Moon In The Houses

The Moon is the luminary that effects us emotionally its orbit is 27 1/2 days staying in a sign for a day and a half...give or take an hour or two. It indicates where our emotional security lies by house placement. The Moon can indicate level of intuition and empathy, how you nurture and also plays a part in how you look. The Moon tells the depth of your emotions, it is not something you can hide, like you can hide the insecurities of your sun behind your rising, the Moon's energy cannot be hidden, only controlled. Those with a strong Moon in their charts will be more effected by the Moon phases (angular houses 1st, 4th, 7th & 10th). The Moon represents mother in a chart and how your relate to the female energy. It can represent habits and patterns ingrained in us that we learn from mom and childhood that need to be strengthened or gotten over.

Moon in the 1st house
House of Self - Appearance, Outward Personality, Life Outlook
Moon in the 1st house is sensitive, intuitive, receptive, empathetic, nurturing, this person has powerful emotions that need controlled unless in a sign that has good self control to begin with. This placement will take on the health problems of the sign. The Moon is also by house placement where you find your emotional security, Moon in the the 1st make their own security they rely on themselves they know if they don't do it, it won't get done. When you have this placement, people know you are emotionally secure, so they come to you and want things from you, the lesson is to give to those that help themselves. They like to nurture which sometimes means cooking.

Moon in the 2nd house
House of Possessions - Money, Values, Comfort
Moon in the 2nd house gets emotional security from their things, but also their value system. They are sentimental about possessions and tenacious in holding onto what is theirs. Finances may fluctuate but they are not risk takers. Money will fluctuate, but not to a great degree they are too cautious about money. They get emotional security from money so they are not so willing to let it get caught up in something that is risky. They are sentimental about their things, they keep things people give them and cherish them, even if it is a troll doll. They can become packrats.

Moon in the 3rd house
House of Communications - Communication, Childhood, Siblings, Short Journeys, Local Environment
Moon in the 3rd house. Here feelings are very changeable. They are protective of siblings and get emotional security from them. Mom may have a favorite sibling and the sibling with Moon in the 3rd gets insecure. While they may love the sibling and get emotional security from them, but resent them at the same time cause of mom's attention. Here is where the Moons memory comes into play, they have excellent memories. They do well in early education and are eager to learn. They get emotional security from knowledge and are good with writing from the heart; their writings are very emotional.

Moon in the 4th house
House of Home - Home, Family, Roots, Private Life, A Parent, End of Life
Moon in the 4th house. This placement receives emotional security from mom and home. They have deep roots and a strong loyalty to family. They also get emotional security from being a mom and have strong instincts to protect especially if it is a Scorpio Moon. Memories is an important part of their life and they talk about the past a lo because it is important to them, it made them what they are today. This placement likes antiques. They focus is on domestic concerns and this placement is subject to the phases of the Moon as well. The closer to the angle, the more intense the energy. These people try to mother everybody, the kool aid mom.

Moon in the 5th house
House of Creativity and Sex - Creativity, Pleasure, Romance, Children, Fun, Gambling
Moon in the 5th house need to get emotional security through creativity there are lots of actors here. This placement is dramatic with emotions, actors or even drama queens. They have lots of children here,if not your own, then somebody elses. They receive emotional security through children. If you run and jump into a mud puddle alone people think you are nuts, but if you do it with a child it is cute. They are good at sports, very athletic or is a sports junky like an armchair quarterback. Since this is the house of Leo, you will find security in leadership positions. People like them they are friendly fun and playful. This placement shows an emotional tie to the oldest child and 2nd sibling. They would have to try hard to accept other siblings because they get emotional security from the first.

Moon in the 6th house
House of Service and Health - Work & Daily Routines, Habits, Jobs, Health
Moon in the 6th house are practical and focused on work and service to others. This placement does not mind the butler work as they are willing to serve others. They get emotional security from housework. They like the mundane work of cleaning the house, or the houses of others. They make great nurses. Health problems will be indicated by the sign and their health problems are changeable like the Moon. If they get sick, it will be OK by the next Moon phase. They also like small animals and feel a need to take care of them. Men with Moon in the 6th are more susceptible to the health problems. The Moon is feminine and represents women so the men may have weak bodies while women make great athletes.

