July 2018 Cancer New Moon and Partial Solar Eclipse Overview

What Is A New Moon?

A new moon is the first lunar phase in a new moon cycle. It is a time where the moon is fully invisible to the human eye. A time when mother moon is at her farthest distance. 

The new moon period symbolizes darkness. It symbolizes a time that is disillusioned and sometimes unbearable. But in our lowest we are fully submerged. We are aware that the only way is up. 

A new moon phase is fertile soil. It represents a time of planting, of inserting, and soulful fishing. A moment to cast your net and wait. 

What is A Cancer New Moon? 

 2018 Cancer New Moon is not one to be forgotten. This emotional partial solar eclipse highlights our need to cry, our need to swim, and our need to be covered in the healing powers of water. This eclipse is a three part eclipse series that began in 2017. This eclipse calls us to explore the depths of our own emotion and the fears we hold in defense. Ask yourself why you feel the way you do? Is it shame, is it fear, is it trauma? Whatever the reason, your emotional body is asking to be heard, it is asking to be felt, it is asking to be.

Grant your emotional self the permission to feel all that needs to surface. Allow the depths of your being to spill over into the sea of healing magic at this time. Where do you need to cry? Sometimes our tears are not literal. Sometimes our heart needs to sob, our feet need to pour out, our ears need to cleanse. Ask yourself where are you holding your energy? Don’t doubt your body when it replies. Listen to its cries. Honor its requests.

Cancer is the fourth sign of the Zodiac and is represented by water. Cancer’s symbol is also the crab. Underneath this potent dark sky, the crab asks us to crack open our shells. It asks us to bare our emotion so that it can be cleansed, purified, and set free. So that when the Sun leaves Cancer and enters Leo on July 22, our cleansing will be regenerated with fire, the fire of our soul.

Remember that the new moon represents a time of the seed. Imagine that you are being planted into the darkness of the soil with every hope that you will bloom. What seeds are you planting? What emotions are you releasing into the water to be transformed? Cancer does not like to be forced. Cancer favors patience, honesty, and fixation. This energy is obsessive. This energy can be like a black hole that sucks you in if you fight it.

Do not fight your emotion. Do not fight what you feel. If something leaves, let it. If something comes, let it. Let the flow take control. This is not your burden to fight, this is not your grief to carry. Trust that your higher power is guiding you, flowing you along within the current  of unconditional love.

What Is A Lunar Eclipse?

A Solar Eclipse occurs when the sun is obscured by the moon. It is a time of celestial opening: a catalyst for rapid transformation. 

Cancer New Moon and Solar Eclipse Horoscope Affirmations For Each Sign: 

AFFIRMATIONS FOR THIS NEW MOON AND SOLAR ECLIPSE  BASED ON YOUR SUN, RISING, AND MOON SIGN: 

I always suggest reading your sun sign first -- this will show you how you are driven and motivated during this time. 

I then suggest reading your moon sign -- this will show you your inner workings and subconscious desires during this time in relation to the needs of your sun. 

Lastly I suggest reading your rising sign -- this will show you how you will outwardly express this to others and to Self. 

Cancer Sun, Rising & Moon:

I am awakened by my emotions. I allow this eclipse to transform my worries, elevate my fears, and transgress my love. I am open. I am remembered. I am important. I am connected. 

Leo Sun, Rising & Moon:

my healing is eternal. I accept where I am. I allow this to end. I open to my own undoing. I open to the destruction of falsified emotion and standards. I allow my heart to grieve. I allow this process to take hold of me. I release. I lose control. 

Virgo Sun, Rising, & Moon:

my relationships are transformed. I open to community. I open to shared leadership. I open to new beginnings. I open to new ideas. I open to released jealousy. I open to world responsibility. I open to put others needs before my own. I am human. I am one. 

Libra Sun, Rising, & Moon:

 my career will flourish. I am exactly where I am meant to be. I open to stability. I open to manifestation. I open to recognition. I open to new finances. I open to fear. I open to shame. I open to respect. I open. 

Scorpio Sun, Rising & Moon:

my expansion does not mean reduction. I allow my emotions to take hold. I allow my dreams to expand. I allow others to walk with me on my journey. I accept that all things take time. I accept that respect is mutual. I understand that I am not alone. I respect who I know and where they come from. 

Sagittarius Sun, Rising & Moon:

my healing is unexplainable. I allow the depths of my soul to cry. I allow the depths of my soul to mourn. I release old ties. I release old debts. I release old fears. I accept my journey into the mystical. I allow the water to pull me under. I allow this stillness to heal. 

