Gut Reactions VS Delivery of Reactions

In astrology, we can find out how we generally interact and react to the world based on our Mercury and Moon. Our Moon shows our gut reactions while Mercury can show how we deliver that reaction.

GUT REACTIONS

Aries Moon: Your gut reactions are often explosive, impulsive, hard to stop, but also honest. People can struggle to quickly receive your reactions, but they also appreciate how raw your reactions can be. Your reactions show off your emotional need for independence and autonomy.

Taurus Moon: Your gut reactions are stubborn and defensive, but are also stable. Your sense of stability is easily threatened by the fear of the unknown, but with confidence, your reactions aren’t easily swayed by others. Your reactions show off your emotional need for consistency.

Gemini Moon: Your gut reactions are often flaky, inconsistent, and scattered, but can be understood through logic and conversation. People can learn something new from how you react, making your reactions insightful. Your reactions show off your need to speak your mind.

Cancer Moon: Your gut reactions are made out of comfort, and you are skilled in comforting others and yourself. However, people get frustrated with your defensive, hostile reactions when it comes to experiencing new events. Your reactions show off your need for familiarity.

Leo Moon: Your gut reactions are often shaped from your identity, and while your reactions show that you take things personally and even dramatically, your reactions are often likable, genuine, and entertaining to others. Your reactions show off your need to accept yourself.

Virgo Moon: Your gut reactions are often nervous and annoyed, but practical and reasonable. People can often get annoyed by how you can react strongly to small details, but they also appreciate how sharp you are. Your reactions show your need for practicality and efficiency.

Libra Moon: Your gut reactions are fair, well-mannered, and catered to other people. While people appreciate how you are considerate, some people struggle to trust you because it’s hard to find a reaction from you that only comes from yourself. Your reactions show your need for peace.

Scorpio Moon: Your gut reactions are made out of suspicion and an awareness of vulnerability. People can be feel overwhelmed, but amazed by your reactions, for your emotional reactions are often passionate and piercing. Your reactions show your need for power and self-assurance.

Sagittarius Moon: Your gut reactions are made out of optimism and the need for enjoyment. People are entertained by and pleased with your reactions, but they are worried when your reactions mask negative emotions underneath. Your reactions show your need for happiness and discoveries.

Capricorn Moon: Your gut reactions are often made out of responsibility and your harsh perception of reality. People can often appreciate your mature reactions, but can be frustrated when you refuse to take help when you need it. Your reactions show your need for structure and commitment.

Aquarius Moon: Your gut reactions are often made out of your need to belong and to ultimately implement change in the outside world. People can often feel confused when you want to emotionally aid them, but also stay closed off from them. Your reactions show your need for space.

Pisces Moon: Your gut reactions are often deep and ambiguous, making your emotions fascinating, but confusing to others. You are able to understand other people’s emotions well, but they can struggle to understand yours. Your reactions show your need for creativity and compassion.

DELIVERY OF REACTIONS

Aries Mercury: You communicate your reactions passionately, aggressively, and clearly. You often don’t like to complicate your reactions, making your reactions easy to understand. However, your reactions can often be tactless and inconsiderate if people are not ready for it.

Taurus Mercury: You communicate your reactions calmly, slowly, and consistently. You often don’t like to change up your reactions, making your reactions predictable and easy to respond to. However, you don’t react well when you feel forced to change up how you typically react.

Gemini Mercury: You communicate your reactions in a way that’s entertaining and rational. You often don’t like misunderstandings, making your reactions easy to logically understand. However, your reactions can mask your emotional depth, which can make your reactions deceptively simple.

Cancer Mercury: You communicate your reactions in a way that is familiar and comfortable for you. You often don’t like to showcase your reactions, often making your reactions intimate. However, your reactions can often be hostile and aggressive if you feel threatened.

Leo Mercury: You communicate your reactions in a way that is warm and charismatic. You often don’t like to understate your reactions, making your reactions captivating. However, your reactions can be overly dramatic, often exaggerating your real reaction, especially if it’s mundane.

Virgo Mercury: You communicate your reactions in a way that is calculated, practical, and efficient. You often don’t like to waste your time, making your reactions clear and precise. However, your reactions can be overly nervous, often making people uncomfortable and tense.

Libra Mercury: You communicate your reactions in a way that is likable, considerate, and polite. You often don’t like to cause conflict, making your reactions peaceful. However, your reactions can feel overly calculated, often making people wonder if you are hiding your true reaction.

Scorpio Mercury: You communicate your reactions passionately and secretly. You often don’t like triviality, making your reactions meaningful and intentional. However, your reactions can feel overly powerful and harsh, often making it hard for people to fully accept how you react.

Sagittarius Mercury: You communicate your reactions in a way that is adventurous and reckless. You often don’t like limits, making your reactions very expressive. However, your reactions can feel excessive, often making it hard for people to fully grasp the scope of your reaction.

Capricorn Mercury: You communicate your reactions seriously and maturely. You often don’t like irresponsibility, so you often choose your words wisely. However, your reactions can be overly pessimistic and discouraging, often making your reactions disheartening to others.

Aquarius Mercury: You communicate your reactions in a way that is reserved and enigmatic. You often don’t like to be ignored, so your reactions are often unique and hard to miss. However, your reactions can be overly withdrawn, often making your reactions hard to warmly accept.

