Your Moon sign in Astrology represents how you nurture yourself and your life. Your Moon sign and what the Moon is doing in your birth chart represents your emotional world, how you handle your emotions, love, your relationship with your mother and women in general, and is also the area of your chart that is not noticed right away by others as it is a more hidden aspect of your personality and your life.
Connecting with your Moon sign and understanding this energy better can do wonders for your life, and when it comes to acts of nourishment. After all, in the words of the Sagittarius Moon Queen herself, Lauryn Hill, “How you gon’ win, when you ain't right within?”
Acts of nourishment are different for everyone and each sign has a different mode of attaining this energy in their life. A Mercury-ruled Moon sign such as a Virgo or Gemini Moon needs more of a mental release to feel nourished. These Moon signs tend to be more in their head than their heart, and finding ways to understand their emotional world is key to healing it. However, an emotional water Moon sign like a Scorpio or Pisces Moon needs to find ways to release their heavy emotions and connect more with reality and beauty that is around them.
Your Moon sign is where you want to go when understanding your emotions and how you work through them. If you have ever wondered why someone acted the way they did emotionally when you handle things in a completely different way, look at your Moon signs and their compatibility. Someone’s love language and experience of nourishment may be completely different than your own and there is no one way of nourishing yourself and your life.
By diving deep into the different Moon signs in Astrology, you can discover what self-care and nourishing acts benefit and support you most.
ARIES MOON
With an Aries Moon, exercise is a great way to regulate and nourish your emotional world. When you can get out of the house, do something exciting, and get your body moving, you feel like a completely new person. With an Aries Moon, activity is important for you so that your emotions don’t feel bottled up and ready to burst at any moment. You have a lot of emotional energy within you and need to find ways to release it. Having a daily routine, ritual, or physical exercise that lets you decompress and open up, does wonder for your heart.
TAURUS MOON
Having a Taurus Moon means nourishment, comfort, and safety are very important to you in life. To nourish yourself, you need to be feeling good from within to without. Things like self-care days, spa days, and taking the time out to treat yourself does wonders for you emotionally. To feel nourished in life, you need to be around the people that help you get there and if you are not in supportive or safe environments, you aren’t going to be feeling good. For you, it’s all about spoiling yourself or allowing another person to treat you.
Meditation does wonders for the Gemini Moon's soul.
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GEMINI MOON
Gemini Moons are all about mental decompression when it comes to nourishment. Meditation does your soul wonders as it allows you to fully connect with what’s going on in your head, which is a direct correlation to your emotional world. Being a Gemini Moon, you aren’t the most emotional Moon sign out there but that doesn’t mean you don’t need nourishment and care just like everyone else. Meditation, sound baths, journaling your thoughts, or reading a book are all beneficial ways for you to nourish yourself that align with who you are and what you need.
CANCER MOON
Being a Cancer Moon, you are born with nourishing energy. Cancer is the perfect sign for the Moon to be in, as it is the ruler of Cancer and feels at home here. Nourishment means everything to you in life and if you aren’t feeling the nourishment in your life, it can manifest as some chaotic energy outwardly. For you, acts of nourishment involve being at home, in your safe spaces, and around family or close loved ones. You love to feel needed and valued, and being around people that provide this equal reciprocity makes you feel stable. Connect with a loved one to reconnect to what nourishment feels like for you.
A Leo Moon can paint or create art as a way to nourish themselves.
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LEO MOON
Being a creative and bold soul, nourishment for a Leo Moon is all about lighting that spark within you. When you are not feeling the nourishment in your life it is usually because you are not feeling seen or heard. For a Leo Moon, your emotions are front and center, and you want to be acknowledged for how you are feeling. Having creative outlets where you can express yourself and how you are feeling means everything to you, and self-expression is how you feel nourished. To tap into nourishing energy in your life, go have fun, dance, paint, create or admire art, and repeat some self-love rituals that remind you how loved you truly are.
