Descendant sign in the birth chart: meaning of the 7th house and more! Look!

When it comes to Astrology, it is common for people to know only what their solar sign is, that is, the sign the sun was in on the day and time of their birth.

When going deeper into the subject, we usually discover our ascendant, that is, the sign that was rising on the horizon at the time we were born and which, located in the 1st house of the astral chart, and which determines some characteristics of our personality.

Do you know, however, what your descendant sign is and what it means? In this article, you will discover the meaning of the descendant sign and its different placements, as well as its relationship with the rising sign.

The Descendant sign is, as opposed to the Ascendant, the sign that was descending westward in the sky at the time of your birth. Visually, it is as if the axis formed between the Ascendant and the Descendant were equivalent to the horizon at the moment we were born – in it, the Ascendant and the Descendant occupy the extreme left and right, respectively.

In an Astral Chart, the descending sign is the one that, opposite our ascendant, is found in the seventh house of the Natal Chart. As they are two elements linked to two opposite houses of our Astral Map, the ascendant and the descendant talk about very different subjects that, however, complement each other.

In astrology, the 1st house is linked to the sign of Aries and its ruling planet, Mars. It concerns everything that is linked to our outer self: how we present ourselves to the world, how others see us, how we look physically, how we gesture and dress.

The 1st house, moreover, is linked to everything you are and accept to be – it represents everything you take as yours and present to the world.

The meaning of the 7th house, in turn, is almost the opposite of that of the 1st house. Linked to the sign of Libra, it says not about us, but about the other. The 7th house concerns what we expect from the other and what kind of people we attract – that’s why it represents, in our life, the sphere of the most lasting relationships.

The 7th house also talks about your “shadow”: the sign and planets found in it represent qualities that you do not identify with, deny, repress, ignore or refuse to accept in yourself – it represents everything that you are not Or, at least, he believes not to be.

The ascendant and the descendant are, therefore, opposite elements that complement each other in an Astral Map: while the ascendant represents the self and everything that you show the world to be you, the descendant is related to the other and the characteristics with which we don’t identify with or that we ignore in ourselves.

In addition, the descendant will always be the sign that occupies the seventh house of your Astral Chart and which is, therefore, the opposite sign to the ascendant.

In the vast majority of cases, your descendant sign is the opposite of your rising sign. Therefore, the following pairs of ascendants and descendants are possible: Aries and Libra, Taurus and Scorpio, Gemini and Sagittarius, Cancer and Capricorn, Leo and Aquarius and Pisces and Virgo.

Thus, for example, the descendant of someone with an Aries ascendant is Libra and, conversely, someone with a Libra ascendant has Aries as a descendant.

To be sure about your descendant sign, you can make your Astral Map and observe in which sign the cusp of the seventh house is located, that is, in which sign the 7th house begins – this will be your descendant.

The descending sign is especially linked to the other and our interpersonal relationships. However, the 7th house is not only about love relationships and marriages, but also about other relationships in general: friendships, professional partnerships, expectations we have of others and how we interact with them.

Check below what the descending sign can say about each of these aspects.

In astrology, the 7th house is rightly considered the “other house”, as opposed to the 1st house, known as the “self house”. In this way, it symbolizes both characteristics of the people you attract, as well as expectations created in relation to them and possible annoyances that we may have with your personality.

After all, the seventh house also represents our “shadow” and the characteristics that we think are not consistent with who we are. A Libra Descendant person, for example, may attract people with Libras or strong Libra placements – especially the Ascendant.

But, at the same time, getting frustrated when they are indecisive, influential or not very assertive – characteristics that come into conflict with Aries, the rising sign of those with the 7th house in Libra and which is related to strength, assertiveness and pioneering spirit .

The seventh house of our Natal Chart is commonly associated with the sign of Libra, which, in addition to being linked to justice, diplomacy and balance, is also closely related to sociability and communication, characteristics of the Air signs.

In this way, the 7th house has a lot to tell us about how we relate to people in various spheres, in addition to showing us how we establish bonds of interaction, cooperation and balance with them.

Directly related to the sign of Libra and its ruling planet, Venus, the seventh house also tells us a lot about love relationships, especially the most lasting ones or those that culminate in marriage – in this respect, the descendant is opposed to the 5th house, which speaks about casual and less lasting relationships.

The presence of each sign and any planets in the 7th house can also tell us about the partner we tend to attract or what characteristics of the other we tend to bother with, depending on the symbology of each sign and planet.

A person with Saturn in the 7th, for example, may tend to attract older, structured or rigid partners, but on the other hand, may also complain about their partner being too cold, distant, boring or repressive.

Although the professional scope is more closely linked to the 6th and 10th houses, corresponding to Virgo and Capricorn, the seventh house also has an important value insofar as it represents the way we relate and establish connections with others in various areas of life, including the professional sphere and business.

In this way, your descendant sign can point out what kind of people you like to work with and what professional relationships you usually establish with others.

The symbology of the 7th house and its dialogue with the 1st house of the astral map deals with essentially conflictual aspects: speaking of the other and opposing the self, it is both related to complementarities and harmonious exchange relationships, as well as to confrontations and enmities. Next, check out the possible negative aspects linked to the descending sign.

Often, we tend to attract people and relationships with characteristics linked to our descendant sign, opposite to the ascendant, with which we identify more. In this way, it is possible that relationships are important to establish complementary exchanges and, at the same time, places of great instability and conflict.

After all, that same element that attracts us in others also tends to bother us, since the descendant represents our “shadow” and the characteristics that we reject in ourselves.

Linked to the “other” house, the descendant sign also shows us what we expect from the people around us. In this way, in addition to showing us what types of people we can attract, the seventh house can also point to aspects we hope to find in others.

If we create very high expectations in relation to this aspect, we can end up frustrated or irritated when the people around us do not correspond to what we expect from them.

For example: someone with a descendant in Virgo can be very irritated by a routine and disorganized habits of the people around them, while someone with Libra in the seventh house can be frustrated when people are not as kind, friendly and fair as they expected.

As much as the opposing characteristics of the partner represented by the descending sign can give rise to exchange and complementarity relationships, they can also generate conflicts when they are projected onto the other, especially because they present characteristics that, as they are our “shadows”, tend to bother us. very.

Relationships between partners can become especially conflictual in periods when the transits of the stars form tense aspects with the seventh house, with our descendant sign or with its ruling planet.

The descendant sign can represent problems with relationships not only arising from the relationship with the other, but also from the relationship with oneself.

In this regard, it is especially important to remember that the seventh house talks about our “shadow” and therefore also shows aspects and characteristics that, despite seeming distant, are also part of us and need to be accepted.

Dissatisfaction with relationships and internal conflicts can intensify when, for example, the descending sign is in a tense aspect with the position of Venus, the planet that represents our way of loving.

A person with a descendant in Taurus and Venus in Aquarius, for example, may find himself torn between the desire to establish long and stable relationships and the desire to try new things and maintain his independence.

To better understand the influence of the descendant and the ascendant in your Astral Map, it is necessary to know which signs they are in – these two, as already said, are always in opposition.

Below, check out the characteristics of each ascendant and descendant, as well as the trends of each placement in relationships.

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