2016 Capricorn Horoscope Preview

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Capricorn Horoscopes, Year 2016: Summary/preview of the year ahead for the zodiac sign Capricorn, the Goat.

2016 Capricorn Horoscope Overview

The following is an overview horoscope for the zodiac sign of Capricorn for the year 2016.

2016 Horoscope Previews

Areas of Expansion in 2016 for Capricorn: Education, Travel, Adventure, Beliefs, Sharing of Knowledge, Career, Reputation

Your Capricorn 2016 Horoscope points to areas of life that are destined to expand and grow.

Until September 9, 2016, your belief systems, learning experiences, and hunger for adventure continue to grow and expand at a rapid pace. You are feeling courageous and spirited, and you sense that there is more “out there” for you to learn and take in.

This is a time in your life when you don’t sweat the small stuff as much. You see the broader perspective on life, and you generally feel supported, so that smaller inconveniences don’t stress you out quite as easily. Your positive outlook is notable during this cycle. Learn as much as you can now, in preparation for the next cycle beginning in September 2016 that puts your career on center stage. You’ll want to be prepared!

Your views on life itself in a broad sense are changing, growing, and maturing. Connections with faraway cultures, people, or a broader knowledge base can open up opportunities to grow personally. Teaching and sharing knowledge can be in strong focus. It’s a good time for publishing, writing, and media.

You might consider fine-tuning your talents and skills with higher education or experience during this cycle that has been in effect since August 2015.

New learning experiences as well as “life” experiences (travel, adventures, contacts with others of a vastly different culture than yours, and so forth) are likely to emerge. Over the course of the coming year, you might have the opportunity to reach a broader audience. You might choose to learn a new language or take on other studies.

You may be helping, volunteering services, or supporting people along educational lines, writing about past experiences, and sharing your ideas during this empowering cycle.

In mid-February to March, late May, and mid-August, however, you could be feeling some disillusionment with education or personal interests, difficulties with instability in the family unit or with home life/moving house that restrict your explorations, or challenges keeping up with daily life due to interruptions. Watch for misrepresentation by being especially clear in your communications.

Health issues, generally of a psychosomatic nature, may come to the fore. You may be attracted to alternative ways of living, and to self-study fields, such as psychoanalysis.

For the most part, however, you are likely to take advantage of this period in your life. Until June can be an especially strong time for personal influence, particularly through your ideas and larger/broader reach. This is a period of expansion. There can be resolution to long-standing problems, possibly a positive legal outcome, discoveries of personal strengths and talents, or a new and exciting project.

From September 9th onward, Jupiter transits the top of your solar chart. Your ambitions, career, business goals, and reputation grow and develop. Your talents and skills are recognized now like never before. All of the hard work you’ve put in begins to pay off and is rewarded – or at the very least, recognized. This influence will be with you until October 2016.

You are in the limelight in some way during this cycle. Although it’s a great period for expansion and recognition on a professional level, and you should take advantage of it, choose your projects carefully. Don’t take on more than you can handle. Watch also for gossip or mishandling of information. Be wary of situations that could get blown out of proportion or misunderstood.

This can be a time of significant progress in the outer world, a fortunate change in status, and increased recognition.

Your hard work and effort can be recognized now. There is an interesting connection going on with Saturn, your ruler, in Sagittarius, and Jupiter, the ruler of Sagittarius, in the house of Saturn. Teaching or guiding may be connected with your career now. Your services or charity may come before the public eye. Some of you could be working on a project behind the scenes that now is ready to be shared.

You could find yourself in a position that truly suits you. You can take great pride in the work you do. For some of you, more prestige or a higher social standing may be part of the picture now. You can be quite charismatic in a position of authority or responsibility. Advancement in achieving an important goal can occur now. Your reputation may be enhanced in some significant way. You have more faith in your goals and aspirations during this period of your life.

This is a time when believing in yourself, your competency, and your ability to take the lead opens up opportunities to you.

There may be difficulties with a family member who may be at odds with the energy and time you are pouring into your career or public life, particularly in late November and late December. Confusion or disorder in your home life, or possibly your own insecurities, can negatively impact your career or more worldly pursuits. Personal responsibilities and possibly self-restrictions can be challenging, affecting your growth in the outside world or career. Daily tasks can feel overwhelming at times. A business or pursuit may need adjustments and some restructuring in order to better meet the demands of reality.

However, for the most part, you are likely to take advantage of this period in your life in order to expand your reach. From late September to mid-October and in November can be especially strong periods for practical matters, business, and financial improvement. You may be joining with people who further your career or personal interests, and through their support, faith in you, or wisdom, you are encouraged to reach your highest potential.

Areas of Contraction and Lessons in Simplicity: Spirituality, Inner World, Privacy

Your Capricorn 2016 Horoscope, Saturn Profile, points to areas of contraction, restriction, and necessary “slimming down” in order to test for stable foundations. There are always areas of life that require more simplicity. Tests may be part of the picture as you learn that life with only growth and expansion can run away with itself.

In 2016, the areas of your life that require a “back to basics” approach are associated with the sector that rules spirituality and retreat. There may be tests of sorts in these areas of life, as if the universe is checking that the foundations are strong. Things built on weak foundations may very well crack under the pressure of these tests. Those that are strong will endure and strengthen.

This influence began December 23rd, 2014, left from June to September 2015, and is with you until December, 2017. It can be felt most strongly earlier or later in the cycle, depending on whether you were born earlier or later in the sign of Capricorn.

