Capricorn Full Moon: June 29, 4:56 PM (PDT )

 

Capricorn Full Moon 

June 29, 4:56 PM (PDT)

8 Capricorn 14

The Capricorn Full Moon landing on June 29 is all about Saturn. First, Saturn is the ruling planet of Capricorn, so he gets a little extra spotlight when we assess the tone of the Full Moon. At the same time Saturn is speaking to both the Sun in Cancer and the Moon in Capricorn.

To visualize a Full Moon, consider a teeter-totter. On one side is the Sun and on the other is the Moon. Now picture the Moon going up while the Sun goes down, and then the Sun going up while the Moon goes down. This sums up every three-day Full Moon phase. At some points we lean into the solar energy, which in this case is Cancer. At other points we are all about the lunar energy, which in this case is Capricorn.

As we discussed in the Mercury retrograde section, Cancer energy taps our emotional field: childhood, family, memories, and in short, our tender spots. Empathy and sympathy live here.

Capricorn is not any of that stuff.

Capricorn looks at careers, worldly matters, businesses, corporations, government, and systems that either work for us or against us. Social Security is Capricorn. So is red tape.

Navigating both Capricorn and Cancer is the challenge of every Capricorn Full Moon. Got it?

Now in this case we've got something else going on. Saturn is square both the Sun and the Moon.

Which means standing at the hinge of the teeter-totter is a boss, a parent, a drill sergeant, a CEO, a general. Saturn is watching Cancer and Capricorn go up and down and yelling:

"I don't know what you two are doing, but if it doesn't involve freedom or self-agency, you're wasting your time."

Saturn, the planet of time, authority, leadership, responsibility, and occasionally cynicism, is not interested in people being overly sentimental or chasing ambitious pipe dreams.

Saturn is the strongest player in this Full Moon. Capricorn thinks it has an in with Saturn, and to a degree it does. But if Capricorn starts relying on snotty classism, status games, or superiority complexes, Saturn in Aries is likely to push back and remind everyone:

"That attitude smells like insecurity. Why don't you knock it off?"

As for Cancer, Saturn in Aries may say:

"You know all that sadness underneath? That's anger. Why don't you use it to motivate yourself?"

Or perhaps:

"You know all that anger underneath? That's sadness. Why don't you use that to motivate yourself?"

This three-day phase is excellent for tackling hard tasks.

The Sun's square to Neptune is fading (exact June 25), which gives us a little more room for fortitude, patience, and competence. We can get some high-end production done under this Full Moon.

This is not a warm and fuzzy Full Moon. Not even a little.

But if you need to have a real conversation about issues that require maturity, accountability, and follow-through, this Full Moon can help you keep a cool head while doing it.