New Moon in Cancer
Hi friends,
On Wednesday in the early morning, we will have this year’s new moon in the sign of Cancer. This is a powerful lunation. Cancer is the sign of the moon, so she will be well equipped and resourced to answer our wishes. She will also be making very close aspects to Jupiter, Saturn, and Neptune immediately before her exact meeting with the sun. What this means is that she will be drawing down those energies to us in the moments leading up to the beginning of this lunar cycle.
Tuesday night, take time to be with yourself in a quiet space. Preferably, you’ll be outside at night for this. See if you can access a space inside yourself quiet enough to hear these planetary gods. Jupiter will ask you to be generous, and Saturn will encourage you to be realistic. Neptune will blur every line between what’s doable and what is only a dream, and in times like these, that can be a such help. So many of us are stuck in the pessimistic, survival-mode kind of realism right now, and we need to be wary of that.
See what comes up for you. See what gets asked of you. Then you’ll know what to wish for. Make your wishes as big as you dare. All day Wednesday, keep your wishes close to your heart. Write down your letter and speak it out loud a few times. But don’t think that that’s all you will need to do—the moon will next have a friendly chat with Mars, and he is who will receive our wishes. And I expect that we will know what actions we need to take pretty quickly after that.
Mars is speeding through the signs again after his slow retrograde season. He has finally arrived in Virgo after taking months to clear Leo, but by this time next year he will have sped around the zodiac all the way to Gemini. Nine months on two signs, just to then zip through nine signs in twelve months! In appreciating the eccentricity of Mars’s speed, we can start to understand how we have come to associate passion with this planet. He lingers, and then he moves. So, fellow Virgo risings, what do we want to accomplish this month? What perspectives of ourselves can we take action about? Can we take the reigns on this energy or will we just burn out? (Leo risings, do you have any advice for us? How have you survived the last few months? Have you felt any relief since last week?)
Before I write to you again, Uranus will make his first ingress into Gemini. This might be a big splash of an entrance. I’ve mentioned this before—it’s a transit I’ve been dreading for a while. To put it very lightly, the US does not seem to be on the path to break any historical patterns. I wish I had something hopeful to say here. This is our first Uranus Gemini transit as a country that will occur without a transit of Jupiter to lighten the mood. The folks at The Astrology Podcast are of the opinion that Jupiter in Gemini brought us a well-spoken and strong leader the previous times (Washington, Lincoln, Roosevelt), but, uh—nope.
In my own personal world, I’m reminding myself to also be excited. This Gemini ingress will put Uranus directly conjunct my sun placement. If the sun is our ego and identity, and Uranus is revolution, who knows who I’ll be after the next few months? I’m committed to rolling with whatever is coming for me. Do you have anything in the first degree of the mutable signs (Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius, Pisces)? Tell me about it! Let’s imagine possibilities together!
Some wishing prompts for you, by rising sign;
Aries - you’re in a season of life where you’re feeling more serious about your dreams. You’re letting them in in a way you didn’t before, letting then shape your perspective of yourself and the world. Keep going. Ask the moon for support and generosity at home, and action at work. Beware a shakeup in the neighborhood, and be ready for an opportunity to create new daily rituals.
Taurus - there’s doubt lingering in your shadows these days, bubbling up in your dreams. This will last a while, but right now you have an opportunity to ask for help. Look to a generous neighbor, sibling, friend, or metamour, and ask them for what you need. If you don’t have any of those, wish for one. The moon may direct you towards some outlet of self-expression, and if she does, honor that. You are ending a long season of redefining yourself, and soon it will be time to turn and see if the values you are living by still match up with your new perspective.
Gemini - you’re having some confusion about who you do and do not belong with. You’re learning who you do and do not trust with your community. This isn’t fun, but you’ll survive it. Ask the moon to help you keep your heart open in this time, help you stay generous in your values. She may ask you to take some kind of action at home and with your family. Listen for her instructions and try to stay practical. Try to stay grounded as a new season of self-discovery arrives.
Cancer - you’ve started feeling some uncomfortable and/or confusing shifts in how other people see you. This is showing up at work in particular. But this is your new moon, this is your time of the year to plant a new seed inside your own perspective of the world. What do you want that to be? Who do you want other people to see when they talk to you? Your shadows are about to get a lot bigger—can you ask Jupiter to show you how to keep your heart open as you go through these shifts?
Leo - okay, crazy question here, but are you like, totally 100% sure you’re not getting redpilled somehow? Gaslit? Radicalized? Trad-wifed? I’m not saying it’s for sure happening, but I am definitely saying that I want you to be careful about what you believe right now. There’s a lot out here to get mad about, and it can get confusing. Ask this moon to help you keep your head on right. Ask for your shadows to show you kindness. Your social life is about to start changing dramatically. Try to steer your ship in the direction you actually want it to go.
Virgo - other people are handing you your life lessons these days. Are you seeing them for what they are? Your beliefs have totally changed over the last seven years—are you ready for your career to change just as much? This moon is an opportunity to ask for allies, and to ask what you can do for those allies. You can take action by shifting your perspective.
Libra - it’s your big, transformative, one-on-one relationships that are now bringing you the most confusion, and showing you where you most need to grow. This is just the season of life you are in. If you already know what I’m talking about, I’m really excited for you, and I know you’re going to blossom. This is a time where you can see that others are a mirror. Don’t forget it. You can ask for a promotion or a raise at work this year, and if you’re going to do it, wish about it now. Your shadow might try to fight you—just tell them that it’s okay to feel how they feel, and it’s okay to take a timeout when you need it.
Scorpio - you have an opportunity to make generosity your spirituality. Things feel difficult at work right now, or maybe just confusing, or maybe both. Ask the moon to give you what you need to learn from this. She might ask you to take action. It might be organizing an event for your friends, it might be starting a union. If you hear the call, I hope you answer. Btw, your partner is looking super cute rn, I hope you tell them.
Sagittarius - the moon has something to tell you about your art. There’s a lesson you need to be learning and it’s going to arrive for you if you keep trying to express yourself. Ask the moon to give you the resources to bring that into the world. Ask the moon for generosity from other people and she will task you with something at work. Your relationships are about to change—are you ready to roll with that?
Capricorn - it’s time to ask your partner(s) to step up and give you the care you need. Ask the moon to show you how. This year is all about you leaning in to the generosity and abundance that comes from being in nurturing relationship. Right now you’re receiving some messages about home. Things have felt confusing or frustrating with family. The moon will task you with learning something new.
Aquarius - what’s going on with your daily rituals? This season of life is about getting serious about how you want to be living. Let the goals be idealistic! Let yourself dream the impractical into reality! Ask the moon to give you the physical capacity to make this real. Whatever is going on with your health, it’s going to get bigger this year, so make sure to ask the moon to help you with this. Take action in the space between you and your partner(s). What are they giving to you? What do you need to do about that?
Pisces - you have big changes coming at home, and you’re already feeling some frustration and confusion in the ways that you feel supported in life. Ask this new moon to show you an outlet for all these feelings. Ask this moon to show you what you need to do inside your relationships.
Oh, friends, I’m really feeling it today. The weight of the world is looming. It’s scary. Heavy. Please remember you aren’t alone in any of this. Let’s stay grounded and hold on to each other. Remember that everyone we see out in the world is also feeling scared, and don’t attribute to malice what can be more easily attributed to survival mode brains. My moon wish is for each of you to be safe and to have everything you need.
Sending you so much love,
Alanna
PS, this week, I will record a podcast episode with Bren, who I met at NORWAC. We’re going to talk about the moon, which y’all know I love to talk about. I’ll send around a link when it goes up online :)