SAGITTARIUS HOROSCOPE

Born under a zodiac sign that’s half human and half horse, it makes perfect sense that you would have a carrot-or-the-stick relationship to life. Either life dangles inviting opportunities in front of you (opportunities that often appear to be beyond reach), or you get whacked on the backside by demanding circumstances that drive you forward no matter what you do. It’s hard to think straight when you can’t tell the difference between the push and the pull. Nevertheless, Ruling Planet Jupiter retrograde for the next four months will help you to clarify your priorities and put them in the proper order.

You're beginning to come into your own. It took a while to invest the time and energy you needed to improve yourself, but now that you have, others are taking notice. The Solar Eclipse in Libra on October 2nd puts you in touch with those people who can help you be the best that you can be. This could be a mentor, a coach, or a benefactor. In any case, it's someone who espouses a standard of excellence that's higher than you would envision for yourself. It's intimidating, but it also gives you something to aim for. Do that, and you'll realize your true potential.

Why does it feel like you're throwing good money after bad? Because you are. You were born under a sign that would rather buy its way out of a problem than sit down and take a hard look. Thankfully, Mercury moves from its opposition to Neptune on September 25th to a trine with Pluto on September 26th. This changes the mindset from panicked splashing around to gently moving with the current of events. Much of the advice you ignored before will come to mind, and instead of waving it away, it looks like you'll follow it – thereby escaping the corner you painted yourself into.

The lunar eclipse on September 17th will hit you right where you live. For years, you’ve felt unable to put down roots. Even if you were married with a family, there was still a part of you that felt like your real life was waiting for you somewhere else. Maybe it’s finally finding someone you want to spend the rest of your life with, moving into the house of your dreams, or simply healing that part of you that felt used and abused that's cured you of the wanderlust. In any case, you’re turning the page and starting one of the best chapters of your life.

It took weeks to get things back on track, and after some tough decisions – and even tougher sacrifices – life is finally heading in the right direction. Unfortunately, the Sun/Jupiter square on September 12th shows the return of that person or situation that messed things up to begin with. Loved ones and friends will counsel you to ignore this, but you can’t. You know you have to face this one day, and it might as well be now. Don’t be surprised if the meeting feels anti-climactic. It’s a testament to how much you’ve grown, and in ways you’re not even aware of.

Mars in Cancer can be financially stressful. It's because Cancer rules the part of your solar chart that governs debt. This could be money you owe others or money that others owe you. The next 8 ½ weeks are all about how you manage this. Maybe a lending agency is trying to change the terms of your agreement or a friend is looking to renege on what they owe you. It's important to reinforce the terms you agreed on without alienating anyone. Usually, you avoid these conversations, but recent years have taught you how to focus on figures and not feelings when discussing money.

You can feel yourself being drawn back into a relationship that you just freed yourself from on August 28th. Venus/Neptune oppositions are like sirens on the rocks singing to you to come join them in their watery kingdom. There might be promises to turn over a new leaf, to make good on past mistakes, and to be more sensitive to your feelings and needs. As you might recall, sirens weren't known for being entirely above board. Thankfully, this is the last time Venus opposes Neptune in Pisces, which means that the spell is finally lifting and that you can depart with no regrets or guilt.

A Sagittarian's response to any fraught situation is to bolt. Nobody's out the door faster than someone born under the galloping Centaur. Unfortunately, the Jupiter/Saturn square on August 19th shows that that won't work. You've no choice but to see a difficult home or property matter through to the end. Not only are you honor-bound, but you can't afford to walk away. Ironically, it will be staying put that saves you in the end. As a Child of Jupiter, you often choose faraway destinations over solutions that lie in plain sight. Focus on the here and now, and you'll find the salvation you seek.

As a Sagittarius, you're pretty accommodating. That's because you were born under a mutable sign, and mutable signs are flexible. However, even you will be pushed past your limit when Mars forms a square to Saturn on August 16th. You've done everything you could to try to make a relationship or association succeed, and now it's time to ask this person if they really want to be with you. Chances are the answer will be what you suspected all along, but instead of feeling bad, you'll be relieved. That's because it's exhausting trying to make things work with someone who doesn't want to be there.

It’s ironic that for a sign that’s as freedom-seeking and derring-do as yours you will balk right at the time when you need to take that big jump. It’s not unlike a horse refusing to leap the hurdle because it can’t see what’s on the other side. Nevertheless, the Sun/Jupiter sextile on August 7th urges you to take this leap of faith. You may not know where it’s going to lead and you certainly don’t have any guarantees, but if you don’t do this then you’ll never know how it might have all worked out – and that would be the greatest regret of all.