Folklore #073
Moon in the signs
The fifth mansion is a deer's head, and its business is searching: the restless, sniffing, never-quite-settled quality of something looking for better ground.
Its deity is Soma, which is both the Moon and the ritual drink, and its lord is Mars. The stars are in the head of Orion. Tradition gives it curiosity and travel and a tendency to keep looking after the thing has already been found.
Tradition: Vedic astrology; nakshatra 5, sidereal Taurus 23°20' to Gemini 6°40' · checked Sep 2026