Dear Friend and Reader:

Wednesday, Jan. 15, is the Cancer Full Moon, exact at 11:52 pm EST. (View full chart here). Genevieve Hathaway has interpreted this lunation for each of the 12 Moon signs in her horoscopes below.

To read Genevieve’s horoscopes, it helps to know your Moon sign (where the Moon was at the moment of your birth), which you can find out by entering your birth data into Serennu.com. Often you can still get accurate Moon sign info even if you lack your exact birth time. You can also read these horoscopes for your Sun and rising signs for additional insight.

Photo by Anthony Ayiomamitis.

This Cancer Full Moon chart has a lot going on, making it challenging to feel out the best course of action in any situations where you feel conflict (especially conflict with an authority figure, including any internalized authority figures). The Moon is in sensitive, emotive Cancer, opposite the Sun in conservative, restrained Capricorn. That difference in expression alone can create some tension, and it’s a difference you’re likely to experience as playing out externally.

Take a moment to think back to the Capricorn New Moon on New Year’s Day. It was only two weeks ago, yet you may feel like certain situations in your life have changed considerably since then. The Cancer Full Moon is the companion event to that New Moon; this is the peak of the lunar cycle. Certain situations that were seeded on Jan. 1 are coming to a head and may resolve or develop as the Moon begins waning again Thursday.

Then again, one option you have with this Full Moon is to hold whatever tension is present until a moment when you can act in clearer accord with your values. As Len Wallick points out in his column today, holding tension, negotiation and approaching the conflict with creativity are all viable ways to work with the seeming polarities presented with this lunation.

Keep those options in mind. The Sun and Moon are being aspected by four astrological goddesses (Black Moon Lilith, Eris, Ceres and Vesta) reminding us that as surely as the feminine principle can create, it can also destroy. You might not be wholly comfortable with that power, choosing instead to ascribe it to an intimate partner, a parent or another authority figure.

If you don’t acknowledge and own both your light and your dark, embodying both Sun and Moon, you give up your authority and ability to guide its power according to your values and what is best for you. What is truly best for you, ultimately, also serves the highest good for all concerned.

Yours & truly,

Amanda Painter

 

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These Moonshine Horoscopes are written by Genevieve Hathaway. Genevieve is an astrologer and Planet Waves contributor. She is available for astrology readings. You can contact her at genevieve@venusinblue.com.

Cancer Full Moon Moonshine Horoscopes | By Genevieve Hathaway

Aries (March 20-April 19) — As a Moon sign that naturally wants to push outward and express yourself, the inward pull you are working through may feel a bit uncomfortable or unfamiliar, like you are too much in your own skin. I suggest using your level of discomfort or unease as a marker that you are on the right track — probing into old material from long ago. Even if you can’t make contact with the exact details of an experience that may have created a wound, moving through the emotional memory of the experience will help you heal. As you sit with this material notice the moment when the energy reaches a peak. This can come with the sensation of something being burned off or released. What is left behind is an internal stillness, an open space within which you can create new emotional memories and feelings. — by Genevieve Hathaway

 

Taurus (April 19-May 20) — An opportunity is presenting itself to connect some dots between how your thought patterns impact your emotional state, and also the influence your feelings have on you mentally. Notice how you feel when you have positive or negative thoughts, and also take note of what attitudes and mindsets come up when you feel good or not so good. I suggest taking the holistic viewpoint that your emotional, mental and physical bodies are all parts of the same system — a system that is complete, rather than separate things. You can also think of this idea as these parts of yourself being interconnected — when you think positively you feel positive. The opposite is true as well. As you apply these ideas to your mental and emotional self you will be able to increase both your emotional and mental wellbeing. — by Genevieve Hathaway

 

Gemini (May 20-June 21) — You are working and reworking the concept of resources — what you have to give and also the resources of others that you have to draw on. A project is calling you to apply your own resources, but also those of others that you have access to. This may feel daring or risky to rely on others. I propose that this feeling is based more on fear and guilt than on how someone will actually respond. As you proceed, employ clear parameters and boundaries for how the other person’s resources will be applied, as well as clarity regarding what you need from them. Assumptions can lead to miscommunication. You can’t control the other person, but you can provide the opportunity for them to participate. Trust that they will, and are in fact looking for the opportunity. — by Genevieve Hathaway

