You have come though one of the more difficult months - October - so you should find November welcome relief. You won't be continually surprised by people jumping out of potted plants and events that come at you like errant tennis balls that flew out of the tennis court and straight at you. October was a workout for many Sagittarians, despite the fact that the troublesome new moon, October 12, was in Libra, an air sign that blends well with yours.

I can't say November is exactly a party. The first half of this month will be divine, with many sweet aspects lined up to tumble forth, one after the other. The end of the month will be a different story, as the full moon of November 25 will bring harsh realities, but let's first concentrate on the happy news.

As the month begins, on November 2, Mars and Venus will conjoin in Virgo and brilliantly light your prestigious tenth house of honors, awards, achievement, and fame. This is a very loving, affirming, vibration, so you may get outstanding publicity, or praise from a client or boss.

Mars and Venus will be touring the very top of your chart, in your professional sector, for a few more days. You will see Venus leave on November 8, and more importantly, active, assertive Mars will leave on November 12, so if you have any VIPs you need to see before Mars moves on, schedule those meetings quickly, while you have such favor.

You won't have Mars to help you in this lofty part of your chart again until September 2017. Mars rules your solar fifth house, so your creativity will be a big part of the reason you do so well this month. Share your ideas with people who are in a position to get you funding or sponsorship, or who can assist you in other ways.

You will, however, have the planet of the cornucopia - Jupiter - in this same tenth house of career success, and Jupiter is set to stay for many months, until September 9, 2016, a total of eleven months from now. As the planet of good fortune and expansion, Jupiter is a powerhouse of our solar system, and you waited twelve years to have Jupiter in this professional part of your chart. You are the most favored of all the signs for career success now through September of next year, as no one can even come close to the competitive edge you have now. You are on the verge of a huge victory and it will likely crystalize in March or September 2016. The seeds you plant now will account for what will happen in those future months.

While you will always be given opportunities to get ahead, with Jupiter in your tenth house, the process will be easier and faster, and perhaps your victories will be more impressive. With booster rocket Mars with you too until November 12, you can make strides that you used to only dream about scoring. Concentrate hard on your career and reputation in the first half of November, dear Sagittarius - there is no limit to how high you can fly. The fact that Jupiter is your ruler too and has involvement in your career is a sure sign that you are holding all aces.

Finances may have concerned you, but news that reaches you on Thursday, November 5, should please you, for it appears money is on the way to you. Schedule your most important meetings for November 5 and you will get unusually strong favor from a VIP.

A day that deserves a big gold star will be November 10, when the Sun and your ruler, Jupiter, will be in sync. What a special day this will be for you! Again, a person whose opinion you admire will heap kudos on you. Use this day for a key meeting, one where the outcome means a lot to you.

The important new moon, in Scorpio 19 degrees, will come next, on November 11. This new moon will fall in your twelfth house, considered a quiet, behind-the-scenes place in the chart where superb work is done behind closed doors while you are alone. It's also a very strategic house, where you can think about the assignments that have been on your mind and how to best proceed. I love this new moon because Jupiter will be in perfect angle to it, making this new moon one of the best of the year. A new moon opens a portal of two weeks in which you can act, and the decisions and actions you make can affect you positively for a year or more. Pluto will be in ideal angle too, indicating that there will be substantial money to be made on an upcoming assignment.

The twelfth house, where other action will focused this month, (thanks to the new moon due to fall there) is considered the house ruling the subconscious mind, and as such, any friendly heavenly bodies moving through that part of your chart - in this case the Sun and new moon - will heighten your intuition. You should listen to what the small voice within you is telling you, for it will be there to protect you. Sometimes we have no idea why our intuition is being so insistent that you follow what you feel. Only later you will get the facts, proving your actions correct.

Health and healing is also emphasized by the new moon, so if you feel you would like the help of a professional therapist to help you sort out a matter that has been troubling you, this would be the time to reach out. Do so just after the November 11 new moon. Jupiter will send a beautiful golden beam to that new moon, and being the planet of not only luck and happiness, but also the great planet of healing, you could not wish for a better time to begin. If you want to end a habit, such as dependence on tobacco or any other substance, again, you have your best entry point of the year to contact a professional to help you. You can overcome so much now, dear Sagittarius.

