Sagittarius
I would say that finding an example of this Sun sign is as easy as rolling off a log, except that it isn't true. It's much easier than rolling off a log. Pick any party and look at the center of the liveliest group. See that fellow sitting there happily with his rather large foot stuck in his mouth? He's a Sagittarian who has just gone out on a verbal limb, but he doesn't know it yet. When he does, he'll look slightly bewildered - and the group around him will be looking daggers.
The archer will walk up to you, give you a hearty slap on the back and a wide, friendly grin. Then he'll greet you with a remark like, "How the heck do you manage to look so young when you're as old as you are?" Or "Say, that turtleneck sweater sure is flattering. You should wear them all the time. Hides your double chin." It will take him a while to figure out just what he said that set you back on your heels, and even longer to understand why. Then he'll try to explain. Keep your cool. It gets worse.
Golly, didn't you understand what he meant? He thinks it's fabulous to look only 26 years old when you're really 38 (which is 6 years older than you actually are).
After he's carefully explained his verbal goofs and got you feeling all better again, he'll go on his merry way, whistling a tune from the latest Broadway show. When you cut him dead the next time you meet, he'll be heartbroken - and puzzled. There's no use getting angry or embarrassed. Sagittarius is completely free of malice. He blunts out shockingly direct speech in total innocence. Don't judge him too harshly. He means well. Not that he needs your sympathy - or mine. Under his tactless manner is an extremely clever mind and high standards. His unique combination of wit, intelligence and fiery drive usually brings the archer straight to the winner's circle.
What really gets you is that both male and female Sagittarius are oblivious to their own blunt speech. They are truly convinced that they are the most diplomatic souls in the world. They're always saying, "Why, I wouldn't hurt anyone's feelings for anything. I'm very careful about that." And they honestly believe it. In fact, everything they do is done honestly. Pretense and deception in any form appalls them.
Their physical characteristics aren't hard to learn. Look for a fairly large, well-shaped skull and a high, broad forehead. The features will be open and cheerful, inviting friendship and the exchange of ideas, and the movements will normally be rapid (though you'll find a few more who move slowly and deliberately). They will often make wide, sweeping gestures, which may be dramatic and vigorous, but possibly not very graceful. Sagittarius can wave his arms to make a point, and upset the ketchup. He'll stride purposefully forward, head high, and trip over the curbstone.
Jupiter eyes are as bright and alert as a sparrow's, and they sparkle and twinkle with refreshing humor. The archers are either very tall and athletic looking or shorter than average, with strong, sturdy bodies.
Sagittarians are normally restless. They hate to sit or stand still. The archer is physically conspicuous, if only through his obvious confidence and his disregard for conventional behavior. He walks as if he's really going somewhere. There's no halting or hesitating.
When you first meet him, Sagittarius could be perched on a horse or walking his dog. He loves animals passionately. Sagittarians with natal afflictions to the birth planets can have, instead, a morbid fear of animals, but it doesn't happen often. Ordinarily, people born under Jupiter's influence fear nothing.
The typical Sagittarian is attracted to danger - in sports and in his job or his hobby. An element of risk excites and challenges the archers. They love speed. Daredevil test pilots are often Sagittarius. The average Jupiter person enjoys nothing more than a hairbreadth escape of some kind - either physical or emotional. It exhilarates them. They'll take a chance on literally anything.
There's a difference between the legendary bluntness of the archer and the brutal speech of the Scorpio. Scorpio tells the truth, completely conscious of its effect, but still refusing to compromise. Sagittarius is totally unaware of the effect when his direct honesty compels him to speak. What's on the archer's mind and heart is almost instantly on his lips.
Few people can resent the archer for very long, because he's so transpasrently free of harmful intent. You'll see this loveable, likable, intelligent idealist almost anywhere or any time. You may catch him shooting out his careless arrows from your television screen some Sunday night, leaving his guest stars numb and speechless with astonishment at his frankness. He may be your cab driver some Monday morning, the one who cheerfully explains to you why he hates stingy tippers - or you could find him serving you in a restaurant some Friday evening, earnestly advising you not to order the oysters because they're a little on the tired side.
Most archers sincerely try to cheer you up. At least, that's what they start out to do, but sometimes it falls a little short of the good intention. But he's still a good friend, so you can see it's useless to get exasperated. Besides, now and then Sagittarians can come up with a dilly of a statement that sends your spirits really soaring, and makes you up for all the rest. They can offer profoundly wise counsel, when you've has time to analyze their viewpoints.
This is a fire sign, so most archers are extroverts, talkative and forward. There are a few who are painfully shy and timid, but even these are full of original ideas - ahd they're just as blunt. In fact, the quiet, fey Sagittarians with the reclusive, meek ways, can dream the biggest dreams and aim for the highest goals.
Most of the time the typical Sagittarian is happy and gregarious, but his temper can flare like a sky rocket if he's pushed around by people who abuse his natural friendliness orwho get too familiar. Rebellion against authority and stuffy society is also common.
It's a rare Sagittarian who doesn't have a matched set of luggage. They love to travel, and there's usually at least one suitcase, well worn from hundreds of trips, that kept packed and ready for instant use.
Although Sagittarians have fantastic memories that tell them exactly what they said and where they were on April 14, 1939, and remember every detail of books and movies, they can forget where they left their coats. Most of them are constantly losing gloves, car keys, wallets - and some people are unkind enough to say thay would lose their heads if it weren't fastened on their necks.
A Sagittarian can never successfully tell a lie. No one believes him for a minute. He's always better off to stick to the truth and let the chips fall where they may.
To the Sagittarian, life is secretly a circus, and he's the clown, rolling and tumbling through purple hoops in a sky-blue suit. His face is smeared with the bright, gay colors of grease-paint, and his eyes glitter with curiosity and fun. As the music of the calliope gets louder, he stumbles and falls, then executes a perfect somersault on the back of a prancing poney. On his fingers he wears three turquoise rings; on his toes are bells that ring like the chimes in a distant church spire that disappears into the clouds. The archer happily blows a lustrous tin horn, made of the soft, malleable metal that's barely affected by moisture. Whether he's bold or backward, the true nature of this generous idealist is as merry as the Christmas holly berry. Bravely, he pins a large carnation over his big heart, and curves his bow toward the sky. When he aims straight, he shoots higher than man can see - past the stars - to the place where all dreams are really born.
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