Black Moon Lilith
Astrological symbol for untamed femininity, shadow power, and inner freedom

Definition:
The Black Moon – also called Black Moon Lilith – is a significant astrological concept connected to deep, unconscious forces. Astronomically speaking, it is not a physical celestial body, but rather a mathematical point: the second focal point of the moon's elliptical orbit around the Earth. In astrology, this point archetypally symbolizes the dark, wild, and unconventional side of the feminine – in reference to the mythical figure Lilith.

Mythological background:
In ancient Jewish and Babylonian traditions, Lilith is considered Adam's first wife – created from the same earth as him. She voluntarily left paradise because she refused to submit. In this rebellion against patriarchal order, Lilith becomes a symbol of free, wild femininity, but also of repressed, demonized primal power.

This energy is reflected in the Black Moon Lilith: not in the bright, nurturing form of the moon, but in its profound, independent, and sometimes destructive quality.

Astrological Meaning:
The Black Moon in the horoscope shows where we:

experience deep longings for freedom, self-determination, and independence,

carry repressed shadow aspects (e.g., anger, desire, shame),

are confronted with existential experiences of rejection, loss of power, or taboo violations,

feel an intense, often instinctive, yet not easily integrated energy.

It represents themes such as:

Primal feminine power beyond convention and morality

Sexual autonomy and taboos

Power and powerlessness in relationships

Dark passion, magic, spiritual depth

Confronting the inner "wild self"

Position in the horoscope:
The interpretation of the Black Moon depends heavily on its zodiac sign, the house it occupies, and its aspects to other planets. There, it often reveals a field of tension between desire and control, freedom and commitment, being and rejection.

Example interpretations:

Black Moon in Scorpio: Intensity, will to power, experiences of boundaries

Black Moon in Cancer: Rejection of close family relationships, deep emotional vulnerability

Black Moon in the 7th House: Tensions in relationships, projections onto the "other"

Spiritual and psychological relevance:
In shadow work and depth-psychological astrology, the Black Moon is considered an indication of repressed personality traits that—if consciously integrated—can lead to enormous vitality, sexual maturation, and spiritual depth. It calls us to feel the unspeakable, to honor the maladaptive, and to transform the repressed.

Related terms:
Lilith, archetype, shadow work, primal feminine power, astrology, taboo, sexual energy, dark animus/anima