posted July 17, 2005 07:39 AM
Interesting article... I hope you guys find it useful-A prominent Moon indicates a frequent desire for change. Even well aspected, there may be restlessness, and mobility is a must for these individuals. In some cases these tendencies may carry over to the style in dress, indicating a faddist. Those individuals who are somewhat faddists even in their diets most likely have a notable Moon. A love of travel also accompanies a prominent Moon, and there is usually an inclination to move frequently. Such individuals adapt fairly easily to new surroundings. They accomplish this, in part, by adding some touches of home wherever they go. This love for movement has it’s advantages by putting one more easily into the appropriate environment to forward the personal calling, and in contact with those who can be of assistance. If these restless tendencies are carried to an extreme, individuals constantly change directions and find it difficult to produce lasting results along a single purpose line.
Highly sensitive and variable, the Moon is greatly influenced by any planet it contacts. Each contact signifies certain individual talents and qualities, and describes fine points regarding the opinions and responses of others to us. Easy contacts suggest that relationships run smoothly for the most part, and these individuals rarely need give much thought to their public status. On the other hand, there may be squares or oppositions suggesting some slight quirks in the personality. These personality quirks are often reflected in fluctuations or reversals in popularity and status. These very peculiarities are, frequently, the very source of individual success, but the reflective aspect suggests a certain amount of stress and possible setbacks unless properly directed. Some of the most famous achievers had stressful Moon aspects to overcome, and as you’ll see shortly, it is better to have difficult contacts than no contacts at all. For fame and popularity, the more aspects to the Moon, the better!
It is common to have both easy flowing and hard aspects to the Moon. This shows that the individual has both talents and weaknesses for cultivating popularity and for maintaining the support of the public. While some relationships run smoothly, there may be difficulties with certain people, or there may be a flaw in the image one presents which attracts peculiar problems. The Moon and its aspects are especially revealing about our relationships with women, our mother and wife included, and the kind of support or lack of it that we can expect from them. The aspect descriptions given further on may be helpful in making these judgments.
Famous Moons
In order to investigate the importance of the Moon’s influence as it relates to popularity and public appeal, the author, using the charts of 150 famous people conducted a research project. The list included actors/actresses, artists, writers, musicians, politicians, sportsmen, and sundry others. Guidelines were kept simple, but because of the rapid speed of the Moon, only those charts were included which had an accurate time of birth. The findings are enlightening!
The first item noted was the zodiac signs of the famous Moons and this appears to be only slightly influential. Out of the 150 charts surveyed, Aquarius topped the list by a small margin. Since the sign is associated with the world at large and group affiliations, the Moon in this sign shows sensitivity to the needs of humanity. Followers come easily when they feel that their own interests are at heart. Individuals with this Moon sign are easily identified with as an essential participant in the group whose support they require. Having the ability to do this means the battle is half won already. This Moon placement also suggest individuals who are able to remain objective. Their emotions are cool and stable.
The remaining signs were fairly evenly divided with two exceptions. The signs Aries and Scorpio held fewer of these Moons than the other signs, by a significant number. One of two things might explain this. Had another 50 or 100 charts been included in the study, the number of Aries and Scorpio Moons might have increased to even out with the remaining signs. Another explanation, which substantiates the earlier Aquarius pattern, is that individuals with these Mars ruled Moons frequently make quick decisions based on their emotions, and follow through with immediate action. While this is an outstanding virtue, even a requirement in some professions, it may not always be appropriate when appealing to the masses. It is difficult to please all of the people all of the time, more especially so when the emotions are involved, and these individuals are emotionally passionate and intense about everything they do.
The house placements of these famous Moons were also fairly evenly divided in the study. Although the angular houses held their fair share of the famous Moons, they did not top the list as one might expect. The most occupied house was the eleventh, the natural home of the sign Aquarius.
The dominant feature revealed in this study was the significant number of aspects made by the Moons in the natal horoscopes. The widest allowable orb was used to determine the aspects; 10 degrees for the conjunction, square, trine and opposition, and 6 degrees for the sextile.
The average number of Moon aspects was 3.5. Only major aspects were considered, so this figure would have been considerably higher if the minor aspects were taken. Less than 5% of the charts had only one aspect to the Moon, and in these there were other outstanding features in the charts. These Moons were usually angular, so it appears that an angular Moon can make up for a lack of aspects and adds to its overall prominence. 10% of the charts had six or more aspects to the Moon.
To illustrate a sampling of charts within the current world of entertainment, Walt Disney’s Moon was both angular and involved in seven major aspects! Of these, four were squares. The square to Neptune, suggesting a tendency to live in a world of fantasy, was turned to his advantage when he followed up on the appearance of Mickey Mouse in one of his dreams. John Travolta, whose popularity is still soaring, has five Moon aspects of which four are stressful contacts. The square to Mars indicates that he has had some difficulties to overcome in gaining a strong public image, while the sextile to Saturn enabled him to press on in a responsible manner until he succeeded. Madonna’s first house Moon makes only three contacts, but of these, there is a square to Saturn. Her chart shows an opposite theme to Travolta’s, with a trine to Mars and square to Saturn. While it was easy for her to gain a strong public image, she had lessons to learn about being self-seeking in her ambitions.
Lindaland
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posted July 17, 2005 07:39 AM
posted July 17, 2005 09:51 AM
. And it's also in your article.