ASTRAL REFLECTIONS BY TIM STEPHENS AUGUST 3 - 9, 2008 All times/dates are PDT. Further on the column about relocating, and its effect on your life. Some readers have wondered if their (birth) Sun, Moon and planets shift position as they (the readers) travel across the earth. No, the Sun was where it was when you were born, and not one of us can move it. But where it was in relation to your "horizon" DOES change. If you were born in, say, 24 degrees LIBRA, no matter where you move to, the Sun will remain in that spot in Libra. But its position in your RISING (or "horizon") chart can change from any house to another - from the 1st to the 12th, or 2nd, or 5th, or 8th, etc. For example, as a Libran you will always be smooth, gracious, compromising, partnership-oriented, and interested in justice and beauty. But if you were born with the Sun in your second house, you'll use these qualities to earn money. If your Sun at birth was in the fifth house, you'll use these qualities to attract romance, or in your creative efforts. A CAPRICORN is always ambitious, but if Cap's Sun is in the sixth house, he'll try to climb through hard work; if his/her Sun's in the eighth house, he/she will try to get ahead by investing, using other people's money, sexual liaisons, etc. It is these ways of using your basic Sun sign qualities - I call them the 12 METHODS - that you can change by relocating. (To make it even more complex, your Moon and every planet also have a house - or "METHOD position" - which also changes as you move.) Here's a little list that works no matter what your sign. Locate your time of birth, and it should correspond with your Sun's main method of "working in life," - the "method" given to you at birth. (Due to shifts in daylight hours from the equator to the poles, you might have to read the time slot before or after yours.) It is these "methods" that relocating will change. Midnight - 2 a.m. - nurturing, parenting type, slightly cloistered, earth, agriculture, security-oriented, kitchens, real estate, food/shelter. 2 a.m. - 4 a.m. - restless, conversational, communications, distribution, writing, media, service sales, ready wit. 4 a.m. - 6 a.m. - focus on gaining money, sales, possessions, acquisitive, good memory, calm. 6 a.m. - 8 a.m. - assertive, uses personality, executive, explorer, impulsive. 8 a.m. - 10 a.m. - shy, civil servant, nurse, confidant, guru, sympathetic, planner, policy-maker, spiritual, manager, large institutions. (I'll finish the list next week.) Start Nothing: 5:15 p.m. to 7:28 Mon., 2:01 to 4:26 a.m. Thurs. and 2:02 p.m. to 4:10 Sat. Aries March 21-April 19 Continue to enjoy life, pleasure, romance, love, beauty, vacation and your mild "winning streak" - but take all these lightly, don't let them be the doorway to a big change or commitment. (E.g., light, friendly romance takes you good places, but deep, heart-pounding infatuation is the path to disappointment.) You've been blowing hot and cold about a work scenario for some weeks, and will for two more. But pre-dawn Monday and forenoon Wednesday provide clues - or bring a sudden disruption, even a split. (Careful with tools.) Relationships, new horizons Tuesday/Wednesday! Taurus April 20-May 20 Go lightly in real estate, home, domestic, security, retirement, agriculture and similar zones. The urge to deepen your involvement could be a velvet trap. Just flow with the status quo. Wisdom, now, would be to pursue ambitious goals. A romantic situation or attraction is both burdensome and beautifully profound, limiting and enlightening. Wait a few weeks to make any decision - by then, the burdensome (or clandestine) part will dissolve. You're starting to see the world with mellow, understanding eyes. Love glows Sunday. Attractions, opposition, and opportunities arise Thursday onward. Gemini May 21-June 20 You've been unsure about a domestic, property, security, family or child-related situation since early July, and you'll remain so for two weeks. (Though a sudden break-off might cure your indecision, Monday or Wednesday.) Hopes mingle with serious feelings, even mysteries, in these areas. You might contemplate co-habiting with a friend, but friction dances around this. If camping (etc.) protect against the sun. Short trips, friendly communications attract, but yield little or nothing - ignore these, to grasp more profound issues, legal matters, deep studying. Chase romance Monday eve to Wednesday! Cancer June 21-July 22 Think long-term over short in all money - and sensual - matters. The short (e.g., a pay raise) tempts but the long (e.g., raising your net value) will support you in bigger and better ways as time unfolds. Communications, casual friendships and short trips reward Tuesday into late August. This area has pulled and pushed you for a few weeks - but a sudden decision or event Sunday/Monday or Wednesday could break the