posted November 01, 2015 05:47 PM            

It's funny because pretty much everyone I know (and whose birth time I know) matches the traditional description of their Ascendant sign - if not completely, then at least for the most part. I'm the only one who's pretty much the polar opposite of the traditional description.

I'm a Virgo Rising, and the strange thing is, I actually identify with the description in that I'd PREFER to look like that. Personality-wise the description also matches. But I've got a dramatic hourglass shape with a bosom that's comically large for my frame - think Jayne Mansfield. That sounds great in theory, but combined with a face that only a mother would love, that's always seemed more like a cruel joke to me. It's actually always been a source of insecurity to me - especially so when I was younger - to have such a great disparity between a traditionally "sexy" body and a decidedly unattractive face.

I've never been able to "own" my body at all; I feel like if I were to behave and dress in a way that flatters my body shape (i.e. clothes that proudly emphasize the hourglass shape instead of hiding it), with this face I would only end up looking like a hilarious cartoon of a busty "butterface". I also feel like if I had this face, but the lean and elegant Virgo body, I could dress in a minimalist fashion and be stylish and refined, if not pretty. A refined-looking person doesn't have to be pretty. As it is, though, I dress in potato sacks and pretty much try to forget I exist as a physical being at all...

Anyway, I'd be curious to know if anyone has similar experiences. Does your Ascendant sign match the way you feel like you're "supposed" to look, and do you actually look like that, or do you feel more like you're trapped in an alien body?

posted November 01, 2015 06:06 PM            

I think my face is a mixture of my big 3 and my body is "ruled" by my ASC ruler.

posted November 01, 2015 06:29 PM            

I wonder if a Taurus Moon is enough to account for the, er, voluptuousness?

posted November 01, 2015 06:35 PM            

Do you have tight planetary squares to your ASC in your natal? That would probably modify your ASC a lot! In essence, it would give it the flavor of something Venusian (like your 1950's description of yourself) if maybe you had a strong Venus inconjunction/square/opposition

posted November 01, 2015 07:13 PM            

Do you have first house placements?
What is it that bothers you in your features?
Do you have a long or aquiline nose?

posted November 01, 2015 07:54 PM            

Cancer is supposed to rule the bosom region, isn't it? I only have North Node in Cancer, so that's probably not it, either. I actually got curious enough to look up several busty people and they all had heavy Cancerian influence... but there doesn't seem to be an astrological explanation for me having a G-cup bust. Ah, well.

Soltze, nope, nothing in the 1st house - and no Aries either. As for Scorpio, I suppose I was thinking in terms of eyes: I've got prominent eyebrows and piercing eyes of an unusual colour, which is actually the one thing I like about my face. I'm vaguely pleased that they've been called "witch eyes". (Well, at least witch eyes is better than the psychopath eyes I always have in photographs.)

posted November 01, 2015 08:06 PM            

I really don't know what to tell you. I have Venus and Mars in Cancer and it doesn't affect my assets. I'm a B-Cup :-(

But my mom who is a Virgo ASC with a Virgo Sun has always had D-Cup. The Virgo characteristic of appearance she has is a very short height. She has also Sun-Mercury conjunct. So everything is reinforcing the Virgo. No ASC tight aspects. Only a Saturn sextile. She only has Júpiter and Uranus in Cancer without much aspects.

posted November 01, 2015 09:22 PM            

Actually, I used to look like a Gemini when I was younger, but now I have a fuller hourglass figure, which I assume is a Cancer thing. Haha, not gonna complain though because men love it

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I think you're being too hard on yourself, girl. You're probably more attractive than you realize. I used to have the same issue, but I coped with it by appreciating more the beautiful parts of my appearance regardless of the imperfections.

posted November 01, 2015 10:51 PM            

I don't think the ASC physical descriptions are going to ring true for EVERYONE. And that is totally normal and okay. No one is perfect. You will be surprised how many people are insecure with their bodies even if they are drop dead gorgeous models. Everyone has their little issues with their body and I think that's why we need to learn to accept our bodies as they are and appreciate them! It's our one and only body!

