Jerry Astrology

In vedic astrology, there are several planets that we look at: 

• 7 visible planets – Sun, Moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus and Saturn
• 2 shadow planets – Rahu and Ketu, also known as the north and south lunar nodes respectively 

All of these planets have multiple significations, and they must all be considered, along with their placement in the various zodiac signs and houses to draw meaningful interpretations about a person’s karma. 

In this 3-part series, I will share a little bit about the Moon’s significations as our mind and emotions, and how malefic planets conjunct our Moon influence our behavioural tendencies.

Moon

The Moon represents our mind and our emotions. Everything that we sense through our sense organs, or more generally any information presented to us, go into our mind to be interpreted and made sense of. 

When the Moon is strong in our chart and conjunct benefic planets, it indicates that the person is able to make a balanced interpretation of his sensory inputs and respond appropriately. 

But if the Moon is weak in our chart and conjunct malefic planets, it indicates that the person’s interpretation of his sensory inputs tends to be skewed and therefore responds disproportionately. 

Let’s look at an example. Let’s say a person is planning for an event, and has spent the past weeks working hard to make sure the details are all ironed out. However, on the eve of the event, he is notified that a critical equipment for the event is no longer available. 

If the person has a weak Moon with malefic planets, this bad news can trigger intense emotions such as frustration and anger. The voice in his head might be saying things like “Oh my god! The event is not going to make it. All these effort gone to waste!! All because of …”. The person may also spiral into a sense of helplessness and be trapped in mental paralysis. 

In contrast, if the person has a strong Moon with benefic planets, he might be perturbed by the bad news, but only for a few moments. He is then able to quickly switch gears into “problem solving”, thinking of ways to solve the issue at hand, then get into action. A strong Moon makes a person very resilient.

The condition of the Moon is a key indicator of resilience – how a person respond to situations, especially difficult ones. “Situations” can be something that happened at work (as in the example above), but it can also be a “situation” that happened at home with parents or with our partner. 

Understanding how we tend to respond under difficult situations is so important. This knowledge gives us clarity on what we need when we are under stress. More importantly, this same knowledge can also help people around us know how to be when we ourselves are under stress. 

Take for example someone with Saturn conjunct their Moon. Let’s call this person Bob. When under great stress, Bob will tend to withdraw inwards and prefer to be by himself, quietly digesting his negative emotions rather than talking it out with someone else.

Now, because Bob’s partner, Jane, is aware of his behavioural preference, when she sees Bob lock himself in the room after work, she knows that he just needs some time by himself. Jane knows that there is nothing that she needs to do. There is no stress and no sense of helplessness stemming from wanting to help Bob but not knowing how to. 

From Bob’s point of view, he gets the space he needs, and can also take comfort that he is no longer causing Jane further stress from his behaviour. 

This is one example showing how knowledge about ourselves through the birth chart can help us build better relationships, and there is more that you can discuss with your astrologer.

This is a brief introduction to understanding the Moon in our birth chart. In the next post, we will explore how malefic planets conjunct the Moon further influence our behavioural tendencies. 

Stay tuned!

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