First of all, this topic gets me into more trouble than any other. Second of all, it is an important topic, so I will not eschew commenting on it. Third of all, one can look around the world and see lack of empathy, so hiding one’s head in the sand will not help. Fourthly, one’s chart shows one’s blueprint, as in the manner of a house blueprint, so one needs to study with an open mind. Fifthly, one is not to blame for one’s chart. Hence, one needs to accept the nature of one’s chart. Only then, can one make the best of it. *Sigh* That was a mouth full. Now, onto our topic.
In my study of empathy( or lack thereof), I see three major factors. There are, probably, more. However, I find that these factors tell us a great deal about the trait of empathy, so I will address them in this article. They are the Moon, the Element of Water and Jupiter.
The Moon
There are cold Moons. I have a warm Moon–Cancer.Mine does not have afflictions(hard aspects). I have a great deal of empathy. I am not saying this to brag. God gave me my chart. I had nothing to do with it.
Empathy is a RESPONSE, such as burping or swallowing. Empathy is not a THOUGHT. It does not originate from the world of ideas. It originates from one’s gut/one’s emotions. The fighting I get centers around that empathy can be derived from thinking. I don’t think it can. This is my opinion and based on my life experience, as well as doing thousands and thousands of charts.
Can a Moon like Cancer lack empathy due to afflictions? I would say yes, but I really do not know, so that is a pure guess. There are so many topics to explore in Astrology that one can never master all of them. Hence, I tell you when I am not sure how an afflicted Cancer Moon would play out.
I will leave the topic of afflictions to the Moon because I don’t know enough to comment and will center on the Moon SIGNS, themselves. Cancer Moon is in it’s Home, so it functions the best when it comes to the world of emotions. Taurus Moon is Exalted, so that Moon would be second.
Now, we come to the other Moons. Pisces is very empathetic, as is Scorpio. However, these Moons have other issues, in that Pisces is too emotional and Scorpio is too intense.
Capricorn is a head over heart Moon. He may “reason out” a solution to problems, rather than “feel out” a solution. However, Capricorn Moon seems to have empathy.
Libra Moon, the Moon in the Fall, seems to be the least empathetic. I can say that my personal dealings with many, many Libra Moons reinforce this belief.
Gemini Moon may think before she feels, as will Aquarius, but they do not lack empathy. Their empathy level seems to be lower than the water Moons. The Fire Moons would fall into the same category as the Air Moons.
If one was trying to ascertain the empathy level of a native, the Moons would be the place to begin.
Jupiter
Jupiter is a major playing in conscience. I discovered this by doing the charts of four sociopaths and one malignant narcissist. Jupiter had a very clear pattern in the charts of the sociopaths. It was VERY AFFLICTED. It was so afflicted that it was a “Monster in the Closet” Jupiter. In two cases, almost every planet was in hard aspect to Jupiter. I don’t know if other people have studied this, but the charts are my teachers.
The Element of Water
Elements are very important. I am an Earth Void and I am space cadet alley. I am space cadet when it comes to practical things. One day, I was asking someone how to arrange jars in my cabinet. The person did not know me well and I could feel the wheels turning in her head–what an idiot this person is.
When I am confronted with trying to organize, I shut down. It feels, almost, painful to do practical things of this nature.
I have many articles on the Elements because I believe they are very important to studying each native.
Water is the world of the emotions. Water Voids do not function well in the world of the emotions, which includes subtle emotional cues, known as subtext. Sense of humor would be a kind of subtext. Water Voids may be too literal when it comes to humor. They may miss all but the most obvious jokes.
It is not the fault of the Water Void that she has an almost alien like relationship with emotions. Nothing in the chart is one’s fault. I should tattoo this on my chest, along with “what is the orb/”
Back to empathy, low water is a factor in lack of empathy for the reasons listed above.
As always, let’s discuss this. One of the traits of which I am most proud is that I love to foster discussion. If not, how will we all learn?
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