Capricorn (earth sign, December 22 to January 19): Peppermint Essential Oil
- Bergamot: Use Bergamot to support your mental health and clarity of mind during the Mercury retrograde.
- Other Oils that may help: Orange Blood, Lemon, Ginger Root, Eucalyptus Globulus, Geranium Egyptian. We could all use more energy at times! These oils will give you a little boost during the day when you start feeling your energy drop. It is also great to help get your mind and body up and going in the mornings!
Capricorn is the 10th house sign in the astrological wheel. It is depicted as a goat, usually with a curling fish tail. The goat is a persistent climber, logical and methodical outside with deep feelings running through a sensitive inner landscape. They are soft inside but with a hard determined exterior shell. Being an earth sign, Capricorn has a special relationship with nature. Time spent outdoors in nature is never wasted time.
Capricorns work hard at everything they do. They are disciplined, serious, responsible, ambitious, rational and determined. Goats are motivated in both their careers and their social standing. They tend to be trustworthy and loyal because they understand innately the value of a good reputation. Caps want security and consistency, and will work diligently to attain a comfortable life style with a good income. Capricorns love to be in charge, and usually are quite good at it. They make steady business managers, company presidents, even millionaires because of their capacity to initiate solid business ideas. As a cardinal sign, their joy lies more in the building and climbing than in the day to day minutiae of business. If Cap feels stagnant in a job or business, she may need to change jobs, or sell the business and start another.
Capricorn’s planetary ruler is Saturn, the Lord of Time, the serious teacher who presents challenges and gives opportunity for introspection and concentration. Knowing that everything takes time, Capricorns work hard to build things that will last, or to release their karma in the evolutionary process.
Every sign in astrology has positive and negative expression. If Capricorn does not spend time and energy nurturing themselves and others, eventually they will burn out. Burnout that comes from over-work and over-dedication to a task can be eased with sandalwood, patchouli, vetiver, lavender, chamomile, melissa, marjoram, bergamot, lemon, petitgrain and/or jasmine. Essential oils to help one re-connect with one’s emotional needs are jasmine, peppermint, vetiver, elemi, rosemary, basil, melissa and helichrysum. Often one’s greatest talent is also the greatest liability. Capricorn is responsible and cautious, but can be too pessimistic, focusing on negative aspects of a situation to the point that she is blind to the opportunities available. This can bring about stagnation and depression. Oils to encourage belief in oneself and help one see beyond negativity are bergamot, clary, grapefruit, rosemary, chamomile and cypress.
Some Caps become so involved in their work that their social life revolves around the office and their colleagues; that is, if they take time to have a social life. This status seeking, corporate mentality can lead to greed and paranoia if Capricorns are not careful. Essential oils can help with these negative traits. Oils that assist the sense of aloneness that paranoia brings are neroli, frankincense, chamomile, rose, jasmine, melissa and lavender. Greed and aggression can be tempered by geranium, lavender, sandalwood, clary, cedarwood and vetiver.
The goat is a hard working, sure-footed climber. But the fish tail alludes to a connection to the water, symbolic of emotions. Always trying to move up in the world, these goats need to have an unshakable sense of self and faith in their own power. To support a healthy sense of self, Capricorn needs to honor her sensitivity and embrace the energy of the opposite sign, Cancer. Cancer is motherhood, the nurturing force that sustains life, the need to retreat into quiet relaxation to recharge the soul. Achievement satisfies Capricorn deeply, except when it is won at the expense of her own feelings— or those of others around her. Capricorns may like to imagine that they do not need others, but alas, whether or not they realize it, this is not the case. If they do not acknowledge their feelings, sooner or later these suppressed emotions will emerge most powerfully, perhaps as health issues. Best, then, to honor them before they become a problem. Essential oils that can help to bring them out of their internal emotional world over-laid by a hard shell are hyacinth, cedarwood, elemi, rose, geranium, rosewood, helichrysum, palmarosa and cypress.
Capricorn, like fine wine, gets better with time. Caps seem to age in reverse, as if they were born old and become younger as they mature. Goats tend to be late bloomers, not coming into their own power until later in life.
Saturn rules the bones, and Capricorns have to be careful of their joints, especially the knees. Knees often reflect fears of moving forward. With Saturn as a restrictive influence, and the goat’s inclination to keep climbing onward, these knees can be very vulnerable to strains, inflammation, osteo-arthritis and joint pain. Essential oils that help alleviate swelling and stiffness from the knee joints are eucalyptus, camphor, tea tree, cypress, ginger, lavender, rosemary, lemon, juniper and pine.
