What Mars in Capricorn brings to life -- tagging along with the energy of action, passion and raw physical power -- #1

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Mars -- finishing up in Capricorn

Mars has been traveling in Capricorn for a while -- since March 17, so the attitudes and interests that accompany this Zodiac position for this planet have been in evidence for about seven weeks. We've all worked with this influence, consciously or otherwise -- and with the wisdom of hindsight it can be interesting to look back and notice how much it has recently colored our lives.

If you've been especially focused for the last couple of months on your career prospects, your professional commitments, your personal ambitions and questions of what you want to do with your life and where do you go from here -- this is part of the reason why. Mars in Capricorn brings these matters forward for attention ... and it's only one of three Astrological placements pushing this agenda now.

Saturn and Pluto are in Capricorn, too, and we can't really talk about one without somehow considering and talking about what these companions are up to as well.

Red is a Mars color ...
vibrant, bold and sensational!!
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What Mars means

In Astrology, Mars symbolizes action. It describes the way you use physical energy -- to get things done, to accomplish work, to pursue your desires, to make things happen.

Anything that requires you to move, accomplish work or otherwise physically do something -- to spend energy and invest yourself in the outcome -- is described and ruled, directed and shaped, by the way you use your Mars energy.

Capricorn is associated with "business-like" colors
like black, gray, charcoal and navy blue.
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What Capricorn means

Capricorn energy is aloof, reserved and extremely self-sufficient. It is dedicated to accomplishing work, building something, creating products of lasting value from the time and labor it invests. It has enormous ambition and never wastes its time on trivial matters. The advice, "don't sweat the small stuff," is a little too flip and frivolous to have come from a Capricorn's mind -- but that is its sentiment in a nutshell.

Capricorn knows if you keep your eye on the prize and work slowly, carefully and consistently toward your ultimate goal, that that "the small stuff" will somehow get taken care of, even though he knows he may have to tend to most of the details himself.

So that's the attitude we've been applying to our professional lives, our work projects and our long-term objectives. It's all aimed at you deciding what you want to do with your life now. What do you want to create? What do you want to experience? Where do you go from here?

Capricorn is willing to do the work required -- even if there's a barge-load of it, but in the end, he darn sure expects a nice pay-off.

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What Mars in Capricorn means

Astrologers say Mars is exalted in Capricorn ... and, yes, that sounds pretty high-falutin. But in Astrology there are definite correlations between the energies and interests of a planet and the attitudes and perspectives of a sign. When a planet matches a sign in this regard, it is said to rule that sign.

Mars, the planet of action, self-assertion and passion, for instance is said to "rule" Aries, a sign that matches those qualities word for word. But Capricorn's focus on attainment and self-sufficiency puts Mars' energy to work in very compatible ways. It doesn't have to make a lot of adjustments. It can get down to business just being itself.

Mars in Capricorn is resolute, purposeful and not afraid of hard work. In fact, the more he can depend on his own labor and skills to accomplish his aims, the better he likes it. He's not relying on anyone else. He can do things his way. And if he falls short or has to do something over, he knows he has only himself to blame.

That kind of accountability suits him just fine. He's pretty well convinced no one can do things as well as he can in the first place. So these are the attitudes you've worked with in your world and professional life for the last six to seven weeks. You've had plenty of initiative to draw on, fueled by the conviction that the only limits you had to observe were your own resourcefulness and stamina.

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What Saturn means

Saturn is basically the taskmaster and slave-driver of the Zodiac. He's focused on structure, laborious effort and the construction of things built slowly over time. I suppose this is why most people consider his energy tiresome and unwelcome.

For those who are looking for an easy life ... or a lucky break once in a while, he can be pretty annoying. He inspires grand ambitions and long-term plans, things that take lots of planning and toil, along with careful management and plenty of patience to develop. Nothing he's involved with pays off quickly ... but it does pay off eventually. For some of us, that's a fair bargain. For others, not so much.

Capricorn energy is associated with
both the government and the military.
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More on what Capricorn means

Saturn as an energy -- as an actor in the scheme of life -- and Capricorn's dour, business-like attitudes fit each other hand-in-glove. Capricorn is exacting and persistent. He's a good judge of his own abilities, and he doesn't cut corners. What he builds is solid, reliable and impressive. Again, he won't waste himself in trivial ventures. He plays the long-game ... every time out.

Capricorn energy lives by rules and regulations. He sets high standards ... and hits his target or dies trying. There's no such thing as "second-best" in his world. He prides himself on excellence -- and won't settle for less. He respects tradition, authority and "the chain of command." In Capricorn's world there is order -- and organization so he knows what's happening and what to expect.

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What Saturn in Capricorn means

Saturn in Capricorn invites you to set yourself high standards in your public commitments and professional life ... and then work like a dog to meet them. It asks you to live by a strict set of self-imposed rules where diligence and dedication are virtues, and hitting the mark ... reaching success as you define it ... is the only acceptable outcome.

When Saturn is in Capricorn, you make careful choices. You are extremely thorough in your designs ... especially ones that affect your image, status and public life, and you follow through on your agenda come what may. Saturn in Capricorn is industrious and up to the job at hand -- whatever the task you've set for yourself ... or been handed by Life and its demanding requirements.

When Saturn is in Capricorn, you prove to yourself what you can do when you try -- and you'll have plenty of opportunity to practice new skills and polish old ones. Saturn is just getting started on a 2 1/2 year trek through its home territory. It moved into Capricorn from Sagittarius a few days before last Christmas ... and it will linger here on its home turf for a good long time.

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