If you need surgery or a procedure, emphasis on the twelfth house - which also rules confinement, covering hospitals, rehab centers, physical therapy facilities, and more - would make this the right time to have that health matter taken care of now too. This new moon glitters, for not only will Jupiter be supportive, but so will transformative Pluto, a powerful planet of transformation and rejuvenation.

Earlier, I talked about how Mars was brilliantly lighting your career sector until November 12. After that, Mars will move into Libra and brighten your friendship sector. From then on, you will have more interaction with your friends and more activities to do with them, and that period will extend from November 12 to January 3. Lucky you, it looks like you will be stepping out, a lot!

Sometimes, when you have more than usual interaction with friends, so you may encounter strife. This could be the experience you have on November 23, when a friend, or a lover, shows a side of character that does not please you. The aspect is Venus in Libra in direct opposition to Uranus in Aries. It may be best to keep to yourself and not mix with friends near this time, lest you say something quite innocently that causes a complete meltdown with your friend or person you are dating. Be careful about what you say, and needless to say, don't choose this day for a first date.

If you are married, you don't likely have a lover, so it may be that a friend causes you concern, for you may be shaken up by what comes up. Or, you may have a meditation about one of your children, or concerning a creative project that may have taken a turn that will require you get the project (or a concern for your child) back on track. You can do this of course, for you have seen this type of thing before. Saturn is making you seasoned and mature, so that by the end of Saturn's visit in December 2017, almost nothing that comes up will faze you in the future.

Let's now turn to your home situation. If you have had water damage in your house over the past months, it can take time to fix. I hope this problem does not apply to you, as any type of flood in the house or apartment is, I would imagine, completely devastating. Neptune, which rules your fourth house home and family, is where transiting Neptune will be located for many more years, the reason I keep urging you to get the best possible home owner's or renter's insurance that has a rider for water damage (not usually part of the policy unless you ask for it).

If you tried to locate a new place to live, or have tried to sell, buy, or rent property, or to bring in contactors to improve a part or all of your home (whether you have had water damage or not) and have been frustrated with the choices presented to you, you will find better options once Neptune moves direct, November 18. After this date, you will have an open road to move ahead, and the pace will quicken. Neptune won't retrograde again until June, so this must be good news.

Watch the days surrounding the date that Neptune moves direct on November 18, for if you do, you are likely to detect clues that show you that your home situation will soon be solved. This may possibly happen by the solar (new moon) eclipse coming up in a on March 8, 2016, or if you need more time, by the lunar eclipse of September 16, 2016. Both events will light your home sector.

Now we have to turn to the aspects of the end of November, which as I had alluded to, will bring some difficult moments. At that time, the full moon will appear on November 25 in Gemini, 3 degrees, in your house of serious romantic and business partnership, and that will be your area of concern.

The person in question may be your current or ex-spouse, a present or past business partner, close collaborator, or a person you hired to work with you on a one-on-one basis as an expert. Although the moon will receive an opposition from Saturn, the Sun will be affected several days later, to reach precise mathematical conjunction with Saturn on Sunday, November 29, and you may feel this aspect two days before or after this date.

The Sun rules your solar ninth house of legal matters, the media (broadcasting and publishing, as well as the digital world), immigration matters, and relationships with people abroad. One or more of these areas may become important to you at this full moon and in the week at month's end.

Something involving a partner is clearly reaching critical mass at month's end, and you will know about it within four days of November 25. Saturn is about to make a weighty, difficult set of days. The episode that is likely to surface won't make you angry, but rather, temporarily weary and possibly depressed. Saturn in this aspect can take the wind out of your sails, and harsh words can make you feel hurt, deflated, and possibly even deficient. Don't lose any self-confidence - you will feel better in a few days. Full moons deliver news, and then the episode is quickly over. You will be seeing the true colors of someone close, and it will be jarring when you do. You will need a little time to decide what you want to do, but don't rush to judgment.

I say this because Neptune will be in hard angle to the full moon, so communication will be blurred and confusing. It will be easy to misread the situation, or to make more out of it in your mind than is necessary. Take time to sort out what is being said - you will likely need to ask many questions.

