ASTRAL REFLECTIONS BY TIM STEPHENS JANUARY 10 – 16, 2010 All times/dates are PST. Maybe the proper study of youth is age, so they’ll be prepared when they get there; maybe the proper study of age is youth, because that’s where the joy is. I promised to begin the “Luck Forecast” for every sign this week. Jupiter moves from AQUARIUS to PISCES January 17. This sets up a new luck cycle for every sign, from January to June 5, and again September 9 to late January 2011. In-between, June through August, Jupiter moves briefly into early Aries, but this will mainly affect those born in the first 3 days of each sign – for them, I’ve put a note in brackets below.) So all 2010,especially January 17 through May, and September to January 2011, you ARIES will benefit from charity and charitable organizations, government agencies, institutions, rest, rejuvenation, spas and retreats, contemplation, spiritual involvements, psychics and counsellors, and therapy. This is a great year to cast out old demons and bogeymen, to fulfill old obligations (so you’ll be free for your big luck year of 2011) and to reacquaint yourself with your soul. You should find that security, real estate, family, investment and similar concerns proceed with a quiet providence. However, this is not a good year to seek attention, to be assertive, throw your weight around, demand results, to try to impress anyone, to leap into the romantic fray or try to outshine a rival, or to engage in contests. Where glitz, glamour, charisma and wooing a crowd are concerned, wait for a better time. Your luck is uncertain in legal, educational, far travel and cultural affairs. (If you were born March 21-23, the summer will bring a welcome surge of luck and charisma.) TAURUS, 2010 will bring wish fulfillment, especially in sexual, financial and occult zones. You’ll benefit from joining groups of any description. A new social circle could affect your life for at least six years, bringing cheerful bonds, optimism, and fresh horizons. You could meet love, even true love, in a group. If you do find your life mate, it will probably begin cheerfully, in a friendly, flirtatious moment or during a discussion about travel, a cultural event or intellectual interest, but it won’t be long before it turns sensual. Whether you’re married or single, 2010 brings many opportunities (at least two, probably four) to improve your financial picture or your lifestyle, or both. However, don’t contract large debts; you seem overoptimistic, and these debts could grow surprisingly large, surprisingly fast. Best defence: don’t start! Research into any area will yield big results. (If you were born April 20 to 22, the summer could bring a temporary slow-down; get your second breath rather than push.) Start Nothing: 7:02 to 10:10 a.m. Sun., 6:43 p.m.to 8:54 Tues., and 1:02 to 9:17 a.m. Fri. Aries March 21-April 19 Don’t begin anything important before Friday afternoon, Aries. Love has a way Monday/Tuesday. Your status, career and worldly ambitions continue to be in focus all week. You’ve probably 1) been doing a lot of soul-searching or “decision-unmaking” in this area lately; or 2) have had to account for your past decisions/actions, or 3) have been working on a past goal – perhaps from the far, far past. Any/all of these activities contained a ”message” – that your position and ambitions are inescapably changing. All highlighted strongly Wednesday/Thursday. By Friday/Saturday hope shines through! Taurus April 20-May 20 Avoid new starts before Friday afternoon. A mellow mood still flows through you, giving a quiet ease and enjoyment to love, social contacts, intellectual and cultural activities, and travel. Someone might reveal (not necessarily in words) their attraction to you late Tuesday night to Friday morning. An ongoing or former love could approach betrothal levels! You can improve your career standing (or stabilize a position, solidify a power relationship) Friday p.m., but take care Saturday, at home and out: angry confrontations are possible. Diplomacy! Sexy (or $ profitable) secrets Monday! Gemini May 21-June 20 Don’t start anything significant before Friday afternoon. Sexual attractions, subconscious urges, research, mysteries and secrets, lifestyle changes, investments, debts and financial manipulations, shared resources – these have been on your mind all month, and perhaps drew you to past relationships or situations. Little of practical benefit has grown from these forays – your “reward” will occur in the spiritual, emotional realm. A new start within an old situation arises Wednesday/Thursday. It’s better after noon Wednesday. Something special is about to happen for you, next week! Cancer June 21-July 22 Relationships remain your prime focus. The kind of people you’ve hooked up with, or decided to love – or will, over the next fifteen years – are more stubborn yet more true than past “attractions.” More tears are certainly in store – and more joys! Boredom’s gone! A past relationship faces renewal or rebirth mid-week. (If before mid-morning Wednesday, it will fail, marriage will not occur; if after, maybe – after a few