Moon Goddess Astrology The Moon rules over emotions, memories, family and home. The moon is the most poewerful symbol of feminine energy. Moon goddess qualities are manifested as maternal instinct and feminine know-how. Women have a mystique, a reputation for never being exactly like they appear, just like the Moon that changes size and shape in relation to the sky every night. The Moon regulates how cycles operate in women's lives, her moods, her body rhythms, her fertile and her barren phases. The Moon represents all that nourishes and sustains life as well as the power to take life away when it is necessary