Sun/Moon Relationships – Fusion
Fusion not friction is the key to harmony between opposites. To have opposites not desiring a harmony and blend is to recognize two different and incompatible entities.
In our symbol of the Sun and the Moon that together function to maintain life for us on our planet, we have a clear lesson to learn that needs reflection in human relationships. The Sun represents the male and the Moon the female principle. We depend upon these celestial bodies equally just as human life depends upon male and female interchange.
Although at birth our bodies are distinct in physical features of either male or female, the features of our personality characteristics demonstrate a blend of both sexes in a unique recipe of strong and gentle, selfish and selfless, understanding and aggressive features. These must be blended in harmony with our self image if we are to be true to ourselves, as wisdom dictates.
Nature demands for our growth and well being that a male must focus upon developing physical strength and male talents as a female must learn to express the feminine virtues and maintain the gentle traits of her sex. This in spite of the fact that we all possess inwardly a mixture of traits.
The Sun’s natural characteristics are demonstrated as power, light, heat and outgoing energies. Translating this in terms of male sexual qualities, we would best reflect our natural self as a male by our strength, intelligence, warmth and creativity, for instance. Society depends upon the strength and leadership of good men.
The Moon to a female represents the gentler powers that nurture and protect. She uses the subtle senses and gentler responses in caring and expression of energies. She would best demonstrate the gifts of her sex by beauty, compassion, understanding and wisdom. Society depends upon the magic qualities and self sacrifice of women in caring motherhood.
Many male/female relationships show us the clash between the two in a state of friction instead of a complementary exchange that allows differences but not conflict. Some refuse to seek understanding of the other sex in a manner that is respectful and does not stir defensive reactions from the partner. Some relationships falter because neither is prepared to compromise. However, it is only by an exchange, compromise and understanding that we can escape being locked up within ourselves and suffer eventual loneliness.
By a mutual exchange that proves constructive and enriching, we find the magic that allows the Sun to rule with power in the day and in practical ways and the Moon to provide the gentle wisdom that allows her to rule and guide the souls in her family. Neither should be antagonistic to the other’s differences, but able to absorb them and so enrich the other.
Opposite characteristics create a strong magnetism that is healthy in a natural male/female relationship and results in a creative relationship.
If we should challenge the natural laws that determine sexuality things begin to go wrong. Should a man seek to cultivate female or Moon traits and qualities over and above the male features of character Sun dominance, he risks ignoring or betraying his birth sex as does the woman who assumes male habits in imitation of the opposite sex and denies the Moon qualities that alone will bring true satisfaction. Nature does not tolerate such challenges.
The answer could be that when we discover how to cultivate our own sun/moon qualities in an appropriate balance for our sex as nature decreed at birth, and can balance the energies and responses from our marriage partner so that we are true to our self image and respectful of the other, all should be much more harmonious.
We cannot deceive Nature itself. Nor can we deceive ourselves for long. We must be genuine in our attitude and true to ourselves and open to expanding our understanding of our mate by respectful understanding that does not demand from the other what is not possible.
The sun cannot shine at night time.
The moon is always without obvious power in the day.
