Hi Reader!

It's been awhile since I emailed you, and it's good to be back!

I'm switching this newsletter up a bit. Instead of emailing you about the astrological weather each week, I'm going to focus on how your birth chart makes you who you are.

🔊 I'm also offering this newsletter as a private podcast that you can listen to in your favorite podcast player! The podcast this week has a few additional details about my inner child. Click here to sign up for the podcast.​

Let's start with the moon.

In every reading I do, I tell my client that the moon is your habits, instincts, needs, and attitude towards life. But what does that mean, really?

This week, I got a lot of insights on the moon from an astrology course from Brian Clark called Life Partners.

In it, he describes the moon as the summation of your experiences as a very young child, beginning with your time in the womb. This time is so formative, and yet, it's not concrete. It's a swirl of emotions, impressions, and experiences that is completely integral to who we are, but that lives in our unconscious.

The way that we engage in the world is completely colored by our lunar experiences, and yet, we're usually not even aware of them. It's kind of like the inner workings of the phone or computer you're using to read this email - they are creating this experience for you, but you have no idea how.

Understanding the moon in your birth chart is a very powerful experience, because your lunar placement dictates your attachment style, what you need to feel secure, how you experience your emotions, and so much more.

Befriending your moon is loving the deepest, most vulnerable part of yourself. And when you understand the moons of the people closest to you, you can support and love them better, too.

A story about my Scorpio Moon

My moon is in Scorpio in my 10th House, opposite Chiron, the wounded healer.

This means I have deep, torturous feelings, and I hold on to them very tightly (Moon in Scorpio). They're often connected to how others see me (Moon in the 10th House). When I feel these deep feelings, I often project my woundedness onto others, believing that they don't accept or like me (Chiron opposition).

I recently went through a time that activated my Moon/Chiron opposition. My dog was diagnosed with cancer and I felt very sad and anxious. (He's in remission now! Please send prayers and positive vibes!)

And then, I spiraled. I suddenly felt like I was all alone in the world and no one liked me. Which makes absolutely no sense, because my dog's cancer had nothing to do with other people's opinions of me. But my lunar operating system did what it always does - feel painful feelings and then project them onto other people.

This went on for a few months, until I realized I was stuck in a lunar pattern. Because of my knowledge of my birth chart, I was able to "wake up" and see what was going on. And I actually shifted out of "everyone hates me" mode very quickly.

This pattern I've been reliving for my entire life - feel painful feelings and then project them - suddenly became apparent in a way it never has been before. Now, when I shift into "pain projection mode," I'm able to see it and shift out of it in the moment.

Our birth charts are maps of how we can evolve in this lifetime, and my Moon/Chiron opposition is a great example of that.

If I'm not projecting my pain onto other people, I can shift to actively acknowledging and caretaking my own pain. I can recognize the ways in which I reject myself, and instead, shift to a stance of self-love and acceptance.

Befriend Your Moon

Whether you know anything about your lunar placement or not, you can befriend your moon right now by envisioning your inner child. Paint a vivid picture by imagining what age you are. What are you wearing? Where are you? How do you feel? What do you need? Give yourself a big hug and love that vulnerable part of yourself.

Do you want to learn more about your moon in your birth chart?

​Book a reading with me and we'll go deep into how your moon colors your life. This is one of the first steps to learning how to love yourself more and to relating with other people in a more conscious way.

We'll also look at how your lunar experience has evolved over time and what's most present for your inner world right now.

Here's to you and your intuition,

Daniela

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