 

Cancer (June 21-July 22) — As a Cancer Moon, you are used to having your emotions close to the surface. Lately it may feel like they are running at high tide, threatening to breach the banks and overflow. At the moment, much feeling is pushing out from within you. I suggest viewing this expansion of emotion less as a wave to hold back and more as an expanded experience of existence. This can come with the sensation of living all of who you are — all at once. What you are moving through is a shift in your mode of living to a position of allowing your emotions to be out front leading you. They are one of your greatest resources to understanding your experience of life, and an authentic expression of who you are at your core. — by Genevieve Hathaway

 

Leo (July 22-Aug. 23) — This week, during the Cancer Full Moon, your dream space is particularly fertile. Much in the way of information and useful ideas are coming through as you sleep. I suggest keeping a journal next to your bed and writing down your dreams — both the events you remember, but also how you feel about them. Dreams are opportunities to explore internal material that you may not have the words or perspective to work through with your conscious self. As you notice the themes of your dream world, take into consideration how it applies to your father’s inner trip, particularly around the time you were born. His genetic code passed on a few issues for healing that go back generations. You are making headway now addressing and healing this material. — by Genevieve Hathaway

 

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sep. 22) — Your astrology is highlighting a question regarding personal and collective spaces. Think of the collective arena as the areas of your life that meet the larger world through projects, people, groups and your work. At the moment, the collective area of your life may feel more personal and your personal space more influenced by the public. These areas are not so much distinct spaces as they are adjoining rooms. The door connecting the two rooms has been opened and contents and occupants of each are moving between the two spaces. This rearrangement may make these spaces feel foreign. I propose that what this process is actually doing is shaking up the personal and collective parts of your life to expand and shift your perspectives. An opportunity is on offer to re-envision the role you and others play in your personal and collective space. — by Genevieve Hathaway

 

Libra (Sep. 22-Oct. 23) — You may be experiencing a division between what you thought you wanted and what you actually want in terms of your work, as though your work and your highest calling seem to be moving on two different tracks. I propose that those tracks are easier to merge than they may initially appear. It starts with what you say ‘yes’ and ‘no’ to. Each choice you make moves you in a direction. Doing work that is your highest calling involves your soul being highly invested — a job or career that is an extension of ‘you’ in a deeply personal way. As the next few weeks progress I suggest basing your career decisions on who you are at a fundamental level. On offer is an opportunity to merge all of your work-related paths into one that fully supports what you feel most called to do with your life. — by Genevieve Hathaway

 

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 22) — You are challenging a few long-held ideas about what fills you with joy and nourishes your soul. This is firing up a lot of passion. What you are working through may also come with sensations of urgency or a need for resolution. You are reaching the end of a cycle of growth and making much headway in healing material around how you relate to what you are most passionate about. As you work through this material, take a look at your mother’s attitudes toward nurturing and everything that grew out of it. What desires were pushed aside and which were accepted? Then step back one layer and examine the external sources and attitudes that influenced her choices and perspective. You are learning some key information that is helping you build a new relationship to your inherent desire nature. — by Genevieve Hathaway

 

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 22) — At the moment, you are reworking some old ideas about the masculine/feminine energy dynamic in regards to sex, particularly in terms of how these energies play out in you. You possess an openness regarding acting on your desire and experimenting, rather than holding back from what you want. I suggest following your curiosity and seeing where it leads. As you share your desires with a partner, bring your full honesty to the conversation. I recognize that sex and talking about desires are deeply personal, vulnerable experiences. Remember, your partners are feeling the same thing, too. As you have conversations with them about sex and what you want to try, trust that these people are open and interested. Hold space for partners to express what they wish to try; encourage their curiosity and interest in new experiences. — by Genevieve Hathaway

 

 

