Shadowcat
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Concerning the four angles of the chart, The ascendant (ASC), descendant (DC), The Midheaven or Medium Coeli (MC), and the Imum Coeli (IC):
The ASC:
The ascendant is the cusp of the first house and represents our personality, physical condition, appearance, and our general temperament. The ruling planet of this sign is our chart ruler, the planet that represents who we are. The affairs of this planet, its sign, and the house it is in will be dominant in our lives unless there is a stellium in another sign, or unless there is a planet conjunct the ASC, or another planet in the 1st house, making this planet a co-ruler. The sign the chart ruler is in is more important, even than the sun and moon sign. (unless one or both of these ARE the ruler(s)).
The personality, body, and appearance are then blended with the natures of these planets, and the signs they are in. Planets that are in a major aspect other than the conjunction to the ascendant also have this influence but to a bit of a lesser extent. The effects of this are similar but not quite the same, as another planet aspecting your ruler(s). Multiple co-rulers give a multifaceted personality with potentially many talents.
If someone's Saturn aspects your ascendant, this may have a similar effect as their Saturn being in aspect to your chart ruler.
Saturn conjunct this angle in a natal chart or in the first house can give extremes of low self-esteem, problems with health, self-depreciation, and shyness as well as morbid thoughts and a tendency to the dark side of things. Pluto can also have this effect, with an inner intensity, and if the ascendant is in Scorpio to a bad degree, might even experience feelings of general alienation or isolation. The ascendant on a bad degree or unfortunate fixed star can produce prominent issues throughout life, especially if also in conjunction with another planet.
The DC:
The descendant is the cusp of the 7th house and represents not only our business relations, partnerships, and platonic relations/acquaintances, but it also represents what we attract and what we are attracted to in any of these dynamics. If there are any planets conjunct this angle or in the 7th house, who and what we are attracted to, and what we attract in these relationship dynamics will be according to the nature of these planets, as well as the degree the DC is on and fixed stars if any.
If someone's Saturn aspects your descendant, they may cause problems in your social circles or hinder you somehow from attracting a prospective partner. They may even be competition.
If anyone has Saturn Mars or Neptune conjunct this angle or in the 7th house, they are likely to attract Romantic partners, coworkers, and others who may be unreliable, a bad influence, cheap, or downright abusive. If they are unlucky enough to have 25 degrees of Taurus on the descendant conjunct the violent star Algol, any other violent degree of Taurus, or 15 or 25 degrees of Leo, violence can come from the people that comes into this person's life and prove to be injurious to them or their loved ones, especially with any of the 3 planets mentioned close to the DC or in the 7th house. If the Descendant is trine any planets in the 10th house, especially mars, this could happen at work or in public, as far as the first encounter is concerned, or the act of aggression could occur right then and there.
Uranus could attract you to unique and eccentric people and situations and so on.
The MC and IC:
This is called the parental axis because the midheaven is the cusp of the 10th house, representing the father while the IC is the cusp of the 4th house representing the mother. It can be common to have your MC as your father's sun sign and your IC as your mother's sun sign, or at least in the same elements.
If someone's Saturn aspects your MC as a colleague of yours, they may prove to be a hindrance to your work ethic somehow or be the cause of a greater workload, or even deliberately sabotage your work out of jealousy or resentment for whatever reason. They may see you as an obstacle to them and may strongly dislike the way you work. If this is a boss of yours, your job will probably not be pleasant for as long as you work there. If other synastry aspects offset any of this, this may not be present at all, but might come forth some of the time, more often than with other people at work, but more strictly in the work zone than on an actual personal level. If this negative aspect manifests outside of work, then it may be in public somewhere, or something happening with someone later in life ending up being a problem for your father, or an annoyance much like their Saturn aspecting your sun.
