FULL MOON IN CANCER @4°58’: 27 DEC, 11:33 AM AEDT | 27 DEC, 9:33 AM NZDT | 27 DEC, 1:33 AM CET | 26 DEC, 4:33 PM PT | 26 DEC, 6:33 PM CT)
Full Moon features: Moon in Cancer sextile Jupiter in Taurus, Moon in Cancer trine Saturn in Pisces.
Themes: the Heart of Abundance, the Heart & Hearthstone, creating sanctuary, multi-generational wisdom & lineage.
In these final days of December 2023 we’re approaching the Solstice - a liminal space of deep, old magic & myth. Rebirth & reflection. I chat a bit about this as well as other astrology in this podcast. An informal, rambling chat.
But in a nutshell, this is the gist of the time-space weather….
The astrology lately has been loud and busy. There’s been a cacophony of voices, content, busy-ness and just…noise. This is a Sag Season toned by the co-presence of a fiesty, idealistic Mars. Mercury is in Capricorn currently, & now retrograde. This grounded Mercury is offering us a golden opportunity to examine our plans, get organised & deal with what is. In Bone Mother Saturn’s sign of Capricorn, our wise psychopomp imbues our communications with a mature responsibility and spareness that can help us mop up some of the excesses from Mercury’s travels through Sag. This is especially pointed considering Mercury is going to once more move (back) into Sag on the 23rd of December.
With the Solstice on the 22nd of December, this magical moment is potentised just hours later by a Mercury cazimi. A cazimi is an astrological term for when a planet enters the heart of the Sun. The Sun King bestows a fiery blessing upon that planet, & we’re offered clarity or a stroke of insight on some issue that’s radiantly illuminated.
So Sol in Capricorn blesses our rx Hermes as our swift Messenger makes a return to Sagittarius. With Mercury in the Mergoat, we have the Bones of the matter - a spartan lack of indulgence & pragmatisim, and taking responsbility for our communications & how we structure our thoughts & responses.
However, Mercury gets a bit scattered & less disciplined in Sag where its debilitated. when Mercury backs into the Archer & meets Mars with His zealous arrows of desire, we might find that we have a lot of fat to trim from a multiplicity of ideas. We may see a clash of fundamentalisms in regards to our ideals, beliefs, & what we regards as Truth or truths. We also may see more impulsive speech & Foot in Mouth Syndrome - particularly in online spaces where there can be a lot reactivity.
As we move closer towards the end of the calendar year, we have a truly beautiful Full Moon in Cancer at 4°58’. Finally! We have a lunation that’s not dominated by the sharp nails-&-knives of Mars!
La Lune in Cancer is in the warm belly of Her Hearth & Home. If each lunation is a touchstone, this Full Moon is the Heart(h)stone. A return to deep remembrance & a reset.
It’s the utterly gorgeous sextile between the Moon & Jupiter in Taurus that makes this lunation lovely. It’s a beautifully supportive, hopeful, nourishing & uplifting sextile between two planets who are in their mutual exaltation rulers. Both want the best for one another, & Moon-Jupiter connections are about as good as it gets. There’s a generosity & spirit of kindness here.
Healing, Home (that which is within or with others), sanctuary, memory, ancestral connections (not just literal ancestors - but the more-than-human too), myth, magic, kindness & compassion…these are qualities we can attune to with this Full Moon in Cancer. And the Moon’s trine to Saturn brings temperance & humility to the mix. It’s still a mixed bag with a Merc-Mars conjunction in the last decan of Sagittarius…communcations & travel might get a bit tangled. Mars has an awe-inspiring courage & valour here, but Mercury struggles & gets a little over-dramatic in this zodiacal terrain.
However, as I mention in this episode, it’s very much a case of choose your own adventure for this lunation. We can be mindful & seek peace. There’s an opportunity to build genuinely beautiful memories with those we love, & to cultivate a sanctuary within that helps to fortify our hearts during challenging times. In the podcast I suggest creating an ancestor altar as a way to channel the wise & generous energy of this Full Moon.
Overall, it’s an auspicious lunation that offers a prelude to Jupiter stationing direct (at that emphatic 5° of Taurus) on the very last day of the year. A Jupiter that will be hosted by a Venus alighting in Sagittarius - fun-loving, adventurous, enthusiastic & growth-oriented. Though this Venus can’t see Jupiter in Taurus, & there could be a certain amount of Bacchanalian excess, this Centaur’s Venus certainly tones the New Year (Julian calendar) celebrations with a playful, hopeful & festive spirit of joy.
Jupiter’s narrative through Taurus for 2024 is much bigger, bolder & more significant than it has been so far in 2023. More on that in the New Year!
I wish you dear friends, lots of love & blessings for the holidays. I wish you a beautiful Solstice & Full Moon, & may peace, freedom, & joy be with you through all yours days.
See you in 2024 luvs!
Antoinette
xx
As a professional, certified Hellenistic astrologer I offer astrological consultations…
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