If you’re born under the sign of Aquarius, you’re likely to be thought of as intelligent, innovative, and humanitarian. Some people mistakenly believe that Aquarius is a water sign, however it is actually the third air sign (after Gemini and Libra) and a symbol of the water bearer. This sign is about sharing the water rather than being the water; it’s about being a part of the community rather than being the water. You’re also recognized for being an outspoken individual who isn’t hesitant to flaunt your freak flag. Uranus, your ruling planet, is as unconventional as you are.
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Is it unusual to have an Aquarius ascendant?
Some individuals believe that Aquarius rising is an unusual occurrence. However, there is a catch: having Aquarius ascendant as your ascendant sign is not uncommon. The attitude of Aquarius rising is unusual. As a result, while Aquarius rising is frequent, those who have Aquarius as their ascendant sign have a unique outlook.
What are the characteristics of Aquarius risings?
People born under the sign of Aquarius are imaginative, bright, curious, and inquisitive. People having this element in their birth charts are delightful to be around and have a flamboyant personality that attracts attention.
Are the emotions of Aquarius rising?
You are likely to be an innately rational individual with a natural predisposition to look at things objectively if you were born with Aquarius on your Ascendant (or Rising). You will most likely appear cold and analytical to others unless other components in your chart are more impulsive or emotionally focused.
Aquarius rising attracts what kind of energy?
Sagittarius rising simply wants you to unwind, and we could all use a friend like that right now. They’re surrounded by a happy-go-lucky vibe that can calm even the most tense person.
“Others are drawn to you because of your effortlessly wide outlook and positivity,” Lettman says. “When you’re around you, your fervor and love for life are charming, and you have a natural capacity to make people forget about their concerns.”
Capricorn Rising
Capricorn Rising, for example, appears to have its act together. People are awestruck by your ability to run your own (and possibly everyone else’s) life.
“Your responsible, ambitious, and mature personality gives you the appearance of being well-prepared for everything,” Lettman adds. “People are naturally drawn to you because you inspire them to set high standards for themselves.”
Aquarius Rising
Aquarius rising is a brilliant thinker with a fascinating intellect to observe at work. People admire how far ahead of the curve you think.
“People admire your passion and understanding for group interests, and they are drawn to your hopeful and visionary attitude,” Lettman says. “Everyone you encounter is inspired by your strong sense of self and innovative attitude.”
Pisces Rising
Finally, Pisces rising attracts admirers because to your delicate and compassionate personality. They regard you as a heavenly, priceless entity.
“Everyone around you feels at ease because of your positive attitude on life, imagination, and forgiving disposition,” Lettman says. “People gravitate towards you because of your compassion, helpfulness, and ability to lift anyone’s spirits.”
Aquarius is rising in which house?
I’m going to break down each rising sign and each house of your chart in this series depending on the rising sign. I’ll be using complete sign houses, which is a house system in which each sign is its own home.
Actually, this is more of a synthesis than a breakdown. When you look at everything in a chart separately and dissected, you’re not going to get much of a narrative about the whole thing. You can have a better understanding of the complete chart by connecting each house to your rising sign.
If you’re not already using whole sign houses to comprehend your chart, I strongly advise you to do so. While Placidus is still the most widely used house system, it is more applicable to electional astrology than utilizing your natal chart to understand your own motivations. When using astrology to develop self-awareness, whole sign houses are more relevant.
Aquarius rising, Leo descending: Stranger and stranger
When you engage with other people, the ascendent is how you see the world, and the descendant is how you see yourself. Saturn rules the chart because Aquarius is at the point in the sky where the sun rises. Aquarius risings can have a sarcastic and dry temperament as a result of this. They could be folks who don’t know how to respond to expressions of affection, particularly praises, right away. When given a hug, their first thought may be “what do I do?” rather than hugging back.