The MC, the cusp of the 10th house represents our outer public persona, who we are molded and shaped to be as adults, and how we are perceived by others. The MC is also representative of our career choices and preferences and how we perform at work and in the public eye, and even how we want to be seen. The sign that is here can signal how this all is, as well as the type of career one, might be drawn to. The sign's ruling planet of the MC can indicate professions specifically that may be of interest, as far as the affairs of the planet, and professions ruled by this planet. Saturn aspecting this angle makes for a very hard and enduring worker and even someone that can be overworked or mistreated in the workplace. If Neptune aspects the MC or is conjunct one may be often undermined in their sphere of work or end up with bosses and colleagues who prove to be unreliable or a detriment. One may also have a hindered or weakened work ethic with Neptune.
If there are any planets conjunct the MC Their natures can blend in with the sign of the MC and the public expression, as well as career choices. Any planets in the 10th house will also influence this. In some cases, the influences of these planets may crowd out the influence of the MC sign as far as career choice and attraction. The nature of any planets conjunct with the midheaven will also give insight into the nature and predispositions of one's colleagues and overall work environment. If the MC is in aspect to the DC, the nature of the two signs may be blended in, as whichever planets are conjunct these angles, as the work sphere and people also bleed into the affairs of the 7th house. If one's chart ruler is Jupiter, or one that is in the sign of Sagittarius, and aspecting the MC, the person could end up traveling a lot for work. If the ruler, in this case, is the moon, this could also include constantly changing living space for work, or even working in a foreign country.
If the MC is on a bad degree or fixed star, or if any planet conjunct this angle is afflicted or debilitated, there may be issues involving public expression, and self-image regarding work. especially with the sun in the 10th house, and if it is debilitated by Saturn. The self-image and sense of self-worth may be very tied to one's work performance and feedback at work with a 10th house sun. Any 1st house planets aspecting the midheaven can amplify self-identity with one's job, as can the MC aspecting the chart ruler, especially with the opposite and conjunction. Mars in the 10th house, or aspecting the MC can bring confrontations at work, whereas Saturn can manifest restrictions and setbacks.
The IC is our subconscious and our upbringing in the home as children. It is our unadulterated selves before growing up and going out into the world, and our inner private lives. It represents who we feel we really are inside, a persona we may feel too uncomfortable to show to the world. It may be a part of us that was buried by trauma at a young age. If the sun or the moon is conjunct this angle or aspect it somehow, the mother and /or the father will have had a significant influence on a certain part of your outlook on life and your upbringing, if other factors in the chart support, this can also show a very close relationship with one or both of your parents. The qualities of these and other planets that may be in this position will influence your innate inner world.
If someone Saturn aspects your IC, they may have been a hindrance or harm to your mother, or your childhood household in some way or negatively directly involved in your upbringing. This could have been an abusive family member or someone who proved to be dis trustworthy. This placement is very similar to Saturn aspecting your moon.
This place in the chart can also give clues as to unconscious trauma and hang-ups that have occurred in childhood or other things that have been repressed causing problems in adult life. IF there are afflicted planets on this angle, or if it is on a bad degree, or fixed start then this is blatant. If this is a parental planet such as the sun or moon, it is another type of indicator of problems with one or both of the parents in childhood that left unsolved issues of neglect, trauma, unfulfilled desires for adoration, attention or recognition, etc.
If your char ruler aspects this angle you might be more conscious of these issues than if this was not the case, or you might even have more trouble letting them go, carrying them throughout your life, especially if these are deep-seated. If mercury is afflicted or on a bad degree, and or combined with any of the above, especially if Saturn is in the 3rd or 11th house, there may have been significant problems with a sibling as a child, involving intense ridicule, favoritism from one or both of the parents, and general abuse.
If Mars or Saturn aspect this angle or are in the 4th house, It indicates significant restrictive problems in the childhood home as well as possible domestic violence, particularly against the mother. Neptune can indicate a weak mother or an unreliable unstable home environment.
As mentioned, removing negative karma related to any of your planets that are close to these angles or aspect them can help relieve the negativity that manifests in their affairs, as well as working with runes and even later planetary squares to manifest what you need. For deep-seated issues, a working of 90 days of freeing the soul, or even more might be best for things like trauma or subconscious hang-ups.
Venus energy is great for social relations, as well as the ehwaz rune, for forming friendships and good vibes in the workplace (just do yourself a favor and don't look for close relations or friends at work. Your co-workers are NEVER your friends.)
