Hi Melanie (etoilestar),
A late ascendant shouldn't stand as the final judgement in a chart; you can still look at the relationship between the querent/quesited and see what they are 'doing'.
What the late ascendant points to is that:
a) the querent can do nothing about the situation, anyway (it's 'too late') or:
b) they have probably already asked the question before, or already know the answer, but are asking anyway. Just be cautious about reading such charts, especially if they are
your own charts. Chances are, you're tinkering with things you oughtn't to.
Hi Dreamtimez,
There are different ways of judging the 'end of the matter', most of which make things very complicated.
Try to judge the matter by what the querent and quesited's planets are doing, first; what the Moon is doing, second; and if you still get no joy you can look to the 4th house significator and see whether one of the main significators or the Moon aspect it. But in most charts you won't need to.
I'll take your suggestions for other articles. I may have to end up writing a book!
AG