SIGN OUT By LILLY RODDY
A Smart Start to 2022 Capricorn season gives us time to set our goals for the new year.
SEBASTIAN GOMEZ DE LA TORRE
ARIES (Mar. 21–Apr. 19)
Career activity is very active as the month begins, with both Venus and Mercury retrograde in this area of your horoscope. You may be feeling more than ready to make a change, as these planets will highlight the problems that have been bothering you all year. Your sense of responsibility will be tested. Be sure and seek out advice from friends and professionals who can help clarify your thinking. You can easily feel unappreciated if you haven’t been paying enough attention to your boundaries. By midmonth, you are a bit more detached but you still have strong feelings. This can be your time to start something new, or to take on a different role along your career path. You will not be very patient, and exercise can help channel the excessive energy you are feeling.
TAURUS (Apr. 20–May 20)
This month, you are more in touch with the flow of the holidays and the people around you. You have positive things to say that can help boost people’s attitudes and selfconfidence. This is a much better month for opening yourself to new ideas, exploring ways to enhance your education, or considering starting a podcast to reach a broader audience. By midmonth, you are shifting your focus to your career as you reinvent yourself and find work that really calls to you. With your ruling planet, Venus, retrograde, it’s better to review your plans now and then put them into action after February 10. This continues to be a time of setting goals, creating better bonds with your partner, and expanding your outreach to business or self-improvement groups to get their support.
GEMINI (May 21–June 21)
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We start the month with both Mercury and Venus retrograde, so we may want to wait to work on our New Year’s resolutions in early February. We are having a sluggish start to our New Year! The cardinal signs—Aries, Cancer, Libra, and Capricorn—are the ones most impacted by Christian the Venus retrograde, while the fixed signs of Taurus, Louboutin, Leo, Scorpio, and Aquarius are being influenced by the French Mercury retrograde. This is a good month to review designer where we are and decide what we want to accomplish this year, which activities and work commitments we will keep, and which ones we should bring to an end. The days that are easier for us are January 1, 5, 8, 10, and 23. More difficult days are January 11, 14, 16, 28, and 30. Mercury retrograde begins on January 8 through February 10. Focus on what’s in front of you instead of taking on new tasks. Venus will continue to be retrograde until February 10 as well. Avoid new commitments and investments, and don’t spend your money without some thought. This is a much better time to deal with the past and the choices you’ve made. completed in the first week of January, as your ruling planet, Mercury will be retrograde from January 9 through February 10. You have a view of the bigger picture, and by midmonth you are reviewing your career path. There are some big opportunities coming your way in the spring. Relationships are very active, and will need some attention this month. This is a good time to get away to have some fun. If you aren’t paying attention, your partner may become easily irritated. This month you are reviewing your resource base, your debt, your commitments, and the reality of your situation. It’s also easier to see people’s motives more clearly. You will be ready to move forward in February.
CANCER (June 22–July 22)
This month you are working to improve your fitness program, restructure your relationships, and chip away at debt to improve your financial picture. Business and personal relationships are very much in review, as Venus retrograde is having a direct impact on you. Difficult relationships will need to be addressed at this time, no matter the outcome. Existing relationships need some nurturing. This is a good time to advertise to your existing client base, rather than trying to reach out to a new market. By midmonth you are back to improving your resource base, eliminating debt, and taking a closer look at yourself. The latter half of the month is a very good time for therapy, seeking out a life coach, and establishing better habits and boundaries. You may need to replace some office equipment or communication devices.
LEO (July 23–Aug. 22)
This month you are paying attention to your self-care routines, possibly by revisiting things you did in the past. This is also a super time to redo your office setting. You need to get updated to deal with the general changes that are occurring
in business. Difficulties with a co-worker may also show up this month. These are definitely old problems that have reignited, and rumors may add to your problems. You will be confronting this particularly in the latter part of the month. By midmonth, you shift your focus to your partnerships as you work on improving your boundaries and being clearer about what you will or won’t do. Your desire to look for a more suitable career continues. You will be better prepared to make some choices after mid-February.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept.22)
You are in a creative and playful time as the month begins. This should have also made your holidays a lot more fun. Some of you are exploring ways to turn your hobbies and interests into something that can generate income. You are definitely looking for something that is more soul-satisfying, and at the same time is valuable to the community. This is a very good time to be around children or people who are less restricted. They can show you a happier and more nourishing way to live. By midmonth, your need to get your routines and obligations in place gets stronger. You may be improving your office space, and especially your internet devices. Establishing boundaries will help limit interruptions and improve your efficiency. Relationships are definitely improving this month, and through the entire year. If you are single, after February 10 is a good time to look for a partner. If you are involved, that period will help you heal old wounds.
LIBRA (Sept. 23–Oct. 23)
Your holidays were somewhat unsettled, and that energy continues through January as well. With family, there are a lot of changes that are creating a different power base. Senior family members may be competing to be the patriarch or matriarch as older relatives age or leave the planet. This