spell, and send you traveling, calling. Life's easy! Dive into home, property, kids mid-week. Romance and speculation lure Thursday/Friday. Leo July 23-Aug. 22 Your energy, charisma and effectiveness sail on a rising wave, Leo! Go forth, start, see and be seen - but aim all your efforts toward "the horizon" - relationships of every kind, public dealings, contracts, agreements, opportunities, even relocation. DON'T display heedless independence at this time. You win as a team member. Since July 1, you've blown hot and cold about spending, earnings and possessions - and a mildly sensual attraction. Your indecision might end midweek via a sudden change/event. This area grows luckier, sweeter now to late August. Travel, call Tuesday/Wednesday. Virgo Aug. 23-Sept. 22 Lie low, rest, contemplate, and be compassionate - but none too deeply. It's better to get out and work than to withdraw. Avoid hospitals, government agencies, recreational drugs, and spiritual pursuits. These can lead to subtle dead-ends until September 2009. You've been quietly seething with romantic and sexual desires since early July - but might have worried about this rather than embracing it. This week might "break through" your hesitation with a sudden attraction, slip of the tongue, explosion, etc. Tuesday to August 30, you'll bask in the glow of quiet attention! Libra Sept. 23-Oct. 22 Ride your emotions and prospects to their depths, be spontaneous, express anger and love alike - it's not the time to be witty, light or to play the field in romance. (This advice applies to August 2009, but is especially pertinent now.) Relationships, especially marital ones (or, if single, marriage prospects) have been a mild burden, or a "fear-attraction" thing for some weeks, and will continue thus until about August 19. But a sudden revelation or temperamental pique could solve your indecision mid-week. Chase money Thursday to Saturday. You're happy! Scorpio Oct. 23-Nov. 21 Reject any scheme, goal or ambition that makes you feel even slightly sneaky. Contemplate your home, family, property, Nature - here lie wisdom and peace - and more protection than you think you need - for 13 months. You've had conflicting feelings (or dissatisfaction) since early July, perhaps about a social situation at work, perhaps about a job that demands more travel or schmoozing. A sudden event or romantic or creative "rebellion" might end that indecision mid-week. Even if it doesn't, a lucky, social, affectionate influence will dissolve your unease Tuesday onward. Sagittarius Nov. 22-Dec. 21 Be light, friendly, casual, and take short trips. Avoid ponderous thoughts, long books, higher learning and law suits. Since July 1, you've blown hot and cold about your ambitions, your career and dealings with higher-ups - even about "propriety" (e.g., should you dress up or down?). This "dilemma" will be solved one of two ways: by the sudden end of a domestic or security situation midweek, or by a mild, sweet luck that enters your career zone Tuesday, and slowly buoys you up for several weeks. Social joys come, mid-week! Capricorn Dec. 22-Jan. 19 Over the past month, you've blown hot and cold about a legal, learning, "ending" or security issue. You might have been wrapped up in a lawsuit over a "termination," applying for or dealing with adoption, ending or re-establishing a program of higher learning, or buying property overseas, etc. Wednesday's sudden event or break-off, though it worries you, could bring a quick solution. In addition a mild luck enters this matter now to late August. Don't chase secrets or verboten love, nor make secret deals, invest, nor change your lifestyle. Aquarius Jan. 20-Feb. 18 Reject appeals, persuasion, and/or intimidation. Sign no contracts. A possible investment, pregnancy, lifestyle change, surgery prospect, or sexual bonding has stymied you since early July. One part of you (the correct part!) counsels caution, and will, right into mid-2010. But an urge, impulse or the race of events has nudged you toward action. My advice: don't! Wait. A sudden break-off or money event mid-week might end this inner tug-o-war for you. The four weeks ahead bring wisdom, luck and resolution to this matter. Patience! Career luck comes, Thursday/Friday. Pisces Feb. 19-March 20 You've blown hot and cold about a love or business relationship, relocation, a legal fight, a competitor, contract or agreement, an "opportunity," or an interface with the public. Any/all of these embody your hopes for the future, yet one part of you wants to go slow, while another, since July 1, has fired you up, pushed for quick commitment. Go slow, Pisces - time will show this was best. A sudden split or rebellion mid-week could end this prospect anyway! If not, an affectionate, lucky vibe enters that solves much. www.astralreflections.com. Email: timstephens@shaw.ca. For a reading: 604-261-1337. /30/