Cancer Full Moon
Cancer Full Moon on Dec 26, 2023 at 5:33pm MST, with energies perfecting at 04degrees Cancer.
Moonset at Sunrise. Airdrie, Alberta
Photo: Stephany Smith
With the moon rising while the sun sets in the western sky, we also have Jupiter high up in the ecliptic with Saturn heading towards the setting horizon. All of these planetary bodies make a sextile with each other, forming one half on a hexagon. In geometry, hexagons are known for their strength and capitalizing on most effective space usage. These qualities can be felt in us by showing us where we are strong, how make make the most of what is going on around us.
The Moon is trine with Saturn In Pisces (02degrees) and Sun is trine with Jupiter in Taurus (05degrees). More spoken below.
Grandmother Moon, please help me understand the energy around me and within me as I work to remove what blocks me from my real self in this New Moon in Cancer.
We often forget the paradox that living as our vulnerable growing selves is what protects us in life. It’s not that not having a shell is useful and life saving- we also need to be mindful that those who want in to harm will do their best work to pick and crush their way through anyways. Through the support of Saturn in Pisces we can see that out connection to everything around us is a foundational and emotional clue- what kind of environment are we choosing to exist in that needs such a hard shell? In that reality, isn’t it exhausting to have to maintain such a hard shell when if you just left you can drop those defences and just live- Shellessly?
That’s one of the curious details I feel about- Cancer governs the stomach so a part of this quality is how we digest and take in the world around us, this could mean literally. Through what we take in on all layers of our being mentally, physically, emotionally and spiritually the environment we surround ourselves in is part of the nutritional intake of our vulnerable being. We don’t need defences when we feel safe, supported and loved- we just can be, live and do our lives with desire and vigour.
With the Sun in Capricorn opposite the Moon in Cancer- we can take that valuable wisdom knowledge and apply it practically into the workings of our existence. With a trine to Jupiter in Taurus- this is big, can be joyful and can also show us where our choices to live in excess are causing us deep deep harm (thinking back to yesterdays binge on Christmas dinner? Or family holiday drama excess?) These are the kinds of environments that many of us feel we need a guard from, to take that deep breathe as we walk through the threshold of their door, armouring up for what’s to come. None of that sounds fun, supportive or festive. Many of us work towards the sensation of allowing ourselves to enjoy life’s moments with our guards and defences no where to be found. Maybe saying living vulnerably is a bit too much in this moment, but the feeling I have is when you live so freely and lovingly that defences of any nature are just no where to be found and such a long forgotten memory that you couldn’t remember how to use those tools even if you needed to- what a goal!
Here in the Cancer Full Moon we are looking at the release and acknowledging of these patterns that reinforce the need to defend and guard- that is the change in environment that can help make all the difference in our development towards more loving lives. By simply saying “I acknowledge I do this defensive thing because ____,” allowing us to maybe reflect and open up to changing or not engaging with the reason we do that thing/pattern. That could actually take you all of 2024 to work out and move from- and in the grand scheme of things that’s a worthy drop in the bucket of time according to Saturn in Pisces.
The main take away is- you did the work so you can live more fully, lively and emotionally in your life by taking responsibility that this is your life. You don’t need guards or defences. Be gentle with yourself as you reveal all the reasons and beliefs that brought those tools forward. It’s ok to release them now. You’re safe.
Warm Hugs,
Stephany