delays. It will be worth it.) Start nothing brand new before Friday. This afternoon and Saturday bring financial decisions, perhaps decisions about intimate commitment. Caution best. Leo July 23-Aug. 22 Finish old chores if you can. Avoid starting new work projects – not only because they’d fail, but because next week will begin a whole new set of circumstances and new opportunities. Why trap yourself in a chore or obligation that would prevent these opportunities from arriving? Yet a new task might begin anyway, midweek to Friday. Ah, well: keep it as light as you can. Your romantic, intellectual, legal, travel and pleasure urges blossom Monday; but unless you join, seek harmony or agreement, another will build their own domain. You might face a competitor by Saturday. Virgo Aug. 23-Sept.22 It’s your last week of romance, pleasure, creativity and “rewarding risk,” Virgo – but next week starts a whole year of great luck in relationships, marriage, relocation, fame, contract negotiations, public dealings and general opportunities! Notice romance ends, but marriage luck begins. Romance is essentially self-indulgent. Marriage is anything but. That’s your clue – all good luck will come from relating, compromising, seeing the other’s point of view, fulfilling another’s needs. Litigation, divorce are possibilities for unhappy unions. A new love with an old source could start this week. Libra Sept.23-Oct. 22 An end is brewing Tuesday to Friday, will show itself soon. But in every end is a new beginning. You’ve been impatiently awaiting both these the past few weeks, so events will not be a disappointment, although you might be initially surprised. A real estate or family situation might enter complex ground now; but from this will come clarity and a solution. Don’t start anything significant before Friday. Monday to Tuesday are friendly, talkative – you could meet a significant person Monday; relationships find solutions, joy! Romance, pleasure, creativity stir, but can’t quite awaken, late week. Scorpio Oct. 23-Nov. 21 Avoid new starts, new relationships before Friday. The accent continues on communications, sort trips, errands, details, casual acquaintances and siblings. These “rebirth” Tuesday to Friday – an old acquaintance is reborn, former paperwork resurfaces to be redone, you revisit an old haunt, etc. From this, a kind of “future” emerges – but it’s weak, so don’t invest too much time or money in it. Money’s well – starred late Sunday to Tuesday. What looks good Monday (particularly in money, work, wages or machinery) might lead to either disagreement or opportunity Saturday. Sagittarius Nov. 22-Dec. 21 Start nothing new and significant before Friday. Your energy, clout and charisma shine Sunday p.m. to Tuesday. You’ll earn points in legal, travel, intellectual, educational, publishing or similar spheres, due to a creative approach. A sensual romance could begin Monday, but it probably won’t have a long life. Still, why not enjoy it? A new-old money project (new but rooted in the past) might begin Wednesday/Thursday. Keep it small, as it might have a weak (though lucky) future. Someone wants to know where you stand Saturday. Best answer: “in attractive opposition.” (Happily opposed?) Capricorn Dec. 22-Jan.19 Start nothing new before Friday. You might want to, might feel energized Wednesday/Thursday, but waiting protects you – from yourself. Earlier, Sunday to Tuesday calls for rest, contemplation, and a charitable outlook. You might have a financial brainwave Monday, particularly about real estate, but save it for later. This day might also feature a strong physical attraction, to someone who would succour you, then break away. Chase money or shop late Friday, especially for tin, lead, used or “antique” items – but take care Saturday, when a money struggle or anger might loom. Aquarius Jan.20-Feb. 18 Avoid new starts before mid-day Friday. This p.m., and the weekend following, urge you to dive into a meaningful ”new start.” It will have something to do with the past – a breaking free from the past. It’s preparation for a brand new future, one in which you can attract love, wisdom, and increased earnings. (If you begin a new job next week onward, and anytime in 2010 except perhaps the June to August period, you’ll earn more. Even sticking with the old job should increase your coffers.) Hopes about a relationship could come true Monday; but it’s love or war Saturday Pisces Feb. 19-March 20 Don’t start new projects nor relationships before Friday, Pisces. Someone wants to be in charge of you Sunday eve to Tuesday. If you let them point the direction, and you plunge into the work, Monday, success will be apparent! A new hope will be reborn from the old, Wednesday to Friday. Retreat, rest, contemplate and plan Friday p.m. and Saturday. The universe is about to give you a whole new “slate.” You’re going to expand, be cheerful and optimistic, and enjoy good fortune! Most of this will come from the favour of higher ups, bosses, etc. So plan to “humbly” promote yourself! www.astralreflections.com. Email: timstephens@shaw.ca. For a reading: 416-686-5014. /30/