To understand the meaning of the Moon in the first house, we first have to understand the nature of the first house. To do that, we recognize that the first house is ruled by Mars, and home to Aries. So, the energy is fiery! It’s yang, initiating, and assertive. It’s also the house of first impressions, so what you see is what you get! This is the area of life that exposes your personality the most. It’s the house where everything is “on display.”
This can be very disconcerting if you have your Moon here! But don’t worry, I have my Moon here – along with Pluto and Mars! So I can tell you a thing or two about having “planets on display” and it’s not as bad as it sounds. (Though it does make you more likely to wear your heart on your sleeve…or your anger!)
You know the saying, “Put on your oxygen mask first before helping others”? Well, this is the perfect analogy for the first house. How can you expect to help others if you can’t even help yourself? How can a warrior defend his family if he can’t even protect himself?
This is the house of self-survival after all. It’s where you “put on a mask” and behave the way you need to in order to survive. The sign ruling your first house cusp tells you exactly what that mask is - by the way, and it’s called your rising sign. Your rising sign expresses the dominant behavior you project to everyone you meet.
Planets in the First House
So, what does it mean if you have planets in the first house?
Planets in the first house can’t help but show us what they’re doing, thinking, and feeling. The nature of any planet in the first house is being projected without a filter. This is because the first house is our first impression; it’s how we act without first thinking about how we act. It’s our autopilot behavior. This is the behavior we were conditioned to take on to be accepted by our tribe, and if you have planets here, their agendas will not be easily hidden from others.
The Moon
The Moon is our emotional self, so it represents the behavior we display when we comfort, nurture, and soothe ourselves. The sign your Moon is in will explain the way you experience emotions and the personality you adopt to share your feelings with others. For example, a Libra Moon in the first house will bend over backward trying to help everyone, caring way too much about what others think, and perhaps even making decisions based on other people’s opinions about them. They will come off as wishy-washy and indecisive, but also very caring and sweet.
A Gemini Moon will display two sides to their emotional state. Ruled by the sign of the twins, Geminis can be very high or very low. You can see them as the life of the party - very witty and sociable - or introverted and melancholy. In either case, the “moods” of this person cannot be disguised. Geminis are also highly perceptive and mentally oriented, so they need to feel intellectually stimulated or they will quickly lose interest.
Next, let’s look at someone with a Scorpio Moon in the first house, since this is the best sign at “disguising its emotions.” How does it express itself when on display in the first house?
Again, depending upon its current emotional state, you could meet someone who is extremely passionate and driven or mysterious and withdrawn. Scorpio is characterized by extremes. So, this person can be very quiet and reserved, but they’ll go to great depths to achieve what they want. They have an intense gaze that will not be forgotten. You can feel as though a Scorpio is looking right through you, and their intensity can make you a bit uncomfortable.
Having Your Moon on Display
The Moon in the first house suggests that our emotions are on display. Thus, we wear our hearts on our sleeves and cannot help it. We are likely more sensitive and able to absorb others’ emotions too – which can be problematic if we don't know how to clear ourselves and establish healthy boundaries.
Just like people with the Moon in the twelfth house, people with the Moon in the first house are often quite psychic. This is because they reflect everything that’s going on around them. The Moon is reflective in nature, so it acts like a mirror shining back to everyone everything that it perceives. The only problem is, in the first house, the Moon heightens your sensitivity to everyone else’s feelings which can make it harder to distinguish your own!
So, while your emotions can easily be seen by others, the question is, are these even your emotions? Or are they just the residual feelings of others still attached to you? People with the Moon in the first house need plenty of alone time to sort these questions out. Grounding and earthing practices are helpful to get recentered, and using any form of cleansing ritual is strongly advised to rebalance the energy field.
Tips for Navigating
Since many people with the Moon in the first house are highly empathic, here are some tips for empaths:
-Make sure you don’t give your power away, and if you do, call it back.
-Make sure you are living your life for you – the Moon in the first house creates a strong desire for self-serving activities – which are perfectly fine! Part of how you tend to your emotional self is through tending to your physical needs.
-Practice honoring your feelings over others' feelings without feeling guilty about it!
-Get in touch with your inner desires and act on them.
-Don’t be afraid of disappointing others – otherwise, you may end up living by their values and disregarding your own.
-You came in with a strong intuition and excellent abilities to sense your own needs, so trust your instincts and act accordingly.
In Summary
Having the Moon in the first house makes a person’s emotional responses more obvious to those around them. They have a harder time hiding how they really feel and so they need to be gentle with themselves. It’s natural to feel more vulnerable and “on stage” even when you don’t feel like being seen. So, it’s okay to say no to others and prioritize self-care and alone time. When it comes to processing psychic information, the sign of the Moon will determine how you process emotions and what you receive. If you have your Moon in the first house, treasure your sensitivity. It is a gift, and once you learn to listen to your intuition regularly, you will cherish the authority you have over your life.
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