The last planet to discuss for an Aries ascendant is the hard task master – Saturn. It rules the 10th house of effort, action, career, image in the professional world and 11th house of social circle, networking, elder siblings, friends etc. These two are also the natural 10th– Capricorn and 11th – Aquarius signs of the zodiac and being positioned in these two houses for an Aries ascendant shows that for such people Saturn governs their social and professional skills. How these people are able to make friends/ acquaintances, how they are at their job can be seen by Saturn’s placement in their natal chart.
Saturn naturally is considered very stoic, cold and an effort driven planet. Many a times, areas associated or afflicted with Saturn see delays and struggles. This is not because Saturn denies but because it likes people to put in their maximum effort in whatever they want to achieve. Any short cuts will not be allowed by this task master. Saturn brings in lots of lessons in our life and those are very much so needed for us to grow and reach to our full potential.
Now such a planet ruling one’s 10th and 11th house will have some implications. How these people look at the subject of these houses will be affected by Saturn. Aries ascendant people take their profession, career, worldly image, their networking skills very seriously. And this is definitely a great advantage for them if used wisely. Both these houses are upachaya houses meaning ones that grow and improve with time. And Saturn being the slow pace planet ruling these houses does indicate that many a times these people might receive more recognition in later part of their life, by which time they would have worked hard to achieve it.
This 10th/11th lord gets exalted in the 7th house of others and debilitated in the 1st house of self. Such an aspect can greatly explain several qualities or “stereotypes” associated with Aries people. The 10th lord being debilitated in 1st house signifies that such people do not do well with authority. They do not like to be told what to do and believe that they know better. Now if this is taken too far, it can make these people obstinate and rude when dealing with elders or authoritative people. This is probably where the aggressive and rudeness associated with Aries comes from. 10th is what we should the outside world. It is how we project ourselves in the professional domain and most times people will know only this side of you unless you let them in. The same planet getting exalted in the 7th house implies that Aries ascendant need to learn to work with others. They might not be able to take orders but they need to understand how other people function and be mindful of that. Once they can do that, they can achieve great professional heights.
Now considering the 11th lord exalted in 7th shows us that many of the aries ascendant hopes and wishes are linked to their spouses or partners. Their desires will be fulfilled if they are able to work with other people, especially their spouses. Aries is naturally a very passionate sign being fiery and ruled by mars, but they need to understand how they can work with other people’s passion as well. 11th exalted in 7th shows that they will gain a lot from their network circle via their partners be it their business partners or life partners. The same lord being debilitated in 1st just reiterates the 10th lord fact that such individuals should be vary of their over ambitious, over enthusiastic approach.
Aries rising people can be one of the most caring and passionate friends, associates, relative, partner that you can have provided they let other people be on the driving seat occasionally. They need to learn to work with others and maybe in the process rub some of their passion on them.
Thats all for now on Aries. Lets start with the notorious stubborn guys of the zodiac- Taurus in the next article. Stay tuned…
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