Susan Miller's Capricorn Horoscope for October 2018

After the new moon in Libra, October 8, your career will be your top priority, but you need to be patient as you work to advance your professional status. Next, please see Susan Miller's Capricorn horoscope for October 2018.

Susan Miller's Capricorn Horoscope for October 2018

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This will ultimately be a year that teaches us patience. Mars, the planet that helps launch your ideas and business into the stratosphere, will be retrograde from July 26 to August 27. Mars retrograde makes it difficult for you to launch new products and services or to bring new ideas to market. Even though Mars began moving direct on August 27, no planet will be able to return to full energy immediately - they need time to regain their former strength. Happily, Mars will return to full strength on October 8.

While Mars was dormant for two months in July and August, his little brother Mercury also imitated him and went retrograde from July 25 to August 18. When September rolls around, you sigh and hope that this is the end of the retrograde phase that keeps throwing up obstacles. Alas, dear Capricorn, that is not the case.

All planets go retrograde, but the three planets closest to Earth's orbit - Mercury, Venus, and Mars - have the greatest impact on us. Mercury goes retrograde three times a year; Venus goes retrograde once every 18 months; and Mars goes retrograde once every 2 years.

Venus will be retrograde from October 5 to November 16, and the areas she rules are broad and deep - love, happiness, beauty and appearance, art, and money. For Capricorn, Venus rules your solar tenth house of fame, reputation, and achievement, so it will affect your career. All of these sectors will enter a temporary downturn. That’s why I say what 2018 has to teach us is patience. Let's take a closer look at each situation and the positive aspects of Venus retrograde.

Before I begin, let me admit that when Venus stations direct on November 16, Mercury, like a mischievous neighborhood kid, also stations retrograde on the same day, until December 6. The upside to this situation is that for the first time in years, we will have a fun holiday shopping period without Mercury messing with it.

By the way, if you remember, Mercury wreaked havoc on shopping activities for almost all of last December because it was retrograde from December 3rd to 22nd. It's very difficult to find the right gift when Mercury is off the mark. Last year was difficult for retailers, with a lot of returns after the holidays. Most people who follow astrology know that the only way they can deal with a Mercury situation is to buy shopping vouchers and, to be safe, mark which one goes to whom. This year, thankfully, we don’t have to contend with that and you can be more creative and confident with your gift choices.

However, retrograde planets can also be valuable because they slow us down and give us time to think about where we are going and what we want to achieve. Sometimes life is so busy that whole years pass by without giving us time to reflect deeply on whether we are heading down the right path or if we should turn in a new direction.

Capricorns, you have Libra in your solar tenth house of career and Taurus in your solar fifth house of love, and Venus is the ruling planet of Taurus and Libra.

Let's talk about love first, and then I'll mention your career. Ancient astrologers did not recommend starting a new relationship when Venus is retrograde. Venus brings feelings of warmth and love, but when she's retrograde, she's asleep and we have no way of getting her best qualities. The danger is that your new romance will cool in short order.

The fifth house also rules pregnancy and childbirth, and surrogacy procedures are very expensive. If you plan to do this, unless your budget is unlimited, I would urge you to avoid Venus retrograde from October 5 to November 16 and Mercury retrograde from November 16 to December 6. This advice also applies to women who are considering freezing their eggs - wait a few weeks.

Venus rules your fifth house of romance, but is currently transiting your eleventh house of friendship. This is where you will enjoy Venus retrograde, because you will see some friends from your past whom you haven't seen for a long time. It will be fun to meet again.

Venus is currently in Scorpio, the sign of sexuality, money, and power, so if you have engaged in indiscretions or sexual abuse in the past, Venus retrograde will spark discussions about these matters again. I'm sure this doesn't apply to you.

Venus also rules beauty, so neither men nor women should schedule face-lifts, Botox injections, cosmetic dentistry, or experimental skin treatments. I never knew Venus retrograde could wreak havoc on your face, but I have two friends who tried the treatment and had terrible results afterwards. (The two friends did not know each other or even live in the same area of ​​the United States.)

Their treatments left wounds that could not heal. The tiny marks on women's faces can be covered up with concealer, but every day after removing their makeup, the scars are visible, reminding them that they shouldn't have undergone this experimental treatment. I know a friend went for radioactive microneedling, an unproven procedure, and I’m not sure if other friends have done it—she didn’t want to talk about it. These revelations have caught my attention, which is why I emphasize that you do not attempt any untried treatment now. In both cases, it was trusted dermatologists who made my friends subjects of experimental studies.

Now let's talk about your career. Venus rules your tenth house of fame and achievement, and as you know, Venus is about to go retrograde. Things are going to get a little complicated.