Leisa Schaim, a professional astrologer and researcher, joins Chris Brennan to discuss the ruler of the Ascendant in the fifth house. They explore intriguing examples from famous lives, showing how this placement influences creativity, children, and romance. Notable figures like Judy Blume and Walt Disney illustrate diverse outcomes in parenting and artistic expression. The conversation also covers how the fifth house shapes comedic careers and the impact of musicians and writers, revealing its profound effects on personal and public identities.
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Ascendant Ruler Directs Life Focus
The ruler of the Ascendant acts like the chart’s captain guiding life focus toward that house’s themes.
When the Ascendant ruler sits in the 5th house, life often centers on children, creativity, pleasure, romance, or games.
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Judy Blume: 5th-House Stellium In Action
Judy Blume’s chart has Libra rising with Venus in the 5th alongside Mercury, Jupiter, and the Sun.
Her children’s and YA books directly mirror that strong 5th-house emphasis and stellium.
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Stelliums Amplify 5th-House Themes
A stellium in the 5th can push a life toward children and creative work for kids, not just parenting.
Walt Disney’s multiple 5th-house planets show how creativity and children-focused media merge astrologically.
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In part 2 of our series on the 5th house in astrology we look at examples of famous people that have the ruler of the Ascendant in the fifth house in their birth chart, with astrologers Chris Brennan and Leisa Schaim.
The fifth house is traditionally associated with a wide range of topics in astrology such as children, creativity, pleasure, romance, sex and sexuality, games, and good fortune. In ancient astrology, the Ascendant was sometimes called the helm of the ship of the native’s life, and the ruler of the Ascendant was said to be the captain. The house where the captain of the chart is located can tell you a lot about where the life is being directed, and in this episode we explore what happens when the life is directed towards the topics of the fifth house.
Over the course of the episode, we explore more than 50 example charts of famous people who have the ruler of the Ascendant in the fifth house in order to demonstrate how this placement can play out in a number of different ways. Some of the charts we look at include those of actors, directors, musicians, comedians, athletes, writers, artists, and more. Through this survey, we are able to see many different concrete manifestations of the fifth house archetype, and develop a more well-rounded and grounded understanding of its meaning.
This is the second of a three-part series on the fifth house, which is itself part of our larger series where I've been doing a deep dive on the twelve houses in astrology. In the next episode in this series we will explore the meaning of the ruler of the fifth house in each of the twelve houses, showing how the topics of the fifth house can be exported into other areas of a person’s life.
This is episode 507 of The Astrology Podcast.
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Timestamps
00:00:00 Introduction
00:05:30 Children
00:43:52 Sex and Sexuality
01:24:11 Games and Sports
01:50:02 Comedy and Comedians
02:39:57 Acting and Actors
03:22:29 Directors
03:35:53 Musicians, Singers, & Entertainers
04:01:40 Writers, Artists, and Creatives
04:45:42 Conclusions
04:53:33 End Cards
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