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| Sun, Moon, Ascendant |
| THE SUN First and foremost, the Sun and its sign reflect your individuality. This is the core human expression that each of us is born with. THE MOON Where the Sun reflects your individuality, the Moon reflects the less conscious part of your personality. Its position in the birthchart can reveal a lot about where your emotional stress comes from, and how you react instead of consciously respond to events and situations. The Moon is also where you find information about how you assimilate and store information - about how you learn, and about how your memory functions. SUN / MOON AS A TEAM Science teaches us that the Sun is a huge, very hot object, and that the Moon is a much smaller cold one. However, what we experience is that the Moon and Sun are the same size. This means that when the Moon passes directly in front of the Sun, a total eclipse occurs. When the Earth passes between the Sun and Moon, we experience a lunar eclipse. These eclipses occur with striking regularity, in nineteen-year patterns or cycles. The astrological significance of this pattern is revealed in the joint functions of the Sun and Moon. o Conscious and Unconscious - The Sun represents consciousness and the Moon represents the less conscious side of our minds. When the Sun is eclipsed, we experience a moment of profound unconsciousness. Something similar happens with lunar eclipses. This time there is a momentary disconnection from unconscious processes. To a certain extent each lunar phase connects us to the less conscious natural processes of life. o Spirit and Form - The Sun reflects spirit, while the Moon is the essence of form. The Sun provides you with a picture of what spirit means for you personally. As you grow and learn, you return to the energy of the Sun because you find your true strength there. o The interplay between the Sun and Moon allow you to move back and forth between conscious thoughts and feelings on the one hand, and the less conscious world of memory and dreams on the other. In this way you can recall your memories, and you can put them to use in your daily life. ASCENDANT The sign on the Ascendant indicates a focus for your life beyond the Sun and Moon signs. The Ascendant is not the same as the Sun or Moon, or any other planet for that matter. The Sun indicates your individuality - who and what you actually are. There is an undercurrent of less conscious activity that is represented by the Moon. The Moon also indicates how your nature, as shown by the Sun, is likely to manifest in your life. The Ascendant indicates how you show yourself to others, and what you choose to show. You are on stage, in a way, and the Ascendant indicates the sort of character you generally play - the mask you wear. |
