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Compatibility
Sagittarius Snake and Gemini Monkey

Bringing together two legendary matches—the powerfully synergistic firstwest and secondwest, and the infinite tenderness of the firsteast and secondeast—this is a true gem of a combination, one of the most favorable of any in existence.

Western Zodiac sign, Sagittarius
Western Zodiac sign, Gemini

Western Zodiac

Sagittarius and Gemini

Compatibility overview

This is potentially one of the most auspicious matches in the Western zodiac—although its promise can sometimes be missed by everyone, including the parties themselves! firstwest and secondwest are prone to all kinds of disagreements, ranging from minor squabbles to serious confrontations. Yet the strange magic of this combination means that, in the right circumstances, it can ultimately grow into a relationship as strong and rewarding as any.

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The six Opposition matches in the Western zodiac, where signs face each other directly across the zodiac wheel, are a truly unique phenomenon. Put simply, they are as combative as they are a blessing. As one of these special connections, Gemini and Sagittarius are apt to discover fast that they share little middle ground. The great traveller Gemini is at heart a collector of ideas, an inquisitive soul with a tendency to allow their eye to follow whatever concepts shine brightest in the present moment. Sagittarius, on the other hand, is deeply philosophical, concerned from their first breath with the most demanding, big-picture challenges they can find.

Conversation is thus likely to be vigorous and contested from the start. Gemini's tendency to tire of subjects and move on quickly will exasperate Sagittarius. Sagittarius' sustained, intense reflections will at times seem exhausting, even boring, to Gemini. The importance Gemini attaches to social interaction and discussion may be dismissed by Sagittarius as superficial, and little disturbs Gemini more than to be slighted or ignored. Neither of these signs has a reputation for being tactful when upset, either, so things could get pretty nasty. Much of this tension is due to these signs' shared Mutable energy, which is reflective and restless for new challenges. Disagreements lack a balancing influence to help them resolve and can seem interminable.

So, with all this discordant energy swirling around them, why is the Gemini/Sagittarius match so esteemed by Western astrologers? Well for one thing, when these two do see eye to eye, almost nothing can match the power of their shared conviction. Imagine a pair of voices transforming into a harmony far richer and clearer than either voice is alone. The elements here—Air for Gemini, Fire for Sagittarius—are highly complementary. In this combination, the signs' respective weaknesses are directly redressed. Gemini learns to apply their abundant skills with greater discipline and precision. Sagittarius becomes less insular and better equipped to share their prodigious insights with the world. Even the disagreements between these two can prove over time to be empowering and illuminating. As strange as it may seem at times, in the final analysis this is one of the most promising and dependable connections in the whole Western zodiac.

Celebrity Sagittarius/Gemini Pairings*

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Lenny Kravitz and Zoë Kravitz
Lenny Kravitz and Zoë Kravitz (click for attribution/s)

Lenny Kravitz (5/26/1964, Gemini Dragon), Zoë Kravitz (12/1/1988, Sagittarius Dragon) : The musician and actor/singer/model share one of the most recognizable celebrity father/daughter relationships in the world. Lenny Kravitz described the closeness between them in 2020: "My mother and my grandfather had a very close relationship—to the point where, as a teenager, I thought it was ridiculous...So when I see the relationship between Zoë and myself, I see the relationship between my mother and my grandfather. It makes me very happy that we've elevated to that level."

Demacio Castellon (6/6/1978, Gemini Horse), Nelly Furtado (12/2/1978, Sagittarius Horse) : The singer and sound engineer were married from 2008 to 2016. They collaborated on Furtado's multi-platinum album Loose (2006). Furtado described collaborating with Castellon in 2014: "It’s a healthy tension working together. It doesn’t always go smoothly, of course, and it can be really challenging when there are differences of opinion, which of course happens. But good things always tend to come out of it, and that’s the whole point."

Chris Evans and Scarlett Johansson
Chris Evans and Scarlett Johansson (click for attribution/s)

Chris Evans (6/13/1981, Gemini Rooster), Scarlett Johansson (11/22/1984, Sagittarius Rat) : The two actors are close friends who have collaborated multiple times. Johansson has described: "I’ve been very close with Chris for such a long time. With the first time we worked together, we did a movie called The Perfect Score when I was 17. Chris I think was 18 or 19. And we were in Vancouver for, you know, whatever many months. And it felt like the closest thing I ever had to like a college experience because, you know, we were a group of us there, uh, just kind of staying in the same hotel and working and going out and, you know, it was, it was a lot of fun. I then had the opportunity to work with Chris again on The Nanny Diaries. And, I, you know, I think just Chris and I, we just laugh so much together. We… find a lot of humor in things that are ironic. And I, you know, we, we just, we just have a great friendship."

