ASTRAL REFLECTIONS BY TIM STEPHENS APRIL 10 – 16, 2011 All times/dates are PDT. We’re starting to see the upheavals and changes I discussed at such length (and with such unimaginative puzzlement) last July/August. Japan, Libya, the whole mid-east. Remember, that aspect was the “biggest” in thousands of years, and elements of it endured to 2023. Until June, expect more revolt, military action, and catastrophe. From June to 2019 these trends continue, but without the wildfire swiftness of the present. (Remember how swiftly the Arab revolt spread to at least 8 countries?) (Though there will be sudden, huge outbreaks.) These changes will ultimately be bigger than those World War Two wrought, but not necessarily with the same macro trauma. BTW, you might be puzzled by my condemnation of Europe and North America regarding Libya, a few columns ago. Let’s just stick with the prior prediction, that Gaddafi was headed for doom, with October probably being the ultimate. VIRGO, from March 2011 to late August 2012, good karma will give you a smooth, protected path in home, property, security, with children and pregnancy, and in retirement, agriculture, gardening and nutrition. Developments here are irreversible and will affect your whole life – so be cautious, honest and moral. End stale or unworkable relationships/situations, in order to make room for new, fertile and productive circumstances. This entire zone, real estate, farming, security, etc., offers monetary progress. The same period, March 2011 to August 2012, presents you with temptations to chase ambitions, career and status relations, to seek community prestige, political office, situations of power or renown. These temptations can lead you into misguided actions, as small and innocent (but unwise) as vying for attention from the boss or VIPs within range, pushing to have your proposals enacted, demanding a pay raise or promotion, all the way to not-so-innocent collusion, power struggles, backstabbing, lying to authorities, and general Macbeth type sins. Your efforts in career zones (innocent or not) will tend to meet delays and difficulties. If you push, you’ll get pushed back –perhaps right out the door! Staying safe during this period is relatively easy: 1) accept any changes occurring in this area; 2) maintain the status quo, and keep your head down. Avoid changing jobs or careers during these 18 months. It is better to quit your job (and simply rest, or indulge in the good karmic areas listed above) than to seek a new job. Retreat is better than ambition, security better than risk. Be honest, good-hearted, and you’ll be fine! Start Nothing: 5:05 a.m. to 8:37 p.m. Mon., 12:58 p.m. to 11:40 p.m. Wed., and 1:49 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. Fri. Aries March 21-April 19 Your energy, charisma and luck continue at a major high, Aries! (Though a problem with authority emerges Monday.) Don’t start any new projects or relationships before April 23. Capitalize on past or ongoing people and situations. You might revisit a foreign country or refocus on a lawsuit, return to abandoned studies/courses, or “find religion” again. This is an excellent time to sum up your life, to contemplate how you got here. (But it’s not a good time to set your new direction – yet.) An old friend or employer returns. Romance, luck, creativity soar Monday night to Wednesday! Taurus April 20-May 20 Communications, travel and errands frustrate Sunday/Monday, but there are a couple of lucky gems/moments both nights: perhaps just a feeling that you’re doing things right. You might find a treasure chest of nostalgia! A legal or moral dilemma might face you early week. Chasing or establishing good principles “saves” you. Your luck is smooth and strong on home, domestic, property and security fronts Monday night to Wednesday noon. Love, beauty, romance lure you Thursday/Friday. Tackle chores or health concerns Saturday. Remember, start nothing new and significant before April 23. Gemini May 21-June 20 Wishes come true, especially about former friends, loves, or old, long-held wishes. An old flame either appears or occupies your thoughts. Start nothing new before April 23 – revel in the past. There are always problems to solve, adjustments to make, even when wishes are fulfilled. Early week highlights a problem with sex or “net worth” in relation to a happy possibility. Next week, a romantic or creative “depression” (anything from caution to scepticism to simple delay or age differences) can oppose another happy outcome. But these are adjustments, not refusals. Happiness lives! Cancer June 21-July 22 Start nothing new (before April 23) but do reap the past, especially in career, ambition, prestige and business areas, where your fortunes are buoyant! A “new” project can be luckily birthed here, especially early week, but don’t try to gain the co-operation of partners or peers. (“New” = restarting a former opportunity; e.g., landing a job with a former boss.) Your money luck rides high Tuesday/Wednesday. Perform paperwork, errands, travel, return