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Keith Richards and the New Moon in Sagittarius

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“We’re half man and half horse, and we got a license to shit in the streets.” Sagittarian Keith Richards on his zodiac sign.

I’ve been keeping the dark days of winter at bay by reading “Life” Keith Richards memoir of his checkered past. “Keef”‘ tells his story with the brash humor and boldness so common in the sign of the Centaur, so I wasn’t surprised when it came alight in the book that he was a Sagittarius. I was surprised at how oddly inspiring the book is, realizing as I read how much the Rolling Stones altered our collective consciousness, ushering in a Dionysian frenzy that had previously been suppressed. And who better to help lead the rites of Pan than a Sagittarius with Venus in Scorpio?

If the cold, grey days are giving you a little wintertime blues, you can pick up a copy of “Life”, or just make the most of the New Moon happening tomorrow morning. Sagittarius season kicks into full swing at t 9:36 am pst, on December 5, bringing with it the blunt, raucous, wild spirit of the centaur.

Expand your mind and your consciousness now-following the arc of the archer’s arrow as it shoots into the night in a blaze of light. Strange lands beckon, books are waiting to be read and ideas call for exploration.

Without change and movement, the Sagittarius energy grows stagnant. Ever met a Sag who sounded like a “know-it-all”? The arrogant, fundamentalism of Sagittarius arises from a lack of flexibility, a refusal to learn something new or to listen to others ideas. The “dark” side of the archer is a single-minded devotion to their own “truth” which can become dogmatic and harsh. Sagittarius as the hunter searches out new prey, pursuing with an intensity that is almost fanatical.

Like every sign, the two faces of Sagittarius can co-exist in the same form, introducing us to both the possibility and the pitfalls of the energy involved.

As we head towards the dark days of the Solstice, we can keep our hearts, minds and bodies active. Stretching our boundaries and expanding our horizons will help us to re-ignite the Sagittarian sparks of hope and optimism, supporting us through the Capricorn season of practicality and survival.