Libra rising and its Venusian beauty
I find Libra ascendant as one of the most misunderstood of the rising signs. There are a couple reasons regarding this statement, coming from the nature of the Libra archetype as an individual astrological component.
As a Libra rising, I'll explain them from my own perspective and my interactions with people with this position.
Often times people label Libra as a fake, nonopinionated person, who likes everything and everyone. Libra sun (if it's prominent in the chart/strong Libra energy) and even more Libra rising (due to its role of the social mask we're all putting on when communicating with others in the social cycle) are described as one layered and insincere, which probably comes from their tendencies to please the people around them or to not let their thoughts out in most situations, letting other people's opinion get over theirs, which I call the unhealthy compromise. It's very easy to misunderstand the Libra energy. I don't judge the people who think this position makes a person appear as someone, who is constantly radiating fakeness, because that's simply what Libra rising does in the eyes of the society. They're not wrong. But all of that is only on the surface. It has it's reasons.
The Venusian desire for peace and harmony
Venus, as Libra's ruler, makes its energy really refined. Libra will always seek balance in any aspect - mind, home, carrier, relationships. When this sign is standing in the 1st house, there's one most common scenario happening - Libra risings, due to their airy self, will be depending on the people around them to present themselves. They become one with people and need them in order to feel safe, because that's what air energy represents, among other things (that's why I think Libra is not the best Sun sign). This, however, doesn't mean Libra risings are some naive people with no personal beliefs and opinions on various topics. They just prefer to draw back from conflicts in the name of keeping the peace, because that's their core identity - to be the balancer. Sometimes this can be a weakness, but if such people didn't exist, imagine what the world would be like. Of course, there will always be manipulative people, who will take advantage of this venerian trait, and in those cases, it becomes a weakness, but something else as well - the lesson, that needs to be learned. In this context, we need to explain another really important part of every person's chart ->
The Ascendant - Descendant axis
The sign, positioned in the 7th house, is called the Descendant. In the Libra rising's case, this sign is the fiery Aries. Aries' energy will be unconsciously suppressed by the Libra's, because the Descendant stays in the dark. The battle between the two opposite energies becomes a constant struggle for the person, if not understood. The strong willed, always seeking attention energy of the Aries will try to take a piece of the Libra's light, it will try to shine. That's why the lifetime lesson of the Libra rising is to occasionally let the Aries out, then gradually learn to balance the energies and to use them depending on the situation. Otherwise the lesson of their lifetime will become their lifetime struggle and we don't want that to happen. They need to learn that there's no need to be silent everytime an unpleasant situation occurs in order to achieve peace, because this peace will be toxic and unhealthy for their inner self. They might not even feel their behavior being harmful to their own selves.
Libras have huge problem when people don't like them
The harsh truth in one sentence. Libra as an archetype represents the social butterfly. The influence of Venus over these people is, in my humble opinion, really impressive. I love having Libra as my rising, because it gives you great diplomatic and communicating skills, amazing physical features and a gentle, sophisticated appearance and character. For a woman, this ascendant could be one of the best positions in the chart and it's very favourable. However, it is taking toll in two aspects - it makes a person very dependent on their appearance (you're so attached to it that it makes you feel bad and worthless if it's not how you want it to be) and if someone doesn't like you, you feel it more than other people, because Libra needs to be liked and appreciated in order to function normally. This is not a concern for some other signs, like capricorn for example.
Libra rising is ready to bend it's behavior and speech to adapt to a certain situation in order to get the best out of it for itself. Sometimes they make it unconsciously, sometimes - purposely. There's nothing wrong with this, because the modern society is not fairly arranged system. You do whatever you can in order to survive and get the positives from it. Everyone is, to a certain extent, fake when presenting themselves in the society. Libra ascendant has great social skills, so why not using them when they have this opportunity? They have the admirable ability to make themselves look the best.
The ascendant itself is the social part of our personality. We wear its mask everyday and I think this mask is connected to our true selves. Why? Because even the best actor can't act everyday for an entire life. If we represent ourselves as something, we need to have it deeply in us. Libra archetype is the social one in the zodiac. So when we put them together, it makes amazing result.
I have to say that most of the people with this rising sign don't even understand their own appeal. They are just naturals. People tend to gravitate around them and search for their company. Amazing faces, amazing smiles, amazing energy - all thanks to Her Majesty the Libra in the 1st house.
