In Capricorn, this is likely to be a big change in the structure of home and family, all through the world society. Such things are, of course, slow to change completely, because age old habits and traditions are involved. But during 2012 we will see the seed, the start of a new way of forming families and settling in homes. Something more ambitious, but probably neither more secure nor more caring.

     In future history books, whatever this change is it will be described as the most important thing happening in 2012 – although we might not see it clearly during this year.

     Great changes begin with small events, in the periphery. The Pluto changes often take many years to complete – but they will be possible to detect in 2012, if we just widen our perspective and listen for the small signals. We should not stare at the small events per se, but consider their longtime consequences.

     Already during 2013, Pluto passes over the sun in the 4th House. That surely means the ball starts rolling, the metamorphosis of home and family is well on the way. It continues to unfold during all of Pluto's movement through this House, which goes on until 2029.

     In the 2012 world horoscope, Pluto is almost exactly at the cusp of the 4th House (at 7°19.5', whereas the House cusp is at 7°06'). This shows that the beginning change of home and family structures is indeed something very significant to this year. It will make the news in many obvious and not so obvious ways.

     Pluto is in a square aspect to the Ascendant, which means that the coming change of home and family is in conflict with how we like to regard our society, its balance and justice. This implies that the change causes unbalance and is better for some than for others.

     Also the sun, which recurs at the same position for every annual world horoscope, has a square to the Ascendant. So, this tendency is typical for modern society – even in past and future years. Home and family develop into something in conflict with how we as a society like to see ourselves.

     Surely, because of Capricorn, the change will make families bigger, not smaller, and somehow more important in society, demanding more resources and getting them, too.