New Moon at 24 degrees of Cancer
The end was contained in the beginning. - George Orwell
The New Moon in Cancer arrives on the Moon day and it is the beginning of a cycle that is going to become a foundation for the changes that are coming into our lives with the force of the cardinal energy. This lunation is going to carry us through the quickly shifting reality, and the most important thing it is asking us to do is to be infinitely nurturing towards ourselves and towards people in our life. The opposition to Pluto in Capricorn is a powerful reminder to consider how our sense of safety, our rootedness, our home, memories and emotional state influence the way we move through this sometimes restrictive and demanding world. We need to observe and trust that our main job right now is to hold on to what infuses us with softness and trust, so we can move through this often harsh reality without losing our heart and our capacity to initiate from a place that feels safe and hopeful.
Themes of family and ancestral dynamics we are tasked with resolving, memories of the loss of power throughout life are coming to the surface for us to turn the narrative around, primarily within ourselves, the narrative of shame and undeservingness of safety. We are in a profound process of realignment right now, it may feel sharp, but what if we try to make it radically soft, what if we recognize that the concept of power we have been fed is nothing but an illusion (Pluto sextile Neptune is present here).
Just over an hour after the New Moon, the Nodes are entering the axis of Aries and Libra. Check if you have major placements between 22 and 27 degrees of cardinal cross, if you do, this new Moon is going to be even more impactful for you. We need to become the masters of our destiny through initiating on our own terms, we need to recognize our authority, and maybe it will look very different from what we are conditioned to think, maybe we use our authority to allow ourselves to feel into the future, maybe we can expand our emotional landscapes into spaces where our highest aspirations lie.
It is important to note that this New Moon falls on the midpoint between Eclipses and that is a very significant point for a new initiation. The midpoint between eclipses is an energetically charged spot of an Eclipse wave, where a lot of lessons are revealed to us, so we can untangle these tasks by the Solar Eclipse on October 14th at 21º degrees of Libra. Relational dynamics are coming to the forefront of our minds, within our families, romantic partners, people we engage with on one on one basis.
A lot is happening as a backdrop of this lunation. Venus in Leo is moving very slowly, preparing to turn retrograde on July 22nd, making everything so much more personal and acutely felt. Venus comes to our aid to help us clarify why we do what we do, what is the underlying value system behind our choices. Mars is in Virgo in the applying opposition to Saturn in Pisces, this is a battle for our stance in the grand scheme of things, this is a battle of world views and the battle for the response we are providing. Be mindful, do not be too impressionable, this is about overcoming psycho emotional fears and paranoias, by awakening our inner awareness of external manipulation. Mars-Saturn dynamic here is about recognizing the enemy within, so the enemy without has no power.
This is a very impactful lunation, with a lot of moving parts. Find a moment of stillness right now and prioritize your well-being and self compassion through the next couple of weeks, the cardinal energy is a force that will require a well regulated nervous system to not be knocked off your feet. Happy New Moon. With Love, Mariana.