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The Moon (Luna)

The gleaming stars all about the shining Moon
Hide their bright faces, when full-orbed and splendid
In the sky she floats, flooding the shadowed earth
With clear silver light...

— Sappho

Rob Tillett presents a short description of the astrological meaning of the Moon, the great governor of our emotional responses and the preset patterns we fall so easily into.

The Moon reflects the power of the inner light, channelling and moulding it into the shape of our personality. While the Sun in astrology stands for the character, or ego-self, the Moon displays our nature in a way that can be grasped by the outer world. Ruling desire as opposed to self, or need as opposed to reason, she indicates our feelings about ourselves; how we handle relationships and our emotional responses to situations and experiences.

The Moon manages the flow of our daily functions: physical, emotional and mental. The Moon symbolises the home base and domestic environment, representing babies and young children, the mother and other important women in our lives. In a man's horoscope the Moon also symbolises the wife, or significant other. On a less personal level the Moon rules the general public, the masses.

Speaking more esoterically, the Moon rules the older, deeply set patterns of behaviour, the habits we so naturally fall into. The Moon governs the emotional personality and gives a good picture of the way our thoughts are influenced by our emotions.

The Moon's Phases

The Moon is the Earth's only natural satellite, even though in astrology we still call the Moon a planet ("wanderer"). The Moon travels around the Earth once every month—the word "month" derives from "moon". This monthly orbit creates the phases of the Moon, as she travels from "New", when the Moon is aligned with the Sun, to "Full" when the Moon opposes the Sun and back again.

At certain times the alignment of Sun, Moon and Earth brings the Lunar and Solar Eclipses, which can be predicted by the movement of the Moon's Nodes. The Nodes themselves have a very important astrological influence. This zone of power, also known as the Dragon's Head and Tail, is an axis of energy, comprising opposing sensitive points in the horoscope that hold deep pools of karmic intensity.

The Moon

Rules: Cancer
Exalted: Taurus
Detriment: Capricorn
Fall: Scorpio
Exalted Degree: 3 Taurus
Day: Monday

Moon's Nodes
Moon's Phases
Eclipses
Blue Moon

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