Yin / Cardinal Sign / Earth Element
Keywords:
Time/ Boundaries/ Protection / Structure / Form / Social Position / Authority / Responsibility / Maturity / Old age / Repression / Grief / Punishment / Discipline / Fear / Rigid / Conformity / Isolation / Man-made laws / Guilt / Futility
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Capricorn is the archetype of protection.
When we were young, we were being protected by parents and caregivers to keep us safe. We are kept safe by restrictions like: Not to touch the stove. Not to run out of the gate because it is dangerous. These rules and boundaries are meant to protect us in our childhood upbringing. This is the Capricorn archetype: the instinct to protect.
In our adult life, we can be staying in the zone of unconscious inner child that is still looking out for the ''parent'' to protect us. It can be in the form of a boss or a teacher.
As we grow emotionally, we are learning to take charge of our lives to be our own parent rather than needing an external authority to parent us. We are growing out of the inner child that still needs external protection, so we reclaim our inner authority.
As we grow, we are dismantling the coping mechanisms of our personalities shaped by our childhood environment.
Example you were the responsible child at home during growing up years and you shouldered the responsibility of taking care of your siblings. When you grow up, you see yourself in the same pattern of taking responsibility for others and overdoing to help others.
The growing up years of being the responsible person was a personality you took on to feel approved and loved. Unconsciously you continue to wear this costume, and taking up responsibilities that do not belong to you.
It was a external persona that was a coping mechanism that makes us feel worthy and loved.
We are freeing ourselves from childhood learnt behaviors that keeps us secured and approved.
We are breaking free from the old structures and definitions to recreate new definitions for ourselves.
Some old definitions we learnt while growing up:
- What it means to be successful
- a need to prove ourselves
- a need to struggle and suffer
- a need to fit in
- Fears of take risks, not feeling ok to fail
- old definitions of power, leadership
- feeling we are too small, that we constantly need protection from someone, constantly seeking external approval or a need to prove ourselves.
We are stepping out of the old patterns of what it means to be successful so we are rebuilding and redefining ''who we are'' for ourselves.
Capricorn is the instinct to grow out of the old outdated restrictions that was meant to protect us, so we are growing into our true self and redefining our authority from within.
Liken to the mountain goat, that climbs the steep mountain, we are climbing our own mountain, overcoming our internal fears, obstacles, limitations, to become our fullest and highest potential of who we can be.
Over time, we are stepping into our inner authority to become an elder and guide for others, offering the emotional security protection to the community to support others in their growth journey. Because we have walked through and gained wisdom and experiences from our own journey.
Therefore Capricorn relates to time, how we grow, mature into our self mastery over time. It is how we overcome personal fears and restrictions; setting new boundaries, new identity for ourselves, redefining our roles in the social that reflects our innermost true self.
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