Gene Wilder (6/11/1933, Gemini Rooster), Richard Pryor (12/1/1940, Sagittarius Dragon) : The two actors appeared together four times, in the films Silver Streak (1976), Stir Crazy (1980), See No Evil, Hear No Evil (1989), and Another You (1991). Their on-screen chemistry and improvisation have become legendary. Wilder's memoir, Kiss Me Like Stranger (2005) described: "[Words kept coming out of my mouth in response to things that Richard was saying—things that weren’t in the script. Of course, Richard was used to working this way from all the jobs he had done in clubs and concerts. I don’t say that Richard’s way is without any thought—but his method always has an emotional, rather than intellectual base. In this regard, Richard was my teacher: no thinking—just immediate, instinctive response."

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie (click for attribution/s)

Angelina Jolie (6/4/1975, Gemini Rabbit), Brad Pitt (12/18/1963, Sagittarius Rabbit) : The two world-famous actors were together from 2005 to 2019 and shared six children (three by adoption). Although more recently Pitt and Jolie have been resolving financial and custody issues in the public eye, as "Brangelina" they were one of the highest-profile couples in the world. In 2007, Jolie described the early stages of their relationship by saying: "We spent a lot of time contemplating and thinking and talking about what we both wanted in life and realized that we wanted very, very similar things. And then we just continued to take time. We remained very, very good friends—with this realization—for a long time. And then life developed in a way where we could be together, where it felt like something we would do, we should do."

Paul Bettany (5/27/1971, Gemini Pig), Jennifer Connelly (12/12/1970, Sagittarius Dog) : The two actors met while working on the film A Beautiful Mind in 2001. They married in 2003 and have two children together, as well as Connelly's son from a previous marriage. Bettany has described: "Marriage and children changed my life. It really altered who I was and what I saw as my goals. [The moments I cherish most are] when I catch myself and realize the five of us are laughing together. And there is nobody on earth with whom I could be having a better time."

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Chinese Zodiac sign, the Snake
Chinese Zodiac sign, the Monkey

Chinese Zodiac

Snake and Monkey

Compatibility overview

And the winner is...! If relationship energy could be graded, this Soulmate connection would be one of the Chinese zodiac's "A+" matches. In the right circumstances, the firsteast and secondeast can develop together into true kindred spirits, a perfect combination of excitement with security, and devotion with selflessness.

Snake and Monkey - Relationship Horoscope

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This is one of the Chinese zodiac's prized Soulmate matches.

Quite simply, these two complement each other perfectly. The Monkey can discover that their sprightly cleverness is at once calmed and given true purpose by the profound, philosophical Snake. The Snake, meanwhile, finds endless delight in the Monkey's brilliant skills and frisky enthusiasm. Together, a union between these two tends to express the very best of their respective attributes. It is outwardly a spectacular blend of ingenuity, wisdom, and allure. For the parties themselves, the relationship can prove a once-in-a-lifetime source of security, reassurance, and selfless devotion.

Of course, all this potential does not come without cost. Soulmate energy can prove demanding. The Monkey and Snake may find their time together so absorbing that the relationship puts pressure on other parts of their lives. The potential for jealousy or disappointment, if either party is distracted, can be greater than with other harmonious combinations that are less intense or exclusive in orientation.

Ultimately, if this relationship is given the space it needs to breathe and grow, the rewards are likely to be nothing short of extraordinary.

Celebrity Snake/Monkey Pairings*

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Johnny Cash and June Carter
Johnny Cash and June Carter (click for attribution/s)

June Carter (6/23/1929, Cancer Snake), Johnny Cash (2/26/1932, Pisces Monkey) : After a difficult courtship—both were religious and married to other people when they met—these two legendary country music stars were married from 1968 until 2003. They collaborated extensively, including on the albums, Carryin' On With Johnny Cash & June Carter (1967), Johnny Cash and His Woman (1973), Return to the Promised Land (2000), and Duets (2006). According to one biographer, Cash's first words on meeting Carter were, "Hello, I'm Johnny Cash and I'm going to marry you someday."

Paul Simon (10/13/1941, Libra Snake), Carrie Fisher (10/21/1956, Libra Monkey) : The actor and musician were in an intimate relationship for 12 years, off and on, including a short-lived marriage. Fisher wrote in her memoir, Wishful Drinking: "Paul and I dated for six years, married for two, divorced for one, and then we had good memories of each other so what do you think we did? ... We dated again."

