Aspects
Ascendant Sesquiquadrate Icarus
Icarus sesquiquadrate your The zodiac degree rising on the eastern horizon at your birth, also called the rising sign. It sets the whole house framework of the chart and colors how you meet the world. breeds a low buzz of agitation, an urge to take off that nags at your composure until you move. Stillness feels like caged wings. Give the restlessness a real outlet before it forces a careless jump.
Lean in — Schedule bold action to discharge the restlessness.
Watch for — Let pent-up nerves erupt into a rash dash.
- restless
- agitation
- release
Sources
- George, Asteroid Goddesses (1986)Reads Icarus by its namesake, the youth who flew too close to the sun, as a point of daring flight, liberation, and the recklessness that risks the fall.
- Hand, Horoscope Symbols (1981)Treats the meeting of daring flight and the Ascendant, the self and persona, as a specific working relationship.
- Tierney, Dynamics of Aspect Analysis (1983)Reads the sesquiquadrate as a minor hard aspect of agitation seeking release through action.