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Anybody who has tried to breach the magnetically charged ring of ice round a Capricorn is aware of that their affiliation with their planetary ruler, Saturn, may by no means be a coincidence. Look deep into the stone-flower eyes of a Capricorn and you’ll sense an earthly energy that would be cultivated solely via a lifetime of holding it collectively for not solely themselves but additionally for everybody and every thing round them. Contemplate the impossibly gravity-defying steps of a goat delicately but pragmatically traversing a rock wall alongside an invisible path. Once you marvel on the fruits of a Capricorn’s labor, perceive that they’d not exist with out the potent recipe of self-discipline and dignity, struggling and strife, duty and reverence. The planetary rings aren’t only a testomony to the gravitational pull of the ability that comes from ache — they’re additionally a crown, meant to honor and create protecting distance.
The Ann Demeulemeester Black Livia Collar is a mushy armor, supple and difficult because the shearling and lambskin that varieties it. The shoulder placement renders it a touchdown cushion for the load of the whole world, for who bears a burden extra elegantly than a Capricorn? It’s solely becoming that the designer herself has Solar, Moon and Saturn in Capricorn and that the home has been identified for many years for its tastefully restrained shade palette and timeless futurism. The Capricorn reminds us that restrictions can present a path to inventive liberation — when directed right into a slim vessel, a beforehand unfettered inventive power good points the chance to look at extra carefully parts that will have been missed within the exuberance of enlargement. And as a historically female signal, Capricorn understands that severity is a form of tenderness. In preparation for battle on a chilly, darkish planet, the defend have to be donned — however who says it might’t be gracefully mounted with a bow?
It takes 10 steps via the constellations to seek out the touchdown place the place safety may be lush, the place luxurious can really feel ascetic, the place magnificence is monastic. Hardships are to not be prevented or fled from in any respect prices. Staying current with the sensations of any of the innumerable burdens which might be thrust upon us can yield an expertise of transcendence — or, on the very least, an acceptance of what inexorably exists. True peace can’t at all times be present in nonstop happiness, pleasure and pleasure — and though these experiences are important, there are numerous, many extra that represent the tapestry of what it means to really feel human and to really feel alive. This winter, as we flip inward with the custom of the season, might Capricorn be the sunshine that chases away the concern of feeling the ache of being an earthling.
Goth Shakira is an Aquarian digital conjurer and Queen of Pentacles divining in Los Angeles.