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Capricorn: Divinatory Meaning

0 degrees of Capricorn is considered the beginning of the Winter season, the Winter Solstice. All Cardinal points are the seasonal changes of the solstices and equinoxes.

Capricorn, an earth sign, gives a very strong connection to the physical and material world, to world of the five senses, the world of limitations. The harder we work to elevate our consciousness over the limitations of the five senses and the material world, we can get to the desire stage of “mind over matter.” As natural ruler of the 10th house, it is the amplifier of what is attained (or not attained) in prestige, honor, and success. Traditional astrology says Capricornians have difficult lives, problems, particularly very hard destinies, life of struggles and many challenges, but like in everything, there is a paradox here. The more we are willing to take upon ourselves the hard destiny, the hard labor, overcoming all the obstacles – then we are getting stronger, by ambition, determination, hard labor and persistence we can overcome all the difficulties, that is why its known that the older the Capricorn gets, life become easier and better.

Capricorn is one of the most stable and serious of all zodiacal types. They are normally confident, strong willed and calm, hardworking, unemotional, shrewd, practical, responsible, persevering. They are reliable workers in almost any profession they undertake. They are the major finishers of most projects started by the ‘pioneering’ signs; with firm stick-to-it-ness they quickly become the backbone of any company they work for.

Materialism runs strong in this sign. Money is important for the power it wields in the outer world. Respect and reward have to be earned though. Wealth and power carry with them great responsibilities. Saturn represents the Cosmic Law – everything we do comes back to its source.

Capricorns can exhibit the highest or the lowest of natures. They have a sense of purpose and great strength. "How can I use this?" is very different from "How can I be of use?" That distinguishes the Cappy types.

Capricorn points out the need of actions and work, responsibility, maturity, and when the work is done the positive results will come. 

 KEYWORDS for Capricorn

Medically Speaking

Capricorn governs the knees and bony structure of the body, bones and skin, so its subjects may be liable to fractures and strains of the knees and other defects of the legs. Skin diseases from rashes and boils to leprosy (in countries where that disease is prevalent) are dangers, and digestive upsets may be caused by the tendency of Capricorns to worry or suppress emotions. Anemia, Bright’s disease, catarrh, deafness, rheumatism and rickets are also said to threaten the natives of this sign.

Kabbalistic Connection

The Zohar it says how all the Hebrew letters came to the Creator, one by one, asking Him to create the world with it. Each letter in the Hebrew alphabet it an antenna to draw energy, with the positive or the negative side in her. Eventually the Creator decided to create the world with the letter Bet which is Blessing. Saturn was created with the letter Bet that was given to it wisdom, even though Saturn is the planet of destruction, since it has no desire for anything that has to do with the body or the physical realm and that is why it cancels them. The letter Ayin created Capricorn. Together we get a very energetic and powerful combination, Ayin + Bet = the 72 Names of God which Moses used to split the Red Sea. Ayin Bet correlates to the Tetragrammaton (Yud Hei Vav Hei).

Tevet is one of the three negative months in the year, Tammuz (Cancer), Av (Leo) and Tevet (Capricorn). On the Tenth day of this month started the siege around the walls of Jerusalem, on the seventeen day of Tammuz, the walls of Jerusalem were broken through and on the ninth day of Av happened the destruction of the Temple. Tevet brings out and manifests all the negative energy of Saturn – difficulties, pressures and problems of all kinds.

John of Berry’s Petites Heures
France, Paris 14th Century.

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