Zodiac tarot
Capricorn and The Devil
The tarot card for Capricorn (Dec 22 – Jan 19) is The Devil. Its ruling planet, Saturn, corresponds to The World, and its element, Earth, to the suit of Pentacles.
Why Capricorn is The Devil
Capricorn is the goat-fish, and the Rider-Waite Devil has goat horns: the card is Capricorn's shadow and its teaching. Ambition and material mastery are Capricorn's strengths; The Devil shows how they can become chains when status or work stop serving you.
Examine the habits, desires, or fears that hold you captive. The chains around your neck are loose—you have the power to slip them off.
Strengths
- Discipline and long-term ambition
- Practical mastery of the material world
- Dry humour and resilience
Shadow side
- Workaholism and status anxiety
- Staying in situations out of duty alone
Capricorn in love
In love, Capricorn is loyal and builds for the long term. Its ruler Saturn links to The World: commitment that matures into deep fulfilment.
Ruling planet and element
Capricorn is ruled by Saturn, which corresponds to The World; many readers treat it as a second card for Capricorn. As a earth sign, Capricorn also shares the temperament of the fourteen cards in the suit of Pentacles.
A practice
List what you are working toward and cross out anything you only want for appearances.