☽Moon
Emotions · instinct · what soothes you
Rules: Cancer · Exalted in Taurus · Detriment in Capricorn
The inner weather. What you need to feel safe.
Mythology
The Moon was always the goddess — Selene, Artemis, Luna. The triple goddess (maiden, mother, crone) maps to the lunar phases. Pre-electric civilizations literally lived by her cycle.
What it means in a chart
The Moon is who you are before you have your defenses up. Your unconscious reactions, your comfort food, the rhythm of your moods. The Moon sign matters as much as the Sun sign for daily life — maybe more.
Retrograde
The Moon also doesn't go retrograde — but its monthly cycle (new → full → new) is the most-watched short-term astrological rhythm. New moons are for starting, full moons for releasing.
How to read it in your chart
The Moon's sign is what comforts you and how you parent yourself. The house is where you feel most emotional. Moon in the 12th: dreams, isolation, need for solitude. Moon in the 7th: emotionally regulated through partnership.
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