Last week I wrote about what makes you happy. The essential take - acting our Sun, as shown in our chart by its sign & house position, rulership and important aspects, is the way. But that was only half of the story. Maybe even less than half. Because the Sun is only good when we are out and about in the daytime. For the night, we look to the Moon.

We don't act so much our Moon as feed it. What do we take in? What do we need to feel ourselves? How do we interact with others when we share meals, hang out & sleep together?

If the Moon is Queen of the night - time of taking in food, interacting with family and friends, enjoying our lover -  it isn't too much of a jump to say the Moon is enough more important for happiness than the Sun. Sure we can have career success but without eating well, positive friendships and passionate relationships, life can feel empty indeed. And we all know a good night's sleep (Moon) is the most important foundation for the next day (Sun).

Indian astrology agrees - the planet of happiness is the Moon, period. Here's another way - Sun is the I am, Moon is the I feel. Happiness is a feeling, yes?  

How might the chart show how to feed our Moon? We apply a similar method - we look to the Moon itself by sign and house, its ruler, then important aspects. A few examples: a Moon in Libra with ruler Venus in Capricorn in the 11th will thrive in a few carefully forged long term relationships. A Moon in Gemini with ruler Mercury conjunct Venus in Aquarius in the 10th will need to express or communicate beauty in her career. A Moon in Scorpio conjunct Mars will benefit from stimulating competition.

We also consider the phase - will the person feel fresh beginnings with New Moon, be very active as it moves towards Full, enjoy sharing with others in the 3rd quarter, or more internal as it comes around to New again?

Here's the catch. In our nighttime, there's an awful lot of artificial daylight around. How are we to listen to the subtle promptings of our inner nature if we are always being fooled into extra Sun activity with electric light? I'm no Luddite, but this week I invite you to join me in an experiment: after dark, turn out the lights. A few candles are OK. I submit that there is no faster way to clarify our feelings, deepen intuition and discover what makes us happy than experiencing the dark. Only then can we truly see and feel the Moon. 

Today and tomorrow with Moon in Cancer is a particularly good time for this, and some of you may continue into later in the week with Full Moon late Thursday night. Please share what you discover! And if you are interested in my astrology vision of your inner light, email for a reading!