Welcome back to planet Earth now that we are entering the sign of Capricorn. This is the last of our Earth signs, and the most hard working of most of all the other signs. This sign is a cardinal sign and that is a starter sign. All the cardinal signs are good examples of people that can begin projects quite well. Capricorn is ruled by Saturn the planet of discipline structure and form. It is the real body builder. Difficult environments are easily calmed by this very earthy of signs. This sign is associated with the father figure. As the new year ends the symbol for this ending is father time, an elderly man associated often with Saturn and Capricorn.

We have done our soaring to the heavens, with the sign of Sagittarius, and are about to devote our lives to the task of getting ahead. That is what Capricorn is all about, getting ahead with doing as much as possible to manifest their hearts desire. Status is another trade mark of the successful Capricorn. Saturn rules this ever-adapting sign, to get a head start in their chosen profession. They will work diligently at this to bring about their dreams. Financial security stems from this insecurity of having little, while growing up. This is not always true but it often is very applicable. This plagues most of us, but with Capricorn it is a very dramatic aspect in their lives.

The cycle of Capricorn begins with the winter solstice around December 21st, the longest night of the year. As we enter the darkest of months we all begin to seek the warmth of our homes and just cuddling down with a good book or another sedentary hobby.

This pervading energy is pulling us all inward to begin anew in our building of a super structure that we can live in and flourish. Capricorn wants to build whatever is large and can be realized for the betterment of our civilization. Their totem is a goat, that lives high up in the mountains and is ever climbing upward to scale the heights. They really have a time of it as to what mountain to climb, but once that is established then they can pursue their driven destiny. These hardened people are very solitary in their drive for status and success. It is hard for the Capricorn to share their vision with another as this would mean that they have to slow down and see where they are, in the midst of their travel upward. They are generally quiet people even if they are the housewife who rules her home like a corporation.

This sign can get out of touch with others if they just work and don't have much of a social life. If they do find their way into a social setting they can be very funny. After all, this is the sign of the humorist and the dirty old man. They can be very entertaining and people love to have them around however they choose to be solitary in their quest for success. They can really be very honest to a fault, but they cannot take the return as it wounds them deeply. I think that this is the reason that they really like to be alone, to get a handle on their vision, and keep the momentum going.

These lonely souls need people around them that know how to criticize them without causing harm to their delicate psyches. There are so many powerful and successful people born into this sign that it is hard to keep them out of the limelight. The most well known at this time is Tiger Woods. He is an example of a driven man that is very successful, as well as having an interesting life that is not connected to his profession.

Some famous people born in Capricorn are:
Howard Hughes, Stalin, Elvis Presley, Mel Gibson, Carlos Castaneda, Denzel Washington, Bebe Nerwith, Anthony Hopkins, David Bowie, Richard Nixon, Tracy Caulkins, Howard Stern, Rush Limbaugh lll, Aristotle Onassis, Kevin Costner, Kenny Loggins, Bob Denver, George Foreman, Andy Rooney, Faye Dunaway, Cary Grant, Janis Joplin, Diane Sawyer, Tiger Woods, Maggie Smith, Clint Black, Kirstie Alley, Kate Moss, Jim Carey, Victoria Principle, Nicholas Cage, Barry Goldwater, Danny Kaye, Diane Keaton, Amanda Peet, Kate Bosworth, Kate Geshay, and Maurice & Robin Gibb.

Some famous places ruled by Capricorn are:
Afghanistan, Albania, islands of the Antarctic Ocean, Bosnia, Brandenburg Germany, Brussels Belgium, Bulgaria, Constance Germany, Greece, Iran, Lithuania, Macedonia, Mexico, Port Said Egypt.

What the Planets are Doing...

Recovering from Thanksgiving, we can now enter into the hardest time of the year for some. For others, having family around can be a time of real joy like theCancers of the universe.

The Sun moving into Capricorn, on December 21st, allows us all to realize the importance of hard work and the rewards it brings. We are on the final lap of this year of many surprises and looking forward to the next year of interesting times.

The same day Mars goes retrograde. Wow so many aspects to our life at this time. Mars is our drive and our ego energy. He stays in this pattern till March 11, 2010. This could be a good time for reflection about our deeds the past couple of years ... where we could have done better or did too much. It is a time to evaluate what we desire to accomplish with care in the next year. Mars is so powerful that we need to take a break from his energy every once in a while. This is the time to do it. Relax and have fun.

Christmas day brings Venus entering Capricorn. She is not necessarily joyous here but will tolerate it as she does every year. Her object will be on money which she loves, so that is good. Venus can then buy all those necessary things she overlooked while she lived in Sagittarius.

Kwanzaa happens on December 26th.

On December 27th Mercury decides to change his mind about moving forward and goes retrograde. Get ready for some miscommunications and memory lapses. All in all it is a good time for cleaning up messes and getting a handle on unfinished tasks. Get ready for the fun of it all. Do not start a project during this time, or buy an expensive object, like a TV set or other electronic devices.

There is a Lunar Eclipse (Full Moon) on December 31st. A time to let go of unnecessary things, people, or other things in your life. A perfect time as the old year ends. Tell me that there is no perfection here on planet Earth.

January 13th Saturn turns around and goes retrograde. Time to revive what you didn't get right the first time around. Saturn has a hard time not doing things right the first time, however there is often something that didn't get done correctly, so have at it.

The Solar Eclipse (New Moon) happens on January 14th at 11:11 pm PST. Makes it January 15th for you East Coast loved ones. A New Start can happen after you have let go of unnecessary things in your life after the Lunar Eclipse.

January 15th Mercury goes direct. Yea, yea. We can start to get back out of our closets now that they are clean and organized. The cycle ends on February 3rd.

Jupiter enters Pisces on the 17th of January. Jupiter is the ultimate ruler of Pisces so this will be a good time.

On January 18th Venus moves into Aquarius ... People begin to notice Aquarians with Venus blessing them.

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