germany would read: 7 p.m. Tuesday" (10 a.m. plus 9 hours). "Thursday eve" would translate to Friday morning rush hour in Hong Kong. Last week we looked at your # 1 and # 2 signs. Again, the method is easy: take the newspaper horoscope (below), label your own Sun sign # 1, the next sign # 2, and so on until you've labeled all 12 signs. For example, Cancer's # 2 is Leo, and Cancer's # 12 is Gemini. You talk easily with your # 3 sign. They often are more than willing, even eager, to befriend you - and to accept your romantic attention. However, this is an area of flirtation, not of deep, intense, "change my soul" love. For you, it might well be even less - often, you seek nothing more from # 3 than a chat over coffee, or a friendly "Hi," as you pass in the hall, or a long, newsy phone call once a week. The main trouble with # 3 is that he or she is might be too receptive. What you think is a friendly flirt, he/she might view as an invitation. (Which, you have to admit, it was.) If you aren't in the market for a serious love affair, don't toy with # 3 - you won't hurt him or her deeply, but it's a hurt nonetheless. But if you do want a short, casual, light affair, # 3 is a good choice. He/she won't bind you with possessive chains, nor embarrass you with gobs of over-emoting. To # 3, you're an entertaining friend who makes a good-looking, easy, happy, light lover. # 3 doesn't want any more from you than that - unless it's marriage, for this sign will often be willing to marry you. # 1-3 couplings often prove very durable - and happily so - if they share other important love contacts, such as Moons in trine, or Venus from one birth chart joining the other's Mars. If so, they can easily "outlast" other, more potent love combos, because the casual lightness lets them smooth out problems and conflicts. In business and practical affairs, a 1-3 combination talks a blue streak, is always "in touch," and can make a formidable pair in such areas as communications, writing, and paperwork. For example, a newspaper team in which one researches and the other writes, or in which one is the philosopher or scientist, and the other popularizes the discoveries. In most business situations, though, # 1 - # 3 combos find it hard to settle down to actual work, to commit to a solid course of action, or to place the funds. This combo would rather talk (or write) than knuckle down and grind out the product. Start Nothing: 0:01 a.m. to 3:48 a.m. Mon., 2:14 a.m. to 4:42 p.m. Wed., and 2:38 p.m. Fri. to 4:23 a.m. Sat. Aries March 21-April 19 Your energy and charisma rise Sunday - take an adventurous "flier" before noon (PDT). Chase money Monday/Tuesday, You could exchange love notes or receive "advance news" of a romantic, creative, pleasure, child-related or speculative event this week. Arrange a date; buy travel tickets. Life plunges you into one or more of these lucky zones Wednesday through the month ahead. You could fall in love, wed someone you love, visit a foreign country, dive into a publishing, higher learning or creative success, or otherwise grab life's bright gifts - now or soon! Taurus April 20-May 20 Rest and contemplate Sunday - all's well. Your energy returns strongly Monday/Tuesday - get out, be seen, ask favors. An important financial or real estate success is tied to a document, paper, critical phone call, visit, etc. Be quick, willing to seize an opportunity Wednesday through late August. It's the luckiest time in 12 years to purchase a home, find the "right" rental spot, seek therapy, cure family problems, etc. Make that first step, if you haven't already - don't waste this superb time! Money/spending succeed 1 p.m. Thursday to mid-afternoon Friday. Gemini May 21-June 20 Your optimism and social side bubble up Sunday - accept invitations! A small wish comes true. But rest and contemplate Monday through Wednesday afternoon. (During this quiet interval, a critical meeting might take place - with co-operative or "opportunity" results for you - a contract or agreement?) Your energy, charisma surge Wednesday night onward. From this night through late August, talk to everyone, send emails or letters, start mail campaigns, write articles or reports, take short trips which you feel might lead to significant results. A call, visit could lead to partnership! Cancer June 21-July 22 Chase an ambition Sunday - you could land a new position. Your social side emerges Monday to Wednesday afternoon - use this for pleasure and entertainment, or to persuade/impress a boss or lucrative client. Money pursuits are very favored - the four weeks ahead bring the luckiest earnings (and spending) phase in a decade. Chase employment, a pay raise, a better job, new clients, etc. Spend on machinery or tools to improve your income. Rest, avoid competition Wednesday night to Friday. You're magnetic Saturday! Until 2005, reject deep romance - seek social fun. Leo July 