CAPRICORN HOROSCOPE

The Sun/Jupiter square on October 17th shows that you're overdrawn on your goodwill account. We all get into certain modes where we bark orders without thinking, grow impatient with others’ repeated mistakes, and turn to our inner circle of friends for love, support, and advice while forgetting to give back in return. It happens when you have a busy life like yours which begs the question – when’s the last time you paid into the kitty? Judging from the awkward silences and averted gazes you'll be receiving, it’s probably been a while which makes this a good time to show up for others and share the love.

Full Moons are always going to be emotional so it’s understandable that you’d be feeling sensitive and on edge. However Full Moons can also signal times when you are less on guard and more likely to heed your instincts. Circumstantially you may feel like you’re stuck between a rock and hard place facing a dilemma that there's no easy answer for, but if you tune into what’s going on deep down inside on October 6th you’ll find that you're actually quite sure of the road you’re on. Stay the course and you’ll be amazed at how quickly one step leads to the next.

A higher up who once favored you now finds herself out of favor and this creates an awkward situation. Do you come to her rescue or mind your own business and keep doing what you're doing in hopes that things will work themselves out? Well, it couldn't hurt to ask what she thinks. What you get in response will be a highly politic and nuanced reply. What else do you want from the Moon square Sun in Libra? But take a moment to read between the lines and you'll decipher what to do next. There's a reason why she singled you out and you won't disappoint.

Money has been an issue all year. It seems like whenever you receive payment for a job well done, a bill for about the same amount materializes out of nowhere and snatches it away. It's enough to send a sea goat into a tailspin. Luckily the money going out pretty much matches the money coming in, so you're not operating at a loss; however, you can't help wondering how long can you keep this up? Longer than you think. You're at the point in your career where you're taking the next step up and that can be both expensive and rewarding. Thankfully you're up to the challenge.

You tend to fixate on everything that could go wrong and this leads you to talk yourself out of doing what you want to do or creating obstacles to your progress by making things harder than they need to be. Think of it as piling furniture in front of a door. But rather than barricade yourself from the zombie armies of chance and chaos, this “problems instead of solutions” approach keeps you imprisoned inside a very small space. Thankfully this week's Solar Eclipse removes all the debris as you come to see that there's more to experience in life if only you'd give yourself the liberty.

You're at a point where things are showing signs of wear and tear. Typically Capricorns aren't big fans of change, but you're practical and once you see for yourself that something has to give, you will introduce improvements – no ifs, ands, or buts. Mountain goats constantly assess and re-assess their ascent. They don't stick to one path or stare blankly at a dead-end, but rather leap from rocky crag to rocky crag while never losing their footing. Make the changes that this Lunar Eclipse is urging you to make whether it's time management, health regimen, or the company you keep. You'll be glad you did.

You're being given the opportunity to give a certain someone another chance when Saturn retrogrades back into Pisces on September 1st. Now you may not see it this way. As far as you're concerned, you did everything you could to make a relationship, friendship, or association work and it's the other person who wouldn't grow. That may be true, but sometimes it's when we're on the verge of losing something important that we realize its true value and make the changes we need to make. This may seem impossible, but all Saturn's asking is that you extend the benefit of the doubt until November 28th.

You haven't been too happy about the enforced changes that have been made in your life lately. You don't like people – or outside forces for that matter – messing with your routine and changing methods that don't need to be changed. Yours will never be mistaken for an adaptable sign, but Capricorns are still practical in the end. The Uranus/Neptune sextile on August 28th shows you finally getting a handle on all the different developments in your life. You still don't have the control you'd like to have, but you can see what needs to be done to make things work and perhaps even prosper.

June through early August is typically a low energy period; like you just can't get it together no matter what. It makes sense when you remember that you're a winter sign. You know how animals hibernate in winter? Well, that's you during the Summer. Thankfully the Sun entering Virgo on August 22d will feel like the power switch has been flipped back on. You're suddenly alert and tingly with anticipation of what the new work season will bring. This also explains why you were one of the few children who couldn't wait for Summer to be over so you could go shopping for school supplies.

As a Capricorn, you're used to surmounting problems. If something bedevils you at every turn or thwarts your progress, you will find a way to master it and by mastering it – triumph! But not all problems can be solved in this way. There are some that you just have to sit with before a solution presents itself. The Saturn/Uranus sextile on August 11th shows that the only way to deal with a certain obstacle is to acknowledge that it is impassable; that it may be something you're going to have to accept. Sometimes embracing a burden provides the means to learning how to live with it.