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 20) — This week’s Cancer Full Moon takes place in the sign opposite your Moon sign, bringing very personal astrology to your relationship angle. Emotions in your closest relationships may be running particularly high. Whatever you experience coming from others, try examining yourself for the same. At the moment, relationships are like a mirror, reflecting the material you are working through in your emotional space. This new perspective on your own emotions provides the distance necessary to reflect on what you feel and where the emotional response came from. Is it authentic or a learned pattern? I suggest not rushing the process. Apply patience and realize with grace that you are healing. You are making much headway in building a new relationship with yourself that will in turn extend to your close partnerships. — by Genevieve Hathaway

 

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) — You are navigating a few quickly changing situations regarding your health, specifically the resources at your disposal to keep yourself healthy. By resources, I don’t just mean having enough cash in the bank, but resources that extend beyond your bank account, such as the people, knowledge and health programs you can draw on. A recent development may feel like it has created some hurdles. Instead of worrying about how you will clear each blockade in your path, I suggest maintaining a sense of flexibility as you continue to work the situation to find a solution. If you meet resistance, apply creative finesse to find a solution rather than trying to barrel ahead. The simplest, most elegant answer will get you the furthest in resolving the situation and help you obtain the resources you need to stay physically strong. — by Genevieve Hathaway

 

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) — You are pushing back against some long-standing emotional issues you’ve been working to heal, as though you reached a decisive moment and feel ready to meet that moment with your full potential. This can come with sensations of it being a daring or bold move. What you are experiencing is the completion of an emotional growth process — a process that has brought you into contact with how to put your needs and emotional nurturing before helping others. It’s not your job to feel guilty or wrong for being true to your needs, or taking care of those needs. As a Pisces Moon, you are naturally in tune with those around you, caring for others before yourself. Keep tending your own inner space. Ultimately, you can help others better by meeting them from a place of being good to yourself. — by Genevieve Hathaway

 

“Our greatest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our greatest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.” — Marianne Williamson

Dear Friend and Reader:

In today’s Moonshine horoscopes below, Genevieve Hathaway has interpreted this Cancer New Moon for each of the 12 Moon signs. The New Moon is the conjunction of the Sun and Moon, beginning a new lunar cycle. This one occurs on July 8 at 3:14 am EDT. (View full chart here.)

Photo by Anthony Ayiomamitis.

Your Moon sign is where the Moon was when you were born, which you can find out by entering your birth data into Serennu.com. It helps to have your birth time but often that is not necessary. You can also try reading these horoscopes for your Sun and rising signs for additional layers of insight.

At first glance, this looks like a fairly simple New Moon compared to some of the New and Full Moons we’ve had this year, where everything but the kitchen sink was involved. In terms of major planets, the Sun and Moon will be conjunct retrograde Mercury within couple degrees or so.

A quick look at a minor planet listing, however, shows there are some rarely used objects hanging out on the cardinal cross with the Sun, Moon and Mercury. The New Moon is exactly conjunct the asteroid Atlantis (representing the myth of a civilization misusing its power) and opposite Crantor in Capricorn (often a cathartic, emotional declaration according to Phil Sedgwick). Conjunct Mercury’s degree we have Atropos in Cancer (of the three Fates, she’s the one who cuts the cord of life) and, making a square from Libra, Haumea (a Hawaiian creation goddess).

It’s worth noting that the presence of Atlantis is serving as a wake-up call on the potential consequences of spying — on both governmental and personal levels. It’s a classic Atlantean abuse of power.

What does it all add up to?

In this instance, the Sabian symbol for the New Moon degree offers a unifying theme: “The unfoldment of multilevel potentialities issuing from an original germ [as in a seed, which germinates]. The life urge to actualize one’s birth potential.”

That symbol represents a tremendous amount of potential contained in something so small and outwardly simple, it can seem like a miracle that an entire plant grows from it — a plant which then makes more seeds and has a multitude of unique characteristics and uses. We have incredible potential to grow, to create, to become something wildly unique. We also carry the potential to destroy and to end life.

