Capricorn Monthly Horoscope

Watch for obsessive tendencies at the April 26 Mars-Pluto clash 

Spring fever could send temperatures soaring starting April 18. As lusty and combative Mars blazes into Leo, you’ve got two full months to navigate intense emotions AND strong chemistry that can ride the razor’s edge between love and hate. Sounds like a plot that belongs on the big screen? Sure. But when Mars comes to this obsessive, magnetic zone of your chart every two years, the intrigue dials up.

A work-related matter could reach a boiling point on April 26, when Mars makes a tense opposition to power-tripping Pluto, which is in Aquarius and your second house of money and self-worth. Negotiations could get heated around a joint venture or shared project. While you may want a certain result (a set amount of money or key terms to be met), are there bargaining chips you haven’t thought of here? Perhaps you can leverage other perks to make up for what the other party won’t budge on.

Under this Mars-Pluto face-off, you’re likely to have tunnel vision, if not be outright fixated on a goal. Maybe you’ve invested a lot of time and energy into something and you don’t want to bow out before reaping the rewards. But are you doggedly holding on at your own expense instead of cutting your losses? 

Limiting beliefs could surface, bringing up old insecurities. You may feel a surge of jealousy toward a nemesis or rival. Instead of looking over your shoulder, examine what's underneath that competitive flare-up. Maybe you just need to give yourself permission to be big and bold, too. Come out of hiding, Capricorn!