THE MOON IN ASTROLOGY - Part I

According to Astrology, Moon represents our unconsciousness, our intimate side; also it indicates how we feel and experience our mother, for a man especially, and for a woman, it shows in which way she lives this role. It also expresses the force of our roots.
Moon is an inner and outer force inside Man, the power ruling life rhythm, wake-sleep, day-night, it is connected to hypothalami and to the white glands of our body, which are directly fed by the Moon.

This archetypical being is linked to water, to your watery world inside, world of emotions.
The way you  experience and express your emotions depends on the position of the Moon in your natal chart.
If the Moon is in a high sector of your chart (10° house for ex.), you tend to assimilate emotions mentally. In a low sector (4° house), the assimilation arrives through your heart. Moon in 1° house is a personal and subjective way to live emotions. Moon in 7° house is an objective way to do it, because you tend to share somebody else's point of view.

Varying the element where the Moon is placed in your chart, your life philosophy changes:
Moon in Air signs (Gemini, Libra and Aquarius), you tend to be idealistic, trying to make this world a better place. The risk is that the dream is too detached from your own power to realize it. The challenge to root yourself in the HERE and NOW.
Moon in Water signs (Cancer, Scorpio and Pisces), you tend TO BE your emotions, your temper is passionate and you filter life through your heart, but here the risk is to be overwhelmed by your own feelings. The challenge is to build up a path for emotions, in order to let them nourish you and the others around you.
Moon in Earth signs (Taurus, Virgo and Capricorn), you tend to be rational, never overexposed, always coming to terms with what is right and what is wrong, trying to keep everything under control, for fear that the world order may tumble down if you do not keep an eye on it. The risk here is an overdose of stress, while the challenge is to learn to breath freely and to accompany others to understand the world order, because you have it so clear in your mind.
Moon in Fire signs (Aries, Leo and Sagittarius) you tend to be an avenger, trying to rid the world from the wrong, to establish an order according to your own personal law, which is the only valuable. The risk is to became a tyrant, abandoned by your own siblings that cannot stand the way to impose your personality. The challenge is to indicate what is wrong in the world and to teach the others how to avoid it.


TO BE CONTINUED

SATURN, MASTER OF KARMA - A hint for Aries, Cancer, Libra and Capricorn

In ancient times Saturn was the farthest planet from the Sun known to Man, who embodied him with the role of Time, Kronos, father of all gods, who ended up by eating them all not to share their power with them.
In karmic astrology Saturn is considered to be the Master of Karma and its transits along our natal chart empower us with self-assertiveness. The path towards our own power can be easy or hard, depending on how we allow Saturn to do the job for us, abandoning ourselves to its rules of taking away what we do not really need and building up around us a true-to-our-soul reality.

The Sun symbolizes our awaken conscience, while Saturn, being so far from it, is our unconsciousness. This is the reason why it is so hard for us to understand its principle and subsequent lessons, tending to feel ourselved as victims of life's cruelty.
To take the best out of it, we should instead get to know it better, so it can give us a root and a structure through which we can stand for ourselves.
For example, Saturn's transit is now in the sign of Libra, involving also Aries, Cancer and Capricorn. The sensation arising is of obstacles along the way, sense of  retreatment and loneliness, melancholia. The target is to move our eyes within to understand where we are and where we are going. Letting Saturn guiding our life means to see our higher ideals come true, by getting, for example a job that suits us better, or getting rid of bad situations or unpleasant people. It could also lead Real Love into your life (this happened to me in 1995 and so it is since then!).
Bear in mind that its ultimate task to make us grow into self-conscious adults, able to create a better world with their joyful thoughts!

I wish all a good life!
Stefania Ashtalan

WATER SIGNS IN ZODIAC (CANCER, SCORPIO AND PISCES)

Now we will talk about water signs because I want to talk about emotion, a sea where we can drown and suffocate, a huge wave overwhelming us, up- and downstreaming, a hole in the stomach, palpitating heart, overreacting nervous system. Emotion invades us and we cannot understand what it is, not to give it a name. We feel distressed because such a depth frightens us and we only want to run where we can feel safe and warm. Yet we are running from ourselves, because that depth carries our name written in itself.
We need emotions to express ourselves, they are our instruments to live, feel, love. The only problem is that nobody teaches us how to feel and to express an emotion aloud but not shockingly for us and for others. Intensity frightens us. Oversensitive souls perceive themselves as freaks because no one ever taught them how to use their inner treasure to build their own world. Everybody should paint their own world in the special colors rising from the soul, just to see a reflection of ourselves around us. To make sure we are there and we can affect our simblings positively.
In ancient times oversensitive people were considered half-gods because they could perceive God in everything. Emotion is our pathway to God. Let us give our feelings the right role in our life and let us welcome intensity.
Those who incarnate in a Water Sign have this hard task to feel in a time where most people are frozen inside. What can happen is then that they could feel lonely and miserable even to their own eyes, until they learn to use their gift properly. Sometimes, when you meet one of them, we could have the sensation they have no skin, they have no division line between themselves and the outer world. They could be extremely permeable and consider themselves as castaways in a storming sea.
Do them a favour, explain to them that their sensitiveness is not a illness but a gift and do whatever you can to help them accept this part fundamental part, which vital for us all. Thank them for their mission.