DECEMBER 2006 to JANUARY 2008

Capricorns have some great transits to look forward to in the next year. As a matter of fact, for Capricorns, the planets are making mostly supportive transits to your Sun, especially during the first several months after your solar return. Transit Uranus in Pisces allows for unprecedented bursts of mental activity. However, other than for Uranus, you Capricorn natives remain unaffected by outer planetary transits. This will change in Sep¬tember 2007. Transit Saturn will then enter Virgo in trine to your natal Sun, bringing you positive developments to help you to strengthen your intellect through study and travel.

Throughout your forecast year, Pluto is transiting in the last degrees of Sagittarius making no direct aspect to your Capricorn Sun. Nevertheless, Pluto’s relentless power is pushing and prodding you to plumb the depths of your hidden fears and other psychologi¬cal complexes that often undermine your best efforts on life’s path. Unusually perceptive and insightful people are now coming into your life to assist you in your inner develop¬ment. With their assistance, you are able to begin releasing the fears which often hold you back, and take the next step toward identifying the unseen strengths that you will manifest more consciously when Pluto finally enters your Sun sign of Capricorn in 2008.

Neptune, near the middle of its transit through Aquarius, does not aspect your Sun in Capricorn, yet its influence can be felt in your attitude toward possessions and money. This can manifest in different ways. In one way, you may devote more of your resources to artistic, musical, or even better, spiritual pursuits. These will lead you to discover tal¬ents and interests that uplift and inspire you. Another less constructive possibility will involve you spending the same resources rather carelessly, thereby dissipating your substance and leaving you feeling disillusioned.

Uranus in Pisces will continue to transit in beneficial sextile to your natal Sun. Innova¬tive thinking and the study of any subject which in the past you may have considered unusual or offbeat may be on the agenda for you now. Under this transit you can find that the study of astrology in particular becomes easier and more enjoyable for you. Pay attention to sudden intuitive hunches that seem to hit you as you walk or drive about the neighborhood, or ideas coming to you in the midst of your daily routines.

Saturn’s transit in Leo makes no major aspect with your natal Capricorn Sun. Yet you have probably experienced the real-life lessons brought by Saturn in your finances, espe¬cially in terms of joint holdings, investments, legacies, and/or pension plans. Until Sep¬tember 2, 2007 you are still advised to secure you holdings in these areas and to refrain from impulsive investing on unknown commodities. Continue to save your money and reduce credit debt if you can.
In September, transit Saturn will enter the Earth sign of Virgo where it makes very favorable trine with your natal Sun. During Saturn’s 2-1/2 year stay in Virgo you will be able to work on your intellectual growth. This would be the perfect time to even go back to school to earn a degree, although as a Capricorn whatever education you pursue must in the end be practical and help to support your long term goals. In addition, you may also be traveling more than usual in connection with work, or for health and personal improvement.

As your forecast year begins, transit Jupiter will be just settling into its transit of Sagit¬tarius, where it also does not make any direct aspect with your Sun. Yet in 2007 you Cap¬ricorn natives will still experience an opportunity to grow in your more inner and private world through assisting those less fortunate than you. While it won’t be necessary for you to join an ashram or monastery, Jupiter’s stay in Sagittarius is strong enough to assist you in your spiritual search. Meditation, prayer, or yoga can really open themselves up to you at this point. You can call upon your solid work ethic to help those who are truly needy by volunteering within your community or church groups for a feeling of inner reward and contentment.

You begin your forecast year with Venus conjoining your Sun in Capri¬corn between December 10, 2006 and January 14, 2007. This is a beautiful influence to draw upon as you mingle with your friends and fam¬ily over the holiday season. Under Venus’ influence, you are more open to adding to or improving upon your wardrobe, perhaps something in the more traditional or classic style that compliments you so much. And as Venus increases your geniality and social aplomb, Mercury in Capricorn between December 27th and January 14th -- conjoining your Sun -- will give you the mental energy to articulate the New Year’s and birthday resolutions that will be subject to your Capricornian discipline in the upcoming year.