I also think you may be too harsh on yourself. With Virgo rising, you may be critiquing your own body/face for littlest things. Other people will probably not feel the same way about you. I know that because I'm a Virgo Sun and I also tend to pick myself apart for things people don't even notice. We crave perfection and that sometimes ruins us.

posted November 01, 2015 11:17 PM            

I definitely look like a Pisces rising. I also think my Gemini Moon is pretty evident in my appearance.

posted November 02, 2015 01:42 AM            

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If you were an inanimate object, I would say you are like a white couch no one wants to sit on. What I am saying is that it's not easy to get close to you.

Read more: http://www.serendipity-astrolovers.com/Virgo-rising.html#ixzz3qJVYghK9
Thank you much

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This is the truest virgo rising description ive ever seen LOL!

Hm Im not sure. I think I look very virgo rising. Ive always been skinny pale and neat. People say I have very expressive features. But I do know that planets aspecting the ascendant will change the flavor of it somewhat, depending on how strong the features of the asendant and the planets aspecting it are.

Ive noticed that some signs express themselves more strongly than others.

My boyfriend is a cap rising and the only thing I can see is the big nose, oval face and serious demeanor. Just the shape of his eyebrows look serious and sad.

posted November 02, 2015 01:51 AM            

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Originally posted by Petronilla:
Come to think of it, isn't a weak chin supposed to be a Cancer Ascendant thing, too? I'm starting to think I was "supposed" to be a Cancer ASC, but the C-section spoilt everything

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posted November 02, 2015 04:44 PM            

But when this is combined with low self-worth, a poor self-image generally results. Flaws are exaggerated, seen in self, but not as much in others.

Petronilla, I'm not sure what you are referring to in terms of 'look' of the Virgo rising person, but too often these are based on celebrities who make their living based on appearances, which skews the definitions for the rest of us.

On my rising signs page, I have only men right now ... http://kannonmcafee.wordpress.com/rising-signs-2/#virgo ... because I've had trouble verifying with certainty good female examples. But you will notice that Woody Allen isn't exactly a model, and Jacques Cousteau isn't either, and certainly I would not put Nicolas Sarkozy on the fashion runway.

I think it is important in these situations to get feedback and/or look at yourself anew, and decide on what features about yourself, your face that you like and accentuate them in how you dress or doll up. That means your face!

Many Virgo types, not just the rising sign folks, have some type of flaw or physical health matter that challenges the 'normal' appearance or confidence related to their bodies. I could run down a list.

I'm a Virgo riser too, and I've always been a very scrawny guy. Even now at 45 I weigh only 112 lbs. I didn't bust 100 lbs until I was 40 years old! But I did not let that stop me from doing things in life and showing up with intelligence and a listening ear. At the moment I've got loose skin puffed up on my nose that looks terribly swollen and bruised most of the time, like I've just been in a fight and got smacked on the nose. And there's not much I can do about it. I've had people ask me about it in public. I've never been one to like being singled out for any reason, good or bad, but I don't let it rattle me too much, and I am not going to let it sabotage my self-esteem.

It is as if many of us Virgo types are here partly to present a flawed image, and/or present flaws for reexamination of whether something is 'done' ... a reminder we are all works in progress. This can be uncomfortable to some who are hung up on appearances or superficial notions of beauty. People don't like to be reminded of flaws sometimes -- in anything.

Petronilla - I think you can dress or dress up to please yourself (at least from time-to-time), not avoid a potential visual contradiction with how you think you look. The sexiest thing I've ever seen is a woman who does not have model looks but who accents her best features and struts her stuff anyway.

posted November 03, 2015 11:37 AM            

When you love yourself it makes it easier to love other people...

Our bodies are temples and we should appreciate them. We should take care of them. Love you. Work you. Create your own identity and fashion statement!!