Capricorn / Cancer Full Moon – time to grow up…
Posted by charlottescott on July 19, 2008
The full moon, by nature is a quest for balance. In astrology it represents a literal 180 degree opposition in the wheel, In the heavens we know it by its brilliance in the sky. The light of the sun reflecting fully off the surface of this innately dark sphere, creating a balance between light and dark.
If your Sun is in Cancer or it is prominent in your chart emotional independance is one your major lessons. Family ties can remain entangled long after childhood. Becoming independent is usually a life long pursuit.
Capricorn’s steadfast mature persona is a reflection of our collective quest to be the grown up. To be responsible and serious. To be willing to work hard and to have success. To give of our value and make a difference in the world.
We all grow from the planetary shifts and changes. Or at least, we all have the same opportunity to grow. This moon has our inner children resolving the conflicts of being a grown up in an often challenging world. . Safety, love and approval are all part of those conflicts.
For me I awoke to a feeling of uneasiness. I had felt it coming up for days as I found myself plagued by emotions I can relate to as my inner child and there was an awful lot of chaos going on around me. Feelings were escalating. The morning of the full moon (it was full at 3 a.m. here in the East) the inner conflict was agonizingly persistant. Much like a child can incessantly nag to get your attention. I found myself feeling sad, thinking of my dead father, crying for unexplained reasons. I don’t usually feel sad about him or his death.
Because I had to “be in the world” and “be a grown up” going to work I knew I had to do something to help this poor kid. I asked for help from my spiritual resources and asked that this aspect of me be given love and support. I gave this child over to a higher level within me and instantly felt better. This helps me understand how much is happening on those levels all the time. This time I remembered to ask for help.
A few hours later I discovered my mother had fallen the night before and broke her hip while away on vacation. She’s 74. She would be having surgery and need rehab and of course support when she gets home.
For me, I look back to the new moon. It was my “birth moon” and it brought up a chance for me to heal some core issues I was born with. So, here we are culminating the lessons.
The transitions of Sun and Moon are themselves a dance. They are energies that bring about the lessons we need to grow. For me, a whole new way of being a child is becoming more evident every day. For now my mother no longer comforts me, she looks to me for care and support. Time to grow up a little bit more.
This full moon is certainly bringing me the challenge of how to love myself through this transition of life. Things are changing…
