ASTRAL REFLECTIONS BY TIM STEPHENS FEBRUARY 8 - 14, 2009 All times/dates are PST. Last month I said UTS (a TSX oil sands stock) would go bankrupt. Instead, it received a buy-out offer that shot the stock up 100 % (though still 400 % below it's year-ago high). I misread my impression that the company would disappear. It will, profitably! TAURUS, 2009 isn't a big "romantic" year for you, and yet the likelihood that you'll marry is high, especially if you're already involved. Your main pipeline to luck in 2009 resides in career, ambition and parenting zones. You could find love at the office, or marry "up." You're in the first stages of a 17-year phase that is perfect for finding love and walking down the aisle - not since the 1960's have Taureans faced such a long, sweet cycle for finding true love. Ignore romance in February - fire up your ambitions instead. A major temptation could face you February through early June, luring you toward a liaison that has to be kept secret. If you're married, indulging this attraction will send major cracks through your most dependable relationships; if you're single, you could suffer emotional bruises. The same months bless loyal married (and otherwise attached) Taureans with lots of snuggles and intimate understanding. If single, you might, February to June, contemplate life with someone who has a handicap or large family burden. Your sexual magnetism skyrockets June and July. Romance strikes powerfully but fleetingly September/October, perhaps with an old flame. Guard your temper on the home front November/December! GEMINI, relationship frustration dogged you from 1996 to 2008. Now 2009 not only brings one of your best love periods in awhile, it also ends those frustrations and begins 35 years of adventure and fulfillment! (These 35 years contain some wayward urges, so remain honest and loyal if you want to find or preserve good love with a good person.) Now to early June, someone you meet in a social setting could entrance you. This striking, seductive person (perhaps an Aries or Libra with smooth, captivating eyes) is the "first note" (and maybe the whole note!) of your future romantic and/or marital cycle. A Pisces who has attracted you for years might gradually fade from view. Mull this over before you commit. All year, love provides a wide path to marriage. Before September, reject the concept of "just friends" or "friendly romance" - the more profound your view, the deeper and luckier love will be. Foreign countries, foreign-born people, lawyers, libraries, schools, publishing venues and places of worship might trigger a real, lasting love. Your magnetism soars June to August. November into 2011, romance and sexual attraction draw you toward a potent, stable, gradually deepening commitment. Start Nothing: 11:29 a.m. to 9:38 p.m. Mon., 8:17 p.m. Wed. to 0:33 a.m. Thurs., and 6:46 a.m. to 6:51 a.m. Sat. Aries March 21-April 19 Wish fulfillment, entertainment, flirtations, social delights, political, union or similar activities, optimism, cheerfulness, and life's freshness - all visit you! You could make a great new friend now into March, and/or you might join a social group that will benefit you for a long time to come. You'll feel free to express your pent-up assertiveness, and you'll get a happy response. Flirtations could lead to anything - most of them good! Take care with romantic feelings Sunday/Monday - the road ahead might be a winding, frustrating one. The attraction's for real Thursday/Friday! Taurus April 20-May 20 Continue along ambition's path. (The worst thing you could do would be to quit a job, venture or career Sunday/Monday - and, really, now to August 21. The first eight months of 2009 lure you with a sweet domestic, real estate, security, or "stay at home" trap. Yes, trap. A subtle, enervating one - stay out!) In plying your ambitions, realize that government agencies, charity, health and other large organizations, warehousing, and administrative situations favor you, bring luck, right into June. Creative, pleasure and romantic urges call Tuesday/Wednesday. Tackle chores Thursday/Friday. Gemini May 21-June 20 Now to early June, a friend might become a lover, or an amour grows more friendly, upbeat and social. Either way, your social life is in for a nice, sweet boost, for four months. If you're seeking romance, join clubs or other groups. 