To understand the Sun, Moon
and Ascendant signs in your natal chart, come to the Chart Chat in
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To read a natal chart can be
a daunting task because you are trying to interpret all of the interpenetrating
dynamics among all of the planets, aspects and houses so that it makes sense. I always start with the Sun, Moon and
Ascendant signs because I believe these are the 3 most important points in your
chart. You can just focus on these three
points and come up with 85 % of the information the person needs for understanding
themselves.
The Moon shows your
emotional needs and how you go about fulfilling those needs. For example, an Aries moon needs to lead; a
Taurus moon needs material security.
Gemini Moon needs to communicate.
We all need to be sure that these needs are satisfied before we can
proceed with the rest of our live and fulfill the promise of the Sun Sign. There is a phrase used by astrologers called
“Wallowing in your Moon” which means to spend most of your life satisfying the
moon’s emotional needs and not living out the positive aspects of your Sun. The moon is very similar to the personal
unconscious in Jungian Psychology.
As we grow, we develop what
Carl Jung called a Persona which is the face we show the world, our mask, It is
symbolized by the ascendant (rising sign).
A problem that can develop with the persona is that the mask can get too
identified with it and we think we are the persona. Your chart describes the role you will play
in this life and the ascendant describes the costume you will wear.
The Sun represents our core
identity and what you are to become. You are not born embodying your Sun sign, you
have to earn that sign and mature into it.
The Sun indicates the Self, it is what you are trying to embody or
integrate into this lifetime. You will notice
that as you get older, you become more and more your Sun sign.
Your sacred contract in this
life is to keep refining the Sun, Moon and Ascendant and use them in the most
positive way possible. One of the ways
to understand the energy of a sign is to know the corresponding myth that
describes that sign. These myths are
teaching stories because they reveal the positive and the negative aspects of
the character in the myth and show their psychological and spiritual growth
over time.
Another way to understand
the energy of the Sun, Moon and Ascendant is to look at whether or not they are
introverted or extroverted signs. Fire
and Air signs are extroverted and Water and Earth signs are introverted. Some of us have an introverted rising sign so
that others do not approach us easily to make contact and friendships, but our
Sun may be in an extroverted sign and we feel lonely and want more
relationships. Or, conversely, if our
ascendant is an extroverted sign and the Sun is introverted, we bring in people
and may feel invaded because we want more time alone.
The Moon sign is the inner
self and not easily seen by others. So
sometimes if you have a tough Moon (for example, Taurus or Capricorn) and a
cooperative ascendant (for example, Pisces or Libra), others my try to dominate
you because you look very easy to push around and then they are surprised when
you push back.
Also, looking at whether the
three points of the chart are earth, air fire or water and whether they are
cardinal fixed or mutable reveals a lot.
Water signs are deep, emotional signs; Earth signs are efficient and
like to deal with reality and concrete facts.
Air signs love abstract thought, theories and ideas. Fire signs are
intuitive and believe in fantastic possibilities.
Cardinal signs have
outgoing, radiant dynamic energy. Fixed
signs have concentrated energy and mutable signs have energy that breaks up
forms and distributes it.
Knowing the three main points in your chart and those close to you can go a long way to helping you communicate, connect and understand yourself and others.
Janet Kane
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