Ashwini rising (ascendant) explained

Introduction

If you have Ashwini as your rising Nakshatra, what exactly does it mean for you? An Ashwini native is going to be very Robin Hood-like. The prime example is Martin Luther King Jr., whose rising constellation is Ashwini.

Healing society

An Ashwini native would be very keen to help society and very keen to heal society. The individual can have a career directly linked to the healing sector. Alternatively, the individual can be involved in social-welfare activities.

Such was the case with Martin Luther King Jr. He was not simply a politician. He was out there to change something and to make society better.

Mars and Ketu

The native would be very passionate, very driven and very competitive. That has a lot to do with Mars’s influence, because this entire constellation falls in the sign of Aries, ruled by Mars.

The constellation itself is ruled by Ketu. The sign ruler is Mars and the Nakshatra ruler is Ketu, so the individual is also going to show Ketu-like qualities.

I believe that with Ketu’s influence, the native would be street-smart and would probably disregard what others are saying. In an office environment, for example, if you have Ashwini rising, you are going to go ahead and do what you think is right. You are not going to follow the chain of command.

Assistance without protocol

This is linked directly to Ketu-like behaviour and to the mythology of the Ashwini Kumaras. They are known to assist human beings, the mortals, even against the wishes of other gods. That is likely to play out in some way in an Ashwini native’s life.

The individual offers assistance without worrying about protocol.

Speed, travel and navigation

A horse’s head is considered one of the symbols of this constellation. The native would therefore be adventure-seeking, a travel lover and an excellent navigator.

The Ashwini Kumaras are known to bring gifts from the heavens to the earthly plane at great speed. The navigation sector, a fondness for speed and activities such as car racing can therefore be linked to Ashwini rising.

A one-person army

The individual can be quite entrepreneurial because this constellation belongs to the class of a merchant. But I think the individual is not going to make a good team player. The individual would be like: “I can do things independently,” like a one-person army.

The native can also be quite young-looking. That is linked to Mars and to how the Ashwini Kumaras are described in mythology. There is another interesting story about the Ashwini Kumaras’ fondness for sweets, and therefore the native can have a sweet tooth.