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THE GOAT

Birthdays from

21st December to

19th January

Personality Profile

CAPRICORN AT A GLANCE

Element: Earth

Ruling Planet: Saturn

Career Planet: Venus

Love Planet: Moon

Money Planet: Uranus

Planet of Communications: Neptune

Planet of Health and Work: Mercury

Planet of Home and Family Life: Mars

Planet of Spirituality: Jupiter

Colours: black, indigo

Colours that promote love, romance and social harmony: puce, silver

Colour that promotes earning power: ultramarine blue

Gem: black onyx

Metal: lead

Scents: magnolia, pine, sweet pea, wintergreen

Quality: cardinal (= activity)

Qualities most needed for balance: warmth, spontaneity, a sense of fun

Strongest virtues: sense of duty, organization, perseverance, patience, ability to take the long-term view

Deepest needs: to manage, take charge and administrate

Characteristics to avoid: pessimism, depression, undue materialism and undue conservatism

Signs of greatest overall compatibility: Taurus, Virgo

Signs of greatest overall incompatibility: Aries, Cancer, Libra

Sign most helpful to career: Libra

Sign most helpful for emotional support: Aries

Sign most helpful financially: Aquarius

Sign best for marriage and/or partnerships: Cancer

Sign most helpful for creative projects: Taurus

Best Sign to have fun with: Taurus

Signs most helpful in spiritual matters: Virgo, Sagittarius

Best day of the week: Saturday

Understanding a Capricorn

The virtues of Capricorns are such that there will always be people for and against them. Many admire them, many dislike them. Why? It seems to be because of Capricorn’s power urges. A well-developed Capricorn has his or her eyes set on the heights of power, prestige and authority. In the sign of Capricorn, ambition is not a fatal flaw, but rather the highest virtue.

Capricorns are not frightened by the resentment their authority may sometimes breed. In Capricorn’s cool, calculated, organized mind all the dangers are already factored into the equation – the unpopularity, the animosity, the misunderstandings, even the outright slander – and a plan is always in place for dealing with these things in the most efficient way. To the Capricorn, situations that would terrify an ordinary mind are merely problems to be managed, bumps on the road to ever-growing power, effectiveness and prestige.

Some people attribute pessimism to the Capricorn sign, but this is a bit deceptive. It is true that Capricorns like to take into account the negative side of things. It is also true that they love to imagine the worst possible scenario in every undertaking. Other people might find such analyses depressing, but Capricorns only do these things so that they can formulate a way out – an escape route.

Capricorns will argue with success. They will show you that you are not doing as well as you think you are. Capricorns do this to themselves as well as to others. They do not mean to discourage you but rather to root out any impediments to your greater success. A Capricorn boss or supervisor feels that no matter how good the performance there is always room for improvement. This explains why Capricorn supervisors are difficult to handle and even infuriating at times. Their actions are, however, quite often effective – they can get their subordinates to improve and become better at their jobs.

Capricorn is a born manager and administrator. Leo is better at being king or queen, but Capricorn is better at being prime minister – the person actually wielding power.

Capricorn is interested in the virtues that last, in the things that will stand the test of time and trials of circumstance. Temporary fads and fashions mean little to a Capricorn – except as things to be used for profit or power. Capricorns apply this attitude to business, love, to their thinking and even to their philosophy and religion.

Finance

Capricorns generally attain wealth and they usually earn it. They are willing to work long and hard for what they want. They are quite amenable to foregoing a short-term gain in favour of long-term benefits. Financially, they come into their own later in life.

However, if Capricorns are to attain their financial goals they must shed some of their strong conservatism. Perhaps this is the least desirable trait of the Capricorn. They can resist anything new merely because it is new and untried. They are afraid of experimentation. Capricorns need to be willing to take a few risks. They should be more eager to market new products or explore different managerial techniques. Otherwise, progress will leave them behind. If necessary, Capricorns must be ready to change with the times, to discard old methods that no longer work.

Very often this experimentation will mean that Capricorns have to break with existing authority. They might even consider changing their present position or starting their own ventures. If so, they should be willing to accept all the risks and just get on with it. Only then will a Capricorn be on the road to highest financial gains.