Sensitive people get a bad rap. Or, at least, they used to. I know I did. All my life, growing up: “You’re too sensitive!” And I was, I was.
But that’s what Saturn is for, right? To give the Cancer some Capricorn balancing, some ground, some inner Authority instead of always seeking the parental.
Some Saturn to toughen up the most delicate flowers among us and I don’t mean the no mercy drill sergeant kind of thing like the Hebrew teacher I am recalling This Very Moment. :::shuddering:::
I’m talking about Growing Up, which the sensitive among need to not be so frightened of, which reminds me of a related topic — was talking to a client the other day and she was wishing for *more* sensitivity, *more* emotionality and yet, to my mind, her wishing it was so and her descriptions of being moved by certain works of art, well, I didn’t find her lacking at all.
The Moon, heading towards Full, is at 1 measly degree of Cancer now, trine Chiron in Pisces. Trine Neptune (out of sign). Trine Saturn out of sign! Momma’s not alone for this transit. The whole family is there. Even easily irritated Mars in Virgo will lend support.
A story about my niece: the last time I saw her she was… 6, I think. Now she’s 12. Even as a wee thing she had a powerful domineering Capricorn Sun and Capricorn Mars in the 7th House opposing a Cancer Moon in the 12th House. Never saw that Cancer Moon until the night before I left when she cried and cried, in public, at a restaurant, sitting next to me, cried and cried that I was leaving. Didn’t even know her chart until later on.
How can Cancer be anything but strong, the Mother, and yet fragile, the baby who needs protection. I think this is normal.
Do you live the opposite of your Sun? Where does the Full Moon fall in your chart? What houses will it light up?
xo
18 thoughts on “In Praise Of Fragility: Full Moon In Cancer”
New Moon through 3rd! I just read Robert Hand’s take on Moon transit through 3rd: subjective communications and thinking influenced by habits and reactions to stimuli put out by others. Danger of reacting automatically. These are the possible negatives.
Funny part is, I prefer them right now, because I feel like honoring my feelings right now and seeing that they have validity. There’s a certain assertiveness peeking out with this full moon for me, even if it is totally focused all on my emotions.
Very true moonpluto….I am greatful
Hi MP… Full moom 7th house squaring Saturn and Mars.Should I be scared?! LOL
My motto for this full moon: eat cookies, watch a sad movie —
Full Moon 7th though: partnership news
I HAVE A CANCER MOON (oops – sorry for the caps) and I am so, so sensitive. And yet am required to be strong so much of the time. It’s natally in the 4th, right on the cusp of the 5th; this full moon will be lighting up my fifth.
my current theory is that cancer moon is WAY more sensitive than cancer sun —
Well, I can only speak to the moon part and in that case I agree. Actually my sister is a cancer sun and she’s not overly sensitive. Not nearly as much as I. So there you go.
I think that I used to be considered more Libra-like than Aries. My mother thought my ascendant must have been calculated incorrectly, making me a Libra asc, instead of Scorpio. I also have moon conjunct venus/south node, though; I came into this world loving other people, and myself, in a healthy way, I guess.
This full moon hits my 9th, and I had a nice rest of the night with my sister last night, after a family argument. I can see it from all sides when I’m not *in* it, directy involved. I see how our individual defenses build up – what I do, what she does, and what my parents do – and wish I could remember that the way I used to. I dealt with something upsetting earlier, using humour earlier on, but the Moon may still have been in Gemini at that point.
Spent the day alone whilst my parent drove my sister up North, and they came home and spent two hours with me. I was so lonely, and feeling out of it most of the day. My energy jumped a little when it started to get dark.
I’ve both defended my sensitivity, and hated it myself. Something is still bothering me, but I’m trying to let it go. It’s been so hard to let things go over the past few years – harder than it ever used to be for me, or maybe I was just never good at it, and was instead good at hiding all of my hurt. I have saturn in Cancer.
I really need to work on being more concise. 😀 Oh, my. “Yes, I do! Houses 3rd and 9th.”
PS I think this is normal too.
Good vibes tonight.
I never did thank you for my birthday thread last year, NTM. ♥ I kept meaning to, but had been embarrassed over the fact that other people seemed more enthusiastic about it than I did (until the early evening).
I don’t remember – are you sure it was me? I don’t know when your bday is 🙁
did you mean on this blog? maybe you mentioned it and I said HB in the comments? – honestly can’t recall
9th house, conjunct saturn
Well, better that it’s the Moon that’s moving to conjunction and not Saturn coming to sit on your Moon!
Hi moonpluto.
hello
LTNS
11th house, but may make it to my 12th house which is ruled by Cancer. Im waiting for my news!! 😉 I hope I get some…
only good news 🙂