The Moon and Its Aspects

The Moon is the transmitter of sensations and emotions. It reigns over the realms of the soul and the subconscious, governing innate reflexes and habits rooted in childhood.

The aspects of the Moon define the native’s daily lifestyle and influence health and relationships with others. They govern the maternal nature in women and the feelings men experience toward the opposite sex.

The Influence of Lunar Aspects on Human Nature and Destiny

A Strong Moon and Positive Conjunctions

The energetic currents of the planets merge into a unified whole, resulting in the amplification of the native’s personal qualities. The influence of a conjunction is especially intense in the realm of emotions.

Lifestyle, career, family relationships, creativity, future plans, and leisure—all these areas are dominated by an emotional approach. Subconscious impulses and complexes formed in childhood play a crucial role in solving everyday problems.

Harmonious conjunctions bestow fruitful energy and inner comfort.

An Afflicted Moon

An afflicted (“malefic”) conjunction symbolizes life’s hardships. There is often a dilemma: hard labor or perpetual deprivation.

Childhood may be overshadowed by conflicts with the mother, divorce, or the loss of parents. In personal life, a native deprived of maternal love is prone to outbursts of jealousy, tyranny, or cruelty. Men may tend to see women as the root of all their misfortunes.
Harmonious Aspects

The native quickly forgets troubles and adapts easily to any life circumstances. Benefic aspects indicate a happy childhood, excellent relationships with parents, spouses, and children, and the ability to fully relax. Another gift is an outstanding aptitude for various kinds of learning.

But there are pitfalls as well. Someone who easily forgets their own pain cannot be expected to provide true comfort in difficult situations.

A person with a harmonious Moon tends to idealize others and sugarcoat reality. Another drawback is a lack of a firm position in life.

Challenging Aspects

Because the planets stand opposite each other like duelists, the native’s personality is woven from contradictions and paradoxes. A person may charge relentlessly toward a goal, only to become disillusioned and devote themselves to pursuits they previously criticized. Their obsession and inconsistency often provoke a sharp reaction from others.

These swings between extremes may be accompanied by bouts of irritability and neuroses. An inability to relax and rest increases the risk of psychosomatic disorders.

A tendency to blame loved ones for failures and mistakes creates conflict in personal life.

If the root of family disharmony is a man’s subconscious aversion to women in general, achieving mutual understanding will be very difficult.

National and social prejudices, when especially strong, also hinder the path to happiness and inner balance.

Challenging aspects, however, also contain positive elements. A life without ups and downs can become routine, leading to boredom and dissatisfaction; in such a case, the native loses the ability to resist adversity. Overcoming obstacles, on the other hand, strengthens character and teaches one to achieve their aims. The difficulties faced on the path only heighten the sweetness of victory.

In any case, the ability to manage one’s own emotions and energy, along with objective self-assessment, can reduce the negative influence of a planet stressing the Moon and help the native move toward inner harmony.  ✓