Ascendant

WHILE more often than not the individual's general appearance, overt characteristics and outward manner do tend to serve as guides to the ascendant (rising sign or ascending sign), it must be noted these same 'identifiers' can be changed, altered, or modified markedly from the sign-ascending 'type' by planets in the first house and strong aspects to that sector of the chart.

The Ascendant (also known the "rising sign") is the sign on the cusp of the first house of the natal chart

The rising sign is the equivalent to the horizon at a person’s birth. It is the starting point of the chart and the starting point in a person’s life.

Aries Rising in Love

The First House shows your outward character traits. Any planet in the first house will give you the traits of the sign that this planet rules

The Ascendant is another name for the cusp of the first house.

Have you ever wondered whether there might be more to the Ascendant than a mere description of the physical appearance, the persona, the mask, or the manner in which we project ourselves into the world?

The Ascendant or the first house is the "house of the personality "as it deals with the physical aspects of a person.The Ascendant is the exact degree in the zodiac which was on the eastern horizon, or rising on the horizon at the time of ones birth.

This discussion focuses on the primary triad in your birthchart: the Sun, Moon, and Ascendant. Interpretation of the birthchart begins with these three because they support everything else.

This first house is the "house of the self "as it deals with the physical person. The Rising sign/Ascendant is a filter lens through which the Sun, the Moon, and the planets come into play.

The First House: Also known as the horoskopos, or helm.