A NEW MOON happens on July 18, 2023 (2:31 AM, Philippine Time), at exactly 24°56′ of CANCER.
This month’s New Moon is here, and once again, we find ourselves under a star-filled, moonless night. New Moon periods are windows of time where we may auspiciously set intentions, like planting seeds on fertile soil. Symbolically, we anchor our intentions to the lunar light, allowing these intentions to grow alongside the waxing of the Moon. This month’s sentimental NEW MOON happens in the realm of Cardinal Water, CANCER, the sign of home.
New Moon in CANCER
The month is the fastest moving object in our observable sky, and every month (or roughly around 28 days or so), the moon passes through the whole zodiac, staying a couple of days or so per sign. It is never happier, more alive, (or more agitated!) than when it enters its home sign of Cancer. When a New Moon happens here, the Moon becomes hyper sensitive, like an amplified antenna working overtime. This lunar phase amplifies emotions, family dynamics, home life, and nurturing qualities. During this period, we are encouraged to tap into our sentimental depths, introspect, and set intentions aligned with personal growth and familial connections.
This New Moon presents us a chance to reach out to our subconscious, to reacquaint ourselves with unmet needs that we chose to bury and forget, lest we feel the crippling weight of fragility and vulnerability. We are searching for emotional safety, the feeling of having solid ground under our feet, an a sturdy, energetic wall behind our backs. During these next 2 weeks, we find ourselves gravitating towards sources of security, and comfort. Assurance is important to us during this period, and just like creatures that have newly molted, we are soft and tender, longing for protection and safety.
Conversations with other planets
This New Moon exchanges smooth, harmonious trine with Neptune. The term “trine” refers to a harmonious 120-degree angle between these two positions, indicating a positive, beneficial influence. A New Moon in Cancer trine Neptune suggests that intuition, dreams, and spirituality – qualities associated with Neptune – can play a significant role in this period. The trine prompts an elevated sense of emotional and intuitive insight. This is a period that encourages us to let our dreams and instincts guide our paths, so pay attention to your inner voice, and your gut feeling.
On the other hand, the New Moon also forms an opposition against distant but intense Pluto. An “opposition” represents a 180-degree angle, which can create a dynamic of tension or conflict. Pluto symbolizes transformation, power, and rebirth. The Moon being opposite Pluto may provoke intense emotional revelations, that may leave us feeling raw and exposed (even if it’s just to ourselves). This bridge between both points can bring suppressed or hidden emotions to the surface, demanding change and much needed transformation.
Wherever this New Moon lands in our charts is the area of life where we may need to update the way that we give or take emotional nurturance. We may require more tenderness as this process unfolds, so surround yourself with the safety net of family, friends, and whatever it is that gives you security and comfort. Allow yourself kindness from the world, and most importantly, from yourself! The process is uncomfortable, after all. It has to be, to balance out the richness of the reward that waits for us at the end of this chapter. Maybe we gain peace. Maybe, more love. Perhaps it is a clear pathway, finally, to the emotional needs we’ve long denied ourselves. We don’t need to win or to force anything, nor do we need to excel at any task – we need only to be open and honest. Such is the extraordinary gift of this new Moon, dear reader. We just have to live through it, to qualify. ❤
What area of your life is activated by this sentimental and transformative NEW MOON in CANCER?
Check your rising sign below, to find out!
1. Aries Risings: Family and immediate family members, home, parents especially the father, properties, ancestry, residential areas, land, real estate, private life, past conditioning, your inner base of operations, people you live with, residential spaces, home renovations
2. Taurus Risings: Siblings, cousins, aunts, uncles, and other extended relatives (aunts, uncles, cousins), automobiles, out-of-town trips, short-term travel, people you meet in local explorations, neighbors, immediate community, webinars, short-term courses, accreditations, certifications, teachers or instructors/facilitators
3. Gemini Risings: Money and personal income, material purchases, personal savings, self-worth and self-value, financial independence, possessions, personal resources, entrepreneurship, people that you encounter in business, customers and patrons, people who affect your self-value, self-sufficiency
4. Cancer Risings: SELF! Changes and improvements in physique, new personal goals, confidence, self-expression, vitality, and the physical body, your personal goals, and endeavors, your image, and your facade. Self-empowerment and the importance of putting yourself first, over anyone, the need to speak your truth
5. Leo Risings: Rest and contemplation, spirituality, letting go, planning a new frontier, solitude, and peace of mind, endings, hidden situations, people in the past, spiritual teachers, hospitals, prison, and others isolated from society, hidden relationships, secret situations, hidden situations, fear of integrating, people who feel like emotional chains that you are energetically dependent on
6. Virgo Risings: Social network, social connections, friendships and groups, community, acquaintances, organizations, advocacies, future plans, hopes, and wishes, accumulations, and gains, politicians, social reform, championing causes
7. Libra Risings: Career, colleagues and associates, Improvement of profession, reputation, achievement, public life and recognition, ambitions, general life direction, relationship with authority figures, and other people in power, parents especially the mother, bosses, government officials, what you are known for
8. Scorpio Risings: Travel abroad, foreigners, higher education, going back to school, the higher mind, religion and those in the religious order, belief systems, law, publishing houses, professors, mentors, students, people from a different background/status/race/religion/age, etc
9. Sagittarius Risings: Joint ventures, business partnerships, joint accounts, investments, inheritance, mutual funds, stock market, merging of assets, wealth managers, commissions, managerial work, loans, debts and taxes, co-dependency with spouse, sexual and emotional intimacy
10. Capricorn Risings: Focus on the other, marriages, relationships, committed partnerships, litigation, client-based work, one is to one interaction, concern for others, socialization, lawyers, litigation, contracts, close associations, open enemies
11. Aquarius Risings: Your daily schedule, daily chores and errands, health, lifestyle changes, health practitioners, volunteering, service, practicing craft, perfecting a technique, workplace and relationship with co-workers, everyday errands, employees and staff, hired help, mind and body connection, day to day
12. Pisces Risings: Romance and romantic prospects, love life, children and kids in general, fertility, creativity, creative self-expression, creative entrepreneurship, pleasure, fun, artistry, performance, creative partners
❤Happy New Moon! Good Luck Everyone!❤
Tune in for next month’s Cosmic Weather! For this month’s remaining transits, click here!
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