Toward the close of your birthday season, on January 18th, Mars enters Capricorn energizing your natal Sun through February 25th. Mars in Capricorn is in exaltation status, therefore within this period you feel as though you can accomplish the impossible, even starting that fitness pro¬gram you’ve been putting off for so long! You are now more moti¬vated to begin -- and energetically follow through -- on such matters. Between January 27th and February 20th transit Venus is Pisces adds a helpful sextile aspect to your natal Sun. Transit Venus in Pisces is also in exalted status, and brings in a strong romantic and creative current into your thinking over this post winter season.
Transit Mercury joins Venus in Pisces on February 3rd, and will go retrograde here beginning February 13th. While transit Mercury in Pisces is in a sextile aspect with your natal Sun, which is usually a very positive influence, this retrograde transit may indeed involve the functioning of your vehicles and other modes of transportation. Be sure to check the level of your car fluids, especially for the engine and radiator, to avoid unpleas¬ant mechanical breakdowns on winter roads. You will need to be especially cautious about such things only until February 27th, when Mer¬cury retrogrades back into Aquarius. When Mercury again turns direct in Aquarius on March 7th it will not be directly aspecting your natal Sun.

Beginning February 21st with transit Venus’ entry into the sign of Aries, you may encounter a transitory period of increased social activity within your home or family circle. But by the time Venus leaves Aries and begins its transit of Taurus on March 17th, your main focus will be on obtaining more pleasure and gratification in your personal life with¬out necessarily having to cater to outside visitors or company. Transit Venus in Taurus makes a beautiful trine aspect with your Sun until April 10th; this will be a period when you can spend some wonderful times focused on your children or creative hobbies that give you personal pleasure. On March 18th transit Mercury will enter Pisces where it will remain through April 9th, forming a lovely sextile aspect with your natal Sun. This transit will help you to come up with great ideas that have you thinking “outside the box”, bringing your imagination to bear upon everyday problem solving.

Between April 6th and May 14th, transit Mars in Pisces will add yet another helpful sex¬tile to your Capricorn Sun. Coming as it does on the heels of the Mercury-in-Pisces transit, you will need to occupy your fertile mind with a productive yet imaginative activity. In fact, a developing theme of spring and your forecast year in general will be your focus on mental and intellectual application and development. Another transiting aspect supporting this theme will be Mercury in Aries from April 10th through April 26th. Here Mercury is square to your natal Sun, which while stressful will nevertheless give you some mental ballast you can use to initiate tough projects, particularly those around the home.
For Capricorns, the most challenging portion of the forecast year will be mid to late Spring, starting in May and lasting throughout June. At this point, your focus will shift from mental and creative activities to coping with the emotional demands of partners. Venus is in the sign of Cancer -- in a difficult opposition aspect with your Capricorn Sun – between May 8th and June 4th. This could indicate a need for you to cope with a moody or over-sensitive partner. During almost the same period – May 15th through June 23rd – transit Mars in Aries is also square to your natal Sun. These transits in Cardinal signs will involve your Sun in a stressful T-Square configuration, making the situation around your home quite turbulent if you don’t balance your wishes with those of others. Thus, the art of compromise will be important, most pointedly between May 15th and June 5th.

Trying to decode other people’s mixed emotional signals can also be an issue for Capri¬corns during late Spring, when transit Mercury also moves through Cancer. It turns retrograde in this Water sign on June 15th. During this retrograde period your partners may change their mind about mutual plans or goals on which they need your cooperation. Hold back on any swift judgments that may delay matters even more. Transit Mercury will once again go direct on July 9th and you will once again be seeing “eye to eye” with other people.

