Alright, so someone asked me about my experience with the whole Aries Sun and Moon thing. It’s not some theory I read in a book; it’s basically been my life, you know? Took me a long time to figure out how to handle this double dose of fire.
Getting Started: Realizing the Problem
So, first off, finding out I had both my Sun and Moon in Aries wasn’t some big revelation initially. It was more like, “Oh, okay.” But then things started clicking. Why I was always jumping into stuff headfirst without thinking. Why I had the patience of a gnat. Why my temper could go from zero to sixty in like, a second flat. It explained a lot, but it didn’t fix anything.
Living with it felt like having a race car engine stuck inside a regular car. Always revving, always wanting to go, go, go. It was exhausting, honestly. I’d burn super bright on a new idea or project, then crash hard. Left a lot of half-finished things in my wake. And relationships? Phew. Let’s just say being impulsive and quick-tempered isn’t always great for keeping people around. Burned a few bridges, definitely.
The Messy Middle: Trying Stuff Out
I didn’t have a plan. I just knew I was tired of feeling out of control, tired of the constant boom-and-bust cycle. So I started trying things.
- Tried calming down: People said “meditate” or “be mindful.” Yeah, right. Sitting still felt like torture. My brain would just race faster. That didn’t work for me, not in the traditional sense.
- Tried suppressing it: For a while, I tried to just clamp down on the impulses, bottle up the anger. That was even worse. Felt like a pressure cooker. Eventually, it would explode anyway, usually at the worst possible time.
- Finding what did work (sort of): It was messy. Trial and error. Mostly error at first. What eventually started helping was physical stuff.
I realized I needed an outlet. Not just any outlet, but something intense. Started hitting the gym harder. Took up running – not jogging, like, running until I couldn’t think straight. Anything that burned off that raw energy. It didn’t make the energy go away, but it gave it somewhere to go that wasn’t destructive.
Then I started working on the impulse control. It wasn’t fancy. Literally, just forcing myself to pause. Someone says something annoying? My gut reaction is to snap back. I started practicing, like actually practicing, just shutting my mouth for five seconds. Count to five. Breathe. Sounds stupidly simple, I know. But it was hard. Felt unnatural. But doing it over and over, it started to become a tiny bit more automatic. It gave me just enough space to think, “Okay, maybe don’t say that fiery thing right now.”
There were specific moments. Like this one time at work, a project got shot down. Normally, I’d have been furious, probably fired off some angry emails. But I remembered the “pause.” I got up, walked around the block, burned off that initial surge. Came back, still annoyed, yeah, but able to talk about it without blowing up. It was a small win, but it felt huge.
Where I’m At Now: Managing the Fire
So, where am I now with this Aries Sun/Moon energy? Look, it’s still there. I’m still impatient. I still get fired up easily. That core energy didn’t magically disappear. But it doesn’t run the show anymore, not completely.
The practice wasn’t about getting rid of the Aries; it was about learning how to steer it. It’s like learning to handle that race car engine. It takes conscious effort, still. Some days are better than others. But I know my triggers better. I have my outlets – the physical activity is non-negotiable now. And that forced pause? It’s saved my butt more times than I can count.
Basically, I learned to work with the energy instead of fighting it or letting it run wild. It’s less like an internal battle now and more like… well, like having a powerful engine that I actually know how to drive. Most of the time, anyway. It’s an ongoing practice, not a destination I arrived at. But yeah, that’s been my journey with it.
