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With its characteristics of openness, spontaneity, and optimistic enthusiasm, Sagittarius is a sign that could not be more different from Scorpio! With Sagittarius rising, you present a philosopher-in-search-of-the-truth type of identity to others. When feeling supported, you are upbeat, tolerant, extroverted, and outspoken. When you are not feeling supported, you are quarrelsome, restless, and tactless. The ruling planet of Sagittarius is Jupiter. Jupiter is the planet of expansion. It influences broadening, extending, and reaching beyond borders and limits, both physically and mentally. Sagittarius is a mutable, fire, yang sign.
As a mutable sign, Sagittarius rising brings the qualities of flexibility, adaptability, and changeability to your attitude. You find it easy to let things go. Wanting to experience all life has to offer, you become restless and quarrelsome when you are prevented from doing so. Needing freedom to explore your world, you do not appreciate having limits placed on what you want to accomplish. Boundaries serve only to frustrate you.
As a fire sign, Sagittarius rising brings the qualities of enthusiasm, inspiration, optimism, and creativity to your personality. You approach life with zest and spontaneity, ready to explore new horizons.
As a masculine/yang sign, Sagittarius rising adds the qualities of being energetically expressive, positive, active, and competitive to your nature. You approach your day ready to experience it fully and with a positive, enthusiastic attitude. Yours is not so much a receptive and reflective nature as it is a “ready to go!” nature.
With this combination of energies making up your Authentic Self personality expression, the image you present to others is as someone who is optimistic, action-loving, loyal, and friendly.
Bored by routine, you are not content with the status quo. You approach new situations and seek out new experiences with enthusiasm, always optimistic in the belief that fun and adventure await you. For you, there is the thrill of discovery to be had with each new experience. This can, at times, have you “throwing caution to the wind” as you follow your own “North Star” to the next thing that has piqued your interest. (Knack Astrology, pp. 38 & 39) If the experience or new situation you land yourself in is not to your liking, you easily move on without any lingering regret.
The doorway to your Authentic Self is open and expansive. You express yourself confidently and with self-assurance. (Do It Yourself Relationship Astrology, p. 272) You enjoy imparting your knowledge to others on a myriad of subjects such as philosophy, travel, religion, politics, sports and whatever you may be studying or working on at the time.
Figuratively speaking, the energetic cloak you put on to interact with and meet the demands of the world around you is forthright, open, and allows you plenty of room for freedom of movement. With a metaphorical suitcase in hand, you are ready to travel and explore the world.
Feng Shui tips to further boost your energetic signature:
The area of your home to concentrate your feng shui efforts on to promote support for your energetic signature is the Helpers/Travel area. Enhancing the travel nature of this area boosts your energetic signature because, “travel is part of how you develop your understanding of the world around you, as well as how you impart this understanding to others.” (Journey to Mastery, Feng Shui for Life, p.89) Energizing this area of your home will not only provide opportunities for travel, it will also have a positive effect on the “synchronistic order to life”, that is, that everything will seem to fall into place. Its energetic essence is to draw on the universe’s energy to connect you to opportunities for travel, to expand your mind, to connect you to helpful people of the everyday world as well as to connect you to divine sources of the spirit world. (Decorating with the Five Elements of Feng Shui, p. 153) The Helpers/Travel area is located in the front right (Western) or northwest (Classical) side of your home.
Enhance this sector with the colors of gray, silver, pewter, copper, white and/or black. Anything made of metal will energize this area as will round, oval, and arched shapes. This is a great area to place pictures of or items representing places you have traveled to or want to travel to. Adding a table and chairs here encourages conversations and facilitates your desire to share your experiences and knowledge with others. To promote helpful synchronicity in your life, place images in this location of helpful people of this world and of the spirit world that you feel connected to.
You are a truth-seeker and a dreamer, preferring to look at the big picture and leaving the minutiae of life to others to attend. Sagittarius is a freedom-loving sign and with it as your rising sign, you instinctively seek relationships in which you can freely express yourself. You prefer surroundings where there is plenty of room to freely move about. (Horoscope Symbols, p.231)
You are emotionally supported in environs that don’t fence you in. If you feel in any way trapped or confined by them and/or the people in them, you escape by physically leaving or mentally retreating. If circumstances are such that you are unable to retreat, there are Feng Shui tips you can incorporate into your surroundings to keep away the feeling that the walls are closing in around you.
Feng Shui Tips to Alleviate Negative Energy:
The key word for Sagittarius is “freedom”. (A Spiritual Approach to Astrology, p. 118) With this sign on your ascendant, your instinctive desire for freedom from constraints and boundaries whether they be physical, emotional, or mental, may have you objecting to some of the constrictions implied by implementing changes according to the Feng Shui bagua map. Therefore, this section will take a more broad, all-encompassing approach in recommending feng shui remedies and adjustments to alleviate feeling constrained by current circumstances in your environment.
Large, open spaces with plenty of sunlight will help alleviate feelings of claustrophobia and distress that can occur when you feel bound in by close quarters or by the people you are with. In the areas where you spend most of your time, let in as much natural light as possible during the day and plenty of artificial light at night. Light opens space whereas dark encloses space around you. Light is yang energy and dark is yin. With the yang Sagittarius sign on your ascendant, yang energy energetically supports you.