Actually, once you get past the pressures of Spring, the planetary currents of 2007 once again move in your favor! You will benefit from a beautiful Grand Trine pattern that begins to form on July 24th when transit Mars enters the sign of Taurus. The configura¬tion really kicks into gear on July 14th when transit Venus enters the sign of Virgo. This marks the beginning of a special period where those of you who are unattached and looking for new love can find it. Alternately, you may find an already existing relationship will become more fun and varied, with travel possibly part of the picture. Remember, even though you Capricorn natives are usually hard-working and reliable, the Earth ele¬ment of your nature enjoys the sensual side of life: during this Summer, transit Venus and Mars in a Grand Trine with your natal Sun will help you experience this!

Don’t even be surprised if an old flame suddenly makes an appear¬ance in your life with the retrograde movement of Venus in Virgo starting July 27th. As transit Venus retro¬grades into Leo it makes no major aspect with your natal Sun -- yet you should definitely keep a close watch on your spending, especially in your use of credit and loans. Specifically use the period between August 8th and September 7th (when transit Venus stations Direct in Leo) to clear up old debts and collect any monies owed to you.

In the late Summer of 2007 the sign Virgo is emphasized by plane¬tary transits, assist¬ing you in educational and travel related goals. First, transit Mercury enters Virgo on August 19th , joined by the Sun in Virgo on August 23rd, both forming beautiful trine aspects with your natal Capricorn Sun. Through September 4th you will feel almost tireless as you are able to identify and unload yourself of useless things that prevent you from mak¬ing headway on your goals. Then on September 2nd Saturn begins its 2½ year transit of Virgo, and you begin to contemplate the possibility of serious study or more education. On September 5th transit Mercury enters the sign of Libra where it forms a difficult square aspect with your natal Capricorn Sun. With this energy you may feel motivated to share new ideas with others through your career, having already thought through many different implications of what you are now expressing.

During Autumn 2007 your life once again becomes more directly challenging. On Sep¬tember 27th transit Mercury enters the sign of Scorpio, where it makes a helpful sextile aspect with your natal Sun. This puts friends and groups you are involved with under the microscope, and you are more penetrating in your evaluations as to why you have these associations in the first place. A much more difficult transit begins in September 28th, with the entry of transit Mars into the sign Cancer. Mars in Cancer forms a difficult opposition aspect with your natal Sun. Partners can now become either more stimulating, or more annoying to you; you will need to watch your temper so that nothing gets out of hand. Then transit Mercury goes retrograde in the sign of Scorpio on October 10th; it will continue its backward motion until it reaches Libra on October 23rd. Mercury in the sign of Libra forms a challenging square aspect with your Sun. This can create mis-communica¬tions on the job that may not be resolved until November 1st, when Mercury goes Direct again.

As you approach the closing period of your forecast year, you will be very busy indeed trying to balance the competing demands of your career and personal relationships. Transit Venus will enter the sign of Libra, a sign of planetary strength, on November 9th, but it will be challenging your natal Sun with a difficult square aspect. This transit will keeps you in the public eye while initiating career-enhancing partnerships. A exceptionally difficult Cardinal T-Square develops now, which involves your natal Sun, transit Venus in Libra, and transit Mars in Cancer. Mars will become more problematic for you when it turns Retrograde on November 15th – and it will remain Retrograde in the sign of Cancer for the remainder of this forecast period. Unexpressed anger and passive aggression can now create unsettling situations between you and your partners. Use the discipline of your Capricorn Sun and the diplomacy of transit Venus in Libra to straighten things out. After December 5th, when transit Venus enters the sign of Scorpio, you will be able to more deeply understand the source of any problems, perhaps through the insights of friends.

You will enter into your next forecast year on a planetary high; transit Jupiter will be leaving Sagittarius and entering your Sun sign of Capricorn on December 19th! With this transit you Capricorn natives will begin a year of wonderful opportunities and expansive growth!! Jupiter will be highlighting your Solar returns next year, so with along with transit Saturn’s very positive trine aspect with your natal Sun, you can look forward to 2008 being an especially lucky and productive year indeed!