The Sun regulates the way Aquarius risings act inside their relationships as Leo descends. This Leo descendent explains why Aquarius risings are always terrific companions, but they can also come across as pompous. When it comes down to it, they want to be there for you and will continue to show their devotion to you. However, they may have a horrible habit of not listening to anyone but themselves talk in regular situations, which they believe no one else notices (even though they do).
So, aside from the fact that Aquarius rising rarely listens to you and prefers to go their own way practically all of the time, they’re usually the one who attends every gathering but sits in the corner people-watching. You might detect a Leo ancestor in them, believing that they appear confident even in the midst of a crowd, when in reality, they are paralyzed by social anxiety and are attempting to hide it.
While Aquarius risings enjoy being the center of attention, they will never, ever beg for it. They do this because they don’t want to be pinned down by anyone but themselves. They’ll go out of their way to prove how awkward they are if you tell them they’re charming. They’ll make a point of being serious if you tell them they’re humorous.
Pisces second house, Virgo eighth house: Professor
Your link to the material world is represented by the second and eighth houses. Both are concerned with values. The second house represents your personal ideals, while the eighth house represents your social values.
Aquarius risings, with Pisces on the second house cusp, have a strong sense of ideals without ever desiring to pin down one of their precise value judgments. They may claim to be judgment-free individuals. More than developing an independent value system, Virgo on the ninth house cusp suggests that their values are formed in the moment, by critiquing and rejecting the things in the world that they see and know they don’t like.
Aquarius risings can be like that philosophy professor who is constantly criticizing the institutions in which they find themselves, but who, when asked for their opinion, has nothing to say until it is in response to something they witness happening in real time. It’s not that Aquarius rising lacks conviction; it’s just that they don’t see the sense in having one unless it’s also accompanied with a definite response.
When it comes to money, Aquarius rising is always curious as to why they should make or spend the money they do. Money may dribble out of their hands like water. They simply don’t know how to keep it and aren’t interested in bothering with it in the first place. They probably have no idea how much money they make. They also won’t buy something just because it looks great, and as a result, they lack a decorating instinct for their surroundings and bodies. They want their money, both earned and spent, to go to a good cause. Aquarius risings’ self-care practices are frequently weak because their rooms are both dirty and minimalist. Even if they aren’t the kind to move about much, they are incredibly picky about what they have in their lives and don’t want a lot of stuff to weigh them down.
Aries third house, Libra ninth house: They said what?
Every Aquarius rising does a tremendous amount of information processing. Reading a book, learning a subject, or comprehending the social dynamics of a group might all take a short amount of time for them. It’s as if information simply passes through them and they move on to the next task. With Aries in the third house, Aquarius rising’s thoughts are racing at a ten-mile-per-minute pace. They’re mental sprinters, to be sure.
When it comes to communication, Aquarius risings may be quite forceful. They say what they mean and don’t care if they offend anyone. And the funny thing is, no one is offended because, even if the language Aquarius rising uses to convey their point aren’t always well-considered, their thoughts are. They may say bizarre and terrible things, but they always know when and when to say them. Aquarius rising, with Libra in the ninth house, makes ideological decisions that are in line with the people around them.
Aquarius is able to take an outsider’s perspective and generate an unique notion inside that environment because they are so invested in one method of thought. They’re less interested in creating entirely new fields of study and more interested in questioning existing ones.
A painter who returns to representative painting or a computer scientist who aspires to create poetry through code are two examples of this. While each of these personalities is using their mediums in ways that go against the grain of what their professions’ practitioners are used to, they are still working within that discipline. They aren’t inventing a brand new one.
Scorpio tenth house, Taurus fourth house: Stubborn
Venus and Mars dominate the tenth and fourth houses of an Aquarius rising. They discuss your place in the world as a group. For further information, consult your Venus and Mars.
Aquarius rising is someone who, as previously stated, does not want to be identified. With Scorpio at the top of their horoscope, they essentially want other people to think of them as a void. They don’t want people to think of them at all, and if they do, it should be a well managed picture.
