New Moon in Cancer - July 2024
How comfortable are you with your emotional world? On July 5th we have a New Moon in the emotional sign of Cancer, and will be bringing all the feelings and sensitivities to the surface.
How comfortable are you with your emotional world? On July 5th we have a New Moon in the emotional sign of Cancer, and will be bringing all the feelings and sensitivities to the surface. A New Moon represents beginnings as well as endings. It is a time to reflect and to plan our next steps. It is a time of rebirth and renewal.
During this time, we are offered a chance at releasing what no longer serves us, and to plant new seeds of intentions to help us move forward with what we are letting go. In this case, we are letting go of the conditioned emotional reactions and behaviors that no longer serve us with where we are now. We are setting intentions of allowing ourselves to feel deeply and vulnerably. We are riding out our emotions before responding to others or making important decisions. No more tantrums, no more wallowing, no more suppressing, or detaching.
Any sensitive topics or circumstances in your life related to your roots, home, family and loved ones will be brought to the surface and give you a chance to rewrite old ways of expressing how you feel.
Do you react impulsively and emotionally when things get challenging or don’t go your way? Do you take accountability for your emotional reactions, or project them onto others instead? Do you give yourself enough time alone to process things, or do you avoid feeling your emotions altogether by caring for others instead?
Reflecting on these questions the next time there is an emotional flare up can be an opportunity for compassionate transformation and healing on a deep-seated level – only to the extent that we can open ourselves up to feeling what we need to without judgment or resentment.
Of course, this is no easy task, as the default tendency for the Cancer archetype is to overly identify with their emotions. Remember, it’s ok to be sad and cry – feel your feelings just don’t become them. If you have trouble allowing yourself to feel, then this lunation is giving you permission to acknowledge what you’ve been suppressing. Cancer has a knack for making others feel safe and comfortable in times of need – can you do the same for yourself?
The next few weeks will be asking you to soften your outer shell, and allow yourself to be vulnerable without becoming victim to your circumstances. Cancer wants you to learn a new way to ride your emotional waves by tending to your needs in a nurturing way, rather than through avoidant or dependent coping mechanisms. When the emotional tides rise, take a step back and find some time alone to fill your own cup with something nourishing and nurturing before tending to others – everything else that is important will still be there, it’s ok to take this time for you.
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