Moon into Cancer: Redefining What "Home" Looks Like

Friday morning through Sunday morning

The Moon is now in her home sign of Cancer, which means we'll feel like nesting, but also feeling possible resistance to the winds of change dancing around us with the New Moon in Gemini. There's so much going on ... can't we have a few days off for chocolate and a movie?

Open Door on a Garden by Somov

Cancer loves tradition, loves home, loves safety and security, loves being surrounded by family. All these are good things, and we can enjoy them, and long for them when they're missing from our loves. And yet ... what does "home" look like in times like these?

Today, the Moon opens with a flowing trine from visionary Neptune, followed by a trine to Chiron nearby, offering new images of home. This morning, as this aspect was underway, I dreamt of an older home with leaks, water running in rivulets across wooden floors as we tried to find where it was coming from. What shape are our homes in, the inner as well as the outer "home"? What attention is needed?

Now come the messages about repair and renovation: The Moon squares revolutionary Uranus, opposes transformative Pluto, and squares hard-nosed Saturn. Across the day, we're offered reality checks about what's needed at home, now.

Saturday, the messages continue. Jupiter enters calm and steady Taurus, ready to take care of things at home. The Moon flows energy in sextile with Mars in Taurus, that same steadiness now ready to dig in and get things done. Mercury in Gemini sextiles Uranus is Aries, bringing a boost of bright ideas for how to move ahead.

Overnight, after a day of working on "home," the Moon sextiles Venus in Taurus, a soothing look at the security that stable relationships can bring. This is the Moon's last classical aspect in Cancer, although there's also a flowing trine with Ceres the Grain Mother at this time. Dreams on Saturday may bring images of the Mother, nurturing, and support.

The Moon blazes into Leo at 11:03am Sunday morning, ready to play!