Mother Moon: Liv Tyler's Natural Nurture

May is for moms; please enjoy this May spotlight on the astrology of our favorite Hollywood moms! 

  

Actress Liv Tyler

Cancer Liv Tyler is mom to only son, 7-year-old Sagittarius Milo. There's plenty more to Cancer than playing mom, but Cancer is often called the mothering sign out of a desire to provide nurture, shelter, and loyalty to loved ones, so naturally their own children are perfect candidates to receive their nurturing nature. Not only is Liv's Sun in Cancer and therefore a central part of her identity, but her rising sign is also Cancer, indicating that her outlook is also shaped by this desire to give love and nurture, and protect herself and her loved ones. Cancer rising, when expressed healthily, is a very loving, kind, and gentle energy that radiates. Sometimes Cancer loves so much and so fiercely that they can be over-protective. They can also get so wrapped up in what or who they are loving, that they forget about themselves or forgo their own needs too often.

But lest we think Liv a classic smother-mother, it's important to recognize that she knows the value of independence for herself and her children due to her Capricorn moon. The moon is very significant when it comes to someone's nurturing style, and what kinds of behaviors they might think are loving and nurturing. In Capricorn, Liv will naturally want Milo to learn how to take care of things himself and won't want to coddle him too much as it can create unhealthy dependency. Milo and Liv are fortunate in that they both have Capricorn moons, which is an easy point of compatibility between them. They're both more likely to have the same ideas about how they interpret nurturing behaviors.

While all parents typically go through some sort of internal tug-of-war with themselves about what is too much or what is not enough on the love and discipline scales, this classic seesaw effect is very prominent in Liv's chart. One of her primary concerns in parenting is probably just this: how much to assist and provide and love, and how much to hold back and let her child do it himself. This tension in her is probably one of the things that makes her a great and thoughtful mom!

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Mother Moon: Beyonce, Baby!

May is for moms; please enjoy this May spotlight on the astrology of our favorite Hollywood moms! 

Virgo Beyoncé Knowles is new mom to Blue Ivy, her Capricorn baby girl born just this year in January. A Virgo mom, like most moms, always tries to do her best, but can often be quite anxious about possibly doing something wrong and can let their imagination about frightful consequences run away with them! A good support system can help calm Virgo worries, and so can a "just-in-case" system of supplies and phone numbers!

Beyoncé's moon is in Scorpio, so she'll prefer deep bonding with anyone in her most intimate circle, but with Uranus close to her Moon, she often needs more space in relationships with others and can be elusive to get to know. As she bonds deeply with her daughter, she'll no doubt experience the joys and fears of what it means to be closer and more affected by someone in your life than ever before.With her south node in Aquarius, she's more comfortable standing back and observing, but her Mars and north node in Leo are all about leaping into life with both feet. Obviously the Leo creativity shows in Beyoncé's career, but there is a playfulness and silliness to Leo which Baby Blue will bring out in spades!

Image of Beyoncé and Blue is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license. Credit: Beyoncé

 

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Mother Moon: Jennifer Garner Does it All!

Mother's Day is approaching (May 13th) so please enjoy this May spotlight on the astrology of our favorite Hollywood moms!

Whenever Jennifer Garner is spotted out and about, it's typically with at least one of her three children in tow! Whether it's karate class, dance class, a birthday party or a mom and daughter mani-pedis, Jennifer has proven herself to be a "world-class mom" according to her husband Ben Affleck (and Mlle. Kiddie thinks she's pretty great too!)

multitasking mom

If it seems like Jennifer Garner has to have cloned herself to keep up with three kids and all their activities, you can thank her whopping four planets in Gemini, the sign of the twins, for the mountain of multitasking she seems to accomplish for her three kids Violet, Serafina, and Samuel. Gemini always has something going on (make that two or three somethings) and is often good at juggling their lives. They like to keep it interesting by pursuing many interests and activities, and are always having new ideas. Mars, the planet of action, is one of the four planets in Gemini in Jennifer's chart, so keeping on-the-go is second nature to her. Gemini tends to get restless if it sits still for too long. That's not to say that a mom of three kids couldn't use a nap, to say the least!

The moon specifically correlates with our nurturing style, and Jennifer's Gemini moon reveals she's likely to want to nurture her children especially by listening to what they have to say and offering advice or asking questions that can help them express what they want and need. Helping her kids learn to work through their problems by reasoning them through is one probable way she'll help them gain independence.

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