What's the situation with your natal M.C.?
Lykanized,
The reason I asked is that I treat the Asc/M.C./Desc as a cohesive triangle. It encompasses the viewable portion of the heavens, both day and night. The word "horoscope" literally means "watcher of the hour", and was derived from the Egyptian deity Horus, along with the word "horizon", which is "horizontal". Apollo was a Greek version of Horus, and connects to the Sun, but didn't personify the solar disc--that was Helios for the Greeks, and Sol for the Romans.
The 3 points of what I've labeled "Apollo's Triangle" are about the Apollonian expression , "Know Thyself", inscribed at his Temple in Delphi.
They are all solar POSITIONS, important in astrology, with similar yet different meanings. The similarity, as I see it, is that they're all extremely personal, and all are about one's world-view. The difference involves the 3 types of orientation--individual, social, and traditional. The individual is first, and the Ascendant is the 1st point in the direction of motion through the Signs. So, the Asc is about one's individualistic world-view, and how you view yourself as an individual. The M.C. is about one's social world-view, and how you present yourself in the context of what you perceive as your social-role. The Descendant can provide insight about your personal relationship with tradition in general, and whatever tradition you've chosen as the one you especially rely on.
All that said, you were asking about how you're perceived in this community, so I asked about the "situation" concerning the M.C. We can't always present ourselves as well as we think we should, but I would say the M.C. can tell us what we're aiming for.