The ASC:
The ascendant is the cusp of the first house and represents our personality, physical condition, appearance, and our general temperament. The ruling planet of this sign is our chart ruler, the planet that represents who we are. The affairs of this planet, its sign, and the house it is in will be dominant in our lives unless there is a stellium in another sign, or unless there is a planet conjunct the ASC, or another planet in the 1st house, making this planet a co-ruler. The sign the chart ruler is in is more important, even than the sun and moon sign. (unless one or both of these ARE the ruler(s)).
The personality, body, and appearance are then blended with the natures of these planets, and the signs they are in. Planets that are in a major aspect other than the conjunction to the ascendant also have this influence but to a bit of a lesser extent. The effects of this are similar but not quite the same, as another planet aspecting your ruler(s). Multiple co-rulers give a multifaceted personality with potentially many talents.
If someone's Saturn aspects your ascendant, this may have a similar effect as their Saturn being in aspect to your chart ruler.
Saturn conjunct this angle in a natal chart or in the first house can give extremes of low self-esteem, problems with health, self-depreciation, and shyness as well as morbid thoughts and a tendency to the dark side of things. Pluto can also have this effect, with an inner intensity, and if the ascendant is in Scorpio to a bad degree, might even experience feelings of general alienation or isolation. The ascendant on a bad degree or unfortunate fixed star can produce prominent issues throughout life, especially if also in conjunction with another planet.
The DC:
The descendant is the cusp of the 7th house and represents not only our business relations, partnerships, and platonic relations/acquaintances, but it also represents what we attract and what we are attracted to in any of these dynamics. If there are any planets conjunct this angle or in the 7th house, who and what we are attracted to, and what we attract in these relationship dynamics will be according to the nature of these planets, as well as the degree the DC is on and fixed stars if any.
If someone's Saturn aspects your descendant, they may cause problems in your social circles or hinder you somehow from attracting a prospective partner. They may even be competition.
If anyone has Saturn Mars or Neptune conjunct this angle or in the 7th house, they are likely to attract Romantic partners, coworkers, and others who may be unreliable, a bad influence, cheap, or downright abusive. If they are unlucky enough to have 25 degrees of Taurus on the descendant conjunct the violent star Algol, any other violent degree of Taurus, or 15 or 25 degrees of Leo, violence can come from the people that comes into this person's life and prove to be injurious to them or their loved ones, especially with any of the 3 planets mentioned close to the DC or in the 7th house. If the Descendant is trine any planets in the 10th house, especially mars, this could happen at work or in public, as far as the first encounter is concerned, or the act of aggression could occur right then and there.
Uranus could attract you to unique and eccentric people and situations and so on.
The MC and IC:
This is called the parental axis because the midheaven is the cusp of the 10th house, representing the father while the IC is the cusp of the 4th house representing the mother. It can be common to have your MC as your father's sun sign and your IC as your mother's sun sign, or at least in the same elements.
If someone's Saturn aspects your MC as a colleague of yours, they may prove to be a hindrance to your work ethic somehow or be the cause of a greater workload, or even deliberately sabotage your work out of jealousy or resentment for whatever reason. They may see you as an obstacle to them and may strongly dislike the way you work. If this is a boss of yours, your job will probably not be pleasant for as long as you work there. If other synastry aspects offset any of this, this may not be present at all, but might come forth some of the time, more often than with other people at work, but more strictly in the work zone than on an actual personal level. If this negative aspect manifests outside of work, then it may be in public somewhere, or something happening with someone later in life ending up being a problem for your father, or an annoyance much like their Saturn aspecting your sun.
The MC, the cusp of the 10th house represents our outer public persona, who we are molded and shaped to be as adults, and how we are perceived by others. The MC is also representative of our career choices and preferences and how we perform at work and in the public eye, and even how we want to be seen. The sign that is here can signal how this all is, as well as the type of career one, might be drawn to. The sign's ruling planet of the MC can indicate professions specifically that may be of interest, as far as the affairs of the planet, and professions ruled by this planet. Saturn aspecting this angle makes for a very hard and enduring worker and even someone that can be overworked or mistreated in the workplace. If Neptune aspects the MC or is conjunct one may be often undermined in their sphere of work or end up with bosses and colleagues who prove to be unreliable or a detriment. One may also have a hindered or weakened work ethic with Neptune.
