As children, we naturally guide ourselves to the things that interest us and keep our attention. There's no decision process or contemplation about whether activities are worthy of taking up our time. Then, as we grow older, we are influenced by what we should spend our time doing or what things we should work on because they hold the promise of a good income in the future. ​​That wonderful, natural guide we followed as children was our rising sign.

Our rising sign is the filter through which we see the world and represents our mode of interacting with and interpreting the world. On a second-to-second basis, it shows the things that get our attention and keep it! So, in this way, it shows what careers suit us and will make us happy and fulfilled.

Aries Rising... A career that allows you to exhibit your fighting spirit and your ability to remain brave in the face of danger will keep you interested and satisfied. It can be a career fighting real battles, such as, a military career, a career as a firefighter, or as a police officer. A career in sports would be fulfilling to you as well. You can also fulfill your fighting spirit in careers that offer the ability to face danger and win, but aren't so obviously dangerous. Many financial careers, such as, stock market careers or real estate ventures offer a risk that requires bravery and the ability to win in the face of financial danger. At the very least, you need a way to feel strong along with a constant stream of opportunities to feel like a winner. Even if it's only a constant stream of problems to solve, you will at least have plenty of chances to fight and win.

Taurus Rising... You prefer a slow pace to your day with a predictable routine. Peace of mind and comfort come before challenges or adventure even if it means making less money. It isn't that you are averse to the nature of challenges or adventures or that you don't like money. Rather, it is simply that your dominant desire is for peaceful comfort on a daily basis. You are perfectly willing to work hard and persist to achieve success, but your need for security and peace of mind inclines you to prefer a predictable income that doesn't involve the risk of loss. Working directly with tangible, rather than abstract, things satisfies you. You like to see real results. Anything that keeps you close to the earth is good for you. Working with food, or in construction are examples. With Taurus rising, you don't want to be rushed when working. You need time to absorb information and process it carefully because you don't like errors. A fast-paced job that focuses on quantity over quality will only frustrate and exhaust you. Your eye for quality and patient nature combine to make you well suited for any career that requires a dedicated, thorough person. 

Gemini Rising... You need constant change and input. You are a problem solver and love to solve puzzles. Any type of investigative work or research suits you. It thrills you to know solutions and answers, so you love to work with facts. You are able to take various pieces of information from here and there, even over long periods of time, and put them together to solve problems or find answers. This skill makes you an excellent detective or investigative reporter. Any career in news or communications is also an excellent choice for you. Gemini can't help but immediately report any news to anyone who will listen. You love to be the person who has the information that everyone wants to know. What's more, you know how to deliver the news in a factual, and yet still interesting, way. This also makes you a natural writer because writing is another vehicle for communicating information. Anything that allows you to connect, people, places and information interests you. Anything involving the internet is perfect because it allows you to connect people with information all over the world. ​

Cancer Rising... A natural caretaker, you excel in any career that offers you a chance to care for another living being. You do well dealing directly with people. Person-to-person interactions are your forte. You have the patience and compassion to listen to people and the leadership ability to guide them. If you work in an office, you will excel at directing meetings with other office personnel or at working directly with customers. If you can give crucial care to people by working in any medical career in which you deal directly with people, you will feel great inner satisfaction. Not only do you get to show your concern for them, but you also get to heal them. Any type of therapy work satisfies you. You enjoy feeling needed and feeling like you are helping people. Even helping people, animals or the world at large through involvements with corporations that serve some basic needs keeps you happy and interested. 

Leo Rising... Any career that allows you to shine as an individual is satisfying for you. Of course, any kind of performing or modeling is perfect for you because the focus in these careers is directly on you as an individual. However, there are plenty of careers that allow you to shine in a less obvious manner because the key is simply for you to feel successful as an individual. If you work as part of a team in a corporation, for example, you will be happy as long as you can make a unique contribution that is recognized as yours. Working as an entrepreneur is extremely satisfying for you because you always know it was you who earned your success. Whenever you can use your creative abilities, you are happy. Combine this with your need to express yourself, and you find that you excel at public speaking, teaching or creating art. You are jovial and good with people, which means you work well with others and can also lead them. Therefore, any career in a management position is suitable for you. 

