Luna’s Station & Sign
Each zodiac guide is tasked with guarding the principles and values of 1 to 2 of the 12 Stations, traditionally known as houses. Learning these values and principles, and applying them to the corresponding area of life, is compulsory. You will have your own unique guides in each station, but before taking directions from your special guides, you need to master the compulsory principles.
Luna is the Guardian of Station 4. Station 4 represents housing. The message in the zodiac chart is clear. A safe, secure, beautiful, nurturing home is the first step to remembering and materializing your dreams. Housing should be our most sacred value.
The creed of Station 4 is Cancer. Cancer is the compulsory attitude necessary to guide us to perfection in this station.
The housing crisis can certainly be compared to an uncontrollable malignant growth upon humanity. We must clean up the language. The contronyms are the real super villains.
I have yet to find a word that adequately describes the magnificence of the Great Mother Crab. I find the animal totem resources lacking, in even attesting to the spiritual significance of this incredible creature. The mythology is equally lacking and greatly distorted.
Crabs take charge of their own security. They can live in saltwater, freshwater, and on land. They are never without a home. They have walking legs and swimming legs, and they have called Earth home for over 300 million years, predating dinosaurs and humans by quite a long stretch. They are masters of camouflage and hiding. They are highly protective and nurturing of their family members. They can gather in large social groups. Whenever they need a little down time, they simply retreat into their shells with no need to leave the safety of the group. They know how to set healthy boundaries. We could certainly learn a thing or two from the crab. They teach us the importance of having a loving, nurturing, beautiful, private, and safe environment to call home.
In modern Western astrology, Cancer is classified as one of the cardinal signs, meaning it is foundational to our fundamental well-being and self-actualization. Cancer is associated with the North direction—the direction of home. It is the North star we follow to find our way. Being in Luna’s sign, understanding and honoring Cancer is directly linked to our mental well-being and emotional health and development.
This is a crazy, upside-down world we live in. We need to be able to share enough, so that every human being is guaranteed a home worthy of Cancer. We can’t expect people to show up as contributing members of society, if they have been robbed of their Mother’s gift of security. We witness, with our own eyes every day, the effect of homelessness on mental stability. By not having the courage to share, we ensure an unsafe environment for all. The Earth gives freely. We need to follow our Mother’s example.
I know, you don’t need me to say it. We aren’t the ones lacking in courage and consideration. It’s our leaders that need to grow a pair, and do the right thing. Since, it is quite apparent, that just ain’t gonna happen, I need you, the real leaders, to remember and materialize your dreams as soon as possible. Humanity needs you to step into your authenticity and be the superheros that your are destined to be. We also need a new word for this sign. One that does it justice. One that doesn’t cast a bad spell.