How to Recognize Someone Born Under Capricorn
From the very start of your acquaintance you will notice their seriousness and calm. The Capricorn native is either slim and short or full-figured and tall, with hair that is generally smooth, and they have an Eastern cast to their features even when their hair is golden.
Their feet are big and their steps are small, and the smallness of their steps comes from their constant caution and from thinking before they act.
Their forehead is narrow and their gaze is serious, while their movements are measured and slow. They are able to persuade you, even if slowly. Let them speak and you will be surprised by them; let them stay silent and you will judge them wrongly.
General Traits of Capricorn
Getting to know a Capricorn native is a delicate process, and hard to accomplish easily unless it is preceded by some background knowledge that serves as a starting point toward this complex personality. So before attempting any exploration, we must call to mind three images. A sluggish-looking spider skillfully catches an insect that surpasses it in speed and strength and imprisons it in its tangled threads. A very slow tortoise reaches the goal before its rival, the swift hare. A poor goat flees from a cunning hunter and manages to vanish among the towering peaks. From these three images we move on to survey the personality of Capricorn, and we find that it shares many traits with the spider, the tortoise and the goat.
The Capricorn native always finds themselves where they can improve their circumstances and achieve their hidden aims. Their appearance, compared with others’, suggests they are in a relatively poor position, yet time proves that victory is theirs in the end. How does this happen? The reason for the Capricorn’s success is this: they prefer to mix with circles of at least middling income, and they seek nothing from their social activity except to reach the top of the social ladder. If they find themselves at a party or a public place, they do all they can to stay away from the spotlight and the places of prominence. They are calm and sober at all times.
Whatever the Capricorn’s outward appearance, they are born with definite traits granted them by the planet Saturn, chief among them seriousness, melancholy, and the taming and mastering of the self. In addition, they have supple hands and soft, distinct features.
The softness of this person is in truth a matter of appearance only. It is much like the softness of the goat, which can gnaw glass and iron without any noticeable harm. The Capricorn native also has a rubbery stomach and hard horns, which make them able to digest everything, from duty to insult, by way of pressure, disappointment and the rest. They are the very picture of someone who adapts easily to authority, to people and to traditions.
While others scatter their energy to the right and to the left, the Capricorn native keeps moving forward, shortening the road as much as possible, avoiding obstacles, arming themselves with facts, and turning their back on the negative forces that could frustrate their effort, such as laziness, negligence, anger, impulsiveness, superficiality, extravagance and the like. They usually follow in the footsteps of fathers and grandfathers and all those who preceded them to the summits of success and fame, and they do not hesitate at times to widen the circle of kinship if they find their own interests require it. It is said, for example, that they marry to obtain one of two things: either wealth or position and prestige. The truth is that they refuse to marry unless they are prepared materially and emotionally. Is that not wisdom itself? Does it deserve for some to accuse them of cunning and spite?
The Capricorn native can protect themselves from their many psychological ailments if they overcome doubt, fear and anxiety, and equip themselves with openness and positivity.
Some see in the Capricorn a shy, extremely gentle, harmless person worthy of trust, despite a stubbornness that returns to them from time to time. Whoever looks at them this way is undoubtedly ignorant of their reality, because in truth they are the model of the person who rules from behind a curtain, far from the spotlight and fame, and who does not hesitate to exploit the weak points of others, such as vanity, jealousy and the like, in order to reach what they seek while appearing to stand in the back rows. They are cautious and sensible; they draw from the past in the service of the present, and they keep the present safe from ruin and chaos in order to reach a better tomorrow.
It remains to be said that the secret of their happiness is their psychological state. If they want it to stay at its best, they must pursue the sun, the light, joy and delight.
The Capricorn Man
A solid wall of solitude and isolation rises around this man, apparently of his own making. Inwardly, though, the Capricorn man is an emotional person who seeks to win admiration by any means, were it not that Saturn, which governs his fate, binds him with chains of seriousness, realism, calm, self-mastery and other factors that leave him repressed, and from which he sometimes tries to free himself through heavy-handed jokes and at other times through sudden rebellion.
