Mountain Goats: Being in Capricorn territory, we want to be the Capt., CEO, or top dog in some way. Like the Mountain Goat, its symbolic animal, Capricorn’s climb in the top mountains. Wherever Capricorn is in your chart, you want to be more in charge, and organized, feel success from your efforts.
Capricorn’s ruling planet, Saturn, also asks to check on teeth and bone structure, especially for those without much sun. Take your vitamin D, and Calcium. Rest, and re-do. Re-check & re-charge for the forward march into a New Year.
Saturnian Responsibilities: In the winter days of Capricorn energy, the focus is to build practically from a solid bone structure. Despite cold, the Mountain Goat strives outward and upward, over rough terrain. A good Capricorn rises from the ashes of mediocrity, time and again to succeed against the odds, because Saturn, its ruler, is the great taskmaster. Without Saturn none of us have structure, containment, or a sense of responsibility. Wherever Saturn is in your chart is where you feel least secure, therefore you drive to overcome and succeed.
Feminine Drive: Though many think of Capricorn energy as masculine because it drives toward success and fulfillment, it is actually feminine, a passive, earth energy. Through Saturn, Capricorn’s ruler, we can be guided within to wait for wisdom, a feminine quality that serves everyone well.
Saturn helps us bear karma and life’s testing. It is not an easy signature, but it is often successful because it is tough, it takes us through life’s tests, it demands we show up again and again against the odds to overcome. You don’t have to be a Capricorn to understand Saturn, though they do dance strongly to her rhythms. If you have a prominent Saturn in your chart, you know her dancing demands.
Old Babies Born from the Winter Solstice, pointing toward the re-generation of spring, Capricorn is often an old baby, beset by responsibilities. Often in old age their load lightened, they grow young. Winter is serious business, often with questions of survival. If you were not responsible, if you did not take charge, or follow orders well, you did not survive. The cold turns one in, and Saturn ruled bodies tend to a cool, calm and serious demeanor, though they can have sharp wits. These are the dependable ones you want by your side when the climb becomes steep and rocky.