VIRGO MOON
A Virgo Moon is not for the faint of heart. Your energy flows mentally, which can get confusing with the Moon involved, as the Moon is all about your emotions and the heart. To feel nourished in your life, you need balance, release, and receptivity. Journaling your thoughts, writing daily gratitudes, meditation, and listening to soft music can help put you in a place of peace. Writing your thoughts is key for a Virgo Moon as it helps you see what you are truly feeling when your mind tends to get in the way of understanding your emotions as it loves to rationalize and organize. Meditate on it, Virgo Moon.
A clean space is a nourishing space for a Libra Moon.
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LIBRA MOON
As a Libra Moon, connection is something that makes you feel deeply nourished in life. You often see yourself in another, and you are somewhat of a mirror to others in life. You match the vibe of those around you which can be good if their vibe is positive, but not so good if someone is in a spiral around you. To nourish yourself, you need to assess your body and your emotional world and see if what you are feeling is truly yours, or the issues of someone else’s. For you, it’s important to cleanse your space and your body and protect your energy so that you can be in a clear space to feel the love and nourishment in your life.
SCORPIO MOON
With a Scorpio Moon, your energy and emotions are often heightened. You feel everything deeply and you need a trusting guide to help you understand everything that is going on within. Tapping into your higher self and receiving intuitive guidance is key for you to feel internally connected and at peace in your life. Pull a tarot card, look at what the stars are doing, or hire a trusted psychic or astrologer to help you reconnect to your spirituality. When you are feeling aligned spiritually, you feel good emotionally, and nourishment for you is about connecting to your inner guide.
A Sagittarius Moon wants to explore the world and connect with nature.
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SAGITTARIUS MOON
As a Sagittarius Moon, you are an adventurous soul. When you can explore the world around you, travel, and get out of your head, you feel aligned with what nourishment means to you. This is not to say that you should escape your emotions and not deal with them altogether, but going on a new adventure or journey with the intention that you are going to release, understand your emotions better, and connect with your inner self; you can make some significant progress on your journey. Go on a spiritual retreat, take that vacation you’ve been wanting to take, learn about a new culture or religion, and align with your spirit.
CAPRICORN MOON
A Capricorn Moon needs a lot of nourishment in life, but you may never admit this to anyone. You prefer to handle emotional stuff in private, and you aren’t the one to necessarily let others know when you are hurting or need nourishment in your life. However, being vulnerable, asking for help, and allowing someone to help get you to a better place can be life-changing for you. Talking to a therapist, a friend, or even journaling your thoughts can be a place of deep nourishment for you. Being an earth Moon Sign, going out in nature, and doing grounding rituals are also highly beneficial for you and your energy.
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AQUARIUS MOON
Aquarius Moons are more in their head than they are in their heart. This isn’t a bad thing, but when it comes to understanding what it takes to feel nourished in your life, all of this mental energy can get in the way of healing and regulating your emotions. To bring in the nourishment in your life, it’s all about getting out of your head and into your heart. Take the time to listen to your emotions without judgment or attachment, to figure out what you need. Give yourself some time each day to tap into your emotional world and how your heart is doing, take intentional action when it comes to what it needs, and release the rest.
PISCES MOON
As a Pisces Moon, you understand emotions more than most. You are highly attuned to your heart and everything that is going on within. However, this energy can feel overwhelming for you at times if you don’t have positive ways to release and regulate here. For you, a sense of nostalgia brings you to a nourishing place in your life. Watching your favorite movie, reading your favorite book, creating art, and healing your inner child are all ways to feel nourished in your life. When emotions feel high and life is feeling like too much to handle, visualize yourself as a child, and ask yourself what you need right now.
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Tayler Barakat is a Mystic who has studied Astrology for over a decade. She does intuitive astrology and tarot readings for people all over the world, and her work focuses on healing and empowering individuals. Follow her on Instagram @taylerbarakat_ and check out her website www.listentothevirgo.com.
