Starcodes July 9, 2021 Heather Roan Robbins

The Astrological sign of Cancer is symbolized by a crab — soft and squishy on the inside, hard with a self-protective shell and pincers on the outside — a versatile creature which swims in the deepest seas and coziest tidal pools, from polar waters to the tropics. We all get to channel elements of this animal teacher under tonight’s New Moon in Cancer, and from Sunday on as mental Mercury joins the Sun in Cancer for the next few weeks.

This New Moon asks us to look at how we protect our sensitivities. If we balance our sensitivities and our protection, as the crab does, we too can live safely in any circumstance. We can dive deep into the ocean of emotions, travel fast through the waters and thoughtfully on land. But we may need to watch that our very defenses, our shell and pincers, don’t cause more discord than they solve.

This is true for our country, our relationship, family, how we create home, how we mother ourselves and nurture others. We need to assess whether it’s working, or is something about how we nurture, defend, worry, or get overwhelmed, no long serving us. How do we create that diverse and safe tidal pool which can nurture the future.

While this Cancer lineup activates our introverted sides, Venus and Mars are now conjunct in extroverted Leo and just beginning to pull away from a square to Uranus and an opposition to Saturn…