New Moon at 25 deg 56’ Cancer at 19h32 BST

This is an emotionally nuanced New Moon in the later degrees of Moon-ruled Cancer. The Sun submits to the silvery, fluctuating pull of the past, of history and roots. This lunation draws power from contacts with all the outer planets – trines to Uranus and Neptune and an opposition to Pluto. 

There is a Water and Earth theme here, sensation, practicality, feeling and sensitivity, with intuition and warmth from Venus and Mercury in Fiery Leo. If anything is lacking it is Airy detachment and objectivity, but no one cares because this New Moon is about celebrating family and tribe. Past memories and new ones weave together in the annals of family, home and roots.

Like all New Moons this heralds the start of a new cycle. Cancer is a yin, Cardinal sign; receptive, cautious but also able to initiate and make decisions. You might begin a new project, which could have its roots in family history or a shared tribal past. Or this could be the moment when you create new bonds with like-minded people. You have the originality and independence of Uranus and the imagination and compassion of Neptune to fuel your plans. The opposition from Pluto reminds you that it will take work, of course, but the potential is profound transformation.

New Moons are a time for making wishes and setting intentions, flavoured with the theme of the lunation. It could be something simple like “phone my Mum more often” or “reach out to my nearest and dearest”. It could be a business project – Cancer is cautious often successful in business. Especially a project that aims to bring people together around shared feelings. 

Or perhaps you’re making plans for your home, maybe even deciding to set one up. Naturally, Cancer rules the 4^th house which is all about our home, the place we retreat to. Homes come in different forms for different people. It might not necessarily be an actual building, it could be people, or a place. Give your home some thought. Where will you retreat to in the coming months? This is a time to start putting ideas into action.

Finally, compassion from the trine from Neptune asks us to give thought to those that have no home, tribe or family. Activate the heart chakra and send them some lunar love.

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