While Aquarius risings are known for their ingenuity and strangeness, Taurus in the fourth house indicates that they are people who do the same things every day, live in the same place without moving forever, and eat the same foods without thinking about it over and over again. To feel like they can be imaginative, Aquarius risings must leave a lot of their lives to routine so that they don’t have to think about it all the time.
If you offer a new spot to dine or play, Aquarius rising will almost certainly find something wrong with it because they believe they know what they want and are set in their ways. Even if you offer that they try something new on the menu while they’re lost in contemplating humanity’s future, they may decline because they prefer to stick to what they know will be easy on their stomachs. Aquarius risings can be extremely finicky when it comes to food.
Aquarius risings are also notorious for doing the same things over and over again, such as frequenting the same hangouts. They don’t like to move once they’ve settled into a spot since they’re entirely stretched out. They have their books strewn about them, their feet up, and they don’t seem to mind if others stumble about them.
The Scorpio and Taurus aspects make it nearly tough to persuade your Aquarius rising to change their thoughts about something. The only person who can persuade an Aquarius rising to change their mind is themselves, and they like voicing their displeasure with you loudly and clearly.
Sagittarius eleventh house, Gemini fifth house: Ideological networks
Aquarius risings, as previously stated, have a way with information. They have Gemini in their fifth house, which indicates that they are experts at coming up with new ideas. They have a phenomenal command of the English language.
With Gemini in the fifth house, Aquarius is more likely to create for the mind than for the heart when it comes to creativity. These are artists who work with ideas. Rather than tugging at the emotions, their artwork is usually hilarious, satirical, or clever. They thrive on impressing others with their intellect rather than their emotions.
Aquarius rising cannot be in association with persons who are politically incompatible with themselves because Sagittarius is in the eleventh house. For Aquarius rising, community is a politically active field, and they choose to side with those with whom they agree over people in their immediate area. This explains why Aquarius risings can easily find their best friends on the internet rather than in their own communities, schools, or churches. They may even feel closer to people they meet online than they do to those they know in person.
Capricorn twelfth house, Cancer sixth house: Unwillingly Temperamental
A moon-ruled sixth house indicates that Aquarius rising is mainly concerned with their work. That, and the fact that their bodies can be a little frail. Another reason why Aquarius rising prefers to eat the same, oddly precise dishes again and over is because of this. They know what works for them and are cautious to change it for fear of developing a stomachache. If you give them something they don’t regularly eat, their entire system can be thrown off.
On the twelfth, Capricorn is an inner pessimist. While Aquarius rising like thinking about the future, their projections of the future are frequently grim. Saturn, Capricorn’s ruler, is also the least political of the planets. This indicates that beneath it all, Aquarius simply does not know how to schmooze, mingle, or network.
With Capricorn in its current position, Aquarius rising may have some unspoken concerns with authority, particularly in terms of how much authority they can grant themselves. On the sixth, Cancer tries very hard to satisfy. Because Aquarius rising attempts to spend their time, work responsibilities or otherwise, for things that they actually care about, this placement might also suggest that they are much more sensitive than they appear to be to whether bosses like their job.
The Cancer on the sixth house, like the Taurus fourth house, indicates that Aquarius rising isn’t looking for too much change in their life routine. They have a tendency to become engulfed in their workplaces, transforming them into their homes and never, ever leaving. They prefer to work from home because they don’t have to dress up or even wear pants.
Work can also be a source of insecurity for Aquarius risings. They must convert the whole situation into a topic in order to truly digest emotions. If they’re learning how to deal with rage, for example, they can create an art project to which they can devote some time. For Aquarius rising, there isn’t much of a distinction between business and personal life.
Who has Aquarius rising in their horoscope?
People born under the sign of Aquarius may appear to be cool, progressive, and independent, as well as outspoken and unflappable…
Take, for example, Chelsea Handler, a talk show host and comedian, Madonna, David Bowie, and Niki Minaj. When it comes to looks and even stating their truth, we all have a tendency to push the bounds.
They are intelligent, have great mental poise, and can attract a large number of friends with little effort.