Virgo Rising... As a Virgo, you love to take something and make it better. Forever the critic, you do well in any career that gives you the opportunity to lend your opinion, advice and assistance. This generally puts you in a leadership position as a supervisor. Although you may drive your subordinates crazy with your attention to detail and your impatience for sloppiness, you are sure to do this job well. If you are not supervising, you do well working independently. This allows you to be as discerning as you need to be in order to satisfy your own sense of pride in your work without getting weighed down by other people. However, keep in mind that your need to take things and make them better does make you good at helping people. You just need to be patient with people, which you are capable of doing when you set your mind to it. Being a coach to someone who is trying to achieve a goal in any venture comes easily to you. Whether you are coaching a team, helping a person lose weight, guiding someone in building a business or even helping them in a creative work, you always give honest advice and tangible assistance.

Libra Rising... You know how to be charming. It's crazy not to use this to your advantage in a career! So any career that involves direct contact with people is great for you. You can use your charm to sell products or to make negotiations of any type. In sales, you know that in order to sell any produce, you must first win over the customer's faith in you as the sales person. This is no problem for you. Social protocol, etiquette and sheer charisma are all natural for you and you know how to use your talents in these areas to woo customers. Therefore, in addition to sales, you will find success in politics or marketing. People want to follow your lead because you are likable. You can use your charming likability to spin a political campaign or run an advertising campaign. Also, because you know how to present yourself in a manner that people find attractive, public speaking or the performing arts are likely to bring you success. 

Scorpio Rising... You have the gift of focus. Scorpio's ability to concentrate attention on one thing at a time is surpassed by no other sign. Any career that requires deep attention and focus is perfect for the Scorpio rising person. Careers in research fields, where attention to solving one problem over a long period of time is required, suit you. Your ability to focus benefits you in any career that requires extreme dedication. You have the ability to stick to learning an instrument and succeed in music, or the ability to stick to long-term projects, such as, writing. Fields that require the patience to learn a wide array of details, such as, finance or law are suitable for you as well. Although you are good at reading people and figuring out their motives, you are not naturally charming and sociable. So, if your career involves people, you do well in investigative work or therapy work where the goal is not to win people over, but instead, to get answers from them to solve problems.

Sagittarius Rising... Nothing makes you more fulfilled than to be the one who sees the world more clearly than everyone else. You are skilled at seeing a situation from every angle including a seemingly omnipresent view that gives you the widest perspective possible. Along with this gift of God-like insight also comes an irrepressible need to share your knowledge with everyone. This makes you an excellent critic, teacher or even comedian. Any career that allows you to share your unique view of the world keeps your interest and satisfies you. Your skills are also useful in debating. In business, politics or law, you can always successfully argue your case or get your point across clearly. Words are your tool and you are able to use them more skillfully than any other sign to explain yourself or any point you believe is necessary to get across. When you aren't communicating, you excel in any field that requires an expansive, all-encompassing view. Large-scale projects of any type are right up your alley because you can think big and see far.

Capricorn Rising.... You love to be in charge, you desire prestige and you want real, monetary success. Yes, you are serious about making money. Fortunately, you have an excellent work ethic that eventually lands you in the profitable, prestigious, leadership positions you crave. For you, it's not so much the particular field you are in that's important. Rather, it's your position in that field and the potential for profit that matter. Even in childhood, you know that only you are responsible for your success. Waiting for adulthood to start working and earning money is frustrating. You are confident, hardworking, practical and a natural leader. People sense this about you and naturally follow your lead. You think long-term and are willing to pay your dues in order to achieve future success. A natural understanding of life's difficulties gives you perseverance. You want real results from your work. A good income and tangible results are necessary for you to feel fulfilled. A job fancy title, although satisfying, is not enough. 

Aquarius Rising... An air of confidence surrounds you because you trust yourself and your judgement. In fact, you enjoy analyzing situations and making judgments of right and wrong. You are level and have great self-control. You strive to be as unbiased and impartial as possible, and for this reason, you make an excellent arbitrator. So, any career that involves conflict resolution is excellent for you. Your calm demeanor puts people at ease and your creative, yet also rational, reasoning abilities can find solutions to even the most difficult problems. Finding creative solutions to any problem is satisfying for you, and although you can work with people one-to-one, you especially enjoy solving societal problems. You believe that the world requires cooperation and that we all work together to achieve happiness. Any career that involves helping people on a large-scale is great for you. Working in a government agency, at a school, or any large private institution that serves the public provides stimulating work for you. 

