The MOON expresses our instincts, habitual reactions, emotional responses and subconscious conditioning. Through the Moon we express the principle of needing and nurturing, the desire for safety and security in relationships. The Moon is related to instincts, and is profoundly connected to the personal unconscious, and all the habitual behaviour that is looked after by this mysterious part of ourselves. The Moon shows how we instinctively react to protect ourselves and others.. The Moon represents our emotions and the need for security. It represents our early environment and particularly the way we experienced the mother. It shows our ability to be sensitive to the environment and to both give and receive emotion.
The Moon rules the brain, stomach, glands, breasts, left eye in males, right eye in females, bowel, thymus gland, menstrual cycle, depression, obesity, headache, posture.
MYTHOLOGY
The Moon, of course, has been known since prehistoric times. She has too many names to list here but throughout time she has represented the female side of our nature.
Ishtar was the Babylonian Goddess who ruled the Moon, derived in part from the Sumerian goddess Inanna. Ishtar was the daughter of the Moon God Sin and sister of Shamash the Sun God. According to legend, on a trip to the underworld to find Tammuz, her dead lover, she had shed her clothes, which caused the moon to darken. On her return trip, as she regained her clothes, the moon brightened again.
Isis was the Egyptian Goddess who was both the moon and the mother of the sun. She was depicted holding a papyrus sceptre and the ankh, which represents life.
The Greek Goddess Artemis was assimilated by the Romans as Diana who was frequently worshipped out in the open, so she could look down at her faithful.
Cancer and Capricorn are called the Gates of the Sun; Cancer is the Northern Gate, Capricorn the Southern. More specifically, Cancer is the Gate of the Moon (and Cancer is its House), the path of moist generation, through which souls descend into incarnation, just as Capricorn is the Gate of the Sun by which they ascend to bright Olympus. When a soul is born into earthly life, it descends through the Signs Cancer, Leo, …, Capricorn; on death it ascends through Capricorn, Aquarius, …, Cancer. Thus the soul visits the Signs in the same sequence as the Sun; in each case it passes through the Seven Planetary Spheres
Porphyry On the Cave of the Nymphs
Macrobius’ Commentary on the Dream of Scipio
| Moon Rules : | Cancer Earthly triplicity by night |
| Angel : | Gabriel |
| Exalted Degree : | 03 Taurus |
| Detriment : | Capricorn |
| Fall : | Scorpio |
| House ruled : | 4th house |
| Day Ruled : | Monday and the first and eighth hour of that day |
| Persons Represented : | mother, children, loved ones that you nurture, people who need physical help |
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Its symbol, the crescent of reception, represents the Moon as a lens focussing the rays of the sun. |
| Classical Astrology Data at bottom | |
IN THE CHART
The Moon symbolizes change and fluctuation within a birth chart. This is the planet of the home, domestic life, the family – especially babies and children, the "Mother" and other females in your life.
The Sign the Moon is in shows the specific way we react, and the kind of emotional needs we have. The Moon goes through all 12 Signs in a month. The Moon sign’s influence is at least as powerful as the Sun, showing specific habitual and environmental needs as well as ingrained reaction styles. The House the Moon is in shows the particular area in actual life to which we become attached to increase feelings of security. This area is where we are most vulnerable and defensive. However it is also this area where we experience the greatest growth and show the greatest concern for others. The Aspects to the Moon show specific emotional experiences which affect our psychological make-up. These aspects are integrated into our emotional nature to give specific reaction patterns and habits.
The Aspects to the Moon show specific emotional experiences which affect our psychological make-up. These aspects are integrated into our emotional nature to give specific reaction patterns and habits.
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 recognized as an individual.
MEDICAL MOON
Your Sun sign indicates constitutional vigor and its elemental quality (fire, air, water, earth), your Moon sign shows the flow of this vital force and your health. The Moon predominates health matters in the female chart, as well as those caught under the influence of its emotional force. A disturbed flow of the vital force, ruled by the Moon, will cause fluctuations in vitality and ultimately disease. Your Moon sign and its aspects shows your instinctive, reflex actions, and your habits (good or bad). Moon patterns are reactions and habits set up in childhood, and become fixed unless acted upon by the individual themselves. Its location, aspects, and afflictions are one of the most important factors to consider in the health chart.
