It's all about the moon!

Our lives are inextricably linked with lunar activity and the moon phase in which we were born as you will discover below. To find the moon phase in which you were born simply click here.

In between the moon phase descriptions you will find some Romany wisdom for which we are indebted to Sasha Fenton's 'Moon Signs' book.

New moon

If you were born during the New Moon phase, you have a childlike wonder and excitment about life. Open and demonstrative, you think and act spontaneously. With your bright, bubbly personality, you launch yourself into your work with tremendous enthusiasm. You are at your best when you are generating new ideas and beginning fresh projects, ever-hopeful about their outcome. Your eagerness leads you to work fast and furiously, but with the attendant danger that you can all too often exhaust yourself before reaching your goal. On the negative side, you have a habit of seeing life from a purely subjective point of view. You are likely to make your mark in life when you are comparatively young, and you will need to learn how to sustain that impulse throughout the rest of your life.

First/Waxing crescent moon

As a First Crescent individual, you are assertive, adventurous, and filled with joyous curiousity about life. Your creative disposition means that you have a need to expand your understanding, and it also helps you to look at problems from a fresh perspective. Because of this, you may often feel torn between the conventional approach and the desire to break new ground ~ a conflict between established and unorthodox approaches. You may also come up against restrictions to your plans and will need to find ways of overcoming these obstacles in order to achieve your aims in life. Your twenties and early thirties are likely to be especially productive and successful.

Those born between the new moon and the first quarter

You will have a long life

Born in the first twenty four hours, you will be lucky

Born on the second day, you will be exceptionally lucky

Born on the third day, you will have important and influential friends

Born on the fourth day, up and down life with luck and reverses

Fifth and sixth day, pride could be your downfall

Seventh day, you have to hide the wishes that you want to come true

First quarter moon
First Quarter people are positive and strong-willed. Physically and mentally active and expressive, you are constantly on the go, taking a healthy interest in everything that you come across. You were born with an actively questioning mind and an impulse to change the status quo. On the negative side, this can make you appear argumentative and demanding. Used constructively, however, this also enables you to come up with new solutions to old problems. Above all else you are a builder, and, if it appears you have a compulsion to tear down existing structures, it is merely because you have the ability to replace them with something that is not only more up-to-date, but is unquestionably an improvement on the past. You will produce some of your greatest endeavors in your thirties and early forties.

Waxing gibbous moon
Gibbous Moon individuals have a calming influence, a caring, constructive nature and a compulsion to help others. Your hope is that, through your life and work, you will contribute to the improvement of the world in some way. Whether consciously or unconsciously, this can become a "mission" with you ~ take care not to follow ideologies too blindly in your eagerness to accomplish your ends. Persevering in the face of obstacles will lead to maturity and will bring fulfilment and enlightenment. Look to your middle age for the recognition of your endeavors.

Those born between the first quarter and the full moon

You will do better in life than your parents

First day, prosperity

Second day, easy life

Third day, wealth through travel

Fourth and fifth days, charm

Sixth, easy success

Seventh, many friends

Full moon

Being born in the middle of the cycle means that your talents lie in bringing matters to fruition. You are adept at tempering logic with instinct and practicality with creativity. Moreover, this period acts like a bridge, linking you to the past, but also projecting your ideas into the future. The negative side is that you may suffer guilt and irrational fears, especially when it comes to personal relationships. Only when you learn to take control of your own feelings, rather than taking your emotional cue from your partner, will you find a way of sustaining a mutually rewarding intimate relationship. Your best efforts will find their flowering after middle age. See footnote about our full moon activity.

The full moon incidentally always rises exactly at sunset and is in the opposite sign to the sun e.g. when the sun is in Libra the full moon will be in Aries, the sun in Scorpio - the full moon will be in Taurus, etc.

Disseminating/waning gibbous moon

Since "to disseminate" means to scatter seeds, your impulse is to sow your ideas and knowledge so that others may learn from your experiences ~ you are a communicator and a teacher. Dedicated to your ideals, if there is a touch of the revolutionary in your nature, then it is purely and simply an urge to reform the world. In your zeal to improve other people's lives, however, you may need to find a compromise and learn how to reconcile your own vision with the needs of others. Your early fifties should bring a sense of achievement and contentment to your life.

Those born between the full moon and the last quarter

You will have difficulties but will overcome them by doggedness

First day, you will succeed in another continent

Second day, you will do well in business

Third day, success as a result of (and probably foreseen by) intuition

Fourth day, bravery

Fifth day, care must be taken with money

Sixth and seventh, great strength

Last quarter moon

Your understanding, sympathy, maturity, and poise transcend your years and so you excel in a counseling or advisory capacity. You help others to marshall their thoughts, expand their awareness, resolve their problems, and organize their lives. Some may interpret your idealism as inflexibility. Prone at times to nostalgia or melancholia, you need to put aside the past and concentrate on the future. Contentment and fulfilment will come in your later fifties.

Balsamic/waning crescent moon

This time is essentially one of transition, a chance to contemplate what has passed, tie up loose ends, journey inwards, and prepare for new beginnings ahead. You have inherited the meditative and introspective characteristics of this phase and yours is a dreamy, contemplative personality. Intuitive and far-sighted, you have innate wisdom and a mystical understanding of the workings of Mother Nature and of the human condition. For you, activity is spiritual and intellectual rather than physical. Your experiences involve endings and passings, so you are likely to live through many changes. Later life, rather than the earlier years, holds the key to your happiness and success.

Those born between the last quarter and the new moon

You will be affectionate and honest

First and second days, you will be happy in your home

Third day, you are dependable

Fourth day, you are sensitive

Fifth day, you will make ideal parents

Sixth and seventh days, you will acquire money (or maybe non-material wealth) through loyalty

ECLIPSED MOONS

Solar eclipse

If the moon was lying between the Earth and the Sun when you were born, your inner and outer natures would interact well. Your emotional reactions will be fast, you would act instinctively without having to stop to think in a structured and logical manner. This would enable you to avoid or get out of sticky situations admirably but it might be hard for you to make plans and carry them out.

Lunar eclipse

If the Earth was lying between the Sun and the moon when you were born you would be restless, intense and creative. You are apt to go overboard in relationships as you take everything in life seriously. You need people and also have a knack of drawing them close to you. You may allow your logical mind to override your instincts, thereby misjudging situations where you might have been better served by trusting your gut reaction.

Another excellent interpretation and explanation of the moon phases may be found here.

For more detailed information about the moon we recommend that you visit the Lunarium!