ASTRAL REFLECTIONS
BY TIM STEPHENS
AUGUST 5 – 11, 2012 

	All times/dates are PDT.
	CAPRICORN, from October 2012 to September 2015, the planet Saturn will occupy your sector of wishes and hopes, of social connections, entertainment and gatherings, and of future plans. For five years, I have been promising that the 2008-to-2023 period will bring you huge new life goals, a new social circle, and, ultimately, will fulfill your deepest wishes. During these three years ahead, you should start to see strong evidence that this is so. The past few years saw you being tested and judged. Now to autumn 2015, it is time to celebrate – but in your careful, diplomatic, quiet, realistic and sober manner. Your social scene will be decorous, slow, and filled with other generations: but the lack of raucousness will equal the growth of solid ties. Politics, unions and reunions, picnics, concerts – any gathering will have you at its centre. There is a cover charge: this social growth and wish fulfillment will be accompanied by increased responsibilities. Smile – your new future is setting itself up, building its structure!
	AQUARIUS, the 2010 to 2012 period made you deal with restrictions and slow progress in legal, intellectual, educational, publishing, import/export, international, far travel, cultural, love and similar zones. Now, these areas lighten up, just in time for this decade’s best romantic, creative cycle (summer2012 to summer 2013)! From October 2012 to September 2015, Saturn transfers his slowness, restriction and “tough love” to your career and ambitions zone. On the one hand, Saturn rules ambition and the corridors of power and prestige, so your career, business and status efforts will take on a natural, predictable pace, and yield natural, predictable rewards – if you work hard. On the other hand, you will be tested, judged. Strictly avoid punching the boss, sticking your hand in the till, or quitting – these will affect your long-term employment outlook. Don’t expect immediate compensation for the extra work or duties piled on you – the reward will be delayed, and a promotion might arrive before a pay raise. Accept this, be patient.
	PISCES, the last three years have dampened results in the areas of intimacy, investment and other large financial endeavors, research, diagnosis, health, and lifestyle changes. Your efforts in these arenas might have inched you solidly closer to a major life goal, but you paid for every gain. Now, October 2012 through September 2015, this restrictive, slow atmosphere settles over your intellectual, legal, learning, cultural, ritual, religious and philosophical zones. These life sectors, though restricted, can become solid, steady pathways to fulfilling a major life wish. Success will have a price: hard work. If you’re young, the price could include a loss of naivety, as idealism will be supplanted by pragmatism and a more sober, down-to-earth view of life. This is not a good period to initiate a lawsuit – not because you won’t win, but because, win or lose, it will proceed s-l-o-w-l-y, and extract a lot of money and energy from you.  

Start Nothing: 10:56 a.m. to 1:59 p.m. Sun., 1:04 p.m. Tues. to 0:28 a.m. Wed., and 11:55 a.m. Thurs. to 1:11 p.m. Fri.


Aries   March 21-April 19
Your romantic, creative, speculative winning streak continues. Recent delays and returnees from the past recede after Tuesday (though a love who has returned – if this occurred – might be worth keeping). By Wednesday onward, you are free to start projects, seek new relationships, and make important decisions. (Although your decision-making might be a little tentative until August 22.) In the next two weeks you might roar ahead, chasing romance – and landing it. Your energy and charisma surge upward Sunday p.m. to Tuesday. Start significant projects, especially creative/speculative ones. 

Taurus   April 20-May 20
Delays and indecision end by midweek. You’re free to press forward, especially in food/shelter and realty areas, romance and creative projects, and money concerns. Retreat, rest Sunday to Tuesday – you can accomplish much in home areas, especially Monday daytime. Your energy and magnetism return Wednesday/Thursday: take Step One toward a major wish or goal. Chase money Friday p.m. (avoid deception, con artists) and Saturday. A dollar venture might begin Saturday; it has a lucky future. Until August 24, your employment scene remains intense, wearying. Friends show new affection.

Gemini   May 21-June 20
You’re in your element, Gemini – travel, communications, quick-minded friends and affectionate siblings fill your days. By Wednesday three weeks of delays, mistakes and indecision end. (Though a bit of indecision lasts for about two more weeks.) Sunday afternoon to Tuesday raises your hopes and might fulfill a wish around social life or romance. Speaking of amour, your romantic courage remains high for 18 more days – take advantage! Your luck and cheerfulness grow every week. Tuesday begins four weeks of money luck. Retreat midweek. Your energy, charisma soar Friday eve/Saturday.

