Unless you have a serious interest in astrology
you probably don't know what your Moon sign is. As mentioned
in my introductory article, the Sun Sign is what most people
are aware of because it is easy to calculate. However, because
the Moon moves through each zodiac sign at a rate of about
2 1/2 days per sign it is more difficult to calculate it's
position accurately. This is one of the reasons having a
birth chart drawn up should be left to a professional.
If you were to watch the sky, the Sun looks
pretty much the same all the time whereas the Moon can be
seen moving through it's different phases - New Moon, First
Quarter, Full Moon, Third Quarter and then back to the New
Moon again. This is one of the reasons that the Moon symbolises
change and fluctuation within a birth chart.
Taking these themes a step further, fluctuation
and change can also be seen as part of being a woman. For
example, when a woman is carrying a child her body fluctuates
and changes. Men's bodies on the other hand don't usually
go through such a dramatic metamorphosis. This is one of
the reasons the Moon is associated with women and feminine
themes.
Other themes symbolised by the Moon include
nurturing, home, family, diet, moods, emotion, feeling,
women, the past, pregnancy, childbirth, habits, and behaviour
patterns that are shaped early in life. The Moon is what
is set down in the past. While the Sun likes to shine alone,
the Moon helps us to merge and to join. It also symbolises
'mother' - anyone who provides for the individual emotionally
will fill the role of 'mother' regardless of his or her
sex.
As mentioned in my article The
Significance of the Astrological Sun, the Sun is a conscious,
masculine and outgoing energy that is easy to spot, while
the Moon is an unconscious, internal, feminine and an illogical
energy. I look at the Sun as being what we want,
while the Moon symbolism is what we need.
So if we look at the sign, placement and relationship
to the other planets the Moon has then we can get a good
feel for what the individual needs to survive. This is different
to the Sun in that it represents what we want in order to
feel special and recognised as an individual.
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