Full Moon in Cancer
Sacred Protector
The Full Moon in Cancer occurs today, January 13th at 2:26 pm PT. This Full Moon is activating the Cancer-Capricorn axis. At the beginning of the Solstice on December 21 and the New Moon in Capricorn on December 30, we were working with Capricorn's visionary building energy, a time to dedicate to new structures and long-term plans.
This Full Moon invites us to integrate the Cancerian water energy within Capricorn's stable earthly structures. When we move through the Cardinal polarity of Cancer and Capricorn signs, themes around security and safety can come up for us.
Cancer seeks emotional security through our family, close relationships, and our lighted home, while Capricorn aspires for societal security through career success and status in public spheres. This is the time for us to reflect on how we find safety in our external and internal worlds and how we find a balance between both landscapes of life.
One of the most powerful signatures of this Full Moon is Mars, the Warrior planet, which is conjunct with the Moon in Cancer and also in opposition to Pluto in Aquarius. It's important to be mindful that this transit can bring up emotional volatility and heightened tension. We might feel ourselves being pushed to our edges.
At the same, Mars in Cancer can also help us channel emotional courage and strong sacred protection toward our family values so that we can reach our long-term plans that we set for ourselves in the New Moon in Capricorn.
Only 2 days before the Full Moon, on January 11th the North and South Nodes moved into the energy of Pisces and Virgo. We have begun a new 18-month cycle, where the North Node in Pisces reminds us to trust our intuition, allow for more surrender and flow, and step into the unknown. More will be unveiled to us of this transit once the North Node meets with Neptune and Saturn in the coming months...
Questions for contemplation during this Full Moon...
How do you describe your sense of security in your internal and external landscapes?
What areas of your life could use more emotional courage?
Where could you surrender more control and trust in the unfolding of things?
May the Cancerian protective light help us move through these potent Astrological times of change.