posted July 10, 2012 10:44 PM            

Emotionally independent and needing space, this Moon can feel cut off and isolated despite being deeply concerned about the future of humanity. Intuitive and perceptive, it has the potential for expressing universal love.

THE BIGGER PICTURE
The soul with Moon in Aquarius is good at seeing the bigger picture. It can look to the future with foresight and perspicacity. It has an urge to revolutionize the social order. It can see exactly what is needed to improve the lot of humanity or a group. When working positively, this Moon is not swayed by emotional arguments and can look objectively at what is good for everyone. Yet it is rather like a scientist looking in on an experiment, isolated and apart. The self-contained soul with this Moon finds it difficult to relate on a one-to-one basis, and feels emotionally isolated. The task is to develop relationship skills that include both the bigger picture and the individual. The challenge is to utilize the perceptive insights of Aquarius in understanding other people and their needs.

THE REVOLUTIONARY
Deeply ingrained in this soul is a revolutionary archetype. It may be expressed as the rebel, the reformer, the non-conformist, the catalyst. Its urge is to bring change. This is the Uranian part of Aquarius, which may want change for change’s sake but is more often to do with shifting something that is deeply entrenched either in the psyche or in humanity. What is entrenched is the fixed, saturnine part of Aquarius. The soul may have been on a path in the past that was different, but not necessarily constructive. Now the soul has to balance the two energies, to bring about change in an organized fashion that keeps the best of the old and only throws off what has been outgrown.

EMOTIONAL NEEDS
This soul has deep emotional needs, but is frequently out of touch with them. It responds instinctively and unconsciously. Seemingly rational, dispassionate, and head-oriented, it does not notice how deeply it is motivated by security needs that conflict with its powerful need for freedom. This inner war leads to someone who is pulled apart by reactions over which there is no control. Challenged by emotions, the soul retreats to a cold and lonely place. Someone comes close, a secure relationship looks likely, and the soul runs to freedom. It then regrets this but does not know how to respond differently. Fear of intimacy complicates the picture still farther. The soul has developed a pattern of formal, non-close relationships. Expression of feelings is hindered by a fear of becoming emotionally engulfed. And yet the soul needs a secure relationship. The task is to become conscious of the instinctive reaction and learn how to respond differently, developing intimacy and maintaining sufficient space.

LUNAR FOOD
This soul finds emotional sustenance in social interaction and working for society. However, a close, intimate relationship with someone who is able to appreciate a need for space would provide nourishment at a more personal level.

MOTHERING EXPECTATIONS
What the soul seeks is a freedom-loving, somewhat unconventional mother who nevertheless recognizes the need for boundaries and guidelines. What you expect to find, however, is an eccentric, unstable mother who embarrasses you and who finds it impossible to give consistent discipline.

ANCESTRAL INHERITANCE
There is always something a little different about farsighted Aquarius. The ancestral pattern may be one of fighting for freedom and the rights of the individual. Taken to extremes, this could be the anarchist and revolutionary. Taken personally, it could be the eccentric who defiantly follows his or her own path, the independent thinker, or the humanitarian. However, Aquarius can also be cold and unresponsive, or unstable and unpredictable. The soul with this Moon is never quite sure what to expect. Home is rarely a safe haven.