The Ascendant, also known as the Rising Sign, describes how we go out there into the world. How we deal with our immediate environment and what people see first of us. So you may be a shy Virgo deep down, but if Leo is rising you will appear to be much more outgoing than you really are, especially to people who don’t know you really well.

The Sun is why we are here. The Ascendant is how we get there.

The Sun is the kind of hero(-ine) we are. The Ascendant is the quest that we must embark upon.

So, using the analogy of the chick hatching out of the egg, I’ve created this video to describe each of the 12 possible Ascendant signs. I had fun coming up with these, and I’m sure you’re going to love it…