23-Aug. 22 Your weariness soon will end. Be contemplative, see a foreign movie or seek religion Sunday. Your career, status are "up for review" Monday to Wednesday - you'll impress a VIP, even if you think you don't. You're very communicative (and travel-oriented, restless) now and in the weeks ahead - indulge this, talk to someone, send emails, visit - even travel afar, overseas. Your energy and charisma surge, Wednesday to late August. The same period offers giant luck in life, love, travel, media, scholarship - charge ahead, don't delay! Chase many prospects! NO self-pity! Virgo Aug. 23-Sept. 22 Research, chase investments, health cures, intimacy, hidden clues, lifestyle changes Sunday morning. Your mellow, wise side emerges Monday to Wednesday - seek legal, media, far travel, religious, love, scholastic success. Charity, healing, spiritual openness and understanding, meditation, government and institutional links, red tape, administrative duties, your intuition - these soar to unusual intensity during the weeks ahead. Help this by resting, contemplating. In one month (August 27) a year of great personal luck begins - rest up for that, plan, prepare by fulfilling old obligations. Chase status/career goals Thursday/Friday. Dream, hope, Saturday! Libra Sept. 23-Oct. 22 An opportunity faces you Sunday morning, involves relocation, partnership, a contract or agreement, or dealings with the public. A friend or message (or newspaper) is key. Life's secrets, deeper forces (intimacy, lust, finances, etc.) draw you Monday to Wednesday. You'll handle these with more clarity Tuesday than Monday. Now through August 27, a lifetime wish could come true. Be social, expect huge luck if you pursue friends, friendly romance, love, publicity, public desires, fame, entertainment fields. Don't waste these five weeks - strike while your luck's at a rare height! Scorpio Oct. 23-Nov. 21 Tackle a chore Sunday morning, but don't let it "grow bigger." Relationships confront you Monday to Wednesday - co-operation's easy Monday, a bit elusive Tuesday, and others are a "no show" Wednesday. But if the "theme" of any meetings is your career or other prestigious ambitions, this time holds deep underlying support. Now through late August, you face one of the luckiest periods in a decade for your career. Everything you've done for the last eleven months can culminate now - be ambitious, seek out VIPs, start important projects - soar, strive! Sagittarius Nov. 22-Dec. 21 Sunday's romantic and sensual - the morning's best, when life offers love, travel or intellectual success. Tackle chores Monday to Wednesday. Get as much as possible cleared away so you'll be free for the weeks ahead. Those weeks (Wednesday night through August 26) bring huge opportunities and successes in distant travel, scholarship, law, social rituals (e.g., weddings, confirmations, bat/bar mitzvahs) as well as media, publishing, religion, philosophy. Love, huge love, wedding bells - these are possible! Notice "clues" Sunday morning, Thursday afternoon and Friday. September will begin a lucky career year. Capricorn Dec. 22-Jan. 19 Opposition and challenges fade. The five weeks ahead confront you with one or two of the biggest "open doors" of your life. These doorways might not seem wide open -- an aura of privacy, depth or mystery might surround them. This can be (and probably is) as simple as an excellent investment, a change of lifestyle, a health diagnosis and cure, a significant step in intimacy or commitment. These lead you, if you act before August 27, to a huge "profit" (monetary or emotional). Go, Capricorn - find your future! Aquarius Jan. 20 - Feb 18 A short trip, newspaper or phone call might point to a lucky "doorway" or new contact Sunday morning. Be restful, quiet, and shore up your security Monday/Tuesday (fix locks, kiss spouse, etc.). Wednesday begins a long month (to August 27) of huge opportunities. Could be an exciting meeting with future mate (or marriage with present love), could be relocation, a business opportunity, chance for college, foreign shores, whatever - it's grand, best in a decade, and you should grab it! (It won't be a "prestige career" though - avoid this lure.) Pisces Feb. 19-March 20 The five weeks ahead will bring a large expansion of duties, work, and health. You might "moonlight." These extra burdens should come with better remuneration or increased prestige - demand what you're worth (but be realistic). Even if you don't receive a pay boost, you're making strong points, aligning yourself for an opportunity in 2003/04, and for a career promotion in 2007. Chase money (or spend) Sunday morning - luck's good! Communicate, travel, visit, handle paperwork Monday/Tuesday. Be home, restful Wednesday eve to Friday. Romance, pleasure, a creative surge intrigues you Saturday! www.astralreflections.com Email: timstephens@shaw.ca. For a reading: 604-261-1337. /30/