Many people are delving deeper into their personal astrology as a result of the explosion of astrology online and on social media.
People used to read their daily sun sign horoscope, but as the desire to learn more about oneself through astrology grows, more information provides broader, more personalized insight. Fortunately, you have an astrological template that provides an instant summary of your personality – your sun, moon, and rising signs, also known as the “Big 3” in astrology. If you want to have some fun while better understanding yourself and others, knowing the Big 3 and their character archetypes is a good place to start.
Sun, Moon, and Rising Signs
The sun, moon, and rising (ascendant) signs represent the foundational aspects of your personality; they are referred to collectively as the Big 3. Your sun, moon, and rising signs communicate far more information in astrological language than your sun sign alone.
The Sun
The sun represents your ego, the center of your life. Its symbol represents the role you were born to play. Your sun sign provides an answer to the question, “Who am I?”
The Moon
The moon represents your intuition, heart, and emotional self. Your moon sign provides an answer to the question, “What kinds of experiences are most essential to my happiness?”
The Ascendant
The ascendant or rising sign is the mask you wear, allowing people you don’t know well to quickly categorize you. Your rising sign is the most personal point in your birth chart because it is calculated for the exact time of your birth.
Calculate Your Sun, Moon, and Ascendant
To find the signs of your sun, moon, and ascendant, you must have your complete birth data (date, location, and exact time of birth). Finding your Big 3 is quick and easy if you have that information. AstroSeek.com has a free Big 3 calculator.
The Big 3: Interpretation
You can look up the meanings of your Big 3, but the astrological archetypes are the easiest and most fun way to interpret them. The complexity of human individuality is broken down into easily definable characters by astrological archetypes. Using the archetypal characters associated with the signs of the Big 3, you can improvise a brief astrological blurb about yourself or anyone else willing to share their Big 3. The sun, moon, and rising sign archetypes reveal a person’s essence in a fun and straightforward manner.
Aries
Aries’ astrological archetypes are warrior, pioneer, daredevil, or hero.
Taurus
Taurus archetypes include the sensualist, builder, musician, and patient one.
Gemini
Witness, messenger, storyteller, and journalist are some of Gemini’s astrological archetypes.
Cancer
Archetypally, Cancer is the mother, healer, and invisible man or woman.
Leo
Clown, child, performer, and king or queen are archetypes for Leos.
Virgo
Servant, perfectionist, analyst, craftsman, and healer are Virgo’s astrological archetypes.
Libra
Libra archetypes include the lover, diplomat, peacemaker, and artist.
Scorpio
Scorpios are magicians, strategists, hypnotists, and sorcerers.
Sagittarius
Sagittarians are philosophers, teachers, travelers, and explorers.
Capricorn
Your archetypes as a Capricorn include executive, prime minister, father, and hermit.
Aquarius
Aquarians’ archetypes include rebel, visionary, inventor, scientist, and exile.
Pisces
Archetypes for Pisces include poet, shapeshifter, dreamer, mystic, and martyr.
Having Fun With Astrology’s Big 3
A person’s birth chart is complex and full of contradictions that only an expert in astrological interpretation can decipher. You don’t have to be an astrologer, however, to write a sentence about the Big 3. And just one sentence can tell you so much!
Celebrity Examples of the Big 3
We are all familiar with celebrities. We’ve read about their lives, and the majority of their birth charts are online. Knowing your favorite celebrity’s sun, moon, and ascending sign archetypes allows you to delve deeper into their personality.
Keanu Reeves was born with a Virgo sun and a Cancer moon, and Virgo is his ascendant. Reeves is a Virgo craftsman with the heart of a Cancer healer and the mask of a Virgo servant.
Katy Perry has a Scorpio sun and moon, as well as a Scorpio ascendant. Katy Perry is a Scorpio strategist with the heart of a magician and the disguise of a hypnotist.
Gordon Ramsey was born with a Scorpio sun, a Virgo moon, and Gemini as his ascendant. Ramsey is a magician (Scorpio) with a perfectionist’s heart (Virgo) and the mask of a teacher (Gemini).
Kylie Jenner was born with a Leo sun, a Scorpio moon, and a Capricorn ascendant. Kylie is a Leo queen with the heart of a Scorpio sorcerer and the mask of a Capricorn prime minister.
Santa Claus has a Capricorn sun, Virgo moon, and Cancer ascendant. Santa is a hermit (Capricorn) with a servant’s heart (Virgo), dressed in the mask of the invisible man (Cancer).
Astrologers and the Big 3
When astrologers first meet one another or introduce themselves to a group of astrologers, it’s not uncommon for them to start with their name, followed by their Big 3. This communicates some important information in astrological language, and the other astrologers get a sense of the person right away.
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