Cancer Full Moon, December 22, 2018--Mother Gaia
Be Here on Gaia Now--The Cancer Full Moon for 2018
December is a time when we feel like coming home. Whether that means coming home to our spiritual center, our heart, or an actual house, during the Cancer Full Moon on the 22nd with the Moon and Sun at 0 degrees in Cardinal Signs, we choose to fling off our world cloaks and take a respite. (This Moon occurs one day after the Solstice).
But first, we experience the Sagittarius New Moon at the beginning of the month which sends our feelers outward to other countries, other lands, and even into fantasies. We begin December on a vagabond note and we end it back at home as if the hero returns from his long journey to rest on his laurels. It's a time we circle around a proverbial hearth and share our stories and our battle wounds. It's time of elders passing on wisdom to children in the best scenarios. It's a nostalgic time in which we nourish our stomachs with food and our hearts with universal stories.
And yet, Mars, Neptune, and Chiron in Pisces ask us to pause and reflect on our fearful behaviors that would prevent us from forgiving others and holding a compassionate space for others. Why must we quickly judge others and their circumstances? And yet, we do with the Sun, South Node, and Pluto in Capricorn and the Moon and the North Node in Cancer.
And relationships between parents and children surface too because the Cardinal Signs are controlling and demanding in their worst light. And because Uranus is retrograde in Aries and in a wide square with Pluto and the nodes, we see the tension between children who seek independence and their right to be authentic at war with parents who think they know what's best for their brood.
But I think the biggest theme of this Full Moon revolves around houses. We look at alternative houses which include vans, trailers, yurts, tiny homes versus the traditional house which is out of many people's financial reach. We ask ourselves what is truly home for each of us despite what we were told in the past or despite what city zoning allows. We debate about tiny houses and legalizing them and even creating communities for people to plant their tiny homes. And we look at patterns of migration when having a house on wheels makes sense. We also look at alternative building materials since wood from forests is becoming more and more scarce due to wildfires. And like it or not, we're going to look at changes happening on the mother of them all, Gaia. What's up with that?
And speaking of Gaia, I plan on staying here where my soul is starting to feel at home as I heal PTSD. I'm not waiting for a spaceship to show up and take me to another planet or galaxy. This Cancer Full Moon has a ripeness of here and now. You've heard the saying, "Be here now". We all have heard this saying in the spiritual communities. And why are we dreaming so much of living elsewhere?
Saturn, Pluto, and the South Node in Capricorn tell us to take responsibility for what is ours on this planet and in our home, which is this planet. It is up to each of us to clean up whatever mess we've made whether that is sending negative vibrations in the world through fear, worry, and hate. And it is also about cleaning up the physical messes we made because boy, is it hard for us humans to live lightly on the earth. And it is about taking responsibility for the leaders we elect and to lovingly keep them to their tasks. If they made promises to us then it is up to each of us to remind those leaders about their promises as they get lost in the rank and file of modern government.
And yet, despite all the Capricorn gloom, Jupiter and Mercury are telling us also to enjoy our time here. Can we enjoy our time on Earth without destroying our home? This planet is not a frat house so let's treat Gaia with some well-deserving respect. If this sounds like a lecture it is because I was born with my Sun and Mercury in Cancer, my Ascendant in Capricorn and my North Node in Cancer. My entire life seems to be about taking responsibility for my stuff and not enabling others to dump their stuff on me.
Other themes that surface now are self-care and nourishment of the soul through nourishment of the body. We are asked to drink more purified water and to cleanse our bodies. We are asked to work with the mineral kingdom and to empower ourselves by allowing Gaia to recharge our batteries and help us get in touch with the powerful field around our heart.
Remember that Cancer represents the breasts and how we nourish ourselves and then others. Cancer rules mothers, home, the hearth, and nourishment. So, take some time to give yourself love and compassion. These are the two ingredients that ensure your well-being through the holiday season and into the next season.
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