Birth Chart - 1st House - The Natural House of Aries

The 1st house is naturally associated with Aries and its ruling planet Mars.

The ascendant is the cusp of the 1st house. This house represents the area of life concerned with our sense of self identity. Signs and planets in this house reflect both who we are and how we meet life.

It represents our personal identity, and the need to be a separate and distinct person. The physical body is the material expression of our self identity, and its strengths and weaknesses are indicated by this house.

Another way of viewing the 1st house is as the lens through which we perceive life, and which colours our view of existence.