Capricorn

As the Sun rides through Capricorn, you are what you do. After January 16th, there may be a few ripples in the calendar keeper's schedule. No one is making you be flexible, but flowing with the current fits neatly into your plans. Let others go their own way for a few weeks, and they'll be back on February 20th. The rest of the Winter is now yours to control. You shouldn't expect the other seasons to be exactly like this, but understanding basic cycles will help you throughout the year.

There are other lessons after March 22nd; some are big and not much fun. You already know this stuff, but here it comes again, this time from a new angle. Problems could crop up around April 26th. Watch those details that might turn good decisions bad. Some good vibes that occur around May 15th bring a sense of peace and holiness, but this is swept away by feelings of frustration and chaos on June 6th. For a season that should be about growth and development, this Spring seems to be driving you backward.

Starting June 22nd, you have a month to turn your life around. Exercising your options requires you to act out of character. Others will tolerate your attempts and maybe even help. You lose this positive attention once events pick up speed on July 29th. It's easy to blame friends and bystanders, although you know you shouldn't. You enjoy people more after the Sun reaches Virgo. You're more aware of purpose and place, a strategy that comforts and guides you around anything that might go wrong. Why assume the worst when you could make the best happen just as easily?

From late September to mid-October, you feel overloaded. The burdens and toxins depart after October 22nd. You still take the world personally, but all it does right now is pay compliments. In November you come to realize how impressive and special you are. It's about time you realized it. Winter, your season of strength, has already begun when the Sun returns to your Sign toward the end of December. You know what to do again.


Your love life in 2003
It may be a cold New Year where you are, but your heart stays warm through the beginning of Spring. Capricorn is relaxed, confident that his or her partner will remain true. After January 22nd, sweet talk gives way to spirited intellectual discourse. If you're dating, February promises to be an interesting month. You might end up with someone very different this time. Loving acceptance meets shrewd observation after the 20th. Call off the search when you meet the right person. Diverse experiences are fun, but your real goal is comfortable stability.

The last days of March see outbursts of youthful impulse. Teenagers and adults in mid-life crisis have a lot in common. Beware of unmanageable relationships. Beauty alone is no excuse until the Sun enters Taurus. From the public facade to the inner core, it's all good. Like so many, you get a full-scale emotional workout in the month of May. Your feelings about your beloved could be all over the map. At first it's just a game, but by the 30th, obsession grips you. It's hard to find satisfaction when you don't know what's real.

As the Summer begins, you gain perspective on the ups and downs of romance. Your heart may be firmly in someone else's hand, but at least you can laugh about it. After July 29th, the doors are open for two months of frighteningly intense sexual energy. This heightened body awareness helps you solve a health, fitness or dietary issue after August 24th. Relationships are in transition by September, and you welcome the change of attitude or partners. Inexpressible subjects are open for discussion on the 20th. Talking it out is the right thing to do.

People who use and disrespect others get a taste of their own medicine in the final days of September. A healthy ego is necessary for a sound romance, but you may be coming on too strong. You find the right mix of libido, compassion and individuality on October 24th. For the rest of the year, you get to have passion and partnership your way. Christmas brings a tender interlude to prepare you for the December holidays' sizzling onslaught of feelings. In your world, Santa rewards both the naughty and the nice.


Your career in 2003
Small businesses open the year in better shape than larger ones. Between January 2nd and 21st, your personal focus accomplishes great things. After this, expect to play the listening game. Associates' and competitors' golden ideas are of little use if you tune them out. Read and absorb the reports before assuming anything. By the last week in February, you have the data to function at an intuitive level. Clients appreciate loyalty and independent thinking. Projects rush ahead on track. Your chosen profession feels like the perfect way of life.

In late March, esoteric skills fall out of favor when bosses and customers demand immediate, understandable solutions. Get used to trends that could dominate the marketplace for the rest of the year. Your team relieves you a few weeks into a difficult assignment. Around May 3rd, you make wild proposals that you'd never dare to suggest under normal circumstances. If you're still talking this way when the Sun reaches Gemini, you may be drafted if you haven't already volunteered. Wherever this takes you, remember that it was your idea.

You skate the thin line of opportunity through late June and most of July. Playing it by the book isn't enough. You also have to be a good judge of character. Internal rivalry could halt or even undo much of your work after July 24th. You spend the better part of a month scrambling to protect your job, or possibly looking for a new one. The unexpected favors you around August 28th. Shareholders or industry regulators have the final word. Even if you don't benefit directly, your recent efforts are vindicated.

Once the Sun enters Libra, rules are hard to enforce when everyone pleads a special case. Fairness makes life difficult. Expect many meetings and even more memos clarifying and amending them. By late October, personalities are getting in the way. The Halloween party season is a time to loosen up and separate the people from the issues. Holidays color your professional life for the rest of the year. As the Sun comes to Sagittarius and everyone has Thanksgiving on their mind, slow down for design and performance reviews. Anyone in marketing knows what a gold mine the December gift-giving events can be. Even as you follow the money, reward yourself by spending some quality personal time with loved ones.