New Moon in Cancer — the article

On July 9th at 9:17pm EDT, the New Moon becomes exact in 18 degrees of Cancer; this is the beginning of a new Moon cycle. Feel free to watch my New Moon video on the subject.

This New Moon has a lot of aspects to other planets in this New Moon chart, especially much slower moving ones — including Chiron, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto. Whenever a faster moving body links up with slower, outer planets in close aspect, the collective desire for change increases. But first let’s talk about the Cancer archetype:

Cancer is the first water sign of the zodiac, as such, it relates to the development of the “emotional body” — so this Moon cycle will continue to amplify feelings, instincts and needs.

Our feeling nature has been denied and suppressed for millennia, but we have begun to embrace it more fully — feelings are an essential source of information about our true needs — they are a dashboard that tells us what is healthy for us. When we don’t heed the information, we become dependent on others for validation and direction, or get lost in addictions and distractions.

With this New Moon occurring in protective, introverted Cancer, we’ll surround ourselves with quality and safety; we can expect anything connected to home, family, real-estate, or childhood issues to be heightened in our awareness for the next four weeks.

In Cancer, this New Moon highlights the importance of listening to our feelings, focusing on Self-care, healing old wounds from the past, and releasing unhealthy patterns that keep us stuck in the past.

Cancer is all about supporting and protecting life, but many of us are conditioned to ignore our bodies and our environment — along with our inner life, feeling-bodies, and emotional/spiritual connection to other life forms.

This creates a disconnect not only from our true selves but also from the rest of the world. Many of us tend to put little value on emotional intelligence, but it’s very hard to have meaningful, authentic connections without it — and it begins with…

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Many of us tend to put little value on emotional intelligence, but it’s very hard to have meaningful, authentic connections without it — and it begins with self-connection and self-awareness.

Ask yourself: What might I do differently if my feelings were just little children that wanted to be heard? What price might I be paying for denying or suppressing their little voices?

Could I simply allow myself to feel my feelings without needing to understand them? Without needing to know why I am feeling what I am feeling? Without launching into problem-solving? If nothing else, could I try this out as an experiment, just to see what might transpire?

And here’s a bonus question: What would the mother-archetype do?

The Cancer energy is also connected to family, home (this could be a physical or emotional “home”) — a shift with past issues around feeling “at home”, “safe”  or “nurtured”– both internally and in the world.

Internally, this is about being more rooted in our physical-emotional bodies, and allowing ourselves to explore and celebrate the mother-archetype both within and without — this would be things archetypically “mother-related”, like giving and receiving nurturing, caring for ourselves in terms of our emotional and physical state, and so on.

Ask yourself: Am I rooted in fertile ground? Am I thriving? What else do I need to flourish and grow? What has changed for me in the past 3 years in that regard? How does Self-care show up in my life now vs. then?

Now, let’s talk about some of the aspects of this New Moon chart:

The New Moon in Cancer makes a square to Chiron, the Wounded Healer. This aspect asks us to stretch and grow —  challenging us to mend the wounded masculine in ourselves.

Chiron is also quite exalted at the time of the New Moon — due to its Station phase, it is slowing down as it gets ready to start its yearly 5-month Retrograde phase, on July 15th. Chiron’s exalted energy makes this aspect more acute.

For more info about Chiron’s Station/Retrograde phase in Aries — and how it all relates to your own birth chart, watch my webinar on the subject. It’s only available until July 23rd, so get it now! ==> Click here for more info or to purchase.

So, let’s talk about this Square to Chiron: on the one hand, we want to connect to what’s familiar and stay in our comfort zones; on the other hand, we are asked to be courageous and heal issues connected to anger, violence, or our sexual identity.

As best as you can, take this as an opportunity to make space for feeling vulnerable or emotional without seeing yourself as weak or “less than”. It is perfectly ok to be yourself, and that may involve feeling insecure once in a while — so give compassion and love to yourself and others. After all, we are all human…

If we can allow the inner masculine (taking action, being assertive, etc.) to protect and co-create with the feminine (allowing for feelings to move through, receiving, etc.), we will go further than we can imagine.

Ask yourself: Where does the wounded masculine cry out for my compassionate awareness (or even my care)? What if I gave it also to those who have not been able to model the masculine energies in an “acceptable” way? What if I extended that even to myself, if and when I fall into that category? Even if I get triggered? What needs my compassion or even my love? What needs to heal?

Remember: Anger can be a reaction to a boundary violation, and/or a cover for another emotion — often fear, sadness, or shame.

What if I gave myself permission to make space both for healing around my self-identity (in other words, for recognizing the limitations around my persona), and for taking care of home or family issues?

