Capricorn Personality Overview (December 23 - January 20)

Capricorn is the Tenth House (sign) of the Zodiac. The Tenth House is that of career. The Tenth House is best described as that of the father. It is where we pursue the outer world, which is often related to our career. It's about how the outer world sees us through the role we play in it and about personality. We look to the Tenth House to find out about our status and recognition as seen from the outside.

• Ruling Planet: Saturn
• Symbol: The Goat
• Element: Earth
• Age: 42-49 years
• Cross: Cardinal
• Pole: Negative
• Third: Universal
• Half: Objective
• Aspect: Yin - Feminine
• Birthstones: Ruby
  Ruby, Agate
  Agate, Garnet
  Garnet, Black Onyx
  Black Onyx
• Planetary Stone: Lapis Lazuli
  Lapis Lazuli
• Talismanic Stone: Black Onyx
  Black Onyx
• Flowers and Herbs: Nightshade, Rue, Snowdrop
• Tree: Cypress, Pine, Spruce, Yew
• Color: Royal Blue, Cerulean, Green, Black
• Metal: Lead
• Bird: Owl, Falcon
• Animal: Dog, Elephant, Goat
• Lucky Day: Saturday
• Lucky Numbers: 3, 8
• Tarot Card: The Devil
• Keywords: achievement, ambitious, rigid, thrifty, responsible, practical, and persistent

Capricorns are very ambitious people, they always have something they are pursuing and they want their lives to be fulfilled and important. Capricorns are extremely patient and will wait a long time for something they want, when the opportunity arises, they will plan their steps carefully to others, they might appear hesitant but this is not true, they know that there is only one chance to succeed and they are filing together their information to take the proper steps to accomplish their goal with flying colors, not just second rate. Capricorns have a very active mind and strong powers of concentration. Capricorns like being in control of their surroundings and everyone in their life. Capricorns are very cautious but this only to survey the situation before leaping in, they will never make a hasty jump in. They accept change but introduce it slowly so they can get used to it and incorporate it into their life. Capricorns tend to see life in black or white, definitive's only. There are no gray areas for these are areas that are not understood and this makes Capricorn feel uncomfortable. They tend to be in control in a romantic relationship that way they are never vulnerable to another person.

Capricorns have this sense of melancholy and necessity for structure and work because inside they feel they are unworthy and need to continuously prove their worth. Once they realize that all they need is self-love, door will open and they will see the world in a new light, one that allows for pleasure and guilt-free fun. Capricorns most important need is security, financial and material security. This is the driving force behind their ambitious character and all other personality traits of desire to succeed. They are very concerned with their public standing and their prestige. Capricorns are loners but they also need to feel appreciated, but they are excellent at hiding this truth. Capricorns are very self contained and they have many faces they present to the world, they are known as aloof and indifferent but this is them concealing themselves from the world, unfortunately, they may never know who they really are. This causes feelings of insecurity and causes them to question their own self worth. Capricorns make it difficult to get close emotionally because once they let someone in, they do not want to let them go and emotional connection makes them feel vulnerable yet satisfied at he same time. This is an ongoing internal conflict of contradictions inside the Capricorn's mind.