It can come as a surprise to some to learn that in the past, astrologers viewed the Moon as a symbol – along with Mercury – of the mind, though not of course pure intellect, but instead the more instinctual, ‘irrational’ and emotional dimensions of our mental capacities. But this is not a link that is often made today, perhaps because of the popular idea that ‘head and heart’ are polar opposites. Yet this idea of an inner division runs counter to our everyday experience since it’s clear that people’s intellectual processes are often influenced by their feelings, and equally evident that many individuals will rationalise their emotional responses in order not to feel uncomfortable or to be overwhelmed. 

And what of the Moon’s traditional association with ‘the soul’? What are we to make of that? It is a word that has been – and can still be – understood in so many different ways. 

And finally, we should note that before the discovery of Neptune, the Moon was seen as a symbol of the unbounded potential of the human imagination. Does this still have any validity or meaning today?

This wide-ranging webinar explores these less common meanings of the Moon, and covers the Moon / Mercury relationship in the birth chart, the Moon in harmonic charts the Moon in midpoint trees, and transits to the Moon – all of which may lead us to the conclusion that it is a far richer, more fluid and more multi-faceted symbol than we might ever have imagined.