New Moon in Cancer, 7/18/12


Feeling tense?  Fearful?  Easily set off?  Like it’s you against the world?  Is your body acting up suddenly?  Have you been encountering seemingly random acts of violence?  Noticed an extra amount of sirens screaming through the streets of your town?  Congratulations!  You’re in alignment!

And don’t despair - you are NOT alone.

New moons are generally very internal times, but we’re not offered much peace this time.  This is especially uncomfortable with a Cancer new moon, when one wants to feel nice & safe & secure, either around loved ones, or in a comfy solitude involving a hot bath, some soft pajamas, a good book & maybe some chocolate cake.  Even if you’re able to get away from it all, you’re likely to experience some kind of conflict & strife in your mind, heart, spirit, &/or body.

This new moon coincides with Mars apexing his involvement with Uranus & Pluto - turning that uncomfortable square into an even more tense T-square configuration.  To help you navigate that, consider the following ideas, and keep in mind that anger does not disappear.  It can surface as illness, accidents, injuries, or it can be misdirected at a convenient target.  Also, be wary of an increase in impatience in yourself & those around you in the next week or so.
What am I angry about?  Have I allowed myself to feel that anger, or have I suppressed it?  What does this anger teach me about what I want?  Is there some more effective way I can go about getting what I want, &/or do I need to accept that I cannot effect certain changes?

And just to make sure that T-square isn’t lonely, the planets have provided us with another new moon T-square.  The Sun/Moon conjunction is squaring the Saturn/Eris opposition discussed in the previous entry.  This is where the fear comes in, & it comes in big, from someplace primal & deep within.
How am I feeling alone?  Am I really alone?  What would happen if I asked for support, or if I offered support?  What does reciprocity mean to me?  How can I connect directly with others, in a mutual exchange?  Am I really at odds with others or other forces, or is there some way I can creatively connect or make peace with that which seems to oppose me?

But wait - there’s more!  Jupiter, Venus, planetoids Vesta & Ceres, & the Dragon’s tail are all crowded together rather closely in a 4th house Gemini.  This suggests a need to both tap into AND honor & feed our sources.
When you eat, consider what your food was before it became your food - the sun, water & soil that became the plants that became your salad.  When you take a shower, consider the actually finite source that water came from.  When you walk outside, consider the earth that holds you.  When you get a cup of coffee at a cafe, be grateful to the barista, the store owner, the coffee roasters & growers, & the coffee plants themselves.  When you read a book or a blog (hi there!), consider the author.  Feel the awe of all that went into these various supports that enrich your life.  Give thanks, & consider whether you are giving back in any way.

This configuration expounds upon the above message, though.  Consider that which nourishes you - your source - but also consider that others tap into this source as well.  Others are eating salad that was once soil, light & water.  Others are taking showers & drinking from essentially the same water source as you.  All manner of creatures walk upon this same earth, our footsteps echoing each other.  Others are drinking coffee grown from the same plants as you.  Others are reading those same words you are reading, perhaps thinking similar thoughts as you.

The message beneath the message is this:
We are all ultimately fed from the same sources.  Therefore, we are all connected, & therefore we are all responsible to these sources & to each other.

This is an evolved feeling of oneness that recognizes that we are all supported by this one planet, including all the people, plants & animals that make it what it is.  It is also a oneness that recognizes a responsibility to contribute to this one living organism that we call planet Earth, much like the way the many itty-bitty cells that make up your body contribute & work towards the good of the greater being that is you.

You may feel that you are not being nourished enough. However, if you put your attention to all of the ways you are nourished, this changes how you feel, which in turn enhances your ability to receive nourishment.  Sound like woo-woo garbage?  Well, if you’re malnourished, then you have nothing to lose - so try it, & see what happens.  

Remember that Mercury is retrograding in Leo until around August 8th.  Check the previous entry for more information on that.

If you find this blog supportive, you will most certainly enjoy supporting its humble creator in either of these fine ways:  Schedule an astrological consultation, either in person or over the phone, or receive some energetic healing.  You can now check my availability here for greater ease in scheduling appointments.

Thanks for reading.  ‘Til next time, reach out to your fellow humans.  Then see what just might come your way.
Rae Diamond
rae13diamond @ gmail.com

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