Detrimental planets

[lapetitesiren]

I found this online the other day, while looking for info on Mercury in Pisces (which apparantly is the worst possible placements of anything in anyone's chart ever according to this guy...I am fucked). Really interesting, and it totally makes sense

Comments

[bakerlooline]

this might be an ignorant question, but is Mercury and Ascendant the same thing?

[blackbirdblues]

Nah, the Ascendant is like, you're first impression. I have a Virgo ascendant so when people first meet me I act like a prim so-and-so.

Mercury tends to control communication.

[bakerlooline]

thank you so much!! my ascendant is pisces, so I guess a lot of people think I'm a dreamy person? I should probably find out what my Mercury is then, lol.

[mares]

Ah, that makes so much sense! My rising (ascendant) is in Virgo, too, and I come off as stuck-up and cold... lol.

[deformed_foetus]

My ascendant is Gemini, so people think I'm...crazy? :| haha

[arien_elensar]

the ascendant thread :P

My ascendant is in Taurus and people think I'm (well I'm not really sure what people think of me) understanding, peaceful, mature. My Mercury's in Capricorn.

The ascendant is an astrologically derived point, rather than a physical celestial body like Mercury. Each indicates a different thing.