2009 favors love of the gentle and "marrying kind." Higher learning, intellectual pursuits, international travel, legal "wins," publishing, media success, are all unusually fortunate - and the ten days ahead are an excellent time to launch ventures in these zones. But Sunday/Monday's itinerary is the wrong one. Cancer June 21-July 22 Secrets, investments, debt, sexual urges, research and diagnosis, commitment and consequence, major lifestyle changes and health concerns are highlighted this week - and lucky all 2009. Plunge into them, as February's efforts and/or ventures will receive "extra dividends" as the months pass. Don't waste time! But do be careful Sunday/Monday - it's possible you'll follow the wrong money (or sex) trail these two days. Home and family, security and security investments, real estate, agriculture and retirement are all lucky Thursday/Friday - grab an opening! Your career's favored to June; higher-ups like you! Leo July 23-Aug. 22 Do everything - for the next ten days especially, and through August particularly, and all 2009 generally - with one major slant: toward another person, a far horizon, a new experience, a new opportunity, fame, public dealings, negotiations and agreements - luck awaits! Go out - your direction should be away from yourself, from ego, and especially from withdrawal, self-pity, seclusion, etc! (These form a subtle but deep trap.) You might encounter a love/hate situation through mid-March. Now to June, your chances of love, marriage, legal and educational success and foreign travel increase! Virgo Aug. 23-Sept. 22 Work is important and hectic through mid-March. You'll feel like there's no rest. But charge ahead with this willingly - think of present efforts as a launching pad for the entire year, a year in which work will 1) expand, and 2) be well-rewarded - and could even bring you a new home, and/or a happier family! A sweet, mildly lucky trend affects your finances (debt or investments) sexual life, health, lifestyle choices/changes, and big commitments, through early June. If any of these combine with increased work efforts, you'll doubly succeed! Libra Sept. 23-Oct. 22 You're riding a wave of romance, creative, speculative urges and pleasure. You're getting closer and closer to taking a big chance (if you haven't already, the last few weeks) - do so, for now risk pays off, in the heart and wallet! Don't waste your time, energy or charisma in social life. Instead, plunge into the moment, the person or private project that makes you feel good. Don't plan, just act! The weeks and months ahead could bring romance with a valid life mate. Take hint from entire Leo message. Scorpio Oct. 23-Nov. 21 Friction might enter the domestic front, through mid-March. You can reduce the intensity of this if you work on or around the home: garden, repair, etc. Your actual work (employment) could end, or you might shut down a fairly major project and begin another one. If you're seeking work, look in "domestic" areas: food, real estate, farming, mining, maternity, etc. One thing: switching careers or employers is NOT advised before August 22; but quitting or retirement (and/or buying real estate) will bring deep benefits. Friends and hopes brighten Tuesday/Wednesday! Sagittarius Nov. 22-Dec. 21 Communicate, run errands, talk and ask questions, meet siblings or casual friends, undertake short trips - these could bring you closer to your romantic partner, or bring a new romance, over the next few weeks. (The best of these is this week and early next.) In general, romance, pleasure, creative and speculative projects, and teaching or raising children, will be sweet and lucky through early June. (March might bring an old flame.) Through August, accept delays in major travel, legal, publishing, educational or cultural (wedding, etc.) ventures. Be ambitious Tuesday/Wednesday. Capricorn Dec. 22-Jan. 19 Chase money. What you launch now or next week could prove very beneficial over the rest of 2009. But stick with earned income, sales, clients, employment, and purchases that are not intended to grow in value. Through August 21, avoid entering "shared money" situations (e.g., investments, mutual mortgage, joint accounts). The same applies sexually: the casual is good, the deep and binding not so. You might sense hints of this advice Sunday/Monday. Through mid-March, income increases, but you could be tempted to outspend your earnings - don't! Ambition wins Thursday/Friday! Aquarius Jan. 20-Feb. 18 Your charisma, energy and effectiveness continue high. Your determination (and sex appeal if you're male, sex assertiveness if female) increases now to mid-March. You're a winner! You might travel, join a religion or school, or launch a legal, publishing, advertising or cultural venture now to early June. But these could be a pleasant waste of time, during this hugely lucky year. For the best results, reject unsolicited advice, be self-propelled, create, invent, be social but form no partnerships, through August. Applies strongly Sunday/Monday. Finances, sex mid-week. Love, wisdom Thursday/Friday. Pisces Feb. 19-March 20 A nice bulge in your money flow arrives now to June - a great four months to purchase a luxury item, car, holiday, jewels, etc. - except March 4 to April 16. Your sensuality rises sweetly, same period. Take care now through mid-March, and especially this week, to avoid monetary obligations (debt), "dark encounters" and arguing with authorities. Government agencies, hospitals, head office, charities and large organizations offer both friction and monetary opportunities - depends on your angle of approach. Rest and contemplate this week. In ten days, your energy will soar! www.astralreflections.com. Email: timstephens@shaw.ca. For a reading: 604-261-1337. /30/