Each of the planets in the solar system influences our lives with a different energy. They are what help us to live in movement, enhancing the fulfillment of our personality. They can indicate defects and qualities, sorrows and joys, our way of being and acting in society.
The Sun is our essence, personality. The Moon deals with our emotions and everything that nourishes us. While the Sun is the masculine force, the impulse of the will and of creativity, the Moon is the feminine, affectivity and imagination. They are complementary energies: the Sun is the reason, the Moon the emotion.
The Moon is the natural satellite of the Earth, and in Astrology it represents one of the pillars of our personality next to the Sun and the Ascendant. In the body, it rules the stomach, the uterus, and the ovaries.
Here you will find out what the Moon means in the Astrological chart, characteristics, influence on maternity, food, and much more!
The Moon: feminine character
Ruler of the sign of Cancer and associated with the 4th house, the Moon is the feminine energy of the birth chart, symbolizing our sensibility, roots, and family. In addition, it speaks of our connection with nature, with the body, with physical and emotional nourishment.
In the phases of the Moon, we feel the fluctuation of our emotions, the changes of moods and attitudes. It is the position of the Moon in our chart that brings important information about how we interact with each other and express our feelings.
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The Moon in the Birth Chart
In the chart the Moon is associated with emotions, the affective scenario where we build our individuality. It is the way we affect and are affected by others and the world around us. It also speaks of mystery, memory, the unconscious, the act of caring and welcoming.
There is a traditional relationship between the Moon and the house, the physical space that protects us, the place where we retire to rest and restore our strength. In this space we see the intimacy of relationships and family dynamics being formed, either by the affection with which people interact, or by the conflicts that this contact brings up.
The Moon also symbolizes the marks of the past, the granary where our affective memory is preserved. We can say that the night star represents the ground from where the psychic roots draw nourishment for healthy emotional growth.
Themes treated by the Moon
- sensitivity
- affectivity
- femininity
- fertility
- protection and support
- imagination and fantasy
- security, home and family
- remembrance and memories
- roots, past and ancestry
- resentments and grief
The position of the Moon in the Star Chart points to how family affects us, and how we take ownership of our uniqueness in the family nucleus. It also indicates the emotional foundation on which we prepare ourselves to deal with relationships.
The sign in which the Moon is in the birth chart indicates how we structure our emotional foundations, what makes us feel protected, and what motivates us to care for others. It is also in the energy of this sign that we find the ingredient responsible for our dreams: it can refer to ghosts that terrify us, or to images that calm the spirit.
The house where the Moon is in the chart is where we react emotionally and automatically, multiply or materialize. It is the place where we experience our affectivity, seek answers, and are subject to family influences. Realizing the issues in it ensures our well-being, comfort and good intimate relationships with people.
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The Moon and Maternity
The Moon carries the principle of maternity, fertility and fecundation. The act of providing food and care, the mother who sustains life through gestation and the food she provides. It also symbolizes our connection with nature, the “mother earth” that gives us everything and can also take everything from us.
It is from the relationship with the mother (represented by the Moon in the astrological chart) that we learn to deal with the tricks of our desires and find a way to satisfy them. It is in the relationship with her that we discover the first feelings of love, on the one hand, and abandonment and rejection, on the other.
In a woman’s chart, the sign where the Moon is shows what kind of mother she will be; in a man’s chart, the way he relates to women.
The Moon and food
The nutritional factor is very closely related to the feminine, because motherhood involves the act of breastfeeding, of feeding. Since conception, still in the womb, the child is nourished by the connection with the mother. Thus, the Moon in the Astrological Chart brings clues about the way we nourish our bodies and the tendencies in nutrition.
According to the positioning of the star, it is possible to find clues about how the family influences our eating habits, or what patterns we are perpetuating. Often, disorders have their origin in the relationship with the mother, and these aspects can be explored by analyzing the Moon in the chart.
Emotions and intuition
The Moon represents our soul states, our deepest emotions. It is our spontaneous and instinctive reaction, the unconscious, intuition. It lulls us to sleep and makes us dream. It influences the tides and our inner waters, inspiring a greater connection with nature.
Now that you know more about the Moon’s influence in our lives, how about finding out more about the other positions of the sky of your birth?
