Moon in Gemini, Moon in the 8th House

Gemini ♊︎ Moon in the Natal Chart

The Gemini Moon sign in the natal chart is imaginative and creative. Having a Gemini Moon influences you to be drawn to symbol systems, occult knowledge, and information. You love to talk and can seemingly gab with friends and family for hours! You instinctually respond to situations with humor, sarcasm, and wit. 

Element: Air is the element associated with your Moon sign. This causes you to operate through your mental pathways before your emotional ones. You have a desire to understand and think creatively. You love to bounce your ideas off of others. Conversations that energetically move from topic to topic are your favorite. 

Mood: As a Gemini Moon you tend to be very positive and cheery overall. There is a playfulness about your mood that makes others feel uplifted when in your presence. You tend to see the bright side or at least the humorous side in any situation.  

Nurturing Your Moon Sign: Your Moon sign is nurtured by engaging in mental stimulation. This can range from watching epic movies, listening to music, creating artwork, or playing word games. You love to understand systems therefore your Gemini Moon energy is very attracted to the visual and symbolic meaning of the tarot, astrology, and magic.

8th House

Keywords: The keywords associated with the 8th house include death, transformation, secrets, mystery, macabre, shared finances or resources, legacies, taxes, owed money, uncovered trauma, healing, and psychology.  

Succedent House Type: A Succedent house type is ruled by a fixed sign. Scorpio is the fixed water sign ruling the 8th house. 

The meaning of the 8th house has evolved significantly over time. Traditionally this house was associated with taxes, legacies, and shared resources. It is believed that due to its associations with legacies and inheritance this has contributed to the modern 8th house associations with death. Beyond the literal definition of death, it can also represent transformation, cycles of life, and major life endings/beginnings. 

The perspective of the 8th house is broad and psychologically based in most modern astrological interpretations. It symbolizes how you relate to others on a deeply emotional level. This house is associated with secrets but also shared resources and taxes. 

Trying to relate all of these themes together is what gives the 8th house is intense mystery. When you are working in the 8th house you are often working through some kind of emotional trauma. How you relate to the life, death, and sharing your experiences and resources with another are all 8th house endeavors.