Capricorn -- The Cardinal Earth Sign in Astrology

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The Earth Signs

There are three Earth Signs in the Zodiac: Taurus, Virgo, and Capricorn. These three signs tend to get along well with each other because of their common values.

This is the quality associated with common sense, groundedness, practicality, and a natural talent for dealing with the physical business of life. The ambitions of the Earth signs are different from the "personality based" aims of the Fire signs, the heavy-duty intellectual interests of the Air signs, or the emotional and intuitive focus of the Water signs.

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The Cardinal Signs

There are four Cardinal Signs in the Zodiac: Aries, Cancer, Libra, and Capricorn These four signs tend to have problems with each other ... because they have different approaches to life.

Cardinal signs are leaders. They work through the power of personal charisma. They are interested in getting things started ... making progress on new initiatives ... and establishing their vision in the world -- according to their values and interests. Cardinal signs can be pushy and demanding ... but they dig in, take charge, and get the job done.

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Capricorn is Cardinal Earth
Dynamic Practicality

Capricorn is Cardinal Earth. As the active component of the Earth signs, Capricorn is ambitious, pragmatic, and organized. He doesn't take much on faith ... or go by "feelings." He wants solid proof that what he's doing is practical and what he's building is something of enduring worth. He aims for tangible results in return for his efforts.

He appreciates things he can touch ... and count. Like money, real estate, corporate empires, etc. He's methodical, grounded, sensible, disciplined. He is very much a creature of the physical world. He believes in being realistic, economical, acquisitive, and trading in commodities of discernible value.

As a Cardinal sign, he takes action -- especially when it comes to achieving status or building his reputation. He makes things happen. He's competitive, constructive, and forceful. He knows how to advance his objectives and his vision with implacable resolve.

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Influential, powerful and determined

What Capricorn achieves will have his "fingerprints" all over it ... as undeniable testament to its origin ... and to nourish his formidable ego, all at the same time. He wants to achieve great things ... and he wants them to last. When faced with a crisis ... or a problem ... he changes his environment as his way of meeting the challenge.

He is always looking for opportunity ... and always ready to move on it when he sees it. He wants to make himself impressive in the world. He is willing to venture into new territory, take conservative and carefully calculated risks.

As arguably the most patient of the Cardinal signs, he still doesn't suffer fools gladly. He has stringent standards in everything from the arrangement of his physical surroundings to the ethics he applies to his business dealings ... and he most definitely expects others to respect them.

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Capricorn
And what's important to him

Capricorn is the Captain of Industry ... the CEO, financier, business mogul, Corporate President, and Industrial entrepreneur who knows how to build commercial empires that will live long and prosper as enduring testament to his merit, effort, and vision.

Capricorn takes action based on:

• Professional considerations -- concerns for image, reputation, fame, community standing
• Career advancement -- the desire for prestige, honor, achievement, lasting respect, public status
• The ability to "make his mark" in a lasting, important, and permanent way -- to leave a legacy of worth and value to the society that supported him ... and vice versa
• "Empire building" ... tactics that add to his power base and public stature

Earth signs are concerned with issues of practical achievement, the use of financial and material resources, the things needed to sustain physical life.

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