Going up the ladder of success is both a challenge and a joy to the Capricorn. There are both positive and negative aspects to being to that disciplined, persistent, pragmatic and responsible. But no matter what, you can’t change the will and desire that our little goats have to do that climb. All you can do is get out of the way so you don’t get trod over on their ascent!
Capricorn
Capricorns are some of the most patient people you’ll come across. Aside from being patient, they’re down to earth and funny. The average Capricorn is a rather optimistic individual who regularly looks on the bright side of situations.
Capricorns are also known for having warm and caring personalities. Their personalities are most closely associated with warm scents with a hint of spice. Some of the best essential oil scents for Capricorns include cinnamon, nutmeg, cedar, and clove.
The healthy diffuser is the perfect diffuser for Capricorns because it consists of some of those warm scents. Healthy is a blend of cinnamon, marjoram, and turmeric and is known for reducing inflammation and improving mood.
Capricorn (December 22-January 19)
Element: Earth
Quality: Cardinal
Ruler: Saturn
Greatest Overall Compatibility: Taurus. Virgo
Best for Marriage and Partnerships: Cancer
Capricorn, the goat, ruled by Saturn, is gentle, practical, patient, responsible and determined. They play it safe to make it to the top, and they sure don’t give up until they DO make it to the top! Such determination and ambition can lead to a seriousness, and even melancholy demeanor. They may be inhibited, withdrawn and austere. Capricorn needs to loosen up a little—they need a little cheer mixed with a bit of outgoing stimulation!
Power Essential Oil: Fennel
Fennel is stimulating, revitalizing, and enlivens one’s personality. It can even make a person happy!
Feminine Blend: Thyme, Fennel, Ylang Ylang
Deeply exotic floral scent, but not too sweet. Hints of anise. Decadent and luxurious. Decreases melancholy, releases inhibitions, uplifting, revitalizing, fortifying to spirit. Caution: Not recommended for use during pregnancy, with small children and babies, or if epilepsy is suspected due to fennel content. Thyme is not recommended with high blood pressure or pregnancy. Ylang ylang may cause headaches or nausea due to its strong scent.
Unisex Blend: Black Pepper, Fennel, Cinnamon
Warm and spicy, with an almost vanilla after note, yet at the same time, the spice lingers on your nose. Uplifting. Will gently enliven one’s personality, increasing their outgoingness. Caution: Not recommended for use during pregnancy, with small children and babies, or if epilepsy is suspected due to fennel content. Cinnamon is not recommended during pregnancy as well.
Capricorn (December 20—January 20): the Capricorn season encompasses the holidays and the turning of the year, so play with cinnamon, nutmeg, and clove oils… like eggnog!
Essential Oils for Capricorn
Capricorn (22 December- 20 January)
Ruling Planet :- Saturn
Capricorn is an Earth sign. They are ambitious, determined, practical and disciplined. They are methodical. Capricorn are so ambitious & workaholic that it becomes hard for them to let loose and just be themselves.
They might have issues with stiffness of joints, bone or skin problems. Essential oils ascribed to Saturn are Eucalyptus & Vetiver.
The relaxing and soothing aroma of Vetiver helps the overworked Capricorn. Eucalyptus relieves them of the mental exhaustion as well as the joint pain. It energizes the Capricorn.
Capricorn rules the bones and joints, so they can experience stiffness or sprains (especially around their knees). Ginger, lavender, and lemon are good soothers. Caps are also huuuge worriers and harbor feelings of insecurity, which drives them to work (too hard) to protect their material world. De-stressing oils include chamomile, sandalwood, and patchouli.
Capricorn (December 22 – January 19) – Tangerine
Tangerine oil increases playfulness and lightheartedness and helps people who feel overwhelmed and overworked. It will work to balance out the serious nature and intense work ethic of Capricorn and remind them to play every once in a while, too. It’s a great essential oil for those winter months where we could all use some uplifting energy, and as a bonus the scent helps to bring a boost of creativity as well. Blends well with chamomile, geranium, frankincense, and sage.
Capricorn (Earth Element) | 22nd December – 19th January
The oils present in Capricorn can help soothe the tensions and worries of an anxious Capricorn. Our blend also contains oils that are very beneficial with easing swollen and stiff joints.
Capricorn contains Bergamot (Citrus Bergamia Melarosa), Mandarin (Citrus Nobilis) and Nutmeg (Myristica Fragrans), Patchouli (Pogostemon Cablin) and Sandalwood (Santalum Spicatum).