Moon in Virgo in the Fifth House

In the Moon in Virgo placement, the sign of Virgo stabilizes the shifting effect of the Moon. Virgo is the sign of intelligence and practicality, which gives a sharp analytical bent to the Moon’s influence. If you have the Moon in Virgo you have a fine, discriminating mind. You do not pursue knowledge merely for the sake of learning; you figure out how to use what you learn. Your immediate reaction to the sense-impressions you receive from the world around you is to analyze what you have just seen and heard. Having your Moon in Virgo, you are meticulous in sifting through information and you tend to question whatever is told to you. Moon in Virgo individuals are sometimes so skeptical they don’t even believe in what they see with their own eyes. You love to discuss ideas and probe into opinions held by others, though you yourself hold fast to preconceived notions. You are not so stubborn, though, that you will hold on to a theory once the facts prove you wrong. With a Moon in Virgo, you are a seeker of truth, and you believe truth is what is left after falsehoods have been exposed.

Having your Moon in Virgo, no one would call you a Pollyanna or the kind who looks at the world through rose-colored glasses. It’s not that you are dour or pessimistic, it’s just that you deal with life as it is. This practical realism makes you good at business and at handling money. With your Moon in Virgo, your eye is on the long-term profit rather than immediate gain, and you are concerned with security and providing for your old age.

As a Moon in Virgo individual you bring an extra touch of perfectionism and professionalism to everything you do. Methodical in your approach to problems, you figure out exactly what needs to be done and then tackle the issue a step at a time. But you have a tendency to worry, to fret over the things that might go wrong and try to cover all contingencies. Having your Moon in Virgo, you think that too much good work is ruined by the lack of just a little more effort, so you don’t spare yourself and are often fussy and critical with others.

With your Moon in Virgo, logic is the discipline you live by, and you find it frustrating to deal with minds that are illogical or scatterbrained. You think such people belong in Disneyland, not in the real world. Discriminating in the people you choose for friends, you are also selective about the cultural activities you take part in. For the Moon in Virgo, there is a certain judgmental quality that you bring to almost any situation. No experience washes over you aimlessly; you always learn a lesson from it.

Moon in Virgo women are sometimes thought of as unfeminine because they are usually so efficient, thorough, and well organized – qualities that most people don’t associate with the word “feminine.” Both male and female Moon in Virgo individuals are reserved and shrink from sentimentality or gushiness, and therefore are often perceived as cold. In truth, the less developed types who pick other people apart and exhibit a stingy pettiness are cold. Generally, however, Moon in Virgo individuals are caring and giving in practical ways; one can count on them. Virgo is the sign of service, and a Moon in Virgo wants to be useful to others.

In matters of love, Moon in Virgo individuals don’t have a lot of self-confidence. One might think that the ideal mate for you would be someone intelligent, logical, nice looking, and neat, but how many can marry a clone? Actually, you are attracted to people who are quite unlike you – more emotional and effusive, less calculating, more readily able to express their feelings. In love relationships, Moon in Virgo individuals take on the role of a critical but caring parent. Unconsciously, a Moon in Virgo is afraid of anger and feeling vulnerable, and tend to live in the illusion that their love lives are calm, stable, and under control.

The sign position of the Moon describes how we habitually respond to other people and to the circumstances of our lives, as well as how we experience our emotions and seek emotional fulfillment. Its house position corresponds to the area of life in which we operate most unconsciously, according to past patterns and instinctive responses.

Moon in the 5th House:

The Moon in the 5th House placement may be challenging or stimulating, depending upon the degree of extroversion that you exhibit. The Moon in the 5th House placement provides opportunities for your emotional energies to be creatively expressed. It suggests that your emotions can play an integral and vivid part in how you create your personality and how you express yourself. It is only when the more private and introverted tendencies inherent in the Moon’s function result in your reluctance to express your emotions that internal tensions may develop.  You may feel compelled, but unwilling, to show yourself emotionally.

With your Moon in the 5th House, you may feel that you are emotionally always thrust out into the spotlight and you may find this uncomfortable. However, if you develop emotional confidence, you may relish the opportunity to bring your emotions into play during the creative process.

Another manifestation of the Moon in the 5th House placement may be a need to display your emotions. If this becomes ostentatious, it may get out of hand and become annoying to others. Another manifestation that frequently occurs is that you will become emotionally involved with children (usually your own).

Insecurities

Having your Moon in the 5th House, if you are insecure within yourself, you will be emotionally attached to your  “creations” and constantly look to them, and to the world’s reaction to your creations, as a source for your own validation. If you do not receive recognition and approval via your creations, then you feel emotionally distraught and insecure. You, therefore, try to maintain control over your creations, for if they leave your control they may no longer be yours and they may also become a cause of embarrassment.

As an individual with your Moon in the 5th House, this may apply particularly if you have children. You may then try to make them dependent on you or lay guilt trips on them in order to exercise control over them. Or, you may simply try to overwhelm them emotionally. Without your “children” (whether literally or figuratively, your creations), you feel empty and threatened.

Focus of Emotional Development

With your Moon in the 5th House, you develop emotionally through the process of creation and self-expression. You may do this by manifesting your emotions and developing the emotional tableau of your persona. You learn to express yourself emotionally and your emotions mature and develop through being expressed. Your emotional development may occur through the interaction with the world that the process of creation entails. If children are present, then you may experience emotional development through being a parent or teacher. Generalizing this, with your Moon in the 5th House, you develop emotionally through your relations and interactions with what you create.

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Article referenced from:

• Gargatholil, Depth Astrology: An Astrological Handbook – Volume 2: Planets in Signs

• Gargatholil, Depth Astrology: An Astrological Handbook – Volume 3: Planets in Houses

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