The Ascendant and 1st house symbolize the process of beginning and initiation.
This is why exact birth time is so critical in casting a natal chart the chart’s very structure depends on the time and location of birth. The rising sign is the degree and sign that marks the cusp of the 1st house and coincides with the first independent breath we take.
The 1st house affects the appearance and the personality, as it is perceived by the outside world.
