usmcsis's Diaryland Diary ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- holy horoscope batman! Home is where the heart is for Cancer, a great nurturer and protector of family, home and tradition. This sign is ruled by the Moon, and the Crab's emotions often swing with the cycle of that shimmering orb. Catch that mood on an upswing, and you are likely to encounter a caring and devoted soul who can easily take the lead in romance. The strong-willed, persistent Crab will usually get its way, but that's not a bad thing, since it usually means being drawn into a shell, which is rife with carnal pleasures. As is natural to a Water sign, Cancer's moods can flow like a meandering river or rage like the highest seas. Either way, the Crab rewards brave sailors with a seductive nest in which to test many moods, feelings and emotions. Scarlett O'Hara, that great protector of Tara, must've been a Crab!
The home is where we feel secure. It's our retreat. Our most personal possessions, thoughts and dreams live in our homes. In Astrology, home is ruled by Cancer, the Fourth House, which is the most private point in the chart. It is the complete opposite of the public persona. Cancer rules motherhood and nurturing, and home is where we can create emotional security. On the shadow side, childhood associations of home may not include security or safety. Or we may marry badly or live in a neighborhood where we do not feel safe in own homes. However, home as an adult is a reflection of ourselves, a projection of our personal tastes and how we like our immediate environment. When someone comes into our home, we feel revealed.
Since the Moon is the closest 'Planet' to Earth, this satellite literally zips around the Zodiac, completing its circuit in less than a month. It also touches us more deeply than most Planets. As the ruler of the tides, it is fitting that the Moon should be the ruler of our emotions. Still waters run deep? Making waves? A wellspring of emotion? Yes, our emotions have long been portrayed in terms of the sea: fluid, momentous, churning from within. Mood swings, instinct, how we feel about things and how our feelings affect others are all influenced by the Moon. Whereas the Sun gives us our spirit, it's the Moon which gives us our soul. The Moon is goddess-like in that it symbolizes mother and the relationship between woman and child. This Planet (also known as a luminary) speaks to the women in one's life and their role as nurturer. Fertility, pregnancy and childbirth are also governed by the Moon. We see the Moon casting its silvery glow from our earliest moments, when we were stroked and caressed by our mother and felt her tender touch. Our emotions manifest themselves through our being and set the tone for our daily lives. The Moon is party to this continuum, rendering us vital one moment and fragile the next. We're up and down, naughty or nice, and may laugh wildly or cry at will. Through the Moon's energy, we endeavor to reconcile these varied emotions in order to make ourselves complete and one with the world. The Moon also helps us see that which we want, and to use memory and the past as part of this process. The Moon spends roughly 2 1/2 days in each sign and takes 28 days to circumnavigate the Zodiac. It is feminine energy and rules Cancer and the Fourth House.
The Moon has always been a mystery to us. We watch it change shape and appear in the sky in a different position each night. Our astrologer, Kelli, says that as a child, she felt the moon was following her -- that must have been her "Moon Shadow." Looked at naively, you can say that the sun is reliable. It rises regularly, whereas the moon is moody. It comes up every evening an hour later and fades and wanes and disappears. In Egypt, the moon is the male god Min. In most civilizations, however, the moon is feminine. --Maria von Franz, The Feminine in Fairytales Our language carries reminders that the Moon has affected us since childhood. We speak of the man in the Moon and the cow that jumped over the Moon. Indigenous peoples all over the globe have stories about the image that we see in the face of the Full Moon. Most of those are feminine images. The first person on the Moon is now part of the iconography of the contemporary world. In an Eskimo story reported by Knut Rasmussen, the man in the moon falls out of the sky, "made harmless" by a young woman's magic. "The moon spirit is incalculable and can become dangerous; he takes, but he also gives, and man must sacrifice to him or order to share in the things over which he rules. The Moon doesn't have its own light -- it reflects the light of the Sun. It is associated with the receptive feminine qualities. Some traditions assign it the "passive" feminine nature, that which receives and is fertilized. In ancient times, the Moon was the major light in the night. With no electricity, the changing phases of the Moon had a much more direct effect on people. Like a child's night light, the Moon was a comfort, like the mother is a comfort to babies. At the beginning of the cycle, the New Moon disappears and we have a black sky for as long as three days. We carry such information in our ancestral memories, even if we now live in the middle of a city with every street lit and night lights in every room. On some level, we still feel the Moon cycles. The dark of the Moon, for instance, may be associated with deeper mysteries and secrets, because without light, things can be hidden. In each of the phases, the Moon's influence represents different life situations. Wouldn't it be great if we could predict what we have to deal with just by following the cycles of the Moon? It doesn't work that way, but we can use our awareness of the Moon's influence, and work with the energy that's traveling to our planet to help with whatever we're going through. Women seem especially sensitive to the cycles of life: there are those who've gone before and prepared the way for present life; in turn, present life will give way to new.... And it is for us to take the best of what we have been given and carry it forward into the future for our children and our children's children. --Marilyn Sewell, Cries of the Spirit
House of Family and Home The Fourth House is commonly referred to as the House of Home. When we think of home, we think of that place where we put down our roots. We lay our foundation and plant ourselves firmly into the Earth, as it were. One day, we will return to that very same Earth. The Fourth House brings things full circle by also addressing old age, endings and our final resting place. Much of the emphasis of the Fourth House, however, is on the concept of home. By laying down roots, we make a home for ourselves, or more specifically, the self. It's worth noting that in addition to the external home (all the bricks and mortar around us), we have really brought the essential self home. 'I'm home.' The words themselves have a peaceful ring to them. The self is now centered, grounded, one and at peace with the Earth. We seek to come home both physically and psychically, for ourselves and for those we love. By creating home, we create a meeting place, a sanctuary, a sacred place for ourselves and for others. In our home, we integrate the self with all that has come before us and helped to shape what we are today. We create a domestic space which comforts and nurtures us and serves to keep safe those we love. Also important here are family history, cultural and societal norms, and ways of being. All of these are ruled by the Fourth House, as are our ancestry, roots and heritage. These qualities are brought 'home' through us and integrated into the place we call home. Helping to create the home we make are our parents, for it is they who greatly nurture and shape our being. Therefore, the Fourth House can also be thought of as the House of the Mother, the Parent or the Nurturer. Looking at things from a strictly tangible point of view, we can see that the Fourth House also encompasses physical structures (houses) and real estate. The Fourth House represents family, history and traditions. All of these contribute to the process of becoming a true, actualized and individualized self. This is how we come home. The Fourth House is ruled by the Sign Cancer and the Moon. can anybody tell me what the hell all of that actually means? :P 6:14 pm - 10 Sep 2004 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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