Pisces Mercury: You communicate your reactions in a way that is creative and complicated. You often don’t like technicality, making your reactions mysterious. However, your reactions can be hard to follow, often making people misunderstand what you truly mean.

Inner Voices of your Childhood

The Moon and Saturn does not only represent your perception of your nurturing and authoritative parent, but they also represent the inner authoritative and nurturing voice your parents greatly influenced growing up. These inner voices will often be present throughout your life, whether your parents were present or absent. These voices will often dictate how you discipline yourself and what comforts you allow yourself to have.

Part 1 of this series will be talking about the Moon as the inner nurturing voice.

THE MOON: THE INNER NURTURING VOICE

The inner nurturing voice is the voice that calls you to take care of yourself. This is the voice that tells you when you are uncomfortable, the voice that defines your comfort zone.

MOON IN THE SIGNS

• Moon in Aries: Your inner nurturing voice defined your comfort zone based on your ability to be independent. You are uncomfortable when you are stifled in self-assertion. Your inner nurturing voice calls you to fight for yourself.

• Moon in Taurus: Your inner nurturing voice defined your comfort zone based on your ability to hold physical comforts consistently. You are uncomfortable when you are in inconsistent situations. Your inner nurturing voice calls you to find stability.

• Moon in Gemini: Your inner nurturing voice defined your comfort zone based on your ability to communicate and learn. You are uncomfortable when you are silenced. Your inner nurturing voice calls you to speak your mind.

• Moon in Cancer: Your inner nurturing voice defined your comfort zone based on your ability to initiate emotional familiarity. You are uncomfortable when you are stifled in unfamiliar situations. Your inner nurturing voice calls you to root yourself.

• Moon in Leo: Your inner nurturing voice defined your comfort zone based on your ability to hold your identity. You are uncomfortable when you are forced to compromise your identity. Your inner nurturing voice calls you to express yourself despite the odds.

• Moon in Virgo: Your inner nurturing voice defined your comfort zone based on your ability to utilize your inner mental arrangements. You are uncomfortable when your arrangements fail under irrational unpredictability. Your inner nurturing voice calls you to organize.

• Moon in Libra: Your inner nurturing voice defined your comfort zone based on your ability to be understanding of social dynamics. You are uncomfortable with you face social ambiguity. Your inner nurturing voice calls you to find peace within that ambiguity.

• Moon in Scorpio: Your inner nurturing voice defined your comfort zone based on your ability to maintain your power. You are uncomfortable when you are forced to reveal your vulnerability. Your inner nurturing voice calls you to accept that vulnerability.

• Moon in Sagittarius: Your inner nurturing voice defined your comfort zone based on your sense of freedom. You are uncomfortable when you feel trapped in undesirable circumstances. Your inner nurturing voice calls you to be free once again.

• Moon in Capricorn: Your inner nurturing voice defined your comfort zone based on your idea of practicality and reality. You are uncomfortable when you feel useless. Your inner nurturing voice calls you to find a more realistic option to define yourself.

• Moon in Aquarius: Your inner nurturing voice defined your comfort zone based on your ideas of reforming your surroundings. You are uncomfortable when you are silenced in stating such ideas. Your inner nurturing voice calls you to rebel.

• Moon in Pisces: Your inner nurturing voice defined your comfort zone based on your acceptance of the unknown. You are uncomfortable when you are forced to rationally articulate what you don’t know. Your inner nurturing voice calls you to be compassionate.

MOON IN THE HOUSES

• Moon in the 1st House: Your inner nurturing voice often calls for your attention when it comes to your personal identity.

• Moon in the 2nd House: Your inner nurturing voice often calls for your attention when it comes to sustaining your personal identity.

• Moon in the 3rd House: Your inner nurturing voice often calls for your attention when it comes to your thoughts.

• Moon in the 4th House: Your inner nurturing voice often calls for your attention when it comes to trying to feel at home.

• Moon in the 5th House: Your inner nurturing voice often calls for your attention when it comes to your sense of fun and creativity.

• Moon in the 6th House: Your inner nurturing voice often calls for your attention when it comes to your habits and your routine.

• Moon in the 7th House: Your inner nurturing voice often calls for your attention when it comes to your one-on-one interactions.

• Moon in the 8th House: Your inner nurturing voice often calls for your attention when it comes to what you consciously hide from the world.

• Moon in the 9th House: Your inner nurturing voice often calls for your attention when it comes to your world view.

• Moon in the 10th House: Your inner nurturing voice often calls for your attention when it comes to your worldly goals.

• Moon in the 11th House: Your inner nurturing voice often calls for your attention when it comes to your friendships and group dynamics.

• Moon in the 12th House: Your inner nurturing voice often calls for your attention when it comes to your ambiguous inner workings.

The Moon and Saturn does not only represent your perception of your nurturing and authoritative parent, but they also represent the inner authoritative and nurturing voice your parents greatly influenced growing up. These inner voices will often be present throughout your life, whether your parents were present or absent. These voices will often dictate how you discipline yourself and what comforts you allow yourself to have.

Part 2 of this series will be talking about Saturn as the inner authoritative voice.

