Sagittarius

The ninth sign of the zodiac, Sagittarius is a mutable fire sign ruled by Jupiter and pictured as the Archer. It holds the energy of search and expansion, the reach toward meaning, distance, and a wider view of things. The Sun passes through Sagittarius from roughly November 22 to December 21. Where Sagittarius falls in a chart is where a person seeks freedom, adventure, and a truth big enough to live by. At its best the Sagittarius temperament is optimistic, honest, generous, and adventurous. It aims high, keeps faith in the future, and lifts the mood of those around it with humor and a love of learning. Given too free a rein, that same expansiveness spills into restlessness, tactlessness, overpromising, and a preachy certainty about what it believes. Sagittarius rules the hips, thighs, and liver, and its key phrase is "I aim." Its work is to ground its vision in follow-through, so the search for meaning leads somewhere real rather than always moving on to the next horizon.