What’s come over you, Capricorn? Suddenly, you’re more interested in family photo albums than in your biggest competitor’s Instagram feed. You’re building an ancestor altar instead of tending to your money magick pyramid candle. You’re feeling uncharacteristically nostalgic! It’s Aries season, and the planet of the mind, Mercury, is currently retrograde in Aries, moving backward through a very private sector of your chart, one that rules your home and family. No wonder the past—your deep past, your childhood, your oldest memories— are coming up for you.
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On an emotional level, this Mercury retrograde will find you rethinking your boundaries and your needs around feeling safe and secure. You’ll also be rethinking your living situation—perhaps it is time for a move, or to reconsider your choice in roommates? Expect to run into people from your childhood and to reconnect with family members.Watch out for April 4, when Mercury clashes with Mars, and April 5, when Mercury squares off with your planetary ruler Saturn. These are going to be difficult days around communication; the energy will be aggressive and difficulties will abound. Mercury squares off with Saturn again on April 25, bringing blocks around communication once again—except at that time, Mercury won’t be retrograde any more, so at least things won’t feel like they’re going backward. They’ll just be at tense standstill instead!Sweet Venus makes a harmonious connection with your planetary ruler Saturn on April 7. While this isn’t the cuddliest or most romantic combination of energies (Saturn’s not a planet you want to cozy up to), a supportive, responsible energy will be in the air, both in your love life and around your creative endeavors. On April 14, lucky planet Jupiter makes an easy connection with Pluto, which is currently in your sign, finding you making exciting social connections to highly powerful people.A new moon in Aries arrives on April 15—the same day that Mercury goes direct! New moons symbolize new beginnings, making this a fantastic time to energetically cleanse your home and to wipe the slate clean around any misunderstandings that may have taken place between you and those closest to you. With Mercury going direct, projects concerning your living space will begin moving forward at last.
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The nostalgia you’ve been sitting with will turn to excitement as the Sun meets with Uranus on April 18, bringing major surprises at home. Freedom isn’t a word you usually associate with home or family, due to the heavy emotional ties you have to these themes; however, freedom is exactly what Uranus has in store for you. Uranus can be disruptive, so work with the energy by being open to change, taking a risk, or consciously owning what makes you unique instead of trying to blend in.Taskmaster Saturn goes retrograde on April 17, finding you rethinking the responsibilities you’ve taken on since January. Saturn is currently in your sign. For most other signs, this would be an excruciatingly trying period, but, for you, Capricorn, it’s kind of usual. Saturn rules boundaries, burdens, time, and hard work—things you’ve been reflecting on and dealing with your whole life. If anything, having Saturn in your sign may feel supportive rather than limiting. They say kids love structure, and that’s true for both human kids and goat kids. Pluto also begins its retrograde this month, in your sign, on April 22.Venus enters Air sign Gemini on April 24, illuminating the sector of your chart that rules your routines and rituals. This is a fine time to take on a new beauty routine, to beautify your workspace, or to flirt with a crush you find yourself bumping into as you run errands—charming Venus in chatty Gemini doesn’t mind flirting with a cutie at the laundromat or post office!
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Mars and Pluto will make a volatile connection in your sign on April 26, finding you in an especially confrontational, or even aggressive, mood. Steer clear of people or situations that piss you off, because there’s a big likelihood that you will lose your cool. With that said, you can expect to be especially commanding, vivacious, intimidating, and impossible to ignore… I’m sure you can find a way to use this to your advantage!This is also an extremely potent time for you to confront yourself about issues you want to change in your life, and to break some bad habits. A rebirth is totally possible, since transformation follows Pluto wherever it goes. This is especially true when it meets Mars, a warrior planet that helps us sever ties to whatever (or whoever!) is no longer appropriate in our lives. Finding ways to physically burn off excess energy is also a wise idea at this time.April wraps up with a full moon in Scorpio, bringing about a climax in your social life or around a situation that has been building in a group, club, or association you belong to. Like all full moons, this will be an exhausting and emotional time; because this full moon is in intense water sign Scorpio, you’ll find the cathartic emotional release that takes place especially cleansing and transformative, opening the door to new possibilities. It’s hard to move forward when you’re holding on to the past.It’s certainly time to let go of relationships—romantic or platonic—that are draining. On a more positive note, this full moon may find you finishing a project that’s been like your baby. Thankfully, the Sun will make a harmonious connection with your planetary ruler Saturn on the same day, generating a supportive energy.Good luck, Capricorn, and see you in May!