- Greco-Roman Zodiac: Sagittarius; mutable, fire, ruler exalted
- Zodiacal associations: animal is Centaur (Sagittarius); stone, Turquoise or Zircon
- Roman zodiacal associations:
- animal is Centaur, Horse; plant, Rush; gem, Jacinth
- color, Blue, symbol, Centaur, Archer
- Amerindian associations
- animal is Elk; plant, Black Spruce; mineral, Obsidian; color, Black
- Chinese animal associations are Boar or Pig, Tiger, Horse
- Eck-Vidya associations - Niyamg, Onyx, December, Muzuart, Years of the Trembling Leaf
4.12.4.1 Western Zodiac: Sagittarius (Walker 293-294)
- in India, it was Dhanus the Bow
- in Persia, it was Numasp the Centaur, who was presumably drawing his bow
- in Greece, it was Toxotes the Archer
- Romans associated it with Diana, Goddess of the Bow
- who used to rule the horse-riding Amazonian "centauresses" of the Black Sea area
- one of the world's oldest matriarchal shrines was established at Themiscyria
- her worshipers used to call themselves her hunting dogs "alani"
- and each of her male consorts, in turn, the Lord of the Hunt
- like the divine hunter, Sagittarians are said to aim high, to achieve
- to take pride in their achievements sometimes to the point of unseemly vanity
- Sagittarians love the arts and sciences
- in the Middle Ages, such love was believed to induce the so-called black arts
- Sagittarians associated with the "archer-wizards" anathematized by the Inquisition
- these seem to have been rustic hunters who still worshiped Diana in the depths of the forests
- practiced a kind of Dianic Zen as a source of their skill
- part of their initiatory magic was to send three shots in succession at a roadside crucifix (Walker WEMS) to the dismay of churchmen (many damaged)
4.12.4.2 Western Planet Associations: Jupiter (Walker 209-210)
- sign for both planet and god, who was Rome's rain and thunder deity
- evolving into a Father-of-Gods
- like his Greek counterpart, Zeus
- he was believed to fertilize his consort, the Goddess
- by raining on her as lightning
- he was not a simplistic ran god but a highly complex deity
- who passed though many stages of development
- Jupiter, Zeus Pater, and the Babylonian god Zu the Storm Bird
- all stemmed from Aryan Dryaus Pitar, "Father Heaven"
- he first appeared as "the Youth," Jove (juventis)
- to replace the Virgin member of the formerly all-female triad
- consisting of Juventos, Juno, Minerva; Greek Hebe, Hera, Hecatur (Dumézil)
- young Jove was regarded as interchangeable with the Father
- just as son and father became interchangeable to Christians
- to replace the Virgin member of the formerly all-female triad
- eventually capitoline Triad consisted of Juno, Minerva, and Jupiter (Rose)
- like Juno, whose consort he became, Jupiter had innumerable titles, some of which:
- Jupiter Pluvious (Jupiter-who-rains)
- Jupiter Opulentia (Jupiter-joined-to-the-Goddess-ops)
- like Juno, whose consort he became, Jupiter had innumerable titles, some of which:
- his name was given to planet because ancient astrologers' conviction
- heavens consisted of seven heavenly spheres
- each the residence of a different planet
- thus sphere Jupiter occupied by planet Jupiter
- assigned various characteristics to planet associated with "jovian" image
- leadership, lordly manner, jollity, expansiveness, generosity, and the like
- sign's original meaning unknown; resembles turned-around version of sign of Ceres
- Ceres is another name for Juno, Queen of Heaven
- sign for both planet and god, who was Rome's rain and thunder deity
4.12.4.3 Zodiac: Sagittarius, Nepthys (Phenomenon 78-79)
- Sagittarius; direction is Mutable; masculine; fire sign; ruler is Jupiter
- Hebrew, Arabic, Greek and Hieroglyph associations
- body part - hips, thighs, sciatic; meridian - spleen
- alchemical, incineration; tarot, Temperance; geomancy, Acquisitio; Genii, Rishuch
- weapons, the Arrow; perfume, Lign-aloes
- Egyptian Nepthys; Greek Centaur, Chiron; Roman, Jupiter
- Sagittarius rules the higher mind, expanded consciousness, realization, philosophy
- religion, literature, travel and foreign interests
- it is expansive, extravagant, consuming, free-living, independent
- philosophers, psychologists, clergy, critics, humorists, athletes
- Egyptian Nepthys, the Hunt; Roman Jupiter, God of the Skies
4.12 Elk - Long Snow Moon
