Sagittareans usually reveal a very loving nature, with a magnanimous warmth and universal kindness by means of which they often become the source of tremendous good in the world. As the warmth of fire, when properly controlled, can stimulate and bring all other elements into harmony with itself, so these people can blend happily with individuals influenced by air, earth or water because they are sufficiently strong in their certainty that the power of love will overcome any negative feelings expressed by other people.
If they are to be happy and successful in life, they should seek for positions through which they can express their geniality, or spread the warmth of their friendliness among numerous people. If they find themselves in situations where they feel confined, -or pressed into limited environments, they ought to make determined efforts to enter into some kind of social or philanthropic activity which will allow them to spread their influence more widely.
When frustrated by inharmonious conditions, or dominated by. possessive partners, Sagittarians can become very difficult, because their expansiveness can change into a desire for revenge or into a self-centred embittered attitude. Like the fire they represent, they have a tendency to destroy themselves by. means of their negative, powerful emotions. Their bodily health often breaks down because the very force of their strong feelings (like fire) causes them to dissipate their energies in explosions of tempestuous tempers which deplete the body of nervous energy and exhaust everyone with whom they are in contact.
It is saddening to observe these people, whose motivation ought to be one of tremendous good, just wasting their energies in negative pursuits, or by resenting the fact that other people do not see things from the same viewpoint as themselves. They need to realise their ability for creating a harmonious centre in themselves as a catalyst through which other people's feelings can become dissolved and dispersed. They ought to learn how to listen patiently to the ideas and troubles of other people instead of exploding with impatient anger over the stupidities and follies they see in ordinary life.
As fire can meet hard substances and change their nature through the action of heat, so the very heats of the emotions of the Sagittarians can cause the silicea content of the physical body to become deficient. The human body is reputed to contain one-and-a-half ounces of silicea when in perfect health. It is the substance which provides firmness in teeth and bones, enamel to the teeth and strength to nails and hair, as well as the glow of firmness and health in the skin. If silicea is deficient in the system, the whole body becomes feeble and the tissues become flabby and liable to develop such trying conditions as varicose veins, nasal polypus, weakness of the tissues in lungs, throat or eyes.
People influenced by the third degree of fire would be wise to take a short course of silicea about once a year, not as a curative measure but as a preventative, strengthening agent which may offset the strains they feel, especially in the early part of the year, when the winter cold may have affected the body. The sensitive areas of the body for these people are in the arms, shoulders, spine and thighs: as these are the supporting parts, they are of special importance and need to be strong. Silica combines with calcium and other substances to create what is known as 'grit', 'staying power' or strength.
When Sagittarians are able to live in the full understanding of the expression 'Divine Love', they invariably remain well because their ability for expansiveness keeps them in the state of constantly receiving and giving forth love, which is perfect healing and perfect life.
