The Moon archetype was partly forged in your early interactions with the world–especially with your early caregiver and home environment. It represents the subconscious mind and tells us about our automatic reactions, our natural disposition towards the environment, our basic need for safety and survival. If this basic need is covered, we can express our feelings in a constructive way and develop our capacity for caring and empathy towards others. If it is not sufficiently satisfied it causes us anguish or anxiety. Unconscious lunar needs may be met through a compulsive relationship with food, addictions, status or the accumulation of money or material goods. Instead of normal preoccupation, anguish is manifested at any threat of change.
An insecure attachment can be expressed as being dependant, needy, aggressive or unpredictable toward your loved ones—a behavior that is rooted in the lack of consistent love and affection experienced in childhood. In such cases, our Moon will act indirectly through defence mechanisms such as denial, projection or idealization when we are distressed.
Nevertheless, as grown-ups, we can change our attachment style as long as we are willing to identify it, understand it and act in a way that will feed our inner needs. Here is where the information decoded in the natal chart can provide a valuable knowledge.