Sagittarius (The Archer )

October 24- November 23

Symbol: The Archer
Ruling Planet: Jupiter
Fire - Mutable - Positive
Day Forces - Masculine
Growth Phase: Knowledge
Secret Motivation: "I See"

LEO IN A NUTSHELL

The sign of the Lawyer, the Sage

Personality: Idealistic, honest, impatient, enthusiastic, frank and fearless, ambitious, philosophical, boisterous, argumentative and impulsive.

Positive Qualities: Fearless and frank, sportsmanlike, independent, curious and intelligent, generous, aspiring and nature-loving.

Negative Qualities: Boastful and aggressive, over-confident, prone to exaggeration, tactless, lacking in concentration, inconsistent and crude.

PERSONALITY AND CHARACTER

The traveler, in body and mind. A social one. Aims at the stars. Conservative with money - usually. Broad in ideas. Can be bombastic, hypocritical, and blunt. Ideals applied to home. Aggressive socially. High aspirations, sometimes too high! Loves freedom. Usually big-hearted, benevolent in attitude. Persistent, practical in work. Sometimes sportive. Likes horses, loves children. Aspires onward.

KARMIC MISSION

To communicate - in an inspirational, aggressive, dynamic and idealistic manner.

ENERGY PATTERN

Each of the 12 Signs of the Zodiac represents specific energy patterns, or modes of expression. They act as modifiers of the elements with which they are associated, be it a Planet or a House. Virgo is analysis, refinement, and discrimination seeking perfection and purification of the self. This is the sign of the craftsman.

INFLUENCE OF THE PLANET

Those born under Sagittarius and Pisces are the Jupiter type. You tend to be heavily built, have a high forehead with prominent eyes, slanting at the corners. You are quite pompous in your middle age and often not very ambitious, yet you manage to acquire comfortable riches during the course of your active career. Being just, honest, generous, self indulgent, sociable and talkative - these are your other hallmarks.

SAGITTARIUS LOVE MYSTERY

On one hand, a Sagittarian is a born flirt and on the other hand, a snob - a disastrous combination! As a lover, you are warm, open, charming and glamorous. What you lack is staying power. New faces and fresh pictures always beckon you, so though you may be a good lover, you are not always a faithful one, and one whom it is almost impossible to tie down. This creates problems in your love life. You are very sporty, but an excellent provider. But yours is fundamentally not a sign of domesticity, in the sense of needing a home and hearth above everything else. A divorce or separation may hurt you, but it wouldn't prevent you from another attempt at matrimony. You will care and provide for your mate, but will give him or her freedom and independence and expect the same in return. Sagittarians can sometimes also be quite crude and hot-tempered. While you respect your partner as a human being, you are nevertheless capable of some very wounding sarcasm, which he or she will have to learn to overlook in order to survive with you.

SEXUAL CHARACTERISTICS

Sex plays an important role in the life of every man and woman. It lies at the root of life, and we can never learn to revere life until we know how to understand sex. Indian astrological science attributes certain sexual characteristics to persons according to the sign under which they have been born.

You are generous in love, as in everything else and you make your partner happy in every way. You are experimental, sporty, cheery and completely direct.

AS A FRIEND

You are sincere, helpful and generous in the extreme - a good friend to have around. Your likes and dislikes are intense, sometimes leading to blinding predilections or prejudices. Your intuition is strong and makes you offer your friends good advice and guidance. Even if friends exploit you, you harbor no resentment or ill-will.

YOUR LUCKY ELEMENTS

Take a quick look at what is lucky for you.

Birth Stone: Turquoise
Lucky Gems: Topaz and Amethyst (opinions are divided)
Lucky Colors: Purple, Violet, Pink and Shades of Red
Lucky Numbers: 3, 12, 21, 30, 39, 48 (the 3 series)
Lucky Talisman: Arrow Heads, The Horn of Plenty, definitely a horseshoe
Lucky Herbs and Flowers: Aniseed, Asparagus, Lichen, Figs, Lime Flower and Dandelion
Lucky Day: Thursday


FAMOUS PERSONALITIES
Following are some of the famous personalities who were born under your zodiac sign.

1. Beethoven
2. Dale Carnegie
3. Winston Churchill
4. Walt Disney
5. Pope John XXIII
6. John Milton
7. George Segal
8. Mark Twain
9. Sydney Hook
10. Carolyn Finch

By Renu Shastri