Overview

You cross the threshold into 2011 with action-oriented Mars in your sign. Through the period December 8, 2010, to January 16, 2011, you’ve got energy and confidence to burn. With such a “take charge” energy influencing you as you create resolutions and set goals for 2011, you can expect to power forward in life and dazzle those around you with your drive. Mars prefers a speedy pace and you may surprise yourself with just how much you get done through this period.

Career continues to be an area of restructuring as, under the influence of Saturn, you seek the best platform for success in the world at large. Others respect your experience and wisdom and you’ll find opportunities to rise up the corporate ladder appear at key points in 2011. Your patron planet Saturn remains in prime zodiac position, offering you extra reserves of inner strength to help you focus on and achieve your goals this year.

2010 had its moments, where tradition and established systems clashed with your personal ambition. Now that some tough choices are behind you, you’ve got a better sense of your own power and how you’d like to wield it. Intense Pluto continues through your sign, helping you purge and purify your spirit of influences from the past. That which you fear no longer has the same hold over you and you realise you are more capable than you ever thought.

To continue the “love yourself — you’re worth it” themes of 2011, goddess Venus visits your sign twice this year, from February 5 to March 3 and November 27 to December 21. Venus adds sweetness to your energy, making it easier to draw affection and romance into your life. Venus’s influence is to help you put yourself first — to make time for beauty treats and pampering experiences. Naturally, having shown yourself a little love, you’ll respond more warmly to those around you. Venus in your sign twice this year helps reinforce the message that self love precedes (and supports) romantic love.

Home + family

Your home and family zone is set for change and expansion in 2011 as both Jupiter and Uranus trigger this sector. You’ve already had a taste of this energy, as Jupiter and Uranus both temporarily visited this space through mid-2010. However, this year, they’re both back bigger and bolder!

Jupiter completes his once-in-12-years visit to your home and family zone between January 22 and June 5. As the biggest planet, Jupiter’s influence is to expand and you’ll find home, family and domestic developments take up more and more of your time through this period. Jupiter typically brings more people into your home, sometimes by way of children, houseguests, pets or relatives. Jupiter is also the planet of travel and many Capricorns will move or relocate under this energy, preferably to somewhere totally new.