2022 Capricorn Horoscope Preview

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Capricorn Horoscopes, the Year 2022: Summary/preview of the year ahead for the zodiac sign Capricorn.

This forecast is for those born with a Capricorn Sun sign (born approximately from December 22nd to January 20th*). It’s also appropriate for people born with a Capricorn Ascendant**. You may also enjoy reading the full 2022 Capricorn Yearly horoscope.

2022 Capricorn Horoscope Overview

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Areas of Expansion in 2022 for Capricorn: Communications

Communications
Personal Interests
Learning
Home & Living Conditions
Family
Personal Life

Your Capricorn 2022 Horoscope points to areas of life that are destined to expand and grow.

Until May 10th, and then October 28th-December 20th, 2022, you continue to expand your personal interests, mind, and connections. You are ready to take on big projects! Your confidence in the future is very strong during this cycle that was with you in part in the year 2021 and in two more waves in 2022.

This influence spans three date ranges, and we’re on the second and third waves this year:

from May 13-July 28, 2021,
from December 28, 2021-May 10, 2022,
and from October 28, 2022-December 20, 2022

In other words, you’re experiencing these themes in steps, the first of which first happened last year from May to July. You begin the year 2022 having just begun step two.

During this trend, your communications increase and expand. Depending on your current situation and your unique personality/circumstances, this influence can play out in a number of ways: You enjoy a greater ability (and desire) to express yourself, and your personal interests grow. You might develop a mental interest or project more fully this year.

You can experience good fortune with vehicles, transportation, and the communications industry, or this good luck comes from siblings, classmates, or neighbors. You are sharper, more perceptive, and others are more receptive to your ideas. New opportunities to communicate can open up to you.

This can also be a busy, exciting, and rewarding period for learning.

Potential problems: Taking on too many daily activities, communications, new interests, and learning endeavors or studies can be a problem now. Don’t overload your plate. There can be a real tendency to want to do it all, forgetting your limits with time and energy. Taking on too many projects or becoming too entrenched in details can cause problems.

However, for the most part, you are likely to enjoy more opportunities through your communications and contact with others during this cycle.

A booster transit supporting these efforts creatively occurs in April, when your imagination blossoms, and creative writing, speaking, and other such pursuits can thrive. With the ruler of your twelfth house and your third house aligned, some of you will be writing or otherwise communicating your more personal thoughts and feelings, perhaps focusing on the past or more private material. You are considerably more intuitive this year. Chance meetings with past acquaintances (and future ones) are part of your life now. The lines of communication are opening in wonderful and perhaps unusual ways.

Other boosts occur in February and early May, and as you push your boundaries creatively or romantically, you find yourself expressing yourself more successfully all around. This year, more involvement with your immediate environment, community, and neighborhood may also figure strongly.

You’re finding your voice and more fully enjoying what you’re doing, learning, teaching, and sharing. You might find that you’re busier locally. Your thinking is more upbeat, positive, and forward-looking, and so is the way you express yourself.

In fact, this is an excellent time for improving your communication skills and your general attitude or mindset. There can be important opportunities through meetings, courses, teaching, and connections you make in the neighborhood or through siblings. If they exist, problems with siblings or neighbors could be put to rest now, although they might magnify initially for problem areas to come out into the open and finally reach a resolution. If applicable, you might go/return to school or take some courses.

There can be increased communications with siblings, classmates, and peers in general during this period. You could be finding that transportation or communications options now available make life a little more enjoyable. Your commute is better, or devices that connect you with others improve.

You may find it easier to express thoughts, feelings, or intuition in words at this time. Others may turn to you for your wisdom and advice.

From May 10-October 28, and then from December 20th onward, you begin to expand and improve your personal life. You are more confident about your family, living arrangements, and living conditions. These areas of life blossom, expand, or improve.

This influence spans two date ranges, with the first wave happening in full this year, and the second one starting near the end of 2022:

from May 10-October 28, 2022,
and from December 20, 2022-May 16, 2023.

You’re experiencing these themes in steps, starting this year from May to October.

During these periods, you are comfortable with your position, and you may be building loving and secure connections with others. There can be special attention to the comfort and beauty of your home or a stronger desire to connect with your roots. You can also possess a more remarkable ability to bounce back from problems in your personal life.

While this is a rather domestic transit, relationships with anyone you feel especially connected with emotionally
can benefit, grow, and expand.

Your inner world, family life, domestic activities, and domestic arrangements blossom, develop, grow, or expand during these periods. Relations with family can be especially pleasant and supportive.

