Sagittarius

Gift Ideas for a Sagittarius: 12 Presents, Reviewed by Sagg the Zebra Looking for gift ideas for a Sagittarius? Buying for a Sagittarius (22 November – 21 December) means buying for someone who’s already halfway out of the door. They’d love to stay and open your present. They’d just love it more if your present was somewhere else. Sagittarius is ruled by Jupiter, the biggest planet, and thinks accordingly: big trips, big ideas, big laughs. Their Astrominal is Sagg the Zebra, whose stripes are unlike any other zebra’s, and who’d quite like to see the rest of the world before deciding where to stand still. We asked Sagg to review twelve gift ideas. Sagg did it from a train. We’re not sure where the train was going. Neither was Sagg. 1. A scratch-off world map Scratch away every country they’ve visited. Then plan the rest. Sagg says: “I’ve scratched off France, Spain and a bit of the sea. The sea counts. I swam in it.” 2. A really good rucksack The Sagittarius suitcase. Packed at all times, just in case. Sagg says: “Mine’s already packed. It’s always packed. I just change the socks.” 3. A compass Old-fashioned, brass, and mostly symbolic. Sagg says: “I don’t always use it to find my way. Sometimes I use it to find a new way. Sometimes that’s the same as getting lost. I’m fine with that.” 4. A travel journal For tickets, sketches and stories nobody back home quite believes. Sagg says: “Page one: ‘Got on the wrong bus.’ Page two: ‘Best day ever.’” 5. A camping weekend A tent, a fire, and a sky full of stars. Sagg says: “Stars are just the world’s way of saying ‘there’s more out there’. I’ve heard them. I’m going.” 6. A telescope Sagittarius is the Archer, aiming at the stars. Now they can see them properly. Sagg says: “Is that Jupiter? That’s my planet. Hi, Jupiter. Big fan. Literally, you’re enormous.” 7. Walking boots Tough, comfortable, and ready for the long way round. Sagg says: “The short way is for people who want to get there. I want to go there. Different thing.” 8. A snack box from another country A taste of somewhere new, without the airport. Sagg says: “I don’t know what this one is. I’m eating it anyway. That’s how you learn.” 9. A phrasebook For ordering lunch in five languages, slightly wrongly. Sagg says: “I can say ‘hello’, ‘thank you’ and ‘is it far?’ in eleven languages. The answer’s always yes. I always go anyway.” 10. A hammock For the rare moments a Sagittarius stops moving. Very rare. Sagg says: “I’ll lie in it. For ages. Probably eight minutes. Then I’ll take it on a trip.” 11. A mystery day out They don’t know where they’re going until they get there. Sagg says: “Best kind of plan. No plan. Just a ticket and a grin.” 12. An Astrominals Sagittarius birthday card Whatever you choose, put it with a card that gets them. The Astrominals zodiac birthday cards feature Sagg as a treasure-hunting explorer, framed by a border of true-to-sign Sagittarius traits. Sagg says: “Hat, map, adventure. That’s not a card. That’s a holiday I haven’t booked yet.” Sagg’s three rules for buying a Sagittarius a present Experiences beat things. “Things go in a cupboard. Stories go everywhere.” Don’t tie them down. “Anything that needs feeding, dusting or plugging in every night needs a different owner.” Keep it cheerful. “If it makes me laugh, it’s already the best present. If it makes me laugh on a mountain, even better.” So, which present would Sagg choose? Sagg says: “The rucksack. Then I’ll put the other eleven in it and go.” Not sure which Astrominal you’re buying for? Take the quiz, or meet Sagg the Zebra and the rest of Team Fire. Astrological and zoological. Illogically logical.