Moon in Gemini in the Eighth House

In the lively, restless sign of Gemini the Moon’s sway becomes more mutable and erratic. This does not make all Moon in Gemini children flighty, frivolous, and frenetic, but almost always indicates an active mind, an imaginative and creative personality, and someone who is inclined toward intellectual pursuits. If you have your Moon in Gemini, you are extraordinarily quick to receive sensory impressions from the outside world. You rapidly sift through information and make your judgments. Because Gemini is a mental sign, your snap decisions tend to be more intellectual than emotional. Having your Moon in Gemini, it is not that you are unfeeling, simply that your immediate reaction to stimuli is on a mental plane.

Having your Moon in Gemini, you are a fast learner, probably have a high IQ, and are an excellent critic, for you have an ability both to analyze and to verbalize. Your Moon in Gemini inclines you toward loquaciousness and endows you with great personal charm. You have enchanting vivacity that draws others to you. Conversations with you tend to run off on unexpected tangents and take sudden turns and reverses. At heart, a Moon in Gemini individual is essentially restless and needs constant stimulation. If forced to be indoors or solitary or inactive, you are unhappy and should try to set aside a part of the day to get out and be among people.

A Moon in Gemini makes you extremely impressionable to the changing scene around you. Skill in speaking and writing predisposes many Moon in Gemini individuals to become writers, teachers, and journalists.

As a Moon in Gemini individual you are always mentally assessing what you are feeling. You tend to dissect your feelings and emotions to analyze why you think this way or behave that way. The most famous Moon in Gemini who possessed this quality was Sigmund Freud. Freud also had his Sun in Taurus and Scorpio Rising, giving him extraordinary tenacity and depth of insight.

Having your Moon in Gemini, you are quick-witted and vibrant, and when you come across a new fact or a different way of looking at something, you are likely to undergo a change of mind. One can’t count on your firm convictions, but your openness to life makes you a fascinating companion.

In emotional relationships Moon in Gemini individuals display a certain free spirit. Here is where you are most intensely restless. You resent being subject to the whims and vagaries of other people’s emotions, and struggle to retain independence. At the same time, you search for the “perfect” love, which of course does not exist. If your would-be lover is elusive or hard to figure out, this especially piques your interest.

The Moon in Gemini personality is high-strung. You have a streak of discontent that sometimes shows up as irritability and snappishness. On the other hand, you are amusing, witty, and have a wonderful sense of humor. When you are in the right mood you are a delight to be with.

With your Moon in Gemini, at times your talent can be stymied by the fact that you lose interest in things so quickly and drop what you so eagerly began. You thrive on travel, change, and meeting different kinds of personalities. In business, your best qualities are versatility and a winning way with people. Having your Moon in Gemini, you perform very well when linked in partnership with someone practical and hardheaded. Having to make a final decision is torture for you; you need a strong, decisive partner.

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 8th House:

The Moon in the 8th House is generally a very compatible placement for the Moon, resulting in deep and well-developed emotional psychic energy. The personal nature of the emotions and the nurturing tendency symbolized by the Moon normally fit well in the private and intimate environment symbolized by the 8th House. As a result, having your Moon in the 8th House, your emotional capacity is likely to blossom. You may not display your emotions as readily as others, but they tend to be deeply held and passionate.

With your Moon in the 8th House, it is generally those with whom you are closest that see your emotional side. In fact, you may even deem it somewhat inappropriate to be publicly emotional, reserving your emotional energy for more intimate occasions. Although you may tend to hold back your emotions, if you are provoked, these emotions may rush out, sometimes overwhelming the recipient.

Having your Moon in the 8th House, you are likely to have great capacity for caring about and nurturing those with whom you are close. In return, you may expect reciprocity, particularly in terms of emotional commitment. If your emotional intimacy is not requited, the “thin line between love and hate” may be quickly crossed. With your Moon in the 8th House, you are likely to be particularly affected emotionally during periods of sexual intimacy, major life events, death and largesse.

Insecurities

As an individual with your Moon in the 8th House, if you are inwardly insecure, you will fear the unknown and its power. You will fear becoming absorbed and annihilated by the unknown. Therefore, you protect yourself from it by submitting, unthinkingly, to conditioning and taboo. Despite your defense mechanisms, having your Moon in the 8th House, you are still likely to have an intense emotional reaction when confronted by death, power or sexuality, particularly when these experiences occur outside of the realm permitted by society’s taboos. You may react obsessively or neurotically, you may become emotionally protective and defensive or you may emotionally overcompensate. With your Moon in the 8th House, you may also try to use emotion as a tool or weapon to control and gain power over the situation.

Focus of Emotional Development

With your Moon in the 8th House, you are likely to develop emotionally through introspection and dealing with intimate situations. You may be driven to seek deep emotional experience in order to grow and develop. Sometimes, you must be careful to preserve your reason instead of throwing yourself blindly into an experience. You may also grow emotionally through experiences involving death, sexuality, power and intimate sharing.

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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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