Know your Sun Sign

Sagittarius the Archer

November 23^rd through December 21^st

^{Sagittarius is completely free of malice. He blurts out his shockingly direct speech in total innocence. The fact that he usually adds insult to injury when he tries to fix it also escapes him. He means well. His unique combination of wit, intelligence and fiery} drive usually brings the archer straight to the winners circle. Both male and female Sagittarius are oblivious to their own blunt speech. In fact everything they do is honestly done. Pretence and deception in any form appalls them.

Physically you can recognize Sagittarius by a fairly large skull, high broad forehead. Features will be open and cheerful; inviting friendship and the exchange of ideas, and the movements will normally be rapid. They will often make wide, sweeping gestures, which may be dramatic and vigorous, but possibly not graceful. He'll stride purposefully forward, head high and trip over something.

Jupiter eyes are bright and alert. The archers are either very tall and athletic or shorter than average, with strong sturdy bodies. Many of them have a stray lock of hair which keeps falling over the forehead like a horse's mane.

Sagittarians are normally restless. They hate to sit or stand still. The archer is physically conspicuous, if only through his obvious confidence and his disregard for conventional behavior.

He loves animals passionately.

Ordinarily people born under Jupiter's influence fear nothing. The typical Sagittarian is attracted to danger ' in sports, his job or his hobby. They love speed, fast cars, planes; even roller coasters draw them magnetically.

Sagittarius is totally unaware of the affect when his direct honesty compels him to speak. The Jupiter person, on the other hand, is crushed ands dismayed at his own lack of discretion when he discovers he's really cut you. What is on the archer's mind and heart is almost instantly on his lips.

Typically this sun sign is warm and generous and has lots of loyal fiends who love.

Few people can resent the archer for very long because he's transparently free of harmful intent.

Most archers sincerely try to cheer you up. At least that's what they start put to do, but sometimes it falls a little short of the good intention.

Besides now and then Sagittarians can come up with a statement that sends your spirits really soaring and make up for all the rest. They can offer profoundly wise counsel.

This is a fire sign so most archers are extroverts, talkative and forward. There are a few who are painfully shy and timid, but even these are full of original ideas ' and they are just as blunt. In fact, the quiet, fey Sagittarians with the reclusive, meek ways can dream the biggest dreams and aim for the highest goals. Introvert or extrovert, the archer is a promoter at heart. The e rare one, who doesn't say much, could be planning something really spectacular to the world.

Most of the time the typical Sagittarian is happy and gregarious, but his temper can flare like a rocket if he's pushed around by people who abuse his natural friendliness or who get too familiar. Rebellion against authority and stuffy society is also common. Sagittarius will never run away from a fight or call for help.

High spirited Jupiter people can't stand to be accused of dishonesty. After an especially fiery display of temper, the typical Sagittarian will feel remorse and try to make amends. The archer usually speaks and acts first, and considers the consequences later.

Many Sagittarians seek the stage. Show business is full of archers.

There's a strong religious streak in Jupiter men and women, especially in their youth. As they grow older they can be inclined to question former faiths and search for a perfection of values. Sagittarian love to travel, at least one suitcase is kept packed and ready for instant use.

You'll always notice something childlike about the typical naïve. Brave optimistic Sagittarian. He refuses to accept the seriousness of life, though some of them manage responsibility with admirable conscientiousness in later years. Still , they are never truly happy when they're burdened by it. Jupiter natures rebel against confinement, and too much of it can bring on serious illness.

His sensitive areas are the hips, lungs, liver, arms, hands, shoulders, intestines and feet. Love of sports and the outdoors may bring accidents through reckless over activity. He gives into sickness reluctantly, and usually recuperates with amazing swiftness. Life seldom defeats these people permanently. They believe that tomorrow will surely be better than yesterday and today is pretty interesting.

Every Sagittarian is something of a gambler, unless there is a cautious, conservative influence in the natal chart. Stock market real estate and casinos attract Sagittarians.

Both the timid and forceful ones will take a chance on love anytime. But they often stop short suddenly when marriage is mentioned. They think it over , then go ahead and make a mistake after careful consideration.

