You get a brief respite as Pluto goes back into Sag for a few months in the middle of June. Take this time to note the intensity of the past few months and find ways to work with the power that will reassert itself in your life a few months from now. That could include investigating anything that will build your ability to carry yourself in the world with more knowledge and authority. Mercury is causing you to re-think what is meaningful for you when it comes to work. This is perfect timing as it syncs up nicely for you with Pluto’s retreat as well. You are meant to lead over the course of the next decade and while you might be under the burden of service now, look into how you can begin to make your inevitable rise. As you do so, you might also want to get an annual check-up right now. Mercury’s placement in your chart is ideal for uncovering hidden conditions and ailments, oftentimes in the early stages of their development, so don’t put that exam off for any longer. Be brave and know that you are headed toward health—not away from it.

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I know a Capricorn woman who is going through the following right now: Father dying, just completed rehab and getting ready to spend the next two weeks in jail for her second DUI, which landed her in rehab. She’s also a key executive player on a sales team for a very successful company whose work is seasonal, and the season is now. It’s illustrative of what Capricorns are going through as Pluto is grinding off the rough edges early in its very long stay in their sign. But this is all a precursor to the power Capricorns will wield in the years to come. They’re being tempered and forged like the best steel. Mars’ move into Leo could stir up some pretty heated energies for The Goat, adding even more heat to the fires of transformation already burnishing their souls.
Mars in Leo squares the Capricornian natal sun and arrives in the area of the chart that sparks a win-at-all-costs temperment. As if you didn’t need any more intensity, Mercury in Gemini will also square the Cap sun, making it a challenge to say what you really feel in a meaningful way. With communication blocked, monitor the urge to act out in ways that could be detrimental to your process long term. Find time for saunas and hot tubs in May and June. Better yet, go find a natural hot spring and let your tensions melt back into your beloved Earth.

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Pluto has not fully dropped into your life as of yet, but you can certainly feel the changes coming, the surety of self is growing a little more with each passing day and your mission here, slowly but surely, is starting to make itself known to you in small ways…like seeing something you’ve known for a very long time becoming true. While the rest of the world was giddy with low-prime highs, you were holding back, saving, seeing the big picture and now as the housing market of cards keeps on collapsing your efforts and foresight are reinforcing your deep inner values. Your ancient wisdom is beginning a dialog as a whisper. In the years to come, it will be a clarion call for others in the wilderness of finance and liquidity. But for now, it’s more time spent on the home front, renovating, improving and doing lots of handiwork to, of course, save a few sheckles. A word to the wise Capricorn: if you can afford to go solar, this is a great month to look into it. Domestic tensions are still running a little high as Mars is still making itself felt in the lives of most male goats. Don’t get stuck — construct, build and repair. You’ll change the energy and be glad you did.

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It’s showdown and throw down time in the realm of the heart you stubborn old goats. Mars in stirring things up as you acquaint yourself with your newfound powers. The mere mortals occupying your love life are not easily amused by your occasionally insensitive gestures of grandiosity and self-importance. In fact, they’re downright ornery. So the big question for you is how are you going to deal with rebellious hearts? The answer for you lies in the wisdom of Pisces and the art of benevolence. Open your heart and listen to the litany of complaint without judgment and you might reform your petty inner dictator.

Other astrological events for March 2008

Get your health together right now goat. Hit the gym, start a diet, see the bone doctor, get moving. Your health and wellbeing is critical right now as you begin to channel the intense energies of Pluto. You’ll need a strong and supple vehicle to be the poster child of power and transformation. What you begin now will help your body, mind spirit for the days, weeks, months and years to come. Get into a healthy routine right now for the rest of your life; “Endurance” is thy name.

Well, well Cappy, the era of the goat is upon us, and you more than any sign will have the most intimate experience with the great Pluto shift. Get ready, because over the next fifteen years, you’ll be the power player of the zodiac. Climbing mountains and corporate ladders is a cakewalk for you and your reputation will rise and soar with each new achievement and milestone you reach. But like your horned brethren, the ram, you need to make sure that you don’t crush anyone on your march to the top. Capricorn has a bit of a ruthless streak, which can be easily dismissed on their part as dispensing with sentimentality, so it would be wise for you to use a gentle touch from time-to-time. You have a great opportunity to understand the manifestations of power, use it wisely, especially this year when you can expand your world easily on all fronts. Oh, and that occasionally rigid, Capricornian attitude towards sex? Forget it. The lusty goats will crave more than just power from here on out.

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