Exclusive: Melanie Fiona On Making High-Vibrational Music & Saying Yes To Partnership
Melanie Fiona is back! After taking a little more than a decade-long hiatus, she has officially made her return to music and blessed us with two singles, “Say Yes” and “I Choose You.” While both singles are very different from each other, they both reflect who she is today and the type of music she wants to make. In our conversation, the mom of two expressed what she learned during her time away.
“It's interesting, even when I said it is like coming back, I don't ever feel like I really left because I was always still performing. I've still been public. It's not like I went into being this recluse person or version of myself, but the thing that I really learned in this process is that I think things take time,” Melanie says in a xoNecole exclusive.
“I think often we're so caught up in it, being on the timing of demand or popularity, or, like, striking while the iron is hot and the thing that I've learned is that everything is on God's time. That's it. Every time I thought I would have been ready, or, like, things were taking too long, I had to reship some things, personally, professionally, in my life. I also gave myself permission to make a living, not just make a living, but make a life for myself.”
Making a life for herself included getting married to Grammy-nominated songwriter Jared Cotter, starting a family, and embracing new landscapes, such as podcasting as a co-host of The Mama’s Den podcast. She also began doing more spiritual work and self-care practices like meditation, sound healing, Reiki, acupuncture, and boundary setting, which allowed her to get in touch with her inner voice.
“I wasn't putting out music, and I wasn't experiencing a number one record, but I was being a number one mom,” she says.
“I was experiencing things that were allowing me to heal and get in touch with myself so that I could make new music from a space of joy and freedom, and excitement again because I definitely feel like I did lose some excitement because of just politics and industry and what it can do to your mental health and even your physical health. So giving myself the space to really just say, ‘Hey, it's okay. Everything's right on time.’”
The joy and excitement are felt in one of two new singles, “I Choose You,” which is more of a lovers rock vibe, a tribute to Melanie’s Caribbean roots. While the Grammy award-winner is known for ballads like “It Kills Me” and “Fool For You,” she is becoming more intentional about the music she makes, calling it high-vibrational music. She says her music is a “reflection of my life,” as it captures every facet, from hanging out with friends to riding around in her car.
“Say Yes” has the classic R&B vibe Melanie is known for. However, both songs are inspired by her relationship. Melanie and Jared got married in December 2020, and the Toronto-bred artist dished on their relationship. Fun fact: he is featured in the “Say Yes” music video.
“When we first started dating, I had come into that relationship post a lot of self-work. I had gotten out of a long-term relationship, I had a year and a half to date and be by myself and do a lot of work on myself alone. And when we met, I remember feeling like this has to be my person because I feel it,” she says.
“And so when we went into that relationship, and we started dating, I was very clear. I was like, I know what I want. I'm very clear on what I need, and I'm not going to withhold my truth about myself in this process because of pride or fear of rejection. I know you love me, but I'm coming with my heart in my hand to let you know that if we're gonna get there, we have to put fear aside and say yes. So that was kind of like my open letter to him, which is why the video is us having a conversation.”
Melanie also shares that saying yes to her partner has empowered her in many ways, including motherhood and showing up for herself. Her new EP, also titled Say Yes, will be available at the top of 2025.
Check out the full interview below.
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From Tyler Perry's historical drama The Six Triple Eight, starring Kerry Washington, to the Will Packer-produced comedy starring Marsai Martin, Regina Hall, and Issa Rae, Little, this season is looking up.
See the full list below.
Little (12/1)
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Blood, Sweat & Heels S2 (12/13)
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The Equalizer S1-3 (12/16)
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The Six Triple Eight (12/20)
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Christmas Game Day Ravens Vs. Texans (12/25)
While many will tune in to watch the Baltimore Ravens vs. Houston Texans game, others will tune in to watch Beyoncé perform during halftime.
Michelle Buteau: A Buteau-ful Mind At Radio City Music Hall (12/31)
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Evil S3 (12/31)
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