Sagittarius Moon

Hello everyone, it's the weekend!

What's your sign? Most everyone probably knows the answer to this question. Having been on one of those 'personality quiz' kicks a few years ago, I discovered there was more to astrology than just a sun sign. There is also a moon and rising sign that are supposed to determine your personality. (As well as a Mercury, Venus, Mars, and so on--never mind the 12 houses these planets are found in at your time of birth and their specific angles to each other. Astrology got a whole lot more complex that day.)

I shrugged my shoulders on one of those birth chart calculators and thought, what the heck, let's see what we get.

Cancer Sun: + sensitive, caring, imaginative, --moody, touchy, insecure
Sagittarius Moon: + independent, cheerful, enthusiastic, --restless, impatient, discouraged
Leo Rising: + warm, playful, generous, --overbearing, superficial, self-imporant

Now, having reviewed the 'traits' for each of these, I can nod to a few of the Cancer-isms as well as a few of the Leo, but I felt like I had to be on a certain stage to highlight the traits. For example, Leos are a loud, showy bunch. I'm only loud with friends I'm comfortable with and showy if I am on a literal stage. (And even then I get the shakes.) Cancers are all about home and hearth and mothering and I really have zero experience in any of these things considering my military upbringing. I do love my water and can be moody though.

But Sagittarius moon nails me on the head.

Agreed, agreed. Thank you Astrologyguru!

Under this aspect, there is a love of travel and exploration, particularly of other cultures. Wide open spaces literally and figuratively. Nature and the outdoors. We're an active breed and will pick up any sport we fancy. We're eternally optimistic and are lovers of freedom and justice and are therefore a bit commitment-phobic. Philosophy and education are attractive to us and there is a bit of a teacher in the Sagittarius moon. We can be irresponsible but folks overlook this because we're so friendly and gregarious.

We also love horses.

And all I could think reading these was 'YES, YES, YES! This is more me than my sun sign is--where have you been all my life and where are my fellow moons all hiding? We have adventures to go on together.'

Shout out to my friends--maybe this will shine light on the horrible dichotomy of my 'homeward bound' nature in direct conflict with my innate need to travel. Water and fire indeed.

Having happened upon Tumblr a bit more recently, I typed in a bunch of searches and eventually came back to moon sign traits. This coupled with my plans for the fall set my mental playground in motion.

Yes, I was one of those geeks who used to play pretend a lot. I mean a lot. Especially animals. If I wasn't racing around the playground at recess as a cheetah, then I was trotting about as a show horse to applauding stands. And flying. I used to fly an avatar across the sweeping landscapes on any, every road trip my family undertook.

I'm still fond of horses. I still snort and trot when the music is right. Who doesn't?

So browsing Tumblr, I got this image in my head of myself as a centaur rearing back and aiming a bow to the heavens. A symbolic 'shoot for the stars' if you will. I can't be the only one who feels like this is a breakout year?

I'm not really an artist! I doodled a lot when I was bored in class, but it was a craft I have not refined. Even so, I asked and you chose, so I will share this [simple] artwork I did!

The rough black and white of the Sagittarius Moon. I got flak for the 'wild' hair.

 The sketch took me roughly two hours and I was dismayed that the bow line is not proportional. Who knew there was so much math involved in art? The wild hair is my standard for horses and I never seem to get the tail right, haha! I was pretty happy with the hooves and position in general though! I imagine a lot of kinetic energy going on in the bottom half, perhaps charging forward at full gallop, but the human half is rigid, taut, and focused on that single point overhead. All potential energy.

And with color! Sort of. I went with a tanner color for the horse body and the bow should be a much more brilliant gold., but yes. Art. Not really my strong suit.

Then I went nuts and decided to color it. Another two hours or so on this. I would probably come up with a cleaner finished product if I actually colored the hard copy, but I like to preserve originals so I digitally inked instead. Super basic burn and dodge over some color blurring. What you see here is all self taught. I need lessons.

So what's your moon sign? Would you agree with the descriptions outlined?

Here is a moon calculator for you! Yes, you will need your birth time so dig out that birth certificate.

Happy Saturday!