Read your horoscope for Mercury in Capricorn
Prepare for a Long Journey
The preparation before a long journey is crucial. Have you packed well, planned for the unpredictable, and made contingency plans? How are your comms?
When Mercury enters Capricorn on December 13th, the planet of communication and wayfinding asks you to take the long view. Mercury arrives at the iron gates of Saturn’s home to prepare basecamp, assemble supplies, and get ready to embark on the winding trail.
This is a time to embrace practical measures, make a plan, and stick to it. Mercury is skilled at dealing with the small, and in Capricorn it can leverage the details to construct all our grand plans. Strategize everything from the ground up. In this cardinal earth sign, Mercury’s superpower is its patience and pragmatic application.
On December 20th, Mercury trines Uranus, the planet of surprises, to deliver radical ideas and brilliant breakthroughs. In this earth trine, inventiveness is the best tool in our toolkit. What can you do with this insight?
On December 26th, Mercury sextiles Neptune. This is a day to lift our noses from the grindstone and bliss out for a few. When Mercury conjuncts a retrograde Venus on December 29th, it’s a reminder that pleasure is a necessary part of our plans, especially when it’s hard to come by. What do you enjoy while brainstorming your goals? That eros will lead you over the hurdles to come.
Pre-Retrograde Shadow Period
Inevitably, we’ll have to tumble down the rabbit hole. On December 29th, Mercury enters its pre-retrograde shadow. The next day, on December 30th, Mercury meets up with Pluto, planet of the Upside Down, for the first of three conjunctions. This brings a whole new meaning to the planet’s “shadow” periods. Close out 2021 by reflecting on your most important exchanges as the confetti settles. All too often, we want to know how a tale ends. Yet, this moment is a precipice.
There’s no need to have everything figured out by the first go-around. Mercury will leave Capricorn on January 1st, only to return in its retrograde phase on January 25th. Trust that you’ll be able to revisit any issues at a later date.
For now, enjoy the thrill of a cliff-hanger.
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The following horoscopes were written by Thea Anderson.
Aries & Aries Rising
On December 13th, Mercury climbs its way into Capricorn, the part of your chart that calls the shots and delivers you to the limelight. It’s time to sketch out plans for projects that require a heavy lift. Go ahead and entertain wild card ideas. By testing the opposite of protocol, you could beckon insights into the board room and Zoom calls.
Feel free to take work conversations to after-hour meet-ups and virtual chats. Stir in some pleasure with that morning coffee, especially around December 26th-29th, when delights and distractions lure you away from public pitches. It’s a delicious reminder of why you’re well positioned to hold the reins in your work and guide others with your messaging.
You close out the year pondering the depths of your public reach as Mercury faces Pluto. If you find yourself wading through a career conundrum, have faith that time will deliver you back to the issue with new insight over the next couple months.
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Taurus & Taurus Rising
Mercury arrives in Capricorn on December 13th with an axe ready to scale the icy mountains of wisdom. For you, the spiritual tower is built around pragmatic applications for mystical ascension.
The planet of study and translation is here to help you get these ideas down as you explore the aisles of your local archives. Wipe the dust off of long-discarded tomes. There could be stunning revelations in ancient knowledge. On December 26th, the arcanum of your life invites ample amusement and enjoyment along the way. Explore and research with abandon.
If you return from study hour even more bewildered than when you started, know that learning, especially around December 29th, when Mercury enters its shadow, isn’t linear. It spirals into lessons from the past. What you discover now will be reviewed over the next couple months. Take a seat at the front of the class while it’s in session.
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Gemini & Gemini Rising
On December 13th, Mercury enters Capricorn to embark on a journey through shared affairs and resources. Conversations invite you to travel through what’s yours and what belongs to someone else. Consider the idea that was too impractical to entertain previously. Deviating from the forged path helps you to clarify and connect around your agreements.
