Sunday January 12th

Sunday January 12
The Day of the Capricorn Sun in the Week of Water.The Capricorn personality reflects this idea of rising from the bottom
to arrive at the top. It's a "vertical" or hierarchical sign that's particularly aware of its status or place in the
pecking order. Defined rules help Capricorns keep track of where they are and they often excel in situations where there
are clear benchmarks to measure their accomplishments. Capricorn's goat isn't your garden variety can eater with a bell
around its neck. This is a free mountain goat, able to scale the great heights under difficult circumstances.
Like this animal, most Capricorns aren't afraid of struggle. In fact, they often need a challenge to make their
lives interesting. Capricorn has also been represented as a goat-fish, a goat with the tail of a fish. This can be
interpreted as describing the watery sensitivity that lies at the root of Capricorn's ambition. Its often tough exterior masks a more vulnerable person inside. The idea of the goat-fish also suggests that a spiritual base (the fish)
is the perfect balance to worldly aspirations .Ruled by (associated with) the planet Saturn, Capricorn's about working
within the boundaries of defined limits. Traditional astrologers sometimes viewed those born under this sign as overly
serious, even melancholy. However, Saturn's sense of order and necessity correlate perfectly with Capricorn's
desires to win within the rules of its particular game. This is a sign of commitment. Saturn also reminds us of
Capricorn's focus which allows high levels of skill to be developed. It's a sign of mastery. Whatever it does,
Capricorn wants to be the very best. This intense focus is one reason why Capricorn is such a high achiever.
It's been said that Capricorn has one great natural skill: the ability to apply itself and master whatever
it chooses to learn. Capricorn is a cardinal sign, one that initiates one of the four seasons of the year
(Aries, Cancer and Libra are the other cardinal signs). It's also an earth sign, thus rooted in pragmatism
(Taurus and Virgo are the other earth signs). This unique combination of initiative and realism makes Capricorn the
perfect production machine. It sets its sights high, but is always aware of what means it will use to achieve its goals.
A conscious effort to let go of goals and enjoy life for itself can be a difficult task for some born under this sign.
Yet when this lesson is learned, it can be a delight to watch these "old" ones grow younger.
The Moon’s active transit in Gemini ends at 1:33 pm (4:33 pm ET), for a long void period lasting through tomorrow
afternoon. Even before that natural down time, we tend toward laziness under a trine to Mars.
This rest period fuels the fires of productivity when the Moon is more active.
Grasping new concepts can be as easy as pie now that clever Mercury is visiting intelligent Aquarius until January 31,
sparking ingenious solutions to existing problems. However, we may have difficulty communicating a
great idea in concrete terms today because the fickle Gemini Moon makes it tricky to fully describe
our plans before being distracted by a newer inspiration. Thankfully, four planets in goal-oriented Capricorn
help us stay on track.