This new moon looks to be rather cranky and dramatic. Your feathers are getting ruffled, and you are probably taking something personally. The energy doesn’t bode well for getting perspective either, so your best bet is to tend to your emotions with a gentle yet firm hand and ride the wave until the feelings change. Cancer is the nurturer, and it’s often more comfortable nurturing others than itself. However, for this new moon, it’s critical that you turn that compassion toward your inner child, who may be having a meltdown. The feelings are valid and deserve empathy. However, no helpful action or rational conversation can happen until the storm has passed.
It may be difficult to hold the story of what’s going on for you gently. You may also feel confused or pulled in different directions with your mental patterns. Reduce external stimulation to tend to the new growth that’s emerging. You are being called to release some dynamics and habitual responses from the past that have outworn their welcome in your psyche.
Venus and Mars are close to each other and in Leo for this lunation, amping up your passion and desires. With these two planets making hard aspects to Uranus and Saturn at the same time, you may feel like you have your foot on the brake and the gas at the same time. A potential metaphor is a shy person who desires attention and engagement. They wear an audacious outfit out in public and get attention for it. They then run away when it comes to actually interacting with others when their shyness kicks in and may even resent those who gave them the attention if it made them feel uncomfortable. You want attention and recognition, and you also want it on your own terms. With this new moon, you are letting go of controlling the reactions of others to you. Another important step is to also cultivate an audience for your efforts that are supportive and see your authenticity. We all need people to cheer us on. And there’s no shame in being selective with who you want in your corner.
The overarching intention of Cancer energy is to come home to yourself. In the activity of the early summer, you can easily overextend yourself with the demands of your external environment. The days are long, at least for those of us in the northern hemisphere, and you want to enjoy every last drop of the summer season. This new moon brings up some emotions from parts of yourself that deserve your empathy and compassion. It doesn’t mean that your inner child now calls the shots. It does mean that you have the opportunity to be liberated from some unconscious patterns by holding yourself with love.
Intentions: I hold a safe space for my inner child to ride the waves of any intense feelings. I honor the power of the story that I tell myself about how I’m feeling, and I hold it gently. I am compassionately selective with who I choose to share my current inner emotional state with.
6.24 Full Moon in Capricorn: Revelations