NAVAGRAHA · MOON

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In Vedic astrology the Moon governs the mind -- manas in Sanskrit: the part of you that reacts before thinking begins. Where the unease surfaces first, where you retreat when you are tired, which stepped-on nerve flips your face in an instant. It also stands for your source of emotional security, and for your bond with your mother and the experience of being cared for. Vedic astrology actually weights the Moon above the Sun -- the dasha system (the Vedic planetary timetable of life's chapters) is calculated from the Moon's position. To know what someone is like in private, read the Moon first.

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  1. Fire · Cardinal Moon in Aries Emotions like a match -- quick to strike, fierce to burn, fast to fade.
  2. Earth · Fixed · Exalted Moon in Taurus The Moon's exaltation -- the steadiest heart in all twelve signs.
  3. Air · Dual Moon in Gemini You digest feelings by talking -- one good conversation and the air changes.
  4. Water · Cardinal · Own sign Moon in Cancer The Moon comes home -- fluent in emotion as a first language.
  5. Fire · Fixed Moon in Leo A stage lives in your chest -- you only relax once truly seen.
  6. Earth · Dual Moon in Virgo Order against anxiety -- worry is the mother tongue of your love.
  7. Air · Cardinal Moon in Libra A heart on scales -- you only sleep once the relationships are at peace.
  8. Water · Fixed · Debilitated Moon in Scorpio The Moon's debilitation -- deep water learning to let feelings surface.
  9. Fire · Dual Moon in Sagittarius When the heart sinks you look far away -- meaning is your painkiller.
  10. Earth · Cardinal Moon in Capricorn A heart run on a schedule -- carrying weight is how you say love.
  11. Air · Fixed Moon in Aquarius Feeling from behind glass -- the calm is camouflage, not a missing heart.
  12. Water · Dual Moon in Pisces A heart with no waterproofing -- the world's feelings, absorbed in full.