Because the Moon affects water and emotions alike, it exerts a subconscious influence on all living things. For millennia, farmers have known about using the power of the Moon for crops, from the time of planting. For example, planting seeds when the Moon is in a water sign provides a fertile beginning. We are all part of the life on Earth, so it affects us in the same way.
We are vibrational beings. The frequency of the planets is always influencing us. During my musical performance days, I started observing the general energy of the audience. Then, I began correlating it with the current Moon sign and phase. Soon, I started to see recurring patterns when the Moon was in a particular sign. I kept a kind of ‘lunar journal’, making note of the energy atmosphere as the Moon goes through all twelve signs every month.
Start Your Lunar Journal
I always recommend keeping this lunar journal, especially for my clients who have either a water sign rising, or dominant water on planets in their charts. But even if you weren’t born with dominant water placements, it still applies. Start by doing it retroactively. The moon will be in each sign for about 2.5 days, so if you had a really good or bad day, you can go online and find out what sign it was in, and write down what you experienced.
After several months of keeping track, you’ll start to see the patterns. Then, you can ‘surf’ the various energies to make the most of them. For example, if you have an arduous task, like maybe cleaning out a closet, wait for the Moon to be in Capricorn or Virgo to help you. Taurus is also good for seeing a project through. If the Moon were in Leo, or maybe Aries, you’d be more likely to want to go have a good time (Leo) or not finish the job when you lose interest. (Aries)
Let the Moon be a Daily Weather Forecast
Keep in mind that everyone else is influenced with the same current Moon energy, so if you needed approval of some idea, don’t present it with the Moon in Virgo, because Virgo is all about improvement and tiny details, so nothing can ever be good enough. However, with the Moon in Leo, people are much more gregarious, and more likely to be benevolent.
The Most Important Point
Now, for the most important point: the Moon rules your emotions, therefore, dictates your thoughts, and thoughts are always followed by energy. This makes you a frequency magnet. You’re like a radio transmitter, continually sending out a signal to the Universe. The Law of Attraction is absolute; it’s always in motion. Whether you’re aware of it or not doesn’t make a difference. You will attract more of whatever dominant vibration you carry, and it becomes your reality. So essentially, emotion results in the manifestation of circumstances for more of the same emotion. That’s a great motivation to stay tuned to a vibration that feels good, so you attract more things that continue to make you feel good.
Claim Your Power and Use It to Uplift
The great news is that we all have ultimate power over our thoughts and emotions, though we often relinquish that power, saying “I can’t help how I feel.” The truth is that you can absolutely make a conscious choice about how you feel about, and react to, outside influence. It just takes some practice, and the realization that not choosing to alter your emotional response is setting you up for more similar external stimulus. In times of great stress, I learned to tell myself that “Everything outside this moment is imaginary, and in this moment, I’m OK and I have peace.” It kept my emotions from looping the same vibe over and over, setting me up for more of the same. When my mind would wander back to the upsetting thing, I kept repeating and reminding myself that those thoughts were only the thoughts in my head, and I can choose what to think about in any given moment. So I always choose to remember my blessings and let those loop for a while. This helps to ‘prime the pump’ into creating a dominant vibration of gratitude, peace and wellness.
Be Your Own Captain
This is why it’s so empowering to know where the Moon is every day. Learn the influence of the sign it’s in, because it can be the impetus for an emotional reaction to an outside influence. In understanding the energy, we are less likely to be ‘under its spell’ and more likely to be the captain of our own ship. Always choose to feel good or better, and after about 30 days of staying in the higher vibration, your reality must shift for the better.
