Natal Chart Discoveries - Sun, Moon and Rising
Hey friends, I’ve never really delved much deeper into astrology than getting my natal chart and using it to read posts on tumblr as I’ve come across them. But over the past week I’ve kind of been feeling a bit empty, so I’ve started diving in a bit further. As such, I’ve discovered a few things about myself, all of which I kind of knew in the back of my head, but I just feel like my understanding has expanded for these little discoveries!
First, I’m a Libra sun. All I ever saw when first starting was that I’m indecisive, and couldn’t make a decision quick enough if it would save my life. As I read more, I find that it’s less that I’m indecisive, and more that every time I have to decide and can’t; it’s either something so important, or it’s not important at all to me. When it’s important, I have to take my time to really evaluate the situation before I can come to a solution. When it’s not important, or it’s a matter of equal outcome, I’d much prefer to leave the decision up to someone else who would be happier if they got to decide. I already know that no matter what I choose, I’ll be alright either way, what I don’t know is how the other party will feel if I end up arbitrarily picking the option that makes them less happy.
That’s another thing about my sun sign. It’s my understanding that the sun sign is like a second mask. The mask under your rising, but above the face of your moon. Maybe it’s more of a veil, than the opaque mask you wear as a rising sign. Being a Libra sun, all of my close acquaintances and friends know me as a Libra. This is quickly going to turn into a rant, because I don’t fully comprehend and can’t word it properly. But. Libras are known for being fake, shaping themselves to fit into every group and situation as they see fit. The reason we do this is because we want everyone to be comfortable, we don’t want conflict and we just want to be happy and feel like we belong. Thus, we are seen as really closed off, or most often, very shallow/surface-level people. I know that I’m only like this around people that I don’t consider “like family.” They aren’t close enough for me to pour my heart out to them, to disclose how I fully feel. And it’ll always be like that unless you can keep pushing me and trying to get to know me.
From that I will move on to my rising and my moon sign. I’m a Capricorn rising, and I see a lot of people claiming that we have RBF (resting bitch face.) the more I read, the more I realize that it’s a choice, rather than our resting position. Like I explained, the rising sign is your opaque mask, and you can take masks off if you want to. Depending on the situation, I decide how I feel in that moment, whether I want people to engage with me, or if I want them to leave me alone. In classroom settings, I notice that my Capricorn mask is off, because I want to make friends with people in class. I’m a theatre major, so it’s always helpful to know people I’ll be working with. Whereas, in situations where I need to get where I’m going, like from class to class, or when I’m riding the bus home - I put on this really neutral, relaxed face, that I intentionally use to keep people away from me. I’ve got somewhere I need to be, I don’t have time, or I’m afraid. I’m not sure if it’s the same for other rising signs, but I feel this is a pretty solid description for Cap risings. As for the moon sign, I’m an Aries moon. Which means I experience some pretty fast emotional bursts. This is the face I show to people I consider family. I’m hot tempered, and easily emotionally influenced, but I keep it bottled up in front of people I don’t trust to be like family. It feels inappropriate for me to express these emotions outwardly, and I would rather handle them myself privately. The more people pay attention to me, the more they’ll be able to notice my ticks for irritation and anger. It’ll all be behind my smiling, Libra veil. But if you’re looking close enough, you can see the frown just under the sheer cover. Very quickly, you’ll also see it disappear just as fast as it came. I’ll talk myself down in my head, or I’ll distract myself in some way. Usually escapism, like watching TV or playing a game. Other than the negative emotions that my sun sign holds back for me, there are a lot of fast, positive emotions that are let loose because it’s usually appropriate to be happy. Again, the closer we are, the more loudly you will see these emotions explode. Aries people are usually seen as hyperactive leaders, filled with energy and ready to do what their heart tells them to do. Because they’re ruled by Mars (which I’ll probably get to in another post) they’re seen as ultra passionate. Passions can be negative or positive, it just means we feel things at such a strong level. Because of this, I believe that it’s like setting your emotions on fire. They’ll heat up and expand, and then burn out very quickly. This, combined with my Libra sun, makes for a very strong “forgive and forget” mindset. I sometimes see this associated with both Aries and Libra, especially with Libra, people say we’re too nice and we give too many second chances. And it’s true, I’ll agree with that. But when it matters, anyone can hold a grudge that’s strong enough to resent someone or even cut somebody out completely. But that’s for the post I make about my Mars sign. (Hint: my Mars is a fire sign too.)
Reading this last paragraph back, I’ve come to the conclusion that the sun sign, our veil, is also kind of our conscience. Our Jiminy Cricket if he resembled the sign of the veil we have. So, final conclusions for those of you hoping to learn more, like me:
Sun sign - A sheer veil, your conscience effort
Rising sign - an opaque mask, removable
Moon sign - your bare face, the unconscience, unfiltered emotions (positive and negative)
Again, I am by no means an expert in astrology, I could be wrong in these connections and conclusions. If anyone has any other thoughts or ideas, I’d love to hear them. Feel free to message me. I’ll probably make the next post for this about my inner planets, and I’ll get to that soon-ish. ♥️
