Mercury in Capricorn ♑︎ in the Natal Chart
Mercury in Capricorn in your natal chart provides you with a very pragmatic and realistic approach to communication. This placement implies one who is good at writing, has a dry sense of humor, and can be surprisingly funny.
Your thought process is thorough and you tend to think things through for days, weeks, and even years before coming to a solid conclusion. You have great problem solving skills as your mental pathways search for the most efficient outcomes.
There is a somewhat detached nature about the Mercury in Capricorn individual as you do not tend towards warm or nurturing types of conversation and relationship building. You have a blunt honesty about the way you present information which can be appreciated or not by those around you. Mercury in Capricorn people will continue to be themselves regardless of the present company. This placement would imply someone who makes for a great manager as you do not shy away from difficult conversations.
Mercury in Capricorn can bring out a childlike nature, playful at times to cut the seriousness with which you normally operate. You enjoy surprising people with your humor when you get the chance! There is often a very creative element hiding beneath your surface.
Capricorn ♑︎ Ascendent in the Natal Chart
Astrological Body Part: Knees & Skeletal System
Chart Ruling Planet: Saturn
The Capricorn Ascendent or Rising sign in the natal chart influences your outward personality to have an introspective aspect to it. The mask you wear is meditative and you appear to be deep in thought on many occasions. Others may categorize you as shy but the more likely explanation for your silence is your need to reflect before making a response. As a Capricorn Rising you are concerned with accuracy tending not to speak unless you are very well versed in a subject.
Style: The Capricorn Ascendent style will have you attracted to dressing in all black or a muted tones. Keeping other people on their toes you will dress in bright red from time to time. Your personal style is simple, elegant, and comfortable. You want others to take you seriously therefore you will choose your style carefully based on your current audience.
Talents: You are a natural teacher with a huge well of knowledge at your disposal. As a Capricorn Rising you are ruled by Saturn giving you the ability to speak with authority in sharing your unique perspective. If you can learn to speak up others would benefit from your valuable observations on life.