ASTRAL REFLECTIONS BY TIM STEPHENS FEBRUARY 6-12, 2011 All times/dates are PST. I usually finish the Love Forecasts by Valentine’s Day, but I’m late this year. So I’ll do four signs a column, for three weeks. ARIES, your life fills with gentle love, intellectual inspiration, foreign-born people, and luck and optimism, January to June. You’re very likely to meet someone cheerful, foreign-born and intellectual, who falls in love with you (and vice-versa)! Variations are possible: e.g., he/she might not be foreign-born, but you might meet while travelling in another country. You’re very lucky and optimistic, ready to seize love. A wedding is likely, unless you’re presently divorcing. From June to next February, your sensual side blossoms powerfully. Control temper this summer! TAURUS, until June, lust and secrecy might tempt you; an episode with a co-worker or “ineligible receiver” could saddle you with unwanted consequences. So be faithful, honest and upright. By June (into June 2012) your sensual, physical urges actually increase. But now it’s “right,” it’s directed toward someone who is free to reciprocate. Your attraction is obvious, open and optimistic – and therefore tends to bring healthy results. (If you’re married, optimism and faithfulness combine: invest together. A child might arrive!) November brings a powerful eight-month romantic “surge.” Make sure this is toward someone eligible. If single, you might marry. GEMINI, life sparkles with new social delights, spontaneity, invitations and friendships this February to early June. Grab hold! Return calls, make friends, show your cheerful side. (Cheerfulness breeds itself: once you start being friendly, you’ll grow more so.) Among these new contacts is a gem – one who might become a future mate if you concur – the person and the compatibility are there. Or, you might now see the way to wed one you’ve loved previously. Wishes come true around marriage and relocation – but act fast, for June begins 12 months of relative quietude – cosy if you’ve found love. If not, it will come, hugely, mid-2012 to mid-2013. CANCER, you might be too busy reaping career benefits, starting ambitious projects and hobnobbing with VIPs to give romance much attention. But a round of career-related socializing in May/June spark an attraction. From June onward your social life will surge with new people and projects – most with a work or health connection, or involving your children or dependents. You might find someone with whom you can share tasks dear to your heart. In the bigger picture, you are in an era of both true love and marriage impediments: patience is golden! You attract others sweetly in July, “hotly” August/September. Someone wants to “merge” in December. Start Nothing: 11:13 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. Sun., 11:31 p.m. Tues. to 3:22 a.m. Wed., and 11:27 a.m. to 2:20 p.m. Fri. Aries March 21-April 19 Lie low, rest Sunday morning. This afternoon to Tuesday your energy and charisma surge – a bit of big luck could come, maybe involving home, relationships or money. (However, don’t push authorities.) Chase money Wednesday to Friday noon – but take care with purchases. Your hopes and your money resources (earnings level, savings) are in conflict – find reality. You might sense, or be offered, a career or status “partnership.” It’s subtle, you have to be intuitive or watch clues. Friday eve, Saturday bring errands, casual friends, curiosity and variety – read, write, talk. Taurus April 20-May 20 The emphasis lies on ambition, career, prestige relationships, your reputation and status. Elements of fantasy/deception, creative ideas and impatient bosses crowd this zone. If you deal with government, large corporations, institutions or charitable agencies, “impatient bosses” will be less of a factor. Be willing, quick to respond – and keep your sense of humour (especially Thursday!). Use Sunday eve through Tuesday for research and planning – get plenty of rest. Your energy surges Wednesday to Friday: display your skills, work hard. Excellent purchases Friday eve, Saturday. Gemini May 21-June 20 The accent lies on gentle love, compassion, broad vision, law, higher education, publishing, far travel and cultural rituals. February 5/6’s sober, realistic love wish is almost sure to come true. But a “sweet confection” love wish, involving beauty, and perhaps involving a Libra or Taurus, is less likely to come true. (Some “destiny” lies in wait for this one – either a wipe-out, or a deep rebirth.) In other ways, Sunday to Tuesday brings wish fulfillment, social delights and happiness. Rest, lie low Wednesday/Thursday. You shine, succeed and attract others, Friday eve, Saturday! Cancer June 21-July 22 The emphasis lies on mysteries, sex, intimacy, research, large finances, lifestyle, crucial health matters, commitment – anything that can change your life deeply (usually another person is involved). This month, these changes tend to work through your ambitions, career, or status situations. E.g., a “status” wedding changes your life and finances. Or a career opportunity demands a commitment (of $?) from