The Ascendant is of great importance in identifying your life path. Our rising sign indicates the mask we wear in this life, and the Ascendant will map out which signs the rest of our houses will be in. In astrology, the 12th house is known as the house of karma, and it is essential to know your birth time to accurately determine your ascendant and 12th house.
Our ascendant and 12th house represent an integral part of our subconscious mind. It tells us which side of ourselves we are subconsciously aware of and what characteristics our soul carries in this life that we are not aware of.
The 12th house is known as the ‘soul prison’, indicating the limitations we undergo in this life that essentially keep us prisoners to ourselves. Imagine your 12th house becoming your 1st house, changing your primary expression to your 12th house sign. This is how you were in your past life and shows your subconscious tendencies.
What does your rising sign say about your past life?
Aries rising: With Aries rising, your past life was lived serving others and living a highly spiritual life. You had a sense of duty to others and your spiritual values.
In this life, you must separate yourself from wanting to serve others and live an existence strongly focused on spirituality and focus on creating a solid identity for yourself.
In this life you have to know yourself, serve yourself and not worry about others. You have done enough service to the world and it is time to pay attention to what you want in this life.
It is essential to be alert to tendencies where you see yourself as a victim or as the one being wronged, and learn to develop a safe sense of self-confidence and to stand up for yourself.
Taurus Rising: In your past life you were very aggressive and fought for everything you valued. You learned to develop a defensive nature because if you didn’t fight for what you loved, no one would.
A major focus in this life is achieving material success and building your empire and wealth. Yet your overly self-centered and aggressive tendencies can get in the way of you finding true happiness.
Gemini Rising: In your past life, you were too concerned with acquiring material wealth and creating a life of luxury for yourself. In this life you must use the tools you have to be creative and express yourself.
However, your tendency towards comfort and security often prevents you from truly exploring life and your creative side. It would help if you lived a life that stimulated you mentally; However, most of the time, you avoid experiences that will nourish your soul by staying attached to what you enjoy.
Cancer is rising: In your past life you were highly intellectual, but tended to avoid your emotions. You avoided commitment and had a volatile nature, jumping from one experience to another.
In this life you must develop your emotional nature and allow yourself to dive deeply into emotional experiences rather than avoiding them.
In your previous life you did not want to be tied to a home and family life and you wanted the freedom to explore the world around you. In this life you will be pushed into a direction where you will need to care for others and allow yourself to feel feelings of intimacy and vulnerability, which will help you become more in touch with your emotions.
Leo rising: In your past life you were a very emotionally driven person. Your emotions were your compass and you responded to everything you encountered in life through a subjective emotional response.
You may have had a lot of insecurities related to feeling inferior and unloved. In this life you are a very confident person with a slight tendency towards self-absorption.
You have this reaction because of your past fear of being inferior and unloved; therefore, you often behave in such a way that you appear mighty and powerful in order to gain respect from others.
There may be problems associated with giving and receiving love in this life, and this is related to the unconscious memory of facing great pain and loss in the past when you open yourself up to love and make yourself vulnerable.
Virgo Rising: In your past life, you were overly focused on yourself and expected everyone to pay attention to you and your wants and needs. In this life, instead of others admiring and serving you, you should give back to the world and serve others.
It may be difficult for you to put your wants and needs aside to help others; however, in this life this will be an important lesson to learn. In the past, others have made sacrifices to support and serve you, but you must make sacrifices to support and serve others in this life.
Libra Rising: In your past life you served others and rarely took your wants and needs into account. Everything you did was for others, and you never thought about what would make you happy.
In this life you must learn how to find a balance between what will make you happy and what will make others happy. The goal is to reach a level ground in your relationship where neither party has to make too many significant sacrifices.
You can lean on pleasing people because that’s how you’ve survived in the past; however, in this life you must allow others to please you too!
Scorpio Rising: In your past life, having a balanced view was essential for you. You wanted to show the world that you have your life together and that you are worth loving through your image and self-image.
In this life you need to build deep, meaningful connections with others, but you can’t use your appearance. This worked for you in the past, but your relationships weren’t very meaningful.
In this life you need to build relationships with others who will overlook all physical barriers and go deeper into the soul. Instead of looking at the surface of things, look deeper at what is invisible.
Sagittarius Rising: In your past life you spent a lot of time thinking deeply and investigating the mysteries of life. You have gained a lot of knowledge from what you have learned, and in this life you can share what you know with others.
You have deep insight into certain topics and knowledge that few others have had access to. It is essential to share your knowledge and what you know with the world as you will be doing the world a great service by spreading the knowledge of what you know.
Capricorn Rising: In your past life, you were the life of the party. You were adventurous, free and spontaneous and did what you wanted. You spend a lot of time exploring the things that interest you, and you have acquired a lot of knowledge through your adventures.
You hardly used your knowledge and you were on an endless journey of search and discovery. In this life, you must use the knowledge you have to build a career and empire for yourself.
It’s important to still allow yourself fun and spontaneous adventures, otherwise you run the risk of burning out and becoming very miserable and cranky if you just focus on work instead of play.
Aquarius Rising: In your previous life you worked very hard and disciplined. You spent most of your time completing your tasks and duties and had little time to explore the joys and adventures of life.
You often denied a good time at the expense of fulfilling your duty, becoming rich and successful, and although you had a lot, you rarely lived. In this life you must allow yourself a lie that is not limited by boundaries and rules, in which you explore everything that your heart wishes to explore, no matter how taboo it may be.
You can give back to society, but you don’t do that by being overly rebellious, but more by breaking down the barriers that society has that limit itself, showing these barriers to the world and allowing freedom and liberation. You must bring justice to the world around you while upholding your sense of freedom and independence.
Pisces Rising: In your previous life you were a very freedom-loving person who did what you wanted and went where you wanted on your own. You have discovered a lot during your adventures and you have made an enormous contribution to society with your creativity and intellect.
In this life you must use this sense of life to make spiritual contact with others. You are on a path where you have to heal many people who need help, and you are one of the few people with the healing energy to help them.
Based on your past life experiences, you know a lot about the world and how to improve someone’s current reality and life, and you should use your abilities to help others heal themselves.
