QUESTION: I don’t know if there’s any magic in the New Year or not, but somehow each time we approach the N.Y., I do a lot of thinking about who I am and how I'm doing and what’s my future, etc. | am very unsatisfied with myself this year which makes me depressed and angry but it also seems to be encouraging me to try to make some changes. I was wondering if you might sug- gest some helps for me and for other people who make New Years a start-over time. I really should do a lot better job with my life but for some time for that prayer to be JUPITER, the largest planet it at-solar system, some 700 eS bigger than our Earth always causes a stir when it transits from one sign to another in once-a-year cycle. We may conveniently associate this transit with our new Year's resolutions: but as you can readily see the subtle urgings to the changes which transpire within our social structure and our own personal life patterns are of much deeper origins than most of us suspect. CAPRICORN December 22 to January 20 Will face tmportant changes in Relavionship pat terns They will seek greater satisfaction and aim. at greater fulfillment in their dealing with frends, mate, partners, demand greater respect. from their fellow men. They will assume more responsibility in| community life, politics, businss ~ AQUARIUS y January 21 nll to February 19 Will find release from past stagnation patterns, unsettled work conditions, business pressures They will make new contacts which wall be in sthumental to reaching the wa reason I can’t. I want to change that. I've just got to come through this year. I'm in desperate need of making a big turn-around. I am dis- gusted about my life. I'm answered. I have a suggestion for a different prayer. Look, you are all bottled up with negatives and with crises that you are thinking about negatively. Let’s look at one ask hayden stewart Freelance Counselior Hayden Stewart may be reached at 261-6242 for appointments for individual, family or group counselling. always screwing things up. God damn me! STEWART: Obviously, you believe in prayer. But why would you pray to God to damn you just when you are concentrating on moving into a more satisfying life? I warn you, He's sort of slow at damning people like you. You may have to wait a long goals Aquarians nurtured during the last 7 frustrating years. cc $ PISCES x February 20 S,. March 20 Will be presented with unusual job opportunities, wider scope in business. They will enhance their creative self-expression to its fullest. They will travel abroad, make new contacts which will greatly expand their mind horizons open new vistas of profitable self-expression in every way. ARIES ag March 21 to April 20 Flashes of new realiza- fions, new meanings will dawn upon Artens regarding partnership relations, mar Tiage, public relations They will seek to expand = their mind horizons, travel abroad TAURUS April 21 to May 21 Will feel more confident, emotionally less threatened; alt case with mate, friends, business associates and public in general Sella PICTURES. ie : , pate z : a ee deserve the best Bring them to Totemcolour tor quality processing Work tn by 10 00 am will be ready the next afternoon HID E. Ast St, N.Van. oe "We. use KODAK paper for the good look.’ 986-2271. - of your sentences and con- sider an alternative way for you. You say, up above, ‘*...! SHOULD do.... better, but I CAN’T... PVE just GOT to come through... I’m _ in desperate NEED of... a turn- around. I'm DISGUSTED... God DAMN me!’’ What a dismal dirge. lt only flimsily covers up, however, a ten- tative stirring in your preparation for change. Why you and your stars See * by Milo Kovar’ mir Will emerge, come out of a period of stagnation, inner doubts, physical flows, discover new meani in social relations, partnefships, marriage; in contact with the public and outside world. CANCER June 22 to July 23 Will face a cycle of impor. tant adjustments while learn- ing to transform personal feelings toward the few in the family circle into those Ot practice saying a dif- erent sort of thing? Instead of your wistful wailing how about something like THIS? “I WANT to do better (not SHOULD) but for some reason I WON’T. I've decid- ed I WILL come through. | WANT to initiate a turn- around, | feel ready. God, un-damn me!”’ If 1m right in saying you have to wait a long time for God to damn you, who knows, perhaps I’d also be night in saying that your re- quest to be un-damned may well be processed very quick- ly. But a lot of the respon- sibility for change, if not all of it, is in your choosing. Want to- break free - at last? Well — all nght! l QUESTION: For the first time in my life I am. con- sidering being completely ruthless and totally cutting off a friend of long standing. I wanted to tell you the whole story jn detail but the letter would be far too long: It is enough for me to say that he relating to many — the public, business associations, vocational contacts of all sorts. Will need to work new health habit patterns ta keep up with it all. Will outgrow the intense phase of family life and domestic involevments, will reach out to. experience greater excitement and ad- venturesomeness in love, romance; test their speculative insuncts and luck in gambling. VIRGO August 24 to September 23 Will find a greater freedom of thought, move away from the stagnating patterns of the preceding 7 years’ phase; will travel abroad or settle in a THE OPTICAL DEPARTMENT OF LONDON DRUGS PRICE CANT BE BEAT ? THE OPTICAL DEPT. 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STEWART: I’m quite jittery about the direction you are considering taking in order to be ‘‘cleanly FREE of him.’’ Rather than being FREE of him, I’m afraid you’ll be ap- pointing him to be your jailer. A procedure that is based on bitterness, and perhaps even revenge, will cheated, foreign country, work on more stimulating home and family entertainment. LIBRA September 24 to October 23 Will be liberated from financial anxteties, burdens; begin a cycle of more positive decision-makings, much on pleasure. travel business and priced for this event. Ovens trom Y. FRANKS “END OF ’83” GENERAL @@® ELECTRIC We're clearing the decks for the new year Take advantage of this chance to save while we clear G.E. major appilances. Come in and look for the red tagged GE. appliances that are clearance e G.E. Automatic Washers trom ¢ G.E. Automatic Dryers trom eG.E. Electric Ranges trom ¢ G.E. Frost Free Retrigerators trom ¢G.E. Automatic Dishwashers trom «GE. 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