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Good Day!
Today the waxing Moon enters Capricorn, bringing a focus on systems and business proficiency. Anything you can do over the next couple of days to bring your latest inspiration down to earth will pay dividends in the future.
Capricorn loves planning. Capricorns know that all the knowledge and inspiration in the world is useless unless it is translated into deeds. But before springing into action we need to plan our course. There are any number of good business plan templates on the internet; it’s a great idea to download one of them and fill in the blanks. Here’s the link to the SBA’s Small Business Planner. Writing a plan does not have to be hard and it provides the first gate to be sure your idea has wings.
Pluto visit
The Capricorn Moon joins Pluto in Capricorn today, an event which repeats itself each month. These days are our opportunity to understand at a deeper and deeper level how Pluto in Capricorn is playing out in our personal and business lives. The more we come to understand the presence of Pluto energy, the better we can prepare ourselves for its inevitable visit. Everyone with planets in the early degrees of Capricorn has firsthand experience with Pluto and there seems to be an interesting pattern emerging.
After hearing from several clients it looks like Pluto has a penchant for putting someone on an unexpected pedestal and then bringing about a dramatic fall. I’ve seen this so many times now I can’t ignore it. First comes the surprise promotion, the fantastic new client, the coveted award; then the firing, the client desertion, and the humiliation. And now that Pluto is in Capricorn, this seems to be playing out most often in business and careers.
Time after time, people don’t see it coming and don’t have a clue as to why it’s happening and what it means. Since Pluto moves so slowly across the heavens, it can take many months or even a couple of years before the impact passes. It becomes a test of endurance and equanimity, which are often in short supply.
Should you despair if you see a Pluto transit coming your way? Not at all. It is ultimately extremely rewarding and the more time passes, the more you will recognize the permanent gifts you received during the transit. These gifts are usually along the lines of being freed from work environments or careers that were dead-end and making you miserable.
Do Pluto transits have to be hard? Only if you still have an ego. Most of us are quite sure we know what’s best for us and we fight and suffer as a result. If you can resist the temptation to struggle against Pluto’s action, whether that’s losing a job, having to relocate, or needing to start completely over in your business, then you’ll be fine. But that’s not easy. We’re often unaware of what is making us unhappy. Like Steve Martin says in the movie LA Story, “I was deeply unhappy but I didn’t know it because I was so happy all of the time.”
So be sure to pay attention on a day like today. Every month the Moon and Pluto bring us a glimpse of what is outworn and in need of purging. So go ahead and take some concrete steps to clear out the old and make room for the new. That’s aligning with Pluto rather than being victimized by its energy. The old skin has to go if we’re going to become renewed.
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For an overview of the week, see the Weekly Forecast – November 8 – 14
For an overview of the month, see the Astro4Business Month Ahead – November 2010
For more info on the business descriptions of the planets mentioned today, see
