It's time to settle down and stabilize your life after all the changes of last year, when opportunity knocked at your door. Jupiter, the planet of growth, moved through your sign, widening your horizons and showing you a new direction to success. This year expansive Jupiter visits your 2nd House of Self-Worth, offering you a chance to increase your bank account while also improving your self-esteem. Although it can be easy to acquire material possessions now, be careful about declaring what you want, for you might end up with more than you need -- yet still lack happiness. There's no reason to deprive yourself of physical pleasure, but make sure your metaphysical needs are also being addressed. Jupiter is part of a rare triple planet conjunction occurring this year that includes Chiron the Healer and Neptune the Dreamer, peaking on May 23–27, July 10–22 and throughout the month of December. Letting go of blame and forgiving those who have wronged you in the past are parts of a process that will build your self-assurance.
Practical Saturn in your 9th House of Big Ideas is there to remind you that you cannot climb every mountain you see, however ambitious and determined you may feel. Grandiose thinking is exciting, but it can get in the way of accomplishing real goals by diluting your energy with unrealizable dreams. One of the basic planetary themes of the year -- a struggle between responsible planning and spontaneous self-expression -- is emphasized when restrictive Saturn opposes unruly Uranus on February 5 and September 15. This entire year and these dates, in particular, are turning points in a larger cycle that began on November 4, 2008 and completes on July 26, 2010. You can't get away with denying your true ambitions, for your suppressed feelings will leak into other areas of your life and wreak havoc. Examining your unexpressed emotions can make the difference between a year of great accomplishment and one of frustration and failure. You'll begin to see where your life falls on this spectrum when Saturn first squares evolutionary Pluto on November 15, the opening volley in a period of dynamic personal and career change that affects you through August 21, 2010. Pluto is still in the beginning of a long-term visit to your sign that will gradually change much of your life as you now know it. Eliminating nonessential activities can make the ongoing transformation easier, while holding on to old ideas of success will make it much more difficult.
A Full Moon Eclipse in calculating Capricorn on July 7 can reveal the flaws in your current plan for advancement. Rather than being a setback, though, this can show you exactly what you need to do to clear the path in front of you. Support from taskmaster Saturn suggests that you can persevere and reach your goals as long as you're willing to learn from past mistakes.
