Understanding Moon
If the Sun is the Hero, the Moon is the landscape through which the hero journeys - the memory of where they've been and the emotional vessel that sustains them. It represents the subconscious, the somatic body, and instinctual reactions formed before the dawn of reason.
What Moon Governs
The Moon governs the emotional body and gut instincts. It rules the past, ancestry, and automatic behavioral patterns imprinted during childhood. It is the principle of fluctuation and rhythm, governing the tides of feeling and the cyclical nature of bodily needs.
About Luminarys
The luminaries represent the core polarities of consciousness - the conscious self and the subconscious.
Moon Expression
Positive Expression
A well-integrated Moon manifests as high emotional intelligence, empathy, adaptability, and powerful intuition. The individual is nurturing, protective, and possesses retentive memory. They are in touch with their needs and can care for others without losing themselves - the Great Mother or Caregiver archetype.
Shadow Expression
The lunar shadow is lunacy - irrationality and emotional volatility. It manifests as moodiness, hypersensitivity, clannishness, and smothering behavior. The shadow Moon can be manipulative, using guilt or dependency to control others, trapping the individual in eternal childhood ruled by childish needs.
Moon & Tarot
Primary Correspondence
The High PriestessThe High Priestess (II) sits between the pillars of Solomon's temple, guarding the mysteries of the subconscious. She represents intuition, silence, and inner knowledge that doesn't rely on rational thought - the Moon's domain of the unconscious.
Secondary Correspondence
The ChariotThe Chariot (VII) corresponds to Cancer, ruled by the Moon. It represents the protective shell and the willpower to harness fluctuating emotional forces to create forward momentum.
Body Rulership
In medical astrology, Moon rules the Stomach, breasts, bodily fluids (lymph and mucus), sympathetic nervous system.
Mythology of Moon
The lunar archetype is tripartite, reflecting the Moon's phases: Selene (the celestial moon), Artemis (the crescent/waxing moon, protector of the wild), and Hecate (the dark/waning moon, goddess of magic and crossroads). In Mesopotamia, Sin (Nanna) was supreme, considered the father of the Sun and Venus - time was measured by the Moon before the solar year.
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