Released on: March 19, 2008, 9:56 pm

Press Release Author: Benifer Gracias

Industry: Entertainment

Press Release Summary: The above is something that all of us have said sometime -
may be in anger or in acceptance. What is this 'I'? Why does it have so much power
and have us completely under its control?
Are you in control of your life or this 'I' is in control of your life? If the
former is true then you are in the right path. In sublime terms this 'I' is our
innermost entity but in most cases it is simply a volatile ego that inflates at the
smallest blowing in of wind.


Press Release Body:

The above is something that all of us have said sometime - may be in anger or in
acceptance. What is this \'I\'? Why does it have so much power and have us completely
under its control?

Are you in control of your life or this \'I\' is in control of your life? If the
former is true then you are in the right path. In sublime terms this \'I\' is our
innermost entity but in most cases it is simply a volatile ego that inflates at the
smallest blowing in of wind.

In Vedic Astrology,
this \'I\' is signified by the 1st house. The 1st house is also known as the Ascendant
or Lagna. It is the most important area of the href=\"http://www.astrolife.com/horoscope/index.php\">horoscope that
determines the potential of the person in each and every sphere of life. This house
governs the life force, well being and defines the complete mood of the horoscope.
Astrologers look at
this house first and foremost while judging a horoscope.

The obvious reasons being:

• How is the person?
  
• How is health and longevity?
  
• How does the person look
  
• What is the potential in future?

The significator or Karaka of the 1st house is planet Sun. The planet has to do
with all kinds of power. The life force, confidence, ambition, leadership qualities
all these are parts and parcel of Sun qualities. These are also essentially 1st
house governed and driven powers that a person enjoys.

The horoscope has twelve houses and 7 planetary energies that are in control of
them. The nodes Rahu & Ketu are shadowy planets and are not in power where target=\"_new\" href=\"http://www.astrolife.com\"> Zodiac signs are
concerned.

Fiery planets and their effect on Ascendant or Cardinal signs in Ascendant can
make a person full of \'I\'. You will seldom find a meek Leo Ascendant or a limping
Aries person. Leaving aside cases of heavily afflicted or tarnished Ascendant lords,
these two are mostly bold, active and courageous. However some Leo people can be
very lazy also!

The nine planetary energies are closely interconnected and there is hardly any
area of life that can be really taken as completely free of their effects. However
when they are directly connected to the 1st house, their influence on self is quite
prominent and makes the person show very specific tendencies in life, personality
and mannerisms. I give below some examples.

Mars (Aries) driven people are candid, innocent, active but often rash.
Venus (Taurus) driven person can be very stable, worldly, fixed and often
obstinate. Mercury (Gemini) driven person is mostly dual natured, moody,
romantic and often fickle minded. Moon (Cancer) driven person can be
sensitive, intellectual, emotional but always very touchy.

Next comes Leo ruled by Sun, a fiery planet. Proud bold, generous
and courageous are the tale tall signs of a powerful Leo. The sixth sign is Virgo
the perfectionist ruled by Mercury. These are people who can be very methodical,
systematic and full of wit & humor. Libra is rules by Venus and this
sign is symbolic of balance, diplomacy, and fair deals but often a Libra can be very
imbalanced in life.

Scorpio is the 2nd sign ruled by Mars and these people are matured,
intense, deep and very dangerous as opponents. Sagittarius is a sign ruled by
Jupiter and the most important quality of these people is the space that they allow
to all. Live and let live is often the motto but Sagittarius people can be
very undisciplined. Capricorn people are ruled by Saturn and are slow and
steady. They prod through life diligently and can be very unforgiving when hurt.
Aquarius is a sign that remains an enigma even to the closest person in family.
Saturn rules the sign and the freedom seeking nature of an Aquarius can sometimes
bring doom or produce a radical. Finally it is the Pisces ruled by Jupiter, which is
the last of the Zodiac houses. Pisces person can be very wise and powerful as well
as matured but there is a strong essence of duality in nature. A Pisces person could
turn in exact opposite direction at a critical point raising questions on trust and
reliability.

The above are generally applicable to the different Ascendants when the
respective planet is strong, but when the planet is weak or there is heavy influence
of malefic planets on Ascendant, the effect can generate distorted mentality and
mannerisms. But to come back to the \'I\' theme, a strong planet, as an Ascendant lord
can be the biggest boost for potentially successful life.

Benifer Gracias is a specialist on href=\"http://www.astrolife.com\"> Indian Astrology. She has written authoritative
articles on
Vedic Horoscope and href=\"http://www.astrolife.com/birth-chart/index.php\"> Vedic Birth Charts .