There are various ways this energy can play out, depending on your current situation: For example, there can be a move to a new home, likely a bigger one, or there can be new purchases of real estate or significant items for the home. Current living arrangements or conditions improve. Some of you can get a mortgage or support that allows you to expand your home base. The family itself can grow, or there might be an addition to your home. Some might take on a roommate, for example, or bring more friends to their home. Others might pool resources with a partner and move in together. Entertaining in the home can be emphasized if it makes you happy. Otherwise, you can experience a stronger sense of peace and privacy in your home life.

During these periods, you could spend more time with family or at home. You could be on the reclusive or introspective side as you build up your inner strength or improve your home base. Fortifying your energy and emotional reserves can figure strongly, and it’s most helpful!

Generally speaking, increased positive energy comes to your domestic life, and you might put long-standing problems with family to bed. Do be careful about overextending yourself with home improvements or larger accommodations that are beyond your means.

Your personal life tends to overshadow your professional life or material activities during this cycle. Relationships with family can improve significantly now, although pre-existing problems might initially magnify, motivating you to handle them.

This can be an excellent time to set up a home business or home studies. On a more psychological level, confidence in yourself and feelings of security increase during this period.

Potential problems: Excessive money spent on home improvement, too much emphasis on the home to the point that other areas of your life suffer, or some unwillingness to expand your horizons. Avoiding or escaping responsibilities may be a problem from time to time. You may wish to please too many people, but overdoing things leaves you exhausted, as it seems there is never enough time and energy to meet all your needs.

However, with some moderation, this time can be most rewarding. For the most part, you are likely to feel emotionally secure and supported. It’s a time of nest-feathering and a strong period for psychotherapy and purging as you are willing to look at the root of problems.

There can be more power and resources available to you to establish yourself, primarily through a home or property, but also for long-term business or learning endeavors/projects.

Areas of Contraction and Lessons in Simplicity: Resources

Your Capricorn 2022 Horoscope 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.

Finances
Belongings

All year, the areas of your life that require a “back to basics” approach are associated with the sector of your solar chart that governs personal finances, income derived from your own efforts (this excludes shared finances and financial support through debts and rebates), personal possessions, self-esteem, personal talents, and personal values.

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 in 2020, and it will continue until March 2023.

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. This year, those born with a Capricorn Ascendant of 12 to 25 degrees, and those born from January 2-15, are most directly affected right now.

Tests can come to your financial affairs during this cycle. This influence challenges you to better manage your personal resources and come up with a fair and realistic assessment of your value or worth.

You may be necessarily more cautious about entering into heavy financial commitments during this period, and more cautious, in general, with spending.

Worries can surface about your earning power, but as you progress, the ideal end result will be a stronger sense of what you are capable of earning, better spending and saving habits, and a more realistic budget.

Cutting back on some luxuries may be in order, but you may just discover that the security you gain is more important than the luxuries you let go of.

This should be a rewarding cycle for coming to a better position regarding the management of your material resources. You are exceptionally security-minded at this time and you can begin or step up savings plans. Any innate organizational and budgeting traits you possess are highlighted now.

Look for overlapping or unnecessary expenses and other redundancies, and aim to rid yourself of material clutter. Your natural talents can contribute more to your personal income than previously. The last time this transit occurred was some time ago – from 1991 to early 1994.

In 2022, you might take a particular interest in collecting. Handling financial security issues seems most important for your general sense of freedom and optimism or confidence. In April in particular, your mission to pay more attention to leisure and creative expression can seem to clash with your financial goals or fears.

Areas of Excitement, Innovation, Independence, and Speed: Romance, Children, Creativity, Hobbies, Entertainment

Your 2022 Horoscope points to areas of your life that seem to speed up so that you can take some risks, innovate, and revolutionize.

All year, a lengthy cycle continues in which your romantic and creative life can be unpredictable and unusual, but also inspiring and exciting. You are more attracted to people who are free-spirited, individualistic, and possibly even eccentric on a romantic level — or these are the types of people or experiences you attract into your life. Your romantic life or leisure time is bound to be very colorful this year and in coming years.

As well, you are tapping into your “inner genius” when it comes to expressing yourself creatively. This can be a highly inventive period. Unusual opportunities to meet people pop up. This may be a time of unconventional love affairs or pastimes for some. Energies can be up-and-down since you seem to need inspiration in these areas of life (romance, hobbies, creativity, pleasures, seeking your joy). You don’t feel at all comfortable only going through the motions with these matters. Authenticity is more important to you now.