Pisces Rising... This is the absolute best rising position for dealing with people. Whether it's one-to-one interactions or dealing with groups of people, you excel. You size up individuals or groups within seconds and know exactly how to work them to get answers to questions, win their approval, or sell them a product. This makes you a master at sales. You can sell anything because you know how to pander to the personality of the customer. There's an open, flexible nature to the way you relate to people that makes them open up to you and trust you. Public speaking is another avenue for sure success along with performing. You see the world holistically because you notice everything at once. Your rising filter is so thin and free from preconceived notions that you see things for what they really are. This, combined with your personable nature, makes you a natural at anything that requires you to read people, or the public in general, and then give them what they want so that you can make a profit. This can range from being a comedian to being a marketing or public relations expert.

The moon you are born with does not determine your mother's treatment of you and her behavior toward you. However, it does determine your reaction toward her and your treatment of her. Your reaction toward her is powerful and actually works to shape the person your mother is in your eyes and the person your mother is in the unique personal, relationship between you and her. Every reaction you have toward her behavior colors her future behavior and treatment of you. If you react well to certain behaviors she exhibits, she is likely to continue those behaviors. If you react with frustration, anger or sadness, she is likely to modify the behavior she exhibited that drew your negative reaction. So that although she may believe she is molding your behavior as the mother in the relationship, you are actually molding each other's behavior, thus creating a tangled web. ​

These reactions toward your mother's behaviors are largely determined by your moon sign. Because your moon represents your security needs, which are quite powerful especially in the formative childhood years, your moon colors your attitude toward your primary and immediate security provider, usually your mother. In these years of early childhood, your behavior is largely unconscious and controlled by your moon. It is powerful and lays the groundwork for your entire relationship with your mother before you even have a chance to consciously become aware of it.

A big presence, whether for the better or worse, describes your mother. She is expressive and doesn't hold back her true feelings. You always know where you stand with her because she tells you what's on her mind immediately. Your up-front approach in dealing with her makes this possible for her. You don't mind calling her out on any lies she tells you and you have no problem telling her to mind her own business or stop treating you like a child. This stems from the high sense of pride you have in yourself. It fuels your need to keep a balance of power in your relationship. So, when pressed, you aren't afraid to raise your voice to your mother and tell her how you feel about whatever she is saying or how she is dealing with you. However, your sense of pride in yourself also makes you self-conscious and it gives you a haunting desire to assure yourself that your mother likes you. You must constantly balance your need to maintain power with your need to be accepted and liked.

Your mother sparks more emotion in you than she realizes. You know she cares about you intensely, but she can be too close to you when you need space and too distant when you need her close. From being overly concerned with things that you want to disregard, to becoming enmeshed in your life when you need emotional privacy, it often seems that she is out of tune with your emotional rhythm. But your passionate, and at the same time private, nature creates this very dynamic that ends up driving you crazy. Although you need her close for emotional reassurance and support, you also have a tremendous need for emotional privacy. It's difficult for her to accurately gauge your varying needs for closeness and distance. In trying to figure you out, she may probe you for feedback, which usually makes you clam up in silence. Your resistance can be frustrating and can spark an angry response from her, which makes you see her as aggressive and controlling. However, it's most likely you who is trying to maintain control, and she is the one reacting to you. So, depending on your reactions to her, you see her as a powerful ally in your life who is willing to do anything to protect you when you are wiling to trust her with your deepest emotions. However, when you aren't willing to open up and trust her, you see her as manipulative and controlling. 

Some way or another, your mother always leaves you feeling vaguely guilty. She may not come right out and say things to make you feel guilty, but they may be subtly woven into her comments. Or in many cases, she just seems to have a very difficult life, and your joys are dimmed in comparison to her hardships. In either case, she controls you with guilt because your Capricorn moon can't help but empathize with any suffering she encounters. You know your mother always has a serious core to her regardless of her outer attitude. She always puts work before play and she never stops planning for the future. She is security oriented and very aware of the how the worst can always happen. You have a driving desire to help her and you always believe she does everything in her power to provide the best for you. On some level, you always feel like she could just make some changes in her life to make things easier for herself but it never happens. She recognizes your ability to act maturely and she often relies on you for practical and emotional support.

