Making Your Mark

Who are you in the world? What are your biggest ambitions? When looking at the birth chart, to cultivate a sense of life purpose, the Midheaven is a guide to your highest aspirations and public persona. It's the face you present to the wider world.

The Midheaven, also known as the MC, or Medium Coeli ("middle of the sky" in Latin), is the sign on the 10th House cusp. Related to the house ruled by Capricorn, the Midheaven shows you what kind of enduring contributions, a legacy, you've got to share with the tribe. It comes to fruition through an inner drive to find a career path, and this article has suggestions for each sign. The Midheaven holds clues to where your true talents lie and what kind of work will allow you to develop them.

• The Midheaven and Your Life's Work