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1997 JULIAN LEE;
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MOON in Fourth
and at
cusp (IC)
Moon
is a usually a benign and positive influence in your Fourth Sector or
at
the "IC." ("Ic" or imum coeli means the starting cusp of the
locational
Fourth House.) The exception would be a badly positioned natal moon, or
a moon undergoing transiting attacks during the time lived in the
location.
Otherwise, Moon-Four produces sweet phenomena, especially the water and
earth moons.
Grow
Some Roots
This
is one of the major nesting influences. People who stay a long time in
the same home are likely to have a Moon-Four in their RelNats. The
Fourth
House is the Cancer House -- the Moon’s own domain. So living here your
Moon feels happy and you put down roots. People who have lived with
Moon-Four
very long are almost immovable, except when hard transits hit that Moon
or the locational Fourth House Ruler. Even if you leave, you'll
probably
be returning. These places draw you back.
Family
& Clan: Mother of All Tribes
This
is one of the best locations for family life. You find yourself
surrounded
by a group that feels like intimate family, normally including natural
family. You develop a potent family consciousness, with the strong
inclination
to benefit your little “tribe.” You become protective of them. You come
to feel emotion, deep and rich, for family and clan. You won't easily
allow
others into the family circle, but once they are in, it's in a real
way.
You become territorial, aware of family boundaries. You become
sensitive
about your space here. When someone knocks you tend to open the door
just
a bit. You'll be aware of little things that go on around your land and
home.
Moon
Beings Shine Around The House
Any
time you take a feminine planet and place it into your locational
Fourth
sector, you manifest female energies and persons around your home
space.
This is true of Moon-Four, especially for men living with it. A
female
presence around the home is a common manifestation. She'll usually have
strong "mother energy” that is comforting to be around. Often living
here
you find that your mother is a strong presence in your life. She is
nurturing
and caring (unless your moon is afflicted.) On the other hand, she can
be smothering and controlling, overfilling your life. This female can
make
it very hard to leave here; hard to be your own person. But on the
other
hand, you will feel your own attachments to her and family ties,
pulling
you to stay here. If this figure isn't your real mother, still you are
likely to find some female having a deep influence in your daily life.
The
Place of Nourishment
You
are well fed here. Somebody makes sure you eat well. This position is
an
improver of digestion and you are likely to store up food and
provisions.
You become the earth mother archetype or household herbalist, always
having
the right concoction on hand which you have acquired or made from your
garden outings. You become a saver of sentimental things.
Meaningful
objects collect around you. This location, along with Venus-, Sun-, and
Jupiter-Four, has the effect of preserving family heirlooms,
records,
and personal treasures.
The
Gardener’s Secret
Certain
planets placed into your locational Fourth House will favor successful
gardening. These include Moon, Venus, Neptune, Jupiter, and the Sun.
But
the best of them all, if you want to be a gardener or "grow your own,"
is the Moon-Four. At least this is true if you have a decent moon, not
too afflicted and better yet, in an earth or water sign. (Moons in
Cancer,
Taurus, Virgo, and Pisces are the best.) So the Moon-Four or Moon-IC
often
correlates with the inclination to garden, and success in gardening.
The
interest veers toward vegetables and herbs more than flowers, but all
sorts
of garden moments are enjoyed by these locatees. Self-sufficiency
becomes
an interest, and a fruitful activity. You will likely be found poring
over
magazines like The Mother Earth News. Gardening is less likely
and
less successful if you have a drier moon, say in Aquarius, or afflicted
by Saturn.
You
are emotional here but try not to show it. You are fidgety and like to
be moving about. At night, Moon-Four locations improve your sleep, and
enrich the dream life. (As do Jupiter-, Neptune-, and Venus-Four.) You
develop intuition and receive guidance from hunches. Your
imagination
is rich, especially when at home.
Living
here one is likely be the beneficiary of a home and property through
family
ties. By itself Moon-Four doesn’t necessarily bring a large or opulent
home, but a cozy nest. Here people tend to maintain furniture
arrangements
and family patterns for long periods. You may notice a little dirt
around
the homes of these locatees
Moon-Four
puts you a little "out of your element" when in the exterior world. The
outer realm seems brash and dangerous, and you are relieved to get back
to the sanctuary of home. Moon-Four is not an enhancer of career
development.
But you become a fixture of your realm even so. Locals come to feel you
as a part of the secret wealth of their town, the deeper layer of the
community
known best to old-timers. Just the thought of your tender concerns and
quiet staying power in the village is a comfort to those who see you
walk
by.
