Scorpio rising: the Laser-beam look

The "Medusa Stare" (my phrase) for a Scorpio ascendant--I also credit this to a Scorpio Sun, Moon, Mars or Venus in Scorpio, 8th house Sun or Pluto (especially in a harmonious energy pattern to the ascendant), and even a midheaven in Scorpio: "I'll burn a hole through you or anything that irritates me--and don't try to hide behind a wall, door, tree, building, or any other object because I'll scorch that too in order to burn you with my eyes."

Scorpio Ascendant people have a lot of presence. There is something about them that tells the world that they are not to be pushed around. Their manner commands respect, and in some cases, fear. Scorpio-rising people can be quiet or loud, but they always seem powerful and determined.

You either love or hate Scorpio-rising people— they are rarely people who go through life unnoticed. In fact, some of them are confused when faced with the fact that they get such strong reactions from others. They seem to look right through people, seeing through superficiality. This can be quite intimidating to some, and intriguing to others.

Scorpio-rising people, in their dealings with others, look for answers by reading between the lines. Surface details are discarded when they are getting a feel for people and situations around them.

Scorpio-rising people value their privacy so much, it can border on paranoia. They have a strong need to control their environment and are experts at strategy. Rarely, people who will blow their chances with impatience, they plan out their moves carefully and deliberately, relying on their awesome ability to feel out others and situations.

With Scorpio on the 1st house cusp (Scorpio Rising), life is viewed as a battle in which triumph and defeat often feature. Intensity is a key mode of your self-expression. You need to balance this with some stability and practicality. You project yourself with energy and willpower and are willing to stake your life to accomplish your aims. It’s futile to try to convince you that something cannot be done since you will do it or die trying. You fortify your objectives with a tremendous, fixed, emotional intensity. You have the ability to draw on hidden sources of power to reach your goals.(A dear friend of mine, a great-grandmother, has given her Scorpio ascendant and Sun genes down through the generations: even the newborns in her family have "the eyes.")

Scorpio-rising natives are drawn to down-to-earth, natural partners. Reliability with their partner is very important. They generally look for complete commitment and have little patience with flighty partners.

Scorpio ascendant candidates:
George Harrison
Chevy Chase
Charleton Heston
Al Pacino
Ashton Kutcher
Maria Callas
Martha Stewart
Joan Crawford
Bette Davis
Diana Ross
Jackie Kennedy Onassis

The Ascendant (Rising Sign) of Appearance and Personality, Part I

Hello, it’s me.

Are you in costume?

No?  

Funny, I didn’t recognize you.

Why, it’s The Ascendant!

The sign on the ‘marker’ or cusp of the first house (wedge) is your Ascendant, or rising sign. “I’m not who you think I am,” says the ascendant-rising sign.  “But I’m who you see and think is Me.” Look at the Western equator of the chart (where 9:00 a.m. will fall on our 12-hour clock) and that’s which sign you look like—even though it’s not the same one as your birthday (unless you were born close to dawn). 

Very often, the ascendant will take precedence for the sun sign because it’s a kind of ‘funnel’ or outlet for all the activities of the chart.  It’s also what the world-at-large sees; it’s a physical manifestation that needs release.  I think of the ascendant as those floret-shaped icing-on-the-cake funnels: it releases a specific shape or design, which is reflected by the characteristics of the ascendant’s sign.

Often, also, planets that are camped out in close proximity to the ascendant will “color” it, too. 

 - If Pluto is nearby, look for a VERY INTENSE personality, and probably a strong visual appearance. (Britney Spears, Keanu Reeves, Sharon Stone, Dalai Lama XIV, Steven Seagal, Sting, Stephen King,Ursula Andress, Tiger Woods, David Hasselhoff, Jeremy Irons, Iggy Pop.)

- Saturn tends to either make for a short, dark, hairy person (even females), or a tall, bony frame.  A "serious" attitude comes through also.  (Russell Crowe, Sean Connery, Mick Jagger, Zenedine Zidane, Sean Penn, John Voight, Ringo Starr, Cher.)

- Jupiter can make for a robust physique, or even a charismatic persona.  (Michael Jackson, John Lennon, Napoleon, Marlon Brando, Bill Clinton, Carmen Electra, Joseph Stalin, Kylie Minogue, Robert Plant, Kate Hudson, Anna Nicole Smith, Malcolm X, Neil Young.)

- Neptune will often make the person vulnerable to drugs or substance abuse, or perhaps a bit ‘spacey,’ mystical or detached. (Marilyn Monroe, Michael Jackson, Paris Hilton, Paul McCartney, Jim Carrey, Courtney Love, J.K. Rowling, Denzel Washington, Kim Kardashian.)

 - Uranus makes for eclectic and electric personalities and a social rebel-maverick. (Johnny Depp, Kurt Cobain, Bill Gates, John Lennon,Mel Gibson, Renee Zellweger, Aleister Crowley, Johnny Cash.)

-  Mars makes for a fighter or an aggressive persona. (Catherine Zeta-Jones, Nicholas Cage, Anthony Hopkins, Donald Trump, Winston Churchill, Ellen DeGeneres, Ernest Hemmingway, Steve Vai).

 - Venus tends to make the person very cute or in some cases, downright gorgeous, but certainly attractive or socially accommodating. (Angelina Jolie.  ('Nuff said!...George Clooney. Okay, I found another.) Orlando Bloom, Sandra Bullock, Jude Law, Ben Affleck, Clark Gable, Audrey Hepburn, Luciano Pavarotti, Shaquille O'Neal).

 

 - Mercury makes for a nervous, talkative type. (George W. Bush, Nicholas Cage, Andrea Bocelli, Barbara Streisand, Dave Grohl)

 - The Moon often makes the person “NEED TO GET MINE” in that sign’s quality as well as being very emotional.  (Madonna, Leonardo DeCaprio, Beyonce Knowles, Charlie Chaplin, Antonio Banderas,George Harrison, Phil Jackson, Richard Simmons, Van Morrison, Joe Cocker.)

 - The Sun will make the person tend to “DO IT MY WAY  and notice me.”  (Brad Pitt, Freddie Mercury, Bruce Lee, Andy Warhol, Paul Newman, Peter Sellers, Claude DeBussy, Tom Selleck, Frank Zappa, Joe Frazier, Saddam Hussein.)

The ascendant (and thereby, the sign found there) also has an ‘other-side’ effect: the opposite sign will indicate what kind of partner is drawn to the individual, both in business and marriage. 

The body part associated with the ascendant’s sign will be emphasized:

Aries            head
Taurus         throat
Gemini         hands, lungs, arms, lungs,
                     nervous system, shoulders
Cancer         stomach (and breasts in women)
Leo               heart and upper back
Virgo            intestines and lower abdomen
Libra            kidneys (and ovaries in women)
Scorpio        reproductive/elimination organs
Sagittarius  liver, thighs
Capricorn    bones, teeth, knees
Aquarius     shins; blood circulation; electrical aura
Pisces          feet

(c) MDLOP8 2010