The Moon through the Signs

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Aries Taurus Gemini Cancer
Leo Virgo Libra Scorpio
Sagittarius Capricorn Aquarius Pisces

The Moon in Aries
Reacts fiercly but fast. Reacts most positively to being a leader or pioneer. Emotions can be violent or flaring, and the person may have quite a temper, but hard feelings vanish fast. The person may enjoy daring or bold activities, or have a mother who encouraged them to act rather than ponder. The person's home may be decorated in red or orange, and she will probably find herself at home with change and endlessly new projects. The person may need to learn to calm down and learn tenacity.

The Moon in Taurus
Reacts steadily, slowly and sensuously. Is most positive towards security and material values. Enjoys stability, and likes to touch things. Emotional wellbeing is ensured by possessions and wealth. A luxurious streak. Slow to anger, but may be upset by change. The person's mother may have been more concerned with material than spiritual values, and made certain the child lacked nothing in worldly comforts. She probably encouraged it to learn cooking or gardening, and to enjoy the physical realm. The person may need to learn to accept change.

The Moon in Gemini
Reacts intellectually, perhaps coldly, and is most positive towards logic. Good at expressing his emotions in words, and may have a poetic streak. May seem cold and overanalytical. Emoptions come and go quickly, and the person is seldom majorly upset by anything. Very adaptive. Tends to analyse and think about own emotions. The person's mother may have been superficial or simply very intelligent, or more concerned with reason than with emotions. The person will feel at home with intellectual pursuits, and deep feelings may find them out of their depths. The person may need to learn to actually feel their feelings.

The Moon in Cancer
Reacts like a mother, and is most positive to care. The person may be oversensitive and easily affronted. Caution is always the first step when dealing with the unknown. There is a tendency to be 'Mother Hen', and the person is very anxious about the physical and emotional comfort of friends and family. Chances are high for psychic sensitivity and empathy. Emotions are strong and deep, and anything felt, is remembered for years to come. The person may be much more adept at feelings than practical or intellectual matters, unless other factors balance her elements. The person's mother was likely a very important person in their life, and the family bond will be strong. The person may need to learn to trust and to develop thicker skin.

The Moon in Leo
Reacts dramatically, and is most positive towards praise. Feelings are strong and 'larger-than-life', and the person may tend to exaggerate their reactions. A sea of tears or a circus of laughter! Generous and warmhearted, the person is magnanimous towards his friends, and icy towards those who affront him. Emotions are more longlasting than deep, yet powerful. The person is full of cheer and their mother likely considered him the light of her life. She would encourage him to be unique and always express himself without bashfulness or restraint. He may need to learn more consideration of others and to accept that he is not the King of the Hill all the time.

The Moon in Virgo
Reacts practically and is most positive towards details. Feelings are constantly analysed and disected, as the person seeks selfknowledge. She can be exceedingly critical of herself, and others are met analytically rather than emotionally. The person is likely fully aware of every nuance of feeling within themselves, but has difficulty empathising with others. Precision and good dietary habits will be important for her wellbeing, and psychosomatic illnesses may be a problem. She may need to learn to allow the universe to dissolve her plans at times. Her mother may well have been a perpetual fault-finder, or eager to teach her child crafts and meticulousness. She probably instilled in the person an appreciation for money and hard work.

The Moon in Libra
Reacts sensuously and fairly, and is most positive to harmony. Emotions are rarely violent for this person, and they are generally mild, gentle and somewhat rareified in their reactions. However they do tend - like all air signs - to be rather intellectual, and may try to mentally balance off their emotions if they seem too coarse. They have a good sense of poetic justice, and are apt at balancing head and heart. A person with this position may have had an espescially fair mother - or she may have had trouble making up her own mind and simply following the crowd for the sake of harmony. She probably brought up her child to be able to see all sides of a story. The person may however need to learn intensity and to express the less beautiful sides his personality.

The Moon in Scorpio
Reacts violently, secretly and perhaps sexually. She is most positive to profound experiences. Vengeance may be her middle name, unless she has learned to channel her intensity towards emotional catharsis and change. She desires to feel in her soul the troubles of her friends, and is very sesitive to them, yet her strength and depth of feeling may chase the more fainthearted away. She is very devoted and sensuous, but may have trouble forgetting and forgiving. Her mother was probably a very strong and passionate woman, teaching her child psychic awareness, and to stand calm in the face of adversity. The person may need to learn to be more easy on herself, and be less selfconscious.

The Moon in Sagittarius
Reacts impulsively, and is most positive towards honesty. Emotions flare and die quickly, but there is a perpetual cheer, optimism and sound belief in oneself. The person has an instinctive longing for a higher purpose and adventure, and will probably feel at home anywhere. He is restless and seeking, and the pursuit of knowledge is as important as his safety. The foreign is as familiar as his mother's arms. His mother was likely a freedomloving woman, possibly single, probably often travelling. She encouraged him to be open, honest, cheerful and lighthearted. He may need to learn more depth of feeling, as well as tact and sensitivity.

The Moon in Capricorn
Reacts according to dogma, and is not likely to show any feelings. Here she reacts most positively to hard work and symbols of fairly earned status. The person may have a tendency to chilliness and loneliness. In any case, she is careful, practical, has an eye for position and values, and understands respect. She is deeply traditional, and her emotions are strong - on the inside. She is not one to flaunt either anger or love, and may seem cool and detatched, but towards the trusted ones she will allow herself a breach of facade. Her mother was likely a dogmatic woman, fixed in her beliefs, and quite possibly a successful business woman. She taught her child to be loyal, yet ambitious, and to dress and act properly. The person may need to learn to express their emotions more openly.

The Moon in Aquarius
Reacts weirdly, most likely intellectually, though quite often the opposite of the expected. Aquarian moons are most positive to change and variations. Though steady and loyal, these people are not predictable and like to challenge their surroundings. Friendship is important to them, yet they strive for autonomy and equality. Their emotions and reactions are equally avantguarde, but they seldom have a deeper connection to this part of themselves. Psychic abilities are fairly likely, though manifest more as an affinity for magick and other 'mental' types, rather than empathy or spirituality. This does not mean they have no ideals of such; the humanitarian Aquarius may very well strive for a deeper understanding of his fellow beings. He - like Gemini and Libra moons - may tend to overanalyse them instead of feeling them, however. His mother may have been a free spirit; out of the ordinary, revolutionary, or simply a brilliant and inventive mind. She encouraged him to think for himself and embrace the new. He may need to learn to feel rather than think, and to value the past as well as the future.

The Moon in Pisces
Reacts - and reacts - and reacts.. untill they find something else to occupy their emotions. The Piscean Moon reacts most favourably to dreams, visions and gentleness. Emotions are flighty but strong. Easily taken away by feelings and dreams. They have a strong sense of empathy, and may be oversensitive in picking up the feelings and currents all around them. If refined - spiritual understanding and wisdom comes naturally to this person. Her mother was probaly gentle and softspoken, but may have lacked strength or been absent or 'not quite there'. She encouraged her child to be compassionate and artistic, but they may need to learn focus, and - quite possibly - psychic shielding.


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