posted July 22, 2007 05:34 AM            

I had never looked into True Black Moon before. I have no idea why I hadn't, but your story inspired me to look it up in my chart (and then of course in my ex's chart) and it turns out there are quite a few interesting things about that!

First of all, my North Node is exactly conjunct his True Black Moon in Scorpio. Exactly. My NN is also conjunct his Sun, Juno and Cupido.

Boy, I wish Astrid had a paragraph about that one.

On the day we broke up, my ex's natal Juno was being conjuncted by transiting TBM (in retrograde - no idea what that might mean) in the 8th and his Karma was being conjuncted by TBM rx in the 9th.

Conversely, in my chart, transiting Karma asteroid had just passed over my natal TBM and transiting Moon and Mars were conjuncting it (in the 11th).

Transiting TBM rx was conjuncting my Cupido and Vertex (in the 5th, in Scorpio).

And to top that all off, my name asteroid was moving through Scorpio, in retrograde as well, and skipping along with transiting TBM rx the whole time.

For me, I know this relationship is over since it was so ridiculously karmic, but it's still crazy to see all the TBM stuff.

In our synastry chart, we also have his Black Moon Lilith and his Karma conjuncting my Vertex.

posted July 22, 2007 05:45 AM            

Information on Black Moon Lilith

Dark Moon, Black Moon or Lilith, this hypothetical point in astrology is known by several names. Some argue that the Dark Moon is one thing, Black Moon another and Lilith yet another. The reality is that there is an asteroid named Lilith, but it is not the same as the Dark or Black Moon. However, when used as a point in a birthchart, all three names appear valid as they all seem to describe the same thing.

This point arises due to the Moon's path around the ecliptic forming an axis of the perigee when the moon's orbit is closest to the earth and the apogee when its orbit is furthest from the earth. It is an empty area, a void created, an empty focus. Moving at about 40 degrees a year, the perigee is from where the path of the Dark Moon is calculated. It takes a little under nine years for it to complete its course.

In astrology, the Dark Moon is representative of the darker side of our nature, the negative side. It is the hidden depths that we know exist yet we prefer not to acknowledge. It is subtle on the surface, yet profound beneath. It is the foundations of our personality and the shocking truth that we often deny and project onto others instead. The refusal to see what is really within ourselves. The subtle refusal to see what part we may have played in some unpleasant drama of our lives, how we ourselves have manifested our fears. It is the kind of thing that we intrinsically know we have to deal with, confront the darker side in order to progress unhindered, yet most often we try to ignore. It is the deeper truth that we are forever in search of within ourselves. Probably the best use we can make of the dark moon is to explore our hidden depths, realise that we all have that darker side and go within to resolve that which ultimately hinders us.

The Dark Moon is representative of the negative traits of guilt, shame, hatred, envy, and vengefulness, often brought about by personal wounds and hurts. The true dark side of things we try to hide.

There is another side of the Dark Moon astrologically. Carl G Jung, the famous psychoanalyst described something that he called the "anima". The anima is a man's image of the ideal woman and also the feminine side of his personality. For a woman it is the image of the ideal man and the masculine side of her personality. So the dark moon in a birthchart will represent these ideals too.

It is also representative of the enchantress or the seducer, one who lures another by use of sexuality or devious means. The kind who tempts another by implying that the grass is greener on the other side, that they can "rescue" someone, but it is in reality for their own selfish gain.

The Dark Moon, Lilith, also has associations with motherhood, like her counterpart the Moon. With Lilith however, the instinctive nurturing is replaced by a strong protection of her offspring to the point that she would kill if necessary any that threatened them or caused them harm. She is also reactive against the ties involved with motherhood and the emptiness that mothers sometimes feel by isolation and the perceived lack of individuality that accompanies it.

posted July 23, 2007 04:38 AM            

I'm trying to find something constructive about BML since in my Davison with my bf we have it conjunct our Sun (0º) in our 8th house. I like how the poster in your link described BML as an intense, primal, seductive, enchanting, shadow, metaphysical point. And I found this helpful in what you quoted:

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Probably the best use we can make of the dark moon is to explore our hidden depths, realise that we all have that darker side and go within to resolve that which ultimately hinders us.

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Oh, another BML placement you and I have in common involves our name asteroid, just in different ways. Yours in a transit, while in his natal chart, my bf has his "Jane" conjunct his true BML (also his Mars and Part of Marriage). All of this in his chart conjuncts my Juno and sextiles my Karma. Guess BML is rather prominent in our relationship on all levels.

I just now thought to check tx-BML against our Davison chart back when we broke up. Tx-BML was on our Karma-DC conjunction. Have you looked into Davison charts? I'm finding them to be accurate descriptions of the relationship. You may find that too.