The first moon of the year rises in Cancer, the sweet but codependent empath of the zodiac. Cancer is powerfully emotional, compassionate, and nurturing. They have strong instincts to protect and serve, but they’re just as needy and clingy. There’s not much freedom now, unless you’re a totally self-sovereign and independent wo/man with no family or love ties.
Yet, this lack of liberty provides the emotional wisdom, depth, and maturity needed to flourish. A strong water element energy is present.
Key Takeaways:
- Strengths to embody: Compassionate, empathic, magnetic, emotionally mature, wise, insightful, intuitive, spiritually perceptive, a dreamer, connected to the subconscious mind, protective, caring, nurturing, creative, humorous, silly, kind, generous, and loyal.
- Weaknesses to watch out for: Hyper-emotionalism, clinginess, moodiness, depression, melodramatic, codependent, and revengeful (holds a grudge for eternity).
- Cancer is a Cardinal water sign ruled by the Moon with the glyph of the Crab.
About the Author
Tina Caro is a witch with more than 10 years of experience, a yogi, an astrologer, and a passionate supporter of all things holistic! She’s also an owner of the website Magickal Spot where she discusses a variety of her favorite topics.
Magickal Spot has helped thousands of readers worldwide, and she’s personally worked with hundreds of clients and helped them manifest desires to have a happier and more abundant life.
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How this Full Moon is affecting you personally:-
Fire signs (Aries, Leo & Sagittarius)
It’s time to stop lording it over others and step into your power for the right reasons. By all means, be powerful- self-authority is encouraged. But your karmic lesson is to emphasize and show humility, and not in a superficial way. Be sincere. Speak from your heart. Health, finances, and love and family bonds look good, great in fact, if you can listen to this message. It’s a positive time with minor growing pains, yet a whole lot of love.
Consider listening to Disney music or engaging in childhood pastimes: art, poetry, drawing, painting, music, and journaling.
Earth signs (Taurus, Virgo & Capricorn)
This is a conflicting cycle for many of you. You’re pulled between your work life and your home life, and sacrifices might need to be made. They may not be major, but you must recognize that sacrifice, or, at the very least selflessness, is called for to maintain your integrity and accountability. Being seen as trustworthy and responsible is important, and so compromise and adaptability are called for.
It will be a challenge! Adaptability is not one of your strong suits, however luckily for you Cancer’s energy is very soothing and stabilizing. Focus on maintaining emotional integrity for success.
Air signs (Gemini, Libra & Aquarius)
Sexual synergy is high, in fact you will be thinking about soulmates and compatibility. Don’t let it distract you. Also, there’s a significant lesson for you, which is recognizing that chemistry doesn’t equate with compatibility. An initial thrill, buzz, or eye-popping moment of synergy and allure can entice you out of your comfort zone.
Stop to check in on what you’ve already created, your foundation, and the connections you currently keep. Be honest with yourself; do you have space for a new lover, or is it to serve your childish needs? Recharge your own light before sharing it.
Water signs (Cancer, Scorpio & Pisces)
A deeply mystical and mysterious vibe fills your mind which is equally being channeled into intimate relationships. You’re craving success, romance, and recognition! Cancer’s soul-sizzling energy lights up your need for fame and prestige.
How others see you is becoming more important, yet it’s not a superficial need in the slightest. Actually, your authentic self is being given a chance to shine, while insecurities will likely pop up. Embrace any fearful tendencies you experience and stay calm amidst the chaos.
Working With This Full Moon
Learning from the Crab
Like their small, protective, and sweet nature, our message is to come out of our shells without losing our protective instinct. The Crab glyph presents an ideal image of how to be and how not to be. The shadow lessons of this lunar transit will be mentioned first.
Cancer’s toxic personality is clingy, moody, and depressed. They want to hide, playing the victim while being deceptive and manipulative. Master manipulation and holding grudges for a lifetime is Cancer’s lowest possible vibration. This influence is subtle or non-existent for many of us, but it needs to be shared.
It’s possible to embody extreme unforgiveness. Some of our closest family or friendship connections can be cut from irrationality and a lack of analytical thinking; this is Cancer’s weakness, they don’t think about logic or mental reasoning, as they lack analytical power.
Living in a world of instincts, feelings, subtle sensations, and emotions sets us back. We miss out on psychological connection, as well as the thrill or buzz of physical contact (like platonic intimacy, physical touch, hugs, etc.).
The Crab glyph paints a clear vision of the shadow themes at play. Victimhood is not attractive, and in many cases, it’s worse than straight-out bullying or persecuting. Have you heard of the Dharma triangle? It’s as follows: victim-martyr-persecutor (or savior).
We first play the victim, then we want to rescue others by becoming a martyr, and then we decide to take on a bullying persecuting role. Each represents a stage in the evolutionary psyche, while any individual can embody just one of these points on the triangle. In Cancer’s case, they will never, ever be a persecutor; an archetype linked to a dominant, bold, and direct persona.
Victims are often empaths, sensitive and hyper-emotional, moreover gullible and naive individuals: the sensitive souls. This is Cancer. Thus, in their desire to remain passive and yielding they succumb to drama and disharmony, which is, from an astrological perspective, one of their worst nightmares!
Cancer hates disharmony and conflict, it scares them. The underlying theme is therefore to embrace the clear symbolism at play. Firstly, we need to protect ourselves by playing small. And then, 2.
To come out of our shells with some confidence and accountability. Just think how many times kind and compassionate humans have moved crabs out of harm’s way, only to find they’ve been pinched unjustly. This is the Cancer shadow.
Connected to this is the other positive aspect of the Crab, which is the ability to feel safe on land and in water. The two elements provide a clue as to how to succeed and thrive at this time. The earth can be connected to through elemental healing, working with plant and flower essences, herbs, gemstones, and so forth, and grounding with nature. Healthy and pure diet choices are strongly advised.