Cancer   June 21-July 22
Three weeks of delays end late Tuesday, freeing you to start new projects. You can march forward confidently, especially with money and purchases – but don’t buy anything if you first saw it after July 13. You become mildly lucky, attractive and gracious through August. Step softly at home, where conflicts can arise. An unsteady or “foundation poor” job or career project can collapse. If so, start again! Sunday’s mellow. This p.m. to Tuesday highlights your ambitions and relations with higher-ups (best Monday). Popularity, wish fulfillment and social delights visit midweek.

Leo   July 23-Aug. 22
Your energy and charisma remain super-high. By midweek, recent delays, mistakes and 
indecision end. Start important projects, seek favours, make proposals, see and be seen, display your talents! In relationships, uncertainty and illusion are gone – forever. Plan on a very active social life, ‘cause it’s coming, will last to next June. Oddly, “sweet solitude” draws you also (all August) – balance this, use it for rest. Sunday to Tuesday bring wisdom, intellectual and travel events. Pursue career/prestige ambitions Wednesday/Thursday. Social joys, flirtation and popularity, late week.

Virgo   Aug. 23-Sept. 22
Three weeks of delay, indecision and mistakes end Wednesday night. (The indecision might linger awhile longer.) Money flows swiftly to you (until August 23) but it will also quickly flow away: only buy what you need, at a low price. This week and next, discuss, plan or contemplate your career future (and its financial outlook) – especially Saturday, when a small seed is an oak tree in disguise! Generally, you’re tired, your stove’s on “pilot light.” Seek spirit, be kind to others. Luckiest days: Monday (money, sex); Wednesday/Thursday (travel, love); and Saturday (career).

Libra   Sept. 23-Oct.22
Delays, mistakes and indecision end midweek. Charge into social affairs – your popularity, hopes, and flirtatious situations get a new life, a second chance, for two more weeks. You might start a love affair! A wish will come true in these areas. Sunday p.m. to Tuesday accents crucial relationships – Monday’s best. Wednesday/Thursday bring intimacy, financial opportunities – and consequential action in either area. Gentle love, far travel, cultural involvements arise late week. This is your zone of great luck to mid-2013: Saturday/Sunday (August 11/12) are a significant beginning.

Scorpio   Oct. 23-Nov. 21
Tuesday ends three weeks of delay and indecision, especially in career, VIP relations and prestige zones. These zones are now favoured, so push ahead, butter up VIPs, ask for more responsibility, etc. Abandon a crippled venture begun since July 14. In the weeks ahead, your work might involve government liaisons, management, administrative chores. Same period, avoid dark alleys and late clubs: you’re physically vulnerable. Wisdom, love, cultural and intellectual progress blesses you all month. The seeds of future success can be planted Saturday, in finances and intimacy – go!

Sagittarius   Nov. 22-Dec. 21
Past delays end, especially in moral, intellectual, far travel, cultural and love zones. For two weeks ahead, pursue these areas primarily – and confidently. Big relationship changes loom over the next ten months: you might marry (or divorce, if you’re presently unhappy). Contemplate these now, look ahead, and place them in the context of your whole life. Sunday afternoon to Tuesday brings beauty, romance, a creative or gambling mood. Tackle chores or purchase machinery Wednesday/Thursday – success very likely. Partnerships, competition face new beginnings late week: good! 

Capricorn   Dec. 22-Jan.19
The need to delay, to catch up with the past (and past obligations/opportunities) now ends (Tuesday) especially in financial, debt, investment, sexual, intimate and health matters. March forward confidently in these areas for the next two weeks. Bosses and higher-ups are temperamental until late August, but your peers, including prospective lovers (when I say “opposite sex,” gays complain) treat you with a new affection and warmth until early September. So it evens out. A big work project has been gestating “secretly” for a month or more: it might birth/emerge late week.

Aquarius   Jan. 20-Feb. 18
Recent delays, misunderstandings and barriers dissolve by midweek, especially in relationships, litigation, public dealings, negotiations, opportunities and relocation prospects. March forward in these areas, and in romance, love, creative and speculative projects. (One exception: DON’T proceed to litigation if you can avoid it. There would be lots of fees, little progress.) Your work scene becomes mildly lucky, co-workers affectionate. Talk, travel, paperwork early week. Home, rest, Wednesday/Thursday. Romance, beauty, pleasure – a winning streak – late week. Maybe new love!

Pisces   Feb. 19-March 20
Delays end now, Pisces, especially in work, machinery and health areas. March steadily ahead in these for the next two weeks. Money matters are sparked Sunday p.m. to Tuesday. Spend, earn, buy and sell – Monday’s best. Midweek brings paperwork, short trips, details, news and casual friends. Be curious, ask questions. Friday afternoon through Saturday accents home, security, nutrition, children, gardening and retirement plans. A small seed planted here (Saturday) will grow into something big over the next ten months. Continue to avoid impulsive action in finances and intimacy.


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