If we turn him upside down, we find on the inside a tender person who dreams of adventure, excitement and praise, and of far simpler things that go no further than the sun, flowers, music and the like. Far-sighted people know that he has a warm heart hiding behind his Saturnian nature. Although he always pretends not to care about others, or to care little, he longs to hear a word of praise or to receive a good testimonial from them. This serious man, gloomy as an owl in childhood, gradually and with help turns into a man overflowing with youth and vitality at a time when others seem like old men and women, which causes his wife some worry, she who did not fear him at the beginning of their life together. On this occasion there are a few things the wife must keep in mind in her life with him. First is her relationship with his family, who hold first place in his home and his heart. That relationship must rest, on her side, on respect, attention and care, and on never saying a harsh word against them, near or far. The second is not to wrong him gravely, because he is the kind of man who refuses to give his wife a chance to explain herself and who therefore refuses to go back on his decisions, even if they include divorce.
The Capricorn man falls in love and marries late, because of his attachment to his parents’ home and his bond with the members of his family. Added to this, he is very careful in choosing his life partner. He chooses first of all a woman with maternal instinct, one who can stand out in society through intelligence, authenticity and a presentable appearance. After all this he looks for beauty, though beauty is not an essential condition for him. Here a word of advice is due to the woman he chooses: let her give him, as a first gift, a book of romantic poetry or sayings about love, to accustom him to expressing his feelings toward her, since he is sparing in expressing emotion and believes in deeds, not words.
At home this man always appears to be in the seat of authority. He sits at the head of the table, imposes obedience and respect on everyone, and strives to run the family according to a certain order and well-known traditions. In return, he does not hesitate to sacrifice himself for the happiness of his wife and children. Yet his children, despite their esteem and reverence for him, suffer inwardly because of his apparent coldness and aloofness. The remedy for this problem rests with the wife, who can prompt them to kiss and fondle him, and can persuade him to take them to places of sport and amusement, where formalities collapse between them and familiarity and friendship prevail. It is interesting that this man changes over time, turning from a stern father into a tender grandfather who dotes excessively on his grandchildren and accepts from them the joking and caressing that were forbidden to his own children. — The problem with this man and his wife is that he seems outwardly dry and gloomy, practicing affection as though it were nothing more than a duty. But in reality his love for his wife surpasses that of any other man, in both depth and endurance. It is enough to know that his concern to make her happy equals his care in choosing her, and that regret never visits him unless she supplies the causes.
The Capricorn Woman
There is no single model for the Capricorn woman. She may be a scientist in a laboratory, a dancer in a bar, or a member of a charitable society. She may have overwhelming femininity, or a frozen heart, or a lukewarm temperament, no more and no less. In any case, whatever she is and however she appears, she is always accompanied by tireless striving, by every possible means, for power, position and security in life.
The Capricorn woman is a gifted artist who is bound to plant her foot firmly in one field or another one day. The credit for these gifts may go to the harmony of her temperament and the balance of her innate scales. However low her beginning, she is bound to reach the top in the end. Yet marriage often lies in wait for her, and she accepts it willingly and by choice, not hesitating to sacrifice her work for it, unless her husband needs financial support, in which case she carries on and does not give up working outside the home until she has secured for herself and her family a suitable material and moral standard.
The Capricorn woman possesses authenticity even though her origins are sometimes humble. She is always gentle, reserved and attached to traditions. And although she is outwardly hard as a boulder, she falls under the weight of various moods, chief among them the melancholy that sometimes stays with her for days and weeks. In emotional situations she is tense and tightly wound and does not know how to relax, because she is constantly busy planning for the future.
This woman is a society lady with every quality, whether in her attire or in her keeping of customs and proprieties. She has a natural beauty, and if it does not bloom as it should, that is because of her innate shyness and her not using cosmetics, for fear of a chronic allergy of the skin. She hates hypocrisy and lying and does not resort to them even in the matter of age, about which most women lie. In any case she has no need of that trick, because she grows more radiant and more loved the older she gets.
