CANCER NEW MOON – Monday 8 July 2013
Exact at 8.14am BST, 3.14am EDT
This New Moon has the potential to
bring about great growth and healing if we are willing to honour and
truly listen to our feelings. New Moons are a time to plant seeds and
set intentions, contemplating what we really want for ourselves and
what we might need to leave behind in the dark of the Moon. They are
time of beginnings and endings and spark off a cycle of new growth.
Whatever we are thinking or feeling at this time has the potential to
grow and eventually bear fruit as we approach the Full Moon. The
Sabian symbol for the degree of this New Moon is “The unfoldment of
multilevel potentialities issuing from an original germ” which
gives an impression that this New Moon can help us move up to another
level of growth and actualise some more of the potential we were born
with. It also gives the impression that something new can be born at
this time, probably on an emotional level. Cancer is concerned with
the core of our being formed in early childhood so we might find
ourselves delving back into our past somehow in order to move
forward. Indeed, this New Moon has the potential to help us get more
in touch with our emotional roots and our feelings and leave behind
any childish habits which no longer serve us behind in the dark of the Moon
The Sun and Moon are forming a union in
the emotional and sensitive sign of Cancer who rules the home, family
and our psychological roots. The key phrase for Cancer is “I Feel”
which definitely puts the emphasis on our emotions and feelings this
month. Cancer rules the past; our family life and childhood, which of
course is where most of our emotional habits, patterns and irrational
fears stem from. In these times of massive shifts and changes certain
old, familiar patterns are simply not appropriate any more and now is
a great time to let go of them. We may find ourselves falling back
into these patterns in order to truly recognise that they no longer
work for us or we may revisit our past somehow in order to understand
where they came from in the first place. Some of the pain and holding patterns we carry might not even be our own - it may be ancestral. This New Moon gives us a
chance to start anew on an emotional level - a kind of emotional
rebirth; and encourages us to consciously think about what we need at
a core level in order to feel emotionally nourished, supported and
fulfilled. Cancer represents the springboard from which we move out
into the world so it's important that we do the necessary work on
ourselves to make sure that our emotional base is sound. This is a
time to pay attention to and honour our feelings because they can
give us important messages about what needs to change in our lives.
The messages may be hard to ignore anyway with so much planetary
energy in Cancer at the moment!
Saturn turns direct in Scorpio a couple
of hours before the New Moon, having been retrograde since February
18th, so his presence will be felt strongly and we might
feel a shift forward with whatever we might have been dealing with on in recent times. He is currently back at the same point he was
on November 15th which means that we have a chance to
review and reflect on all we have learned and experienced since then.
Since October Saturn has been testing and challenging us in the
Scorpio arena of sex, death, power/powerlessness, true intimacy and
vulnerability and the concept of merging on a physical, material and
emotional level. He has been forcing us to learn some profound
lessons in these areas and to face our deepest, darkest fears as well
as some quite deep, entrenched emotions and possibly even trauma.
Between November 15th and February 18th was his first pass,
introducing us to some rather hard tests and lessons, and since he
went retrograde in February he has been going back over the same
ground again, giving us a chance to process what we have learned. Now
he is direct he will pass over the same ground for the third and
final time, by which time we should have achieved some degree of
understanding of and mastery over whatever challenges and lessons we
have faced. If we have been working hard on ourselves we might even
reap some rewards! Saturn is forming part of the lovely Grand Water
Trine which is gracing us with her presence throughout this summer,
providing us with an enormous amount of support for whatever
emotional work we have to do at this time. While some very deep
emotions may come up as Saturn turns direct, the Trine should help us
explore, experience and examine them and then release them with
compassion, forgiveness, love and, above all, acceptance. The Grand
Water Trine is tremendously feminine and healing in nature but it is
important to know that while trines are very supportive we must be
willing to put in the work in order to get the most out of them.
The Pluto Uranus square is forming a
challenging aspect to the New Moon which brings the potential for
deep change both personally and collectively. These two have been
forcing us to make some very profound changes to the structure of our
lives in the past year or two, making us dig deep and get rid of
whatever is holding us back from the truth of who we are. We have
experienced many breakdowns and breakthroughs since then, globally and in our own lives. As they are
connected to the Moon it seems like it is a good time to make some
deep-rooted changes on an emotional level. We can take this
opportunity to dig deep within and tackle any old, familiar, stuck
emotional patterns which no longer serve us so that we can move
forward and grow. In the meantime the Sun and Moon are forming a
harmonious and supportive aspect to the Scorpio North Node which will
help us move forward on a soul level towards mutual empowerment, true
intimacy, merging with others and deep emotional honesty and
vulnerability. The Scorpio North Node is currently helping us all
move away from Taurus's tendency to hold on to the status quo and the
material world, thinking that she has to do everything herself, towards Scorpio's gift of shedding unnecessary crap and admitting
that maybe we can't do it all on our own, thus allowing other
people's support and input. This Moon can help us move out of any
ruts we might be in and experience emotional transformation and
rebirth. However, we might have to revisit where we have already been
in order to move forward.
This New Moon is the perfect time to
practice being present with ourselves and listening to our bodies and
emotions, for they reveal the truth of whatever may be going on deep
inside and have so much to teach us. If we ignore or fail to
recognise what our emotions are telling us they have a habit of
revealing themselves regardless through the physical; through
illness, tiredness, anxiety and, in the extreme, accidents. It seems
like these are things that happen “to” us but really they are
manifestations of our inner emotional state. This Moon, combined with
the energy of Mercury retrograde in Cancer, invites us to revisit our
past and recognise the root of our emotional habits and patterns,
leaving the ones which no longer serve us behind. Indeed, this is a
great time for connecting with our deeper selves and breaking
childhood habits, so it is very important that we are honest about
our feelings and are open to whatever comes up. Saturn is adding a
great deal of emotional depth to the picture and asking us to review
and reflect on all we have been through in the past few months, while
the Grand Water Trine is providing some wonderful support, helping us
to get in touch with our emotions and find healing and acceptance.
This is a perfect time to think about what we need to feel nourished,
supported and fulfilled on an emotional level and set some intentions
along those lines. As always, when setting intentions we must make
sure that whatever we ask for truly comes from our heart. This New
Moon is a chance to work on our emotional foundation which is so very
important because our inner world has so much impact on our outer
world. We must make sure the soil we plant the seeds in is rich and
moist so our roots can spread and we can grow to our full potential!
Much love
Amy
xoxo
Artwork by Amy Bird
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