ASTRAL REFLECTIONS
BY TIM STEPHENS
AUGUST 17 - 23, 2003-08-07

	All times/dates are Pacific Daylight Time.
	To find your # 6 sign, take the horoscopes below, label your own sign # 1, then count down the signs until you reach # 6. Aries' # 6, for example, is Virgo. Taurus' # 6 is Libra.
	Your # 6 sign rules work, health, machinery and services. (Many astrologers say dependents and pets are ruled by # 6, but I don't think that's true.) People born in your # 6 sign make natural employees, co-workers and service people for you. If you're going to repair your house, or need someone to work with you on a mechanical or routine project, look for # 6. Often, # 6 is willing to do you favors, and is eager to invest with you. 
	In social situations, # 6 can feel a compelling sexual pull toward you, because you're his/her # 8 (sex) sign. This makes it easy to fall into a relationship with your # 6, especially if you are feeling a lack of self-confidence, and prefer to have someone "choose you." The sex is often quite good for both partners, because it is both exciting and gratifying when someone is sexually smitten by you.
In addition, you might also light up your # 6's marriage house. (This occurs because signs and houses are not the same thing. For example, for someone born in the middle of the sign Virgo, the marriage house extends from the middle of Pisces to the middle of Aries. But the entire sign Aries is Virgo's sex sign. So anyone born in the first half of Aries will be in both this Virgo's sex sign and marriage house.)
	So # 1 - # 6 relationships quite often lead to marriage. However, some subtle but deep turns occur when the # 1- # 6 relationship veers into lover's lane. For one thing, you feel a natural urge to put your # 6 to work, to "utilize" him or her. Eventually, # 6 can get tired of running your errands or washing your floors. More importantly, you are # 6's # 8 sign, which means your # 6 finds you a mystery, and has trouble defining and wholly trusting you. Your # 6 will never feel wholly "in the groove" of your marriage. This psychic and emotional uncertainty can create health problems that seem to have no cause, and therefore little cure. If this occurs, the cure lies in separation. Sometimes an extramarital urge lurks in # 6-#8 pairing. This couple needs to enjoy a long engagement.
	On the plus side, # 6- # 8 couples (he/she's your # 6, you're his/her # 8) often accumulate money or expand their net worth over time. Often, they can run a business together, and are naturally co-operative work-mates. You and your #6 will often form a great business partnership - one that seems to arise naturally, without formal intent. However, if the relationship breaks apart, a fight over assets is more likely than not. 

Start Nothing: 7:36 a.m. to 11:52 a.m. Sun., 9:29 p.m. Tues. to 0:41 a.m. Wed., and 11:15 a.m. to 12:44 p.m. Fri.

Aries   March 21-April 19
This is your last "pure" week to take a major leap into romance, adventure, speculation, creativity, pleasure, vacation, or the joys of raising/teaching children. Pick a project, a target - and leap! Leo, Sagittarius or Libra welcome you. Your magnetism and "love quotient" soar near Sunday dawn! Chase money, make purchases, Sunday noon to Tuesday eve. Talk and travel bring you to argument and stress Wednesday afternoon, but lead to magic, possibly to "destiny" this night into Friday morning. Be alert, be vocal! Settle down, seek depths, insights Friday night, Saturday.

Taurus   April 20-May 20
Your energy, charisma and effectiveness surge Sunday noon to Tuesday eve - charge after what you want, seek audience with important people, ask favors, start important projects - especially in family, home, real estate, security, and all food and shelter areas. It's a great time to set "retirement parameters" negotiate a severance package, or to list/sell a house (or buy from someone scared by the recent interest rate surge). The money side succeeds right through Friday morning. Be careful, prudent, yet bold. (Avoid action the first 16 hours of Wednesday.)

Gemini   May 21-June 20
Talk, travel, visit, contact, write, email, mail - these activities remain in a "sweet spot" all week, especially pre-dawn Sunday, and (late) Wednesday through Friday morning. That Sunday period offers a lucky contact, might even bring a wish true via a social meeting or communication. Your energy, charisma and effectiveness soar Wednesday to Friday, but be careful Wednesday through mid-afternoon, as tempers can flare. (Though you feel almost humorously unaffected.) Wednesday night could bring love, spiritual or poetic "magic." You could meet a viable mate! Rest deeply Sunday noon through Tuesday.

Cancer   June 21-July 22
A legal, publishing, far travel, educational or intellectual matter has slowed. Give it a rest until late September. If this sphere has been weighing on you - e.g., you're in a lawsuit - you get a breather now. Chase money Sunday pre-dawn, when your ambitions get a lucky break, and Monday and Thursday, when dollars seem to have your name written on them! A wish, a flirtation, a happy social event pleases you Sunday noon through Tuesday. Careful Wednesday: avoid arguments. Rest Wednesday/Thursday. Your energy and magnetism rise Friday afternoon, Saturday.

