Full Moon in Capricorn - Monday, July 10, 2006 - 11:02pm EDT

[I Have A Dream]

Intuitive Message for the Capricorn Full Moon:
The Collective Mother and Father
by Julia Bondi

Sun at 18.42 Cancer
Moon at 18.42 Capricorn

Honor thy mother and thy father. For centuries we have been taught to revere the authority and wisdom of our parents, our faiths, our countries, our communities and our own families. Today there is great movement in the structures and dynamics of all of these familiar Cancerian support systems of human life. Families, communities, institutions, and even borders are under siege as the Capricorn father values and the Cancer mother values are championed and questioned. Bubbling up in the collective of humanity is the psychic awareness that our technological societies at this time of accelerated growth in human evolution cry out for us as individuals to rise to the occasion of this critical passage. We must now assume our social responsibilities and become the voices and channels for the collective Mother and Father.

Cancer’s full moon is stimulating the archetype of the World Mother who tenaciously protects life. She is the womb containing the pulsating life force who seeks to gather in the resources to give her children the nutrition vital to life. The plight of the world’s children is our concern and our responsibility. Near the Summer Solstice Warren Buffet added his fortune to the Gates foundation for distribution to the needy of the world. It is food, medicine, livelihood, protection from harm, the resources of life that will be served by this large bequest. Bill and Melinda Gates are becoming the Cancerian mother and the Capricornian father of world giving for our time. They are modeling for us all this taking up of responsibility for those in need. The birth of Brad and Angelina’s baby daughter in Africa became the opportunity to contribute millions to the children of Africa. These powerful public examples of social caring speak to us all personally as admirable, needed and generous. They are also a sign of the times as we are all called to feel care and concern for the women, the children, the orphans and the families of the world who are our universal family.

The strains and selfishness of corporate globalization, an ignorant misuse of Capricorn successes, must now be balanced by the proper use of Cancer’s natural feelings of nurture for those whose lives are threatened by lack and neglect. Stepping onto the world stage we see an escalation of the proper use of Capricorn as the most successful in business, entertainment, sports and government offer their time, their money, their reputations, their power and their dedication to care for the world. In business we have the examples of the Gates family and the Buffet family, in entertainment Bono and Brad and Angelina, in sports Lance Armstrong, in government our ex-presidents Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton. There are so many more who give generously and many more who do not. It is a time when the pendulum of selfishness is swinging back to a philanthropy that is more global, more personal and more deeply heartfelt. Those who have achieved the heights of Capricorn in their successes and riches have the social responsibility to become the foundation for moving society forward into a future that is more equitable and loving for all.

The Moon is now in Capricorn as we are shown more insight into the initiation of right use of our gifts to answer the needs the Cancer Sun’s children, the children of the world. All children need parents, resources, communities, institutions, countries and a world that supports and sustains life. This full moon calls us to affirm life by caring and demonstrating that caring in real and substantial contributions to our world.

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[I Have A Dream]

1. Some more information

Determination Tempered with Compassion Promises Success
07/10/06 - 07/16/06

With the full Moon in Capricorn on the 10th, this week marks the culmination of things you set into motion during the last new Moon on June 25. The emotionalism of the full Moon is heightened by Mercury's entrance back into sensitive Cancer , also on the 10th. Communicating with kindness is important now. By the 14th, action-oriented Mars trines Pluto, giving you all the push you need to succeed.

July 10: Full Moon in Capricorn

The high tide of this full Moon creates a perfect time for you to assess your emotions. In the days that follow, take delight in life's wonderful abundance, and allow yourself comfort. This is an achievement-oriented moon, so analyze that mountain you've been climbing and make sure it's the one you want to be on. Capricorn is the sign of responsibility and maturity, so you'll want to take action and make your life secure through tangible, practical accomplishments. In the words of Abraham Lincoln, 'Determine that the thing can and shall be done, and then we shall find the way.'

July 10: Retrograde Mercury re-enters Cancer

You're returning to some old conversations and your words will have plenty of emotional oomph with this major communication planet transiting back into a water sign. You are extra sensitive and your concern for others is strong, which can be a good thing when expressing your love for someone or announcing that you're joining the Peace Corps. Just make sure you keep your emotions in check when you tell your boss why you deserve a raise! This planet placement inspires you to enhance your security.

July 14: Mars trines Pluto

With Mars in Leo, bold actions pay off. And, with powerful Pluto in this supportive aspect, you get plenty of help for your projects and plans. People in positions of power like what you're doing and give you the added boost to succeed. So, don't be shy about asking for assistance. Those you thought never even noticed you do now! It's an intense time but creativity, action and resourcefulness all come together. Go for it!


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[BlueIris]

2. This full moon in Capricorn has more traditional significance for me.

I want proper recognition for my gifts, achievements and contributions and I want it now. I didn't go to college, work 200% as hard as my classmates to get my degree and then work demanding, stressful jobs in the private sector for two years after finishing school to live the kind of life I've been leading since then. All I've ever been my entire life, particularly where career matters are concerned, is abused, neglected, ignored, taken for granted and most importantly, underpaid, for the mammoth pile of shitwork I've done for so many ingrates. Not anymore. I'm refocusing my job search on the kinds of jobs I deserve, none of which are going to be menial, depressing, or expose me to more employer abuse or general dissatisfaction. It's one thing to move away from a life that is purely about hollow achievement and superficial success, which I've done, but it's quite another to let yourself be walked all over, remain unrecognized, expect nothing for your sacrifices and silently pick up the slack while others sit around and fuck off. As someone who was "raised" by a neglectful, abusive, pathetically passive, self-sacrificing, self-degrading, non-achieving Cancer mother, it's important for me to stop behaving like the sad parental "example" and female "role model" I was given this time around and more like the independent, talented, capable person I know myself to be. Doing something for nothing every once in a while, or, if you're me, all the god-damned time, is occasionally fun if your cause is just and what you're giving up to participate in it worth it. Doing everything for nothing is something women still do far too often and without question, for which they receive no appreciation, no gratitude and no love. It's really not healthy, appropriate or feminist for me to keep on doing as much as I have, for EVERYONE, without pay and for the most part without so much as a 'thank you.' It's stupid, just stupid, not to mention non-self-respecting, to perpetually settle for less.

