The Lights and Planets
In a similar way, the Moon is the second most important
heavenly body, not because it has any mass or
importance outside of how it influences earth, but
because it is about the only way we can receive light
from the Sun other than from the Sun itself. We all look
at the Moon—we cannot look into the Sun.
Throughout the history of astrology much has been
made of the fact that the Moon shuttles back and forth
between the space beyond the earth's orbit and the
space inside that orbit. It has been said that it gradually
feeds us the light of the Sun, by degrees, so that we can
assimilate it into our lives—rather like a great mother
nurturing us.
And the Moon is filled with mystery. The Mysteries of
the Moon have been an integral part of occult lore for
ages. We can get into some of that later, but for now,
let's go over some of the more common keywords and
general descriptions of the Sun and the Moon.