You undoubtedly already know that you have a whole astrological birth chart with planets, houses, and zodiac signs that make up your cosmic profile if you’ve even dabbled in the huge world of astrology. You may be familiar with the meanings of your sun, moon, and rising signs, but do you also understand what your descendent sign in astrology means? This important aspect in your chart may reveal a lot about your interpersonal and intrapersonal connections.
The descendant sign is not a physical planet or celestial body, but rather an angular point in the birth chart, unlike your sun and moon signs. It’s one of four critical angles that appear on an X/Y axis in every astrological chart (see the chart below for a visual; each point is identified by a letter on the zodiac wheel’s outer rim). The signs of the midheaven and imum coeli, which are found at the top and bottom of a chart, respectively, stand in for your public and private lives. They are sometimes abbreviated as MC and IC, respectively. But in a chart, the ascendant sign is on the right side, while the descendant sign (DC) is on the left (AC). In astrology, the descendant sign is all about what you desire in connections with other people, while your ascendant, also known as the rising sign, reflects your personality and self-image on the surface.
Your closest ties are represented by your descendant sign.
Methods For Determining Your Descendent Sign
You must know your precise birth time in order to determine your descendant sign. Obtain a copy of your birth certificate, speak with a qualified astrologer to determine the dish, or calculate it yourself at home using an online birth chart calculator. If you already have a copy of your birth chart, you may find the sign that the seventh house begins in by looking at the cusp. That is your descendant sign, and the characteristics of that zodiac sign may reveal a lot about the traits you could find attractive in a mate.
The Descendent Sign: What Does It Mean?
The descendant signifies the threshold of our seventh house of partnerships, just as our ascendant sign denotes the threshold of our first house of self. This house governs all of our closest personal connections and the agreements we make with others, including those with our coworkers, business partners, and closest friends. But it particularly relates to our sexual relationships and companions. Having said that, our ascendant sign may reveal a lot about our personality, including the traits we find attractive in others, the major connections and commitments in our life, and even the aspects of ourselves that we may find difficult to accept.
Our descending sign reflects the exact opposite attributes to those that we deliberately put into the world since it is directly opposed to our rising sign. Our rising sign thus determines how people see us and the kind of picture we project of ourselves; it is about our initial impressions, our responses to situations, and our outward personalities. On the other side, the descendant is all that our rising sign isn’t.
Our descendant sign has all the habits, qualities, and flaws that we (consciously or unconsciously) try to hide. This is one of the reasons we will continue to be attracted to these features. They resemble the gaps in our personality that we are always trying to fill via our interactions with other people. Here, the “opposites attract” principle is in full effect: The contrast between the traits we value in ourselves and the ones we reject or believe we lack creates a tangible (and perhaps seductive) tension. Therefore, it seems logical that the ones we don’t have are also the ones that we unconsciously let to draw us in.
However, there is also a significant synergy to be noted here. While opposing zodiac signs may seem to conflict, they really have comparable ideals and aspirations since they are governed by the same astrological “axis.” That being said, it seems logical that we would be drawn to the traits of our ancestor since they indicate a unique approach to attaining our goals, which is certain to be alluring.
How Can Our Descendent Sign Teach Us?
Because we struggle to reach these qualities inside ourselves, our descendant sign symbolises qualities we appreciate in others. Even if they seem strange to us, their attributes have a natural appeal. Because of this, we often try to incorporate the traits of our ascendant sign via connections with other people. For instance, you could discover that you often form close relationships with individuals who were born under the sign of your ancestor.
And if you don’t, you should start since the sign that governs your descendant may prove to be the perfect zodiac match for you as they are probably going to have many of the traits that make you interested in romantic partnerships. Someone with the energy of your ancestral sign may provide harmony and balance to your personality, which is a good indicator for a successful love relationship or commercial venture.
But ultimately, one of the reasons we may look for partners that exhibit the traits of our descendant sign is because we’re looking for methods to embody those traits inside ourselves. Additionally, if we are not truthful with ourselves about this battle, our descendant sign may also represent traits that we attribute to others, despise, or feel envious of. To counteract our own bad traits, we could intentionally seek out partnerships that accord with the energy of our descendants. Examining your descendant sign and being honest about how those attributes appear in you might help you get some understanding if you find yourself often attracted to or critical of a certain personality type.