MOON FOR TAURUS ASCENDANT:

Let’s now talk about Moon for a Taurus ascendant. Moon rules the 3^rd house(cancer), dealing with the efforts these people make in life. 3^rd house also governs, communication skills, ability to persist and endeavor, media association, relations with siblings particularly younger ones etc. Moon ruling this house gives us an insight on how a Taurus deals with these issues. The influence of moon’s characteristic can be seen/felt when these people deal with say their siblings or when they are put into situations needing their communication skills.

Based on Jyotish literature, the 3^rd house is considered as a malefic house also known as an Upachaya house i.e one that grows and improves with time. Because of this, moon becomes a temporary malefic for this ascendant. The fickleness and volatility of the moon can at times bring issues and difficulties for these fixed, stability loving creatures.

Moon can give mixed results for these people due to its indecisive nature. This moon gets debilitated in the 7^th house of partnership for Taurus but exalted in the 1^st house itself. One way to interpret this is when it comes to any romantic or business partnership its best these people not involve many moon-like characteristics. Because that can negatively affect them and their loved ones. There is a tendency for these ascendants to lose themselves in the emotions of others and get distracted from their path of life if any partnership doesn’t work out. They should be very cautious of this love-sick nature of the moon and not get too fickle/ moody if their expectations or particular way does not go as expected.

But if this moon is used in its highest form, as working from the first, it an improve and utilize all third house skills such as networking, socializing etc to the best of its ability. Such a moon will then be able to use its nurturing and intuition to work for the native.

With these exaltation and debilitation placements as well as ruler-ship for the 3^rd house, it is best for such natives to learn to master their emotions through meditation or yoga etc. And I think its not just for Taurus but for everyone to learn to honor your emotions and ride the waves rather than trying to deflect them.

More on other planet ruler-ships coming soon…