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Aries23Degrees
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posted June 21, 2026 07:30 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Aries23Degrees     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Knowing what you know now about Astrology, I wonder what your view about this subject is?

I am busy running an online Astrology education session that is covering the basics and someone on there asked me this question.

I have my answer on this. But what do you all think? Is the Ascendant something that we "ascend" to? What do you understand the Ascendant position to be?

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posted June 21, 2026 08:18 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Hmmm     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I think it depends on your chart

Someone that has harsh aspects to their ascendant.will have a hard time growing into it?

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posted June 21, 2026 08:23 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Hmmm     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I also think ascending means taking on the positive of a planet.

I always identified with my taurus sun but I hated my body (too fat) I thought I was too ugly etc (negative traits of the sign) and now as I grow up and 'ascend' im appreciating my body more and where im at(positive)

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posted June 21, 2026 04:22 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Aries23Degrees     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Interesting.

I do agree that the Asc is affected by aspects to it. That these can even alter its original expression.

With that being said however, I think the Ascendant( being even more sensitive to time of birth)is more closely related to self expression than even the Moon.

If the CEO is the Sun, management reflects the CEO(Moon). But its the staff or workers(Asc) who have to do the everyday grind or solve challenges as they are confronted, who know the environment of work more intimately. And thus are constantly responding to it.

The Ascendant is about assertion and responding (Asc/Dsc axis). Science says that if you exert a force \(F\) on an object, the object will simultaneously exert an equal and opposite force of magnitude \(F\) right back on you.

So i see the Asc as that force. Where the relationship with the environment is at. Where the physical body through its existence interacts in, around and through it.

All this sounds esoteric I know. But I notice that ♈ Asc people tend to be concerned with asserting themselves in the moment. This more so than Moon and Sun in ♈.

So their responses are seldom without feeling or some sort of intensity investment- this whether eating food or closing the door.It's done with enthusiasm
or vigour(Mars)

Detachment is tough because as each moment comes,♈ sees it as an opportunity to assert. Hence they can cone across super passionate or aggressive( depending on who is on the receptive end of their assertions).

With ♉, the moment is precious too. But here the opportunity is to savour and lengthen it by slowing down and not missing it or fumbling it away.

So with ♉ Asc, absolute presence is key i.e. talking slowly, making eye contact, feeling the texture of the atmosphere around you whilst also being focused in the here.

This can make ♉ Asc seem very grounded and rich in giving attention and exclusivity. Hence most people feel that they can come across "down to earth".

And that's because they are. They are committed to being in the reality of the moment. And what all of that can bring.

This can be something as mundane as packing the laundry into the cupboard.It's done with care and finesse as if indulging in the fragrance of the detergent used in the laundry. And the revitalized softness of the fabrics.

Even when cooking a meal, the meat is handled in such a way that slicing each piece of the bone, looks like art or is given a little bit of care.

Both ♈ Asc and ♉ Asc can come across intense. But there is a distinction. One is fast and flashes past because of being direct and swift(♈ ) whilst the other is slower and seems to plod(♉ )- giving off a more soothing and even caressing effect.

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posted June 21, 2026 04:22 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Aries23Degrees     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
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posted June 21, 2026 06:51 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Hmmm     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Also i think we grow into all our aspects.

Living with an ascendant ur whole life ull go through some trail and error amd figure things out

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posted June 21, 2026 07:50 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Preppyarcher7989Wiff     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I both feel more Sagittarius, and Pisces, as I get older. Sun in Sagittarius, Ascendant in Pisces.

I will, however, admit, that when I was under the age of 8, I was a lot more Pisces, than Sagittarius.

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posted June 22, 2026 06:53 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Randall     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I feel like the ASC is our "ideal," so yes, I would say we are here to learn to grow into the positive trait s and qualities of our ASC and to overcome its challenges.

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posted June 22, 2026 10:22 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Hmmm     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
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Originally posted by Randall:
I feel like the ASC is our "ideal," so yes, I would say we are here to learn to grow into the positive trait s and qualities of our ASC and to overcome its challenges.

I love everything about gemini
And no matter how many planets I have in gemini I feel its not enough. So def an ideal...another sign i feel the same about is Pisces (sun in 12th house) also im very protective over the negative perceptions of taurus (taurus sun)

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posted June 22, 2026 12:50 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Hmmm     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
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Originally posted by Preppyarcher7989Wiff:
I both feel more Sagittarius, and Pisces, as I get older. Sun in Sagittarius, Ascendant in Pisces.

I will, however, admit, that when I was under the age of 8, I was a lot more Pisces, than Sagittarius.


I also identified more with my ascendant more as a child. There was less of a filter. Gemini can be talkative and bubbly and I got bullied for being too bubbly so it made me pull back my gemini....at 39 im starting to get cheeky again and the sense of humor is slowly coming back. But I remember one person once told me im not funny and that cut deep it made me try less and be less of a gemini. Although I still had somr triats like scattermimded, dualistic etc

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posted June 23, 2026 12:08 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Randall     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I love my ascendant. It is concrete. It gives me consistency. It ties me together. It gives me one of my super powers. To some, that super power might be viewed as a curse. To me, it’s a strength that I can identify with a link to everything good in my life.

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posted June 23, 2026 01:10 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for frida     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Randall:
I love my ascendant. It is concrete. It gives me consistency. It ties me together. It gives me one of my super powers. To some, that super power might be viewed as a curse. To me, it’s a strength that I can identify with a link to everything good in my life.

Very cool, we should all love our Ascendants!

Coming from 🦁 What's not to love haha

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