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ASTROLOGY YOUR PLACE IN THE STARS MERCURY IN CAPRICORNUS IN Capricornus the admirable influence of Saturn upon Mercury is emphasized by the influence of Saturn’s sign. Capricornus lends to Mercury the utmost gravity, dignity, steadfastness, earnestness, comprehensiveness, and power. The memory is usually splendid and the power of concentration is no less good than that of attention to detail. Sometimes these qualities may be over-emphasized. There is now and again a tendency to the lack of a sense of humor, and sometimes this operates as a serious defect. This is particularly true when the environment of the mind is unsuited to this disposition. People with Mercury in Capricornus may sometimes be a little like the skeleton at the feast. They are apt to be bores – they are incapable of frivolity, even at a picnic, and they are likely to be annoyed without cause at what they may think the shallowness of other people, though sometimes those people may merely be laughing at their misplaced seriousness. In youth, this position of Mercury gives what is called an “old head on young shoulders.” There is some disposition to sullenness or sulking. The child seems to be rapt in its own thought; very likely it prefers solitude and does not care for play. The mind is careful to examine closely any facts which may be presented to it, and it is inclined to suspicion, especially to the suspicion that other people are laughing at it. There is a very strong sense of causality and the reasoning powers generally are admirable. There is no tendency for the mind to waver, but it sometimes shifts violently from one idea to another or from one mood to another. There is very little real joyousness in the mind and the native is often the subject of quite unreasonable fear and liable to fits of depression which may end by endangering the reason. There being so much already of Saturn in the character of the sign itself, aspects of Saturn are sometimes to be feared, as likely to overwhelm altogether the natural elasticity. The unfriendly influence of Neptune and Uranus and even of Mars is equally dangerous. Conjunctions of the Sun may, however, be relied upon largely to counteract any such tendency. It is very necessary for people with this position of Mercury to cultivate optimism. Good aspects of Venus are decidedly useful in {230} making this possible. If they fail to conceal the general gravity of their disposition, they may find themselves unpopular with the majority of people. They should also be careful to avoid the expression of the often sardonic thought which is one of their characteristics, and they should not give utterance to the rebuke which is very ready on their tongue. These people are very censorious, stern and intolerant. Unless Mercury is well-aspected, they do not make sufficient allowance for the idiosyncracies of other people. This type of mind is to be distinguished carefully from the critical type, such as we saw in Scorpio. Mercury in Capricornus is not at all critical – its aggressiveness is of a totally different character. The native always knows that he is right and nothing can persuade him of the contrary or even make him listen to arguments. Very often this temperament is associated with extremely narrow views of religion, and the fixity of the mind may not infrequently seem grossly tyrannical to those associated with the native. The attitude is very much that of the schoolmaster. Whenever such people are “dressed in a little brief authority,” they are likely to become even more tyrannical than before. The position also develops an extreme degree of diplomacy which in many cases renders the native very clever in gaining his ends. In the best cases, those in which the general horoscope indicates the possibilities of real greatness, the bad side of these qualities does not develop in such petty manner, and we have plenty of examples of really admirable characters with this position. In such cases, one must read only the nobler characteristics hitherto mentioned, and even these must be emphasized and expanded. The founders of Christianity and of Mormonism were both born with this position of Mercury. It seems an admirable position for statesmen. The great protagonists of Victorian politics, Disraeli, and Gladstone, both had it. In Science we find this position in the nativities of Pasteur, Davy, Alfred Russell Wallace, and Havelock Ellis; while literature is represented by Lord Byron, Dickens, Lewis Carroll, Sante Beuve, and Ruskin. It will be particularly noticed how excellently capable of laborious, steady constructiveness were all these minds. Even in the case of Lewis Carroll, it must not be forgotten that his real life was that of a mathematician of a very high order. {231} These people should all be compared and contrasted with the list given under Mercury in Sagittarius. Note the entire difference in the capacity for continuous construction. The more scholarly type of soldier, the organizing general is also represented in