1st House: The Ascendant/The Rising Sign: Putting our best foot forward The 1st House is the traditional word for what we call our rising sign/ascendant. It’s the house that we use to present ourselves to the world and to strangers/potential friends. It rules your appearance in the metaphysical sense, how you’re perceived by not only you but by the world, consciously or not, your mannerisms that are seemingly instinctual or without conscious effort. Traditionally, this house is ruled by Aries/Mars (think 1st to 1st) and so is imbued naturally with Arian qualities like being self-advocating, fueled by ego, enterprising, how we defend ourselves and those we care about, our tolerance for criticism, etc.

There isn’t much rain in Disney’s version of The Hunchback of Notre Dame. Which is a shame, because I would’ve idolized Esmeralda even more if she’d been dealing with Parisian storms. . .