The Goat
Traditional Capricorn Traits
Practical and prudent
Ambitious and disciplined
Patient and careful
Humorous and reserved
On the dark side....
Pessimistic and fatalistic
Miserly and grudging
Over conventional and rigid
Capricorn!
About Your Sign...
Capricorn is one of the most stable
and (mostly) serious of the zodiacal types. These independent,
rocklike characters have many sterling qualities. They are normally
confident, strong willed and calm. These hardworking, unemotional,
shrewd, practical, responsible, persevering, and cautious to the
extreme persons, are capable of persisting for as long as is
necessary to accomplish a goal they have set for themselves. They
are reliable workers in almost any profession they undertake. They
are the major finishers of most projects started by the 'pioneering'
signs; with firm stick-to-it-ness they quickly become the backbone
of any company they work for.
Capricornians make of themselves,
resourceful, determined managers; setting high standards for
themselves and others. They strive always for honesty in their
criticism of self, they respect discipline from above and demand it
from those beneath them. In their methodical, tough, stubborn,
unyielding way, they persist against personal hardship, putting
their families and/or their work before their own needs and welfare
to reach their objectives long after others have given up and fallen
by the wayside. In fact when practical ability allied with the drive
of ambition are required in employees to make a project succeed,
Capricornians are the people to hire. They plan carefully to fulfill
their ambitions (which often include becoming wealthy), they are
economical without meanness, and able to achieve great results with
minimum effort and expense. Because of their organizing ability they
are able to work on several projects simultaneously.
They have a great respect for
authority but may not, if they reach high rank, be willing to listen
to other opinions on things they are directly responsible for. As
the ranking authority figure in a given situation they expect their
underlings to be as self disciplined as they themselves are, and to
perform every task undertaken to the highest standard. They are,
nevertheless, fair as well as demanding. Among their equals they are
not always the most pleasant of work fellows for they are reserved
and too conservative, valuing tradition more than innovation,
however valuable the latter, and they are often humorless. There is
also a tendency to pessimism, melancholy and even unhappiness which
many Capricornians are unable to keep to themselves, especially if
they fail personally. In the extreme this trait can make them a very
depressed individual; ecstatic happiness alternating with the most
wretched kind of misery which is so subconsciously buried that he or
she should seek help if such emotions become frequent. For the above
reason, capable Capricorn should spend many hours in meditation,
gathering the strength to control such inner emotions.
The swings in mood are not the only
reason some Capricornians deserve the adjective based on their name
- capricious. They can be surprisingly and suddenly witty and subtle
for the quiet, reserved individuals they seem to be, and they also
have a tendency to ruin things by unexpected and utterly
irresponsible bouts of flippancy. In certain individuals in whom the
characteristic is strong, the temptation to do this has to be
resisted with iron self-control. Another unexpected quality in some
Capricornians is an interest in the occult which persists in spite
of their naturally skeptical turn of mind.
Their intellects are sometimes very
subtle. They think profoundly and deeply, throughly exploring all
possibilities before deciding on a 'safe' alternative. They have
good memories and an insatiable yet methodical desire for knowledge.
They are rational, logical and clearheaded, have good concentration,
delight in debate in which they can show off their cleverness by
luring their adversaries into traps and confounding them with logic.
In their personal relationships they
are often ill-at-ease, if not downright unhappy. They are somewhat
self-centered but not excessively so, wary and cautious around
people they do not know very well, preferring not to meddle with
others and in turn not to allow interference with themselves, thus
they tend to attract people who do not understand them. Casual
acquaintances they will treat with diplomacy, tact and, above all,
reticence. They make few good friends but are intensely loyal to
those they do make, and they can become bitter, and powerful
enemies. They sometimes dislike the opposite sex and test the waters
of affection gingerly before judging the temperature right for
marriage. Once married, however, they are faithful, though inclined
to jealousy. Most Capricornians marry for life.
Their occupations can include most
professions that have to do with math or money and they are strongly
attracted to music. They can be economists, financiers, bankers,
speculators, contractors, managers and real estate brokers. They
excel as bureaucrats, especially where projects demanding long-term
planning and working are concerned, and their skill in debate and
love of dialectic make them good politicians. They are excellent
teachers, especially as principals of educational establishments
where they have the authority to manage and organize without too
much intimacy with the staff members. If working with their hands,
they can become practical scientists, engineers, farmers and
builders. The wit and flippancy which is characteristic of certain
Capricornians may make some turn to entertainment as a career.
Possible Health
Concerns...
Capricorn governs the knees, bones
and skin, so its subjects may be liable to fractures and strains of
the knees and other defects of the legs. Skin diseases from rashes
and boils to leprosy (in countries where that disease is prevalent)
are dangers, and digestive upsets may be caused by the tendency of
Capricorns to worry or suppress emotions. Anemia, Bright's disease,
catarrh, deafness, rheumatism and rickets are also said to threaten
the natives of this sign.
