Here’s a brief rundown of each rising sign and its corresponding lesson, and physical appearance:

Aries Rising:
Accepted behavior: To learn behavior that will foster courage throughout life, and encourage the ability to stand up for themselves. The family situation might test their resolve, and provoke them into fighting for a role as leader in the family. Physical traits: Assertive personality. Noticeable Aries glyph in face with eyebrows and forehead prominent.

Taurus rising:
Accepted behavior: To learn stability and allow the body and soul to relax and just take it easy. The family situation might have to do with this person being the breadwinner; money will be an important issue in life. Physical traits: Little or no neck, possible sensual melodious voice, stocky body. Sensual, tactile, and slow moving.

Gemini rising:
Accepted behavior: To speak out when necessary; to articulate one’s ideas and give them form to those around them. To make their voice heard in familial situations. Physical attributes: Talkative, small frame body, active hands.

Cancer rising:
Accepted behavior: Learning to nurture and take care of family connections. To bond with the mother figure; perhaps even becoming surrogate mother to family. Physical traits: Round face, softer body - very nurturing spirit. Breast area is well developed.

Leo rising:
Accepted behavior: To learn to play and have fun on the world’s big stage and accept the applause of the world. To “perform” and act a role that perhaps might not be completely themselves.

Physical attributes: Hair, and more hair, and a regal bearing. Huge hearts and big smiles. Proud posture and confidence.

Virgo rising:
Accepted behavior: The perfection of the self-image. Humility and service, and learning to live with integrity and honor. A fastidious, precise personality, that includes lots of grooming. Physical attributes: Body likely to be pear-shaped. Larger hips, smaller shoulders; clean cut, and very meticulous.

Libra rising:
Accepted behavior: To understand the nature of relating with others. To act in a peaceful way that brings others together. They are the peace-makers in any family Physical attributes: Even featured, even tempered. Attractive and graceful.

Scorpio rising:
Accepted behavior: To see the undercurrents that lie between others, and probe deeply under the surface of hidden emotionally charged issues, whether it is with themselves or others. Physical Attributes: Mysterious, smoldering look, with a strong face (jaw usually square). Most noticeable are the eyes, which are piercing, and intense. Very probing personality, but generally shy at first meeting.

Sagittarius rising:
Accepted behavior: To provide some much needed entertainment -- and perhaps some comic relief -- uplifting and inspiring others. Physical attributes: Can be rather stumbly people - usually long thighs and tall; can have a goofy personality. Can look a bit horsey, with perhaps prominent teeth.

Capricorn rising:
Accepted behavior: To follow the directive and guidance from the father in the family. To be the strength and structure in the family (the mature one). Physical attributes: Strong body and physical stamina, serious personality. Can look older than their chronological age. Solid body, rather rigid musculature. The knees can be a problem, as well as the skeletal structure.

Aquarius rising:
Accepted behavior: The objective is to learn separateness, and feeling unique - which is learned from being a “black sheep”, or choosing to be different than the rest of the family. Physical attributes: Usually an asymmetrical body, or face. Ankles tend to twist. Unusual tastes in clothing; androgynous dressing.

Pisces rising:
Accepted behavior: The need is to blend into the family - perhaps by need, or just wanting to retreat to the background. Physical attributes: Can look fishy-faced, with a far-off look in their eyes. Eyes are watery, and the body is usually rounded with excess water. Can have feet problems.