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| The Moon from Corrine Kenner's "Wizard's Tarot," illustrated by John J. Blumen |
If you’ve been checking out the web for information on this month’s Full Strawberry Moon, you’ve may have heard the term, “Super Moon” bandied about. Although Super Moon may sound more like the title of a cheesy disaster movie, it actually refers to the Moon at perigee, or more commonly, the closest point to Earth during the lunar orbit. The Moon reaches perigee four to six times per year. On June 23rd at 7:32 a.m., EDT, our Full Strawberry Moon will be at perigee in 2° of Capricorn. What makes this Full Moon so super is that this will be the closest the Moon will be to Earth until August, 2014.
The Strawberry Moon occurs two days after Summer Solstice while the Sun still appears to be at a standstill over the Tropic of Cancer. (See blog: “Get Ready, Get Set, Get Solstice”) Our Sun is in the sign of Cancer on the 22nd, opposite a Full Moon in Capricorn. A Capricorn Moon runs a little cooler than some moons, its energy a little more withdrawn and self-contained. This is not bad with the over-abundance of crab energy out there. The house of Cancer the Crab is ruled by the Moon and the downside to the crab’s energy is that it can become very touchy, even volatile.
Full Moons bring fruition both romantically and materially. June’s Full Moon will be like riding love’s roller-coaster. Venus is parallel with Mars on June 21st and 22nd, giving us quite a build up for the 23rd. The romantic highs and lows could be fast and furious under the Strawberry Moon. Even if we’re reasonably certain where our relationships are headed we could find ourselves unexpectedly tossed in the opposite direction. Luckily, Moon in Capricorn draws power for handling challenges through Saturn, Capricorn’s ruling planet. The Goat naturally strives for success in a variety of areas under the Moon’s influence and this should temper Cancer’s effects on our emotions. Despite a swiftly changing emotional landscape however, the next couple of weeks can be extremely passionate and romantic. Just stay grounded and remember June’s recurring theme of creating more authentic communication in your life.
Speaking of communications, Mercury remains in Cancer until August 8th and the Full Moon intensifies our mission to explore deeper levels of knowledge. This is also the last push to solidify our communications skills before Mercury Retrograde begins at the end of the month, so pay attention. Saturn in Scorpio helps us remain pragmatic and if we allow it, we’ll be guided to release issues and habits that no longer serve us.
This is an important Full Moon and its effects will be with us for a while. It will be an excellent time for healing, abundance and prosperity work, as well as setting magical intention. However, it’s very important that both you and your space are grounded and cleared before you attempt working with this powerful Moon’s energy. A little effort goes a long way. Ground yourself and enjoy the mystical connection between Earth and sky that is June’s Full Moon in Capricorn.
LADY ORACLE
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