24° Cancer 00'
5:27 PM EST / 2:27 PM PST

January 13, 2025 — The Cancer Full Moon forms on Monday at 5:26 PM Eastern, in a fiery conjunction to Mars, at the peak of his retrograde. This lunation carries the heat of confrontation and the pull of deep emotional tides.

Cancer, ruled by the Moon itself, represents our tender vulnerabilities and imaginations. Mars, the warrior, isn’t at ease here. His willpower and sharp instincts supercharge the waters of emotion, making triggers feel sharper, reactions more impulsive, and our hearts more raw.

Mars retrograde stirs our shadows—unconscious impulses, suppressed desires, and unhealed wounds. With Mars’ ongoing opposition to Pluto, this Full Moon elicits heavy, transformative undercurrents, pushing us to confront anything we’ve buried. It’s time for release, allowing our tears to fall so we can more fully process our pain. Emotional volatility is likely—aggression, passion, and fear may surface. The invitation is to pause before acting, to reflect rather than react.

This Cancer Moon calls us inward. The breakthroughs it offers are deeply personal, rooted in the spaces we protect—our homes, hearts, and inner worlds. Healing and nurturing are the major themes as this Full Moon encourages us to choose care over conquest, stillness over haste. It’s a reminder that strength is found in tenderness, that transformation begins in the quiet moments when we allow ourselves to feel.

We can trust that healing is underway if we pause and sit up straight, allowing our feelings to wash over us while receiving the wisdom and power of their release. We can nurture and support each other through any challenges that arise, defaulting always to compassion and care.

CANCER FULL MOON ASPIRATION

On this Cancer Full Moon, may we gather the strength to feel, grieve, release, and persevere. May we generate empathy, nurturing, and tenderness—to ourselves first—offering it to ease the suffering of those we can.

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