Moon in Cancer

The Moon is At Home, reveling in her home sign of cardinal Water that is Cancer. Making none of the major Ptolemaic aspects today, the Moon is about to join the South Node in the sky, that point of familiarity, what we already know, what the past has given us, what makes us feel secure ... all the Moon herself represents.

So does this energy keep us holed up today, barricaded in our home cave, covers pulled over our heads as we curl into ourselves?

Well, maybe ... a soft rain falls outside my window as I write and the light is gray as a breeze moves the curtain gently back and forth. OK, it's not a curtain, it's an old tablecloth. I haven't made curtains for that window yet. So maybe today is for homemaking, taking care of ourselves and our loved ones with comfort food and warm hugs, and real curtains.

Let's remember too that the Moon's homeplace, the 4th House, is also home to the deep psyche, all the parts of ourselves who live (and often hide) inside that cave, curled up under the covers. So maybe this very Moon-ish day is a time for soulmaking, bringing our heart's core whatever comfort it most wants to feel secure enough to peek out from under the covers. With enough love, maybe our heart's core will even step outside the cave today and let the rain fall on our upturned faces.