SATURN: THE INNER AUTHORITATIVE VOICE

The inner authoritative voice is the voice that calls you to discipline yourself. This is the voice that tells you when you are stifled by comforts, the voice that defines your goals.

SATURN IN THE SIGNS

• Saturn in Aries: Your inner authoritative voice disciplines you by demanding you to be strong and independent in your life. You are denied comfort when you do not stand for yourself. Your goal is to be truly self-sufficient and assertive.

• Saturn in Taurus: Your inner authoritative voice disciplines you by demanding consistency and stability in your life. You are denied comfort when you face unforeseeable change. Your goal is to truly be at peace and to stand firm with yourself.

• Saturn in Gemini: Your inner authoritative voice disciplines you by demanding intelligence and logical rationality in your life. You are denied comfort when your life does not make rational sense to you. Your goal is to truly be able to articulate true intelligence.

• Saturn in Cancer: Your inner authoritative voice disciplines you by demanding emotional familiarity in your life. You are denied comfort when your life becomes unpredictable. Your goal is to truly be able to be comfortable in your own skin.

• Saturn in Leo: Your inner authoritative voice disciplines you by demanding a focus on maintaining your identity in your life. You are denied comfort when you are unable to sustain an unstable identity. Your goal is to be truly able to know who you are.

• Saturn in Virgo: Your inner authoritative voice disciplines you by demanding flexibility and wit in handling life. You are denied comfort when you are unable to know what you can and cannot control. Your goal is to truly know how to remain flexible, yet rational against chaos.

• Saturn in Libra: Your inner authoritative voice disciplines you by demanding social intelligence in your life. You are denied comfort when you are unable to formulate a sense of justice. Your goal is to truly know how to live a fair and peaceful life.

• Saturn in Scorpio: Your inner authoritative voice disciplines you by demanding authenticity and intensity in your life. You are denied comfort when you are too scared to confront the darkest parts of yourself. Your goal is to truly know how to handle the inevitable darkness in life.

• Saturn in Sagittarius: Your inner authoritative voice disciplines you by demanding freedom and open-mindedness in your life. You are denied comfort when you are unable to see other perspectives. Your goal is to truly understand and articulate your understanding of the world.

• Saturn in Capricorn: Your inner authoritative voice disciplines you by demanding success and practicality in your life. You are denied comfort when you face failure. Your goal is to truly attain success and to create a self that can stand the test of time.

• Saturn in Aquarius: Your inner authoritative voice disciplines you by demanding you to make a change in the world. You are denied comfort when you feel insignificant in your ambitions. Your goal is to truly gain influence and implement change to your surroundings.

• Saturn in Pisces: Your inner authoritative voice disciplines you by demanding you to be open and compassionate. You are denied comfort when you want your life to make sense at all times. Your goal is to truly accept inevitable ambiguity and appreciate life in all aspects.

SATURN IN THE HOUSES

• Saturn in the 1st House: Your inner authoritative voice often calls for your attention when it comes to your personal identity.

• Saturn in the 2nd House: Your inner authoritative voice often calls for your attention when it comes to sustaining your personal identity.

• Saturn in the 3rd House: Your inner authoritative voice often calls for your attention when it comes to your thoughts.

• Saturn in the 4th House: Your inner authoritative voice often calls for your attention when it comes to trying to feel at home.

• Saturn in the 5th House: Your inner authoritative voice often calls for your attention when it comes to your sense of fun and creativity.

• Saturn in the 6th House: Your inner authoritative voice often calls for your attention when it comes to your habits and your routine.

• Saturn in the 7th House: Your inner authoritative voice often calls for your attention when it comes to your one-on-one interactions.

• Saturn in the 8th House: Your inner authoritative voice often calls for your attention when it comes to what you consciously hide from the world.

• Saturn in the 9th House: Your inner authoritative voice often calls for your attention when it comes to your world view.

• Saturn in the 10th House: Your inner authoritative voice often calls for your attention when it comes to your worldly goals.

• Saturn in the 11th House: Your inner authoritative voice often calls for your attention when it comes to your friendships and group dynamics.

• Saturn in the 12th House: Your inner authoritative voice often calls for your attention when it comes to your ambiguous inner workings.

The Moon and Saturn does not only represent your perception of your nurturing and authoritative parent, but they also represent the inner authoritative and nurturing voice your parents greatly influenced growing up. These inner voices will often be present throughout your life, whether your parents were present or absent. These voices will often dictate how you discipline yourself and what comforts you allow yourself to have.

Part 3 of this series will be about the dynamics between the inner nurturing and authoritative voice shown through aspects.

ASPECTS: THE DYNAMIC BETWEEN THE INNER VOICE AND THE AUTHORITATIVE VOICE

Moon trine Saturn: Having your Moon trine to Saturn shows that the relationship between the inner nurturing and the authoritative voice is effortlessly harmonious. The interests of nurturing and discipline work seamlessly together. Having such a harmonious dynamic often results with the individual having a healthy grasp on how to exist in and out of the comfort zone. The individual is more likely to healthily structure emotions and ambitions to encourage growth. This can manifest literally as seamless harmony in the individual’s family dynamic.

