July 20th we have a New Moon falling in the feminine and watery sign of Cancer. We also have quite a potent 5 planet conjunction that is in line with the New Moon, consisting of Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn. Whilst this conjunction happens every 19.6 years, this time all 5 planets are going to align in their closest distances to Earth since 1623.
If you get outside pre-dawn you can see most of these planets with the naked eye. It’s worth the chill!
The biggest theme around the New Moon is trusting, letting go and surrendering that the universe will set us on the right path for our highest good.
Saturn is very active on this New Moon. Saturn is currently retrograde and has made its way back into the sign of Capricorn. There is a harsh restrictive vibe around the Cancerian New Moon as Saturn will be directly opposite the Moon brining in this restrictive feeling.
While Saturn can hold us down and back, its presence can also help us to get grounded and to think about what we can do to take responsibility for our lives.
If we find ourselves feeling restless, we can channel this energy by grounding ourselves and become one with the present moment.
A great way to do this is to connect with nature. Walk barefoot on the grass, feel the earth with our hands, connect with the trees, forest, the ocean, whatever is our favourite place in nature to be.
These simple acts allow us to connect with the electromagnetic field of the Earth, which brings us back into balance, into the here and now and into our bodies.
The New Moon may not only bring up feelings of being restricted but may make us look at how we are being held back by our own beliefs, habits, or routines.
Very often, we are the ones that are in our own way. Very often, it is a little habit, a fear, or a voice of doubt that keeps us playing small and in a limited mindset and state of being.
With the New Moon, it asks us not to set goals, but rather to focus on aligning ourselves. When we align with our highest truth, our highest self, and our highest power, we need not worry about what unfolds next.
When we are in this state of Divine alignment, we trust that whatever is meant to find us will find us, and the next perfect step will always be revealed to us.
When we live life from this place of surrender, rather than trying to control, we can tune in and connect with our own guiding star, with our own true north, and even when we feel lost, we can hold this sense of hope in our heart that all is well and all is as it should be.
Living from this place of surrender and trust requires us to shed the ego, it requires us to let go of a lot of societal conditioning, and to recognise there is a different and better way.
All of us have experienced great change this year, and change can always be challenging and even upsetting. But this is our life. And we have to find a way to make it work for us. We have to take the mess, the chaos, the pain, and find a way to make it work for us.
The Cancer New Moon reminds us that this process is not about struggling or “hard work”. Instead, it is about aligning. It is about putting our hands up and surrendering to the Divine that lives inside all of us.
Even though we have this incredible strength residing within, we need not go at it alone. Cancer energy is a great time to connect with those that we love and to create a sense of family around us.
Creating a sense of family is not just about our blood relatives. We can create it with our friends and our pets. We can create with our surroundings, with nature, our gardens and plants.
Under the dark night of the Cancer New Moon, it is a good opportunity to set intentions for our homes and our family life and what it is that we desire in these areas. It is also a good time to think about creating a more peaceful and soothing environment.
All of us are spending much more time at home these days, so it is a good thing to put some attention into filling our space with positive energy and things that make us feel peaceful and happy.
Overall, the Cancer New Moon helps us to start a new cycle. While we may feel a little restless and in need of grounding at first, eventually we will start feeling more at peace with our surroundings and more at home within ourselves.
The Cancerian New Moon is urging us to begin a new cycle, one that flows from not struggling and trusting the process. Saturn opposite the Moon adds a seriousness, melancholy restrictive vibe which can challenge us and make us feel frustrated, pessimistic, and held back.
The best way to deal with such a repressive influence is to work along with patience. There is a connection with the fixed star Procyon and the New Moon, this can make us feel restless, hasty, and argumentative. And this impulsive and aggressive influence is amplified by Mercury who is square to Mars.
So, summing up, the Cancer New Moon asks us to focus on the basics. To tackle one thing at a time and start with the most important task first. She asks us to be patient, to avoid taking unnecessary risks, and not to react to aggravation. La Lunar seeks for us to look at family and home, to create soothing spaces, to ground ourselves and trust.
Love and Blessings CH x ♥♥♥