Moon – What Drives & Moves Us
It takes the Moon 29.5 days to go around the mandala. During that time it activates every gate and line in the wheel and it does that 14 times a year. It stays in a gate for half a day. Every two hours the Moon is shifting a line.
The Moon drives us all. It is the great driver. It is the great force that pushes us. It provides us over and over again with the opportunity of illumination. It is always moving from darkness to light. It is always taking us through a complete cycle. That cycle is so profound that most of the calendars of the ancient world were lunar instead of solar.If you want to see what is driving you, pushing you, look to see where the Moons are in your chart. The Moon is pushing you toward illumination. You are not a helpless victim. Look at your Moon in your chart and see where your illumination is and what it is all about.The Moon creates the gravity field on our planet so we can stand up and so that plants can grow upwards. It pulls the tides of the oceans and affects the rhythms of our life. It has a magnetic pull upon the earth. In the mystical sense, we all have a lunar body, for our geometry is conditioned by the Nodes of the Moon.The Moon conditions the sleeping human and the rest of life on this planet. It is our deepest connection to the totality. It is truly what moves us. Its influence extends far beyond its impact on any gate. It is the Eldest Daughter who carries a responsibility to both Mother/Earth and Father/Sun. The moon is able to take the place of the Father as a source of illumination and makes possible the task of the Mother to drive and move the form, thus ensuring evolution
I am a Human Design teacher, guide, and survivor whose path to purpose was forged through profound transformation. In 2012, a Stage 4 lung cancer diagnosis shattered the life I knew—and became the unexpected beginning of a deeper awakening. What followed was a journey through illness, the unraveling of a long marriage, and the quiet rebuilding of a self I had never fully met. Human Design found me in the midst of that unraveling—during a time of deep searching, blackouts of identity, and a hunger to remember who I really was. What began as a personal tool for survival and self-reclamation soon became a lifelong path. Human Design gave me language for what I had always felt but couldn’t explain. It helped me understand my energy, my wounds, my gifts—and how to live in alignment with my true nature.
Today, I teach Human Design not as a system of labels or rules, but as a living, breathing map back to the Self. My work is rooted in lived experience—because I know what it’s like to lose your way, and what it takes to come home to yourself. I specialize in guiding others through times of transition, awakening, and reinvention—helping them understand the unique blueprint they were born with, so they can navigate life with clarity, self-trust, and deep compassion. My gift lies in transmuting adversity into wisdom—and walking with others as they remember who they truly are.
Ruth Brennan is an IHDS Certified Professional Analyst, Certified BG5 Career & Business Consultant and Certified Teacher of Human Design. She currently lives in the beautiful Pacific Northwestern area of the U.S.