Moon sextile Saturn: Having your Moon sextile to Saturn shows that the relationships between the inner nurturing and the authoritative voice has easy opportunities to be harmonious. The harmony between these inner voices aren’t immediate, but can be easily made. Unlike the Moon trine Saturn aspect, the differences between the Moon and Saturn are more prominent in the sextile. The sextile highlights that while the nurturing and authoritative voices are individually different, their individual dynamics can work well together. This can manifest literally as harmonious individualities in the individual’s family dynamic.

Moon conjunct Saturn: Having your Moon conjunct to Saturn shows that the relationship between the inner nurturing and authoritative voice is closely aligned. If the two planets are in the same house, both voices aim to be present in the same area of life. Positively, these voices will work together as a double unit to show healthy control of comfort and discipline. Negatively, this can result as the two planets attempting to dominate one another. The line between comfort and discipline starts to blur, and it can be difficult for the individual to make a distinction between the two in the individual’s family dynamic.

Moon square Saturn: Having your Moon square to Saturn shows that the objective between the nurturing and the authoritative voice clash, making it hard for one voice to achieve what it seeks. Due to this, the individual can often feel frustrated, feeling as if their emotional needs are not met and/or they have not achieved enough according to their personal expectations. However, with this frustration, the individual is able to explore the limits of the comfort zone and sense of discipline, insightfully finding ways to go in and out the comfort zone. This can manifest literally as blockages in the individual’s family dynamic.

Moon opposing Saturn: Having your Moon opposed to Saturn shows that the individual can struggle with reconciling the relationship between the inner nurturing and authoritative voice when it comes to encountering other individuals and encountering themselves internally. This aspect can affect the individual’s relationship to self and with others in terms of determining the comfort and authoritative level the individual can implement to oneself and to others. This can literally manifest as identity and relational struggles in the individual’s family dynamic.

Sensitivities and Memories

• Aries Moon: You are strongly sensitive to your own independence and autonomy. Due to this sensitivity, you positively remember the times where you were encouraged to be yourself. You negatively remember the times where your self-assertions were compromised.

• Taurus Moon: You are strongly sensitive to your own physical pleasure and comfort. Due to this sensitivity, you positively remember the times where you indulged yourself. You negatively remember the times where your sense of stability has been shaken up.

• Gemini Moon: You are strongly sensitive to your own thoughts and reasoning. Due to this sensitivity, you positively remember the times where you learned new things and had fun conversations. You negatively remember the times where you were silenced.

• Cancer Moon: You are strongly sensitive to your sense of comfort and familiarity. Due to this sensitivity, you positively remember the times where you felt at home. You negatively remember the times where you were forced out of the comfort zone.

• Leo Moon: You are strongly sensitive to your sense of identity and attention. Due to this sensitivity, you positively remember the times where you felt recognized and uplifted. You negatively remember the times where you felt ignored and neglected.

• Virgo Moon: You are strongly sensitive to your circumstances and analyzation. Due to this sensitivity, you positively remember the times where you went through the day with ease. You negatively remember the times where you nervously attempted to adjust to an unexpected reality.

• Libra Moon: You are strongly sensitive to your sense of balance and interactions with others. Due to this sensitivity, you positively remember having times of peace and justice. You negatively remember having times of conflict and violence.

• Scorpio Moon: You are strongly sensitive to your intensity and inner chaos. You positively remember the times where you were authentic and intimate. You negatively remember the times where you were forced to cover up your authenticity.

• Sagittarius Moon: You are strongly sensitive to your sense of freedom and joy. You positively remember the times where you were encouraged to have fun and be open-minded. You negatively remember the times where you were forced to be realistic and somber.

• Capricorn Moon: You are strongly sensitive to your inner standards and practicality. You positively remember the times where life went well due to your own ambitions. You negatively remember the times where your efforts have resulted in failure.

• Aquarius Moon: You are strongly sensitive to the phenomena of belonging and reforming. You positively remember the times where you were distinct, but still belonged somewhere. You negatively remember the times where you have felt wrongly alienated.

• Pisces Moon: You are strongly sensitive to your creativity and ambiguity. You positively remember the times where it was easy for you to be open, creative, and accepting. You negatively remember the times where you were forced to create limits against your will.

Moon in the 12th House

The 12th House can often simultaneously represent freedom and imprisonment at the same time. Our dreams and subconscious, free, but also contained spaces are represented in the 12th House. Prisons and hospitals are often represented in the 12th House because prisoners and patients are restricted to stay in the building, but they are free from the brutality of the societal norms outside.

When the Moon is in the 12th House, the person’s emotional processes are often ambiguous to them in some way, whether it be knowing what their emotions are truly or knowing how to handle the emotions they are currently feeling. Due to this ambiguity, these people tend to conceal their emotions because usually, they don’t quite know what to do with them and would ideally not like their emotions to cause an unneeded bad situation.

Also, due to this ambiguity, these people can struggle to comfort others using their emotions. These people will tend to use other facets of their personality that they’re conscious of to comfort someone, whether it be through their logic or their actions. However, while these people do tend to struggle with comforting others with their emotions, they do have a hidden intuition that they use to find people who are in need. They will also work very hard to emotionally help others, often absorbing the emotional pain of others onto themselves by being good listeners. These individuals have a great potential to be empathetic.