This influence is rather lengthy–it’s been with you since March 2019 and will continue until April 2026! It helps loosen you up, and this is timely since you recently had serious Saturn in your sign, and you still have ambitious, intense Pluto in your sign this year.

This influence opens you up to new experiences and helps you detach a little from the material world so that you can enjoy yourself from time to time! It’s not always steady or consistent, but you’re sure to find some inspiration.

There can be times when you’re battling yourself or money matters with these themes. Part of you is focused on steadying your life, building a sense of security and safety, and managing your resources this year, and these themes can interfere with another part of you that just wants to take a risk from time to time, or to go out on a limb.

However, you have excellent boosters this year, particularly in February and July, that improve the fun factor in your life. You’re finding entirely new channels for expressing yourself and your affections, and they’re satisfying. You might find voice for some of your more unusual ideas. You’re inclined to do pleasure, leisure, love, and entertainment in different ways, and this attitude can open new worlds for you.

It’s also possible that your income connects to fifth-house affairs, such as creative pursuits, hobbies, children, speculation, or the arts during this time.

Areas of Change, Purging, & Transformation: Personality, Image, Attitude, Independence, Initiative, Romance, Creativity, Pleasure

Your 2022 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 you approach life and challenges continue to transform this year. Your personality continues to reshape in 2022 with Pluto in your sign for many years behind and a couple in front of you–it’s a very long-term influence. This is certainly a time for reinventing yourself!

This is a very long-term influence that is once again active all year (it began in 2008 and lasts until 2024).

You will need to resist the urge to micro-manage and control the events of your life, how you come across to others, and your manner during this important cycle. You’re 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 discovering 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.

Challenges with this transit occur if you’ve found that you’ve taken on far too many personal goals than are helpful for you, especially. It’s best to aim to nurture ambitions while avoiding pushing yourself too hard and or going over the top. Recognize limits, as difficult as this may seem at times!

Aim to tap into your increased drive to improve your life, health, and presentation. Fortunately, booster transits occur that help you take advantage of the positives of this influence, particularly in February and May. February is particularly strong for finding a greater sense of purpose through your creative pursuits, hobbies, or love life. You take great pride in developing yourself as an individual, discovering your strengths and joys, and expressing your unique qualities. Confidence-boosting activities can figure strongly. May brings more meaningful opportunities your way, particularly to share your ideas, learn, or guide.

In 2022, the Moon’s Nodes and eclipse activity challenge you to express yourself more creatively and openly. Friendships, group associations, creativity, and romantic involvements are evolving in important ways. You’re learning to find a balance between your romantic life and your connections with friends.

With the North Node moving through your amusement/creativity and romance sector from January 18th forward, you can benefit greatly from expressing yourself more playfully and uniquely. Don’t be afraid to stand out from the crowd now!

Romantic relationships, children, and creative contacts can be a significant source of increased consciousness or inspiration in 2022.

You’re more fully embracing your creative impulses, sense of play, connections with children or creative projects, or romantic life. In these areas of life, you’re likely to see important changes.

Your Planetary Ruler in 2022: Saturn, your ruler, moved out of your sign and into Aquarius in 2020. In 2022, Saturn remains in Aquarius all year–it will move to a new sign in March 2023.

Saturn Retrograde in Aquarius 2022

Saturn is retrograde from June 4th until October 22nd this year, during which time you’re in good shape for catching your breath, introspection, and reassessing your goals. For the remainder of the year, Saturn is direct, and you tend to feel most effective in taking action.

Saturn in Aquarius again this year suggests a special focus on attending to your money, resources, and sense of security, but also of enjoying a little more detachment and objectivity.

*It’s important to note that birthdates for Sun signs are always approximate since the starting date and time varies a bit every single year. If you were born on one of these cutoff dates (commonly known as a “cusp”), you can get a definitive answer using a Sun Sign Calculator. You can also write reports@cafeastrology.com with your birth information and we can let you know your true Sun sign if you were born on or beside the approximate date range given for any sign of the zodiac.

**If you want to know your Ascendant, find out with an Ascendant calculator, such as our What’s My Ascendant?, but do note that an Ascendant cannot be determined for unknown birth times. If you were born before 1970 when time zones were more unpredictable and not as well-documented, it may be better to determine your Ascendant in our free birth chart section or, if a historical time zone is in question, the excellent Astrodienst.

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