If there are any planets conjunct the MC Their natures can blend in with the sign of the MC and the public expression, as well as career choices. Any planets in the 10th house will also influence this. In some cases, the influences of these planets may crowd out the influence of the MC sign as far as career choice and attraction. The nature of any planets conjunct with the midheaven will also give insight into the nature and predispositions of one's colleagues and overall work environment. If the MC is in aspect to the DC, the nature of the two signs may be blended in, as whichever planets are conjunct these angles, as the work sphere and people also bleed into the affairs of the 7th house. If one's chart ruler is Jupiter, or one that is in the sign of Sagittarius, and aspecting the MC, the person could end up traveling a lot for work. If the ruler, in this case, is the moon, this could also include constantly changing living space for work, or even working in a foreign country.
If the MC is on a bad degree or fixed star, or if any planet conjunct this angle is afflicted or debilitated, there may be issues involving public expression, and self-image regarding work. especially with the sun in the 10th house, and if it is debilitated by Saturn. The self-image and sense of self-worth may be very tied to one's work performance and feedback at work with a 10th house sun. Any 1st house planets aspecting the midheaven can amplify self-identity with one's job, as can the MC aspecting the chart ruler, especially with the opposite and conjunction. Mars in the 10th house, or aspecting the MC can bring confrontations at work, whereas Saturn can manifest restrictions and setbacks.
The IC is our subconscious and our upbringing in the home as children. It is our unadulterated selves before growing up and going out into the world, and our inner private lives. It represents who we feel we really are inside, a persona we may feel too uncomfortable to show to the world. It may be a part of us that was buried by trauma at a young age. If the sun or the moon is conjunct this angle or aspect it somehow, the mother and /or the father will have had a significant influence on a certain part of your outlook on life and your upbringing, if other factors in the chart support, this can also show a very close relationship with one or both of your parents. The qualities of these and other planets that may be in this position will influence your innate inner world.
If someone Saturn aspects your IC, they may have been a hindrance or harm to your mother, or your childhood household in some way or negatively directly involved in your upbringing. This could have been an abusive family member or someone who proved to be dis trustworthy. This placement is very similar to Saturn aspecting your moon.
This place in the chart can also give clues as to unconscious trauma and hang-ups that have occurred in childhood or other things that have been repressed causing problems in adult life. IF there are afflicted planets on this angle, or if it is on a bad degree, or fixed start then this is blatant. If this is a parental planet such as the sun or moon, it is another type of indicator of problems with one or both of the parents in childhood that left unsolved issues of neglect, trauma, unfulfilled desires for adoration, attention or recognition, etc.
If your char ruler aspects this angle you might be more conscious of these issues than if this was not the case, or you might even have more trouble letting them go, carrying them throughout your life, especially if these are deep-seated. If mercury is afflicted or on a bad degree, and or combined with any of the above, especially if Saturn is in the 3rd or 11th house, there may have been significant problems with a sibling as a child, involving intense ridicule, favoritism from one or both of the parents, and general abuse.
If Mars or Saturn aspect this angle or are in the 4th house, It indicates significant restrictive problems in the childhood home as well as possible domestic violence, particularly against the mother. Neptune can indicate a weak mother or an unreliable unstable home environment.
As mentioned, removing negative karma related to any of your planets that are close to these angles or aspect them can help relieve the negativity that manifests in their affairs, as well as working with runes and even later planetary squares to manifest what you need. For deep-seated issues, a working of 90 days of freeing the soul, or even more might be best for things like trauma or subconscious hang-ups.
Venus energy is great for social relations, as well as the ehwaz rune, for forming friendships and good vibes in the workplace (just do yourself a favor and don't look for close relations or friends at work. Your co-workers are NEVER your friends.)
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