When the Moon is your Ascendant Lord you are bound to be very sociable. You like to be friendly towards everyone. One drawback is you could be quite unstable if you are a cancer ascendant. The simple and practical remedy to strengthen the Moon is to become more stable. You should also put sincere efforts in caring for people around you.
The mantra from Aditya Upanishad suggested for moon is Aum Ghrini Mitraya Namah. This is taught by Pandit Sanjay Rath.
We all remember the story of why the moon goes through the waxing and waning phase based on the curse of Daksha who is the father of the 27 constellations. He cursed soma (son in law) because he was quite partial towards one daughter – The Rohini nakshatra and spent a lot of time with her. When the other daughters complained to their father, Daksha warned Soma many times but soma did not listen to him and finally Daksha had to curse Soma. Lord Shiva intervened and the curse was reduced in such a way that the Moon would begin waxing and waning. This story teaches us 3 important lessons – 1)Avoid favouritism and shower unconditional love on everyone around you. 2)Do not miss a warning and be open to changes in life when someone points out a genuine flaw in you. 3)Learn to be stable and steady even though there are ups and downs in life.
Cosmic insight
Anandamayee 