November 2006 Forecast

Key Events:  

Full Moon 11/05/2006

New Moon 11/20/2006

Mercury Posigrade 11/18/2006

Uranus Posigrade 11/20/2006

The month starts out with a whole bunch of planets in Scorpio.  These include Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury and Jupiter.  Scorpio is your Natural 11th House which influences friends, group activities, hopes and wishes.  Cappies don't usually have the longest list of friends around (that would probably be nextdoor neighbor, Aquarius) but there is bound to be more activity than usual in these areas.  People will be calling more than usual, both to just talk as well as to invite you go out.  For some reason unbeknownst to you, suddenly you could be quite popular.  And you're likely to crave companionship more than usual and enjoy it as well.  Others are likely to be quite complimentary, enjoy your company, laugh at your jokes (dry though they may be) and make you feel welcome.  The New Moon on the 20th will give this even more emphasis, so it's likely to be noticeable.  While you don't usually get into partying or socializing just for fun, remember that expanding your circle of acquaintances can come in handy.  If you're a true Cappy, you know what I mean as a fellow sea goat and I don't need to elaborate.

Of course all this activity could spawn a disagreement or two, and Mercury being retrograde (RX) could also be a bit of a damper until the 18th since communications will be skewed.  Misunderstandings and miscommunications are likely.  Double check on rendezvous points and times and be sure to write them down and not trust them to memory.  You may have to remind others, too, since they will be similarly affected (especially Virgos and Geminis).  Mercury RX is actually good for something, though.  If you have something you need to re-do, be it paperwork, repairs, or some kind of misunderstanding, now is a good time to get it corrected. 

The Full Moon on the 5th is in your Natural 5th House, which will throw some light on your creative endeavors, children and love life.  Opposite all those planets in Scorpio, it's likely to bring something of interest in one or more of those areas.

The second half of the month will see the Sun, Venus and Jupiter move into your other neighbor's yard, i.e. Sagittarius.  This is your Natural 12th House which affects your subconscious.  Pluto has been cruising around over there for quite some time now and will be doing so for quite a while longer.  As the god of the Underworld, he's not particularly friendly and has probably been causing all sorts of dismal introspections, exhuming psychological skeletons and darkening your usual Saturnian outlook to an even deeper shade of grey.  Of course he's still pissed off at his recent demotion to a dwarf planet, which doesn't help, though there are numerous parties battling that still.  Anyway, I'm sure you know what I mean on that as well.  To be perfectly blunt, with that Plutonian trine to your ruler, Saturn, this is not likely to be exactly what you'd consider a happy time.  A trine is usually a friendly aspect, but when you have two malefic planets like Saturn and Pluto connected in any way, the chances of something cheerful coming out of it are in the "fat chance" category.  Past baggage is probably throwing itself in your way like a volcanic floe and you don't have any idea how to get past it.  So the good news is that when nice, friendly, benefic planets like Venus and Jupiter move in, things should get better. 

Eventually your understanding of your past should improve and lessons you hadn't quite figured out should become apparent.  The lightbulb of recognition and assimilation should come on, illuminating some of those dark corners and making it possible to unload some of that old baggage and pack up for a new voyage ahead, armed with new insights.  If any good is to come from Pluto connecting with Saturn it will be to further enhance your ability to figure a few things out and move on. You should be able to forgive yourself more readily for old mistakes and perhaps even like yourself more than you have recently. 

[NOTE:--All right, quit that Capricorn doom and gloom and listen up, goat-breath.  As much as I'm inclined to share your skepticism, remember I'm your astrological sister and therefore bound to believe in what I see as an astrologer and would not lie to you.]

If you've been distracted a lot lately with lots of busy work or issues that seem to pop up like mushrooms and require immediate attention, this should improve after the 20th when Uranus goes posigrade.  Saturn is still probably stirring up trouble over there in Leo, your Natural 8th House of sex, death and other people's money.  Since he's your ruling planet, one of these areas is probably apparent these days.  Hopefully it's nothing more serious than an astute awareness of what a nuisance the tax man is.  At any rate, guard your resources of all kinds and beware of people on power trips who may try to exploit you in some way or another.  This will be an ongoing aspect for a while so there are undoubtedly lessons for you to learn in this area and it won't be going away anytime soon. 

All in all, November will be a mixed bag for you.  There should be some enjoyable times if you'll listen to your friends, a few helpful revelations, and a slow-down in the hectic pace you've been dealing with all summer.  Some headaches will continue, but life is never perfect, something Cappies have a grip on possibly better than anyone else.