Cancer Full Moon
The full moon is at 23° of Cancer. Cancer is the sign of emotions. It rules family, tribe, and nation. It also rules real estate and homes. It’s all things related to our lineage; archeology, museums, family trees, antiques and heirlooms. It’s history and places that we are emotionally connected to. The moon is Mother and nurturing.
At this Full Moon, the Moon is involved in two configurations, a grand trine and a mystical rectangle.
Grand trines are flowing energy, and this one is in water signs, creating a flow of emotions. Whether positive or negative feelings, a grand trine will open them up like a tap, with nothing stopping them! This may make this Full Moon somewhat overwhelming. The grand trine comprises the Moon in Cancer conjunct Mars, in a trine to Neptune and the North Node in Pisces, and Juno in Scorpio. Mars with the moon will make us sensitive and quick to react. We are likely to act without thinking, unleashing our emotions without restraint. It’s also in an aspect to Juno, the asteroid of marriage and partnership, which means this energy will likely play out with our partners. This brings out competitive energy in our relationships, but if channelled properly, we can easily work together instead of against each other. The challenge will be to focus on productivity, and the best way to channel our emotions is by protecting and defending one another. Juno is in Scorpio, which makes us open to intimacy and intensity. The Full Moon is also in a trine to Neptune which is closely approaching the North Node newly in Pisces. This invites us to channel our emotions into creativity. Together you can write the play of your life, the poetry of your heart, and the film you want to act in! This is a powerful time for envisioning your future together and the life and home you want to create.
The mystical triangle is formed with the Sun and Moon making aspect to Uranus in Taurus, and Juno in Scorpio. Mystical rectangles are fortunate because they allow the tensions created within the X of the rectangle to find an outlet. Full Moons are tensions; the Moon is opposite the Sun. It means our emotions are in opposition to our sense of self. The head is opposite to the heart. At Full Moon’s we are always releasing something in order to bring harmony between the two poles. In this case, all things Cancer, such as emotions, and things from our past or lineage are in opposition with the Sun in Capricorn, which wants to go out into the world to work and achieve and fulfill its ambitions. The other tension is Uranus opposite Juno, which causes a conflict between the safety and security of the relationship as well as the need for intimacy and comprises, with wanting freedom and independence. Added to this mystical rectangle, with the Sun, is the asteroid Tantalus. Tantalus comes from the word tantalize. We are tantalized by something we desire. A piece of cake, a pair of expensive shoes, a moment of popularity for example. We want them so badly, but they are out of our reach, and impossible to attain. We are so close but cannot seem to get what we want! This is where the connections to other planets can help us solve the issue. Juno and the Moon encourage us to focus instead on nurturing our partners. Uranus and the Moon encourage us to brainstorm and nurture our creative ideas. Sun with Juno encourages us to see and acknowledge the identity and life purpose of our partner, and Sun with Uranus encourages us to express our individuality and unique talents. Combining these energies in this way can help us to bring out the creativity and artistic talents within our relationships while having sensitivity to each other’s feelings and emotions, and most importantly, channelling them into our creations. Together you can also assess what needs to go and is no longer serving you, your home, and your future family foundations.
What if you do not have a partner? Our partners are just reflections of ourselves. They are often projections of aspects that we have not yet integrated and can also be reflections of the wholeness of ourselves. If we don’t have a partner, we still have a partner within. Go within to work through the conflicts. Nurture yourself and your identity. Recognize what your heart and head need… then allow yourself to channel it into creativity and your dreams!
The Sabian symbol for the Full Moon is “A woman and two men on a bit of sunlit land facing south” This brings to mind the idea of three. Dane Rudhyar identified the woman as emotions, and the two men as spirit and mind. In a relationship, there are two individuals and a third entity, the relationship. The two are separate, but together they create a third. The Sun and the direction of the south are associated with the element of fire. They signify enthusiasm, passion and life. This is the energy that moves through to connect the head and the heart to the spirit of who we are together!
Happy Full Moon in Cancer!
