posted January 21, 2005 01:52 PM
Welcome Amy, Another one born in El Paso, too cool, I grew up there. 
You have a Capricorn Ascendant, so we'll start there
(Sasha Fenton)
Capricorn is an Earth sign, which is also cardinal in nature, and this implies the desire to make things happen plus the determination to make sure that they do. Capricorn is also feminine / negative in nature which implies introversion and shyness. This is a sign of short ascension which means that, as far as births in northern latitudes are concerned, there are not many of you about.
Traditionally, Capricorn rising, or for that matter the presence of the planet Saturn, on the ascendant denotes a difficult birth. One could theorize that because Capricorn is associated with old age, you will have been through a number of previous incarnations, and knowing what is ahead, you don't want to go through it all over again! Whatever the theory, the evidence is that your mother's labour was protracted, painful and dangerous. In the case of one of my Capricorn rising clients, she was born fairly easily - in an ambulance half-way across Ealing Common in the middle of one of the worst bombing raids of the war.
Many Capricorn rising subjects are born to older parents who didn't want, or expect, to have a child at such a late stage of their lives.
The sign of Capricorn is traditionally assumed to be a sad one indicative of a life filled with limitations and hard lessons to be learned. There is some truth in this idea, but the problems are more likely to stem from difficult circumstances than from cruel or unloving parents. This emphasis on hard circumstances is the benchmark of this rising sign. You may ahve had a difficult relationship with your parents, but this is most likely to be because they themselves were up against hard times. One of your parents, probably your father, may have been a distand figure, either because he was naturally reserved and withdrawn or because his work took up a lot of his time. Your mother might have been strict, but not unreasonable or uncaring towards you. Circumstances dictated that you remain quietly in the background, making very few childish demands and behaving in an adult manner while you were still very young. I always think of this as an old-fashioned sign, because it is associated witht he kind of childhood experiences which were far more common in years gone by. This ascendant is probably found more often in third world societies where opportunities for happiness or for creativity in childhood are still unobtainable luxuries.
During your childhood, your parents may have been short of time and money. Ther may have been too many mouths for them to feed, together with financial setbacks or family illness. You may have had a parent or a sibling who had some form of physical or mental handicap. You could have had an early introduction to the sadder side of life by losing a family member in a particularly tragic manner. This rising sign is the stuff of which all those best-selling 'family saga' books are made.
There is another quite different but still typically Capricorn scenario affecting some with this ascendant, which is that your parents themselves had risen from obscurity to become positively wealthy. If, indeed, one or even both of your parents were especially successful or courageous in some way, you may have considered this too hard an act to follow. The effects of this childhood could have led to a number of reactions on your part depending upon your basic nature. One possibility is that you did actually follow in their footsteps, while a second is that you gave up the unequal battle and dropped out altogether. A third possibility is that you followed a completely different path, finding values which are equally valid but quite different from those of your parents.
Even in the best circumstances, life was difficult for you. You were shy and withdrawn, and inclined to hang back and let others step forward and take all the glory (or make total fools of themselves). You had little confidence in yourself and may have been afraid of something or someone, either because there was a genuine threat to your safety or as a result of vague fears and phobias. You were finely-built and small for your age, being completely unable to compete with larger, tougher children either on the spoerts field or in any kind of physical violence. You were a delicate and timid child, a worry to your parents and hard for them to bring up. The fact that you survived at all says a lot about your inner resources of courage and determination; you didn't give up on life then, and have been fighting to overcome difficulties ever since.
In childhood you could well have been dominated or controlled by one or both of your parents; you were certainly taught the value of self-control. This is a very useful technique in most circumstances, but it can cause problems when you try to enter into relationships later on. On the one hand, you may try to control your future partner; on the other, you may find yourself in a relationship with someone who dominates and controls you in the same way that your parents did. Much as you hate the idea of destroying a relationship, you will have to do so if you find yourself a victim of tyranny.
Bearing in mind racial differences and variations in birthcharts, the chances are that if you have Capricorn rising you will have rather bony features, with high cheekbones, large eyes and a nice, if slightly toothy, smile. These well-defined features could make you extremely good-looking and incredibly photogenic in a 'Garboesque' way or, if the bonyness is extreme, it will make you appear craggy or 'hawk-like'. There is a characteristically Capricorn smile which turns the corners of your mouth downwards rather than upwards, whilst at the same time lighting up your eyes. Your hair is your worst feature, because it is sparse, fine and of a nondescript colour. Men with this rising sign become 'thin on top', while women spend a fortune in the hairdresser on perms and hair colourants, while cursing this ever-present bane of their lives. Your height and physique is small-to-medium. You could put on a little weight as you get older, but, generally speaking, you will remain perhaps just a little below average in height and weight. You choose conservative clothes which might be either city-smart outfits or something cheap and cheerful, according to your lifestyle and your pocket. To be honest, you don't give much attention to your clothing unless you have a special occasion to dress up for.
You are naturally retiring and are the last person to push yourself to the forefont in any kind of new situation. You appear calm, quiet, gentle and modest in social situations, whilst in business situations you are formal and businesslike. The signals you send out to new acquaintances are gentle, kind and practical. You rarely express your feelings publicly, and are a past master of the art of being non-committal. You are not in the least unfriendly; indeed, you go out of your way to make others feel comfortable, but you are reserved. Your dry sense of humour is always a delightful discovery to any new acquaintance; and your genuinely non-hostile approach to the world ensures that you are surprisingly popular. However, this popularity can vanish under certain circumstances. You are a good conversationalist partly because you usually have something interesting to talk about, but mainly because you are a good and caring listener.
Lindaland
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posted January 21, 2005 01:52 PM
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