It is often this intuition that can help these people stay away from bad situations. There are often times when these people regret not trusting their intuition the first time once they find themselves in an unideal situation. These people tend to doubt their intuition because a lot of their intuition stems from their feelings. Chances are, if they do not trust their emotions, they won’t trust their intuition.

These people will often not share their emotional pain to others openly, and they can even struggle to clearly articulate their feelings to their loved ones. When these people go through a bad situation and they have to tell someone about it, they will often tell the events and what exactly happened, but they will never tell you how they felt about it. Due to this, when these people are sharing their feelings, they can often sound too neutral. These people tend to not process their emotions in front of others, and is often done in private.

Those with Moon in the 12th House have the potential to be a nurturing figure and a part of them deeply wants to be this figure. Deep down, these people want to help and care for the people they love. These people deeply crave to completely open up to people who care about them and care for those who do the same. However, these people need to learn that if they want to be nurturing to others, they must let others nurture them also.

A possible reason why these people can struggle with accepting nurturing from others is that perhaps, they didn’t get nurtured growing up. People with this placement will place high importance onto the parent they saw to be a motherly or nurturing figure. However, this nurturing figure was somehow inaccessible and absent to these people. Due to this, a lot of these natives grew up handling stressful situations without their emotions playing a direct role, placing their emotions in the background.

However, if these people do learn how to harness their emotions, they are quite caring individuals. These people tend to have a strong awareness for other people’s feelings and will act accordingly so that other people can be as open as possible, for they know the pain of hiding their emotions. When a person with their Moon in the 12th House feels completely safe, their emotions are often dynamic and open.

These people tend to emotionally cope by being in solitude. People with this placement can spend long periods of time alone to process and express their emotions. If these people have a strong foundation within themselves, these people can find comfort in being alone and they often like to implement little intimate comfort rituals by themselves.

However, if these people do not have a strong foundation, they will tend to emotionally rely on someone they trust in a codependent way. If these people are not careful, they can emotionally drain the people they rely on. These natives tend to cling to relationships that emotionally soothe them, and can struggle with letting people go.

Some people with this placement are aware of their dependent tendencies and can tend to emotionally detach themselves so that they don’t hurt other people, yet this is another way to escape their ambiguous emotional processing. The theme of their emotional struggle is learn the art of giving and taking with their emotions, and to learn healthy emotional self-reliance.

Moon in the 6th House

The 6th House rules over our conscious and daily processes, and how we deal with our daily reality. This can manifest into your daily routine, your work ethic, your work environment, and your health. The 6th House shows how we all personally attempt to micromanage our life so that we can survive and achieve our goals.

Those with Moon in the 6th House often connect their emotional workings into their daily life workings. With that being said, their emotional state often determines how their day is going to go. If they’re feeling down, chances are, their day won’t go great. If they feel lazy, then chances are, they aren’t going to get a lot of their work done today. In a sense, the native’s emotions drive their life. Their emotions influence how they’ll do their everyday activities.

The reason why their emotions so strongly influence their everyday life is because these people actively seek for comfort in their everyday life. With that being said, they are attracted to what’s familiar. It’s hard for them to try new things, especially if what they’re already doing is comfortable for them. With that being said, a lot of how the daily life for a Moon in the 6th native depends on what they decide to tie their comforts to.

A lot of what a Moon in the 6th House native needs to decide is which activities they want to find comfort in. If the native chooses to find comfort in a bad habit that’s bad for the long run, it can be tough for the native to let go of the habit and find something else to do. The Moon in the 6th native likes to cling to what they know. They argue, “Why open the potential to trying something that can hurt me when I can just stick with what I know best?”

Another problem that is presented with this need for comfort shows that the native can often struggle to be ambitious. When it comes to finding what the native wants to do in the world, they will often seek to see if their ambitions match with their standards for comfort in their everyday life. Usually, the native can hold themselves back, usually opting for the safer, more familiar route. What the native needs to learn is that their everyday life will not always be comfortable, and that being out of the comfort zone is essential for growth.

However, while a Moon in the 6th House native can struggle to let go of bad habits, they also have the potential to establish consistent and healthy daily routines. These natives often try to regulate their sleeping schedules and eating times to make their life easier to manage. Establishing a consistent routine for these natives is a fight against an inconsistent life that can be caused by their moods. These natives strongly work for a comfortable life because it’s an emotional need. However, while their daily life can be consistent, their daily life can lack variety.

However, a person with Moon in the 6th House will find it rewarding to emotionally invest into serving and helping others. To help people out through the small details is something that brings emotional gratification for the native. If a native wanted to show much they care for you, they will always focus on your habits and help you have a good day. With that being said, these natives will often look into a profession where they will spend much of their daily work nurturing other people. Many people with this placement tend to work in the medical field, or fields that focus primarily on other serving people.

A person with this placement will often see their nurturing parent to be a hard worker and/or someone who actively serves others. With this in mind, the work ethic and the daily attitude of the nurturing parent affected how the native will go through their everyday life. The native’s eating habits, sleeping habits, work ethic, and health are often affected by this parent.

