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<blockquote data-quote="Snarky Oracle!" data-source="post: 424827" data-attributes="member: 57984">If you were to run a (good) Astro101 class, you&#039;d start with Rising sign (AKA: ascendant) because it tends to be the catalyst of the individual&#039;s overall horoscopic make-up. Rising sign as very physical and very attitudinal (but, based on birth time, the data is very volatile and subject to change -- and not always from incorrect to correct).But laymen see it. They see it all the time in a Separated-At-Birth kind of way. They just don&#039;t know what is.There have been numerous times when friends have asked me it this-or-that celebrity had the same rising sign as someone we knew, and more-often-than-not, they did.Even my father (a very educated fellow with a grasp of math, science and history) who seemingly had no interest in the topic, shocked me one day when he asked me if Humphrey Bogart and Senator Bob Dole had the same Rising sign. After picking my jaw up off of the floor, I was able to say, &quot;Yes, Dad -- they both have Taurus Rising.&quot; (Not that Bogart and Dole look that much alike, but they have that creepy voice and crypt-keeper quality).**I&#039;m sure Dad didn&#039;t remember the conversation, or my answer, even five minutes later. But, who knows....?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Snarky Oracle!, post: 424827, member: 57984"] If you were to run a (good) Astro101 class, you'd start with Rising sign (AKA: ascendant) because it tends to be the catalyst of the individual's overall horoscopic make-up. Rising sign as very physical and very attitudinal (but, based on birth time, the data is very volatile and subject to change -- and [B][I]not [/I][/B]always from [I]incorrect [/I]to [I]correct)[/I]. But laymen see it. They see it all the time in a Separated-At-Birth kind of way. They just don't know what is. There have been numerous times when friends have asked me it this-or-that celebrity had the same rising sign as someone we knew, and more-often-than-not, they did. Even my father (a very educated fellow with a grasp of math, science and history) who seemingly had no interest in the topic, shocked me one day when he asked me if Humphrey Bogart and Senator Bob Dole had the same Rising sign. After picking my jaw up off of the floor, I was able to say, "Yes, Dad -- they both have [B]Taurus Rising[/B]." (Not that Bogart and Dole look that much alike, but they have that creepy voice and crypt-keeper quality).** I'm sure Dad didn't remember the conversation, or my answer, even five minutes later. But, who knows....? [/QUOTE]

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