Capricorn Clears 5-Year Muddy Path, Soars 90,000 Miles in 2024

Some people will teach you how to grow up, but their methods don’t deserve gratitude. Finally, some good news arrives: the first new moon of 2024 occurs in your natal house. What does this new moon signify? The Sun and Moon receive active energy and initiative for eruption, making it the perfect time for new beginnings, turning a fresh page, and embarking on a new journey. Can 2024 truly bring a fresh start? As ever-practical individuals, you’re likely skeptical. Why the doubt? Because the heart has grown cold from prolonged hardship.

Everyone knows that spring follows winter, but too many experienced an unprecedented winter in 2023. Enduring for so long, the question remains: when will it truly end? This lingering uncertainty fuels your doubts. For 90% of people, hardship doesn’t arrive overnight. The transition from hope to disappointment in people and situations is a gradual process.

The Weight of Saturn and Pluto

Since late 2016, you’ve felt Saturn’s powerful influence approaching your natal house. The full moon in July 2023 illuminated this same area, compounded by Pluto at 29 degrees in your natal house. This planetary alignment led many to complete disappointment in people and circumstances. The journey from hope to disappointment is never easy, marked by persistent struggles and reluctant acceptance.

Struggling is challenging, but the true difficulty lies in sinking into absolute disappointment. In this state, most enter a phase of hopelessness, losing the ability to discern what they see, hear, or experience. As Charles Darwin once noted: “It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change.”

Initiating New Beginnings

The ability to start anew is never the issue. Those who are unwilling to give up will initiate change without prompting, while those who feel hopeless cannot be pushed into action, no matter how much they’re urged. Many currently express feeling both (unwilling to accept) and (lost). I understand this completely.

Looking back over the past two months, December’s Mercury retrograde in your natal house resurfaced old issues. Already in a state of hopelessness, this wave of past people and problems caused further disruption, even leading some to consider withdrawing from the world. But who can truly escape reality? This often results in a form of “self-isolation”—not participating, not discussing, not explaining—masked as self-relaxation.

These recent weeks have once again exposed raw nerves with colleagues, superiors, family, and romantic relationships. Mercury excels at unearthing old communication issues. Revisiting these problems repeatedly leads to disappointment. Will self-isolation make them disappear? No, it only deepens the pain and confusion. Reality tends to take advantage of those who remain passive.

The True Purpose of Mercury Retrograde

The real purpose of this retrograde is to urge you to release meaningless emotional baggage. The first new moon in your natal house favors all new beginnings, serving as proof that past unsuitable relationships should be abandoned. Avoid living day after day, year after year, as if repaying a debt.

In reality, the ability to turn the page often precedes the ability to start anew. If you can close certain chapters this month, do so. For those people and situations that cannot be resolved immediately, remember to face the present circumstances honestly and learn to express yourself. Facing reality is innate for Capricorns; expressing emotions is the greater challenge.

Adapting to Change

As mentioned, survival requires quick adaptation. Consider next week’s astrological events: Pluto, after 15 years of influence in your natal house, moves into Aquarius. This year’s most significant astrological event emphasizes adaptation. Feeling unsettled between 2023 and 2024 is normal—these years are about (clearing out) and change.

Now is the time to learn expression. This pushes you back into a mindset willing to handle and fight for what matters. Not every outcome will be perfect, but through effort, positive news will emerge. Even if results are less than ideal, you won’t regret having tried. Especially with Pluto’s shift, the first half of the year focuses on adaptation, leading to the complete resolution of (unreasonable aspects) in work, career, and emotional structures.

Embrace the Journey

Start everything boldly in 2024. The process may require moving through pain to reach the other side, but it will allow you to witness your own ability to soar 90,000 miles like the legendary Kunpeng. Capricorns, your strength lies in resilience and practicality—use these traits to navigate this transformative period. Remember, every ending is a new beginning in disguise.