Full Moon in Capricorn 2017
Full Moon in Capricorn 2017 “Hey Jude” The Beatles
The Full Moon in Capricorn, ruled by Saturn, brings up all things related to career, status, public persona, reputation, authority, responsibility, commitment and accountability. The Full Moon in Capricorn (July 8 2017) at 17 degrees Capricorn brings opportunity for solidity and structure and cools and calms any Cancer emotional contagion and turbulence. Saturn ruled Capricorn is a reminder that you reap what you sow and what goes around comes around with any consequence, to pay the price or the piper.
The ruler of the Full Moon, Saturn, now in Sagittarius is currently in a constructive alignment with Uranus Aries and the nodal axis in Leo, calling for a higher moral code of Saturn principles (enduring, solid, long term values) with a tone of be an adult now, taking ownership (own your part in the matter ) accepting fault and blame. The Saturn return at age 28 -30 is the first stage into adulthood with a Saturn return at intervals every 28 years, focusing on these maturity junctures to face the music and find a place to make your mark .
The Full Moon in Capricorn with the Sun in Cancer oppose the Moon in Capricorn fulfill the taking care of others (Cancer privately and intimately and Capricorn publicly and politically with Cancer affliction of over protectiveness and codependency and Capricorn affliction of taking on the world and carrying a heavy weight of responsibility). The Moon, ruled by Cancer, is most comfortable in private, close to home, comforting nourishing emotionally soothing places as opposed to the serious, stoic, striving Saturn ruled Moon Capricorn.
The Full Moon in Capricorn is serious business when it comes to emotions. Feelings are calculated, cool and reserved and when afflicted, tending to be maudlin and somber. Trust comes slow with caution, finding comfort in isolation and solitude. The Moon is in detriment in Capricorn, although the Moon in Capricorn is a balancing point to help curtail and control emotional overflow.
The Full Moon in Capricorn gets us on track and aligns with a mission keeping strong and determined to reach for the top of the mountain. All the trials and tribulations, lessons and challenges gives a thick skin, strength and fortitude to keep on going with endurance and resilience. Once built, that inner muscle is always there to activate during times of strife and struggle while also knowing when to respect boundaries and not take on more than one can chew.
The Full Moon in Capricorn hooks up with the Uranus Aries square Pluto Capricorn aspect continuing to shine a bright light over all those comfort zones we hold onto for security being threatened with the rug being pulled from under your feet (Uranus). Pluto take no prisoners met with Uranus cut through stagnancy, have forced many out of stable, comfortable situations into sudden unforeseeable liberating as well soul destroying circumstances. If you are unhappy or your soul is crying for a change, Uranus mission is to come in and clear the decks, welcoming if you are ready, willing and courageous (Uranus Aries) or a rude awakening if you fear change and want to stick to your certainty safety net.
The Full Moon in Capricorn is intertwined into a cardinal grand square (all cardinal points Aries, Cancer Libra Capricorn as a cardinal cross) as the Sun Mars in Cancer opposes Moon Pluto Capricorn square Uranus Aries square Jupiter Libra creating a pool of swamp water and a deep well of intense emotion, overturned, disturbed and over stirred. Competition, fires (Mars) power (Pluto) plays and power struggles are seeing the repercussions of power in the wrong hands seeking justice at the table (Jupiter Libra). Strong Mars Pluto are fierce survival aspects that often have the tone of what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger, fighting battles with a potential of empowerment and standing your ground and finding balance, mediation, compromise and collaboration (Jupiter Libra).
Full Moons and oppositions draw out conflict and relationship points, hence the shadow (good bad, light dark, pretty ugly) of what you don’t own, gets projected. Full Moons are typically tense due to these meeting of opposites on a teeter totter called out to be handled and brought back to the middle (harmony, compromise, respecting differences). It’s usual that anytime one side dominates, the other side is going to step in, thus excess sensitivity and overwhelming emotion, gets some needed Capricorn earthy grounding, boundaries, distance , cooling off, respect, getting real and taking ownership of your own stuff. With someone being overly sensitive, a counter action is to distance, on the other hand if someone is not expressing their emotion, someone else typically steps in and opens the flood gates.