Full Moon in Cancer
In a way our feelings have a nocturnal quality about them easily laying dormant under the surface sometimes hidden in the unconscious but on a full moon they have less darkness to hide in. Don’t worry about sounding professional. Sound like you. There are over 1.5 billion websites out there, but your story is what’s going to separate this one from the rest. If you read the words back and don’t hear your own voice in your head, that’s a good sign you still have more work to do.
The Moon in Vedic Astrology symbolizes the mind and emotions (Manas). It shows the quality of our emotional intelligence and capacity for peace of mind. The Sun represents the individual self (Atma), vitality, will, ego and by its very essence illuminates.
During Full Moons there is a greater depth to our feelings. Emotional experiences are intensified because the light of the Sun is at its full strength. This illuminates our subconscious mind and emotional waters revealing more clearly what was otherwise hiding in its depths.
The Sun whether we like it or not brings clarity to our emotions and how we relate and express them. Hence why full Moons are associated with things getting a little zany since our emotional skeletons have more opportunity to roam loose.
Depending on the quality of your emotional waters it can feel more tumultuous, edgy and anxious alternatively there can be a greater capacity for passion, expansiveness, love, devotion and everything in between.
On January 25th 2024 according to the sidereal timing system the Moon is full in the constellation of Cancer in the nakshatra of Pushya.
The Moon rules Cancer and feels at home here. Cancer, at its highest expression has a strong sense of intuition, emotional intelligence, nurturing qualities and a desire for connection. At its lowest it may involve moodiness, emotional instability, childishness and excessive sensitivity.
The key word for the nakshatra of Pushya is nourishment signified by its symbol the cow udder and the flower. Nourishment allows us to grow and blossom. On this full Moon take this as an opportunity to bring your awareness to the illuminated waters of your emotions. Layer it by steeping in self care choosing all the things that nourish you in order to grow and blossom.