Capricorn is the rule follower of the zodiac. It wants to do things right. What is right to Capricorn is time-tested, safe, proven and known. Capricorn energy is disciplined, analytical, reserved, conservative, methodical and strategic. While it is a cardinal sign – meaning it likes to initiate and get things going – Capricorn keeps its eye on long term objectives. It wants to start and build things that have staying power.

Because Capricorn is Saturn ruled, it is keenly aware of rules and consequences and strives to follow them to a tee. To some, this can make Capricorn seem predictable and robotic; but that is one of its greatest strengths. Capricorn draws from the experiences of the past to ensure the success of future endeavors. It believes that what has worked before, will work going forward and there is no need to waste time reinventing the wheel.

Capricorn wants to work hard and smart. It conserves all of its energy for the “right” thing and fully devotes itself to that until it is mastered.

Capricorn can get mired in details and hung up on what hasn’t worked before. Because it has such a reverence for the past, it can get stuck there. There is a paralyzing fear of failure that can cause Capricorn to over perform, or overextend its energy or to not try new things at all. It can become pessimistic and overly rigid due to its need to achieve and solve problems.

Measuring up and meeting standards is imperative for Capricorn. Critique from family members, business or social circle can lead to harsh self-criticism and doubt. This stifles Capricorn’s creativity and willingness to take risks.

Capricorn may represent an area of your life that comes into focus or is “mastered” later in life, or requires maturation to receive gains.

The house that Capricorn rules in your chart and the house that Saturn sits in your chart can clue you into where you have the highest expression of these qualities or where you need to further develop them. The planets in Capricorn In your chart are being invited to embody these qualities. Saturn and Mars do well in Sagittarius; however Jupiter and the Moon are greatly challenged here.