As the last sign of the zodiac, Pisces has a maturity and perspective that often feels like a burden. It is often said that Pisces is actually all of the signs put together rather than a real sign in its own right. They feel, experience, notice and process more than any other sign, which can feel overwhelming and make it difficult for them to define themselves. Pisces seem to live in a state of flux, floating somewhere in the in between. The symbol for Pisces is the two fish swimming in opposite directions which describes the unique dilemma of the sign. Pisces is torn between actually living here in the physical world on earth and a constant desire to escape into their imagination or the unconscious world of dreams and feelings, making being a Pisces here on earth difficult. Rules, schedules, deadlines and physical limits are frustrating for Pisces. 

Through their vivid imaginations and sensitive feelings, they can truly grasp a glimpse of the beyond, of how it can feel to live without earthly restrictions. Their imagination is an almost physic connection with the collective unconscious that helps them feel on a universal level. They can conceptualize a world without rules and schedules. They yearn for this world like no other sign, which can make their earthly life feel unduly restrictive.

Pisces' Gift...A compassion for the human condition and a seemingly physic ability to sense pain gives Pisces the ability to help people like no other sign. Pisces have the ability to truly empathize, which can bring great peace to people. They have an emotional maturity that is patient, forgiving and caring. Their creative ability is limitless. They can create art with universal appeal because it draws from the collective unconscious of the universe.

Being ruled by Saturn, the planet of restriction and denial, Capricorn has a tough go of it. They assume that life is difficult and have a hard time focusing on the good things. Focusing on the negative is their normal way of thinking. Unlike most of the other signs who have no problem blaming the world or other people when they fail, Capricorns tend to blame themselves. Their realistic maturity in dealing with the hard facts of life makes it difficult for them to make excuses for themselves. It also makes them very responsible and they know that it would be silly and immature to run away from obligations. Being responsible and taking the blame when things go wrong are heavy burdens. What's more Capricorns are driven to constantly achieve. They are persistent and hard working, which doesn't give them a lot of room for fun and frivolity. Their security conscious nature is another difficulty. It's hard for them to reward themselves after they have made money or achieved because they want to constantly increase their security by saving money and continuing to work hard.

Capricorn's Gift...An ability to remain strong through hard times makes Capricorn a strong sign. This strength gives them confidence and people respect them for it. A real life common sense that can deal with the world in practical ways makes them rocks that other people can always rely on.

A super-sensitive nature makes it difficult for Cancer to go very long without feeling hurt or offended. They tend to take things personally. Then, once they are offended, forgiving is extremely difficult for them. Cancers hold onto to pain for years, and they can still feel it like it was yesterday after years have gone by. 

Their excellent memories don't help. They remember everything people do or say if it affected them in any way. Knowing how sensitive they are, they have a cautious, self-protective nature that makes it difficult for them to deal with things directly. They skirt around issues and try to come at things through the back door, which causes things to drag out and makes things more dramatic than they have to be. By not wanting to combat problems directly, they spend more time and effort dealing with things than the other signs. They miss out on opportunities because they are so cautious. Cancers sometimes take too long to make decisions before the opportunities are gone. 

Cancer's Gift...Knowing personally how people can hurt other people so easily, Cancer has the ability to be truly kind and sensitive to the needs of other people. They make the best shoulders to cry on and the absolute best people to care for you when you are sick or in need of some motherly love. Their careful nature can bring them success in the world and they rarely make stupid mistakes.

Not as sensitive as Cancer, but second to them for sure, Scorpio feels deeply. What's worse, they have an extremely difficult time expressing or even admitting to emotional pain. They let it stew inside them and work it out on their own, which definitely takes longer than talking it out with someone. Scorpios are able to deal with a great deal of emotional pain, and they always get through it, but they don't forget it. Just like Cancers, they remember everything, but they are more likely than Cancer to retaliate. This can cause ruptures in relationships that never mend. When Scorpios let this become a habit, they end up alone. Their inability to forgive and forget causes them to end relationships. Scorpios would rather end a relationship than be a fool who lets someone hurt them twice. Knowing how they operate, they are careful about entering into relationships in the first place. They can actually make people uncomfortable with their probing questions and intense, direct eye contact that they use to gauge people. They are the most suspicious and distrustful sign, which protects them from pain but also causes them to miss out on relationships that could be enjoyable if they could just be more open, forgiving and trusting.

