Wellness Rituals for the Full Moon in Cancer
Happy Full Moon, loves. 🌕 ♋️ The first Full Moon of 2023! Here are a few ways you can tap into this emotional energy & find clarity.
What Does the Full Moon in Cancer Mean?
The Full Moon in Cancer often brings nostalgia; for some people, it can feel like the moon is pulling on their emotions. The Cancer Full Moon is an ideal time to connect with family & friends, & to reflect on & celebrate the past.
WHAT DO FULL MOONS REPRESENT IN ASTROLOGY?
The Full Moon is a time of harvest & celebration. It’s best for rituals & spells involving spirituality, divination, psychic development, a time for reaping the rewards, healing, intuition, charging, & creativity.
Cancer Full Moon Rituals
Sink Into Your Softness
In a world where we are constantly told to be tough, it can be challenging to find strength in softness & vulnerability. But these qualities will make us better leaders, friends, & partners. Being vulnerable is not about being weak. It’s about being strong enough to show up with all of who you are & share your truth with the world. Sink into your softness, let your guard down & be who you are. Vulnerability is a place of trust where you feel safe enough to show up as yourself & let people in.
The Full Moon in Cancer reminds me of one of my favorite quotes:
“It’s not our job to toughen our children up to face a cruel & heartless world. It’s our job to raise children who will make the world a little less cruel & heartless.”
― L.R. Knost, Two Thousand Kisses a Day: Gentle Parenting Through the Ages and Stages
Focus On How You Want to Feel Rather Than How You Don’t Want to Feel
Your thoughts & feelings are connected. The more negative thoughts you have, the more negative emotions you will experience, & vice-versa. This doesn’t mean you should throw Love & Light at everything. People need to experience some negative emotions so they can process & overcome difficult situations. This is a normal phase of the human emotion cycle, & essential to growth, but dwelling on the negative can lead to or worsen your depression, anxiety, & low self-esteem. Focus on how you want to feel & take action every day to increase the time you feel that way.
Journal Your Emotions
This Cancer Full Moon invites you to explore & work through your deepest feelings, & journaling your emotions is an excellent way to do that. Getting it all out on paper & in front of you can help you unravel & process the mess that the feels so often are. Journaling is also an excellent outlet for creativity & can be a habit that helps you to relieve stress. When we write down our problems, the underlying causes & solutions tend to become clearer.
Deepen Your Intuition
Your intuition is a powerful tool that can be used for infinite purposes. It is a type of insight that can provide information about the present or future. Intuition is a skill that can be developed with time & practice. There are many ways to deepen your intuition, including meditation, mindfulness, visualization, & reading books on intuition or spirituality. Many people neglect it because they don’t understand how to work with it. Your intuition is one of your greatest gifts, don’t ignore it!
Do a Full Moon in Cancer Tarot Spread
The moon rules Cancer; it is at home here. The moon is a symbolic representation of our intuition, emotions, & unconscious. It’s also a symbol of the feminine. The full moon is a time when we can tap into all these aspects of our being. Tarot is a potent tool for divination, & the Full Moon is the perfect time to channel its intuitive power. A Cancer Full Moon Tarot Spread is an excellent way to get in touch with your intuition & connect with your inner self, provide clarity, & illuminate an answer to any question you may have! Make up your own spread, or check out the one I created!
Release Defensive Behaviors
Defensive behaviors are a response to feeling threatened, either emotionally or physically. They can range from the very mild such as withdrawing, sulking, or giving someone the silent treatment, to the more extreme such as attacking, screaming, or harming oneself. They usually intensify in the face of rejection or disapproval. If you find yourself getting defensive, stop & think about what the other person is saying. Maybe they are not attacking you, maybe they are just trying to understand. One way to stop getting defensive is to change your mindset. Don’t take it personally if someone says something that makes you feel bad. Try asking yourself what the intention is behind that statement & what they might be trying to communicate with it. When you release defensiveness, you make room to respond with intention, which leads to doing & saying what matters.
Tend to Your Spiritual Hearth, the Symbolic Heart of Your Home
The hearth is the center of your home, where folks gather & spend most of their time. In the past, fireplaces were usually the central points in homes, especially in the colder months, but not all homes have a fireplace anymore. They do have high-traffic areas, though. Seek those spaces out & make them sacred, even if it’s just a small area in that space. Focus on it being a place for nourishment for all who dwell there.
Write a Tender Letter to Yourself
You can be tender & still be fierce AF. Writing yourself a letter is a good way to get out of your head & into your heart. It’s also a great way to process what is going on in your life. It can be a very emotional experience for some people, so be kind. Life is hard. Give yourself some love & grace.
When is the Full Moon in Cancer in 2023?
The Moon is Full in Cancer on January 6, 2023, at 6:08 PM EST – but the energy of a Full Moon can be felt from around 48 hours before to about 48 hours after the transit takes place.
Cancer Full Moon Tarot Spread
Cancer Full Moon Tarot Spread, art journal style in landscape image orientation.
Includes a one 8.5″ x 11″ PDF.
You can use this digitally or print on label paper, or glue into your Grimoire / Book of Shadows, see below for link to adhesive paper & journals.
