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Mercury Conjunct Ascendant: Your bright wit and talkative streak make you always ready for a

conversation. You love to get your ideas across to others, and communication in any form is where

you are happiest. You always jump right in with your mind, expressing ideas, thoughts, and such.

Mercury Opposite Ascendant: You are never funnier, wittier, or more at your mental best

than when in a group or lost in a deep conversation with a partner. You may even neglect your

personal interests by devoting so much of your time and energy to thinking about other people.

Mercury Trine or Sextile Ascendant: Your mind is ever on communication, how you present

yourself and come across with others. It is easy for you to express yourself in a crowd, and you

are a real smoothie. Everything seems to work out for you when you are talking with others.

Mercury Square Ascendant: Your mind is ever on career and family, and this may not make

you the most communicative and social animal. You may prefer to avoid crowds and all large

gatherings. You may not need relationships other than at home and at work.

Venus Conjunct Ascendant: You are a personal charmer, as anyone who ever gets into a one-

on-one with you can testify. You seem to appreciate everything and everybody, and this shows.

Your sense of love and compassion is an open book for all to read.

Venus Opposite Ascendant: You love other people, large and small groups, and relationships

in general. Your social life could be at the expense of your personal interests and even of your

family or job.

Venus Trine or Sextile Ascendant: You love appearances and have a way of pleasing others

and coming across as loving and kind.

Venus Square Ascendant: Your love of family and home and lack of interest in external affairs

(be they friends or work-related) need to be noted and kept in balance.

Mars Conjunct Ascendant: Feelings and emotions are an open book with you, and you wear

your heart on your sleeve. Others may find your drive and openness threatening and aggressive.

Mars Opposite Ascendant: You are very competitive—even pushy—when it comes to part-

ners and other people. You have a great social drive and love to work in a group or with close

friends.

Mars Trine or Sextile Ascendant: You come on very strong. You have great confidence and a

“take charge” sort of manner. You are a great doer, and others accept your commanding nature.

You are a good team player.

Mars Square Ascendant: You are moved to secure yourself, always digging in. Family and job

are your main focus, even at the expense of others. Your emotions tend to conflict with the

social and public scene.

Jupiter Conjunct Ascendant: You can seem like all things to all people, so able are you to

facilitate others. People trust you instantly. You would make a great teacher and counselor.

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