Venus, love goddess, is your persona; matchmaker, ruling your romances through earthy Taurus. Goats are hardworking creatures that seldom have time for single events. So this summer as Venus transits Leo, Virgo, Libra and Scorpio, it places romance in your path as you path as you handle your finances, travel, learn, pursue your career goals and spend time with your friends. When you spot someone who strikes your fancy, take care not to scare hi, or her away. You have extremely high standards and a tendency to judge. But don’t judge a book by its cover.

Over skeptical people – like you, dear Goat – can talk themselves out of potentially wonderful relationships by thinking up all the ways they could possibly go wrong. Once you learn to live in the present and let the future take care of itself, you’ll be surprised how much nicer life becomes.

Don’t forget there is a strong connection between Carpricorn the goat and Pan. The goat-footed-god. And Pan never shied away from am opportunity for fun and games. Ideally, neither should you!

Since your is the universal sign of career and public life, you identify strongly with what you do for a living. Saturn gives you the discipline and drive to climb to the top of your chosen field. But Venus reminds you that it is even more important to do what you love. As a hard worker who spends long hours on the job, it is essential that you enjoy your tasks and feel comfortable with your co-workers.

Your thirst for justice, business sense and artistic sensibility can lead to success in a number of fields. You could excel as a judge, politician, lawyer, legal researcher, coach, counselor or business executive. Or you might enjoy managing an art gallery, theater, dance company or musical group. You could also make a good living in interior decorating. Fashion or jewelry design or as an architect or antique dealer.

Capricorn’s association with government and history suggests other career directions/ you could be an inspiring history teacher or an innovative museum curator. Or you might decide to work as a genealogist, researching people’s family trees, or an archeologist, digging deep into humanity’s past.

You also work under Spartan, difficult conditions, and many self-made successes who started in basement offices are able Capricorns.

Capricorn is so frugal and conservative in money matters that you’d think attaining financial security would be a breeze for you. But with Uranus, the master of surprises, ruling your fiances through quirky Aquarius, that’s rarely the case. Saturn gives you the discipline and ambition to earn a good living and to save and invest wisely. But those virtues won’t be much help if Uranus sends a bolt out of the blue. In a crisis, flexibility and adaptability are the qualities that will serve you best.

It may not be pleasant to think shat you’d do if you lost your job, suffered property damage, or were burdened with large medical bills, but these things happen to hardworking, thrifty people like you every day. No one can work off all misfortune, but you can come up with a plan that will allow you and your family to live reasonably well, come what may.

Because of the unpredictability in your finances, it is wise to build an emergency fund for rainy days and invest in a slow-growing financial plan, such as saving bonds, certificates of deposit and blue-ship stocks. Any spare cash can be invested in Aquarian innovations like trading stock on line. Although Uranus can shake up your finances, it can also enrich you beyond your wildest dreams. Whenever financial woes start to get you down, remember that some of Uranus’s surprises come in the form of lottery jackpots and other windfalls.

The only major problem you need to watch out for – as you grow older – is a stiffening of the joints. The knees and shine are the key Carpricornian body areas. As ca child you’ll simply collect plenty of bruises, cuts, and knee injuries. But as you grow older, you could fond yourself less mobile. If you have to spend many hours sitting behind a desk, exercise becomes especially important to keep your joins and tendons strong.

Capricornias often make excellent athletes, and mountain and rock climbing are special favorites of this Sun- - as is golf, which also can have its social advantages! Whatever you choose remember to keep exercising regularly and keep moving as long as you possibly can; that way you’ll remain mobile well into old age. Traditionally, teeth and bones are also related to Capricorn, so regular dental visits are advisable. The skin is also associated with this sign, and extra care should be taken to protect it. Always use a good sunscreen when you are outside, and get in the practice of using moisturizers regularly. This is especially important because you don’t mind – and may even enjoy – being you extremely cold weather, and this play havoc with your skin.

In fact, “keep moving” is the best motto for a Capricornian where exercise is concerned. You sill enjoy jogging more than exercising in a gym. And the fact that running is inexpensive will appeal to you! You also enjoy distance walking and even taking part in a marathon or two.

“You mean you have time for leisure?” a Capricornia may ask. Indeed, many capricornian scorn the notions of leisure and retirement. You often are so involved with your work and with your life objectives that recreational interests are unimportant. Where they do exist your leisure interests may well be connected to the Earth and natural materials. You sill probably enjoy gardening, pottery, or wood carving; strongly associated with music. Your favorite reading will probably involve the classics, or long family sagas. But, as the shortness of this paragraph indicates, it is really difficult to think of you as having much time for any these pursuits

if you do have outside interests, they may well be allied to work: Taking up golf, for instance, because it puts you in touch with valuable clients – or even with the boss! You also may enjoy a good party, concert, or afternoon at the race, but only if they provide you with something to talk about the next day with your senior colleagues; or better yet, if someone important notices your attendance at such an event and gives you a nod of recognition..