All that lies beneath the surface in your life is now coming up for inspection, and you are forced to do some serious “spring cleaning” of your psyche. Getting rid of outdated attachments, and examining and discarding irrational fears, is not only necessary for further growth and development — it’s ultimately a huge relief. Do your best not to dwell on past failures or guilt for what you haven’t done during this cycle. Detach yourself from these things as much as possible. Put things to rest. This can also be a time when you give of yourself to others, as you are valuing charity more than usual. You could be struggling with issues of self-worth, and this is a fine time to really explore what it is that holds you back from going after what you want and deserve in life. For some of you, income can come from behind the scenes activities.

You could feel that you are dealing with endings more than new beginnings during this transit, as you let go of outdated attachments and unconsciously prepare yourself for Saturn’s transit of the first house/Capricorn beginning in December 2017, when you will work diligently on reworking your individuality and personal identity. You are somewhat introspective at this time and you might isolate yourself from others in some manner—a process that tends to come naturally.

There can be a retiring, somewhat withdrawn or private element to your personality. You may need to watch that people in your life don’t feel rejected by your withdrawal. You could find it difficult to make commitments and you might feel drained by daily communications, particularly in June and September. It will be important to make a conscious effort to reach out to others more often. Especially in March and May, decision making can be painful at times, and you may feel a little less courageous about making changes. A chaotic daily schedule can interfere with peace of mind, so do your best to find ways to create a little more order in your life.

Health issues, generally of a psychosomatic nature, may come to the fore. You may be attracted to alternative ways of living, and to self-study fields, such as psychoanalysis.

An influence that begins in December and is with you into 2017 improves your attitude, home life, and inner world or feeling of contentment.

Areas of Excitement, Innovation, Independence, and Speed: Home, Family

Your 2016 Capricorn Horoscope, Uranus Profile, points to areas of your life that seem to speed up so that you are able to take some risks, innovate, and revolutionize.

In March 2011, you entered a lengthy cycle in which family and home life can be unpredictable and unusual, but also inspiring and exciting. This influence is with you throughout 2016 and beyond. You may decide to move during this cycle, or be in the position to, or you could dramatically change your attitude towards your domestic life. More freedom is sought, and if your current domestic set-up feels confining or limiting, you’ll need to make important changes.

Home life may be up in the air in some way during this period of your life. There can be a sense of being unsettled or uncertain about where you want to lay down roots, for example.

Your attitude towards the past and traditions is also transforming quite quickly. Old ties to your past may be severed, and at times this can be unsettling, but ideally you are taking important steps towards carving out an identity that better suits the “true you”.

Sudden changes, rebelliousness, or conflicts may be experienced in particular in March and August. Avoid reacting blindly to challenges and instead feel what is important to you before taking action. You can experience a stronger desire to broaden your horizons, and this can conflict with dealings on the home front. Restlessness is likely.

April and May, however, can bring an improved sense of well-being as opportunities open up to you for unusual but successful living arrangements and family set-ups, and for some, support for a home project.

Areas of Change, Purging, & Transformation: Personality, Image, Attitude, Home, Family, Career, Learning

Your 2016 Capricorn Horoscope reveals areas of life in which change and transformation take place. It’s a time for “out with the old, in with the new”.

Your outer personality and the ways in which you approach life and challenges continue to transform this year. Your personality continues to reshape in 2016. This is certainly a time for reinventing yourself! You will need to resist the urge to control the events of your life, how you come across to others, and your manner during this important cycle. You are learning about your inner motivations, and sometimes this can be an uncomfortable process because you are getting in touch with the darker elements of your psyche at the same time. However, you are ultimately learning that you cannot control the events of your life and you cannot control others and how they feel about you, but you can learn self-control.

You are tapping into your inner power, and how you handle it will make all the difference in the quality of your experiences now.

Until June is especially strong for making important changes through your communications with others, broadening of your experiences and knowledge, and larger goals. However, there may be some challenges in November, when there can be a power struggle with a boss or when you may be taking on far too many personal and professional goals than are helpful for you. Nurture ambitions but don’t push yourself too hard, and avoid going over the top. Recognize limits.

In 2016, the balance between attention to home, personal goals, and private life and attention to career and public life continues to be in focus, but only until March, when the final push to make changes occurs. Changes are necessary in order to manage both life departments, as over-attention to either will leave you feeling out of sorts and guilty.

Additionally, you are being challenged to improve your skills set. Do what you can to learn as much as possible about your trade. There may be an important beginning or culmination in education. If you are in business, a writer, or the like, you might reach a wider audience. Big changes in transportation and mobility may be in the works. Particularly around the eclipses in March and September, you’ll be learning important things, picking up new interests and possibly ending some, and making important discoveries.

With the North Node moving through your adventure sector all year, you can benefit greatly from expanding your perspective. One of the major keys to happiness this year is learning to reach out and connect beyond your usual bounds.

Seek personal growth through expanding your horizons, such as through higher studies, philosophical pursuits, travel, or adventuresome experiences. Search for a higher meaning, or to expand your perspective through networking and connecting with people whose belief systems and interests are different than yours.

Your Planetary Ruler in 2016: Saturn, your ruler, is retrograde from March 25th until August 15th, and this is a natural period for catching your breath, introspection, and reassessing your goals. The remainder of the year, Saturn is direct, and you tend to feel more effective taking action. Saturn forms squares with Jupiter and Neptune this year, pointing to challenges with ideals and how these affect and shape reality at times in 2016. Saturn forms its first of three trines to Uranus in December, launching a period of improved productivity and a stronger sense of purpose and balance.

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