July 14th New Moon in Cancer 21 degrees 2:43 am

Our Moon and Sun conjoin now in Cancer, the zodiacal sign that rules the Moon, and emit an energy of emotional reflection, inward turning and sensitivity. Collectively we may feel a little “underwater” as we are concerned with issues of belonging, of our connections to others and to our past.

In the dark of the Moon there is little light in the sky, and the quality of the time highlights utilizing extra sensory functions to “see” the way through any current, past or future challenges. For clues, we can look to the Sabian Symbol for the degree of the lunation:

“A YOUNG WOMAN AWAITING A SAILBOAT.”

The humanist Astrologer Dane Rudhyar, wrote of this image; “The symbol pictures the imaginative youthful person who basically cannot be satisfied with what his or her ordinary social environment offers, and who instead is longing for the unknown visitation of which he or she has dreamed. From the unconscious beyond, the concretization of a spiritual image is hoped for and expected. The Beloved may come…. But (perhaps) in the silence of the inner sea of consciousness.”

The Keynote is "the longing for transcendent happiness in the soul opened to great dreams."

Now IS a time for dreaming, but unlike the portrayal above, it is also necessary to find some practical application for our visions. Although Mercury is still Retrograde at 19 Cancer, it has recently re-emerged from a conjunction with Sun refreshed, perhaps providing a sense of a “dawning” of some insight and realizations about what is going on.

The Sun/Moon square Saturn though, a sobering and important reality check. You may want to be done with a lesson, or person- but the work you continue to bring into completing necessary actions or clarifying insights and realizations will make everything better.

Mars at 10 Gemini is technically still conjunct Uranus -indicating that breakthroughs come from actions aligned with personal freedoms and innovation. Soon Mars will conjoin Ceres, and it is understanding our role also as caretakers and protectors if just for ourselves and/or community that really makes an impact on our well being.

Later in the week, BIG news. The “Barbault Basket” alignments hit exactitude. This basket or cradle configuration in our sky includes Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto in either sextiles or trines- the two major aspects considered to be most progressive or beneficial. (note: exception is Jupiter/Pluto, tho this lasts only to August)

French Astrologer Andre Barbault, famed for writing on how planetary alignments and important world events connect, (including the recent Covid 19 and Saturn/ Pluto conjunction) wrote of this time in “The Future of the World” published in 1993:

“The new world civilization, whose beginnings appeared around the year 2000, is taking off here [2026]. This entry of the second quarter of a century bears the stamp of the fulfillment of a new age of humanity… The central and harmonious position of the Saturn-Neptune conjunction is above all expressive of a promotion of the lower layers of the world population, of a significant increase in the standard of living of the underprivileged, of a victory over the misery earned in unprecedented solidarity.”

Of course, with Uranus and Pluto and Neptune in the background of this New Moon, we can’t really accurately or “predictably” paint a picture of what is happening or is going to happen, however I will say that I have never seen the like of this time, of the promise and unprecedented uncertainty either. We are being pushed into new territory, with the potential for making our dreams- or nightmares a reality.

In this moment, never forget your power, your co-creative role in dreaming a new world into being.

There has not been a better time for vision questing, for healing and setting intentions, for integrating supernatural help for your quests.

Make wishes this Moon aligned with your dreams and then work them into being.

One small step can bring new worlds into being.

Blessings,

Michelle

Photo by Lawrence Drayton