The Moon represents our feminine side, our mood, instinct,
emotion, sensitivity, and she’s also called the builder of
form. In the physical world, the Moon has no light of its
own- it borrows the light from the Sun to illuminate her
radiance. It is not a planet—it is one of the two
luminaries, Sun being the other. Like male and female, they
are teamwork. In a natal chart, astrologers believe that
while the location of the Sun indicates where the individual
shines, the Moon sign and its location suggest what one must
do in order to feel happy and content.
As the fast moving “planet”, the Moon is like a popular
actress, very in-demand, playing twelve different roles
(signs) each month. Her performance requires her to change
her costumes about every two and a half days. During the
“costume-changing” period the actress needs to compose
herself, and prepare for the new role, thus a
“void-of-course” of the Moon occurs. It’s time to take a
breather, sort of a mini weekend. A void-of-course may last
only for a few minutes, or other times for a whole day,
depending on the ‘mood’ of the Moon. We do best when we use
this time for non-material concerns. Decision-making during
that period usually turns out to be unrealistic. The Moon is
the main timer and activator, and its relationships to other
planets should be taken into account. Like the Queen in
chess, so is the Moon the strongest piece on the board,
invaluable to horary astrology, the astrology of
divination.
The Moon rules Cancer, a cardinal water sign, thus it
inherits the quality of the ruler. “Everything she touches,
changes” is a song title that appropriately describes the
inherit traits from the Moon. It rules the breasts, the
stomach, and all illnesses and diseases connected to them,
including the bladder.
A well-placed Moon (by sign and house) in the natal chart
signifies a soft, tender, peace-loving individual who loves
the comfort and security of the home. A badly placed Moon in
the natal chart (by house or sign) can indicate an
individual who dislikes work, drinks too much, and/or
apathetic. The metal associated to the Moon is silver;
colors are silver or silver gray. It influences the herbs
eucalyptus, moonwort, camphor, as well as pear and peach
trees.