messages Thursday/Friday. The whole stretch, Monday eve to Friday night, is smooth, easy, productive. Be quiet, home-bound Saturday. Leo July 23-Aug. 22 Rest, contemplate, connect with spirit and soul, be charitable, Sunday/Monday. Your energy, charisma and luck surge upward Monday night through Wednesday. You’ll impress people. Express feelings. Love could start, perhaps with a former flame or flirtatious friend. A wedding is written on this one. A legal development could come through, also. In all these, make sure the past is an essential ingredient – start nothing brand new before April 23. Your sexual, intimate, financial, debt and investment zones are enjoying good luck. Health and work hindrances dissolve, freeing you to act. Virgo Aug. 23-Sept. 22 Start nothing new before April 23, Virgo. But do grab, use, enjoy, accept, even search out the past, especially in financial, investment, debt, intimate, sexual, commitment, lifestyle, health, research, diagnosis, detective, occult and similar areas. (Occult means hidden, not weird.) What you do now could change your life in major ways – perhaps by re-establishing a former condition, or taking you back to a way you left long ago. E.g., you used to own a home, then wandered for 15 years, and now you find/buy a home again. Failure in these Monday, Saturday. Success other days! Libra Sept. 23-Oct. 22 Partnership stuff heats up all April. An ex-spouse (or former boyfriend) is seeking you, might find you. Destiny and/or God has a hand in this. (We think heaven and destiny are far away, far above, but both exist inside. The door’s small, but once you turn the handle, it grows large.) It looks like this is someone who wants marriage, rather than mere romance. If this person does show, it will be true, deep, but a bit tumultuous – can you take it? Be ambitious Sunday/Monday: chose between potential and security. Wishes, popularity, joy visit midweek! Retreat Thursday/Friday. Scorpio Oct. 23-Nov. 21 Start nothing new before April 23. A former job might return – attached to bigger money. A health matter might return, also, but to be cured. Yes, do buy a machine if it is one you bid on or examined before late March, but DO NOT buy anything you just now see. Either it’s a lemon, or you won’t need it. Relations with someone attractive continue to be sweet, gracious (until about April 20) – this could burst into “open merging” June onward (into 2012) – or it could prefigure a great money opportunity, same timing. Ambition’s lucky midweek! Hopes, happiness Thursday/Friday. Sagittarius Nov. 22- Dec. 21 Start nothing new before April 23, Sage. You’re lucky, happy, creative and romantic all April! Something big might happen in child-related, speculative, sport-related, creative or romantic zones. Or, something small but filled with big growth potential might be born (centering on Monday eve/night). It’s an odd time: you can opt for casual, fun-filled, travel stuff, or you can go for the big stuff. Both are lucky, but one, of course, has bigger consequences. All growth now is connected to the past, nothing brand new. Monday-Wednesday significant. Wishes “speak” Saturday. Capricorn Dec. 22-Jan. 19 Start nothing new before April 23, Cap. Your luck continues high in security, property, land, family, soul, nurturing, gardening, landscaping, sales territory, foundational and similar areas. Redo your life, stand up again! Big stuff here, best in years/decades! Start “new” projects closely tied to the past (or continue with the ongoing). E.g., you contemplated buying that house on Elm Street a year ago, and regretted letting it go, and now it’s available again – buy it. But DON’T move into a new place before May 10 – domestic friction would result. Communications remain sweet. Aquarius Jan. 20-Feb. 18 Everybody’s doing big things, but you can’t seem to make up your mind! That’s okay, probably even beneficial. Start nothing new before April 23. Keep romantic suitors waiting a bit. The only things you should be pursuing in April are travel, errands, paperwork, friendships, and wishes. The last two are significant, might be a door to big future things. Make friends, make wishes, chase your optimistic plans – but make sure these somehow link to the past. E.g., a former social circle, a childhood wish. Exciting meetings Tuesday/Wednesday! A 15-year “money road” is starting. Pisces Feb. 19-March 20 Start nothing new before April 23, Pisces. But do “renew” or restart something connected to the past, if you see it. (Might show Monday night.) It involves money, possessions, status or school. Your luck is running at a 10-year high in these areas – to June, so don’t waste time – but save brand new projects and plans for late April, May. Watch your spending carefully – don’t spend recklessly! You glow with a subtle sexy magnetism now – someone might chase you. Your future is wide as the ocean now to mid-century. This year, choose ambition, NOT security. Work succeeds midweek. www.astralreflections.com. Email: timstephens@shaw.ca. For a reading: 416-686-5014. /30/