CAPRICORN HOROSCOPE

Capricorn isn’t really a team player. You like to be left alone at work, listened to when loved ones interrupt what you're doing to ask for advice, and treated like the undisputed referee when friends start squabbling. Yet the past few months have forced you to rethink the role others play in your life. Instead of seeing them as burdens, you're beginning to see them as boons. This has the positive effect of getting you to open up and share, to rely on people, and to even let your inner child out to play. Who knows? There still may be hope for you yet.

It's clear that something's up with your friendships and associations because the tension is palpable. Capricorns often don't concern themselves with such things. Professional relationships run smoothly because you get the job done and friends know better than to try to compete with your work priorities. Yet if Venus retrograde in Scorpio has done anything, it's revealed that the people in your day-to-day life need more than what you're giving. When's the last time you got together with associates outside of work or did something according to a friend's schedule instead of yours? Like plants that require watering, relationships need tending or else they shrivel.

It's hard to find the faith that once inspired you. There's been too much disappointment and countless near misses. In fact, you may be close to throwing in the towel. Yet ironically, it’s these very feelings of doubt and despair that will push you to go further than you have ever gone before. That's how a Mars/Saturn trine works. Mars feeds on challenge while Saturn is most determined when it realizes it’s got nothing left to lose. You may think you can’t go on, but you will go on. And it’s this refusal to give in that will win you accolades in the end.

You are meant for better things, but do you recognize better things when they appear? Capricorns are famous for having exacting standards. It's what makes people born under your sign so dissatisfied and driven. Yet the problem with high expectations is that they'll always be based on where you fell short, no matter how extraordinary the accomplishment. Every masterpiece contains a defect, but instead of celebrating the masterpiece, you often find a way to focus on the defect. On October 7th you'll receive an amazing offer. It won't be what you expect, but hopefully you'll have the presence of mind to recognize that it's better.

It's hard to believe you're being sent back to the drawing board again, but that’s what happens when the Sun opposes Saturn on October 4th. You're right to feel exasperated. Not only have you been put through your paces for weeks, but you can't help feeling like a superior never really knew what they wanted, which is why you were told to revise what you turned in again and again. There's some truth to that, except now you're on the verge of getting their approval, so one more try can't hurt. You don't want to stop short of finally delivering a finished product on October 16th.

Home appears to be a very demanding place these days. Like the infernal Hydra of Greek mythology, it feels like whenever you complete one chore, then two more spring forward to take its place. You have the Full Moon in Aries to blame for these Herculean labors, but then again it could be argued that your home life is competing with your career (your other “home”) for your attention and this may be the only means it has of getting you to focus on long-neglected matters. In any case the end result will be you getting your house in order, both literally and metaphorically.

Sometimes the only way we can see things for what they are is when the planets are opposite us in the sky. It comes from the fact that the planets we view overhead at night are often the ones traveling furthest away from the Sun. This allows us to absorb and reflect, which is always a good idea when Mercury is opposite Saturn. Truth doesn't have to be harsh to set you free; it just has to be true, as you'll realize on September 18th. And now that you know what you know, you'll have no problem taking the necessary steps to do what's right.

You're not a big fan of options and variables. You prefer things to be straightforward. Nevertheless, Mercury in Libra for the next few months (it turns retrograde on November 13th) suggests you might want to adopt a more flexible attitude. There are a lot of developments in the works that will be shaping the direction of your career. There's a stronger demand for your talents than you know, which means you'll need to offload certain obligations and delegate responsibilities if you want to meet the challenge. Keep commitments vague for the time being because you won't really know what you're dealing with until December 6th.

You may be surprised to discover that something you considered worthless has grown in value when you weren't looking. This could pertain to an investment, a piece of property, or an old collectible. Planetary aspects this week favor the growth and maturation of things that were shelved long ago or were buried without a second thought. And like a good wine, you will find that they have aged and come into their own. So should you sell? Well, considering that this alignment will repeat itself in April 2027, you might want to wait to see how much more you can get for it then.

Getting together with like-minded individuals bolsters confidence in the changes you want to make. This will resonate with you on August 28th when there's a Lunar Eclipse in the zodiac sign of Pisces. It's time to break old mental habits and to stop giving fears and insecurities so much rent-free psychic real estate. You need to make a better effort at differentiating between realistic concerns and worst-case scenarios because the worries you dream up are undermining your efforts to change things for the better. The Lunar Eclipse will also help you to separate the supporters from the detractors in your life. It's something long overdue.