the rare second new moon in cancer
Congratulations: we are officially through eclipse season. (And: breathe.) Tomorrow’s New Moon in Cancer—arriving Monday, July 20th at 1:31p ET, a rare second new moon in a season—marks the official start of a new lunation cycle for your passions and projects.
This new cycle also offers the chance to digest what you learned in this last eclipse season. While new moons are usually about starting new projects, and the internet will surely be abuzz with exhortations to START NEW PROJECTS, SET INTENTIONS, remember that context is everything.
It so happens that this moon is engaged in a very real conversation with the taskmaster of the sky: it's less about sudden bursts of new information and more about the wealth that's available to you over time. Slow and steady is the medicine of the day. Sitting exactly opposite Saturn, this New Moon in Cancer is about committing to projects that are sustainable and satisfying.
What does this mean for you, the writer? Well, for one, this new moon isn't about waiting for an ingenious new idea to pop off. It's about identifying which projects you want to commit to in a new way, for the long term. A moon-Saturn connection is about what you can build in a way that is emotionally nourishing. Given how rough the rest of the year's astrology is, this isn't the time to grit your teeth and force yourself through something that doesn't give you joy. This is about digging deep for the wellspring that will continue to bubble up and offer you something to work with even through the difficulty of 2020.
Writing Prompt for this New Moon in Cancer:
What about your current projects is, or isn't, both emotionally and professionally nourishing? What aspect of the project might need a revision in order to be so? Alternately, what kind of project would you like to invite into or manifest in your life that would excite you?
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