you, and will change your life. (Your career is marked by splendid luck this winter/spring.) Charge ahead Sunday-Wednesday (a happy day!). Retreat, rest, plan Friday eve, Saturday. Leo July 23-Aug. 22 Relationships, relocation, dealings with the public, fame, negotiations, litigation, agreements, opportunities and opposition – these fill February. This week, especially Sunday to Tuesday, emphasizes the source of this winter/spring’s good luck: legal, loving, intellectual, international and cultural scenes. Work, health and your duties or ambitions might interfere –these are heading for a deep change and “rebirth.” (It centers on Wednesday, but could occur anytime in February.) Chase your ambitions Wednesday, but avoid conflict, aggression Thursday. Joy, friends, Friday/Saturday! Virgo Aug. 23-Sept. 22 Work’s essential – get it done. Your efforts, duties (and perhaps health) are tied up with an influence of deep change this month, especially this Sunday to Tuesday. This can manifest as: a sexual affair with a co-worker, investment in your job or tools/machinery, or changes brought about by your job or health – all are agents of change – beneficial change. Money goes better than romance right now. A gentle love floats in Wednesday, but irritation dissipates affection Thursday. (DON’T invest or make big changes this day.) Be ambitious Friday eve, Saturday – success accompanies you! Libra Sept. 23-Oct. 22 The emphasis is on romance, creativity, beauty, luck, risk, pleasure, charming kids, sports/games. You’re riding a winning streak – recognize and use it, seize on openings, issue invitations, respond, speak what’s in your heart, etc. Take a chance! The source of your January-to-June luck is highlighted Sunday afternoon through Tuesday: relationships, relocation, negotiation, agreements and contracts, litigation, co-operation. Clue: everything in the first sentence will aid these; but security, property, family will “fight” them. These, security, property, etc., are about to transform. Scorpio Oct. 23-Nov. 21 Be gentle on the home front – spend energy on renovations, repairs, rather than causing family friction. Think back and ahead: decide who should stay in your life, who should leave. Your choices will affect your health and your duties, for good or ill. Your work will expand for the next four months – clues arrive Sunday to Tuesday. Quiet discussions and administrative contacts benefit your efforts, but more adventurous communications (especially of love or competition) will erect barriers to work success – take heed Thursday. Mysteries, intimacy and finances succeed Friday eve, Saturday. Sagittarius Nov. 22-Dec. 21 Romance, creativity and a risk-taking mood steal upon you Sunday afternoon to Tuesday – take that risk! But realize money and confidence aid romance/creativity more than wishful thinking does. You might have some puzzles to work out around these: romance, pleasure, money and work. Work definitely faces you Wednesday (success) and Thursday (when work interferes with romance’s communications, or might be dangerous – practice safety). Exciting meetings (and some a bit more stable, boring, with other generations) arrive Friday eve/Saturday: love’s possible! All month, money’s lucky. Capricorn Dec. 22-Jan. 19 Chase money, buy/sell, seek lucrative clients – but most importantly (as Sunday to Tuesday might whisper to you) pursue the connection between security and money: e.g., buy or sell real estate, start a retirement fund, put away funds for your children’s education, purchase insurance, spend on new business premises or to expand your territory. Ending unprofitable or stale situations is also a wise move financially. Romance and pleasure call Wednesday (successfully) and Thursday (not – beware “wasted money”). Tackle chores Friday eve, Saturday: you’re ambitious, productive! Aquarius Jan. 20-Feb. 18 Your energy, charisma and effectiveness are at a peak! Start important projects, seek favours, call in markers, show yourself in person. You’re very communicative, curious and travel-prone this month – these are emphasized Sunday to Tuesday. A Libra and a Gemini are attracted – the Libran is very serious. A Leo wants to spar – and join. Attend to domestic matters, family and security, property and “territory” Wednesday to Friday afternoon. Don’t be overbearing Thursday p.m. Romance, creative surges and the urge to take a big chance arrive Friday eve, Saturday – yes, plunge in! Pisces Feb. 19-March 20 Rest, lie low, contemplate, plan. Be charitable, spiritual. Attend to obligations, committee and administrative chores. (Do taxes?) You will want to be free of these in two weeks when your energy and money luck will soar upward. Let much of your planning involve finances. Money, earnings and possession, are highlighted Sunday p.m. through Tuesday – let realism rule fantasy and wishful thinking. Your wishes, however, do have a destined road ahead – something is wiped out or born this week; it changes your future. Careful with money Thursday. Deep rest, good family Saturday. www.astralreflections.com. Email: timstephens@shaw.ca. For a reading: 416-686-5014. /30/