Ascendant ruling planet

The Sun is your ruling planet, regardless of the sign of the zodiac you were bom under. It represents your essential self and your vitality, which is enhanced by having a Leo Ascendant. 

For self development or medical (let the herb(s) be the same as the ascendant), fortify the herb(s) to the planet of your rising sign and make the nature of the herb(s) be in opposition to the planet ruling the 6th house. Strengthen the sick part of the body with herb(s) in harmony. 

It makes a number of close aspects to other planets and, in particular, to the Sun, the Moon, or the planet that rules your Ascendant. 

Here s the rule The transits that pack the biggest wallop are those made by the slowest planets — Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto — to the Sun, the Moon, the Ascendant, and the faster planets. Contacts made by the faster planets are usually short-lived. Contacts made by the slower planets to the slower planets (such as Uranus opposite your Pluto or Neptune conjunct your Saturn) may be too subtle to detect (unless the natal planet happens to occupy a prominent position in your chart). But contacts made by a slow planet to one of your personal planets — Pluto conjunct your Moon, Uranus opposite your Sun, and so on — signify the chapters of your life. 

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