Happy New Year to you, magickal souls!!!!
It's time for our first Full Moon of 2025! It will happen while the Moon is in the sign of Cancer on Monday 13th January. So let's have a look at the energies surrounding this lunar event:
This is actually the first Full Moon since the Winter Solstice in the northern hemisphere so it feels like it happens so that we can be guided back to the light as it returns to the world and the truth is made more visible. As already stated, this Full Moon will occur in the sign of Cancer so there's an element of emotional and intuitive truth being made known, especially if we can let go of anything that might be standing in the way of whatever we want to achieve in this calendar year.
But this Full Moon can only happen during Capricorn season, between 22nd December and 19th January, because Cancer is the opposite sign to Capricorn. So, the Capricorn energy cannot be ignored so we have to temper the watery, intuitive energy of Cancer with a sens of practicality, and then looking ahead to the longer-term goals, dreams and desires so that we can build our lives on sturdy foundations after we've torn down weak ones.
The Capricorn energy can help us to make sense of the deep emotions that are being stirred up by the Cancer aspect of the Full Moon. It can also help us to find clarity about where we are stuck so that we can see where and how our personal energies are being given away without thought. The Capricorn mountain-goat comes to help us to plan and and strategise a way forward when we find ourselves second-guessing and doubting ourselves and the path before us.
So this Full Moon in Cancer can be used to make a clear plan of what needs to change and all the details involved in those changes. It can also be used to cleanse our homes of anything that we no longer need there, so feel free to dig out your favourite cleansing tools to assist with this. Another good task for this time is to shed our shells, where we stop hiding away from potential judgement (that might not even happen) and step confidently into the light to be seen by others.
With all of this in mind, I figured that a collective reading could be helpful for us all as we approach this Full Moon in Cancer. I created the spread myself and used the Divination of the Ancients Oracle deck by Barbara Meiklejohn-Free and Flavia Kate Peters.
How can we be practical about the deep emotions swirling around us?
Crystal Ball - Clarity
So this card echoes the energy that is flowing around us by saying we can be practical by looking for clarity.
Clarity can come in many forms, in fact just as many as there are divination tools. Divination could be one way of finding clarity but it may not provide us with definite answers around whatever clarity we need.
Regardless of what we need clarity on with our emotions, we can find it by making a list of our goals, dreams and desires. Then a further list of mundane actions we can take to make them a reality.
Sometimes a list can provide just the clarity we need. But lists aren't the method for everyone so do what feels right.
What do we need to let go of as a collective to cleanse ourselves of what we no longer need?
Scrying Mirror - Projection, Numerology - Precision
With the Scrying Mirror, we're being told that we need to let go of our habit of projecting onto others. By projecting, we are subjecting others to the same kind of behaviour that we are needing to cleanse ourselves of. Projection relates to obsession, whether of someone or something is a personal situation, but it needs to be seen clearly in the light of this Full Moon so that we can remove these blinkers that are blinding us to the reality of our individual situations. By cleansing ourselves of projection, we, as a collection, will be able to change our focus from negativity to positivity.
With Numerology, it might be clear to some when it comes to what we need to let go of so that we can be cleansed. Precision says that we need to stop focusing on the smallest details because they may not necessarily be the most important in that moment. By focusing, or obsessing, on a small detail, we could miss the bigger picture that would better inform us of what we need to do next. Precision can also take the form of exact knowledge of what it is that we want to do, be and have in our lives. Without precision, we cannot know which path our lives will take. Precise goals can also mean accurate achievements.
How can we be practical about our self-confidence?
Flowers - Fickle, Oracle - Wisdom
With Flowers, we are being told to stop being fickle. Being fickle is toying with someone else's, or even our own, emotions. The opposite of being fickle is knowing what we want, making up our minds, and taking stock of our behaviour. Are we treating ourselves the right way to foster self-confidence? Probably not, if this card is any indication. Do we have a tendency towards blowing hot and then cold? Most likely with this card. But both of these behaviours can be changed so that we can build a better sense of self-confidence. Something else to consider is whether we are afraid of no longer needing others to boost our confidence, because, again, this needs to change.
With Oracle, we are being told that we can be practical by looking within our own selves for the answers and wisdom that we need. We know the truth of our individual situation and what is best for us. Instead of looking to others for a boost of confidence and being believed in, we should trust our inner knowing, our intuition, and see through the darkness that surrounds us right now. The Oracle of Delphi had the responsibility of predicting what was going to happen but she could only do this if she believed in herself and had confidence in her own abilities and skills. We can consult others to receive wisdom but we need to realise and understand that we are already in touch with the truth.
In which area of our lives do we most need to shed our shells?
Crystals - Healing
This card has many meanings and aspects that can also be attributed to the number of crystals available in the world.
Crystals can be used in healing rites and spells, depending on which one we use and what kind of healing we need.
With this card, we are being told to stop helping others to heal so much because this is stopping us from healing our own selves. By putting so much time and energy into the healing of others, we demote our own healing, that sense of feeling whole.
If we don't heal ourselves, we cannot truly help others to heal, and we cannot heal the world around us. This is what we need to realise so that we stop draining our own energy levels.
Well, it seems as if these cards just echoed the wisdom of the energies surrounding this Full Moon in Cancer. That is good on one hand because it makes everything so much easier and tells us that we can trust these energies. However, on the other hand, it complicates things because the messages were not perhaps quite so specific as we might want or need.
But it's important to remember that this is a collective reading and so is not specific to our individual situations. If you'd like your own personal reading, my diary and inbox are open to all.
Peace and love to all!!!!
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