Scorpio's Gift...Once a Scorpio completes their due diligence and accepts you into their circle, they are the most loyal and faithful people in relationships. A Scorpio will never let you down if they are committed to you and you are true to them. Their cautious never nature keeps them from suffering from losses and can make them quite wealthy.

The confidence and courage of Aries constantly pushes them forward. They are decisive and don't waste time with worry and feelings of self-doubt. However, these same characteristics that get them so far are also what make being an Aries a bit difficult. Having patience with other people who slow them down with concerns that Aries consider petty and irrelevant is nearly impossible. Aries are leaders. They believe it is their job to get people moving and inspire people, which they do, but Aries are so sure of themselves that they often bulldoze people. When the people push back, Aries can't understand why. Frustration builds because they get blocked from their goals or desires and they have to deal with internal anger. They try to repress it, but it isn't easy. All of their energy and confidence needs expression. It's these times, when situations or people stifle them, that it is the most difficult to be in their shoes. The energy has to go somewhere. They can't always just swallow it, and when they can't, they can have some pretty furious outbursts. They always make themselves clear in the end, and to the amazement of many people, they were usually right in the first place because they are honest, upfront people. The struggle they have is with slowing down and having patience in dealing with obstacles.

Aries Gift...The most brave and daring of the all of the signs, Aries don't think twice about going after what they want. They inspire people with their courage and determination. It doesn't stop with themselves either. They happily defend those who are innocent and truly in need of their help.

Boredom and lack of focus can make being a Gemini frustrating and cumbersome. Gemini's tendency toward boredom is impossible to fathom unless you are one of them. It's incredibly frustrating. It gets them into trouble because sometimes they end up getting into mischief just for the entertainment value. They need constant stimulation or they will literally develop physical tics. Shaking their legs, biting their finger nails, or even pulling out their hair are common habits for bored Geminis. They are so good at figuring things out that nothing keeps their interest for long. They get it and want to move on to something else. Geminis don't have a need to understand things deeply. It's not important to them, and of course, it gets boring. They end up knowing a lot about many things, but sometimes they would like to have the focus to learn one thing better. Gemini's lack of focus and problem with boredom also makes them detached in relationships. They have a habit of saying whatever they think, and then thinking about how it will make other people feel, oops!

Gemini's Gift...Gemini may actually be the toughest sign of the zodiac. They're quick, smart, and it's almost impossible to hurt their feelings. They can handle a lot of problems at the same time, quickly solving each one without getting carried away by emotion or drowning in self pity.

How can the sign ruled by the most benevolent and lucky planet, Jupiter, be anything but the easiest sign to be? Well, that limitless good luck and free spirited, fun attitude has its flip side. Nothing good comes without bad. For Sagittarius, this bad side is a lack of self control. It isn't the worst of problems. After all, they are the seventh most difficult sign to be, but it can cause a great deal of difficulty. It is very difficulty for them to avoid pleasurable vices, and once they start one, their lack of self control makes it almost impossible for them to stop. Bad eating habits, drinking habits, smoking, the list goes on and on, but what's for sure is that once they start, they won't want to stop. It's a struggle for them and it can lead to physical and emotional pain. Their lack of self control is also seen in their relationships. Often, Sagittariuses don't know where to draw the line when it comes to getting their way. They push and push people until the other person has to push back so hard that the Sagittarius gets offended. Sagittarius' ability to think without boundaries often helps them go beyond others in terms of fun and achievement, but the rest of the world doesn't always agree, which at times, can make being a Sagittarius difficult.

Sagittarius' Gift...This sign knows how to have fun because they are always open to new ideas, adventures and conversations. They strive to always learn new things so they can understand and experience life fully. 

Virgos do pretty well in dealing with our earthly existence. They are particular about doing things correctly and taking their time with things, which gives them success in life. They are accepting of life's daily challenges and deal with them efficiently. However, there is an internal struggle constantly going on inside every Virgo. 

