Welcome back to another ascendant analysis, the Freedom loving and truth-seeking Sagittarius. After the lengthy last article on the intense scorpios, Sagittarius will bring in the much-required fun and excitement. I guess I have already started with some of the personality traits of the sign. Having your ascendant in this sign will certainly make people believe that all these traits describe you, irrespective of how you are at your core (moon, sun and other placements are equally important).
Lets start with the physical appearance. Sagittarius is a fiery sign ruled by Jupiter. This in itself gives some idea of how they look like. Being a fiery sign, these people probably have a strong composition. The symbol most often associated with the sign is an archer, who is half human and half horse. This again adds to the strong horse like physical body. That can be muscular, lean, slender however but overall they will be considered well-built. Jupiter, can give them some opulence and put them in the heavier side and also give a benevolence to their appearance.
Coming to the general characteristics of the sign, Sagittarius is always associated with freedom, love for adventure, risk/thrill seekers, always up for learning new ideas/cultures/philosophy etc. People with planets in Sagittarius or ascendant will have a different kind of zest for life in general. They will have this inherent quality of being optimistic and jovial. Not that they, do not have troubles in life, but these are the set of people you will consider as the happy types.
Having your ascendant in Sag, only intensifies this. Since people perceive you as your ascendant sign most of the times, your Sagittarius ascendant will give out this vibe of always being full of life, optimistic and encouraging. If you or someone you know feels like they are such people, check out their ascendant sign, you might happen to know one of these happy-go-lucky kinds.
Your ascendant being ruled by the Big Benefic Jupiter, probably explains most of these qualities, Jupiter also know as Guru, is associated with higher learning, philosophy, wealth, wisdom and luck. Being ruled by Jupiter gives a person a high interest in learning and experience lots of new cultures and ideas. Now in doing so, they also need a lot of freedom.
It may feel like this is the best sign to be with so much positivity and abundance, but as I always say the same set of qualities can have a darker side to. Their desire to learn and experience everything new that the world has to offer will lead them to be bored with mundane stuff. They can be impatient people who get bored easily and might leave projects, situations, people, job etc when they feel like nothing new is left for them to learn. It is for this reason that they have earned this bad reputation of the leavers of the zodiac, or people afraid of commitments. Their love for freedom might over-power their need for stability in life. They can be the forever wanderers who rather spend their life travelling than getting stuck in some daily regular life. It is just how we perceive them, they can be the best company or the worst partners.
With Sagittarius falling in your 1st house, the kendra houses are occupied by the dual signs and the 1-5-9 trikon houses by the fire signs. This makes you a strong willed and highly motivated person. You are always willing to take action and face life head-on. With dual houses in your kendra, you are one of those people who are comfortable in either flexibility or ridgity in major life areas such as your home, work and life partner. More inclined towards fluidity due to Jupiter and mercury rulerships, you like some kind of changes in life every now and then. Because, all four kendras are ruled by either Jupiter or mercury, their placement in your chart will reveal more details about your overall persona. But all in all, Jupiter gives you the much-needed optimism and love for life and the world as a whole.
I would say, that the world needs these ever-optimistic people to bring in love and peace all around. This is all for now on for the archers. Will be back with the “Planners-Executers” of the zodiac- the Capricorns in the next article. Stay happy.
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