The moon is a temperamental influence, eternally pregnant. In myths across continents, it personifies the divine mother: like the Greek goddess Selene with her 50 daughters, like Luna, her Roman counterpart, like Abuk, the Dinka goddess of women and gardens, like Ala, an Odinani alusi who enfolds dead souls in her sacred womb.
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When discussing the sun in astrology, we consider the archetypal masculine. It is purposeful, outward-facing, the Freudian ego. But the moon governs our inner child: how we feel secure, how we feel protected, and how we protect ourselves under duress. The moon predicts our immediate reactions in moments of despair and how we find solace when we are at home. It is instinctual impulse and repressed memory, metaphorical fertility – possibility and rebirth – in all its illuminating wonder and sacred terror.
The moon is also one of the fastest-moving bodies in an astrological chart. It changes signs every few days and traverses the entire zodiac mandala every month. It is one of the reasons astrologers and birth chart calculators fixate on the exact time of birth: a few hours can make a dramatic difference between a moon in Pisces or a moon in Aries. Knowing your sun sign can provide a general guide to your personality, but understanding the position of the moon allows you to unlock insight into your emotions from moment to moment.
Moon in Aries is happy on the trigger, reacting with particularly impulsive intensity when directly challenged. They hate any perception of weakness and tend to compensate with anger and aggression when they feel attacked. They get easily irritated but also forgive easily.
Moon in Taurus retreats to earthly desires in moments of insecurity. They are prone to accumulating material possessions and luxury goods to feel secure and protected. They find masturbation extremely soothing. They are generally gentle and occasionally lazy.
Moon in Gemini struggles to identify how they’re feeling under pressure. They enjoy hearing how they feel and then deciding if that’s how they truly feel. They tend toward a baseline that is anxious and tense but thrive in moments of change and uncertainty.
Moon in Cancer is highly sensitive and prone to emotional outbursts. They often see themselves as “empaths” and treat their deep capacity for feeling as a magical power. Cancer is the sign ruled by the moon, and Cancer placements are the most susceptible to the influence of rapidly changing lunar transits. They care for others to feel secure and protected. Additionally, they become overly self-centered and narcissistic under stress.
Moon in Leo is overly proud and slow to apologize. However, they are evolved and use all that time thinking about themselves to become self-aware of their emotional patterns, priding themselves on “doing the work” to regulate their feelings.
Moon in Virgo responds to stress by seeking control. They get easily irritated even with minor adjustments to their routines and tend to criticize their loved ones when they are personally stressed. They feel most at ease when they are told they are right or in the satisfaction of completing a scheduled task.
Moon in Libra tends to be overly compromising, with a tendency toward self-sacrifice. They are sweet, kind, and co-dependent. They fear losing others so much that they tend to suppress emotions they deem undesirable. They make it difficult for others to help them.
Moon in Scorpio feels deeply and resents feeling deeply. They are deliberately reserved in expressing their emotions but rarely come close to a zen state of detachment. Instead, they brood and explode with greater force. They have excellent hate sex.
Moon in Sagittarius is most insecure when feeling trapped. They need the freedom to abandon jobs, relationships, and bizarre parties to thrive. They tend to have many acquaintances and a high tolerance for wild and unpredictable behavior from others, but few close confidants.
Moon in Capricorn finds their emotions and subconscious fears disturbing and debilitating. They are professional compartmentalizers. They tend to react to stress by launching projects, setting ambitious goals and expectations, and pretending that feelings aren’t happening.
Moon in Aquarius is eccentric and hard to read. They are beautifully disconnected from the social norms surrounding happiness and emotional security but struggle to become emotionally available to others. They don’t understand that vulnerability is a strength. They will idealize you without even realizing it.
Moon in Pisces is dreamy, artistic, and imaginative. Their safe space is their vast inner landscape. They make compassionate allies but lack healthy boundaries. Their tendency for escapism under pressure can range from binge-watching on Netflix to a week-long debaucherous drinking spree.
