Symbol: The Archer.
Element: Fire.
Type: Positive.
Quality: Mutable.
Sign ruled by Jupiter: spiritual growth and expansion of thought.
Color: Blue, Purple.
Gemstone: Turquoise, Topaz, Amethyst.

Precarious partners: Gemini, Virgo, Pisces.
Pleasing partners: Aries, Leo.
Promising partners: Libra, Aquarius.

Image:
Cheerful, outgoing and informal, with refreshing candor and an encouraging manner. Has a high forehead, an often scholarly air and expressive eyes.

Needs:
An aim or quest to pursue. Challenge, variety, exercise. Most of all space, in surroundings and relationships. But may have to check incautious remarks.

Likes:
Country-life, good food, travel. Plays, mythology, current affairs. Likes to observe, research and read. To keep options open, and take a few risks.

Dislikes:
The pedantic, petty and banal. Domestic chores and strict routines. Fussy and possessive people. Constraints, ties and orders. Apathy injustice, deceit.

In mind:Wide-ranging, open, agile and resilient. Learns readily and can apply knowledge. Is idealistic and spirited. A fund of optimistic, ideas, insight and humor.

In action:
Honest, versatile, enterprising, with a concise, cogent turn of phrase. Has a forgiving nature and gentle manner, but sparks can fly if temper is lost.

At work:
Cooperative and flexible. Has verve and vision. Qiuckly grasps concepts and opportunities. Can spot alternatives, diversify and head elaborate projects.

With friends:
Welcoming, easy and unaffected. Apt to tease, but fondly. Also able to laugh at self. Supportive, fair, knowledgeable and amusing. A most congenial companion.

In love:
Ardent, though may bypass marriage in favor of personal freedom. For bonds to last, a partner has to allow for this and be both a lover and friend.

In life:
Intuitive and lucky, a Sagittarian makes the most of life, and turns it into a voyage of discovery by journeying far afield or exploring new areas of study.

Health:
Vulnerable to liver disorders, stomach upsets, rheumatism, and problems arising from recklessness and overindulgence. Fatigued by boredom rather than action.

The body:
The sign rules the hips, thigs, gall bladder and liver. Jupier is linked with purification, lucid thought (even when old), growth and rapid recovery.

Famous Sagittarians:
Alexander Solzenitsyn
Nostradamus
Paul Klee
Paul Getty
Jummy Hendrix
Woody Allen
Gustave Flaubert

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