Moon in Leo in the Fifth House

In the magnetic, flamboyant sign of Leo, the Moon’s power is positive and robust, and even its dark side is less dark than in other signs. Leo is a wonderful placement for the Moon because it gives great warmth and stability to the Moon’s influence; it also imparts an idealistic quality. If you have your Moon in Leo you have strong emotions and can be reached through your heart rather than your head. Having your Moon in Leo, you are a quick and accurate learner when your feelings are involved. But if a subject does not arouse your affections, you have no interest in exploring it further. The sensory impressions you receive from the world around you come to you on an emotional level. With your Moon in Leo, in order to make you change your mind, someone first has to change how you feel.

As an individual with your Moon in Leo, one of your most striking characteristics is a refusal to be hampered by other people’s rules. You tend to be extremely intelligent and are hospitable to new ideas, but you have little sympathy for petty or narrow thinking. Having your Moon in Leo, you like to be the center of attention and enjoy taking on public roles. You are highly expressive, and are especially drawn to the world of theater, music, painting, and the arts. In a way, it might be said that you, like all Moon in Leo individuals, have a “show biz” personality.

With your Moon in Leo, you possess a wonderful sense of humor and great personal charm, which makes you fun to be with. There is a sense of excitement about you. If nothing is happening that is interesting or amusing, you’ll try to create it. Sincere, open, very sociable, you have a way of lifting the spirits of people around you.

Moon in Leo individuals work very well in group enterprises because they have a talent for inspiring people to do their best. Your immediate reaction to a problem is to confront it rather than sit around moping about it. Being a natural leader, you often feel you have a mission in life. Sometimes you may become bossy and overbearing – you are an order-giver rather than an order-taker – but at heart you are so cheerful and enthusiastic that people find it easy to forgive you. Having your Moon in Leo, you have a fund of optimism and energy that others draw upon.

Having your Moon in Leo, vanity is your chief weakness; you are a sucker for anyone who can deliver an artful compliment. You always need an audience and are inordinately fond of attention. It must also be said that you will probably get more than your share of attention because your Moon in Leo imparts a lovable quality to your personality.

As an individual with your Moon in Leo, you are drawn to the luxuries of life – good food, fine wines, and striking clothes. You are an excellent host or hostess who delights in giving glittering parties. Unless Taurus or Capricorn is prominent in your chart, a Moon in Leo will always pick up the check. Fortunately, you usually are able to pay for your extravagant tastes.

In love, with your Moon in Leo, you are a great romantic, yet your flamboyant romanticism would never be sparked by someone who won’t make you look good. You need a partner who sets you off to best advantage and keeps up your image to the world. Your tendency is to put the object of your affection on a pedestal, to credit a lover with superlative virtues that may have no basis in reality. For the Moon in Leo, when a lover does not live up to your expectations you are disappointed – not only because you take love seriously but because your lover always becomes an extension of yourself, and his or her failure to be wonderful is very wounding to your pride and ego. Also, with your Moon in Leo, though you have a tendency to be jealous and possessive toward your loved ones, you yourself are flirtatious and a bit of a rover because you need everyone to admire you. You are an attention addict.

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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