As you sketch a plan for both parties in your contracts, you recall why you decided to enter into this partnership in the first place. Your bonds and collaborations deserve your attention to detail. This is how partnership stands the test of time.
On December 30th, Mercury meets Pluto on the forked path, and you’ll have to attend to the underbelly of this entanglement. What ink was smudged? What clauses were forgotten? When promises are broken, you may have to revisit these transgressions. Stay with the conversation.
Your commitment to peering into the grit of what you’ve sacrificed will help steer your ship over the next couple months.
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Cancer & Cancer Rising
Block off time in your schedule for you and your person come December 13th, when Mercury enters Capricorn. In this part of your chart, the planet of communication wants to outline a plan for your relationships. Build a bridge between you and another by seeing where fresh concepts, like surprise rendezvous, can keep this partnership as thrilling as it was to begin with.
You’ve got lots to talk out — and it doesn’t have to be all business. Take this dialogue to your favorite spot. If you digress into giggles and tangents, all the better. Working out what you want with another is an undertaking best entered into with a sense of humor.
After all, you’re in this tango for the long haul. If December 29th and 30th bring about a couples therapy session, don’t be afraid to say your piece. Articulate how you feel, even if it’s been locked away in a treasure chest. Now you can unearth your assumptions, attitudes, and misconceptions.
It could open a pandora’s box, and that’s okay. You’ll have more opportunities to revisit the conversation next month.
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Leo & Leo Rising
Mercury will be mountaineering through the part of your chart that deals with obligations and responsibilities when it enters Capricorn on December 13th. The planet of precision has a pencil and paper in hand to inspect the foundation of your life structures. Take inventory of the tasks that fill your daily calendar and team collaboration platforms.
If you’ve got a hefty project at hand, see what happens when you go against the grain of business as usual. Innovation could be one brainstorm session away. It’s all about perspective. Taking some time away from the minutia puts you in a better place to see the tectonic plates of your working world. Go ahead and schedule some play and imaginative time in your day to day.
Thinking about a problem ad nauseam is so 2021.
You’ll be glad you took the mind vacation when you did by December 30th, when Mercury gets driving directions from Pluto. You’ll get pulled in deep into the planning of your life systems and blueprints. What part of the scaffolding could use reinforcements? Over the coming months, you’ll be working to finesse your routines as new information is revealed.
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Virgo & Virgo Rising
Time to take notes and apply them to your dance routines, pleasure potions, and game nights. Mercury enters Capricorn on December 13th and begs the question — why so serious? Of course, the planet of tricks is in Saturn’s earth home, but it’s also dabbling in the part of your chart that delivers delights and fosters creative output.
Now that your attention is here, come up with a strategy that will get you back in the groove of play, even if it has a practical bent.
Aha moments abound when Uranus gives Mercury a revelatory breakthrough. You can puzzle piece hip-hopera or other out-of-the-box masterpieces. But don’t forget to take water breaks or social media breaks. Allow your mind to wonder. Allow fun to guide your great work to even greater heights.
By December 30th, you may want to press delete on a project that seems doomed for the slush pile. What’s the source of this creative block? It’s a great time to solicit creative feedback and review comments in the margins that were delivered with care. It’s here that you could discover what to rework and how to do it. For now, be willing to go on a journey with your art.
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Libra & Libra Rising
On December 13th, Mercury enters Capricorn to take up residence in your abode and spark conversation among your kin. The fixer-upper planet wants to survey the foundation of your home. Measure and take stock of what’s working and what could use further structural support. Speaking of home repairs, browse the aisles for new brass fixtures or paint colors.
Allow room for avant garde, whimsy, and Mad Hatter vibes in your home space. Really, it’s about thinking through how to create an environment that inspires. How to build a castle of your dreams. Ponder your legacy, what the generations left for you, and how to work with the blessing you’ve inherited.
As you tunnel deeper into the ancestral lines, feel free to dial up an elder, or the knowledge keeper in your family. Interview their life story so that it’s kept and cherished. As you explore the caverns of family, upbringing, and the land you steward, leave space for deep reveals. Talking out your lineage will be cathartic, even if it only leads to more questions at the moment.
