CAPRICORN


Dates: 21 December - 19 January
Ruler: Saturn
Element: Earth
Quality: Cardinal
Nature: Negative
Colors: Black, Dark Brown, Grey
Gemstone: Ruby
Metal: Silver
Flowers: Ivy, Pansy, Amaranthus
Herbs: Comfrey, Knapweed
Body Areas: Bones, Knees
Symbol: Goat
Lucky Numbers: 6, 8, 9

Good Career Options:
Doctor, Lawyer, Accountant, Bureaucrat, Politician, Engineer, Farmer, Builder, Entertainer, Musician

Famous Capricorns:
Joan of Arc, Sir Isaac Newton, Bejamin Franklin, Rudyard Kipling, Robert E. Lee, Edgar Allen Poe, Tiger Woods, Mel Gibson, JRR Tolkein, Richard Nixon, Albert Schweitzer, Jack London, Joseph Stalin

General Characteristics:
Capricorns are serious and practical. They are seekers of knowledge and wisdom. They are rational, logical, and clearheaded - they have excellent concentration, and excel in all forms of debate. They are profound thinks who take life very seriously. They are independent and always dependable, a rock upon which to build. They are capable of great endurance and persistance... they are the worker bees of the zodiac. They are highly ambitious and determined, always willing to accept hard work. They relish the opportunity to take on hardships in order to prover their caliber of facing and winning any problem. They take every task very seriously. They always want to seek answers to problems, and will not stop until they get them. They are reliable in anything they undertake, but are lacking in originality - they usually excel in following up on what someone else has already started. Capricorns will often vie for a position of authority. Once they have control, they are demanding and exacting leaders - although they are usually fair to the people with whom they deal. They are careful, ambitious planners who move forward with deliberate, quiet determination. They are often frugal, and have the ability to achieve results with minimum effort and expense. They are highly organized, and excel in multi-tasking. They are highly critical of themselves, and work well in a very disciplined environment - by they demand equal measure from their subordinates. They set high standards for themselves and for others. They value tradition - the tried and true - more than innovation. Capricorns have a wry sense of humour, and a naturally pessimistic nature. They can spread gloom and tension quickly, and are quite capable of depressing everyone around them. They are nevre really up, but often down, and need a positive environment to enliven their spirits. In personal relationships, Capricorns tend to be uncomfortable and aloof. They are rather self-centered, making them wary and suspicious of others. They tend to have few close friends, but will maintain those bonds for their entire lives. They are extremely loyal to their close friends, but indifferent, snobbish, and often callous to those outside of their inner circle. Like business relationships, they consider all personal relationships very carefully before becoming involved.

How Hotaru fits the profile:
Hotaru is more serious and logical than she is light-hearted (like the inner senshi often are). She takes things very seriously, and is always dependable. She is very independent, and has few close friends. However, she is extremely loyal to those close to her. She seems rather pessimistic and usually down, but it is unclear whether this entirely her personality, or due to other circumstances in her life.