Capricorn, the sign of cardinal fire. The Goat is resourceful, conscientious, and ambitious.
Symbol: ♑
The glyph of Capricorn represents either the mountain goat with its curling horns or the mythical creature who is a goat above and a fish below.
Polarity: Negative
Modality: Cardinal
Element: Earth
Favourable Colours: Dark green and brown
Lucky Gem: Onyx
Part of the Body: Bones and teeth
Metal: Lead
Ruling Planet: Saturn
Key Phrase: I use
Opposite Sign: Cancer
Tarot Card: The Devil
In tarot, the card associated with Capricorn is The Devil. It represents facing challenges and breaking free from limitations, much like overcoming obstacles.
Positive Traits
Sense of responsibility; strives to achieve success, is able to work hard and with great perseverance in order to attain his goals. Never neglects obligations. Disciplined, and likes to help others become more disciplined. Overcomes obstacles with patience and dedication. Reliable. Interested in politics.
Negative Traits
Only acts to satisfy material interests. Cold, distanced, rigid. Difficulties in emotional life because of an inability to express feelings. Lives as he thinks “one is supposed to live” instead of taking his true needs into account; this may lead to loneliness, or even depression.
Somebody has to uphold tradition. Somebody has to follow the rules. For that matter, somebody has to write them. With somber Saturn, the planet of structure, as your ruler, it may as well be you.
You’re productive, responsible, competitive, and mature. You’re an adult — even as a child. Indeed, Capricorn often has a tough time as a youngster because you’re more serious than most people. You come into your own in adulthood, and you age beautifully. Although there may be occasional dips along the way, it’s a well-recognized phenomenon that the older you get, the happier you become. It’s the miracle of Capricorn.
You’re ambitious. Like the mountain goat that clambers over rocky terrain to reach the summit, you have your eye on a distant peak — and you’ve figured out a strategy for getting there. Patient, industrious, and thrifty, you bravely weather any difficulties you encounter along the way. Society depends on Capricorn because you have the ability to step outside of yourself, to consider the needs of others, and to develop realistic strategies for fulfilling those needs. You’re a natural leader.
Though you may panic internally during times of stress, externally you stay calm. Unlike other signs, you know how to apply self-discipline — and, unlike Virgo, you can do so without making a fetish of it. Your control is obvious in every cell of your body. You’re cool, reserved, dignified, and authoritative. As an earth sign, you see what needs to be done and you act expeditiously. And though you often have trouble loosening up, you have that earth-sign sensuality to indulge in. You respond to timeless art, true love, and the pleasures of the kitchen, the bedroom, and the boardroom — up to and including a nice fat investment portfolio. Say what you will, money does provide security.