That’s a lot of power. Most people rarely abuse it to the extent that they can, but some do. Many people never develop it creatively to the extent they are able, either. But fears around both the potential abuse of one’s power (which is unlikely if you’re aware of it) and one’s best potential success and creative ability can have the same effect: emotional paralysis.

Retrograde Mercury is taking your emotional awareness deep into this complex material, and you may find yourself expressing it in surprising ways to relieve any tension. The Sun and Moon are germinating a new cycle in the degree of germination. Growth is inevitable; you have a choice about its direction and how you feel about it. Does fearing your power really get you anywhere?

Yours & truly,

Amanda Painter

 

These Moonshine Horoscopes are written by Genevieve Hathaway. Genevieve is an astrologer and Planet Waves contributor. She is available for astrology readings. You can contact her at genevieve@venusinblue.com.

Cancer New Moon Moonshine Horoscopes | By Genevieve Hathaway

Aries (March 20-April 19) — The Sun, Moon and retrograde Mercury are presently meeting up in the area of your chart that has a lot to do with your internal landscape. You can think of this as your most private thoughts and feelings. This astrology is driving you deep into yourself to examine the different aspects of who you are and how they fit together. Part of what you are making contact with and honoring is your own inherent complexity. It may seem like there are potentially competing versions of you, though really they are all part of the same continuum. As you check out these new aspects of who you are, I suggest holding space for all parts of yourself; from there it will be apparent how you can live a lifestyle that does in fact satisfy and fulfill all of you.
— by Genevieve Hathaway

Taurus (April 19-May 20) — You are trying to communicate an idea that may seem a little too far out of reach to fully articulate it. Think of it as similar to the sensation you get when something is ‘on the tip of your tongue’. The idea is there, but just out of your grasp. What you are working to express verbally is something that you know innately, but may not be clear for a few close partners. I suggest you proceed with patience; over the next week enough pieces of information will become clear that you will have the words and concepts to convey what you’ve been wishing to convey. Think of it as reverse engineering — you are taking the pieces and working backwards to the whole concept. It may take a few conversations, but you will be able to innately convey your idea to close partners. — by Genevieve Hathaway

Gemini (May 20-June 21) — Over next week’s New Moon, you are reworking a specific idea you had involving your emotional resources. As an air sign, your natural emotional state is a bit detached; though recently you’ve been making contact with an emotional depth that at times may seem overwhelming. I suggest approaching more sensitive and deeper emotions from something you know quite a bit about — accuracy. Think of what you are learning as simply expanding your emotional tool belt from which you can draw information to convey how you feel. The more tools you have in your tool belt, the greater ability you have to be very specific with your emotions. As you shift your perspective, you will gain insight into a way to bring depth to your emotional state while still maintaining the distance that you feel comfortable with. — by Genevieve Hathaway

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Cancer (June 21-July 22) — On July 8, a powerful New Moon is taking place in your Moon sign. It is meeting up with Mercury, which has been swimming backwards through this area of your chart, allowing you to reevaluate your emotional framework. Think of this experience as checking in to see how you respond internally to the external world; note where you wish to alter your patterns of response. How do you feel and how do you respond to what you are feeling? Many important events, both in your personal life and in the larger public realm, are providing multiple opportunities for you to test new modes of emotional response. I suggest proceeding with a healthy dose of curiosity and willingness to experiment. The patterns you are creating now will bring lasting changes to how you experience your life. — by Genevieve Hathaway

Leo (July 22-Aug. 23) — Your subconscious is expanding, helping you contact regions you may not have been aware existed. If it feels like you are presently living there more than you are living in your daily life, I suggest not worrying too much about it. Think of this process as re-accessing your conscious self through the back door that is your subconscious. You are in the process of bringing part of your subconscious into your open internal space. At the moment, you are in a unique position of having tremendous clarity regarding what are usually quite murky and unclear parts of yourself. Proceed with an awareness of what you are learning; take the time to let this process fully unfold. Some important pieces of information are becoming available that will help you understand how to work with these newly discovered parts of your subconscious. — by Genevieve Hathaway

