The Centaur is half-man, half-beast. Sagittarius is the stage in the cosmic cycle where the animal turns into a human, striving to control its lower impulses so that the soul can move ahead on its final journey. Sagittarius is a warrior. The sign's name, Dhanus, links it with Arjun, the warrior to whom Krishna gave his divine message in the Bhagvad Gita. Arjun aspires to divine consciousness but finds that in order to achieve it, he has to conquer those he holds dear. The backdrop of the Bhagvad Gita is the battlefield where Arjun is fighting his own family. In the midst of the battle Arjun decides to stop fighting rather than injure or kill those he loves. Lord Krishna appears to Arjun and helps him decide what he should do next by guiding him towards the duty (dharma) which is his destiny. The recognition of our duty to life, our true destiny, takes place in Sagittarius. On a spiritual level, the war between Arjun and his relatives is the war we fight everyday in trying to conquer our human desires. To reach the final path of our spiritual mission, the temptations of the material life have to be resisted. Lord Krishna gives Arjun a clue about how to overcome them. That is Jupiter's message - how to move beyond being merely animal, a slave to our own human desires.
As we move along the path of self-discovery, our choices become increasingly difficult; the churning of our emotions begun in Scorpio continues. There is conflict between our sexual impulses and our spiritual ones. Material achievements no longer satisfy us, but our spiritual growth is still in its infancy. Discipline and austerity, aspiration and discipleship will help us enter into the secrets of hidden knowledge.
Jupiter rules Sagittarius
Jupiter is the teacher, guide and spiritual initiator. It is also the planet of plenty, and of good fortune, especially in the non-material areas of life. No planets are either exalted or debilitated in Sagittarius.
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