Capricorn Full Moon~ Anchoring the Wind
The first week of the 2nd Gemini cycle has been pretty sweet. Much of the eclipse heaviness has burned off with the summer solstice sun and people seem to be feeling lighter, clearer, on all levels. And for the first time since I realized we would have a Capricorn full moon during Gemini, I am feeling the absolute perfection of the pulsation.
Gemini is almost always paired with Sagittarius, mutable air to mutable fire. However, because of a 2nd new moon falling in Gemini, rather than Cancer, Capricorn's usual partner, we are seeing a very unusual lunar dance. I often joke that out of all the signs, Capricorns are who I struggle with the most. I remember reading in some astrology book, maybe Linda Goodman, that these two signs are NOT compatible, that the steadier mountain goat (Capricorn) is bewildered by the twins (Gemini). Bewildered!!! I love that word, and it is definitely one I would use to describe both my reaction to my Capricorn friends and their response to me.
And yet, I was always drawn to Capricorn folk, and my struggles with them all resulted in beautiful growth and transformation. Capricorn is ruled by Saturn, good old "father time." Cardinal earth, the sign that heralds winter solstice and demands structure, steadiness and material intention; symbolized by the mountain goat, a relation that can scale the summit without losing her footing once. I also just like to think of Capricorn as the mountain... cardinal earth at it's finest... these beautiful, powerful mountains that take thousands of years to move.
In this auspicious year of endings and beginnings, we get to experience the twins dancing on the mountain, rather than 'round the bonfire (Sag) under the full moon light.
Truth be told, from here on out, every sign will be coupled with an unlikely partner, and I think we will all be the better for it. It is always an interesting game to be teaching a class or workshop, telling students to partner up, but then following with "find someone you have never worked with before" and then watching what unfolds. There is always a moment of collective groaning, looking longingly at your BFF, and then, with a sigh, looking around the room for the someone who looks "normal." It never fails that they find the exact right person for the task, and both people learn and experience something they never would have, if they had stayed with the familiar.
Embrace the mountain and the wind on this full moon. The Gemini cycle, when she is with Sag, is so quick and energetic, fire and air pulsing and weaving all month long. No sense of time, boundaries or responsibilites, just mutable energy at it's strongest.
Enjoy this calmer, steadier Gemini, supported by Capricorn, and be grateful, also, for the softening of Saturn, his little brother Mercury nipping at his heels and urging him to have a little fun. I was just hanging out with friends who have an older dog. It had seemed like her puppy days were truly past, but then they got a brand new pup, who brought the energy back to the old dog. And the old dog, in turn, has helped train and calm the pup.
The universe knows what she is doing. Time is passing as it needs to pass and the wheel turns. This full moon, and in the next full moons ahead, we have a beautiful opportunity to move a little differently, shake up our dance card. It is so fitting that it begins with the unlikeliest of partners, quick, changeable, airy Gemini and the anchoring, grounding, responsible Capricorn.
I plan on spending the full moon on a mountain, feeling the firmness of earth and at the same time reaching my arms to the wind, knowing that at this time, it is possible to bring all creativity, intellect and movement down into reality, into manifestation. Capricorn is just the friend we need to slow down our racing thoughts and plans, to remind us to stay connected to our foundation. Imagine this full moon as a colorful kite, able to dance, swirl and fly in the wild winds, knowing there is someone keeping it's roots close to earth, supported and safe. You need both air and earth to successfully and joyfully fly a kite, right? What can you do, in your life, to experience that kind of freedom and grounding?
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