I am SAGITTARIUS: Explore me - Ruled by Jupiter

Roaming free upon the plains, wandering hither and yon this strapping young CENTAUR boldly goes where no man, er, horse has gone before. Or at least that’s the way our SAGITTARIAN friends imagine it. If she could have her way she would discover and immerse herself in every new culture, continent and galaxy available.

Endlessly fascinated by the places and people they have yet to meet, SAG’S are born explorers. It’s as if the world doesn’t really exist until they have turned over every rock, examined every leaf and poured themselves into every nook and cranny of it. They are born observers and commentators, and wherever you find groups of people gathered together, the CENTAUR will be drawn, as if by magnetic force, right into the center of the action. They are energetic to a fault, causing would-be traveling companions to drop like flies from exhaustion. Often you will find her in the center of the action, as, say, a professional athlete. But if injury or lack of athletic talent keeps him off the court, he’ll be commentating, making jokes and generally rousing the crowd to a state of enthusiastic fervor, or hysterical laughter. Oh yes, these people can be very, very funny.

As physically restless as the SAGITTARIUS usually is, he is equally restless mentally, seeking to engage and understand as many points of view and philosophy as can be crammed into one life span of experience. She may love to read, but she longs to go to the places she reads about, it’s only fear that holds her back. And it is always experience that the SAG native seeks out. You see, to some extent every last one of them feels like a Stranger in a Strange Land. And as such they do all they can to grok the local customs. It is in fact astonishing how many CENTAURS there are who move to a country other than the one they were born in, or who marry someone from a different culture than their own. Somehow they all feel like they didn’t quite fit into the mores and customs of their origins and so they strike out into the world to understand themselves and the place they came from. It is this kind of attitude that lands men and women on the moon, and teaches us new languages, cultural experiences and philosophies. Broadening horizons, for themselves, and everyone they have contact with is their secret purpose. Usually they disguise it very well under a magnanimous, JUPITERIAN smile, and an optimistic wave. Oh, they can be zealous, but you usually enjoy their company too much to take offense.

They are perhaps some of the luckiest people you know. Things just seem to fall into place for them. As he jaunts off into the sunset with barely two nickels to rub together you wonder what will ever become of the cockeyed, gawky lug, stumbling off into the sunset as he trips over his own oversized feet. And then 6 months, or 10 years later he returns with a Galleon filled with gold and raucous tales of adventure to share with you. But then that money disappears as easily as it arrived and he’s off into the sunset again. One might even get the feeling that to a CENTAUR, having a good story to tell is worth more than all the tea in China. And you would be right. These are our natural storytellers, and as such, often find themselves loved and revered for being so damned entertaining.

GEMINI, the natural compliment for SAG teaches them much about communication. You see people get annoyed when the Heroine of the story gallops off without a word. Ultimately, the philosopher in CENTAUR’S clothing learns to make an impact on people both hither and yon, by communicating with them, using words and sharing ideas. And then our Hero takes his place at the table as translator bringing ideas together to form something greater than before.

If you love one of these wandering adventurers, don’t even think about tying him or her down. Keep a bag packed at all times and get ready to explore the world. Get really good at telling jokes, and keep them chasing you. Make yourself unavailable, and exotic. Your CENTAUR will gladly play hide and seek with you over and over again, and exhaust you with the sheer athleticism of their lovemaking. Maybe you won’t have to play hide after all, maybe you’ll just need a break!

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In the Greek myths JUPITER was the father of the gods. He rules the heavens, which is equivalent to our conscious waking reality. His brother’s NEPTUNE and PLUTO rule the dream world and the underworld respectively. He was the one to grant wishes and requests, or hurl thunderbolts in disapproval. In mythology JUPITER took power by castrating his father URANUS, who was at that time the ruler of all the godly realms. URANUS had himself taken power by castrating his father. This is a good example of how the law of karma, or cause and effect works. In Astrology JUPITER represent blessings, gifts or things that come easily to us. However, at times the things that come easily to us are at someone else’s expense, just ask his father URANUS. The god JUPITER was also very lusty and seductive. He was constantly taking on disguises in order to seduce human women, he was very prolific in his conquests, leaving behind children all over the world. His good luck with women was clearly not a blessing to his wife, or his fatherless children. This was the source of many arguments and retaliations between he and his wife. They were usually at war over their philosophical differences. JUPITER governs all activities relating to the law, higher education, the mass media, long journeys, religion and philosophy. As the lawmaker on Mount Olympus, his job is to govern the activities of the group as a whole, so that the individuals may better function together. His influence is to seek the governing principal that holds various different people, even cultures together. For this reason issues of religious, cultural, ethnic and racial groupings or conflicts fall under his domain.

JUPITER is the largest planet in our solar system, making it easy to see that it represents expansion. In fact the planet is mostly gas. Gas tends to expand infinitely, when not held in check by some external force. The influence of JUPITER on the personality as seen in the Natal chart is similar. When not held in check JUPITER energy can lead to over-optimism, exaggeration, over-eating or numerous other excesses. Balanced JUPITER energy, however, lends buoyancy, light-heartedness and humor to the personality. Jupiter also bestows luck on his natives. Jupiter luck can seem to be random or strangely specific in it’s manifestation, but in truth every event is a reaction to some past action. For this reason JUPITER in the Natal Chart represents the good karma that we have accumulated.

Every person has JUPITER somewhere in their Birth Chart, however Sagittarius and Pisces are only signs governed by his influence. Sagittarius natives tend to have buoyant personalities, easily expecting things to go in their favor. Such optimism is often self-fulfilling. For this reason Sagittarius has a reputation for being humorous, fun and outgoing. However the archer can constantly be seeking new targets to shoot at, and their often-reckless attitude can lead to certain blindness to the wounds that their arrows may have left on other people. The Sagittarius is the blunt person who can say or do some of the most insensitive things, and then wonder what you’re so upset about. But in the next minute they’ll have you rolling on the floor with laughter, or hopping on the bandwagon of some world-beating scheme they’ve cooked up. They have a way of making even the most ridiculous things seem possible, even easy to accomplish. But sometimes they can lack common sense. They can often live a rosy world of their own making, oblivious to the mundane concerns of those around them.

Pisces is also governed by JUPITER in my Chakra Astrology, this is because Pisces people are very lucky at putting together group concerns and ideas, they often have a certain mesmerizing power and charisma that puts them in leadership positions, weather or not they’ve asked for them. Many of the most highly successful people I’ve ever met are Pisces: they just seem to have a lucky nack for finding the right opportunity at the right time and filling a need that the group has. This leads them to succeed - as long as they don’t slide into the many temptations that success brings their way. When they do that, we find them partying all night, losing their beautiful figures and generally wasting their talents.

All Sagittarians and Pisceans will have to deal with JUPITER’s influence on their lives. This includes issues of over-indulgence, the tendency to exaggerate, conflicts of philosophy with others and the resolution of the castration complex (even for women). For more specific information about how JUPITER influences your personality you may be interested in having a Natal Birth Chart Interpretation.

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