ASTRAL REFLECTIONS BY TIM STEPHENS JANUARY 30 – FEBRUARY 5, 2011 All dates/times are PST. The 2011 Luck Forecast is now on site, under “Platforms.” BTW, when I said the constellations would “travel” completely around the earth in 60,000 years, I should have said 25,000 years. Math and I are strangers. Brian Giles, an excellent astrologer who gave me my first reading 40 + years ago, pointed out my mistake. I have long wondered if, about 2023, there might be a large cataclysm or war. This wonder was based solely on Vancouver’s chart, which seemed to indicate that it would burn on or around 2023, as it did in June, 1886. (Vancouver’s chart is speculative, so don’t take any of this too seriously). My fear was: in this day of concrete, how could a modern city burn, except by war? (Unusually large forest fires in the surrounding mountains?) In January 2023, Mars “goes direct” on the U.S. war degree (8 degrees Gemini). The last time I saw Mars in this degree, I predicted the Gulf War. (It passes through this degree every two years, so it was there many times since – I just didn’t notice.) Mars moves very quickly, so it produces quick, short conflicts, such as the Gulf War. But in 2023, Mars spends 24 days in that war degree, as opposed to the usual 2 days. So not only is the probability of war heightened, so is its possible duration and intensity. At the same time, Pluto, the planet of destined change and upheaval, travels over China’s Moon and Jupiter, bringing a climax to forces – both political and domestic, internal and external –that have been building since 2008. I’m not saying a U.S.-China war will occur. In fact, the odds are just as good that some other war will occur involving the U.S. Perhaps no war will occur. Or we might see a trade war, or a technological fracas. However, all of the above caused me, last column, to say that I found the prospect of a U.S. renaissance in the early 2020’s “unsettling.” Well, enough. Robert E. Lee (general) and Edgar Allan Poe (neurotic writer) were born on the same day, on the Capricorn-Aquarius cusp, two years apart. Poe was an alcoholic; Lee was a committed abstainer. Betty White, enjoying a career renaissance, is an 89-year old CAPRICORN. George Burns, the Capricorn comic, lived to 100, and performed virtually to the end. Capricorns often pursue their careers long past the normal retirement age. Israel’s ancestors were known as Saturn-ruled (i.e., Capricorn) people, and many, according to the Bible, lived past 900 years of age. Believe what you will.... Start Nothing: 2:10 a.m. to 6:04 a.m. Sun., 11:32 a.m. to 3:21 p.m. Tues., and 10:12 p.m. Thurs. to 2:24 a.m. Fri. Aries March 21-April 19 You have to recognize a basic truth: between now and October 2012, all your efforts to advance in the world (via career, marriage, business, carving out the land, etc.) will be either helped or opposed by another (or others). You will have to form a partnership of interests – your ambition, their security. Be warned: this/these others are hard-headed, sceptical, want proof, not sweet persuasion. So, give proof – of your loyalty, reliability, skills. Sunday/Monday point this out. If you meet a barrier, re-read this. By Saturday, the “right path” appears. Social joys midweek! Taurus April 20-May 20 Love, law, learning and travel – all are a little rocky Sunday/Monday. Be patient – solutions arrive in a small way Monday eve through Tuesday morning, and in a big way Friday/Saturday. What does the solution look like? – Ambition and hard work. Higher-ups, bosses and parents, judges and VIPs are impatient and temperamental to late February, so tread lightly, show good humour, don’t be querulous (especially Friday morning!). Your ambitions can be very successful this week, especially Tuesday eve onward, if you’re eager. Good friends, flirts and social delights arrive late week! Gemini May 21-June 20 Take care with investments, debt, sexual urges, deep health, surgery, commitments and “secrets” Sunday/Monday. If you must handle something in these zones, do so Monday eve through Tuesday morning. Avoid a legal fight all month; but if you’re in one, it intensifies mid-January to late February. Despite the trauma, litigation might solve a problem and make a wish come true! Stability, hope and anger are your allies. The same period might bring gentle love with a hot-headed, idealistic person – intimacy moves toward destiny. Tuesday to Friday emphasizes these themes. Grab opportunities. Cancer June 21-July 22 Sunday/Monday highlight the problem (2010-2012) in a crucial relationship. You see another in terms of security, but they might see you as “fighting” their ambition. You’ll see clues to solving it Saturday. The solution has something to do with understanding, affection, and with secrets/research, finances, sexual yearnings, commitment, intuition and dreams. Those secrets, finances, sexuality, et al, are emphasized midweek – they’re a source of ambition, success. If you can’t solve the relationship problem, you