Leo ♌︎ Ascendent in the Natal Chart
Astrological Body Part: Heart & Spine
Chart Ruling Planet: The Sun
A Leo Ascendent or Rising sign implies you have a very outgoing nature. This fire energy is what people recognize first about your personality. People tend to approach you with a broad sense of optimism. You have a natural charisma about you and others are automatically attracted to your bright energy. A Leo Ascendent can make a good leader as people are naturally inclined to follow you.
Style: You appear cheery and lively to others. As a Leo Rising you will tend to have a very attractive face with classically good looking characteristics. Your smile stands out most of all. Even if you are having a bad day you will still be smiling. This will help add to your overall allure. You also have an eye for creative fashion and self expression.
Talents: You will be adept at story telling, writing, and poetry. You are ruled by the Sun giving you a radiant and seducing energy about you. Leo on the ascendent can be quick tempered and very passionate. You will always stand up for yourself and those you are loyal to. Some skills you will be naturally good at include singing or acting, playing sports, and winning over a crowd.
Chiron in Cancer ♋︎ in the natal chart
Wound: There is a deep sense of wounding in the heart of a person with Chiron in Cancer in the natal chart. You have a desire to be compassionate, loving, and nurturing to others but often find your outlets for this limiting or that you neglect to give yourself the care you need. This can result in self neglect and a denial of your true heart’s desires. There is often a psychic element to this placement. Individuals with Chiron in Cancer may find themselves overly empathic and unable to find a place to spread their emotional abundance. Some may find their fertility hindered or blocked in some way either physically or creatively.
Healing Gifts: You have the gift of healing others emotional wounds. You are a naturally therapeutic person, taking a very gentle, non-judgmental, and loving approach to all people. This placement indicates that you have a soft spot for people who have been cast out by society, tending to give the benefit of the doubt. You help people heal familial or past trauma by assisting other’s in transforming the wounds they have into other outlets of expression. Individuals with this placement help people accept what has happened, integrate what is needed, and move forward in life.