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Scorpio & Scorpio Rising
You’re ready to be the community organizer. Mercury hikes into Capricorn on December 13th to spring-board your communications, commute and community. Now is the time to get serious about your message.
Tasks that previously felt daunting are more achievable as you work with the mojo to power through hundreds of unread emails. You may even experiment with new apps or clever hacks that keep your communication center humming.
By December 30th, you may want to hold off drafting another memo to your community. Take a turn at listening. Conversations at your local cafe or with your BFFs could reveal subtle power dynamics. If you’d rather forgo mini power struggles, see if you can detect what’s really being said in these convos.
Eventually, you’ll be able to get to the root of interpersonal communications and return to crafting plans with your people.
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Sagittarius & Sagittarius Rising
When the planet of merchants arrives in Capricorn on December 13th, you’ll be motivated to tally up all of your earnings and possessions. In Saturn’s earth sign, Mercury is the trusted bookkeeper, helping you to be prudent as you plan out all you need for years to come.
Strategize your security and weave a safety net. Carve your own path when it comes to planning financial freedom.
By December 30th, Mercury will conjoin Pluto and unearth some old truths about how you think about value and worth. Language around finance is often learned in childhood. It asks to be mined now. As you dig deeper into your personal principles around earning and self-worth, expect to tunnel further over the next couple months.
Answers to your income questions will reveal themselves in the light on the other side.
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Capricorn & Capricorn Rising
On December 13th, the winged messenger zips into Capricorn, ready to scale new heights when it comes to your personal goals. Mercury gifts you just the right words to communicate your 5-year plan with precision. Jot down inspiration into your notes app or voice memos. Experiment with taking the road less traveled. You may just have a little accidental fun along the way.
Your deepest desires will ask you to backtrack as Mercury meets retrograde Venus on December 29th. With all the wayward travelers set to traverse your 1st House of self, your goals may need to be unraveled before they can be ironed out. This is especially true on December 30th when Mercury encounters Pluto and gets inducted into the underworld.
As you dig up the truth of what you want, revise your personal mission statement accordingly. Hold off on making new plans. Observe and take notes on what arises in this space of not yet knowing. You are truly at a threshold. Trust that this is just the beginning of a journey on how to better broadcast your brand.
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Aquarius & Aquarius Rising
On December 13th, Mercury will enter Capricorn. The planet of chit-chat will go a little quiet on the line as it travels the unpaved roads of your inner landscapes. You may choose to take time to exevate the old bones of conversations. As you do, light bulbs of insight illuminate the backrooms of your life.
At this part in your journey, you may find yourself deep in the woods of memory and reflection. What you thought was ancient history now requires your attention. Addressing these questions may require you to take space away from business as usual. Feel free to go into hibernation mode and preserve your energy. Resist the urge to overwork or churn out results.
The end of 2021 could have you feeling a little more goth than usual. As you sweep up the tinsel and close out end of year projects, know that answers to your deepest questions will be delivered in due time.
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Pisces & Pisces Rising
Mercury lands in Capricorn on December 13th, ready to make a plan among your network and alliances. This part of your chart deals with your social sphere. It’s also Saturn’s mountainous earth domicile.
With the Messenger here, you’re in it to win it with your friends, making plans for the long haul. As Mercury trines Uranus, go ahead and arrange a last minute get together with your crew. Put spontaneity on the agenda.
By December 30th, misunderstandings may start to reveal themselves among your people. You get the sense that frank conversations need to be had so that you can settle any dust that got kicked up recently. Be willing to broach a touchy topic with folks who you assumed were like-minded. Accord can be found, but at this stage of the journey, you’ll have to identify the root of an issue too.
As you uncover underlying truths about friendship, know that you can always reevaluate and reaffirm who gets to stay within your inner circle.
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