this position by General Gordon. Special attention should be paid to the integrity of this man’s mind. Wilhelm II may also be mentioned as an example of a patient, laborious thinker, and in the less exalted, yet truly noble field, we have Sir Isaac Pitman. The task that he set himself recalls that of Dr. Zamenhof previously mentioned under Sagittarius, and here again the contrast between the effect of the two signs is salient. Pitman was no visionary. Common sense was his long suit, and the results have been the practically universal adoption of his system of shorthand. By so far does patience exceed enthusiasm. As examples of the depressing and constricting effects of this sign, we have Henry VI of England and Mary, Queen of Scots. Here there was evidently much incapacity to modify the mind to the exigencies of the situation. In comparing these two monarchs with the statesmen mentioned in previous paragraphs, one must consider the effect of the environment. There are situations in politics where it is decidedly better to be rigid and aggressive; in others, the only policy is to appear to yield. The following well known persons were born with Mercury in the sign Capricorn: Benjamin Disraeli Lord Byron William Gladstone General Gordon Charles Dickens Lewis Carroll Alfred Wallace Sir Isaac Pitman Louis Pasteur John Ruskin Havelock Ellis Roy Howard Arthur Brisbane {232} Stanley Hall Horatio Dresser Admiral Dewey Will Levington Comfort Edith Cavell Augustus Thomas Gelett Burgess Hudson Maxim Richard Le Gallienne Woodrow Wilson For the benefit of those who are not in possession of Raphael’s Ephemeris, or who are not able to interpret the symbols contained therein, the years when Mercury is in the sign Capricorn are as follows: From January 14th through February 3d 1840 January 7th “ January 26th 1841 January 1st ” January 18th 1842 December 24th “ December 31st 1842 January 1st ” January 11th 1843 December 17th “ December 31st 1843 January 1st ” January 4th 1844 February 9th “ February 12th 1844 December 9th ” December 31st 1844 January 1st “ February 12th 1845 December 3d ” December 31st 1845 January 1st “ 1846 January 14th ” February 6th 1846 January 11th “ January 31st 1847 January 5th ” January 23d 1848 December 28th “ December 31st 1848 January 1st ” January 15th 1849 December 21st “ December 31st 1849 January 1st ” January 7th 1850 December 14th “ December 31st 1850 January 1st ” 1851 January 24th “ February 15th 1851 December 7th ” December 31st 1851 {233} From January 1st through February 11th 1852 December 1st “ December 19th 1852 January 14th ” February 3d 1853 January 9th “ January 27th 1854 January 2d ” January 20th 1855 December 26th “ December 31st 1855 January 1st ” January 12th 1856 December 18th “ December 31st 1856 January 1st ” January 4th 1857 December 10th “ December 31st 1857 January 11th ” February 13th 1858 December 4th “ December 31st 1858 January 1st ” January 8th 1859 January 12th “ February 8th 1859 December 3d ” December 6th 1859 January 12th “ February 1st 1860 January 5th ” January 24th 1861 December 30th “ December 31st 1861 January 1st ” January 16th 1862 December 22d “ December 31st 1862 January 1st ” January 9th 1863 December 15th “ December 31st 1863 January 1st ” January 2d 1864 January 29th “ February 15th 1864 December 7th ” December 31st 1864 January 1st “ February 11th 1865 December 2d ” December 24th 1865 January 14th “ February 5th 1866 January 10th ” January 28th 1867 January 3d “ January 21st 1868 December 26th ” December 31st 1868 January 1st “ January 13th 1869 December 19th ” December 31st 1869 January 1st “ January 5th 1870 December 12th ” December 31st 1870 January 16th “ February 14th 1871 December 5th ” December 31st 1871 January 1st “ February 9th 1872 {234} From December 1st through December 11th 1872 January 12th ” February 1st 1873 January 7th “ January 25th 1874 December 31st ” 1874 January 1st “ January 17th 1875 December 24th ” December 31st 1875 January 1st “ January 10th 1876 December 15th ” December 31st 1876 January 1st “ January 2d 1877 February 3d ” February 13th 1877 December 8th “ December 31st 1877 January 1st ” February 12th 1878 December 3d “ December 29th 1878 January 14th ” February 6th 1879 January 11th “ January 30th 1880 January 4th ” January 21st 1881 December 27th “ December 31st 1881 January 1st ” January 14th 1882 December 20th “ December 31st 1882 January 1st ” January 7th 1883 December 13th “ December 31st 1883 January 1st ” 1884 January 21st “ February 14th 1884 December 5th ” December 31st 1884 January 1st “ February 9th 1885 December 1st ” December 16th 1885 January 13th “ February 3d 1886 January 8th ” January 26th 1887 January 1st “ January 19th 1888 December 24th ” December 31st 1888 January 1st “ January 10th 1889 December 17th ” December 31st 1889 January 1st “ January 4th 1890 December 10th ” December 31st 1890 January 1st “ 1891 January 7th ” February 13th 1891 December 4th “ December 31st 1891 January 1st ” January 3d 1892 {235} From January 14th through February 7th 1892 January 11th “ January 