Descendant sign affecting sun?

Hi everyone. A new Pisces here. I had a question. How does the descendant effect the sun sign? Is there a real significance or is this a minor aspect? Thanks.

It's what other people usually see you as.But thier can be traits of the asendent that is the real deal with your personality.For instance I'm a scorpio with sag asendent I come off as very carefree,nieve,open hearted and social,the one that is the deep down real trait for me is likng a back door to escape out of.On the more scorpio note alot of the time I just want to go home and read a book,to be alone,enjoy silence.And I don't really open up to anyone who hasn't proved that thier not going to pull anything negatively which I do sometimes be mean in mirroring it.I think it does play a major role on your personality.It makes it easier for me to observe,figure out,be more optimistic in people and on the whole just makes things easier with life.Extra abilities(even if it is just on the surface)are by far good.

Sometimes it works vice versa too,as an example you can be a sun/libra asc/leo act like a libra in public but the real person can be the leo personality.

Tiamat,

You were talking about your ascending sign. I was meaning the descending sign. You gave me valuable information though.

Oh hey look at that oops.I'll check on it for ya and tell you what I think.

Something to do with the type of people you have around I haven't formed an opinion on it yet.

Hmmm interesting. Thanks =)

Hi Burgundy,
the descendent which is on the cusp of the 7th house, is an indicator for what you are looking for in relationships. I believe it has a major importance when it comes to what we find attractive in men/women. My 7th house is in aries and I also have my moon (cancer ruling planet) in the seventh house. That means that I am attracted to men which are active, adventurous and also sensitive and family-oriented. It`s kind of weird, but before I read anything about astrology I found out that the type of guys I am attracted to pretty much match the descendent which is described in detail in my birth chart.

I found a detailed explanation of the descendent on the website http://www.yogatech.com/nmb/backissues/nmb94.html.
Besides the general information I posted below it also provides some information on the particular 7th house positions for each sun sign of the zodiac.

Here is the general part of it.

We all have our personal agenda for what we hope for in our relationships, which include all of our significant others. The information that we can glean from our birth chart is very informative. The descendent is the name given to the cusp of the seventh house, the house of relationships ? partners, friends, and hidden enemies. The sign of the descendent indicates what we are looking for in relationship, including the nature of the activities that we want to share and the qualities that we want the other person to have. The signs and planets in the 7th house indicate the type of people we will attract and the purpose of our being together. The 7th house also suggests ?what others encounter when they enter into close partnership or enmity with us ? the kind of relationship environment we provide for others.? *(2) Our descendent defines our interview criteria and expectations in relationship.


The secret lies in realizing that these are the qualities that WE need to cultivate in ourselves to attract a relationship built on the wholeness of each individual. If we don?t satisfy the needs defined in our 7th house ourselves, we will look for someone else to satisfy them for us ? the perfect formula for both co-dependence and abandonment. The sign on the descendent, and the signs and planets in the seventh house indicate how our dark side can manifest in relationship, if we don?t figure out how to take care of these needs ourselves. These are clues to our missing half and how we can become whole.


The descendant also indicates how we can empower ourselves to embrace the higher expression of the signs and planets in our relationship arena. If we look closely at our relationship history, we repeat the same unsuccessful patterns because we are hooked into the lower expressions of the signs and planets in the 7th house. Relationships provide a mirror for us to see ourselves through others? eyes. If we use this mirror to honestly look inside ourselves, instead of feeling victimized, we can identify our patterns and see the truth below the confusion and consternation.

We can recognize what we are doing, what programs control us, stop these self-sabotage games and move to the higher expression of the energies available to us. By listening to our heart we can begin to establish our own wholeness. We can move beyond the fantasy fairy tales and define what would really work for us in relationships. Everyone is different and everyone needs to claim the right to define what brings them satisfaction.