Moon in the 7th house
House of Partnerships - Marriage, Partnerships, Open Adversaries
Moon in the 7th house. This placement may attract an Cancerian personality. This can be a lesbian placement for women, they like close relationships with women. Once a friendship has gone full circle and there is no where else to take the relationship, they further it with sex. They want to be as close as they can be and are sometimes smothering, they want to protect their partner. Once again this is an angular house, so emotions run high and are changeable like the Moon. These women run into problems cause they pick men who need mothers not partners; these men run into problems cause they want a women like mom or a woman to mother them. Both get emotional security from partnerships and function better in a partnership rather than alone.

Moon in the 8th house
House of Death and Regeneration - Sexuality, Regeneration, Others Resources/Money
Moon in 8th house can bring inheritance especially from a woman. Sex means something different to these people than to most, sex is just sex; it is an emotional release. Moon in the 8th is a very psychic placement and they understand death and rebirth. It is the house of the fall of the Moon. They are good at detective work or research. This placement will be concerned with death and the afterlife and is good for channeling and meditation. They respond to most things in life sexually. They can be angry at you and have a big fight and still want to have sex when you are pissed at them and expect sex anyway. It is simply sex and emotional outlet to them.

Moon in the 9th house
House of Mind and Long Distance Travel - Foreign Lands, Long Distance Travel, Higher Learning, Philosophy
Moon in the 9th house. This is the mark of a good teacher, someone who feels learning is a right of passage. They feel an emotional attachment to far away places they have never seen and get emotional security from their belief system. Moon in the 9th has a strong imagination and it is broad and visionary, they may see visions as well. They must be free to attach emotionally to freedom and a belief system. They would love to travel over seas and they may even leave their home land and marry someone abroad.

Moon in the 10th house
House of Career - Reputation, Honor, Achievements, Authorities, Other Parent
Moon in the 10th house. This is an angular house, so changeable like the Moon. Career may involve the general public, but particularly women and lots of career changes. The sign points to the career and they should chose a career that involves primarily women. They are greatly influenced by current events and like to know what is going on in the world. This placement tends to be responsive to the outer world. They get angry at current events that involve mans inhumanities to man. Moon in the 10th may show mother as the dominant parent and dad is the nurturer or emotional security from dad. With the mom/dad axis it can be hard to predict which one shows which parent. Dad maybe very emotional and take on a Cancerian personality. Plan events by the Moon phases with this placement and don't watch to much CNN.

Moon in the 11th house
House of Friends and Hopes - Hopes, Dreams, Friends, Causes, Groups, Social Life
Moon in the 11th is interested in social change and association with the general public. This placement can indicate more women friends than men or more feminine friends (feminine men are included here). They are very accepting of people and their situations and hate to lose a friendship. They get emotional security from friends and like social activities, the Tupperware party women. These people can envision a better world and don't know why people just cant get along. They are very protective of their friends and nurture friendships. They realize that no man is an island and that it takes collective endeavors to change things.

Moon in the 12th house
House of Karma - Seclusion, Secrets, Karma, Hidden Strength, Hidden Adversaries
Moon in the 12th house, this one is tricky. They have a strong need for isolation and introspection. They have a strong sense of empathy with the unfortunate and always root for the underdog. They are very psychic, intuitive, good placement for meditation, imaginative, dreamy, mysterious with things hidden, secrets. They get emotional security from being alone and need solitude. This placement wants to help humanity, but not in a group way. It is a placement that most who don't have it don't understand it. Security from secrets, sometimes the secrets don't mean anything, it is just secrets to them, "esoteric". Feelings maybe so challenged by many troubles that the person feels persecuted and the persecution may or may not be real. A tendency towards paranoia can be here but so can hidden enemies. It can indicate emotional baggage , but it is hidden well.