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The astrological characteristics of the planets
| Ruler | Cancer |
| Exaltation | Taurus |
| Detriment | Capricorn |
| Fall | Scorpio |
A planet in its own Sign (Ruler), unless retrograde or seriously afflicted by the malefics, is as someone who is master of his own house and goods. In its Exaltation it is strong, but less so than were he his own master. In its Detriment it is weak, as someone in his neighbour's house and not master thereof. In its Fall it is as one who is poverty-stricken and without power.
Everything feminine, passive and conservative, is influenced by the moon. The moon symbolizes protective instincts, moods and enthusiasm. She indicates introvertion, intuition and receptivity. Furthermore: buying and dependency, adaptability, reaction, reflection, subordination and obedience. Art, poetry and dreams.
The moon rules the water and all liquids. Ebb and flow fall under its dominion, including fertility, menstruation and conception. It further symbolizes the mother, the crowd, the people, the soul, the unconscious and the psyche. In the horoscope of a man, the moon indicates a mother figure. The nature of the moon is reflective and reproductive. It imitates the forms created by the sun. The individual with a strong Moon-position could be an excellent (reproductive) artist.
Positive characteristics of the moon :
Imagination, memory, sensitivity, literary feeling, intuition, empathy, adaptability.
Negative characteristics of the moon :
Inconstant, dreamy, absent, capricious, hypersensitivity, tends to flight from reality.
Other associations :
| Zodiac Sign | the influence of the moon is at its purest in the sign of Cancer |
| House | the fourth |
| Anatomy | the stomach, breasts, uterus and the lymph |
| Colour | white, cream, silvery grey and to a lesser extent green |
| Metal | silver |
| Gemstone | all iridescent stones: moonstone, labradorite, opal. Also: pearl, carnelian, milk quartz, amber |
| Day | Monday |
Symbol : Two semi-circles express the essence of the moon, the moon bends inwards as a foetus in the womb of the mother, tending towards the interior, while the sun bursts out to all sides!
Occupation : all professions which relate to liquids: liquor, wine, mineral water, milk, laundry, dying of fabrics, sailors. All professions related to the imagination: poets, writers, painters. All professions related to caretaking: nurse, preschool or kindergarten teacher, governess, midwife. Additionaly, all professions which do not produce anything (Sun) but focus on maintenance, support and repair.
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