The water element is linked to sacredness, divinity, spiritual gifts, psychic instincts, emotional intelligence, and the subconscious mind. This is where Cancer excels, so if you don’t feel secure “on land” metaphorically speaking, the sea is always there to guide you home…
Embodying Devotion and Submission
Submission is a powerful and unique quality to embody. Just as many are inspired by a masculine, dominant, and assertive mindset and approach to life, the opposite is also inspiring. Submission, flow, surrender, unconditional love and trust, and unwavering empathy and nurturance, to name a few core traits; Cancer is as submissive and gentle as they come. They’re passive, devotional, and gracious with very warm and generous souls. As an empath, they don’t mind taking on the pain or suffering of others either, which allows them to feel protective and providing.
We can learn a lot from the following. In the words of Sebastian the Crab from Disney’s The Little Mermaid:
“Under the sea everything’s better take it from me. And “Up on the shore they work all day, out in the sun they slave away; while we devotin’- full time to floating’ (under the sea).”
Firstly, Cancer’s strengths lie in being genuinely devoted and trusting. Unconditional love and compassion are two qualities to work on now. However, they can also be naive and gullible, like Sebastian the Crab! Assuming life involves no stress whatsoever is something an overly secure and innocent mind may preach.
Like a child, Cancer wants to live under the sea, under an ethereal and astral blanket, and stay “protected.” But life involves duality, and what are they protecting themselves from? Usually, outside of actual physical violence or abuse, which is rare, Cancer’s fears and insecurities come from illusion.
This is common with the water sign. They misperceive harsh words or moments of insensitivity to be full-on abuse or hostility. They see chaos and drama where there is none, due to embodying such an evolved emotional and spiritual frequency.
Hence, they overlook the importance of the physical plane (such as perceiving someone standing close to them with some self-assertion and strength as wholly intimidating and outrageous) or the psychological plane (like viewing words spoken without warmth or depth as vernal harassment or violence).
The moral of the story is: stay disciplined and devoted with the emotional and spiritual undercurrents essential for wholeness. Just be mindful simultaneously of the need to live in a dream-like, spaced-out, and distanced-from-reality daze.
Sebastian’s life appears easy and breezy at first, but as the film continues you can see how much unconscious stress and chaos he’s accumulated. He works himself into a frenzy….
Fears and insecurities linked to Cancer are largely linked to this sense of irrationality and inner distortion: assuming loud words or grandiose movements are violence or barbarity.
Work on:-
- Sensitivity and humility: Staying gracious and humble even when things don’t go your way.
- Adaptability and structure: Being adaptable and flexible while respecting order, structure, and reality.
- Compassion and empathy: Insensitivity or cruelty of any kind is not advised now! If you have a lot of pent-up energy, channel it into sports, love, or personal projects; not projecting it onto people you consider weak or want to have power over.
- Self-alignment and autonomy: Cancer is a money magnet! They hold amazing powers of manifestation and abundance with strong links to the sea. Well, the sea is deep, powerful, and infinite- it’s one of the most prominent elements on earth. This says something, see it as a metaphor or symbol for the power of water.
Empathy and rationality: Known for their supremely caring, empathic, and nurturing vibe, it’s also important to remember the significance of rational and analytical thinking now. Merge logic with a compassionate disposition.
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Creativity, Art, and Music
Rulers of imagination, divinity, and devotion can be acquired through music, art, and creative channels and outlets. Cancer is ruled by the Moon who reigns over the subconscious mind and the imagination.
This signifies respect and reverence for reading between the lines, seeing below the surface, and choosing everything subtle (and passive) over bold (and direct).
Like the gentle ebbs and flows of the Moon herself and the subtle waves of the ocean, Cancer inspires sublimity. Sublimity means beauty, joy, and satisfaction; a unique type of ethereal pleasure and protection.
Positive sensations that inspire awe and magnificence come with sublimity, and the word itself is derived from the Latin ‘sublimis,’ which, you guessed it, is linked to submission.
Submission is not negative or dark like this patriarchal world may have you believe! Like sublimity and divinity, submission implies surrender, trust, and flow. It’s the surrender into a counterpart’s masculinity, a differing person or entity’s dominance. This creates wholeness and unity. It’s the perfect balance of light and dark, masculine and feminine- duality in motion…
This Cancer Moon assists us with recognizing where, when, and how (and why) we might need to adopt a more or less submissive role. It might not be your fate to be a stay-at-home house mum, despite your natural gifts.
It may instead be your destiny to venture out into the world, choosing a creative or innovative path, and leaving the domesticity behind.
Regardless, appreciate the beauty in all things now. Powerful insights, wisdom, and revelation can come through detaching from the world of 3D entertainment, technology, and instant gratification. In the spiritual world, free from external pressure and misguidance, we find our personal blueprint.
Visions, higher consciousness ideas, and ethereal perspectives float into your psyche! When you choose your spirit, everything not meant for you falls away; either instantly or over time, but it starts with a conscious choice. Cancer is skilled in the realm of psychic and extrasensory gifts. They cut through the BS of the material world to get to a deeper truth.
Yes, they can be emotional- clingy and codependent too, yet they live with a rare type of innocence. This innocence is linked to compassion, grace, angelic consciousness, etc.
Start a channeling practice. It can be as simple as transcendental meditation, tarot cards, or dream work. Channeling is the ability to tune into a higher power, a Source, the Spirit, where we find our souls. Although this may sound “deep,” even a slight bit of soul work can smooth out the nooks and crannies in apparently real-world, normal affairs.
Smaller less noticeable things can come to the forefront of your awareness, which helps in any life area or relationship.
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