Moon in Aries

A Moon in Aries can go from furious to fine before you’ve finished working out what the argument was about.

Feelings that arrive at full speed

With this Moon, a feeling tends to show up as an urge to do something. Hurt becomes anger, sadness becomes a long run, and worry becomes a phone call you make right now. You usually know how you feel, and so does everyone else in the room. There’s something clean about it: few people have to wonder where they stand with you.

The flare is real and it’s also short. Ten minutes later you may honestly have moved on, and be puzzled that the other person hasn’t.

Safety means being able to move

Most Moon signs feel safe when they’re held. This one feels safe when it isn’t trapped. You want to know you can leave the room, take the walk, make the call yourself. A partner who treats a slammed door as the end of the relationship will wear you out, and so will one who follows you down the hall asking what’s wrong.

You may also dislike needing anyone. Asking for comfort can feel like losing, so you might pick a small fight on a day when what you actually wanted was a hug.

Comforting someone who doesn’t want comforting

Skip the soft voice. Offer something to do: come to the gym, help carry the thing, go and get food. Moving together often opens up a conversation that sitting on the sofa would have shut down. Then let them raise the subject when they’re ready, which is usually sooner than you’d expect.

If you have this Moon, it helps to notice how far behind you other people are. Your storm has passed, but theirs may just be starting. “I was harsh, and I’m sorry” costs you very little and means a lot to someone slower. A hot temper explains a style. It never excuses frightening anyone, and that goes in both directions.

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