Full Moon in Capricorn - June 30, 2007

When I grew up, my dad wasn't home enough, and my mom was home too much. (No offense, Mom!) This dichotomy was all too common due to gender roles among the Baby Boomers, such that the mom didn't join the workforce until her nest was empty. Nowadays, often both parents work and leave the kid with a nanny (if they can afford one). Either way, there is a split between nurturance and breadwinning, such that it's unlikely that one individual can both succeed in the workplace and be an everpresent caretaker in the home.

Beyond this sociological conundrum, we've got this contradiction in our inner lives as well. If you devote yourself to career growth (Moon in Capricorn), do your efforts come at the expense of your feelings (Sun in Cancer)? Your task at this Full Moon is to balance productivity with self-nurturing.

With the spotlight on Capricorn, the tension is more likely to be noticed at the workplace. Maybe your boss is critical of your need to cut out early because your kid has a half-day at school. Or your work performance is suffering because you've been preoccupied with your ailing parents. Or you may go "workaholic" to avoid tensions in the home.

The Fine Print: This Full Moon is at 8 degrees Capricorn. If you have any personal planets or angles between 7 and 11 degrees of cardinal signs (Aries, Cancer, Libra, Capricorn), this lunation will have an effect. This Full Moon is also tied in with the Saturn-Neptune opposition by semisquare/sesquiquadrate, so the whole "manifest your dreams and bust your illusions" theme will apply to your home/work conflict.

Capricorn New Moon - January 18, 2007

Lately, I've been getting in touch with an inner drive to achieve success, to rise to the top. Yet, I have had to accept that this requires hard work ... lots of it. For a heavily Piscean individual with a lazy Taurus Midheaven, this seems contrary to my nature. After all, a large part of me just wants to loll about in creative bliss, unconcerned with trivial, worldy matters like money and status. Sure, I have fantasies about being world-famous, but I want recognition to fall in my lap because I'm so wonderful (blame delusional Neptune!); I don't actually want to slog away to achieve fame.

However, unless you're born royalty (or an heiress to a wealthy hotel chain), you have to labor to get ahead. And if you don't have the potential to shock and awe people with a revolutionary product or insight, you need to just buckle down to get where you wanna go. It takes discipline, long hours and dedication.

What are your aspirations? When you fantasize about the pinnacle of your future achievements, what do you see? Capricorn's ruling planet, Saturn, is opposing Neptune for the first half of this year. We all want to manifest our dreams. And now, with the New Moon in Capricorn, it is the time to do what it takes.

So over the next two weeks, initiate a business project or take action to build on your reputation. Roll up your sleeves, and get cracking!

If you've got a planet or angle around 28 degrees of cardinal signs (Aries, Cancer, Libra, Capricorn) or if you have a birthday around January 18, April 18, July 21 or October 22, then this New Moon will provide even more opportunity for you. Look to the planet involved, as well as the aspect the New Moon makes, to find out how it will impact you.

Full Moon in Cancer - January 3, 2007

The New Year rings in with the Sun in Capricorn -- serious, withdrawn, a little melancholic. The light is growing after the Solstice, but it is still dark and cold. What better way to combat hardship than by cozying up with the fam in front of the fireplace? A home-cooked meal, a hug from Mommy -- we've stored away acorns all year for this moment. To hide in our little hole in the tree, shielded from the winter chill.

Cancer craves security and that down-home feeling, but unfortunately we have to work our buns off to create a safe haven for our loved ones. If both parents have to slave away at their jobs to afford a Tivo and a full-time nanny, then the boys and girls at home are going to suffer. Yes, they will be able to watch SpongeBob at any hour, but where's the love? In our Capricornian pursuit to have it all, emotional needs are neglected. And when the Moon is in Cancer, our feelings matter.

Capricorn and Cancer may oppose each other in the zodiac, but they can't live without each other. Both want stability, both are conservative, and someone's gotta surrender to Saturn so that everyone else can have the Moon. Cap is willing to make this sacrifice, for he feels more valuable when he can provide -- but spend too much time at the office, and your inner life starts to shrivel. You've got to replenish yourself with loved ones in a cozy environment. It's called home base because work is war, and you have to return once in a while to get your rations and rest on your cot.

This Full Moon is making a 120-degree angle, or trine, to Uranus, planet of revolution. How can you shake things up domestically? We're not talking about breaking down the walls -- a trine is supportive, offering an opportunity to change. We have an awareness of our stagnant emotional patterns or rigid family dynamics, and Uranus provides the impetus to disrupt the usual flow, so we can do something different this time around. Happy New Year!

This Full Moon will mostly affect people with personal planets or angles around 12 degrees of cardinal signs (Aries, Cancer, Libra and Capricorn), as well as those with birthdays around January 3, April 2, July 4, and October 6.