Capricorns are industrious, efficient, organized and won't make a lot of waves. They are scrupulous with details and adopt a rather conventional posture in business and in life. These folks feel best playing it safe, since this is a fail-safe way to get to the top -- eventually.

Thankfully, Capricorns are patient, too, and are happy to wait for their ship to come in. The flip side to this staid behavior is that Goats can become quite unforgiving of those who aren't as diligent or ambitious as they are. Capricorns need to remember that they do need allies along the way, ambitious or otherwise. In any case, once Capricorns receive the recognition and social status they so fervently crave, it's likely that all will be forgiven.

Capricorn is ruled by Saturn, which makes this sign something of the wise old man of the zodiac. Capricorn is careful, prudent, calculating and persevering. Goats like order and steady progress keeping an eye on getting to the top. They are never in a hurry, but they will never give up until they achieve what they set out to do. In doing so they could be cold and calculating, even ruthless, but for Capricorn that's just the price to pay for being right up the dizzy heights in their career. Security is precious to Goats, and their inherent discipline and business sense helps them direct their energies towards its social symbols: prestige and status. Goats are serious people, not given to sharing their deepest emotions and thoughts, and so are frequently seen as heartless achievers. Yet, they possess a dry wit that easily lightens up the party. Their saturnine qualities of wisdom, love of solitude, and economy of words earns them plenty of respect but few friends. They usually fit in well in careers that require mathematical skills or organisation, and in positions of critical responsibility.

With any kind of luck (make that considerable work), Caps will find themselves on that top step, but they should also remember those who have helped them on their quest. They are traditional (but not quite the button-down stiffs some would suggest) and somewhat inhibited, prompting others to wonder if they can ever enjoy success and its rarefied air. Rest assured, these folks will be smiling inside.

The Element associated with Capricorn is Earth. No big surprise there! Caps are down-to-earth in the sense that they're not interested in wild ideas or round-the-world dreams. They would much rather stay put and get to work. Remember, these are the businesspeople of the Zodiac, so in their sensible and economical way, they'll get up every morning and see to it that their job is done to the highest degree of quality possible. While Caps can occasionally get a bit materialistic and greedy (they just want a reward for all their hard work), they are far too dignified and practical to get carried away. Plus, they love tradition and reserve and want to appear polite and friendly.

On an emotional level and in relationships Capricorn is less successful, for they find it difficult to be open about their innermost feelings and fears. And they are big worriers, although this may not be apparent at first. Also, some of them suffer from lack of self-confidence despite their worldly success. They are quiet and undemonstrative and are often seen as cold, calculating and ruthless. The fact that they often put work before all else contributes to this image. They have a wonderful, off beat sense of humour, and an over the edge view of life that is quite amusing. Capricorn will thrive in adversity if only because of their tendency towards self-absorption. 

The great strengths of the Capricorn-born are their willingness to work hard and their determination to succeed. Their ambition is boundless, yet they are cautious, responsible and always play fair. That's why their successes are all the more sweet.