CAPRICORN: TRANSCENDING THE MATERIAL WORLD AND ASCENDING TO THE HEAVENS
In order to understand Capricorn better, we want to look at its ruler, Saturn. We also want to look at its exaltation ruler, Mars. Capricorn is a cardinal, nocturnal, earth sign associated with the sea goat. Capricorn likes to initiate new things (cardinal), go inward and reflect (nocturnal) and create tangible things that sustain the test of time (Saturn).
Mars is exalted in Capricorn because it’s able to drive forward with its mission in a focused, consistent, long-lasting way and get things done. The combination of Saturn/Mars is why Capricorns are known for being driven, ambitious hard workers. Capricorns want to get things done, and they don’t let things get in the way of what they’re trying to accomplish.
Capricorn is always focused on its goals, sometimes trying to build an empire, but more evolved old soul Capricorns are not interested in empires. Old soul Caps are incredibly creative, mystical people trying to make the world a better place in their own way.
Saturn represents the boundary between the heavens and earth. Ancient astrologers weren’t aware of Uranus, Neptune or Pluto, thus Saturn was seen as the last planet. It is the last planet in the sky that’s visible to the naked eye, thus signifying the horizon, what’s beyond the horizon, the the mystical. The mystical and horizon associated with Saturn explains why most of the Capricorns I’ve known have been artists and highly creative people (even though you don’t typically hear astrologers mention that). Straddling the horizon connects a Cap to the creativity of the cosmos.
As an earth sign, Capricorn is in touch with the reality of life, with the material world, and is trying to transcend what it’s dissatisfied with and ascend to the heavens. This is why many climb the corporate ladder, they’re trying to ascend.
But, the old soul Caps know that corporate ascension is a lie, so they ascend through spiritual means. As the nocturnal sign of Saturn (Aquarius is the diurnal sign of Saturn), Capricorn’s edginess rests internally with deep, melancholic reflection. Spending time alone, contemplating, and learning how to just be, like the earth.
Capricorn, as the sign in the middle of dark winter in the Northern Hemisphere, is not afraid to go within and face its own darkness. Saturn, the ruler of Capricorn, is the original goth planet (not Pluto). Thus, we can say that Capricorn is the original goth sign, not Scorpio (although, yes, Scorpio is too).
Cancer is where we come to in this body, on this earth, where the soul meets the body. Capricorn is where we return to in the sky when we die as I explore in this post. As an earth sign ruled by Saturn in touch with our spiritual nature, Capricorn keeps its feet on the ground but its spirit in the sky.
Learn more about Capricorn and Saturn through the access of the Moon in my course, Moonlight, on Substack, where I explore the Moon through all its various phases, through each zodiac sign, with other planets, and much more!