Capricorn
December 22 - January 19
Capricorn marks the Winter Solstice, the longest night and the return of the sun's climb. As the Cardinal Earth sign, it represents the summit of material achievement, structure, authority, and legacy.
Understanding Capricorn
Capricorn is the archetype of the Father, the CEO, and the Elder. Cardinal Earth initiates structure and builds empires for endurance and status. Saturn teaches the value of delayed gratification, hard work, and the reality that nothing worth having comes easily.
Earth Element
Earth signs are grounded and practical. They are loyal and stable, and they stick by their people.
Cardinal Modality
Initiators who start new things. Capricorn expresses earth energy in a cardinal way.
Capricorn Personality
Capricorns are the hardest workers in the Zodiac. They are responsible, grounded, and strategic. They possess innate authority and dignity, playing the long game and willing to sacrifice present pleasure for future gain. They often age in reverse - serious as children, lighter and more playful as they achieve security.
Strengths
Shadow Traits
Capricorn in Love
Capricorn treats relationships as a serious investment. They are pragmatists who look for a suitable match in status and ambition. They are cautious and shy initially, building walls to protect themselves. Once committed, they are incredibly loyal and dependable providers who show love through duty and support.
Capricorn Career & Work
Career Strengths
Capricorn belongs at the top of the hierarchy. They are natural leaders who understand the rules of the game and how to win. They are ambitious and will work tirelessly to achieve positions of respect.
Career Guidance
Excel as CEOs, administrators, politicians, architects, financial advisors, project managers, and executives - any field where structure and discipline are rewarded.
Capricorn & Tarot
Major Arcana
The DevilOften misunderstood, The Devil represents materialism, bondage to the physical world, and the shadow side of ambition. It also represents the raw power of nature (Pan) and challenges Capricorn to master the material world without being enslaved by it.
Court Card
Queen of PentaclesThe Queen of Pentacles represents the "Queen of the Thrones of Earth" and Cardinal Earth energy. She is practical, resourceful, and focused on building a secure material realm, embodying the Capricornian capacity to manage resources.
Capricorn Mythology
Capricorn is represented by the Sea-Goat (half goat, half fish). This traces to the Sumerian god Enki and Greek myth of Pan. Fleeing Typhon, Pan jumped into the Nile and only half-transformed into a fish. The Sea-Goat symbolism represents the ability to scale the highest mountains of worldly success and plunge into the deepest spiritual depths.
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