IC — Definition

The IC sits directly opposite the Midheaven and represents private life: home, lineage, the inner foundation a person is built on. While the MC is the chart's public face, the IC is the basement. Family of origin, ancestral pattern, and the place a person retreats to all live here. A strong IC connection in synastry often shows up as feeling immediately at home with someone.

Origin

From the Latin imum coeli, "bottom of the sky." Abbreviated IC.

Example

A Cancer IC often suggests a person whose private life is built around food, family, and emotional safety.