January 13, 2025 at 12:26pm HST / 2:26pm PST
Ruled by the Moon herself, Cancer in its Quintessence is all about SAFETY. Often times this is translated into ideas around home, physical dwelling, family, family of origin, ancestors, the mother or maternal bloodline, the physical body, and our emotional well-being.*
In its healed expression Cancer is nurturing, protective, caring, empathetic, compassionate, self-soothing, sensitive, healing, and intuitive.
In its unhealed expression it can be smothering, needy, worried, overly emotional, overly sensitive, moody, afraid of abandonment, insecure, or overly fearful.
*Over the years I’ve found that sometimes this traditional imagery of Cancer (home, family, mother) were in fact not safe places for many of us – and so I invite you to take a moment to consider – what is it that makes you feel safe personally?
What does safety mean to you, and what makes you feel safe – physically & emotionally?
How can you cultivate these things for yourself?
The Cancer Full Moon occurs on January 13th at 12:26pm HST (2:26pm PST).
As with every full moon, we have the sun & the moon opposing each other, creating tension. The Full Moon is a time of culmination, completion, celebration, and clearing/purging.
With the Moon in Cancer, the focus is on your sense of safety, and your personal journey over the last 6 months to establish a better sense of security in your physical body, and in all areas of your life (as well as the opportunity to purge & release any habits/patterns that you’ve become clear that are NOT supporting your personal sense of security). The Sun in Capricorn is illuminating the fact that you can only create the systems & structures needed to manage your material resources when you feel safe in your physical body.
How can you cultivate a deep sense of “home” within yourself first, so that when things in the outer world get shaky, you trust yourself to navigate whatever comes with a deep sense of integrity within yourself?
ASPECTS TO THE CANCER FULL MOON
The Full Moon occurs at 23° Cancer and will be engaged in the following aspects:
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- Sextile (positively supported by) Uranus at 23° Taurus:
- Uranus is the changemaker, the revolutionary, the liberator, and The Great Awakener. Whenever he is involved, we can always expect the unexpected. This can express itself as sudden blessings (right place, right time moments of kismet), or situations that have us feeling as though the rug has been pulled out from under our feet – but when the dust finally settles, we find ourselves liberated from the things that were weighing us down – especially when those things are cramping our freedom to express our most authentic, weird, magical selves. Be ready for sudden insights, revelations, or epiphanies to come in a flash with this full moon.
- Conjunct (aligned with) Mars Retrograde at 27° Cancer
- Now – we all know what Mars Retrograde in Cancer feels like – the wildfires in LA. Mars likes to move forward, to take action with passion and motivation – so he really dislikes being retrograde and having to go back over things he’s already done. In the watery sign of Cancer he’s even more uncomfortable (slowing down to deal with my feelings?? come on!). Normally when a planet is conjunct the full moon, its energy is amplified just like the full moon – HOWEVER – there’s a plot twist here…. During this full moon, the Moon will occult Mars (meaning the moon will block the light & influence of the red planet), and Mars will be hidden behind the Full Moon – similar to an eclipse. **When a planet is occulted (blocked from view), it receives an energetic reset & purging. Hopefully this will cleanse Mars from some of his fiery anger, rage & frustration. It’s also worth noting, that so much of the time, when we really sit with our anger – we find that it’s actually stagnated, or even putrified GRIEF. Let yourself feel all the feelings this full moon, let the tears flow like the rain, cleansing the land of your body.
- Trine (positively supported by) Neptune at 27° Pisces
- With this beautiful, supportive trine from Neptune, we may find solace & deep healing by taking a pause & making space to simply be with our feelings this full moon. Channeling the pain of the world into art, music, poetry – or even taking time to have a long bath or stare out the window and just dissolve – can be so deeply healing. Pay attention to your dreams, deepen your spiritual practices, and allow yourself to be enveloped in the soft, feathery embrace of your Angels.
- Square (challenged by) Chiron at 19° Aries
- Chiron is known as the Wounded Healer – but also the Master Teacher. A square is one of the most challenging aspects that can block our path forward, however when we really take the time to integrate the two energies (Chiron in Aries and the Moon in Cancer) this can become a powerful building block for a secure foundation. Take some time to connect with your inner Masculine & warrior nature (Aries). Where does he need some tender love & attention, instead of always being the strong one? How can your Divine Mother (Cancer) nourish & support your Divine Masculine? Is there anything you need to clear with the men in your life or with your mother?
- Square (challenged by) the Asteroid Goddesses Hygiea and Eris
- Trine (positively supported by) the Asteroid Goddess Hera/Juno
- Square (challenged by) the Asteroid Goddess Lilith
- I share about the more detailed aspects such as the Asteroid Goddesses in our Astrology Membership Audios.
In our Astrology Membership, for each Full Moon and New Moon, I share 3 audio transmissions that are usually around 20-40 minutes each:
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- An overview of the Full/New Moon in the particular sign.
- Diving into the details of the various Planetary Aspects (other planets) that are also involved in the conversation.
- Exploring the correspondences of the Full/New Moon to the Human Design Gates and Gene Keys.
This Full Moon in Cancer, I feel inspired to share one of those audios with you as a gift here…
Aspects to the Cancer Full Moon
* In the audio I mentioned that Mars will be blocked by the Moon for 4 days – when it’s actually 4 hours. 🙂
Listen to more in the Astrology Membership.
I shared all about the meaning of the Full Moon illuminating this Gate/Gene Key in the Audios for our Astrology Membership.
FULL MOON JOURNAL PROMPTS
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- Reflecting on the past 6 months, where have you felt overwhelmed, exhausted, undernourished, or over-committed?
- What are some memories from the past 6 months to 1 year that you are ready to wash away & release with this Full Moon?
- Are there any areas in your life where you are realizing that your anger or frustration is actually putrified grief?
- What are some things you can do to release/transmute/alchemize any areas where you find old, stagnant emotions?
- What are some small, gentle ways you can become the type of parent to yourself that would be most supportive to your inner child (even if you never experienced this kind of parenting as a child yourself)?
- What self-care practices can you bring forth in your life to support a deeper, more nourishing, and nurturing relationship with yourself and your physical body?
- How can you reinforce your boundaries (with yourself first) so that you can be a better parent to yourself over the next 6 months?
May this Full Moon support you in creating the space for yourself to feel all the emotions that are stored deep within your body, so they can move out & through you, raining down upon the Earth, cleansing & nourishing your entire being as part of our collective healing process.
Sending so much love to your tender heart. 💕
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Empowering & supporting you to love your uniqueness,
Rakai’el
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