Dates: 22 December - 19 January
Element: Earth
Ruler: Saturn
Quality: Cardinal
Greatest Compatibility: Taurus, Cancer, Virgo, Other Caps
Lucky Numbers: 4, 8, 13, 22
Capricorn is one of my favourite signs because they are rock solid folk with a hidden GSOH that comes as a nice surprise when you get to know them. Capricorns get better the more layers you peel back, so you will tend to find your relationships with them deepen and strengthen and get better over time.
Capricorns are known as strong and silent, hardworking and money-minded. All true. But they are also super sensitive and knowing. They see everything. They get other people’s true motives and feelings because they’re always watching, on alert, and their own sensitivity primes their radar for others in a deeper way than they ever let on.
A Capricorn won’t let you down, lie to you, or stab you in the back. Well, as far as any guarantee can be made on those things! Capricorns want to get along, do well, perform and receive their rewards. They’re not interested in drama or competing, unless it’s a structured challenge with a worthy prize.
Their practical Earth element and confident cardinal quality make them great business people, self starters and entrepreneurs. Their Saturn ruler holds them to a higher standard and account than any other sign. Perfectionism can be an issue for them.
Be kind to your Capricorn friends, family and colleagues. They remember everything. And they appreciate it too. What you put into a Capricorn, you will receive in kind.
Capricorn personality traits
Ambitious (read: workaholic)
Driven to do their best, Capricorns never let themselves off the hook. They're determined to show other people what they're made of. And, let's face it, a little bit obsessed with status and the trappings of success.
Persistent (read: relentless)
Capricorns may not be the *most* talented person in the room, but they do work the hardest. That's why they so often make it: they never give up.
Realistic (read: pessimistic)
There are clear-eyed, perceptive, down-to-earth and worldly-wise characters. Their feet are so rooted on the ground that sometimes their gaze tips downwards, and they'll focus on the negatives rather than the "possibles".
Sensitive (read: touchy)
Capricorns have zero tolerance when it comes to being made fun of, like, ZERO. They will hunt someone down if they feel mocked or undermined by them. It's a sin that won't be forgotten in their book.
Practical (read: dry)
Capricorns aren't ones for flights of fancy or dreaming up new worlds, but instead interested in making things better in the real world. They're always smart and intuitive about how things work, and like to get involved and just do it (rather than read/write/watch/listen to it).
Disciplined (read: uptight)
If the 12 signs were given that toddler test about eat the sweet now or wait and get two sweets... Guess who'd be a winner? Right. Any Capricorn could sit there in that laboratory for years if they thought this was a battle of wills with a tangible reward. Caps can make sacrifices. They can control their urges. They are rock solid.
What are Capricorns into?
- Money. It's the most tangible way to measure their success, and success is their catnip.
- Puzzles and games. Really really difficult ones - something like Escape Rooms but extra. Tasks which are absorbing and complicated (ideally "never been completed") that they can set their methodical mind to solving... and prove to others how brill they are.
- DIY and gardening. Capricorns LOVE being at home, and doing something useful, practical and improving around the house or garden. Pottering-with-intent...
- Reading. Not in a flippant way, oh no no, but to stockpile precious knowledge, learn how to do things, and to outdo other people by acquiring surprising super-skills!
- Instant gratification. For all of their seriousness and steadfastness, there is a big kid inside every Capricorn who wants all the sweets/drinks/bonus points/shoes/cocktails and wants them NOW. If they let themselves off their own lead, they have a tendency to go a teensy bit wild..
Love, sex and compatibility
Capricorn’s love language is practical. They will show up for you, offer help that you maybe didn’t even know you needed (they see all), and provide useful advice, inputs, support and guidance that proves their attentiveness to what’s going on in your life. They also enjoy getting great gifts, expensive and high quality ones. They will put literal value on their affection.
Sexually, they are a dark horse. They might come off as quiet, reserved, buttoned up, but in the bedroom they are wild and wilful. They know what they like, for sure, and they are also tuned into pleasing their partner. They take great pride in their prowess and in creating pleasure for someone they value.
Capricorns always look good too, because presenting a put-together, expensive and well styled front to the world is important to them. They tend to have dark, brooding good looks. The ~strong, silent type~. They make a big effort to look good, and therefore their outer appearance is polished, fragrant and appealing. They often have really fresh-faced and youthful complexions, blessed with great skin.
When they give you their attention, it’s 100%. They listen carefully, ask knowing questions, and give invaluable advice. You know you can trust them and lean on them.
Close friend potential – Cancer, Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn, Pisces
Acquaintance – Gemini, Libra, Sagittarius
Feud potential – Aries, Leo, Scorpio, Aquarius
Turn-ons for Capricorns
Physically, aside from their knees (which perhaps doesn’t come across as the easiest erogenous zone to get at), Capricorns are highly sensitive around their lower back, bums and thighs. Holding and caressing these areas as you stroll around will have their (usually serious) eyes widen with pleasure.
All Caps are suckers for retail therapy. Designer stores, art galleries, car show rooms, even estate agent windows. Places which let you glimpse into the material world that the rich and famous get to enjoy. Capricorns are mega turned on by status. So, if you’re not rich and famous yourself, use window shopping to fantasise with them about that world.
Turn-offs for Capricorns
- Flakiness. By that I mean acting kind of wishy-washy, and not being able to make firm decisions or commitments. If you like to go with the flow, drift through life and see what happens, turn up for whatever whenever you feel like it (hello Sagittarius, Pisces, Gemini) then you may well grate upon the nerves of clockwork-operated Capricorn. They won’t feel they can rely on you or invest their time and energy in you.
- Banter. Tread carefully with your Capricorn date when it comes to teasing and jokes, especially if the jokes are at their expense. Even the lightest of personal observations or quips will burn them down to their very core. All Capricorns are super-sensitive (if not a little paranoid) about their appearance / reputation / humour / social status. They will nurse and dwell on any critique for years.
Career and money
The zodiac’s hardest worker in the room and natural business-person, Capricorn enjoys rising up the ranks, climbing the ladder, proving themselves to be the ~top cat~ and earning a damn good living along the way. Capricorns make career plans for fun, they enjoy crafting a strategy to ensure their success and prosperity in any chosen field. As such, they make great consultants and business trouble shooters.
Capricorns are practical, determined, diligent, attention-focused and good with money. They enjoy making things work harder, run better, grow bigger. They like to deliver over and above expectations.
Capricorns are typically drawn to business, and to being their own boss. They like to own companies, provides products and services, consult on business issues, offer opinion and guidance financially, balance the books, and run things from the management suite. They are keen to take responsibility and unfazed by carrying heavy weights or managing large groups of people.
The key thing for Capricorn is to feel they are being justly rewarded for their precious efforts. They are prepared to work harder than anyone else, but only so long as the payback justifies it. They are born to earn big amounts!
Capricorns possess an inner resolve and ambition which equips them to handle anything life throws at them with stoicism and self-belief. Capricorns get stuff DONE.
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