These folks can have a detached interest in strange or unusual topics and are unfazed by a person’s riches, fame, or status.
Those born with the Water Bearer ascendant can be stubborn and have a hard time breaking negative habits and behaviors…
What is Aquarius’ descendant rising?
Remember that Libra is always on the lookout for a partner, and they’ll find someone who exemplifies Aries’ independent attributes to be quite appealing.
“Libra is known for their charm and grace, for maintaining peace, and for always considering the other’s point of view,” Marmanides said. “Which is why Aries will be so appealing to Libra, because it will make them fantasize about the kind of person who can live life entirely on their own terms.”
Scorpio Rising/Taurus Descendant
With this pairing, you’ll have someone who likes to keep things hidden from the public eye, and they’ll be magnetically drawn to their up-front counterpart.
“Scorpios are often a mystery, even to themselves,” adds Marmanides, “which is why they will find a Taurus so appealing, because Taurus epitomizes authenticity.” “What you see is what you get, and they aren’t afraid to communicate what they value, want, and when they want it. Scorpio will be intrigued by someone who is so forthright.”
Sagittarius Rising/Gemini Descendant
Sag and Gem know how to keep the fires of passion stoked and burning.
“A Sagittarius Rising is someone who is always looking for adventure, whether it’s a literal journey or a mentally engaging sparring session,” Marmanides explains. “With Gemini as their Descendant ruler, they’ll seek out companions who are well-versed in a wide range of topicssomeone who will keep them on their toes and never tire them.”
Capricorn Rising/Cancer Descendant
Capricorn and Cancer are, once again, a 1950s marital stereotype, with Cap seeking natural solace in Cancer after a long day at work.
“Capricorn Risings are known for climbing corporate ladders, and they represent material achievement and desire,” explains Marmanides. “What will attract Capricorn to Cancer is the realization of how much richer their life may be if they focus on emotional wealth and investments.”
Aquarius Rising/Leo Descendant
“Emotional displays are not your strong suit, Aquarius Rising. They do enjoy fantasizing about how to improve people’s lives and addressing problems creatively.
“You’ll be drawn to Leo characteristics because you’ll see someone who isn’t afraid to put themselves out there, to be honestly themselves, and who is up for constructing a utopian kingdom with you,” Marmanides adds.
Pisces Rising/Virgo Descendant
Finally, Pisces rising corresponds to a Virgo descendant. Why? They need someone to ground them, and who better than an Earth sign to do so?
“Pisces Risings are renowned as dreamers, and they can embody ephemeral, esoteric, or mystical aspects,” Marmanides explains. “They’ll be drawn to partners who are more practical, trustworthy, and loyal, but who nonetheless aim to make the world a better place by performing acts of dedicated service.”
Rising sign (also known as your Ascendant) is your social personality. It is how you dawn on people as it relates to the zodiac sign that was on the Eastern horizon when you were born. Your rising sign represents your physical body and outward style. It is the manifestation of both your inner and outer world, which can define the balance between your seven dimensions. For example, your rising sign’s element is helpful in understanding the type of energy that drives your physical body and overall approach to life.
– Gemini, Libra, or Aquarius: you are mentally quick, inquisitive, friendly, and prefer to express yourself verbally. You often approach life with the desire to understand the meaning of what or whom you encounter, and that includes being intentional with your movement.
– Aries, Leo, or Sagittarius: you are action-oriented, confident, and often blunt. You often have great vitality and physical energy, especially when striving to make your mark in the world. Trust me, you’ll want to tap into that physical energy in your next workout.
– Taurus, Virgo, or Capricorn: you are matter-of-fact and tend to focus on the material world. You often have a steadfast approach to life that can be a grounding force (especially during stressful times) for many.
– Cancer, Scorpio, or Pisces: you are sensitive, empathetic, and easily influenced by your environment (say hello to more plants in your home) (say hello to more plants in your home). You often have an approach to life that is deeply rooted in your emotional body.
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