If your rising sign is Aquarius, you immediately seem intelligent and imaginative, and probably a little but quirky and unusual. You tend to live in your own head and your intellectual world is just as real to you as the world around you.
If Aquarius is ascendant in your natal chart, this means that Aquarius was the constellation on the horizon at the time and place of your birth. This sign indicates how you engage with the world. How people see and perceive you, and your general outlook on life.
Aquarius Rising World View
When you are born under Aquarius rising, life is more than just what happens in the “real world”. Thoughts are as important as actions, and you probably think that there are planes of existence that you might not understand, but certainly exist.
While you have a great appreciation for the beauty of the natural world and you are interested in the people and things that comprise it, seeing is not enough. You are always looking for the deeper reason and explanation for things. You are a philosopher.
For you, motivations are as important as actions. So, you understand the wrong thing done for the right reasons, and find it difficult to accept when someone has done the right thing if their motives were other.
You have a very active mind and you are always thinking and analyzing. You also have a rich imaginary world. The things that happen in your head are just as important to you as the things that happen in the real world, and can be just as affecting on how you think and feel.
As everyone’s inner world is their own, you tend to view people as small universes. While this makes each one fascinating, it can also make it quite easy to disassociate from others as they are so separate from you.
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Aquarius Rising Appearance and Impression
When you are born under Aquarius ascendant, people automatically think that you are highly intelligent and that you know more than you are saying. People tend to notice the things that are quirky and different about you. Far from seeing them as strange, in you, these tend to be endearing.
People born under Aquarius rising tend to have a dishevelled appearance under all circumstances. Rather than looking lazy, this makes you see relaxed and care-free as you don’t worry what other people think of your appearance.
Because of your high intelligence and your tendency to live in your own head, other people can sometimes consider you to be aloof. They might think that you are looking down on them, when in fact you aren’t thinking about them at all.
You appear to be curious and inquisitive and always questioning. This can be endearing, but also a bit off-putting when people think that your interest in them is more academic than personal.
More than one person has probably described you as a “geek”, in that you have a deep interest in something that not everyone appreciates. It is usually used as a term of endearment, as you aren’t the type to force others to dive into your interests with you.
Aquarius Rising Personality Traits
Intellectual
If you are born under Aquarius rising, you have a natural intelligence and curiosity that makes you highly intellectual.
You live diving into the big and difficult questions of life, and you are probably interests in subjects such as philosophy and metaphysics.
Your thoughts are just as important and real to you as your actions in the real world, and you can spend tome just in your own head and feel active and productive.
Introverted
When you are Aquarius ascendent, you tend to enjoy your own company and spending time discovering the deeper layers of you as a person.
You may be interested in things such as meditation and self-care that allow you to delve into the parts of the mind that are sometimes hidden.
You don’t have a need to share your thoughts and feelings. There is no great drive to have others understand you, but rather to understand yourself.
Self-Confident
When you are born under Aquarius rising you have an innate self-confidence. You know that you are intelligent, talented, and worthy of things in life.
You are able to give yourself the love and recognition that you need to thrive rather than relying on the approval of others. This gives you a positive outlook on life.
Your confidence can sometimes be misinterpreted as arrogance as others fear that you are looking down on them. The reality is that you don’t think about them at all.
Craves Simplicity
People born under Aquarius rising often think that the complexity of life have robbed us of some if its joy.
You aren’t likely to invest in the latest personal tech, and few things anger you more than seeing everyone with their noses in smartphones.
It is your opinion that these are distraction that prevent people from being able to truly understand themselves.
Creative
When you are Aquarius ascendent, you tend to be naturally creative. You are able to imagine things from nothing that are completely new and different.
Many people don’t understand your creativity, but that doesn’t bother you. This is a form of self-expression for you, their comprehension is not important.
You don’t like to see other people blindly following trends as you feel like it means that they can’t develop opinions of their own.
Aquarius Rising Compatibility & Love
Aquarius rising is generally highly independent and happy on their own. They are rarely looking for love. It takes quite a compelling person to turn their head and drag them out of their intellectual world.
When they are in a relationship, Aquarius is not necessarily the best communicator. They don’t tend to say what they are thinking. But they do appreciate a partner who can carry on interesting conversation, and a good sense of humor is very attractive.
Aquarius rising is highly compatible with Gemini, who they will find compelling and interesting, and who will accept Aquarius’ independence. These two never run out of things to talk about.
Aquarius rising also makes a good match with Leo. They match one another in terms of confidence, and neither will feel dulled by the light of the other.
Aquarius rising often have the best relationships with friends who become something more, though they can be slow to make the transition.
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