Do you feel restless during Void of Course Moons? Irritable? Can’t sleep? Is there a Moon tonic we can take for this?
Lack of sleep makes me feel awful in every way, and I was on the train the other day wondering whose arms I could crawl into, who would hold me up. Which reminded me of a poem I wrote some years ago called Jesus of the Subway, the end of which goes: “So when you act like someone else/is holding me up/I tell you no/it’s my own strong arms.”
Reading it over, for the first time in years, it struck me how Uranian it is, Sun square Uranus maybe. The type of independence or rebelllion that can be self-destructive. Not asking for help when you need it most.
How do you feel on a Void of Course Moon? How do you feel about asking for help? Do you?
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Some of my friends and I keep track of void moons – we all “feel” earth and planetary energies intensely. We all think a void moon is a lovely time to take a nap! 🙂
I don’t start anything new, take care of mopping up old stuff, and take good care of myself. Kind of like a mini-Merc retro.
I’d like to have a Moon lodge for retreating to during long void moons – a little cabin out in the middle of nowhere. Just sit and be still.
Hi Kim! Great idea about the moon-lodge 🙂
I particularly dislike the VOC moon in opposition to my natal. Since I’ve started blogging, I’ve kept track of the moon much much more. Which reminds me… Hmm… Moon still in Aries.. in my 8th…. ahhhhhhhh
my daughter has sun opposite Uranus and she is hell on wheels. she packs more into a 24 hour period than is humanly possible, breaking the laws of physics. (mars conjunct sun too)
void of course: I was born with voc moon and I do feel disconnected and cannot find my way. it feels like my life has no point. is this typical, or am I being dramatic?
Sun Mars opp Uranus: hell on wheels I don’t doubt it! Classic for accident prone-ness too.
Being born on a VOC moon, I never thought about the ramifications for a birthchart but if one feels hopelsss consistently, then I bet there are other echos in the chart as well, hard aspects to Venus for example or the Moon… We tend to see themes repeat in the chart. I am sorry you feel that way.
I don’t know if you are being dramatic. Do you have a lot of Leo? 😉 Leo mercury, right?
I don’t know how common it is to feel what you describe. Prob somewhat common. And the others don’t admit it. I know I have those feelings often enough. I think we have to put the meaning and the point in our lives. Even if it’s an act of desperation sometimes.
Ever read Victor Frankl’s famous book, whose title escapes me at the moment ugh. Google him. It’s a holocaust “diary” but also his psychoanalytic theories. Amazing book of survival and he talks about…. needing to create meaning in your life. Happiness comes from THAT.
Man’s Search for Meaning: i think that’s the title.
Yes, I read Frankl’s work, got me through several winters! Can’t find it on my shelves this AM.
My daughter is indeed accident prone. I worry ad nauseum. A couple years ago, she was in three car accidents in the space of that many months. And it was people hitting her! I was driving behind her shortly afterwards, and, indeed, a car came out straight for her without stopping.
Currently she is constantly working, pregnant and catching a flight back east at 2AM. Frankly, I don’t know how she found the time to get pregnant;)
My VOC Moon: yes, you are right, hard aspects to Venus and Moon. Yes, I am guilty of a Leo Mercury:)
Now that I think more about it, maybe I experience this natal VOC as things never turning out as planned. I was attributing that to my progressed Mercury being retrograde for decades:)
Things never turning out as planned: I am curious, and I don’t mean this to argue, but I am wondering how many people’s lives DO turn out as planned.
In my own life: I’d say the good stuff is always a surprise? And the crappy stuff…. well, I shoulda known better…
well, this is one reason why I became brave and started to comment on blogs: I need feedback to balance my (sometimes warped!) perspective:)
so your comment is well-taken!
I don’t know much about the void of course moon, but after a little research I can relate to the feeling of being disconnected. That seems to be the theme du jour these days. Anyhow, I have Sun/Uranus conjunct and as much as I love to be independent and do my own thing, as I get older the universe is knocking that out of me. Maybe it’s Saturn in Libra. Now more than ever I need people, for guidance, for wisdom, for company, for compassion, for meals, for laughter, but most of all for love. I’ve gotten a lot better about asking for help. It’s been a tremendous lesson in humility.
I love the way you put it, mucha agua, esp the meals 🙂 Yes, I’d think Sun/Uranus wld be a pretty powerful independent streak. And genius. I know a few kids/teens with Sun Uranus aspects who have remarkable smarts and natural talents – almost unearthly and from an early age.