There is a sense of sensitivity that comes with this placement. With this in mind, the native can be very selective of their work environment. It is essential for the native to find their ideal work environment, for their lack of emotional comfort can stop them from being productive. The native will also be selective with the people they interact with in the work environment. At the same time, the native will also be seen as a nurturer in the work environment, for people will often come to these people for emotional guidance.

However, while the native can be a nurturing and caring figure to their coworkers, the native can often let their sometimes negative moods affect the work environment, making the work atmosphere difficult to work with. At the end of the day, the native will search for a work environment that isn’t a hindrance to their comfort and emotions.

With emotional sensitivity found so strongly in the everyday life, the native can often notice and find certain nuances and occurrences others can’t see. These people can often tell how their work environment will be before getting hired. These natives also often have a strong awareness of their body, knowing when something is wrong. These people are intuitive in the everyday life, often making them “street smart.”

However, at the same time, it is this very emotional sensitivity that can make these natives naive to the everyday life, for they can naively request constant comfort in a world of change. Those with Moon in the 6th House are given a skill of sensitivity to detect the pain of others and themselves. It is this very sensitivity that can help the native learn how to live a fulfilling life, or a stressful one.

Comfort in Astrology

There are many places where you can find comfort in the natal chart. There are various kinds of comfort and reasons why you strive for that comfort. Where Taurus rules in your natal chart can show what physically comforts you. Where Cancer rules in your natal chart can show what emotionally comforts you. Finally, where Virgo rules in your natal chart can show what mentally comforts you.

These three signs have a strong connection to the Moon, the planet where we not only look for our emotional nature, but also how we seek comfort. Taurus is exalted in the Moon while Cancer is ruled by the Moon exoterically. Virgo is ruled by the Moon esoterically.

Looking where your Venus, Moon, and Mercury can often explain why we seek such comforts, whether it be physical, emotional, or mental. With these planets being personal planets, it’s important to note that we are often in great control with these planets, and that these planets are a strong part of ourselves. Other than the Moon, Venus and Mercury are often close to the Sun, the powerful ego we often seek to protect and maintain. Venus (our ideals) and Mercury (our mind) often work to do this.

If you have an interception in Taurus/Scorpio, you can often find that it can be hard for you to maintain comfort to feel healthily tangible. You may feel as if you are constantly being torn by uncontrollable circumstances. With an interception in Cancer/Capricorn, there is a struggle to channel and contain your emotions on certain issues that can often make you feel emotionally misunderstood. With an interception in Virgo/Pisces, you can feel as if your life is a blur, making your life quite confusing.

TAURUS RULING THE HOUSES + VENUS IN THE HOUSES

You want to feel physically comfortable when you [Taurus ruling the Houses] because [Venus in the Houses].

• Taurus ruling the 1st: are expressing yourself

• Taurus ruling the 2nd: are securing yourself

• Taurus ruling the 3rd: are talking and thinking

• Taurus ruling the 4th: are alone in your home

• Taurus ruling the 5th: are doing your hobbies

• Taurus ruling the 6th: have something to do

• Taurus ruling the 7th: are with others

• Taurus ruling the 8th: are being intimate

• Taurus ruling the 9th: are believing

• Taurus ruling the 10th: go for your ambitions

• Taurus ruling the 11th: are with your friends

• Taurus ruling the 12th: by yourself in solitude

• Venus in the 1st: you want to stabilize your sense of self.

• Venus in the 2nd: you want to build on your self-worth.

• Venus in the 3rd: you want to steady your thoughts.

• Venus in the 4th: you want to be comfortable in your privacy.

• Venus in the 5th: you want to express your best self securely.

• Venus in the 6th: you want to have a stable everyday life.

• Venus in the 7th: you want to have stable one-on-one interactions.

• Venus in the 8th: you want to have stable, intimate relationships.

• Venus in the 9th: you want to solidify your beliefs.

• Venus in the 10th: you want to comfortably assert your ambitions.

• Venus in the 11th: you want a stable friend circle and community.

• Venus in the 12th: you want to be comfortable with your inner thoughts.

CANCER RULING THE HOUSES + MOON IN THE HOUSES

You want to feel emotionally comfortable when you [Cancer ruling the Houses] because [Moon in the Houses].

• Cancer ruling the 1st: are expressing yourself

• Cancer ruling the 2nd: are securing yourself

• Cancer ruling the 3rd: are talking and thinking

• Cancer ruling the 4th: are alone in your home

• Cancer ruling the 5th: are doing your hobbies

• Cancer ruling the 6th: have something to do

• Cancer ruling the 7th: are with others

• Cancer ruling the 8th: are being intimate

• Cancer ruling the 9th: are believing

• Cancer ruling the 10th: go for your ambitions

• Cancer ruling the 11th: are with your friends

• Cancer ruling the 12th: by yourself in solitude

• Moon in the 1st: you want to nurture yourself.

• Moon in the 2nd: you want to be comfortable with your values.

• Moon in the 3rd: you want to have pleasant, comforting thoughts.

• Moon in the 4th: you want to be comfortable in your privacy.

• Moon in the 5th: you want to express your best to feel your best.

• Moon in the 6th: you want to feel good in your everyday life.

• Moon in the 7th: you want to have comfortable interactions.

• Moon in the 8th: you want to have emotionally intimate relationships.

