The Moon represents how you respond instinctively and subconsciously. The essential keywords for the Moon are: Response, Feeling, and Conditioning.
Desires represented by the Moon: the urge for inner support and emotional security
Needs represented by the Moon: the need for belonging, safety & to feel right within yourself
Moon in the Signs:
Rules / Dignity: | Cancer | Exultation: | Taurus |
Detriment: | Capricorn | Fall: | Scorpio |
Moon Keywords:
Ancestral inheritance
Belonging Body Breasts Childhood Conditioning Cycles Emotions Emotional response Eternal feminine Family Feelings Female role models Feminine side of self Food Fluctuation Habits Heritage Home Instincts |
Maternal instincts
Memory Moods Mother Nourishment Nurturing Passivity Past Receptivity Reflection Responsiveness Roots Safety Security Silver Stomach Subconscious Survival instincts Tides Unconscious response |
Each planetary principle can express positively in a creative way, or negatively in a destructive way. Creative expression occurs when you’re flowing in harmony with the soul’s needs. Aspects to each planet will also colour how they’re expressed. Keywords for the Moon’s expression:
Creative ExpressionGood memory Imaginative Maternal Protective Sensitive Home-loving Inner contentment Adaptable sense of self |
Destructive ExpressionRemembers slights Irrational Oversensitivity Fussy Unreliable Discontented Insecurity Inhibited sense of self |
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