Scorpio Ascendant
The Scorpio Ascendant is the rising sign that describes your appearance, your manner and the first impression you make. Element: water; modality: fixed; chart ruler: Mars (modern ruler: Pluto).
Appearance and manner
A Scorpio Ascendant gives a strong, magnetic appearance: a heavy, intent gaze, expressive eyes, dark brows and a certain magnetism. Even in silence, such a person is felt as a "presence". They often prefer dark, concealing clothes.
You approach anything new by testing it first: who is in charge here, what do they want from you, where is the catch? You open up only to those who pass the test — and then completely. Anything superficial bores you.
How others see you
People see you as strong, guarded and a little dangerous: it is hard to tell what you are thinking. You are respected and slightly feared, and people trust you with secrets. Sometimes you are seen as suspicious, vindictive or jealous.
Strengths and traps
Your strength is depth, willpower and the ability to withstand crises. You see what is hidden and work well with secrets, finance, psychology, medicine and investigations. The trap is control and mistrust, and an inability to forgive and let go.
Chart ruler
The traditional ruler of the Ascendant is Mars; the modern one is Pluto. The sign and house of Mars show where you fight and act; Pluto shows where you go through deep transformations and come up against power. Both are worth reading.
The house where the ruler sits is the area of life through which the Ascendant expresses itself: in the 2nd house it is money, in the 7th partnership, in the 10th career. The Ascendant calculator will show where yours is.
Descendant in Taurus
Descendant in Taurus: you need a calm, reliable, warm partner with whom you can relax and stop testing. Relationships teach you trust and simplicity.
How to make the most of your Ascendant
A Scorpio Ascendant thrives on work that calls for depth: research, psychology, crisis work. It helps to consciously let go of what has outlived its time — things, grudges, roles — without waiting for life to do it for you.
The Ascendant is not the whole person. It blends with your Sun sign and your Moon sign: a Scorpio Ascendant with the Sun in a water sign, for example, will be softer, and with the Sun in a fire sign, brighter. The description above is the base on which the other planets are layered.
Find your Ascendant
The Ascendant depends on your exact time and place of birth: on average it changes sign every two hours. You can check whether yours really is in Scorpio with the Ascendant calculator.