• Moon in the 9th: you want to be emotionally comfortable in your beliefs.

• Moon in the 10th: you want to comfort the world.

• Moon in the 11th: you want a nurturing friend circle.

• Moon in the 12th: you want to feel safe with your inner thoughts.

VIRGO RULING THE HOUSES + MERCURY IN THE HOUSES

You want to feel mentally comfortable when you [Virgo ruling the Houses] because [Mercury in the Houses].

• Virgo ruling the 1st: are expressing yourself

• Virgo ruling the 2nd: are securing yourself

• Virgo ruling the 3rd: are talking and thinking

• Virgo ruling the 4th: are alone in your home

• Virgo ruling the 5th: are doing your hobbies

• Virgo ruling the 6th: have something to do

• Virgo ruling the 7th: are with others

• Virgo ruling the 8th: are being intimate

• Virgo ruling the 9th: are believing

• Virgo ruling the 10th: go for your ambitions

• Virgo ruling the 11th: are with your friends

• Virgo ruling the 12th: by yourself in solitude

• Mercury in the 1st: you want to express yourself understandably.

• Mercury in the 2nd: you want to think of yourself as worthy.

• Mercury in the 3rd: you want to have objective thoughts.

• Mercury in the 4th: you want to be comfortable in your privacy.

• Mercury in the 5th: you want to express yourself in a satisfactory way.

• Mercury in the 6th: you want to be on top of your everyday life.

• Mercury in the 7th: you want to have interesting, engaging interactions.

• Mercury in the 8th: you want to be accepted regardless of standards.

• Mercury in the 9th: you want to mentally sort out your beliefs.

• Mercury in the 10th: you want to serve the world and make it better.

• Mercury in the 11th: you want a flexible, strong friend circle.

• Mercury in the 12th: you want to sort out your subconscious clutter.

Moon in the 1st House

The 1st House is often the house that collectively represents how we view the world. The house represents the first breath we take, and our impressions of the world. The 1st House can usually rule over what we are consciously aware of. The 1st House is arguably one of the most important houses, for it is a template for the natal chart, setting the chart for which signs rule which houses.

When the Moon is in the 1st House, constant change and fluctuation is a strong theme for individuals with this placement. Their views are constantly colored by their emotions, their views of the world either optimistic or pessimistic depending on how they feel. They can feel that the world is beautiful and giving one moment, and unforgiving the next. With this in mind, natives with this placement can struggle to place how they really feel about the world. There are inconsistencies with their associations with other people, for they can either be very nurturing and open, or closed up and defensive. With this in mind, this can bring numerous first impressions for the individual, or some may find the native to be pleasant and kind, while others may find the native snappy and defensive. With this in mind, natives with this placement often need another individual that is grounded and willing to go through the emotional storms this native can provide.

Individuals with this placement are often sensitive. This sensitivity can be both a curse and a blessing. The sensitivity provided to these natives can often make them intuitive, many of these natives easily feeling the vibes of others. Natives can often find a negative individual miles away, due to their abilities to detect the energies of the people they meet. However, the curse that can come with this sensitivity is vulnerability. There is a need to emotionally focus on the self, but when this focus is shifted onto others and to the world, these natives can often feel drained and exhausted. After all, the natives are excellent in emotionally nurturing others, for they can be very kind and sympathetic. Individuals with this placement however often need to spend time by themselves to recharge. At the same time, these natives do need to realize that other people’s emotions are just as important as theirs. These natives can sometimes disregard other people’s emotions since they place strong emphasis on their own emotions due to the strong influence their emotions can have on them.

Whether the native’s vulnerability is actually exposed for not, the native can often feel that they are constantly exposed to the world. The native can often feel weak or inferior to others, for they feel that they aren’t given the protective social shield they think everybody else has. There is a feeling of being naked in front of others, and with nakedness, there is the opportunity to either feel shame or freedom. These natives emotionally have nothing to hide, and this fact can either crush the native or free them, depending on the aspects made to the Moon.

Having Moon in the 1st House can often make the native’s emotions very obvious, for these emotions are often strongly expressed on their faces. Those with Moon in the 1st House often have honest facial expressions, the honesty of these expressions making the native easy to read but also trustworthy. Often, the native can fail to notice the emotions expressed so honesty and obviously. It can be hard for the native to lie well, but this doesn’t mean the native will always be caught lying. As long as the native lies with clear logic and straightforward objectivity and not with emotions and subjectivity, the native will not be caught. However, anything that is subjective and emotional can often be printed on the native’s face, whether the native wants to reveal the emotions or not.

While the native with Moon in the 1st can function with logic and objectivity, the native resonates more strongly with subjectivity. Due to the strength and influence emotions have on the native, the native can often express their emotions irrationally and impulsively without a logical second thought. With this strong emotional response to the environment, the native is often impressionable and easily influenced. There is an emotional dependence the native can place onto other people. With the 1st House representing the native’s views of the world and other people being a part of that view, the native’s emotional state often depends on how people treat and think of these natives. Natives with this placement can often be uncomfortable knowing that not everybody likes them, for with a changeable self, there isn’t a stable foundation of the self and with that, even the smallest insult can crush the native.