The most unpleasant traits of some Sagittarians are a tendency to violent temper , a love of too much food, and drink which can lead to obesity or alcoholism, mental brilliance stained by burning sarcasm or extreme eccentricity and the inability to keep a secret. But none of these need be permanent flaws.

The Jupiter housewife will adopt the homeless orphan or the lost animal.

The archer will take on a great cause with blind devotion and believe that the possibilities outweigh the shortcomings, an attitude that results from his brilliant imaginations and progressive thinking. He never fails to present his view with cool, reasonable arguments. The fire is always ready to leap forth.

He's a formidable foe, because he aims straight when he takes the time to focus on the victim. His arrows then rarely miss their mark. They are dipped in clever wit and sharp enough to pierce the strongest armor.

A few December people are genuinely funny. It's curious fact that when most of them tell a joke, the timing is slightly off. The audience will roar and the jovial Jupiter soul will think everyone is laughing at his great sense of humor. To see this is an hilarious experience.

Male or female, the archer can either behave in such a slap dash fashion or pretend to have such unassuming manners when he chooses, that you may get the impression he's not intelligent or he's timid. There are a few December born people who occasionally exhibit eccentric reclusive habits, but that just gives them more opportunity to sharpen their intelligence into genius.

Although Sagittarians have fantastic memories they remember every detail of books and movies, they can forget where they left their coats. Most of them constantly keep loosing gloves, car keys, and wallets.

A Sagittarian can never successfully tell a lie. No one believes him for a minute. Deceit is unnatural to the archer.

His metal is lustrous, soft, malleable tin that's barely affected by moisture. Turquoise suits him.

Whether he's bold or backward, the true nature of this generous idealist is merry. When he aims straight, he shoots higher than man can see ' past the stars ' to the place where all the dreams are really born.

Sagittarius man:- the idealistic enthusiasm and curiosity of a Sagittarian man is contagious. Sometimes his innocent exuberance can get a little out of hand.

There's always a crowd around him. That's an obstacle. You'll have to push your way through all those people to get near him. This man is an optimistic supreme. He's so optimistic that he believes in his enemies even. That kind of optimism can be dangerous. It's really just another term of blind faith.

He's not a misty dreamer. His dreams are always scrutinized by Jupiter's intelligent logic and compelling curiosity.

His soaring imagination can cause him to fall down or go busted. But wonderfully lady luck has a way of rescuing him in time. He could go prospecting in the hills, bring back a bag of rocks, find out they are not gold, cry awhile, and discover they're uranium.

Naturally with that kind of luck, he's optimistic. There's always that day when a rock is a rock, but the typical Sagittarian recovers quickly from such crushing blows. Your Jupiter man is very much that way about love. He's lucky. When he hasn't, he recovers quickly. He discriminates against dishonesty. But that's about all, which is why he has so many friends and well wishers. Enemies are a few, but far less than the number accumulated by other sun signs. People who have stung by his frank remarks may glare at him and feel like strangling him, but they usually come around realizing his harmless intent. The sin of the Sagittarian male is tactlessness and thoughtlessness, never deliberate cruelty.

He can say outrageous things and if you're in love with him, he may get away with it.

Even after his victims explode in indignation, they return to be the Sagittarian's close friends again, when their anger cools. That should show you just how much danger you're ion with this harmless chap.

The Sagittarius male lives his romantic life on a surface level, but he's honest about it. Sagittarius seeks casual relationship and sometimes they can get so casual , they are downright promiscuous. You'll welcome his frankness. You won't even flinch when he tells you how many affairs he's had and what he expects of this one with you, all very logically and clearly. He won't knowingly tie a legal knot with a lie in his heart or on his lips, but somehow he can get himself involved in a flirtation which tangles itself onto a proposal and have to run to avoid the altar. Since he's a little clumsy he may trip and she'll catch him before he gets too far away. In that event he'll think over it and illogically decide that she appealed to him physically or mentally. He'll give in, get married, and the seeds for another Sagittarian divorce have been planted. His normally reasoning powers seem to desert him when he's romantically trapped.

He's a flirt, that can't be denied, but he's not looking for sex alone. He likes variety and mental stimulation. Lots of Sagittarians get accused of making passes at every good looking receptionist or pretty girl they see. You can see that unjustified suspicion is annoying to the archer. In all fairness, most of the time, he was just being friendly.

