New Year 2016 and the Energy of Capricorn

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by Debbie Peluso
The New Year 2016 and the Energy of Capricorn

Happy New Year 2016, everyone!

The Winter Solstice on December 21st came and went. Christmas with its magnificent Full Moon in Cancer came and went allowing for so many wonderful moments with family. It brought with it the love, acceptance and healing that only Cancer can shower us with. And now we find ourselves getting ready to bring in the New Year 2016….out with the old….in with the NEW!

Many of us have already begun to make resolutions for the New Year 2016. We always do. We set these inspiring goals for ourselves with every intention to accomplish them, but then somehow they tend to fall by the wayside. Why? We truly are genuine in our determination to make the changes in our lives that we know are beneficial, but somehow we fall victim to impatience, pessimism, cynicism, fear…..whatever it may be. And then Capricorn comes to greet us in the New Year 2016!

The Goat is the achiever in life, slowly climbing the mountain but always reaching the top. It is the perseverance, determination, patience, ambition, structure, endurance, and most importantly, the discipline that we need in order to reach our fullest potential. But it’s not always easy! The energy of Capricorn (and Saturn, its ruler) is not without its fair share of suffering, and even depression.

Saturn is the Lord of Karma and our life lessons. He brings to the surface that which lies in our subconscious. It marks the area in our lives where we hold our fears, inhibitions and shortcomings. Saturn/Capricorn is the disciplinarian forcing us to take a long, deep look at our fears and overcoming them in order to accept responsibility for our own achievements. He wants us to “reboot.”

The Tarot card associated with Capricorn is the “Devil,” symbolizing, among other things, the acceptance of our humanness, ridding ourselves of the chains of self-hatred that restrict us so we may free ourselves in order to overcome our greatest obstacles and challenges in achieving success. Are we being truthful to ourselves or are we living in denial fearful of facing that truth? Do we accept our darker self and take responsibility for our shortcomings?

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