Chart Ruler

Chart Ruler. The chart ruler is the planet that rules the rising sign, and it acts as a significator for the whole chart and the person it belongs to. If the Ascendant is the front door of the chart, the chart ruler is the one who answers it. Its condition and placement carry extra weight, often coloring the overall direction of a life. To find the chart ruler, look at the sign on the first house cusp and take its ruling planet. A chart with Leo rising is ruled by the Sun, so the Sun becomes especially important. A chart with Gemini rising is ruled by Mercury, giving the mind and communication a leading role. The house this ruler falls in shows an area of life that becomes central to a person's path. Following the chart ruler is a quick way to find the spine of a chart. Wherever it sits, by sign, house, and aspect, tends to describe what the whole chart is reaching toward, and tracing it often reveals the main story a person is living out.