On January 17, 2022 (3:48 PM PST and 6:48 PM EST) the first Full Moon of the year glows in the nurturing and healing sign of Cancer. The sign that feels everything and knows how to hold it all deep within. Cancer is associated with the archetype of the Great Mother, the healer, and the nurturer. This energy is often tender and Cancer knows the importance of having a safe space to tuck in and emote. The shadow can appear if the mothering energy manifests more as enmeshment causing the other to stay in a state of dependence or remain childlike. It can also creep in through invisibility by always taking care of everyone else and forgetting one’s own need to be seen.

Pluto, the planet of transformation, power, death and rebirth, is cozied up to the Sun and opposing this lunation. This suggests that our unconscious material from the past is coming to the surface for us to face it. Some of our fears and wounds will be exposed and Cancer’s sensitive and intuitive nature will turn up the volume on some of our hidden and unexpressed emotions. We must decide how we will respond. Do we try to push it under, bury it, ignore it, deny it or do we acknowledge what we feel when faced with these uncomfortable truths? When we acknowledge what’s really happening underneath, we give ourselves permission to feel, and eventually this can lead to accepting who we are at our core. Whatever comes up for you now, remember there’s no rush to move through this. You can take your time.

We also have both Mercury retrograde and Venus retrograde adding emphasis to needing to return to the past. This can feel nostalgic. This energy is ushering us into how we feel about where we’ve been, what we’ve been through, and the patterns we’re repeating. This lunation will highlight themes connected to home, roots, childhood, family, the past, nurturing, and a sense of belonging. What are my roots? Does anything in my life need to be uprooted? How is my current situation connected to the past? Am I in need of more support? Where do I belong? Where do I want to belong? Who is home to me? Where is home? Where do I feel alone? What family story am I still carrying? What is ready to heal?

It’s possible that this lunation will highlight a part in you that still needs parenting. Is there a part of you that is still looking for protection? Nurturing? Direction? Support? Connection? Love? If this resonates, try to create a space where you can listen to your soul. Get quiet. What is it that you this younger part of you needs? How might you find ways to nurture him/her?

It might feel as if life is slowing down right now and even if you’d like to move full speed ahead, the energy is asking for you to reflect, get quiet, and listen. It’s the perfect time to revise old patterns and thoughts, to reconsider new ways of doing things, and to nurture the parts of your soul that need a little bit more tender love and care. If you lean into this Full Moon with feelings and all, you will likely see more clearly what it is your heart truly needs. This truth might also help you find or feel more connected to your soul family. There will be more time for moving ahead and making decisions after Mercury moves direct February 3rd.

While we all might feel pulled during this Full Moon to turn to our past and feel some unexpressed emotions, we will all experience this lunar energy differently depending on where Cancer is located in your chart, or if you have a natal planet associated with it.

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