The Descendant in an Astrology chart is the
opposite axis of the Ascendant and lies on the cusp of the seventh house. The Rising sign or Ascendant is the sign
coming over the horizon from the east at birth, while the Descendant is the
sign descending on the western horizon at birth. The natural rule of the Descendant is Libra,
which is the sign associated with creating balance. This is what the Descendant’s energies
pertains to--the need to integrate self with others.
Depending on the sign on the cusp of the
seventh house which is always exactly 180 degrees from the Ascendant, it will
define how we relate to others. As you
can imagine, Aries on this cusp would be very different from let’s say Libra on
this cusp.
The Descendant also defines what we seek in
a relationship, what we are looking for in an individual and how we will react
to them. On a deeper level, it is said
that the sign on the seventh house cusp or Descendant describes the unconscious
part of ourselves that we need to seek from within and work on in order to
become complete. It is not that these
qualities are lacking only that they are hidden or not acknowledged. We have to come to terms with these qualities
and bring them to the surface or remove them from our makeup.
Through relationships with others, we build
on and develop ourselves. The sign on
this cusp often describes the type of person we are attracted to, good or
bad. It describes the type of person we
seem to keep meeting up with, over and over again.
An example of this might be if you have
Virgo as your Ascendant. You would express
yourself in an organized manner. You
would be very precise and your attention to detail would be impeccable. You would easily see the faults or
shortcomings in others as well as within yourself. You would undoubtedly use this information to
decipher yourself as well as others. If
your Ascendant were Virgo, your Descendant would be Pisces. With Pisces, you would be attracted to dreamy
people, mystical people or people that you feel you need to save in some
way. You may be drawn to people who
have a difficult time in the so called “real world” and it would be easy for
them to use alcohol and drugs to try to escape reality. They would be a very gentle person with an
ability to accept others without restriction.
They could be psychic, spiritual or an escapists and usually hard cold
facts are not easily digested. These
energies obviously would vary depending on the overall condition of the Natal
chart and the emphasis in certain houses.
A detailed examination of the Natal chart is required in order to get a full
and clear picture.
As you can imagine, we can learn a lot from
these ever gentle people and perhaps through these people we can learn not to
be so judgemental or find within ourselves the ability to locate only the good aspects
of in others and ourselves.
We can find out a lot about ourselves
through close personal contacts and business relationships, as this would fall
under the Descendant as well. We may
find that the sign on the Descendant could describe our perfect business
partner for a prosperous business or perfect lover eventually leading to
marriage.
Discover more of yourself by carefully
analysing the Descendant in your Natal chart and find hidden characteristics
that if allowed to bloom will complete who you are as an individual. This is the highest qualities working at its
best from this placement.
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