Moon in Cancer, Moon in the 1st House

Cancer ♋︎ Moon in the Natal Chart

A Cancer Moon sign in the natal chart is a highly spiritual energy that desires peace and calm. Your Moon sign allows for the full expression of emotion. You are naturally very encouraging of other people’s hopes and dreams. There is a tendency to take care of and “parent” the people around you. You are typically the one to make sure everyone is well fed, safe, and happy. 

Element: Cancer is operating thorough the element of water. This gives you a predisposition to respond with feelings before thinking things through. You will have a tendency to have overt emotional displays and some impulsive behavior. 

Mood: As a Cancer Moon person you will have plenty of mood swings. You are deeply sensitive to the world around you and constantly sense the emotions of others. There is a tendency to obsess or fixate on the interactions you have with others regardless of the context of the situation. Many people appreciate your raw honest emotional expression. 

Nurturing Your Moon Sign: Nurturing a Cancer Moon takes time. You need to retreat from the world frequently to recharge your empathic batteries. Getting lost in escapist activities such as watching films, substance use, or shopping are ways in which you self soothe your deep well of emotional stimulation.

1st House

Keywords: The keywords associated with the first house are individualism, identity, selfishness, ego, personality, infancy, imitating, starting line, and destiny. 

Angular House Type: An Angular house is ruled by a cardinal sign. Aries is the cardinal fire sign ruling the 1st house. 

The 1st house in astrology is representative of how you express your self identity. The sign on the 1st house in the natal chart symbolizes the energy through which you tend to filter all of your experiences. 

Here you get to know yourself, your basic needs, and desire to be seen as an individual. In the 1st house you are having a “me” experience. This house is symbolic of initiation and impulsivity. 

Planets placed in the 1st house in the natal chart tend to be very heavily emphasized. These planets will be expressed more easily in your personal expression and circumstances. This is the house is symbolic of where we first breath life into ourselves, where existence first begins. This part of the astrological chart is ego driven in the search for self identity. Here you get to perform or act out the person you are or want to be.