A Comprehensive Guide to the Lunar Mansions

You're probably familiar with the 12 signs of the solar Zodiac – Aries, Taurus, Gemini and so on. But did you know there is also a lunar Zodiac, one that’s far older than the solar one?

A Lunar Zodiac

Each night as the Moon travels along her orbital path, she appears amidst a new handful of stars, called “asterisms.” These baby constellations are the basis of a 28-sign lunar Zodiac.

In India the lunar zodiac constellations are called nakshatras, but in Western astrology they are known as the Mansions of the Moon, or just lunar mansions for short.

A Key to Moon Magic

In Medieval and Renaissance astrologers saw the lunar mansions as an important tool for choosing the best times to take action, whether mundane or magical.

Modern Nicknames for Lunar Mansions

To make the lunar mansions a little easier for me to use, I gave them all nicknames to help me remember their essential meanings.

Click on the links below to navigate to posts on each of the 28 Mansions of the Moon. Each discussion includes auspicious activities, as well as a spells or rituals for working with the energy of the mansion.

For those who want to research further, I've also included quotes from how astrologers throughout history have described the energy of each lunar mansion.