#I'm thinking of making a series tackling “negative” placements since that's probably my least favorite part of pop astrology

[8hsaturn]

How you're misunderstanding fire moons

case in point: Aries

TW: Self-harm, eating disorders.

Out of all the moon signs in astrology, fire moons are the ones most commonly accused of impulsivity, childishness, and trouble managing and keeping emotions to oneself... As one myself, I decided to share my thoughts on this through my personal experience, astrology studies, and the words of other fellow fire moons.

I am an Aries moon, so the fire presumed "aggression" and "impulsivity" should be 20x stronger with the added Mars influence, but ... I don't find that to be true at all. Aries moons are also expected to be self-serving and selfish and I attributed my inability to relate to this to my moon being in the 6th house of service.

That was of course until I met other Aries moons. My friend has hers on the ascendant, and another has it in the 8th house square 80% of her chart. Another has it in the 8th house opposite the ascendant and sun. a few more here and there whom I met online and each one of them doesn’t resonate with the standard Aries moon description at all. sure they do feel intense emotions, especially negative ones, but none manifest as aggressive or violent.

However, scrolling and stumbling on this tweet from one of my favorite astrologers catalyzed the realization that the aggression of Aries moons is directed at the self, not others.

Mars is high-strung, with high standards and fierce energy. When the moon, a planet of emotion and deep psyche is riddled with Mars's influence... the fallback is great when one falls short of their goals. Aries moons don't take losing easily, but instead of throwing tantrums like everyone assumes they do, they actually tend to redirect that anger toward themselves. self-harm is something I've sadly found to be very common across my Aries moon friends, especially if there's Saturnian or Plutonian influence in the mix. I also think the house where the moon is can show the area where we punish ourselves:

5h Moons could deprive themselves of their hobbies and fun activities, 6h Moons could obsess over their health or overwork themselves, 7h Moons could sabotage their relationships, 8h, and 12h Moons could self-isolate...

So to say being a fire moon, especially an Aries moon, implies you're extremely violent is very inaccurate. After all, Hayao Miyazaki, the creature of Ghibli Studios, is an Aries moon himself and Ghibli is probably the most soothing and calm franchise that's also very critical of violence and war. Mars rules control and violence, but when ruling over the moon - a very personal planet - those attributes become self-directed.