The Moon can often times either rule the mother, or the parent that was assigned the nurturing role for the native. With the Moon in the 1st, the represented parent often has a great effect on the native. In many ways, the parent influences their views of the world and even their views of themselves. The native may be very similar to this parent, whether they like the parent or not. The parent may have strongly influenced the way the native finds his or her sense of identity for better or worse.

With constant vulnerability and emotional exposure, those with Moon in the 1st often learn to be emotionally resilient and strong. With a lot of emotional pain due to a heightened sensitivity, these natives often develop a strong, compassionate understanding of emotions. This pain can often supply the natives emotional intelligence and perhaps even empathy for others. Although impressionable, natives with this placement show strength through flexibility rather than sustainability, for they are able to adapt to the many obstacles they face.

Sun-Moon Midpoints

Sun-Moon midpoints are so interesting. It’s essentially the balanced blend of energies between two planets. For the Sun-Moon midpoint specifically, it is the blend of the external and internal energies. Your midpoints often shows a sense of comfort in natal chart, and it could perhaps be the “spot” you’re striving for when it comes to balancing certain planetary energies.

But what’s interesting is the relationship between the Sun-Moon midpoint and the planets involved to make that midpoint. Note that midpoints, like aspects, are calculated using the exact degrees, or location of the planets in the natal chart. Only major aspects between the Sun and Moon will be discussed.

To clarify, these situations will not occur unless you have other planets that are conjunct to your Sun-Moon midpoint or if you encounter someone whose planets are conjunct to your Sun-Moon midpoint. The Sun-Moon midpoint is a sensitive, but passive point on your natal chart that will not be activated unless it makes an aspect to a planet.

For those with a Sun conjunct Moon aspect, their Sun-Moon midpoint will be conjunct to the Sun and Moon. This means that the Sun-Moon midpoint will function neutrally with the planets involved. However, this neutral energy is strong, for this energy can either go for better or worse. A conjunction is seen to be a union or fusion between two planets, and the Sun-Moon midpoint proves this point further, for it does represent a fusion of energies between two planets. Example: Sun in Gemini conjunct Moon in Gemini. The Sun-Moon midpoint is in Gemini.

For those with a Sun opposing Moon aspect, their Sun-Moon midpoint will be square to the Sun and Moon. This means that the Sun-Moon midpoint will function uncomfortably with the individual planets involved. While the native can feel comfortable with the energies of the Sun-Moon midpoint, they feel like this comfort doesn’t show a genuine sense of who they are externally and internally. There is a simultaneously comfortable, but unsettling block with expressing the self. Example: Sun in Aries opposing Moon in Libra. The Sun-Moon midpoint is in Capricorn.

For those with a Sun trine Moon aspect, their Sun-Moon midpoint will be sextile to the Sun and Moon. This means that the Sun-Moon midpoint will function harmoniously with the planets involved in the sense that the environment to express such energies will be favorable. While the means of expression is different, the environment of expression is the same. This shows that the expression of energies will flow freely. Example: Sun in Scorpio trine Moon in Cancer. The Sun-Moon midpoint is in Virgo.

For those with a Sun sextile Moon aspect, their Sun-Moon midpoint will be semisextile to the planets in involved. A semisextile aspect can give a neutral aspect that can bring annoyance or clarity to the native. The native may feel that the Sun-Moon midpoint is very much a balance point in the sense that it provides something different. Those with a Sun sextile Moon aspect often express their energies in the same polarity, but the Sun-Moon midpoint provides an opportunity in the sense that it will present a different polarity, a different environment to express. Example: Sun in Capricorn sextile Moon in Pisces. The Sun-Moon midpoint is in Aquarius.

For those with a Sun square Moon aspect, their Sun-Moon midpoint will be semisquare to the planets involved. With a semisquare, there is indeed a tension that the native can struggle to overcome. With a semisquare, one planet will be sextile strictly in terms of the signs while the other sign will be semisextile strictly in terms of the signs. While the sextile and semisextile are harmonious and neutral respectively, this mixture can often result in confusion. This means that one planet may work better than the other, but with this, the disfunction between the other planet can bring a block to the planet working harmoniously with the midpoint. Example: Sun in Cancer square Moon in Aries. The Sun-Moon midpoint is in Taurus.

A Cancer Moon will try to bravely face their emotions head on, letting their strong emotions influence many of their actions and words. They can find themselves saying, “I NEED my emotions. Without my emotions, I don’t have a sense of DIRECTION. Without my emotions, I am LOST.”

A Scorpio Moon will try to investigate their emotions and figure out the world, letting their intense emotions take over them. They can find themselves saying, “My emotions are TELLING me something. I need to know what it is, and I won’t stop INVESTIGATING it. Once I find it, I’ll be emotionally at peace.”

A Pisces Moon will try to search for things not found in this world through their emotions, for they are willing to get lost in their feelings. They can find themselves saying, “My emotions can be quite CONFUSING, but somehow, some way, I will figure it out. I don’t know what I’m exactly looking for, but I feel that my emotions is the only way to find what I truly NEED.”

A water moon is very emotionally intelligent. Out of all the four elements, they acknowledge, take, and accept emotions as it is. Their emotions are truly authentic and raw, but despite all of this, their emotions storm and swirl under a still, tranquil demeanor.