30th 1893 January 5th ” January 23d 1894 December 29th “ December 31st 1894 January 1st ” January 15th 1895 December 22d “ December 31st 1895 January 1st ” January 8th 1896 December 13th “ December 31st 1896 January 1st ” 1897 January 25th “ February 14th 1897 December 7th ” December 31st 1897 January 1st “ February 10th 1898 December 1st ” December 21st 1898 January 14th “ February 4th 1899 January 9th ” January 28th 1900 January 3d “ January 20th 1901 December 26th ” December 31st 1901 January 1st “ January 13th 1902 December 19th ” December 31st 1902 January 1st “ January 6th 1903 December 12th ” December 31st 1903 January 1st “ 1904 January 14th ” February 14th 1904 December 5th “ December 31st 1904 January 1st ” February 8th 1905 December 2d “ December 9th 1905 January 13th ” February 1st 1906 January 7th “ January 25th 1907 December 31st ” 1907 January 1st “ January 18th 1908 December 23d ” December 31st 1908 January 1st “ January 9th 1909 December 16th ” December 31st 1909 January 1st “ January 3d 1910 January 31st ” February 15th 1910 December 9th “ December 31st 1910 January 1st ” February 12th 1911 December 3d “ December 27th 1911 {236} From January 15th through February 6th 1912 January 10th ” January 29th 1913 January 4th “ January 22d 1914 December 28th ” December 31st 1914 January 1st “ January 14th 1915 December 20th ” December 31st 1915 January 1st “ January 7th 1916 December 12th ” December 31st 1916 January 1st “ 1917 January 18th ” February 14th 1917 December 6th “ December 31st 1917 January 1st ” February 9th 1918 December 2d “ December 15th 1918 January 14th ” February 3d 1919 January 8th “ January 27th 1920 December 31st ” 1920 January 1st “ January 18th 1921 December 24th ” December 31st 1921 January 1st “ January 11th 1922 December 17th ” December 31st 1922 January 1st “ January 4th 1923 February 7th ” February 13th 1923 December 10th “ December 31st 1923 January 1st ” February 13th 1924 December 3d “ December 31st 1924 January 14th ” February 6th 1925 January 11th “ January 30th 1926 January 5th ” January 23d 1927 December 29th “ December 31st 1927 January 1st ” January 16th 1928 December 21st “ December 31st 1928 January 1st ” January 7th 1929 December 14th “ December 31st 1929 Previous | Top | Index | Next Introduction | THE SUN SYMBOLICALLY CONSIDERED | The Sun | The Sun in the Signs | The Sun in Aries | The Sun in Taurus | The Sun in Gemini | The Sun in Cancer | The Sun in Leo | The Sun in Virgo | The Sun in Libra | The Sun in Scorpio | The Sun in Sagittarius | The Sun in Capricorn | The Sun in Aquarius | The Sun in Pisces | Periods When The Sun Will Be Afflicted by Uranus | Periods When The Sun Will Be Beneficently Aspected by Uranus | Periods When The Sun Will Be Afflicted by Saturn | Periods When The Sun Will Be Beneficently Aspected by Jupiter | THE MOON SYMBOLICALLY CONSIDERED | The Moon | The Moon in the Signs | The Moon in Aries | The Moon in Taurus | The Moon in Gemini | The Moon in Cancer | The Moon in Leo | The Moon in Virgo | The Moon in Libra | The Moon in Scorpio | The Moon in Sagittarius | The Moon in Capricorn | The Moon in Aquarius | The Moon in Pisces | MERCURY SYMBOLICALLY CONSIDERED | Mercury in the Signs | Mercury in Aries | Mercury in Taurus | Mercury in Gemini | Mercury in Cancer | Mercury in Leo | Mercury in Virgo | Mercury in Libra | Mercury in Scorpio | Mercury in Sagittarius | Mercury in Capricorn | Mercury in Aquarius | Mercury in Pisces | VENUS SYMBOLICALLY CONSIDERED | Venus in the Signs | Venus in Aries | Venus in Taurus | Venus in Gemini | Venus in Cancer | Venus in Leo | Venus in Virgo | Venus in Libra | Venus in Scorpio | Venus in Sagittarius | Venus in Capricorn | Venus in Aquarius | Venus in Pisces | MARS SYMBOLICALLY CONSIDERED | Mars in the Signs | Mars in Aries | Mars in Taurus | Mars in Gemini | Mars in Cancer | Mars in Leo | Mars in Virgo | Mars in Libra | Mars in Scorpio | Mars in Sagittarius | Mars in Capricorn | Mars in Aquarius | Mars in Pisces | JUPITER SYMBOLICALLY CONSIDERED | Jupiter in the Signs | Jupiter in Aries | Jupiter in Taurus | Jupiter in Gemini | Jupiter in Cancer | Jupiter in Leo | Jupiter in Virgo | Jupiter in Libra | Jupiter in Scorpio | Jupiter in Sagittarius | Jupiter in Capricorn | Jupiter in Aquarius | Jupiter in Pisces | The Effects of Jupiter on Vocation | SATURN SYMBOLICALLY CONSIDERED | Saturn in the Signs | Saturn in Aries | Saturn in Taurus | Saturn in Gemini | Saturn in Cancer | Saturn in Leo | Saturn in Virgo | Saturn in Libra | Saturn in Scorpio | Saturn in Sagittarius | Saturn in Capricorn | Saturn in Aquarius | Saturn in Pisces | URANUS SYMBOLICALLY CONSIDERED | Uranus in the Signs | Uranus in Aries | Uranus in Taurus | Uranus in Gemini | Uranus in Cancer | Uranus in Leo | Uranus in Virgo | Uranus in Libra | Uranus in Scorpio | Uranus in Sagittarius | Uranus in Capricorn | Uranus in Aquarius | Uranus in Pisces | NEPTUNE SYMBOLICALLY CONSIDERED | Neptune in the Signs | Neptune in Aries | Neptune in Taurus | Neptune in Gemini | 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