Don't be jealous, don't be suspicious. Give him lots of rope if you want to hang him eventually. Don't question him, weep, nag or threaten to leave him. Smother him with freedom. Imagine how refreshing that would be to him. If you take life in the same spirit he does, and take people as you find them, you have the basic requirements of being his kind of wife-woman. just be what he wants. Be wide awake, let him direct and dominate your energies. Love sports, be generous, affectionate, and enthusiastic, go camping and don't try to keep him locked up in your pantry making fudge every night. Make it clear he can't keep you all to himself either. Let him know, you're a free spirit, just as he is. Never throw water on his fiery ideas. That way he'll tell you honestly some lovely night that you are just about everything he4 needs in a woman. Once he's gone that far, then tell him just as frankly that he's okay. It's time to make a decision. Point out that you like him so much you'd even consider marrying him, if he'd promise nit to interfere with your freedom.

After you're married you probably won't have in law problems. Many Sagittarians are shockingly disinterested in family ties. They don't accept the theory of loving blood relations unless they deserve loving. Even those who are fond of their parents and brothers or sisters manage to keep a healthy distance. They visit and show warm affection, but they never expect relatives to interfere with their private lives. Better see that your own relatives don't meddle either.

Keep your suitcase packed. You'll be doing a lot of traveling. Keep yourself busy and give him as many nights as he needs. Never question his honesty. When he does something wrong, he'll almost surely tell you. Practice facing his frankness, if that tomorrow ever comes, and be prepared to know he still loves you. Be as practical as he's about human emotions. You'll be surprised how strong love can grow in such honest soil. Truth has a way of encouraging permanence in a relationship.

Since he's a sports fan, he'll probably expect you to watch all the big games on T.V. with him. But he'll also take you along to all his many social activities if you're pretty and fun and you like people. Sagittarians can't stand droopy clinging women who aren't good mixers. He'll be proud of any special talents you have. And do try to have one or two. Read lots of books, and be prepared to defend a few of his causes, especially the lost ones.

He may be a little extravagant and he'll like an occasional game of chance. The same Jupiter impulse will make him pretty generous about your spending money. If he's a typical archer, he probably won't mind if you want to work to buy yourself extras.

Expect a little fortnight criticism, often painfully lacking in tact.

He'll enjoy the children more when they're older, but babies and toddlers might puzzle him a little. They usually love to take the youngsters on outdoor excursions. He may be closer to the boys but he'll be tender with the girls. They'll find him more of a pal than a father image. Now and then his frankness may disturb them when they need privacy. Children are sensitive about their secrets and their feelings may suffer from his curious questions and plain spoken observations.

He'll probably be strict only if they tell a lie. Don't ignore him for the little ones.

The archer thinks with both his heart and his mind. He won't always be wise. Sometimes he'll be foolishly courageous. He'll stumble and fall, then get up and try again. But you'll forgive him for almost anything, because he'll set your heart free with for almost anything, because he'll set your free with a very great gift- an honest love.

Sagittarius woman:- she's not always going to say the kind of things you want to hear.

She'll always be a little outspoken, because she sees the world exactly as it is. It's not everyone who can apply clear, reasonable logic to every situation, and retain the happy faculty of believing things will get better or else deciding to accept them for what they are.

Sagittarius females are regular Pollyanna. It will cat when she tells you she wishes you would make more money, but then she'll add, "of course too much money can make people selfish. May be it's lucky that you're poor." It's a sort of left handed optimism but you'll get used to it. This girl will never lie to you; sometimes you may wish she would.

She will probably live alone. Sagittarius girls are very independent and both sexes have a strange aloofness to family ties. They travel so much, they don't get home often enough to know their families well. They are restlessly on the go.

