Symbol: The Goat.
Element: Earth.
Type: Negative.
Quality: Cardinal.
Sign ruled by Saturn: discipline, responsibility and restraint.
Color: Green, Brown.
Gemstone: Garnet, Zircon, Tourmaline.

Precarious partners: Aries, Cancer, Libra.
Pleasing partners: Taurus, Virgo.
Promising partners: Scorpio, Pisces.

Image:
Calm, unhurried and initially reserved. The voice is mellow, the words measured. Looks conventional, with classic tastes, but has the zaniest sense of humour.

Needs:
Acknowledgement of merits. A steady job, for securety. Wants to achieve and impress, but could become very isolated by constant work and no play.

Likes:
Painting, reading, music. Tranquillity, tradition, familiar things, facts. Good manners, standards, punctuality, order, and having position, power and influence.

Dislikes:
Emotional outbursts and unruly conduct. Sloth, dissipation, flattery. Breaking a promise, having to rely on others, delegating duties and feeling rushed.

In mind:
Guarded, sensitive and patient, with a retentive memory and tough resolve. Down-to-earth and purposeful, yet at times overtaken by obscure uneasiness.

In action:
Practical, thorough, methodical. Sees a task through to the end and has a deep sense of duty. Cool composure masks a dry wit and innate artistic ability.

At work:
Quietly efficient and well-organized, tackling work with shrewd persistence. Discreet, but firm, and set on success. Sparing with praise but ready with help.

With friends:
A staunch ally. Honors commitments and has regard for the well-being of others. Values home life and respects relatives, but also enjoys time alone.

In love:
An undemonstrative but abiding love. Weds early or late, przing character and compatability above looks. Has a faithful heart and latent sensuality.

In life:
Early setbacks are stepping-stones to future victories. When young, has an unusually serious mature outlook. In later life reveals youthful qualities.

Health:
Prone to toothache, arthritis, sprains, colds, indigestion, skin complaints and melancholic moods. Though conditions may linger, stamina increases with age.

The body:
Tendons, ligaments, joints (the knees in partcular) are ruled by Capricorn. Saturn governs the skin, nails, teeth and bones, and also slows all functions.

Famous Capricornians:
Mao Tse Tung
Paul Cézanne
Elvis Presley
Edgar Allan Poe
Isaac Newton
Henri Matisse
Madame de Pompadour

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