Regardless of whether you're a male or female, the very first love of your life was your mother (or if mom was absent, then another mother figure in your environment). The Moon symbolizes the unconscious, instincts, and what you need to feel nurtured in your life. The Moon is the "place" where we go for comfort when scared.... and we tend to unconsciously nurture ourselves in much the same way our mothers nurtured and cared for us when we were very young children.

With the Moon in Aries, you have an emotional need for action and independence. You are the emotional "pioneer" and "motivator" of the Zodiac - and you may get easily bored when things seem to get a wee bit too dull. When under stress you will seek a challenge and time to be on your own. As a very young child, you may have experienced your mother as being fiery, independent, and (possibly) a wee bit impatient and angry. Therefore, as an adult, you may feel emotionally safer when there's a lot of activity, movement, and action going on around you. During those inevitable "crisis moments," you tend to be an initiator and leader in your surroundings. In a crisis, doing anything is much preferable to sitting around and doing nothing. Like they say: "When the times get tough, the tough get going." Under stress, you may also have a wee bit of a temper with an extremely short fuse. However, these moments of intense anger are usually rather short-lived for you. Chances are you've moved on and "gotten over" whatever (or whoever) originally caused the original slight - while the "guilty" party is still busy trying to figure out what in the heck happened.

To help relieve stress on a day to day basis, consider taking up an vigorous physical hobby and/or individual sport where you can get rid of your pent up anger and/or energy. Pound a hammer, hit a punching bag, or run a mile. Looking for a stress relieving vacation? You'll generally do a much better job of reducing your level of stress by planning a vacation where you can stay active and moving.