They know right from wrong, but as a mutable sign, they have a tendency to let things get out of hand. It's hard for them to resist indulgences and pleasures. They know it's wrong and will actually say it out loud. They aren't in denial, but their mutable nature makes it difficult for them to set limits for themselves. When they do abide by limits and use self control, the frustration can drive them into criticizing and micromanaging people who don't. It's a way of venting their own frustration about doing what's right in their lives. This is a balancing act for them, and it can be difficult. If they let themselves free and don't worry about doing the right things and setting limits for themselves, they find it easier to get along with everyone and go about their way. If they restrict themselves, they find it hard not to nit pick other people.

Virgo's Gift...Virgos are truly the most helpful sign. They give honest advice and real, tangible help when people need it.

We are really getting into the easier signs with Leo. Leo's biggest struggle is with confidence. They ride a pendulum between overdoing it and coming on too strong in trying to impress people, all the way to just feeling to afraid of looking foolish or uncool to the point where they are so shy that they seem offish. They are generally happy people who see the best in people and in the world, but they have an intense need to be accepted at the very least and admired at the most. This makes Leos hyper aware of other people's reactions to them and they can get so hung up on how people react to them that they lose track of who they really are. Many Leos also suffer from the unfulfilled dream syndrome. They have so many ideas and dreams, but they have a hard time dealing with the practicalities of putting them into real form. It is frustrating and can leave them feeling unsatisfied with their level of accomplishment. Leos often look for people who can give them practical support while they explore their creativity.

Leo's Gift...This sign has the ability to be truly genuine and honest in their self-expression. The highest form of this is art.

Libra is the most upbeat and positive sign in the zodiac. Generally speaking, it's pretty easy to be a Libra. They always see the silver lining in any bad situation and it takes a lot to kill their spirit. Libra's biggest struggle is with fairness and reciprocation. They just can't tolerate people who don't do their part to make relationships, or the world for that matter, as equitable and pleasant as possible. Issues of fairness, and more globally, justice, can fester in their minds and drive them crazy until they have to act and do something to make a change. Then, it can be hard for them because they don't want to make too much of a fuss or cause too much of a disruption to a relationship. It's hard for them to get want they want and need out of relationships when they find it so difficult to tell people when they aren't doing their part. Libras find it so difficult to say things that might be offensive, even if they need to be said in order to fix the relationship. This frustrates them because they are leaders with a strong desire to push people in the right direction. Also, relationships are incredibly important to them, so they constantly walk the line between always treating people kindly and properly and being annoyed by how they get treated in return. This can be a real pickle for Libras because it's really hard to complain to people and get them to change their behavior without breaking Libra's own rules and being rude or unkind to people.

Libra's Gift...Libras understand the value of relationships and that you should treat other people the way you expect to be treated. They truly understand the dynamic of balance.

This is a pretty easy sign to be. These people are pretty content. Their biggest struggle is in dealing with emotions, feelings and displays of emotion. Aquarians find it very awkward to "go there" and get into the muck of emotion. When people get emotional with them, they lock up. They either don't respond or change the subject. They literally don't know what to say. They try harder than any sign to accept people for whom they are and not judge people. So when people get emotional, the Aquarians start calculating. They think about the morally correct solution to the person's emotional problems. Rather than consoling them and helping them work through it, they truly see it as a problem to be solved as quickly as possible so they can stop feeling awkward. Aquarians see most emotions as petty, selfish and immature. They have plenty of their own emotions, but shove them inside and try to banish them away. They try not to think about what's bothering them. It works pretty well, which is why they are rated as the second easiest sign to be.

Aquarius' Gift...The sign that spends the least amount of time dwelling on the painful, emotional parts of life, Aquarius has the gift of reason.

Give a Taurus a comfortable couch, plenty of food and a computer or television and that's it. They're happy and content. Well, make sure it's good food and a good computer or television! But seriously, it really doesn't take much to satisfy a Taurus. They are naturally content, making them the easiest sign to be. Now, if they run out of money or resources to supply them with their physical comforts, they will become unhappy. This means they have to get up and work, but they are realistic. They'll do it, at least until they make enough to sit back down and relax! As the only fixed, earth sign of the zodiac, Taurus has the advantage of being naturally stable and practical. They have the exact kind of temperament that works best with our earthly existence. Good for you Taurus!

Taurus Gift...Really?? Isn't just being a Taurus enough of a gift?