The purpose of the plant is to now give back to the earth, to those who brought it into being and to nurture others.īy the time the Third Quarter comes around, the harvest is over, the abundance has been shared and what is left in the fields begins to decompose. As the Full Moon progresses through its forty-five degrees the flower becomes the fruit. The work has been done and the gardener can stand back and assess his efforts. The phase of the Full Moon is the completion. By ridding itself of everything superfluous, the culmination of its entire past from its beginning is brought to the moment of its achievement by coming into bloom. By firmly anchoring its life force, the plant is able to concentrate its energies in the growth of stems and leaves with the tiny buds appearing by the beginning of the Gibbous Phase.ĭuring the Gibbous Phase the plant is focusing on the reason for its existence. When the First Quarter comes about, the plant has passed the initial stages of survival and is now sending down roots. During the remaining stages of the Crescent Phase the plant goes through a strengthening process, mobilizing its energies against the elements of nature. In the early degrees of the Crescent Phase, the sprout is drawn up from the earth by the initial impulses of light. One way to describe these phases is to use the analogy of the plant.Īt the New Moon the seed is in the ground preparing for germination. Beginning at zero degrees it will have completed its cycle at three hundred and sixty degrees. The first phase is the New Moon at which time no light is emanating from its surface. These phases each have their own unique characteristics which influence all life on the planet. Within an approximate twenty-eight day cycle the Moon will have passed through eight phases, each phase lasting about forty-five degrees or three and a half days.

As the Moon distributes the light of the Sun each night, we experience this partnership and are able to understand their relationship in forming the personality of the human being.Įach night a different amount of light is given off by the Moon according to its changing relationship with the Sun. The Moon being the closest heavenly body to us controls the rhythm of the sea and all its creatures as well as the flow of blood in the human body.

The Sun is the light and life of our system.

While the Sun is the most yang, projective, giving us our sense of individual self and purpose, the Moon is the most yin, receptive, providing us with the application of our purpose. The two most fundamental energies in our birth chart are the Sun and the Moon.

Lunar Phases in the Natal Chart: Interpretations.

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