The Moon in Astrology: Meanings and Uses

Episode 294 features a discussion with astrologer Israel Ajose about the meaning of the Moon in astrology, and some different techniques that incorporate the Moon in the western astrological tradition. This is the first in a series of new episodes on the significations of each of the planets, and I decided to start with the Moon because it is the closest celestial body to Earth. In order to ground the episode in the astrological tradition we read through several different passages from ancient and modern astrologers to see how they described the meaning of the Moon in astrology. We then used this as a jumping off point for further discussions, and in order to look at some of the different techniques that use the Moon as their focal point in western astrology. The passages that we read from different astrologers include Vettius Valens, William Lilly, Reinhold Ebertin, Robert Hand, Richard Tarnas, and Demetra George. Israel Ajose is a practicing astrologer from the UK, and is the President of the Astrological Lodge of London, which is the oldest astrological society in the English-speaking world, having been founded in 1915 by Alan and Bessie Leo. Israel previously appeared on episode 213 of The Astrology Podcast where I interviewed him about the Astrological Lodge in person while on a trip to Europe. You can find out more about Israel on his website: SacredPlanets.com Follow Israel on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and his YouTube channel. This episode is available in audio and video versions below. Timestamps Here are some timestamps for topics covered at different points in the episode: 00:00:00 Intro 00:06:49 Moon sign vs Sun sign 00:10:11 Rising sign vs Sun sign 00:13:10 Earthiness of the Moon 00:17:10 7 spheres diagram 00:20:26 Causal influences of moon 00:24:24 Moon glyph and dignity scheme 00:26:20 Valens’ Moon significations 00:33:23 Moon in Thema Mundi 00:34:30 Joy of Moon in 3rd house 00:37:52 Moon and mother 00:40:09 Body parts and the moon 00:42:12 Israel’s natal chart 00:43:00 Night charts and the moon 00:49:26 Domicile rulerships 00:51:00 The Moon as receptor 00:56:23 Possessions and fortune 01:02:10 Valens 3rd house significations 01:08:26 Mother figures and the Moon 01:11:20 William Lilly moon significations 01:16:30 Condition of the Moon 01:20:15 Moon Phases 01:26:30 Application and separation of the Moon 01:29:30 Void of Course 01:43:20 Paulus Alexandrinus on separation and application 01:46:30 More on Void of Course 01:54:50 Moon phases in the birth chart 02:01:21 Eclipses 02:05:21 Reinhold Ebertin significations 02:07:24 Moon and the Soul 02:11:28 More Ebertin significations 02:20:45 Moon and Women 02:23:45 Robert Hand significations 02:27:21 Jung and Freud 02:30:40 Richard Tarnas significations 02:42:00 Demetra George significations 02:48:00 Secondary progressed moon 02:52:33 7 Ages of Man and lunar ascendant 02:55:42 Moon sign horoscopes 02:58:46 Israel’s 11th house moon 03:00:44 Astrological Lodge of London