Your birthday season is approaching, Capricorn, but this one will be quite different than those of years past. While outwardly you may appear to be sociable and enjoying the season, inwardly there will be a lot going on below the surface. The next few weeks could be game changers, so get ready to move ahead.
There’s a yin-yang thang going on at the top of the month with several celestial orbs in your confidential, low key twelfth house and several others lighting up your sign, making you the center of attention. While technically the first three weeks of the month are all about Sagittarians, you are also in the spotlight. That’s because Pluto, Mercury and Venus are all in Capricorn, determined to get your new birthday year off on the right track. But the Sun and Saturn are hidden away in the hush-hush house of the subconscious mind, closure and healing.
To be concise, you are in a highly transformative time right now, maybe one of the most transformative you’ve ever experienced. You’re probably considering what needs to stay in your life and what needs to go, which is the job of Saturn in the twelfth house. This is the “no pain, no gain” planet and as such this can sometimes be a difficult placement. Getting rid of people, habits, commitments and thought patterns that are obsolete or even toxic is not always an easy task but it has to be done. As a result, don’t expect to go charging forward with new goals and projects just because your birthday season is here!
It’s out with the old first, then in with the new. Actually you’ve been in this kind of a mindset for some time, but now the Sun is amplifying it. What is going to add to this mood of self-reflection is Mercury’s retrograde turn on the 19th. It’s going to be moving backward in the house of you: your goals, self-image and self-esteem. Yet the Sun moves into Capricorn two days later, shining its light on your passion projects and dreams.
So what’s a goat to do? You’re going to want to make big, long lasting changes, but with Mercury retrograde you need to hold off on making big announcements and putting yourself in the spotlight. The best way to finesse this planetary energy is to work quietly behind the scenes—on your diet and fitness plan, that blog you’ve always wanted to start, your resume, building a new wardrobe, or breaking bad habits, for example. The 10th is a major day when you’ll make decisions that could change the course of your life, so get ready to buckle down.
There’s a lot of career and money action going on all month long, including right around Christmas. This isn’t surprising considering that abundant Jupiter is in your house of ambition for the first time in 13 years. Good days are the 1st (you may finally see results with a big project you’ve been working on), the 3rd (excellent for confidential salary talks or negotiating a contract), the 6th (funds for a real estate purchase or redecorating could come your way), any day after the 7th, when profits planet Venus enters your income sector (network!), and the 9th (great for shopping your resume or going on an interview).
The full moon on the 13th will inspire you to get your act together when it comes to simplifying your routines both at home and at work. It falls in your ultra-efficient sixth house, and you may reach a point where you’re done with piles of paper on your desk, unread e-mails and working on projects too close to the deadline date. It’s time for some productive new habits; whether you want to embrace them or not is another story as disciplined Saturn is in a tough angle to the Moon. However, you’d be wise to power through the grunt work and get it done already, as the cosmos in interested in sending you juicier projects and the success that comes with them.
You could actually score a big success right at Christmas time as Venus forms three terrific angles on the 25th. Some of the folks around you may not be as jubilant as you are about your success, or perhaps they’re concerned that you won’t have as much time for them as they’d like. But that’s not going to stop you, and the week between Christmas and New Year’s will find you coming into your power even more. This can be a highly social week as Mars in your chatty third house is pushing you out the door to meet people and party. Mars and Neptune meet in this part of the sky on the 31st, so your best bet for ringing in 2017 is at a local event in the neighborhood rather than a trip to a far off destination.
Your personal New Year’s Eve comes a little early too, on the 29th to be exact. The annual new moon in Capricorn allows you to kick off a productive six-month phase in which you can go after any goal of your choosing: finding new love, saving for a house, starting a business, changing jobs, having a baby or losing weight, to name a few. The good news is that disciplined Saturn is standing by in a supportive role (unlike the situation at the full moon), helping you plan rationally and develop the good habits you’ll need in order to succeed. Your birthday season is a’ rocking’ and a rollin’, and 2017 promises to be a year unlike any other. You deserve it, Capricorn!