ASTRAL REFLECTIONS BY TIM STEPHENS AUGUST 12 - 18, 2007 All times/dates are PDT. SCORPIO, the 17 years ahead (2008-24) will bring you an increase in mobility, communications, travel, paperwork and friends. You'll make many new casual contacts, will network like a pro, and be tempted to spend half your life in Starbucks (and the other half reading newspapers or daily stock market reports). Your curiosity will increase. You'll benefit in unexpected ways if you let it draw you where it will - this might take a little more flexibility, more of a "what the heck" attitude than you're used to. Your huge interest in earning money and acquiring possessions will lighten considerably - you'll still like money, but your main interest will wander into more intellectual things: you'll want to travel, explore, investigate and research (but not too deeply, for you'll find speed is more important than depth - for these 17 years). You'll become less closed, more open and spontaneous. Expect increased dealings with siblings and neighbors. For a major portion of these 17 years, from 2011 to 2024, Neptune, your love ruler, moves into your romance sector. If you're single, you'll very likely meet the love of your life. If you're married, these 14 years will bring a parade of joys from your children (who finally show their talents!). All Scorpios will soak up, deeply, the beauty of life. You'll feel the joys of self-expression, your musical appreciation will increase, and your artistic sense will prove almost infallible. Your creative and inventive drives will deepen and grow more intuitive. You'll want to take risks, many more than in the last 40 years - and many of these will work out on the plus side. The number of Scorpio gamblers will increase. (But this is not a recommendation.) In a good way, this period will lift you from the emotional and psychological depths you've been striding through - like striding through deep mud with loose rubber boots - for the last twelve years. In 2008 that travel and communications phase outlined in the first paragraph will come with a breezy wave of expansion. In 2009, you'll have great luck in establishing a new or better home. In 2010, love's luck blesses you, but you might hardly appreciate your fortune - it's a little like not being able to see in the bright sun after emerging from a cave. But by 2011/12 onward, you'll discover that you're either in love, or just had your first taste of a love different than anything you've experienced before. In the biggest picture, from 1984-1995 your personality transformed (partly from the furnace of fire you walked through); in 1996-2007 you hunkered into money efforts; now you enter your social, love and fun phase - slow to come, but worth it! Start Nothing: 6:34 a.m. to 11:03 a.m. Mon., 2:02 p.m. to 9:04 p.m. Wed., and 5:21 a.m. to 9:13 a.m. Sat. Aries March 21-April 19 An old flame might appear. Your romantic auspices are high - so high that you might wed, or meet your life mate, last week, this one, or next. You're riding a winning streak in love, creativity, speculation, creative and inventive projects, pleasure and sports, especially Sunday and early Monday morning. Work, machinery, health, service people and trades call you Monday noon to Wednesday - avoid promises, commitments here. Exciting meetings and lucky opportunities arrive Thursday/Friday. You're restless, talking a lot - be charming, not overwhelming. Sex, investments and secrets lure Saturday - careful! Taurus April 20-May 20 The accent continues on home, family, nature, gardening/agriculture, stomach and soul, security and future retirement. Yield to that sluggish feeling - nap often. Contemplate where you're come from, and where you're going in life. Who should accompany you, and whom should you let go? This is an excellent time for practicalities - don't be lured away by a false romantic, creative or risk-taking mood Monday to Wednesday. What you accomplish now can add to your net worth, and swell your family's finances for quite some time - see beneath appearances, act intuitively. Gemini May 21-June 20 You were undecided about a major thing in July, perhaps a family or real estate matter. Now you're decisive, hesitation isn't in your vocabulary! That's because now you're pursuing your dreams, not the slightly false goals of July. Charge ahead now through August 22, then let caution rule - chimeras, lures and false opportunities will arise August 23 through February 18/08. The more you accomplish now, the less you'll "feel tempted" later. (Don't be tempted this Monday-Wednesday, either.) Write, travel, speak Sunday, early Monday. Love, creativity, winning bless you Thursday/Friday! Cancer June 21-July 22 Continue chasing money. Buy, sell; seek a pay raise, lucrative clients, etc. As before, your major avenue to success lies in employment, machinery, diet, nutrition, health, and service people - to August 22. Sunday and early Monday are prime money days, as long as you can avoid illusion (and crippling doubt) - act only when/if you're calm. Defer trips, talks Monday-Wednesday. Your home