Alternatively, Neptune's involvement suggests you will again be thinking about your home, and this full moon may possibly force you to change your timetable for moving or improving your space. Water would be a focus, either because you have damage (this includes mold), need to dig a well, or are concerned about the quality of the drinking water that comes into your home. If any of these situations apply to you, you might want to hire an engineer to look at your home to get advice.

If you don't have any plans to work on your home or to move, you may be thinking of one of your parents, who it seems you would like to give special care for at this time. You are a master at finding solutions, dear Sagittarius, so simply give yourself enough time to do your research without rushing. Include your parent's wishes in your planning, if that is at all possible.

The first three weeks of November will be the sweet time for you. During the first ten days, Mars will be lighting your tenth house of honors and achievement. Use that time to push forward assertively on career matters that are important to you, as you won't have Mars' powerful help again until September 2017, two years from now.

Afterward, on November 12, Mars will move into Libra, so from November 10 through the end of the year, you will have time to socialize joyfully, and Venus, planet of love, will bring out your charms from November 8 to December 5. It is unusual that Venus and her lover Mars will be together, and you are so fortunate that they are in your most social house, just in time for enjoying holiday parties.

The Sun and Mercury will migrate into your twelfth house, and by November 11, the new moon will join them, marking a highly productive time to work alone on projects while you are in solitude, behind closed doors. If you were finishing a thesis, working on a novel or screenplay, or putting the last touches on a grant application, as a few examples, you'd be most productive from November 11 to 24. You won't have many distractions if you work alone, and you will be able to accomplish a great deal.

When it comes to social activity, you do have to watch for November 23, for Venus will receive an opposition from Uranus. Someone is likely to shock you, and that person may be a friend or a sweetheart. Keep a low profile on November 23, and also on the preceding weekend of November 21-22. If you can work on your own projects or interests without interaction from the person in question, that might be best.

If you do experience some sort of turbulent episode on or very hear November 23, take time to respond if you value this relationship. November 25 will be near a very harsh full moon, so near full moons sometimes people (your partner) say things in the heat of the moment that they don't really mean and regret later. See how you feel. You might want to extend your friend or lover a little slack, or maybe not, depending on what you hear.

The end of the month will bring a full moon in Gemini on November 25, putting your focus squarely on a partner, past or present, in marriage or business. A present or ex-partner will be on top of your mind. If the person in question is one you know in business, you may be thinking about a business partner or if you are an agent, manger, publicist, or lawyer, a talent you represent. Saturn will oppose the full moon, and on November 29 Saturn will conjunct the Sun. Saturn will bring on a serious, weighty experience, and you may feel contained, with not a lot of room to decide in which direction you'd like to take talks. Neptune will add a note of confusion and make the messages you hear hard to understand.

Saturn will make this a weighty strenuous period, and you may at times feel overwhelmed. You will likely see the character of a person that you've known, but what you discover is not anything you'd ever want to see. Saturn so active, so you will have to live up to certain promises and obligations that you may have promised in the past, even if you feel extenuating circumstances that have come up make doing so is unfair. Saturn will bring you back to the original contract, and what it says is the way the courts will rule.

When Saturn conjuncts the Sun, a relationship with someone overseas may become important and possibly troublesome, or a matter involving a passport, visa, green card, and other matters related to immigration may run into difficulty. If you are in a court dispute, expect something to come up. That case can be settled if you handle things diplomatically by negotiating in a way that doesn't raise the ire of the other party.

If you are going back to the university for an advanced degree, or taking a qualifying exam, you appear to be taking difficult courses that will require much intense concentration. Getting a tutor may be worth the expense.

If you work in broadcasting or publishing, one project will need close attention because you will have many moving parts to manage. You are now ready for complex projects, the reason others are giving the chance to show off your skills.

It is alternatively possible that the media that you will be dealing with this month will be discussing you in a story on TV or the papers / Internet, and if so, you will want to manage that information for accuracy and to assure that the story reflects nicely on you, as best you can. Have your publicist sit with you so that you can have a better chance of having the reporter write an accurate story.

Finally, sometime this month, take an afternoon to go off by yourself to think about all you'd like to achieve in your coming birthday year. The ancient astrologers always underscored the importance of examining one's life, so that you can find ways to improve its quality and expand your joy in living.