Astrology Lost and Found

The moon, lit by the reflection of the sun’s light and possessing a borrowed light, in a nativity indicates man’s life, body, the mother, conception, beauty, appearance, sight, living together (i.e. legitimate marriage), nurture, the older brother, housekeeping, the queen, the mistress of the house, possessions, fortune, the city, the assembly of the people, gains, expenses, the household, voyages, travel and wanderings (it does not provide straight pathways because of Cancer).

Astrology in a Nutshell by Carl Webber "The Square influences in Astrology are in reality the Sabbitarian periods of life, and governed by the law of 7 . For instance 4x7 equals 28, which is the period in days that the Moon from birth invariably takes to return to the place it occupied when a human being is born. This Moon motion is an epitome of the motion of all the other bodies in the heavens, each of which have their septinarian period in their own spheres and these periods are the squares. They warn us to rest at such times. By resting we may overcome all serious effects of the squares . "Remember the seventh day (or period) and keep it holy." The system needs rest, not all of the system at the same time, but that sphere which the square affects, and not all of that sphere, but only such parts or matters as are governed by the planet that afflicts. As mortals we are uneasy to get out of our orbits. The trine influences open paths to us of least resista...

I always tell my students to learn the symbolism of the Moon very well. They look at me attentively thinking I’m going to tell them some great secret. All I can say is: I think Gurdjieff was right when he said cleverly, “we are all food for the Moon.” Gurdjieff, I guess was trying to make a point about the mechanical nature of Man. I sometimes wonder if we have any part of us that doesn’t function mechanically. Sometimes, I even wonder why as Astrologers, we vainly believe we should even look at the other planets in our Charts; since 99% of the time we function only through our Moons. Don’t get upset with me for saying this, because it is probably true in some way. I think, the reason we believe we function beyond our Moon is: because we can override its influence temporarily. We sublimate it until the next Full Moon, Eclipse or daily Transit; then and only then, we perceive its influence. It’s always functioning below the surface and it really is an honest and brave soul that can “own...