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Moon in House Six

The moon in the 6th house cultivates emotional attachment to habits and routines. As well as a inner desire to help and be of service to others. In astrology, the Moon symbolizes the subconscious self, the emotions, reactions, instincts, and also feminine energy including the maternal influences of your life. The 6th house in contrast, governs your work life, jobs, coworkers, mundane tasks and chores, pets and health and nutrition.

The sixth house is ruled by Virgo and its planetary ruler Mercury. When the moon occupies the six house, it serves to highlight the emotional importance and significance of the affairs and functions of the 6th house. In addition to that, whichever zodiac sign happens to reside in this house, the moon will be modified by thus affecting the manner in which it is expressed. Here is a breakdown of the moon in the 6th house in both the natal chart and as a Transit.

Moon in 6th House Natal

Positive: Imaginative and intuitive worker, helpful, responsive to others’ needs.
Negative: Stress related stomach problems, sometimes unstable and indecisive about responsibility.

Those who have their moon in the 6th House of their natal charts are bound to have a strong emotional attachment to their employment, responsibilities to others, and general ability to take care of themselves and others. People with this placement will derive a lot of their emotional fulfillment and satisfaction from the service they can provide to others. They like to stay busy and productive and will likely find chores and everyday routines to be quite therapeutic for them. Those with this moon placement tend to have a predictable pattern of behavior in terms of the techniques they utilize and how they order their operations.

They are creatures of habit at heart and are happy sticking with what they know best as opposed to experimenting with a variety of different ways and approaches. Moon in the 6th house men and women show a lot of care and concern for others and put a lot of effort into the quality of their work. You show a lot of commitment and reliability when it comes to your work ethic and sense of loyalty. A lot of your emotional stress will likely come from this sector of your life. When your work life is not going well, it can be a major strain on your emotional balance. Your sense of serenity depends heavily on how gratifying your job is and how appreciated you are for doing it. Additionally, people with this moon placement may find that they are inclined to box themselves in a bit with regards to their comfort zones.

They tend to rely on what they are familiar with and avoid venturing outside of that with regards to the types of jobs they seek and methods they employ. Nevertheless, those who have their moon in the 6th house in their charts do have a concern for self improvement and bettering themselves in many ways. They exhibit a more open and receptive mind with regards to health and nutrition and may often find themselves trying out the latest health trends or fads sweeping the neighborhood. With this moon placement, there is likely to be a high interest in consuming food that serves to support and strengthen their ability to work and do their job well. For that reason, they may have a strong aversion to unhealthy foods and unhealthy habits like smoking and poor hygiene that can ultimately sabotage their health and shorten their lifespan.

These individuals enjoy feeling needed for their expertise and are typically eager to help others who are in need of their assistance. They can be very generous and caring and display strong nurturing instincts towards others. In their youth, it is likely that people with this placement have always been eager to help around the house and pitch in wherever needed. They may have often displayed a bit of precocious industriousness that’s earned them approval from adult figures. The types of work that they are most likely to be drawn to may center around the health services, food services and also customer relations. They may also enjoy working around pets and animals of some kind.

Taking care of animals as a veterinarian or professional groomer may be a couple of some jobs that they would particularly enjoy. When it comes to dealing with coworkers, you are amenable and easy to work with. You may find that you are someone who willingly does more than your share of the task. You’re able to deal with customers well thanks to your receptivity to their concerns and ability to intuitively identify with where they’re coming from. Regardless of what mood you experience and what you are feeling inside, your love of working routine makes you exceptionally reliable and dependable in the performance of your duties.

Until you can find work that is sufficiently satisfying to you, it is likely that you will change jobs repeatedly. Once you find something that works for you however, you can be content to stick with that for a very long time. Money is not your primary motivation and because of that, you seek to find something that fulfills you emotionally and also satisfies your need to feel productive. Your physical and mental health is very sensitive to your reactions to your job. A lot of what ails you can be psychosomatic and manifest as a result of the repercussions of emotional stress. A lot of this stress may affect your stomach and digestive health.

You have a strong interest in mothering people and enjoy doing things for them such as cooking, cleaning and doing laundry and errands. You likely possess a temperament that can make for an excellent restaurateur and can fit in well as a waiter or waitress or as a chef or line cook. Although, people with this moon placement are highly concerned with health and nutrition, they can also be prone to emotional eating. They may need to show extra caution in watching their diet especially when they are stressed, overtired or emotionally disturbed.

Moon in 6th House Transit

When the moon transits the 6th house of your chart, it is likely that you will take on a more cautious and prudent attitude in how you go about much of what you do. You may be inclined to pay greater attention to safety and various forms of health hazards. Dietary concerns may also be of greater significance to you and you may be in the mood to perhaps make important changes to your health habits, your dietary habits and even take up an exercise regimen.

Your desire to whip yourself into shape is running high, and you are more willing than ever to put in the work to better yourself. You may also feel compelled to take inventory of your current situation and assess or reassess what needs to take priority in your life. Health checks are important and at this time you may be just as concerned about the well-being of associates as well as yourself. You may be particularly concerned about helping someone else with their dietary goals and fitness related goals as well as caring for someone who is perhaps ill or elderly.

Regardless of what is going on in your life, you are inclined to busy yourself with errands and tasks that provide a welcome distraction from whatever worries or concerns you might have. Now is as good a time as any to take on some chores and projects you may have been postponing and procrastinating on. Cleaning out your physical environment may do wonders to help declutter your emotions and provide some peace of mind.