Capricorn is the tenth sign of the zodiac and represents ambition, responsibility, hard-work, leadership, maturity and tradition. The dates for Capricorn season begin around December 22nd and last until January 19th.
Capricorn is represented by the sea-goat which is a creature that’s connected to many different myths. One of which is a Greek myth about the God Pan who was trying to shapeshift into a fish while escaping the monster Typhon. Only the bottom half of him transformed, making him part goat, part fish. This was amusing to the God Zeus so he decided to immortalize Pan as the constellation Capricornus.
Capricorn is a cardinal, earth sign which means that it feels called to initiate change and because it’s an earth sign it may do this in a practical way. This sign is ruled by Saturn which is connected to things like discipline, structure, stability and consistency. Therefore, Capricorn is connected to things like determination, security, following a traditional path and commitment.
Capricorn Sun
The Sun in Capricorn can make you someone who’s very serious, realistic and dedicated to your purpose or life’s work. Capricorn is a sign that loves to work hard and typically enjoys working in general, as it’s a purpose-driven sign. The opposite sign of Capricorn is Cancer which is connected to things like sensitivity, caretaking, nurturing, intuition and emotions.
Capricorn is also connected to family and because it’s a masculine sign it’s more connected to the “father” archetype whereas Cancer is more connected to the “mother” archetype. Because of this, Capricorn can be seen as the more stoic, practical sign and Cancer can be seen as the more emotional, empathetic sign.
In the tarot, Capricorn is connected to the Devil card which represents things like temptation, control, manipulation, over-indulgence and enslavement. The Devil represents something that has power or control over you. Although this is really just an illusion which can make you feel as though you’re bound or enslaved to something.
Capricorn is a very organized sign that values order, structure and good old fashioned hard work. This sign also is known to have a wild side because it’s connected to the God Pan and the sea-goat, showing its dualistic nature. You may not always see this wild side of a Capricorn, but once you get to know them you may see this side come out.
Your Sun sign is just one aspect of you and so it’s important to consider your whole birth chart when trying to understand all sides of your personality.
Strengths
Responsible, ambitious, resilient, hard-working, organized, independent, natural leader, determined, reliable, has self-control, can be seen as the “provider”.
Weaknesses
Can become overly focused on work, can have a “my way or the highway” attitude, can be emotionally cold and distant, controlling, arrogant, bossy.
If you’d like to learn more about your own birth chart, check out my Astrology Workbook and/or book an astrology reading with me.
THE AWAKENED SAGE 