The Moon represents the personal habits, suffering, worry, and disease tendencies. The Moon sign is always very sensitive and represents the weakest part of the body. Operations should not be performed when the Moon is passing through the native’s sign. The Moon rules the body’s fluids, lymphatics, and the natural power of each organ, including its expulsive or detoxifying powers. Acquired and destructive habits are generally under the influence of the Moon sign. It rules the period of life from one to seven years, when so many destructive habits and health patterns are acquired, as for example from the parents or guardians. It shows what type of habits you may develop and how they affect your health.
Moon diseases today predominate the health chart. The Moon has a special affinity for the eyes and eye disorders, defects and errors of accommodation, putrefaction of the bowels, autointoxication; and disorders or the breasts, womb, and stomach. Moon forces harden and crystallize the body with age. Moon dominated persons are inconstant, restless, changeable, and variable, and succumb easily to infectious illnesses, colds and flu. The Moon rules the stomach. Today we see swollen abdomens due to excessive eating. Full, round bellies with visual defects reflect just how Moon bound and problematic the aspects of this orbital body is in the health astrological chart.
The Moon afflicts other planets and signs by its oppositions and squares. Ill-aspects show an inclination to little or no exercise. The less afflictions in the female nativity, the better a chance of a long and prosperous life. The Moon sign signifies diseases that are acquired after birth, particularly due to indiscretions, bad habits, and emotional proclivities. It rules the natural powers and immunity. Cancer, the malignant disease, is a Moon disease, and is prevalent in our mood-based society of foul language, nasty thoughts, toxic diet, and bad habits.
It should be noted whether the Moon is above the horizon at birth (waxing) or below the horizon at birth (waning). The health will be stronger with the Moon above the horizon, rather than below. Hard aspects (afflictions) are not as strong when the Moon in waxing or increasing in light.
PATHOLOGICAL TENDENCIES: The Moon rules diseases that are periodic, return time and again, as in epilepsy, vertigo, menstrual problems, swellings, migraine headaches, and gout. Rheumatism is a Moon disease, caused by the retention of wastes in the joints and fascia. Cancer is a Moon disease, caused not only by retention of wastes but also morbid bacteria, fungi, and viruses. Moon diseases today are epidemic, as obesity, lymphatic stasis, tissue puffiness, autointoxication, fungal/zymotic disorders, and worm infestation affect nearly all industrial populations. Moon diseases are accentuated by working under artificial lights or at night, drinking water from underground pipes and/or obtained from recycled wastes, eating devitalized food stored in refrigerators and freezers, breathing stale, foul or polluted air; and eating slaughterhouse meats.
The foods and spices that benefit Moon afflictions are those ruled by the Sun and Mars. The Sun produces fruits and vegetables which when eaten raw and/or fresh, will vitalize the individual and ward off disease. The old adage, fresh is best, aptly applies to the health rules.
ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY: Lymphatic system, breasts, mucous membranes, menstruation/fertility/uterus in pregnancy, stomach and alimentary tract.
ARE YOU A SUN OR MOON DOMINATED PERSON?
The night is ruled by the Moon, and the Sun rules the day. The ancient astrologers believed that those born during the day are more ruled by the Sun, whereas those born at night are more ruled by the Moon. Moon activities tend to raise the action of morbid germs, while the electric action of the day tends to destroy them. Night activities are less vitalizing than daytime activities. Females and Moon people tend to suffer more at night when ill. Moon people are more restless, inconstant, and changeable. The Moon rules the personality and lower mind, while the Sun rules the intellect and higher mind. Health tends to return when one begins to "see the light".
