Many of us have at least some knowledge of astrology and how it affects our personalities, and even our life purpose or fate. We probably know our sun sign (western astrology); have read our horoscope in the local paper, and maybe even looked up those of our friends or family. Many cultures have their own astrology systems. While the most common astrological system here in the West is a mix of animals and other symbols, others are based on creatures (real or mythological) like that of Chinese and some Indigenous systems. The Celtic and Druid systems were based on trees, while the Egyptians astrological system involves their deities. There are many sites available today that can explain each one and what symbol would correspond to your birthday. Astrology has become quite popular, but they all have that one first question in common, “When’s your birthday?”
 
Regardless of what system you connect with, one reason it is so popular is that each one gives some insight into a persons personality. While we all develop our personalities as individuals according to both principles of nature and nurture (what we are born with/inherit vs our experiences), astrology does provide some general characteristics in each sign that we can relate to; sometimes with eerie accuracy. Whether we believe that the day and time of our birth determines our personality and our fate, or not, it is clear that there is some accuracy (through truth or coincidence) to these systems, otherwise they would not have been used for so long or still be popular at all.
 
I will admit that I am deeply fascinated with anything involving divination and psychology, so it is not surprising that topics like astrology, which bring the two together, would interest me. Like anyone else, I question/ponder my purpose in this life as well. If you are like me, astrology and like systems, can bring both comfort and frustration in trying to analyze and figure things out. That said, I am always on the look out for new systems as well. Which leads me to one I saw online* that suggests a general life purpose based on the moon phase at the time of your birth, which can easily be found through a quick Google search. This concept is best looked at with the moon phases in a circle, with the New Moon in the 6 o’clock position. As the moon changes within its own cycle, the people born under each phase contribute to a larger cycle that serves to further the collective, so we can grow individually and as a whole. This theory suggests that each person is born into the cycle at the point of their current spiritual level, which hints at reincarnation and the karmic levels, and continues on. This same cycle is hinted at in the Major Arcana of tarot as not a linear path with a definitive end, but one that continues on and on; which is perhaps better represented as a spiral rather than a circle. As you will see, this chart not only works for the larger cycle of the whole (the macrocosm), but also in our individual cycles, and the cycles of our own lives (the microcosm). The chart is as follows:
 
New Moon: Creator – this is the beginning  
Waxing Crescent: Spark- take initiative/ take first step
First Quarter: Warrior – Break free of limitations
Waxing Gibbous: Refine/improve – bringing goals to fruition/seeing it through
Full Moon: Mission – transformative person
Waning Gibbous: Wise one – Teach others what you have learned
Last Quarter: Release – Letting go of old patterns / releasing what no longer serves (individually and the collective)
Waning Crescent: Complete – Ending things that no longer serve the collective
 
*The cycle starts again
 
 
This theory can add another bit of depth to our understanding of ourselves and our purpose here (mine seems rather accurate based on my personality), if you believe we have one. It also reminds me of a rhyme I heard as a child about what our personality is like based on the day of the week we were born on, called “Monday’s Child”.
 
Monday’s child is fair of face
Tuesday’s Child is full of grace
Wednesday’s child is full of woe
Thursday’s child has far to go
Friday’s child is loving and giving
Saturday’s child works hard for a living
And the child that is born on the Sabbath day
Is bonny and blithe, and good and gay.
 
According to Wikipedia there is no single author credited for this poem, however it was first published in Traditions of Devonshire in 1836. Fortune telling by day of birth is much older than that though. I am not sure how much I like this one, as I was born on a Wednesday, but that’s just me.
 
So, what do you think? Do you put any faith in astrology (any system)? Do you read your horoscope? Does the phase of moon you were born under make sense to you? Do you believe more in fate or free will when it comes to personality and/or purpose? Had you seen this system before? I would l love to know.
 
 
 
 
 
 
*If you would like to see this video you can check out the one I watched by Loveagainjen on TikTok