The Sun enters into the sign of Cancer, illuminating the emotional nature and giving more light upon what we need to feel comforted and supported internally. There is a lot of focus on where we are nourishing aspects of our lives. Checking in on one’s core emotional integrity is vital during this transit. The Sun purifies the emotions in Cancer. The Sun represents the soul or core self that illuminates the world. But rather than acting on inspiration, vision and a sense of purpose, the next 30 days will be about acting from the heart (Anahata Chakra) to establish deeper and better connections in our world.
The 11th sign, 2nd sign and 8th sign from the Sun in Cancer are undergoing a harsh fixed T-square. Uranus, Saturn and Venus/Mars are at odds. How do we Connecting to our heart and find meaning through emotional structures (family, close-knit relationships, the tribe, etc.) Intense desire to get consistent pleasure out of life and redefine how we support our emotional nature, as the 11th sign deals with new ways to gain tangible thins in the world, the 2nd is the immediate security and the 8th is what is uncontrolled but often jointly experienced with others.
Dark Moon Conjunct Mercury in Gemini Square Neptune
The Moon, which rules Cancer and transits through a waning crescent phase, joins up with Mercury on July 7th, thus highlighting elements like: the nervous system, mental acuity, friendships and commerce. The dark moon is very private, secretive and is strongly associated with the loss of psychic energy. It’s also in the 12th sign from the Sun in Cancer. Moon with Mercury is the classic “basket case aspect,” because the emotional nature and the thinking mind are intertwined in an air sign (more thinking). The square with Neptune can really cause us to get fantastical and unreal with our thoughts of what could happen. In reality (Saturn retrograde in Aquarius), there is a logical way to endeavor to persevere.
There are some questions to ask during this time…
- What inner dialogues are harming or aiding my life? (Mercury/N. Node in the 12th from the Sun)
- How have I managed to grow my feelings of positive emotion? (Venus in same sign aspect Waxing Moon of growth)
- What can I do to transform (Saturn is in the 8th from the Sun in retrograde) the burdens/restrictions in life into positive emotion?