My wish for this full moon is to stay self-loving, motivated and mentally strong enough to find and be hired for the best paying, respectable job I've applied for and to not sell myself short with yet another position I won't enjoy, with asshole misogynists in charge and no other significant potential to improve my life in any regard. Then I'm finishing my novel, then I'm going to graduate school. That was what I planned to before getting sucked into an abusive relationship and then a job that was for all intents and purposes, a meaningless dead-end, so I could provide support for my sister while she finished at Berkeley and then get involved with an abusive, manipulative drug addict piece of shit, whom she's planning to marry this month. Yay! All of my sacrifices were for something so great! When you do things for others for nothing, the sacrifice is it's own reward!! And I don't even want to think about how far up the career ladder my abusive ex has climbed as a result of the support I provided him with for two years. No doubt he's found a tenure track teaching position somewhere, lying in wait to be another unwitting woman's next Worst Decision Ever. All that stupid, pointless kind of behavior has ever done for me is shred my self-esteem, wreck my health, and keep me less valued than I should be, even to myself. That sort of bullshit self-destruction really makes the Patriarchy glow.

I'll see you all later. I'm feeling better already.

[Metta]

3. All the best to you, BlueIris.

You certainly have paid some dues. I'm glad you're clear about what's going on for you. If you want to be clear from your anger and resentment so that they won't become more manifest and fry you as you keep focusing on it, taking care of yourself from the basics up will refocus your efforts and displace your destructive thoughts with positive energy. Of primary importance is taking care of your biology and safety. Then, you'll be able to undistractedly care for yourself mentally and emotionally which, in turn, supports your higher actualization in each of those areas as you attend to them.

In addition, if you want a quick fix to transmute what you're going through, I highly recommend filling yourself and your space with violet flame. It's nature is transformation. Just hang out with it and breathe normally. After some practice with that, you'll be able to have it going while you do other things and then amazing things will really happen.

All the best to you. :thumbsup: :donut: :donut:

[BlueIris]

5. Thanks, Metta. For the record, I'm not really as miserable as I sound.

My shrink and I agree that my recent flare-ups of anger and bitterness about the past (outbursts we both thought I was free from as the result of all the healthy purging I've been doing) are largely a final "adjustment reaction" to the new, more independent and strong place I'm moving into. Yesterday morning was just really sucky and the most stressful one I've had in a while. My cat still being missing isn't helping me deal constructively with that stress, either. But thanks for your kind thoughts. And I LOVE images of violet flame, violet candles, visualization using violet, all that good stuff. If you've been reading my posts here, you know that I visualize a violet light around the earth on a daily basis. It's great for healing and as you post, transmutation. Good stuff.

[Metta]

6. Thanks for filling me in, Blue one.

Expect to remove more rocks from the road before you settle into a smooth patch. Every effort we make fills the bucket if even drop by drop. One can't go wrong with violet flame. :thumbsup: :)

[BlueIris]

7. "Expect to remove more rocks from the road before you settle..."

"...into a smooth patch."

That is a perfect descriptor for the journey ahead of me. It is what one of my providers calls, "an uphil struggle." Which bites, but as downhill isn't really an option...uh, yeah, violet flame!

[Metta]

4. Remember to shake your purses and wallets at the moon tonight.

An old Italian practice. I find I get better results if I image that I'm putting my items and thoughts about them right onto its surface. And breathing normally.

Holding crystals the same way and/or putting them out in the moonlight cleans and rejuvinates them.

Happy times. :donut: :donut:

[PADemD]

8. Does Anyone Else

have trouble sleeping during the full moon?

[I Have A Dream]

9. I never thought about it, but I'll start paying attention now.

Hmmm.... :shrug:

[BlueIris]

10. I don't that I know of.

Maybe my lunation type is a factor. I was born on the night of a full moon.

[Pathwalker]

12. Me. But I'm a Cancer, and haven't expected a good

night's sleep under the full moon since I was a child. But, I've always found the Moon to be a very good listener ;-)

[BlueIris]

11. Man. As someone with a natal moon in Capricorn,

I thought this full moon would be comfortable and fun for me. Not so much. I am darn irritable right now.

[u4ic]

13. I've got the moon in Cap, too

though it's early Cap, and the full moon was a loose conjunct to my MC from the 10th (and another loose opp to natal Jup).

However, it was on the anniversary of my mom's death, so understandably I was a bit down and edgy.

[u4ic]

14. Oddly enough,

yesterday I got a strange call from an ex - not the LTR one I'm still friends with, someone I haven't talked to for ages.

The last time I talked to him Saturn was at 11 Leo 15 (conjunct my n Venus in the 5th). Saturn continued, then went R for quite a while.

Yesterday, Saturn was at 11 Leo 14. Don't know if that means anything, but found it interesting nonetheless.