The Descendant (7th House)
Your Ultimate Partner
The 7th house is where you meet your mate. This area of the chart begins with an important point called the Descendant, which is the sign on the cusp of the 7th house. The Descendant is always opposite your Ascendant and while the Ascendant indicates your personality projection, the Descendant represents the part of your psyche that you most comfortably project onto your partner.
Consequently, the Descendant indicates qualities in a partner you’ll be most attracted to for any committed love and sexual relationship. You can easily find out what sign is on your 7th house cusp once you know your Ascendant since it will always be the sign opposite your Ascendant. Read on to discover what the sign on your 7th house cusp will tell you about your ultimate relationship potential.
Aries on the Cusp of the 7th House Aries Descendant 7th House
The Descendant in Aries
If Aries is the sign on the cusp of your 7th house then you’ll be attracted to fiery, courageous and “go getter” types. The part of yourself that you might not be in touch with is your more ambitious and selfish side so you’ll find yourself irresistibly drawn to a relationship with a love who can easily go after what he or she wants – especially you! Your partner will be highly sexual and passionate if Aries is the sign on your 7th house. In addition, with Aries in your 7th house you’ll find yourself entering into a committed love and sexual partnership quickly. This could be an indication of an early marriage. Your relationship will always have an element of heat and strife but if Aries is in your 7th house, that’s exactly how you prefer it.
Eros in Libra - Descendant in Aries
If Eros is in the sign Libra then you'll experience love, sex and attraction in the most socially charming and graceful manner. Eros in Libra truly cares about a relationship and isn't simply looking for a fling - although this sign is definitely capable of casual sex. Love will also begin in the mind for this placement and you'll be extremely turned on at social gatherings and events where you can show off your beautiful partner for all to see. Eros in Libra will tend to give more than others in a sexual relationship and love can be a double edged sword for you because of it. While Eros in Libra will flirt and charm and be as gracious as possible, if you're not appreciated then at some point you might become resentful. This resentment might come out in your sex life so to avoid this be sure that in your love life, there's an equal give and take.
Libra on the Cusp of the 7th House Libra Descendant 7th House
The Descendant in Libra
If Libra is the sign on the cusp of your 7th house then you’ll be attracted to charming, gracious and people pleasing types who will not hesitate to put your relationship above all else. The part of yourself you might be projecting onto your relationship partner if Libra is in your 7th house might be the more harmony and balance seeking self. Perhaps you need a relationship more than you’re willing to let on and attract someone who has an easier time making this known. If Libra is in your 7th house your partner will approach love and sex with exceptional romantic inclinations, much to your delight. He or she will also be an intellectually superior partner capable of rational decision making to help temper your feisty, sometimes hasty ways. With Libra in your 7th house you’ll be likely to marry since Libra is the sign naturally associated with committed sexual partnership.
Eros in Aries - Descendant in Libra
If you have Eros in the sign Aries then you'll experience love and sex as a war waiting to be won. You love nothing more than the chase and conquest associated with love and you seldom wait long before a relationship turns sexual. With Eros in Aries you tend to be more turned on by a prospective love partner who says "no" to your initial advances. This is like foreplay for you since the thrill of the chase is your doorway to experiencing complete sexual ecstasy. Hearing your lover proclaim that you're the best sex he or she has ever had once you've made your conquest will feel like music to your soul. Eros in Aries must have plenty of physical sex in order to experience love. If the sex life of Eros in Aries dries up, it will not remain with a partner for long. Eros in Aries has a passionate sexual appetite. It must be fed.
Aries on the Descendant, or 7th House Cusp
If Aries is on the Descendant, or 7th-house cusp, then that means you’ve got Libra on the Ascendant. All other things being equal, Libra rising makes for someone who is cooperative, charming, and a peacemaker. Aries, ruled by Mars, shows where we seek to be independent and assert ourselves. When it’s on the 7th cusp, it points to the need to do this in the context of relationships and partnerships. One meaning might be that the usually accommodating and indecisive Libra rising can jump impulsively into relationships as a way of showing his independence: to show how “free” he is, he “ties the knot”!
Or, often, since we tend to identify with the qualities of our rising sign, we project the qualities of the opposite sign—that of the Descendant—onto others, so that they live them out for us. Here that would mean finding partners who are independent, self-willed, competitive, or angry, and then playing the part of placater, supporter, and sidekick to those people.
The placement and aspects of Mars and, secondarily, Venus, will be key here in pointing to how this configuration will play out. Mars will show where this native spontaneously likes to spend his energy, and where he’s prepared to stand up for himself and fight if need be. In this chart, those issues will particularly affect his marriage and other relationships, or they will be the issues that give rise to marital strife for the native.
This accommodating Libra rising needs to be himself in partnership situations. Paradoxically, here, of all places, he needs to do his own thing—and that in itself may be a cause of discord.