CAPRICORN FULL MOON / LEO NEW MOON

The Full Moon this month falls in Capricorn 20 degrees on July 12. The Sun is in Cancer and the Moon is in Capricorn. This polarity which represents Father God–Capricorn and Mother Goddess–Cancer is an opportunity to balance the masculine and feminine. Capricorn rules worldly business and politics and the power and authority structures of society. Cancer rules home and family and our domestic life. We are all challenged and struggle to balance harmonize and integrate these two aspects of our lives. We are each masculine and feminine and need to balance these polarities in order to live a fulfilling life. The masculine is essential for necessity of the drive to establish ourselves in the world. The feminine is essential for opening up our heart and soul to the deeper experiences of self.

The keyword for this Full Moon is Idealism. This third or spiritual decanate of Capricorn intends for us to strive to manifest the ideal in our worldly life. We all have a role to play in creating an ideal society through our own thoughts, feelings and actions. For us to walk our talk and live our truth is essential now in giving a direction to change towards a more enlightened society. The world currently is exhibiting labor pains for the birthing of a new age.

The process of change is not easy. This Full Moon participates in the ongoing grand cross that identifies this time as that of death and rebirth. Jupiter is conjunct the Sun and Pluto is conjunct the Moon with all of them in opposition to each other. Mars and Uranus are in opposition to each other and squaring Sun/ Jupiter and Moon/ Pluto. This stressful planetary configuration is ripe for conflict. Try to keep your balance and stay centered.

The New Moon this month falls in Leo 3 degrees on July 26. This archetypal seed planting time is very powerful and expansive. It creates the opportunity for us to reconnect with the joy of life and give expression to our innate creativity. The Sun rules Leo so it is in its greatest strength and power. Leo represents our essential nature of joy, happiness and bliss. From this state of being we find that creative impulses rise up to find expression in our lives. All of us are creator beings. We are the microcosm of the macrocosm. We create through our every thought feeling and action. Now is the time to embrace and explore our creative side.

The keyword for this New Moon is Rulership. This refers to the activation of our true nature to rise to consciously being the captain of our ship of our true self and destiny. It takes courage, strength and the drive to grow into our true potential to live our life on our terms. You must be true to yourself if you are going to live a life of fulfillment. You follow the compass of your heart–the center of your joy and happiness. It will take you where you need to go.

Jupiter, the planet of wisdom and expansion has just entered into Leo for the first time in 12 years and conjuncts the New Moon. This is a wonderful combination of planets which lends itself to optimism and self confidence . The grand cross has dissipated to a T- cross so the stress levels are significantly reduced. Enjoy!

Capricorn Full Moon

Leo New Moon