The Sagittarius-Capricorn Threshold

Sagittarius is a place of gathering around the fire, of being illuminated by epiphany, of great plans and grand ordeals. But in this last portion of the sign, the mood shifts. 

Here we feel the weight of what we've set out to do and how far there is to go. The exuberance is exhausted, the mighty gas of the Greater Benefic runs out. Parts of the vision are sacrificed in order to keep going. 

The themes of sacrifice and determination reflect the overlapping rulership of Saturn and Jupiter in this part of the sign. While Jupiter is the domicile ruler of all of Sagittarius, these last few steps are in the decan of Saturn — as if we can already feel the weather of Capricorn before we arrive. Meeting Saturn on the threshold helps us face the edge of our agency while still in the realms of Jupiter's generosity and faith. 

The Sagittarius-Capricorn threshold is full of wise and wild hybrid creatures. Sagittarius loses none of its wildness when its horsetail turns fish and its human head grows ho…