The New Moon also sextiles Uranus in Taurus; this brings an opportunity to see things from a different perspective, or to put a new spin on our old thinking. We like to connect in unusual ways and group activities or brainstorming sessions with like-minded people could generate amazing insights. 

This may also be a good time to find a unique or global approach to financial matters and thereby also reach a sense of emotional security.

Ask yourself: What can I see now that I wasn’t able to see, even just six weeks ago? How might connecting to others in unusual or new ways create a better future for all of us, and for this planet?

The New Moon also trines Neptune in Pisces. This supports our “flow states” and emotional connection to others; spiritual and creative endeavors are favored with this combo. Our capacity for compassion is quite strong as well, both toward ourselves and others, and we are feeling especially intuitive.

Ask yourself: When I tune into myself, to what do I feel connected? What if I tune into life itself? What from my past is asking to be released? Where is it time to open myself up fully on an emotional level?

What if the whole Universe was intelligent? What if that included every cell in my body? How might resting, trusting, and allowing benefit me, over the next four weeks?

And lastly the New Moon also opposes Pluto in Capricorn: we may take an all-or-nothing attitude toward others, this could drive some tension or oppositional behaviors, so as best you can, remain flexible and practice self-care — take good care of your emotional and physical body — that way, you’ll remain able to empower yourself and others.

As best as you can, trust what resonates, what rings true, what empowers and connects — rather than what agitates and polarizes.

Ask yourself: What is my motivation around achieving something out there in the world? How about at home? Where might the balance point be between home/family and career/long-term goals? How might a deep focus on self-care or emotional authenticity serve me at this time? What needs to transform so I can feel more empowered?

The powerful fixed T-Square that I mentioned in the last Full Moon video is still active in this New Moon chart; the only difference is that now Venus has joined Mars in Leo. Venus can act to soften Mars’ aggressiveness, or Mars can make Venus’ romantic impulses more forceful and pressing. We are more able to combine warmth with energy, and since this alignment is taking place in Leo, having fun is key.

The last time we experienced this alignment was in August 2015. Was there a new beginning back then, in regards to your feminine and masculine energies? What has shifted for you since then? What is the inner feminine/Goddess saying to you now?

The T-square between Uranus, Saturn, Mars and Venus challenges us to face long standing issues. Beware of impatience and jumping to conclusions. As best as you can, go for what’s best for all concerned.

Here are some coaching questions for the T-Square: In what ways am I currently growing? Maturing? How does this look in the collective experience?

What am I ready to innovate or change about my body? My values? My self-value? What if patience and spaciousness were the key components that are missing?

Where do I need to follow my own individualistic values? What would it look like if I gave myself and others the space we all deserve and need at this time?

What role does freedom play in my intimate relationships? Could I hold the space for other people’s fears and comfort levels?

To sum it all up: this New Moon reminds us that to be a “successful human being” we must take really good care of our emotional and physical well-being.

For the next four weeks, sort out your life, sift out goals or plans that feel disempowering or inauthentic, and become more truthful with yourself. Go deep with this, as being superficial at this time won’t work; ask yourself: Would I rather feel safe or empowered? Might I feel at least a little more empowered when focusing on what I truly, actually have control over? How about focusing on what feels authentically in alignment with myself?

Note that others are dealing with this as well — if you encounter disempowerment, fear or resistance in your various relationships, remember that they too are dealing with a multitude of energies at this time. Go deeper in your understanding with them rather than on the defensive!

As best as you can, empower yourself and others, be authentic, kind and compassionate. The world actually needs people that know how to nurture themselves, people who honor their feeling-body, people with a healthy center who follow their inner compass! Now more than ever!

Also feel free to watch my New Moon video on the subject.
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Do you have your Ascendant (or any personal planets) in 16-20 degrees of Cancer, Capricorn, Aries, or Libra? If so, you may feel the effects of this New Moon more strongly. This is also true for those of us who have our Ascendant or Sun-sign in Leo or Cancer (the Sun rules Leo; the Moon rules Cancer).

The New Moon is also the best time to set some powerful intentions for this month’s Moon cycle. Intentions are best done soon after the New Moon becomes exact — and definitely not during a Moon void of course phase.

So this month, the best  and most potent time to set intentions would be any time between 9:17pm (July 9th) and 12:10pm EDT, on July 10th; and then again from 8:21pm (July 10th) until 9:17pm EDT on July 11th.

For more info on setting New Moon Intentions click here

If you live in a timezone other than EDT (US East Coast-time), I recommend you join my Facebook Fan-page or follow me on twitter, as I will post reminders on July 9th, 10th and 11th to let you know when it is time to set your intentions 😉