Gisele Bündchen and Tom Brady
Gisele Bündchen and Tom Brady (click for attribution/s)

Tom Brady (8/3/1977, Leo Snake), Gisele Bündchen (7/20/1980, Cancer Monkey) : The model and NFL legend meet in 2006 were married from 2009 to 20022. They have two children, and Bündchen is stepmother to Brady's child from a previous relationship (with Bridget Moynahan). Bündchen described early in their relationship: "You know that feeling of, like, you can’t get enough? From the first day we met, we’ve never spent one day without speaking to each other." Their break-up followed Brady's decision to return to playing NFL football only six weeks after announcing his retirement in February 2022. Shortly before their separation was announced, Bündchen described: "Obviously, I have my concerns—this is a very violent sport, and I have my children and I would like [Brady] to be more present. I have definitely had those conversations with him over and over again."

René Angélil (1/16/1942, Capricorn Snake), Celine Dion (3/30/1968, Aries Monkey) : The music producer and singer first met when Angélil heard a demo Dion recorded as a 12-year old. As well as business partners, the pair were married from 1994 until his death in 2016, and had twins together. Dion said in 2013, "We laugh. We joke. We kid each other. We want our marriage to last forever. Talk over everything and you’ll find you are still on the honeymoon. Communication — it’s the most important. It’s the secret."

Taylor Swift and Selena Gomez
Taylor Swift and Selena Gomez (click for attribution/s)

Taylor Swift (12/13/1989, Sagittarius Snake), Selena Gomez (7/22/1992, Cancer Monkey) : The superstar musician and singer/actor have been close friends since 2008. Swift described in a joint interview: "There has always been this quality of sisterhood, and I don't say that in a basic way. I knew from when I met [Gomez] I would always have her back. In my life, I have the ability to forgive people who have hurt me. But I don't know if I can forgive someone who hurts her." Gomez added: "There's so much of my friendship with Taylor that people don't know about because we don't necessarily feel the need to post about everything we do. She has showed up for me in ways that I would have never expected. Flown in because I was hurt and was going through something. Stuff that was going on with my family. It's been proven year after year and in every moment of my life that she is one of my best friends in the world. We don't agree on everything, but we respect each other with everything."

Robin Dearden (12/4/1953, Sagittarius Snake), Bryan Cranston (3/7/1956, Pisces Monkey) : The two actors have been married since 1989. A year after Cranston held Dearden at gunpoint in an episode of Airwolf, they met up again and spontaneously shared a lingering kiss. Cranston has recounted, "We were both like, 'Wait that was too long, wasn’t it?'...And that is really what happened."

Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie
Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie (click for attribution/s)

Dizzy Gillespie (10/21/1917, Libra Snake), Charlie Parker (8/29/1920, Virgo Monkey) : The two jazz legends collaborated extensively during the 1940s, becoming pivotal contributors to the development of bebop and modern jazz. Gillespie's memoir, To Be or Not to Bop (1985) described: "[Charlie 'Yardbird' Parker] made a gigantic contribution, which really added a new dimension to the music. It’s hard to describe it exactly, he contributed so many different elements...'Bird' has some notes in his melodies, the lines that he wrote, that are deep, deep notes, as deep as anything Beethoven ever wrote. And he had little things that he used to play inside. He’d play other tunes inside the chords of the original melody, and they were always right...Charlie Parker was something else."

Björk (11/21/1965, Scorpio Snake), Thom Yorke (10/7/1968, Libra Monkey) : The two musicians collaborated on the track "I’ve Seen It All" (with Sjón and Lars von Trier) from the soundtrack for Dancer in the Dark (2000). Bjork described at the time: "I respect [Yorke] very much. He’s very shy and uncertain and doesn’t [reveal] too much of himself. That’s why it’s quite hard for me to explain what he’s like. I can’t do him justice. But he’s a very special person. When he enters a room he affects the whole atmosphere in a very positive way...His work is based on communication and understanding. He’s very down-to-earth and not egocentric at all. We worked together for three or four days, which I’m very grateful about. We worked together with songs, which I had worked on during three years not knowing what to do with them. Thanks to him these songs saw a new light of day and that was a wonderful experience." In 2006, Yorke said Bjork's "Unravel" was, "[O]ne of the most beautiful songs I’ve ever heard."


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Final Words

The revered Opposition energy between Western signs firstwest and secondwest draws strength not only from the intense synergies they share, but from their equally striking differences. Here, this powerful potential is beautifully complemented by a Soulmate connection between firsteast and secondeast, one of the most propitious matches in the Chinese zodiac. If there were any such thing as perfection in relationships, this would be it, with the chance of these two developing a rare and deeply rewarding, lifelong connection written in the stars.

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