might “thoroughly” end the bond, now or later. Decide what’s best. Leo July 23-Aug. 22 Chores and health issues arise Sunday/Monday – with problems attached. Solutions to these problems occur Friday/Saturday – the answer might lie deeper, in diagnosis, even surgery. (Metaphorically, too – i.e., cutting out a wasteful or “work causing” situation.) Relationships confront you mid-week: exciting meetings, challenges and opportunities. You could meet your match in love! That’s important now, as January to June luckily support weddings, love (and far travel, legal solutions, publishing and intellectual pursuits). Depths, secrets, intimacy and funding go well Friday/Saturday. Virgo Aug. 23-Sept. 22 Romance could hit a snag Sunday/Monday – it probably involves money or possessions – or difficulty “possessing” someone. For you, now to late 2012, romance and sensuality are firmly fused – study whether this will be a problem or a blessing. Creativity and speculation could face the same two-year snag, so be cautious with risk. Chores and health – the main themes of these few weeks – become important midweek. A new work project could begin. Work and health are tied strongly – and mostly beneficially – to finances, investments, research, and sex. These four are lucky now to June. Libra Sept. 23-Oct. 22 I’ve mentioned several times over recent years, and will this whole decade, that domestic, property and security changes loom. These are emphasized this year and next, and might, during this time, present a) a puzzle to you, or b) a deeply-experienced opportunity. This Sunday/Monday holds a problem or critical choice here – one that moves smoothly forward Tuesday, and meets a solution late week. (The solution involves work or health.) Now to June, relocation, new partnerships are lucky. Romance, creativity and risk lure you midweek, and could be the doorway to new partnership! Scorpio Oct. 23-Nov. 21 You will generally say what you mean Sunday eve – but this day and Monday can raise a barrier to communication that has been around for a year and will last to late next year. It could simply be that communications become burdensome (e.g., more emails – or IT glitches at your job) or, that gossip is a problem factor. You can set up or initiate a long-lasting communications solution Friday/Saturday, one that enhances booth your career and security. Home, family, property concerns – February’s main focus – flow well late Tuesday to Thursday. Romance, pleasure, beauty late week! Sagittarius Nov. 22-Dec. 21 Both a money opening/opportunity and a money barrier arise Sunday/Monday. This “duo” exist now into October 2012 (and have, for awhile). During the entire phase, take care with expenses, spending, investing. The problem factor seems to involve wishes, or popularity or enjoyment – too much of these for your bank account, maybe? Mild money luck enters Thursday, for a month, and a solution to past and present money dilemmas is available late week. Casual friends, siblings, communications, errands, paperwork, curiosity fill midweek. They “are” the money solution, here forward. Capricorn Dec. 22-Jan. 19 Your energy, charisma and effectiveness rise strongly Sunday to Tuesday midday – get out, ask favours, start important projects. If your project is monetary (or sensual) continue it through Thursday, as many “good starts” are available! Even Friday/Saturday continue to help – especially with money attached to career, property, and/or personal skills. Mid-January through February brings: a) the end of a money source, and/or b) the seeding of a new one, or c) money connected to property. Much can flow to you – don’t let it flow past/away – save! Friends, errands, late week. Aquarius Jan. 20-Feb. 18 Rest, lie low, contemplate Sunday to Tuesday afternoon. You might spy a problem with communications, travel, intellectual, cultural or legal affairs Sunday/Monday. Keep the faith, because the rest of this week, especially Wednesday and Saturday, could brew the solution. (The solution lies in your own personality, your willingness to step forward and say, “This is me! And this is what I can do!” And that tendency, self-promotion, is highest and most successful this midweek, Tuesday-Thursday, and this month, February.) Chase money or spend (used items great) Friday/Saturday. Pisces Feb. 19-March 20 Your optimism and social desires rise Sunday to Tuesday afternoon. But you’re in an overall “recuperation mode” until February 18, so don’t expect a lot. Be contemplative, restful, and gently private all week – especially Tuesday to Thursday, when weariness increases. (Great government, spiritual and health links midweek also.) You might notice a long-term problem (to October 2012) Monday, involving intimacy, sexuality, commitment, or focusing on your net worth, investments, debt. These dilemmas approach solutions Wednesday night and Saturday – or at least, show you how to “be safe.” www.astralreflections.com Email: timstephens@shaw.ca For a reading: 416-686-5014. /30/