The
Keepers of Culture, Husbandmen of Civilization
When
you live for a while with Moon in your locational Fourth House, you
come
to understand instinctively the "cellular" principle found throughout
nature,
how separation and compartmentalization are nature's essential
techniques
allowing for the nurturance of unique and diverse life forms. You are
initiated
into the principle of the cult -- the hidden and
protected
place essential for the cultivation of life. Throughout nature
the
secret and protected place -- the cult -- makes possible the
germination,
nurturance, and cultivation of living things in their vulnerable,
inchoate
states. The seed in the ground undisturbed, the embryo in the womb, the
private family free of invasion, or the small community or cadre
nurturing
a unique or rareified lifestyle -- from these occult (hidden and
protected)
places finally emerge solid and vital life forms -- especially children
and that primordial community, the family. Cumulatively,
from out of secret places of cultivation comes one other thing
that
begins with a "c":
Culture.
Then
from that fruit of the Moon -- Culture -- emerges the Moon's highest
fruit:
Civilization.
When
the cults are lost -- family, secret societies, and hidden places; when
the Moon has no place to hide anything, civilization declines. When the
roots are disturbed, the glorious plant above dies. In a Moon-Four
location
you come to understand all of this by pure instinct. These locatees --
tending to stay in their places long -- work in the very foundry of
culture.
With quiet staying power they work the seedbed of civilization. Thus
the
Moon-Four locatees can be considered to be the custodians of culture
and
finally civilization. Living here, you create nature's indispensable
"cell
walls" behind which children and family thrive. You become a nurturer
here.
People might view you as clannish. But like a gentle crone who secrets
away heirloom seeds, you carry the vital family consciousness of the
realm,
which is the seed vitae of all forms of community. Moon-Four
locations
produce the solid, cohesive, self-sufficient citizens of the nations.
These
people form the national repository of tradition, dharma, and
handed-down
family knowledge which comes to constitute a nation's authentic
culture,
giving meaning, depth, and enjoyment to outer life.
In
general, living with Moon in locational Fourth is a sign of good karma,
especially in a childhood location. If you have a good moon, and you
move
here for the first time, you will find the location soothing, a balm to
your soul. You will always feel drawn back to Moon-Four locations, and
if your moon is not receiving any hard transits when you do return, the
return will be sweet.
Technical
Notes
All
of the above will be noticeable with Moon anywhere in the RelNat
Fourth.
It is strongest with Moon at the starting cusp (IC) or ending cusp of
the
RelNat Fourth. On a scale of 1 to 10, the planet at Ic produces the
phenomena
to a degree of 10; late in the House an 8-9, and anywhere else in the
House
a 7-8. It is not necessary to have Moon right at the beginning cusp
(IC)
to get this phenomena. (See later section, “Going Beyond Linemaps.”)
Moon
is most adversely affected by harsh transits and progressions
from
Mars, Uranus, Saturn, and Pluto. The harshest transits are the
dodecile,
the quincunx, and the square -- in that order. Moon-Four locations
produce
various kinds of stressful fourth house dramas at these times.
Comments
on the Original ACG Moon-IC Material
The
above positive observations on Moon-Four/IC come from my personal
interviews
with over 4,000 living individuals in their locations, as well as study
and observation of individuals I've known personally, and public
figures
as well. But a basically positive attitude toward Moon-Four is also
warranted
by classical theory, in both western and Vedic lore. The original A*C*G
material (see below) makes The Moon-IC seem of little value, a kind of
annoyance, or even undesirable. This could only be due to a lack of
observation,
or perhaps the author's personal lack of interest in Fourth House/Moon
values.
Even starting
from bare theory, we have to acknowledge that the Fourth House and its
cusp (IC) are the Moon’s own territory, and that a planet is considered
to be both comfortable and powerful in its native house. In truth from
my observation, the Moon placed in its own house locationally produces
phenomena both meaningful
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and
somewhat fortunate. This will be especially so with water and earth
moons,
and moons having good aspecting, and transit coherency. So I
differ
with the A*C*G material and find it sketchy and a bit obtuse. (See
below.)
The A*C*G material also probably misstates the case in saying this
influence
produces relocations. This may well be so with a Moon or Fourth House
in
an afflicted situation. But my observation is that Moon-Four locatees
more
often cling tenaciously to an existing residence and keep one home for
a long time -- even a small and humble property. In a similar dynamic,
a Moon-ruled Fourth House (a Cancer Fourth House cusp in your
Relocated
Natal) normally gives the same amazing staying power and rootedness.
The
crab was chosen by the ancients as a symbol for the Moon and Cancer
because
of the creature's tendency to hole up, and to cling to things. The
hermit
crab clings to it's home to such an extent that it never leaves
it.
What should the Moon cling to more than family and home? |
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