The Capricorn woman never cuts her ties with her family, and would rather sacrifice her own happiness for them if circumstances call for it. She is always ready to bear the material and moral burdens of responsibility toward them, even after marriage and without giving weight to her husband’s opinion or feelings in this matter. This does not prevent her from being, in her turn, a good mother who looks after her children in the best way, feeding them the finest food, dressing them in the finest clothes, and attending to their moral upbringing, which rests above all on respect for the family and all relatives.
This woman keeps a house of the utmost cleanliness and order that looks as if it had dozens of servants. Besides doing the housework, she pursues some artistic hobbies, reads history books and the lives of heroes, and appreciates poetry, yet dislikes poets who live in poverty and idleness, just as she dislikes every kind of failure and believes that securing a decent living is the duty of every individual. She loves music, charitable work and social activities of every sort.
Finally, the Capricorn woman is a virtuous wife despite her stubbornness and her insistence on steering her husband, even if in a soft and gentle manner. What earns her his forgiveness is her constant support, her blind trust and the love that stays with her until their last days together.
The Capricorn Child
The Capricorn child looks like an old person at birth. Then little by little they regain the vitality and charm of childhood, until after a number of years they reach a position that children of the same age born under other signs envy. Some explain this backward growth, the opposite of a person’s natural development, as a clear symbol of the date of Capricorn’s birth, which falls, as we know, between the dying of one year and the birth of another.
From the beginning this child is sober, strong-willed, complete in understanding and steady in their gaze, to the point that many people, their mother foremost among them, feel flustered, believing that they themselves are the children and this child is the grown-up. From the beginning, too, the child has a special taste, which they defend and affirm in a calm, passive manner, with no trace of violence, quarrelsomeness, screaming or any of the means children generally use. This remarkable child has realistic goals and dreams that they can undoubtedly achieve thanks to their organizing ability and their following a set routine. And because they are unlike other children in many respects, they seem deprived of friendships. They have only a classmate or two at most. But they make up for that deprivation with a steady bond to the members of the family and a home life they prefer above all else.
At school this child seems relatively slow in intelligence, withdrawn and somewhat stubborn, and yet they succeed in their studies, indeed they excel over many, thanks to their perseverance and the fact that they do not waste time on play or daydreams. Although they mix little, they manage to reach the position of leader or chief among their peers, who feel esteem and respect toward them. Yet they are sometimes accused of injustice and high-handedness because of their control over those weaker than themselves, while on the other hand they do not hesitate to submit to those stronger and higher in rank, without giving up a hair’s breadth of their rights, which they know how and when to reclaim.
The Capricorn child refuses to neglect their duties and responsibilities for the sake of amusement or play. But that does not stop them from filling their free time as they wish. Their ways of having fun actually differ from the usual and customary: their favorite game is imitating adults in general and one of their parents in particular. For example, the Capricorn girl puts on her mother’s clothes, makes herself up as her mother does, and plays the role of mother and housewife too, using dolls in place of real children. The boy plays the doctor, the lawyer or the teacher, following his father’s pattern and preparing himself for a similar future. That is for the early stages of childhood. In the later stages the child shows interest in the opposite sex but cannot keep from feeling flustered and shy in front of them. This is enough to make adolescence hard on them unless it is accompanied by the care and encouragement of the family.
Despite some traits that do not promise great ease in this child’s nature, it can be said that they are, on the whole, gentle in manner and refined in upbringing, sparing with money, realistic in their dreams, and worthy of the trust of their family, teachers and peers. Their presence is a real delight and a blessing whose worth is known only to those who are granted one like them.
The Capricorn Manager
The man born under Capricorn sits at the summit of his work with a silence and calm unusual among the successful. He refuses to advertise himself, whether by word or by the familiar media, and prefers to let his reputation spread within the walls of his office, which resembles a real home with its furnishings and its many antiques. This man lives in his elegant office, comfortable in many respects, according to a harsh work routine that stretches from morning until a late hour of the evening. If during the day he has to lie down, eat or shave, he finds around him all the facilities necessary for such tasks, which are usually carried out at home.
