The 4 Most Self-Reliant Zodiac Signs
When you are content to be simply yourself and don’t compare or compete, everyone will respect you
Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching
Nothing can bring you peace but yourself.
Ralph Waldo Emerson, Self-Reliance and Other Essays
In a world that is increasingly “connected” digitally, where our networks of interdependence become more sophisticated with each passing day, there’s something nostalgically heroic about the renegades, upstarts, and lone wolves who prefer to chart their own paths, to make their own way, and to set out on their own.
Although it’s obvious that societies work better when everyone cooperates and works together, it’s also an undeniable historical fact that most of the true advancements in science, literature, and philosophy were accomplished by loners and revolutionaries who occupied the fringes and sought out new ways to look at things.
Here are the four zodiac signs who tend to be the most self-reliant.
1. Capricorn
Widely regarded as the most hardworking and diligently hyper-focused of all the star signs, Capricorn hates to feel dependent on anyone else for anything. They hate asking anyone for help, for money, for advice—really, for anything. They find it all infantilizing and demoralizing. Of all the signs, they are the most likely to know what they want, to map out a plan to get it, and to work tirelessly and unceasingly until they get not only what they want, but just a little bit more to tide them over. They are so self-reliant that when they perform the song “Lean on Me” at karaoke night, they imagine singing it to themselves.
2. Aquarius
Like Capricorn, Aquarius is ruled by Saturn, the planet of responsibility, determination, and solitude. They have very specific goals, tastes, and strategies. Their motto is, “If you want to do something right, do it yourself.” People often mistake this for aloofness or detachment, but it’s merely stark realism; because Aquarius is intelligent and self-directed, and because they don’t often get mired down in the trivialities and distractions that others do, they are absolutely right that they are the best-qualified person to not only identify what’s good for them, but to pursue it until it’s achieved. Although it’s a seeming paradox, they are also the best type of team player, because their consummate sense of responsibility is the best kind of asset any team could have.
3. Gemini
The natural-born rebel of the zodiac, Gemini rarely gets lonely because, well, they’re Twins. Out of all the star signs, they are the least likely to get upset by the judgmental attitudes or negative opinions of others. They have a firm, unshakable sense of themselves, and if a thousand people disagree with them, it doesn’t matter; they’ll just shrug and chalk it up to the fact that no one knows what’s good for them as well as they do. They are firm believers in Socrates’s famous admonition: “To know thyself is the beginning of wisdom.”
4. Sagittarius
A fire sign ruled by Jupiter, Sagittarius is a free-spirited sign who likes to get their motor runnin’ and head out on the highway by themselves. They often see other people as nothing more than obstacles, as roadblocks preventing them from realizing their goals, actualizing their dreams, and reaching their destinations. Although they aren’t antisocial per se, other people can drag them down with their complaints, pettiness, bickering, and drama. They love working remotely and are paragons of the DIY (Do It Yourself) ethic. When the Archer pulls back the string on their bow and gets ready to let their arrow fly, it’s best to get out of the way.