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sep. 22) — A partner is applying some pressure for you to change your relationship to a group you are part of. I suggest slowing down and delaying taking any action; instead collect additional data and double-check the information they and you are working with. This partner means well, but they may not be operating with all the information or may be letting personal motives influence their perspective. Double- and triple-check all the motives of those involved. It’s possible something important is not being taken fully into account. Over the July 8 New Moon, new information will be available that will help you in making a decision about your relationship to your groups, and whether it is a mutually beneficial relationship. The key to look for is an arrangement that benefits both you and the group you are part of. — by Genevieve Hathaway

Libra (Sep. 22-Oct. 23) — At the moment, you are in the process of rethinking how your method of communication and your public reputation are related. Their connectedness is becoming even more apparent than usual, allowing you to see how they influence each other. You innately have a lot of respect for the power of words and the idea that what you say can further your position or negatively impact your reputation. Proceed slowly as you reevaluate how you use words in terms of your public image. A few important ideas will be coming to light that will help you make some changes to continually build a strong public presence. Remember that communicating a concept or idea can be done in a number of forms and often involves more listening than speaking. — by Genevieve Hathaway

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 22) — Next week’s Cancer New Moon is bringing you into contact with your desire nature in a way that you may not have had access to or thought about before. You can think of this as re-inventing an attitude toward what you desire. Important information is coming up for examination. Think of this process like the old style of washing clothes with a washing board. You lather, scrub, rinse, and repeat. As you work and rework a few new ideas, take note of the connections between them. You are combining these individual ideas and themes into a larger concept that will guide your personal philosophy. What is forming is a new approach to your relationship to desire and the action that follows from this internal information. — by Genevieve Hathaway

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 22) — You are negotiating and navigating your way through an interesting maze. The situation seems like the perfect setup for you to demonstrate your self-confidence and faith in yourself. I suggest not worrying about how you are perceived; instead focus on bringing your true self into your encounters with others. Put another way — that means no facades, white lies or masks. At the same time, you are receiving a reminder to be realistic about who others are. You are in a unique opportunity to have plenty of traction in all sincere exchanges with close partners. Be confident in the person whom you normally keep a few layers below the surface, and who yearns to be fully expressed and present in the world. As you hold space for you to show up fully, close partners will also do the same. — by Genevieve Hathaway

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 20) — You are working out an aspect of your relationship with yourself through a close partnership, and navigating your way through what may feel like a complex relationship situation. It may come with the sensation that you are negotiating a maze blindfolded. This moment lets you tap into your self-confidence in a manner you did not realize was possible before. Trust that you understand where both you and a partner are coming from and take the time to double-check each other’s motivations through careful conversation. Ultimately, what the situation is calling for is authentic communication: telling your truth and listening to the other person’s honest answer without adding any of your own inner dialogue to what they are saying. This process is bringing you a deeper level of intimacy and that goes a long way to giving you the sensation of emotional security. — by Genevieve Hathaway

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) — Your health is one of the factors that influences the amount of energy you have to work with. You’ve been learning for quite a while that your energy is a precious resource to be taken care of. You are making significant headway in connecting the dots between your emotional health and physical health. What you are gaining is a shift in perspective that is helping you make some marked changes to your daily routine. Your surrounding environment and your psychic body are all providing you with information on the types of structures that promote feeling strong — emotionally and physically. This may involve some potentially large changes to your habits and also to what your environment contains. Ultimately, as your health is highlighted, even large changes will seem both doable and important to make in your life. — by Genevieve Hathaway

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) — A powerful New Moon is drawing attention to the resources at your disposal — specifically your creativity and the people you can reach out to, and where those two areas of your life intersect. You are learning to leverage your network of contacts and your creativity to build your vision. Think of your network as your net worth. Who you know and how you apply your creativity to situations will help you make a lot of progress. You are in a watershed moment of understanding some of your past motivations for believing that you did not have the resources to create what you desired for your life. As you work with what you are learning, I suggest applying the approach that what has happened belongs in the past and does not dictate what the future can be — that is something you continually reinvent to match your evolving vision. — by Genevieve Hathaway