In addition to light, there are other ways to ensure there is plenty of yang energy in your environment. Primarily, clear out physical clutter. Clutter represents yin energy in its most extreme and unproductive form. Getting rid of the clutter will encourage yang energy to enter into and flow freely in your home. Once the clutter has been cleared, look for ways to replace the negative energy that clutter created with positive, yang energy that will support your Sagittarian personality expression. The following are some options for you to consider when you decide to replace yin energy with yang energy.
Shiny metal objects, mirrors, wooden blinds instead of curtains, and a real fireplace create yang energy. Yellow, red, orange and purple are considered warm, yang colors. Flowers and other decorative objects with these colors when added to your space will generate yang energy. Whether it be the music you play, the light you bring in, the objects and furniture you surround yourself with, or the colors you choose, make sure they represent the qualities of openness, expansiveness, exuberance, and outward moving energy that make up your Sagittarian personality identity.
Finally, Sagittarians do well in environs that are relaxing and that do not conform slavishly to any distinct style. In other words, you will feel energetically supported if you are free to grow and evolve your space organically. Easy maintenance is another feature to incorporate into your living arrangements. You do not want to be bound by the need for frequent dusting, constant order, or fussy cleaning. Remember, anything that complicates your life adds restrictions to it. An open, comfortable, well-lit space that is warm and welcoming, and in which you feel free to do as you please whether it is playing a game, reading a book, or simply kicking your shoes off and relaxing will support your energetic signature.
Your natural, instinctive personality expression is straightforward and honest. You have a friendly approach with others. With your talent for seeing the big picture and your penchant for honesty, the teacher/preacher in you is often blunt as you express your views of what you believe to be true and right to others. This bluntness, when enthusiastic, expansive and confident, reinforces your role as a teacher and you attract people to you. However, this bluntness can just as easily be dismissive, offhanded, or preachy. When this occurs, you offend others without really intending to. Those close to you know you are generally well-meaning and will therefore just consider the source, so to speak, and not remain offended. But, for those who do not know you, they can be alienated with these offhanded, dismissive, or preachy comments.
A key attribute to your Sagittarius rising sign that can counteract the preacher/dismissive kind of bluntness is intuition. Intuition is more than what your five physical senses tell you about the world around you. It is about being perceptive, sensitive, insightful and discerning. This is actually one of your strengths with Sagitarius rising. ‘‘The primary archetype of ….Sagittarius….is intuition.“ (Introduction to Evolutionary Astrology, discussion of the Sagittarius archetype) You can be very intuitive when you are present enough in yourself to listen to and act on it, and this adds depth and breadth to how you interact with others. When you listen to your intuition prior to blurting out the first thing that comes to mind, you can be sensitive and insightful. This, in turn, will help you to be more influential in your role as teacher/advisor/advocate.
To harness this tremendous Sagittarian ability to be intuitive, it would be helpful to take time out for yourself to roam freely both mentally and physically. Meditation will help to expand your conscious self and to know your own mind. Taking time out to roam freely outdoors enables you to free yourself of the everyday restrictions that prevent you from gaining insight to yourself and the interconnectedness of all things.
Feng Shui Enhancements for Meditation and Wandering:
Concentrate your efforts on the Knowledge/Self-Cultivation area of your home to encourage energetic support for meditation and wandering.
The Knowledge/Self-Cultivation area is located in the front left (Western) or northeast (Classical) side of your home. This area, when energetically enhanced, promotes and supports spiritual and personal growth. This area is conducive not only for the pursuit of knowledge in general but also for the pursuit of inner strength and wisdom through meditation. Meditation helps to clear out and remove mental clutter for the purpose of harmonizing your inner life with the external world around you. It elevates your capabilities for insight, perception, and awareness of things beyond the earthly or physical. (The Everything Feng Shui Book, p. 241-242) Making feng shui enhancements to this area will help you to connect your spiritual life with your everyday life and to know more about yourself. The more you know yourself the more you have to give in your relationship with others. (Journey to Mastery, Feng Shui for Life, pp. 117 &118)
Enhancing the tranquility and calmness of this area of your home will help to cultivate a quiet mind. It will remind you to let your thoughts flow without judgement or analysis and to not be distracted by outside stimuli. Incorporate into this space things that inspire you to get beyond your normal mind-set and into a meditative state. Examples include things such as aromas, sounds, flowers, books, and inspirational quotations. In addition, add pictures of outdoor scenes such as mountains and wide-open spaces to create a mood of wandering that the freedom of the outdoors gives you. Items that are blue or that have earth tones will enhance the energy of this area as well.
By implementing Feng Shui enhancements and adjustments suggested for your Sagittarius rising sign, you are creating energetic support in your environment to have the freedom to express your instinctive Sagittarian personality. You are creating energetic support for your desire to explore new horizons, whether they be creative, intellectual, spiritual or physical. You are fortifying your Sagittarian strengths of generosity, dependability, versatility, honesty and friendliness as you go about your daily life meeting new people and dealing with new situations.
You are learning about yourself through the reactions of and responses from others to your behavior as you go about your daily life. Their feedback to you regarding your actions will be either positive or negative. You will enjoy positive feedback from others when you operate from a friendly, honest, fun-loving and buoyant approach. Whereas, negative feedback can occur when you are tactless, boastful, or quarrelsome with others. Regardless of the type of feedback, you will continue to grow, and your authentic self will continue to discover something new about itself (Introduction to Evolutionary Astrology, discussion on the archetype of the 1st house/ascendant/rising sign).
Feng Shui for your Rising Sign 