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[[File:Capricorn Sigils.png|350px|thumb| | [[File:Capricorn Sigils.png|350px|thumb|[[Magic square]] and [[sigil]]s of Capricorn from the [[Magical Calendar]]]] | ||
'''Capricorn''' (♑︎) is the tenth astrological sign in the [[zodiac]], originating from the constellation of Capricornus, the horned goat. It spans the 270–300th degree of the zodiac, corresponding to celestial longitude. | '''Capricorn''' (♑︎) is the tenth astrological sign in the [[zodiac]], originating from the constellation of Capricornus, the horned goat. It spans the 270–300th degree of the zodiac, corresponding to celestial longitude. | ||
==Dates== | ==Dates== | ||
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==Name== | ==Name== | ||
There appears to be a connection between traditional characterizations of Capricorn as a sea goat and the Sumerian god of wisdom and waters, Enki, who also had the head and upper body of a goat and the lower body and tail of a fish. Later known as ''Ea'' in Akkadian and Babylonian mythology, Enki was the god of intelligence (''gestú'', literally "ear"), creation, crafts; magic; water, seawater, and lakewater. | There appears to be a connection between traditional characterizations of Capricorn as a sea goat and the Sumerian god of wisdom and waters, Enki, who also had the head and upper body of a goat and the lower body and tail of a fish. Later known as ''Ea'' in Akkadian and Babylonian mythology, Enki was the god of intelligence (''gestú'', literally "ear"), creation, crafts; magic; [[water (element)|water]], seawater, and lakewater. | ||
==Characteristics== | ==Characteristics== | ||
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Capricorns can be practical and grounded, sometimes to a fault. | Capricorns can be practical and grounded, sometimes to a fault. | ||
==Occult correspondences== | |||
In [[astrology]], Capricorn is considered an [[earth (element)|earth]] sign, a negative sign, and one of the four cardinal signs. Capricorn is said to be ruled by the planet [[Saturn]]. Its colors are brown and black. The stone [[chalcedony]] is under the tail of [[Scorpio]] and Capricorn. Some sources have [[garnet]] as the stone of Capricorn. | |||
The ruling [[Archangels of the Zodiac|Archangel of the Zodiac]] over Capricorn is [[Hanael]]. | |||
The [[tarot]] card corresponding to Capricorn is [[The Devil (Tarot)|the Devil]]. | |||
==Famous Tropical Zodiac Capricorns== | ==Famous Tropical Zodiac Capricorns== | ||
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* [[Gertrude the Great]] - German mystic. | * [[Gertrude the Great]] - German mystic. | ||
* [[Samuel L. MacGregor Mathers]] - British ceremonial [[magician]]. | * [[Samuel L. MacGregor Mathers]] - British ceremonial [[magician]]. | ||
* [[Giordano Bruno]] - Italian Dominican friar. | * [[Giordano Bruno]] - Italian Dominican friar. | ||
* [[Robert Fludd]] - English author and [[occultist]]. | * [[Robert Fludd]] - English author and [[occultist]]. | ||
* [[Joan of Arc]] - French war hero and [[saint]]. | * [[Joan of Arc]] - French war hero and [[saint]]. | ||
* Edgar Allan Poe - American author. | |||
* Al Capone - American gangster. | * Al Capone - American gangster. | ||
* Muhammad Ali - American boxer. | * Muhammad Ali - American boxer. | ||