When you want her to do something, ask her. Don't tell her. She enjoys being protected, but she doesn't want to be ordered around. Not her mother gets away with that. She dislikes being bossed, especially in public when she's testing you for firmness, be firm. Jupiter women can't stand weak men. A Sagittarius woman has no intention of giving up her individuality for any male. Many a Sagittarius girls mistakes friendship for love and love for friendship. If you're one of those old fashioned men who prefer evasive ness and timidity in your woman, you'd better look for another partner. This young; lady has bright, frank ways with men. How she feels and what she thinks are identical with how she acts and what she says. Her outspoken bluntness naturally causes misunderstandings, and a good share of fiery battles, let alone hurt feelings, but it doesn't crush her spirit. Jupiter pride comes to the surface and rescues her in a crisis. Inside she may be weeping, but she'll employ such clever wit in answering the questions of friends about the break that they'll decide the whole affair was a harmless flirtation on her part.

All Sagittarians show a raging. Righteous anger when their integrity is doubted.

Impasse like this are impossible for her logical mental process, and often lead the Jupiter girl into a never ' never land of romance, not knowing where the fire might may lit up, or why , and afraid of being burned when it does. Then she'll play it too cool and be unable to take any one seriously, lest of all herself. She'll flirt openly, but with out any intention of making it a lasting or a forever thing, and gain the reputation of a cold heartless female.

A fire sign is never cold or heartless.

Like the male Sagittarian, she's a little skittish about wedlock. She's breezy and unconventional in her relationships with men. Since she considers herself your equal, she may copy your mannerism, as well as wear your sweater. She also likes sports and camping as lots of Sagittarian females do. Not that all Jupiter women are offensively masculine by nature. They can be the softest, most feminine women you ever met. It's just that she pals around with so many men you get used to seeing her in the crowd. Since she's so scrupulously honest and overboard, she may be a little careless of her reputation and contemptuous of the hypocrisy demanded by society. She knows her morals are above reproach, and that's all that matters. Naturally she's wrong. What other people think matters very much to a female reputation.

The truth is she is a trusting child at heart. Her outlook is so naïve it makes her vulnerable. Forget about how cleverly she argues and how startlingly logical she can be. All that has nothing to do with her heart. Her mind isn't under discussion. It's bright and intelligent, and well able to take care of it self in emergency. But her heart is defenseless. It falls down and gets bruised quite often.

She's slightly clumsy. The sunny Sagittarian disposition ca melt the hardest hearts. The typical Jupiter girl has a large appetite. She likes good food, nice clothes, and when she travels she likes to go first class. Sagittarians are extravagant by nature. Money for the sake of money doesn't interest them.

The Sagittarian girl may be in show business. If so, start out on the right foot by expecting her to put career first, until she tires of it. After a while she'll grow disgusted with the hypocrisy and artificial glitter she finds all around her in the world of show business, and she'll come running home to try domesticity with some one who is real, you. Someone who believes honesty is beautiful and deception is ugly. You again.

Vacation with her when you can, otherwise let her go off and trust her. She loves you.

You may think she's lacking in sentiment. You are mistaken. She'll cry rivers at sad movies and read poetry with wet eyes. She's probably saved every note you wrote her and dried flowers you brought her.

Sagittarius girls are acutely bored by the confinement of dusting and mopping. She'll hate it all with purple passion. When she has a home of her own, she'll probably swallow her distaste. She'll prefer that you get her a maid if you can possibly afford one. If not, she will doggedly keep it shining. She needs to be surrounded with beauty and cleanliness to be true to her. Most Sagittarian women aren't exactly ecstatic in the kitchen. But she can whip up a mean, fancy dessert when she's trying to cheer you out of the blues. Her own moods can be terrors, but they are rare and they last so briefly you'll hardly notice them. This is not a woman for a brooding, melancholy man. Gloom and pessimism can actually make her physically ill.

Her children will probably adore her. Once she's over her initial fear of responsibility, she'll cope with diapers and daily baths like an efficient nurse. The little ones will get a good dose of her cheerful optimism and outspoken remarks. She'll read them funny stories with happy endings, and make them on sudden , impulsive picnics in the woods. Her youngsters will be well dressed and bright manners. Her honesty will mark their characters.

You'll have a lovely hostess. No one entertains as graciously as a Sagittarian woman. There's a quality about her sunny, outgoing friendliness that makes people feel deeply welcome.

The Jupiter woman is an incurable idealist. As long as you call her soul her own, and don't make her feel tied down, this woman will give you triple bonus of her loyalty, her trust, and her affection.