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Your Rising Sign: The Role of the Ascendant in the Birth Chart
Your Rising Sign: The Role of the Ascendant in the Birth Chart
Did you know that you can under-express or over-express your Rising Sign (also known as the Ascendant), or actually any part of your birth chart?
It’s a widely held misconception that the Natal Chart is simply a description of our personality. So, according to pop astrology, if someone “is an Aries” (which is actually shorthand for saying that their Sun is in Aries) then they will automatically present and experience themselves as assertive, enthusiastic, and fiery.
It’s a widely held misconception that the Natal Chart is simply a description of our personality. So, according to pop astrology, if someone “is an Aries” (which is actually shorthand for saying that their Sun is in Aries) then they will automatically present and experience themselves as assertive, enthusiastic, and fiery.