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*It is your Rising sign, rather than your Sun sign, that is the
Basing your relationships on Sun Signs alone is a common mistake. While there are long term benefits to having compatible Suns, it is no guarantee
of a harmonious relationship. Overall harmony and attraction is mainly the province of the Rising sign or Ascendant.
The Ascendant is the Earth plane or planet and is the most important part of the chart representing the "actual" or perceived you. The Sun, on the other hand, is the most important heavenly body
representing the "ideal" or aspiring you which is not always obvious to others.
When the Sun person sees his or her inner self reflected outwardly by the Ascendant person, an intimate or mutual bond is established. Similarily, when the Ascendant person is
invigorated or animated by the presence of the Sun person, an intimate or harmonious bond is also established.
How one's Ascendant or Rising sign therefore relates to someone else's Sun sign, is the primary indicator of attraction
or harmony(both physical and personal) in a relationship.
Ideally, the attraction should be both ways(A's ascendant to B's Sun, and B's ascendant to A's Sun), but it often happens that only one's Sun is compatible to the other's ascendant.
In most cases this is sufficient to make the relationship successful, especially if other compatability factors like Sun-Sun, Moon-Moon, Mercury-Mercury, and Venus-Mars are present,
but there is also a chance that the relationship will be one-sided. Example:
There are seven basic aspects or relationships between the Sun and Acendant, five of which are dual. The most important are the "cardinal" aspects -the conjunction, opposition, and square. The conjunction and opposition show much rapport and are often found in all kinds of close relationships such as marriage and best friends. The square is tense or difficult but important in that it is usually found between parent and child or boss and employee. The trine and sextile are pleasant but not necessarily crucial and are often found between casual acquaintances such as friends, lovers, strangers, or neighbours. The quincunx and semi-sextile are unpleasant and basically negative in nature often causing relationships plagued by treachey, debt, burden, or ill-health. Sun/Ascendant aspects are mostly by sign, although a close aspect by degree will certainly intensify the effect. Here is a table of the various Ascendants and their relationships to the Sun.
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