CLASSICAL ASSOCIATIONS
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Physical descriptions: Generally fair stature, white (pale) complexion and colour, round face, grey eyes, and a little louring; much hair both on the head, face, and other parts; usually one eye a little larger than the other; short hands and fleshy, the whole body inclining to be fleshy, plump, corpulent and phlegmatic: if the Moon is impedited by the Sun in the nativity or question, she usually signifies some blemish in, or near the eye: if she be impedited in succeedant houses; in the sight if she be unfortunate in angles and with fixed stars, called nebulosae. |
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Associated Terms : The Sun and Moon have no rulership by term
Associated Names: The Moon we find called by the Ancients, Lucina, Cynthia, Diana, Phoebe, Latona, Noctiluca, Proserpina |
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Nature: Feminine, nocturnal, cold, moist and phlegmatic |
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Colors and odors: White or pale yellowish-white, pale green, or silver. Of saviours, the fresh, or without any flavour, such as is in herbs before they be ripe, or such as do moisten the brain, etc. |
Minerals & Stones: Silver, selenite, all soft stones, crystals. |
| People Signified:
Queens, countesses, ladies, all manner of women; the common people, travellers, pilgrims, sailors, fishermen, fishmongers, brewers, tapsters, vintners, letter-carriers, coachmen, huntsmen, messengers, mariners, millers, alewives, malsters, drunkards, oisterwives, fisherwomen, charwomen, tripewomen, and generally such women as carry commodities in the streets; midwives, nurses, &c, hackneymen, watermen, waterbearers. Places Signified: Fields, fountains, baths, havens of the sea, highways and desertplaces, port towns, rivers, fishponds, standing pools, boggy places, common shores, little brooks, springs. |
Anatomy and Illnesses:
Apoplexies, palsy, the colic, the bellyache, disease in the left side, stones, the bladder and members of reproduction, menstruation, the liver in women, dropsies, fluids of the belly, all cold rheumatic diseases, cold stomach, the gout in the wrists and feet, sciatica, worms, rheums or hurts in the eyes, viz., in the left of men, and right of women: surfeits, rotten coughs, convulsion fits, the falling sickness, kings-evil, apostems, small pox and measles. |
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Herbs, Plants and Trees: Those which have soft and thick juicy leaves, of a waterish taste, they love to grow in watery places, and grow quickly into a juicy magnitude; and are the colwort, cabbage, melon, gourd, pompion, onion, mandrake, poppy, lettuce, rape, the linden tree, mushrooms, endive, all trees or herbs who have round, shady, great spreading leaves, and are little fruitful. Herbs that are used for the muses and divination, such as vervain, the reed. Of drugs, treacle, hiera, diambra. |
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Manners when well dignified: Composed manners, a soft, tender creature, a lover of all honest and ingenious sciences, a searcher of, and delighter in novelties, natural propensity to flit and shift habitation, unsteadfast, wholly caring for the present times, timorous, prodigal, and easily frightened, however loving peace, and to live free from the cares of this life. If a mechanic, the man learns many occupations, and frequently will be tampering with many ways to trade in. |
Manners when badly placed: A mere vagabond, idle person, hating labour, a drunkard, a sot, one of no spirit or forecast, delighting to live beggarly and carelessly, one content in no condition of life, either good or ill. |
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“It is affirmed by Magicians, that there are certain tables of numbers distributed to the seven planets, which they call the sacred tables of the planets, …
The seventh table is of the Moon, of a square of nine multiplied into it self, having eighty one numbers, in every side and Diameter nine, producing 369. and the sum of all 3321. And there are over it divine names with an Intelligency to what is good, and a spirit to what is bad. And of it are drawn the Characters of the Moon, and of the spirits thereof. This fortunate Moon being engraven on Silver, renders the bearer thereof grateful, aimiable [amiable], pleasant, cheerfull, honored, removing all malice, and ill will. It causeth security in a ourney, increase of riches, and health of body, drives away enemies and other evil things from what place thou pleaseth; and if it be an unfortunate Moon engraven in a plate of Lead, where ever it shall be buried, it makes that place unfortunate, and the inhabitants thereabouts, as also Ships, Rivers, Fountains, Mills, and it makes every man unfortunate, against which it shall be directly done, making him fly from his Country, and that place of his abode where it shall be buried, and it hinders Physitians [physicians], and Orators, and all men whatsoever in their office, against whom it shall be made. Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa: Of Occult Philosophy, Book II (circa 1510) |
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