January Horoscope for Capricorn:

This month begins with Mercury retrograde in your sign Capricorn through the 15th. Since it's in your sign, you're likely to see it playing out dramatically. While Mercury Rx can be exasperating, causing mix ups, it is also known to be very revealing. You may experience lots of serendipity, since this cycle brings fated events. The themes up for review now are personal authority, financial stability, wealth-creation and status.

The first two weeks can bring meaningful clues to what needs a second look. It's not easy, since it involves what you're enmeshed in at the roots. There's room for deep psychological healing of core issues, on your own, or with a trusted guide.

Holding Back

Mars is also in retrograde, in the ambitious sign of Leo. This adds to a sense of idling in place, but with great pent up energies. Look for ways to relieve yourself of what you're holding, perhaps by setting new physical challenges for yourself. You may also benefit from vigorous exercise that's also competitive in a healthy way.

Use the inward turning energies of these two planets (Mars and Mercury) in retrograde to consider your public presentation. It's a great time to pull back from the spotlight, in anticipation of an unveiling in the Spring. You are tending to your base -- down to the psychic core -- and may instinctively need a lot of time alone.

New Moon in Capricorn (January 15th)

This can be a potent time to commune with spirit. Being in nature is soothing, and can help you find balance. It's a solar eclipse with an unsettled vibe, so there may be unexpected events that take you by surprise. You may finally feel some of what's logged deep within you begin to surface. This is an important part of the Pluto transit (through your sign), that's a house clearing of body, mind and soul.

The luminaries (Sun and Moon) are in league with Venus (beauty, love, joy) at this important turning point. You may be able to share the strength of your convictions in a way that shows your love of life. Important relationships can begin at this time. You may also realize that you're ready for different kinds of relationships -- ones that fulfill your deepest desires.

Higher Altitudes

Jupiter goes into Pisces on the 18th, bringing solutions to your lingering questions. The surprise is that they come through unusual channels like dreams, flashes, synchronicity and the felt union with others. It's a great time to roam the imagination by listening or creating music, art, design, collage, film. You can escape the mundane, and find that it helps you cope with what's out of your control.

At mid-month, planets change signs, with the Sun (the 20th) and Venus (the 19th) going into Aquarius. You're apt to feel more like socializing, with people that don't make a lot of emotional demands on you. This is about the exchange of concepts, future visions, innovative business plans and the like. It allows for fresh air to move through. It's timely to join the networks, alliances, clubs and associations that you see as helping you reach your goals.

Grand Passions

The Full Moon in Leo on the 30th can intensify your feelings about a person (perhaps an old flame). But it could also illuminate a longstanding desire that has been eclipsed by more pressing responsibilities.

This makes you aware of the need to express your uniqueness, and to celebrate life. It draws your eye to color, joy, romance, play, comedies, exciting risks and children. There may be a message about what the longings of the heart.

Into the Crucible

The last day of January brings pressure, with a Saturn-Pluto square. This is significant for everyone, but with Pluto in your sign, you're apt to feel it more intensely. You're going through your own personal collapse, that's also reflected in our society these days. It may feel like a dark night of the soul. But try to keep in mind that Pluto and Saturn are helping to rid you of the outer layers, so you can discover your radiant core.

This particular aspect may tighten the screws, with some kind of loss which you initiate, or which is beyond your control. These are dramatic times for you Capricorn. You're slated to go through the most thorough of transformations, and that means letting go of the familiar. You may feel uncertain and lost. It's a time to be good to yourself with healthy habits that keep you as strong as you can be to weather the storm.