It is easy for a keen observer to recognize the Capricorn in his work setting. He is a stern-faced boss with a quiet tone, rigid in running affairs, imposing order and preserving traditions and formalities. His dress is classic and conservative, his colors dark, around him are photographs of family members, and in his pocket or on his chest is an old watch inherited from his father or grandfather. With his employees he forms a cohesive family attached to traditions and proprieties. He is at its head, and they are the members who are expected to render obedience, loyalty and respect as well.
The boss born under Capricorn refuses familiarity between himself and others and insists on the principle of holding to titles and polite phrases among all parties. He also refuses frank criticism of his work and conduct, while at the same time pretending to care little whether others approve of him. Yet words of praise always find their way to his heart and bring a flush of pleasure and contentment to his face. Despite his calm and composed appearance, the Capricorn native is subject to spells of melancholy and pessimism that sometimes last for days on end. During this time he withdraws into himself and refuses to mix at all, which causes work to come to a visible standstill that ends only when the person concerned returns to his usual state of mind. By contrast, he can work continuously without boredom or fatigue, for he guards his time as carefully as his money and his family.
This person remembers numbers, statistics and historical facts in a way that inspires astonishment and wonder. Among his favorite hobbies are reading history books and collecting old antiques. Among the things that strongly attract him are nobility of lineage, authenticity and high standing, while he strongly dislikes recklessness, permissiveness and trivial modern show. He refuses to work with a secretary who wears loud makeup and strong perfume, just as he refuses to employ a staff member who neglects his appearance or the customs of his society.
Despite his harshness and rigidity, the employer born under Capricorn has a warm heart that moves him to help the needy in his firm or in the wider community, although he refuses extravagance in ordinary circumstances. It can be said that he deserves the appreciation and affection of all who work with him, because deep down he is a sensitive, shy person who suffers from this isolation he has imposed upon himself.
The Capricorn Employee
He is the very picture of the conservative, traditional man. His look and dress recall a bygone generation, and around him is an air of formality and ceremony. His relationship with colleagues and superiors rests on mutual respect and courtesy. He arrives at his workplace before everyone and leaves after everyone. He brings his own food with him if he has to do some extra work, and he never gives up his umbrella when it rains. His voice is calm, his tone measured, his papers in order, and his work complete and without shortfall.
In his appearance as in his conduct there is little enthusiasm or impulsiveness, and yet he gets ahead of others to positions of power and authority without showing the scars of the battles of competition that usually rage among colleagues at work. The truth is that he rises thanks to his perseverance, his seriousness, and his living conscience, which keeps watch over him. He is the kind who is tormented by the slightest slip he makes, and who does more than is required without fuss or announcement. He is also the kind who lives on reality, not illusions, and so he seeks a good position and a secure income without being diverted by the trappings of glory and grandeur.
This employee hates public places and socializing, and prefers family life to any other activity. He spends carefully and pays no more than necessary, which is why he strongly rejects bribes, tips and the like. As for the female employee born under Capricorn, she looks elegant without exaggeration and is courteous to everyone without exception. She does her duty in the best way without wasting her time on trifles and nonsense. And because she prefers marriage and family above all else, her professional life often ends in marriage to her boss, or at least to his assistant.
The employee of either sex is orderly, respects time, and turns to serious methods to achieve the best output. They value the talented, the successful and those of high standing, and do not hesitate to learn from them and follow in their footsteps. They succeed in the various jobs they take up, especially in banking, commerce, hotel management, bookkeeping, teaching, dentistry and engineering, and they also succeed in the fields of religion, politics and research. Besides their work, which they carry out with great seriousness and devotion, the employee fills their free time with music, reading and some artistic hobbies.
Finally, this employee dislikes travel and moving about, out of eagerness to stay with the family as long as possible, and for this reason refuses, if they can, the post of sales representative or traveling salesperson. If forced to travel, they use the cheapest means of transport, even if it is the slowest. — In short, this person’s priorities come in the following order: family, then work, then money, then standing, then hobbies of every kind.