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 Astrology
of Wellness
Sagittarius:
Adventure & Illumination
by Ted PanDeva Zagar
Note: The author uses Sol and Luna instead
of generic terms like "sun" and "moon" when referring to the
two most important spheres in our solar system. Folk remedies, herbs, foods,
micronutrients, and other substances and therapies are included as information
and not as replacements for the diagnoses, advice, and treatments provided by
competent wellness professionals.
Discounting
Sol, Jupiter is our largest extraterrestrial neighbor.
As such, it governs the liver, which is the body's
largest vital organ. The planet of Jove and its sign,
Sagittarius (November 23 to December 21), also reign
over the gall bladder, hips, thighs, and coccygeal
vertebrae (i.e., the tailbone). One can easily assume
that a sphere as massive as Jupiter might be slow to
effect a day/night cycle. On the contrary, this giant
ball comprised of a liquid core and a deep, gaseous
atmosphere spins faster (under 10 hours) than every
other member in the solar system's family.
Natives
of Sagittarius, as well as of Gemini (May 21 to June
21), the sign opposed to the Centaur, often exhibit the
Jovian traits of expansive thinking, philosophical
speculation, and musing over spiritual and religious
matters. This is the zodiacal month that lures us out of
our limited perspectives and beyond the familiarity of
our home bases. Astrologically speaking, June and
December belong to the traveler, and most especially to
the pilgrim seeking both adventure abroad and
illumination from within.
While
walking and jogging on a regular basis provide
substantial health benefits, a surprising number of
Sagittarian and Geminian automotive pioneers have sought
to ease the burdens of moving from place to place. The
machines of motion fashioned by Karl Benz (b. November
25, 1844), twins Francis and Freelan Stanley (b. June 1,
1849), and Horace Elgin Dodge (b. on the Taurus/Gemini
cusp on May 17, 1868) replaced the horse -- humanity's
most common beast of burden and the totemic animal of
the Sagittarian Centaur -- with horse power. As the Age
of Pisces (sign of fossil fuels) steps aside for the
two-thousand year reign of Aquarius (sign of
electricity, and the month opposite Leo, sign of Sol and
solar power), our means of moving from point A to point
B will undoubtedly be more benign to the living
environment. Still, no vehicle will ever best a walk
among those trees which grow farthest from humanity's
highways and byways.
Whether
homebound or on the road, December's child must nourish
those physical parts governed by Sagittarius with the
best plant foods available.
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Fresh
tomatoes and young dandelion greens cleanse the
liver.
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Black
raspberries have been used when liver congestion
occurs.
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In
times past, beets provided a folk remedy for
jaundice.
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Medicinally,
milk thistle stands tallest among the herbs used to
ease Sagittarian complaints. The seeds provide
silibinin, a substance so supportive of liver
wellness that it improves the condition of that
organ even when ravaged by alcohol. Many emergency
rooms in German hospitals keep injectable
preparations of silibinin on hand for treating acute
liver poisoning.
During
the fall quarter we yearn to love those with whom we
have learned to live. Our individual egos are dissolved
in a sea made tranquil by mutual devotion. Lifelong
bonds of love lead to a regeneration of both the
physical and transcendent self. Our magical
transformation sends our souls on a pilgrimage in search
of truths greater than ourselves. In addition to being
that time of year when colorful leaves tumble from
yawning trees, autumn is that zodiacal season blessed
with the soothing balm of love, the power of change, and
the promise of growth.
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To read the other signs
covered in this series, click here.
copyright
1999 by Ted PanDeva Zagar, Wellness Astrologer
NOTE: This article was first published in
ASTROLORE, an astrological magazine published quarterly in Britain.
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