calls, in a fortunate way, Thursday/Friday. A romantic interlude could be significant Saturday - it opens a door to destiny, even if this one is not to be. Leo July 23-Aug. 22 Your charisma, popularity, luck, energy, effectiveness and clout continue to ride a wave of success! Get out, do significant things, start important projects, talk to people essential to your dreams, hopes, ventures. Seek favors. Someone approaches from your past (anytime late last week through early September) - this might intertwine with a lot of serious, binding/beginning influences this week. You're growing something, birthing something - could be love, travel, a communications venture, career project, real estate, a baby. Whatever, turn from alluring illusion Sunday-Tuesday. Act Sunday, and Thursday to Saturday. Virgo Aug. 23-Sept. 22 Lie low, rest Sunday. Do routine, enjoy a slight rise in energy Monday-Wednesday, but don't insist on your way. Seek advice, companionship rather than striking out alone. Chase money or do important shopping Thursday/Friday. Travel Saturday - but not a long trip: weekend only. This easy week sparks "growth" or the beginning of new projects, especially in spiritual, governmental, institutional and administrative areas. Early week, you might have some difficulty determining the worth (or helpfulness) of a partner, spouse or potential co-operator (or of love itself). Invest in your status. Libra Sept. 23-Oct. 22 Your popularity soars, early and late week. (Monday noon to Wednesday brings quietness: rest, tackle overdue chores.) Flirtations, optimism, future planning, social delights and entertainment fill your days. But "fun" masks a serious march toward serious achievements, especially in home, real estate, and security. If you're single, an Aries might contemplate bonding with you, perhaps marriage. You wield major clout and attractiveness Thursday/Friday. Be somewhat wary of illusions, fuzzy thinking Sunday to Tuesday. This week births things: small occurrences might have big futures. A former sexy friend might appear. Scorpio Oct. 23-Nov. 21 Chase career and status goals. Your strongest days are August 12, 18 and 19 - all weekend days, so traditional career venues might be shut. Get around this, use your talents anyway - say, by putting your proposals in an email Sunday morning, or attending a company picnic, traveling to a place of unusual knowledge, etc. Many small things that you or others start this week are destined to grow over the months, even years ahead. Avoid deception Sunday-Tuesday. Beurocrats, working alone, research, institutions, contemplation, closed door meetings are lucky Thursday/Friday. Sagittarius Nov. 22-Dec. 21 A former teacher, guru, even lover, could appear now to early September. My advice? Remember that you're launched on a year of newness, of finding and launching a "new you." If this person fits the new future that's just starting to dawn, then good, go ahead. (The "old you" will never return.) Relationships challenge, excite, anger and attract - be flexible, diplomatic. If the chance comes to travel afar, do it! DON'T fall into "ambition mode" Monday to Wednesday - why seek further disappointment? Social delights - and fulfilled wishes - come Thursday/Friday! Capricorn Dec. 22-Jan. 19 2008 (onward) will bring the biggest changes of your life. Study ways to change, and sense upcoming changes Sunday and early Monday. Study investments, sexual needs, lifestyle commitments, too. But be cautious in action - a lot of deception and fuzzy thinking fills the Sunday-Tuesday period. If you know what to do, do it; otherwise wait until August 15 to 22. Many small things that start now will grow. AVOID woolgathering, education, legalities, far travel Monday-Wednesday. Charge ahead ambitiously (or seek employment) Thursday/Friday. Be social Saturday - "sober" wishes come true! Aquarius Jan. 20-Feb. 18 An old flame might return - or an old problem in your present relationship. It involves love and sense - perhaps morals/ethics, or something beyond these. Someone around you now might have been born with "karmic damage." That doesn't mean you can't be happy with him/her - it does means you can't get your own way entirely. Romance, marriage potential, creative surges, huge hopes about the future - boy, Aquarius, it could all come true! Strictly AVOID collusion, skullduggery, investment, extramarital affairs, big lifestyle changes, Monday to Wednesday, and August 23 to mid-December. Pisces Feb. 19-March 20 Seek ways to succeed on the work front: employee relations, machinery acquisitions, better health programs, etc. Whatever you put in place before August 23 will support you for a long time - and could free your hands for the great luck and happy social joys of 2008. That year will start a huge new social circle, new goals, perhaps new love. Either in 08 or the years following, you'll see that your horizon has massively changed; it's brighter and growing! So take care of the boring, detailed, practical items now. www.astralreflections.com. Email: timstephens@shaw.ca. For a reading: 604-261-1337. /30/