I'd like to say "Happy Birthday Capricorn", but I'm afraid that they would get all gloomy and guilty 'cause they aren’t really happy. They then would try to analyze why and get gloomier still. And then their shoulders would stoop and they would get that burdened Cap look in the eye. Caps see the dark side of things and they love to mull over their past mistakes and other peoples’ failings.
But, I kinda like Capricorns. I know, I know, they are not exactly a barrel of laughs to be around and they have a pessimistic, skeptical, satiric, view of the world and they may pop anti-depressants like candy. But they are better off than the Jupiter’s (Sagittarians) out there who are running around drinking, gorging on donuts, and spending money on things they don’t need, thinking it will all turn out fine in the end. Well, it doesn’t turn out fine and the Caps were right all along-- life is really tough.
In fact, if you want a totally realistic view of your finances, your relationships, your job and your life in general ask a Cap friend. But duck for cover when they give you their analysis, which may sound more like a critical rant. But if you can take it, their insights can be very useful
Capricorns can go on forever in their little rut moaning and complaining, but Pluto is now going through their sign and kicking each Capricorn in the butt until 2023--OUCH! Pluto will transform the Caps out there from a negative naysayer to the wise old man or woman they were meant to be. Also, Saturn is in Cap until March 2020 saying it’s time to get the focus on the career. Caps are really, really late bloomers. Jupiter just went into Cap in December 2019 for 1 year. So maybe they can get inspired to let go of the negative and see the positives in their life. We need caps now more than ever to be our advisors and mentors to counsel us on how to survive these difficult times.
Now I know you are saying to yourself that you know a few fun-loving Caps and that is true. As James Hillman states in the Soul’s Code, on some level we sense our destiny and out of fear of this destiny and rebel. The destiny here is to be the father, the advisor, the mentor the responsible one. At some point, Capricorns will have to take on that load. So many Caps try to stay young and irresponsible as long as possible. On the positive side, Capricorn men are really sexy, they are the silent brooding type, think Darcy in Pride and Prejudice; a real mensch.
They can also be very sweet and responsible people and we would not have a civilization without them. Someone has to take care of business while the rest of the people such as the Geminis, Sagittarians, Aquarians, and Pisces are out there being irresponsible, flakey, and running around dreaming of Utopia.
Capricorn is ruled by Saturn which makes Capricorn a Saturn archetype. You have a Saturn archetype if you have the Sun, Moon, or Ascendant in Capricorn and/or personal planets (Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus, or Mars in a challenging (Conjunct, Square or Opposition) aspect to Saturn in your natal chart.
Capricorn
Archetypes: The Guru, The Hermit, The Father
Capricorn Moon: Emotional Need for Prestige
Capricorn Sun – The Search for Productivity
Capricorn Ascendant: The Office
Myths: Saturn (Cronos)
Uranus the sky god was married to Gaia the earth. He was unhappy with all his children, and as soon as they were born he would push them back into the womb. Gaia appealed to her unborn children for help. Saturn volunteered to slay the father. When he grew up he struck his father in the groin, and took over as chief of the gods. Saturn then was told that a child of his would dethrone him, so when he married Rhea, he swallowed his children as they were born. At Jupiter’s birth, Rhea tricked Saturn by giving him a rock in swaddling clothes to swallow. When grown, Jupiter forced his father to disgorge the rock along with the other five siblings. Saturn then fled by sea to Italy, where he was welcomed ashore by Janus the king. Saturn presented Janus with a set of laws, agriculture, and the wisdom to see forward and backward. Janus became known as a shrewd and wise leader, and in this way, Saturn brought the golden age to Italy.
Capricorn Traits: Capricorns are born with an acute sense of responsibility. They take on tasks that others would refuse. Capricorns often get in battles with authority figures, then swallow their creativity out of fear. When they are middle-aged, creativity flowers. They are at their best when they are older and can help the world by bringing order and civilization. Saturn gifts are a truly serene acceptance of reality, a compassionate recognition of one’s limits and a capacity to contain one’s difficult experiences without being torn apart by them.
Primary Goal: Responsibility to the World
Challenge: Who or What should I be responsible for?
Janet Kane
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