What's happening in Cancer Season?
Welcoming Cancer season -As the solstice arrives, Cancer season flows in on June 20th/21st, inviting us to reconnect with our emotions and intuition. With Jupiter aligning with the sun, emotional growth and inner wisdom are amplified. Let your heart lead the way.
June 20th: PDT* | EDT* | June 21st:BST
Let your intuition lead the way: How to work with Cancer season
As the sun reaches its highest point in the sky and we celebrate the solstice, the soft waters of Cancer season lap at our feet. Ruled by the moon, this water sign encourages us to open our heart and to listen within, but what will be revealed in the ebb and flow of our intuition? Let’s explore the currents of this season together…
The beginning of Cancer season initiates the second half of the calendar year, moving us into a realm that invites honouring our emotions, and placing a loving emphasis on home and family. This soft, sensitive and emotionally intelligent energy can help us connect within and bring our loved ones closer.
This year, the planet of opportunity and abundance, Jupiter, moves into Cancer before the sun. This means that a few days after the sun enters Cancer we will experience a Jupiter ‘cazimi’ - where the sun and Jupiter will align. This cazimi signals a sense of rebirth around values and beliefs, wisdom in abundance and even emotional empowerment and growth. Dreaming big is encouraged!
As we move with the flow of this season, we can appreciate the strength that it takes to be honest in our emotional vulnerabilities, what helps us to feel secure, and how to heal with compassion. Let your intuition lead the way…
Close-up of Cancer Zodiac Print by Moon Phase Studios
Five suggestions for tuning into Cancerian energy:
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Cherish your loved ones: Which relationships nourish you? Show your appreciation to those special people who help you to feel happy, safe and secure.
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Honour the element of water: Spend some time by natural water, i.e. the coast, rivers or lakes, or take a cleansing salt bath, to welcome the new season in.
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Practice self-care: Invest some time in you, this is not the season to neglect your needs! Remember being kind to yourself often inspires other people to do the same (and helps you to fill your own cup so that everyone benefits).
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Let your intuition speak: Give yourself time to meditate, work with a divination tool, i.e. oracle cards, or simply take some quiet time to listen to your inner world. What does it have to tell you?
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Tune into the new moon in Cancer: Don’t miss working with this beautiful new moon that marks the beginning of a new lunar cycle. Set your intentions!
Nourish yourself
As we welcome a new astrological season, take time to nurture, nourish and honour your emotional self. This season will introduce retrogrades and another major planetary shift with Uranus moving into Gemini, so self-kindness and learning to trust your intuition will be helpful tools for riding the waves.
Moon Phase Studios 13 Moon Journal
Journals at the ready…
One of the best ways to start working with the cosmos is to understand how planetary shifts show up in your world. This is just one way of tuning in. During Cancer season you may wish to journal about, or note down, any important events, patterns or shifts that transpire around the following dates:
24th June: Jupiter cazimi: (Jupiter and the sun are aligned in Cancer)
25th June: New Moon in Cancer
4th July: Neptune turns retrograde in Aries
7th July: Uranus moves into Gemini
10th July: Full Moon in Capricorn
12th July* / 13th July: Saturn turns retrograde in Aries
17th July* / 18th July: Mercury turns retrograde in Leo
Wishing you an insightful, loving season ahead.
With blessings,
Charlotte x
About Charlotte Lauren
Charlotte Lauren is a resident Astrologer for Moon Phase Studios providing regular insights in our newsletter about each New and Full Moon.
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She also provides the astrological data and written content for our Moon Calendars and 13 Moon Journals.
If you want to find out more about how you can attune to the moon you read more on our blog about New and Full Moon’s here.
Alternatively, you can find out more about Charlotte’s work as a Hellenistic Astrologer, via her Charlotte's website.
She weaves astrology with cyclical living to help illuminate a cosmically conscious path for her clients, offering birth chart readings and astro mentoring packages with a holistic approach.
Charlotte also hosts a free Facebook group for women who wish to work with the lunar cycle. You can follow her love of the cosmos on Instagram or Substack.
