Happy Birthday Capricorn! Yes, It’s your birthday time again, and with the new year also upon us, you’ve got two good reasons for thinking about your future and what you want to achieve in 2012! It’s time to stop looking back now and turn your head forward again, and Mercury and the Sun will be joining Pluto in your sign to help you think about your own needs. The days of the 9th to 19th will be especially busy, your mind will be sharp and you will be firing on all cylinders, with some fabulous ideas. These are wonderful days to plan a meeting or have an important chat, you will express your needs very clearly but without aggression. There could be some domestic disturbances, people at home don’t take kindly to your firm but fair approach, but you may have to ride the storm here, because at the end of the day, your desires have to be expressed!

You will probably feel rather stifled as you stare at your little piece of sky in January, you need to get out there and see the world! With the Sun squaring serious Saturn in your career zone, too many responsibilities at work after the 13th will make you fed up, and you will be even more determined to get away from it all and have a break. You could hit some delays however, as Mars is about to turn retrograde in your travel zone on the 24th, and if you can’t escape from work, your dreams of exploring wonderful far away lands may have to remain dreams for the time being, which could be rather frustrating. Book your summer holiday instead, or sign up for a higher education course or night class, you can still expand your mind without moving too far! The period of the 7th to 25th is especially fortunate for learning of all kinds, you will absorb information very quickly and your interest in esoteric subjects will give you food for thought.

The Moon will be full in your house of partners on the 9th, and this is about letting go of a difficult situation in your love life, and moving on without resentment. If you have long-standing grievances with your other half, they may come to a head around this time, and will need to be settled once and for all. The full Moon illuminates everything, and sometimes we suddenly see where we have been going wrong, or how we can do things another way, so this is also a time when you might finally see how you can change a tough situation around and make your peace. The new Moon on the 23rd on the other hand will bring a cash bonus or windfall into your world, this could come from a family member or from home-based work, although with Jupiter squaring the Moon at this time, you need to take care that you don’t get too excited and spend it all on enjoying yourself!

Venus squares the Moon’s nodes after the 22nd, and such challenging aspects to the nodes, even from lovely Venus, always indicate times of struggle and disruption. Gossip and backbiting at work could have a serious effect on you around this time, you really need to take a step back and try not to get embroiled in these lies. If you are privy to secret information, keep it to yourself. Psychically, you could have some rather unusual experiences, as you are sensitive to things going on under the surface at this time, so pay attention to your feelings. Have a magnificent month!