Sagittarius is the sign of expansion: the quest for meaning, the urge to travel, to learn, to broaden one's horizon — literally (long journeys) as well as figuratively (philosophy, big ideas). A planet in Sagittarius acts with optimism and a need for open air.
A Mercury in Sagittarius, for example, thinks in big ideas rather than details; this principle of reaching toward elsewhere applies to any planet found there, not just the Sun.
Element: Fire. Modality: Mutable. Ruler (domicile): Jupiter. Opposite sign: Gemini. Natural house: 9 (beliefs, higher education, long journeys — the same house where the Sun finds its joy, see the Sun entry).
No classical planet is in exaltation or fall here in the seven-planet system.
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