Leo   July 23-Aug. 22
Your magnetism, luck, effectiveness and energy continue high, Leo - go, start, ask favors, show off your talents. The only thing which can defeat you is your own reluctance! Wise and good relationships, thoughts and understandings come pre-dawn Sunday. Show affection. Be a winner. Jump on an airplane. Your career, status and reputation are emphasized Sunday noon through Tuesday: be ambitious, seek out VIPs. Caution's needed Wednesday afternoon. Wednesday night through Friday noon brings love, popularity, invigorating optimism. Speak of love, seek to win! Retreat Friday night, Saturday: contemplate, rest.

Virgo   Aug. 23-Sept. 22
Invest or "get intimate" Sunday pre-dawn. You could initiate a great change or domestic re-arrangement during these few hours. Be with your soul this week. Contact psychics, advisors, scholars, Sunday noon to Tuesday eve, and Wednesday night. (You'll get confusing or wrong answers mid-morning Monday and Tuesday night, so avoid these intervals.) Reputation, career and relations with VIPs are accented Wednesday to Friday noon. Take care Wednesday - DO NOT invest, argue, nor seek co-operation, through the afternoon. Friday/Saturday's optimism, invitations and friendly glances start a big, energetic month!

Libra   Sept. 23-Oct. 22
Chase a person, entry to a special group, fame, or a favorite wish. A communication or trip is essential to success. Sunday pre-dawn offers exciting relationships, other opportunities. Create "new luck" Monday morning, Wednesday night into early Thursday, and Thursday night through Friday morning - meet someone new, send an invitation or proposal, or walk through a new door. Intimacy, health vectors or investments cause changes Sunday to Tuesday. Avoid impatience Wednesday. Your heart, mind sail into sweet harbor this night to Friday noon. Seek ambitious relationships Friday p.m., Saturday!

Scorpio   Oct. 23-Nov. 21
Until dawn, Sunday offers rich work/earning opportunities. Relationships are mixed Sunday noon through Tuesday - you'll be fooled Monday morning, yet you'll also find a powerful friend, or a career door. You'll discover love's riches or a lucrative friend Tuesday, yet you'll also meet an argumentative person. Intimacy, finances, funding, commitment, health diagnosis, "detective work" fill Wednesday through Friday morning. Take care with these through Wednesday afternoon, then plunge in. Mental ease, love's glimmer, arrive Friday p.m., Saturday! All week, plant the seeds for an ambitious project - eventual result will please!

Sagittarius   Nov. 22-Dec. 21
You face deep, sweet opportunities for new starts (not climaxes) this week, in love, intellectual, legal, far travel, media, publishing, religious, educational or ritual spheres. (A wedding is a ritual.) These "sweet beginning" spots occur Monday morning, and Wednesday night into early Friday morning. Some confusion or opposition will occur; be realistic yet eager. Expend effort, "invest" your time, mind, heart. Seek love, take a risk pre-dawn Sunday. Work/health fill Sunday to Tuesday. Relationships anger you Wednesday, thrill you this night to Friday. Love, agreements climax or end Friday/Saturday. 

Capricorn   Dec. 22-Jan. 19
Continue to create change in your life. Change investments, debt, lifestyles, intimate circumstances (e.g., decide upon pregnancy if you're young and in love). New conditions are "born" in these arenas now, so emphasize beginnings rather than climaxes. Sew; don't reap. Research, seek privileged or uncommon knowledge. Home matters are lucky pre-dawn Sunday. Romance, adventure, creativity, children's interests, speculation, pleasure draw you Sunday noon to Tuesday. Work and health present a problem Wednesday, but work and money succeed this night into Friday morning. Relationships surprise and please Friday p.m., Saturday!

Aquarius   Jan. 20-Feb.18,
Say yes to most proposals - and make a few yourself! The beginnings of love, marriage, great business partnerships, friendship, of lucky relocations, successful dealings with the public (even of fame) - these "seeds" are strewn in your path this week, like pearls! (But be cautious Monday morning, Wednesday afternoon and Thursday about noon.) Communications and travel succeed pre-dawn Sunday. Rest, contemplate your options, Sunday noon through Tuesday. Romance, creativity, pleasure, children's interests and speculative ventures hit barriers Wednesday, then blossom this night to Friday. Tackle work calmly, safely Friday p.m., Saturday. 

Pisces   Feb. 19-March 20
Envision next year, and beyond. You're going to meet new situations, new opportunities. You'll want to be free of your present heavy workload, refreshed physically and emotionally, so you can grasp these new opportunities. This week gives you several chances to find/create a luckier work situation - one that could a) lead you up the ladder; or b) support you without consuming your whole life. You choose which. If you're unemployed, look for work - it's available. You might even quit a job Wednesday to Friday. Romance sparks Friday p.m., Saturday! 


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