Mother is a Verb. A Fertile Mind. Brain Child. The Mothers
of Invention.
I had a lot of alternate titles for this astro report. Just
as a mom can love all of her children the same amount, but differently, there
are MANY ways to TALK and THINK about this new moon that aid GROWTH. I love them all, but I had to pick.
We have a weird lunation coming up. It’s a Cancer/Gemini
dealio. Weird but workable. Wonderful and powerful if you can keep your head in
the game while exposing the soft underbelly of your feelings.
This Cancer new moon occurs in the constellation (astronomy)
of Gemini conjunct Mercury. This looks brilliant for new beginnings. New beginnings
that are emotionally connected, which means impact. There is a tendency to only
think of the deeply emotional, and inherently nurturing qualities of Cancer. It
is the watery sign of the home, the family, the mother, and the past. We tend
to forget that it’s a cardinal sign too, which means ACTION. When you put a
strong emotion behind an action you get results. In fact in some ancient
astrology practices Cancer, not Aries, is the leading sign of the zodiac. Pair
this new moon with the summer solstice (which happened on 6/21) and you have
fertile ground. THINK carefully about what you want to plant. It will grow (poisonous plants and weeds do happen). We have unusual abilities to synthesize head and heart during this time.
Even though this moon has a lemony-fresh-clean-slate smell,
it is not pure. Let’s consider that healthy dose of Gemini in the mix. The
seeds that are planted in that fecund new moon Cancer soil look like they’re
coming from thought forms, communication, ideas, and mixing it up with people
who snap us out of ruts and outworn thinking. Cancer and Gemini have very little
(ok nothing) in common, but it’s not complicated.
Here are some possible combinations for this odd couple (and
a little astro test to see if you can identify the Gemini in the Cancer):
Inventing new definitions of home, family, and the maternal.
Ferociously protecting our right to live and love creatively.
Using language to nurture and bring all different types of
people together.
Analyzing emotionally entrenched patterns from our past
objectively to aid the process of change.
Feeding our ability to be flexible.
Allowing ourselves to remain vulnerable when threatening
ideas trigger an emotional defense response. Getting curious about knee-jerk
reactions.
And there will be knee-jerk reactions. I can’t speak to the meteorological
climate this summer, but it will be emotionally hot. Cancer represents what’s
unconscious and closest to the bone. It’s our emotional security. It’s the
parts of us that formed before we could say our name (that’s the 5th
sign, Leo). It’s the instinct to survive, which is why it’s so powerful...for
better or worse. Its symbol is the crab. That little guy who takes its home
everywhere it goes. Whose insides are as gushy as its shell is impervious; who
sometimes forgets that what makes it feel safe can also be what makes it feel
burdened. The Gemini influence on this new moon is a gift. It will help us
catch ourselves in the act of reacting, and give us the opportunity to practice
responding with inquisitiveness. It will throw us a life raft if the emotional
waters get too choppy.
Use this time to feather your nests, nourish yourselves, and
each other. Get your homes and tribes in order by having conversations about your feelings.
We’ll all need soft places to land this summer. We can create those spaces for each
other and ourselves by finding points of connection and building bridges. But
if we can’t find the courage to question our friends and ourselves in a most
vulnerable way, we can’t know our deepest needs much less meet them. We’ll go
hungry. A good mama doesn’t let her babies go hungry.
What are you pregnant with? What are you midwifing? What are
you feeding? What are you keeping safe?
THE BIG QUESTION:
Can we figure out a way to fortify the real seat of
security, and invest less in representations of safety that are mere illusions?
Like:
How we’ve always done it.
How we’re comfortable doing it.
Locking it down.
Locking it up.
Making our external environment “just so.”
Perfection.
Basically, all of those examples are just examples of a lack of curiosity...not taking in the new.
When Cancer goes awry, it’s in these types of ways. Clinging
to precedent and tradition; using them as talismans of safety and ignoring the
one place where safety lives. It only lives in constant change. Cancer knows
this in its DNA. It’s the sign of the moon, tides, and cycles. Cancer in its most
healthy and natural expression feels safe because things are always changing.
When we can feel comfortable in the midst of constant change, there is less
to feel threatened about.
Happy new moon and summer solstice. May we find our sense of
security in our curiosity and adaptability. XC