Capricorn Sun, Rising & Moon:

my relationships are constantly changing. I allow things to be what they are. I trust that I am loved. I trust that others believe. I release worry about where my love is. I attract relationships that strengthen. I walk in belief that one day I will know, feel, and be true love. 

Aquarius Sun, Rising & Moon:

my work is not in vain. my sacrifice is not unheard. I accept that this will take time. I acknowledge my body’s cry for nourishment. I give my body the love and rest it needs. I move with the cycles of my intuition. I accept that work does not equal suffering. I rest when I am called. 

Pisces Sun, Rising & Moon: 

my freedom does not mean bondage. I accept that I wish to be free. I trust that my creativity is enough. I value my individuality. I value my right to express. I honor my need to be recognized. I trust that all will change in my favor. 

Aries Sun, Rising & Moon: 

my home is my sanctuary. I accept the changes that must be made. I acknowledge the need for strengthened stability. I honor the changes in my family. I honor the healing in my family. I allow others to know me. I open myself to security. I open myself to more love. 

Taurus Sun, Rising & Moon: 

 my expression is my gift. I express my emotions truthfully. I give my emotions a space to be. I honor my need for silence. I honor my need for intimacy. I honor my need for nourishment. I honor my need to innovate. I honor my need to evolve. 

Gemini Sun, Rising & Moon:

 my finances are my priority now. I honor my need to heal. I honor my need to assume responsibility. I honor my need to accept and honor my debt. I accept that I am ready to evolve. I accept that I am ready to receive more. I am a money magnet. My feelings about money will change my life. 

PLANETARY ASPECTS FOR AUG - SEPT 1

PLANETARY ASPECTS FOR JULY 1 - JULY 30

July 4, 2018 Chiron Stations Retrograde in Aries

There are some moments in Life where we are called to face our deepest wounds. There are moments when we must use our courage to flow through our pain. July 4, 2018 is one of those moments. In astrology, Chiron, an asteroid which governs our deepest healing turns Retrograde in Aries today. This planetary placement brings focus into how we are healing ourselves. Depending on where Aries appears in your chart, this transit  will effect how you display, honor, and receive Self-care. Although Chiron represents the wounded healer, it does not necessarily have to mean the damsel in distress. This transit can be empowering, enlightening, and revolutionary if you choose to embrace the lesson rather than fight it. 

July 6, 2018 Last Quarter Moon in Aries at 3:51 AM

The Last Quarter Moon is a time of reflection and deep emotion. When the moon is in its Last Quarter phase, we feel pulled down and called within. This is the cool down period after the festivities of the Capricorn full moon. Most likely many of us have observed how we need to be more mature, reliable, and forthcoming. However, this energy feel risky and unpredictable as it occurs in Aries, the first sign of the zodiac. July's Last Quarter Moon calls us to reflect on the boundaries that must be set. With this occurring during Cancer Season, we can expect to feel our emotions. We can expect to dig deeper into the limitations we have set for ourselves and others. How do you want more freedom? How do you express your individuality? Reflect on what you are seeking to accomplish and let the feelings flow. 

July 9, 2018 Venus Enters Virgo at 10:32 PM

Venus in Virgo is old school. Venus in Virgo is  critical. Venus in Virgo is nurturing. Venus in Virgo is observant. On Monday July 9, 2018, Venus enters Virgo and calls us to recognize the critic within us all. It asks us to evaluate what we need, what we dislike, and what we value. 

When Venus is in Virgo, our relationship to money is scrutinized. This transit is a great period to budget, plan, and address any small details. Use this period to review contracts, business plans, blueprints, and household budgets. 

If you are looking for ways to spruce up your home or romance, try an outdoor date and add fresh plants to any room. 

July 10, 2018  Jupiter stations direct in Scorpio at 11:59 AM

Jupiter, the planet of good luck and fortune, has been Retrograde in Scorpio since March 8. During this three month Retrograde period, financial tensions may have been high. Debt, descended income, low optimism, and delayed opportunities are key characteristics of this time.

When Jupiter stations direct, closed doors open, things get easier. Collectively we ride on a new wave. Collectively we all take big steps. But collectively this takes time. This takes patience. We are still unveiling. 

July 12, 2018 New Moon and Partial Solar Eclipse in Cancer at 10:48 PM

Sometimes in life we die. We drown in a sea of our own water. But sometimes we swim. We float above all that wishes to harm us, to sludge us down.

When the moon is new in Cancer, we are submerged in deep blue water. We cannot feel the bottom. We feel abandoned and unclean, grasping for confirmation. 

How do you feel right now? What is weighing you down? What is causing you to feel need? 

It's okay to give Self permission. To say that it's not okay. You do need more. You do want out. You can be in. 

July 19, 2018 First Quarter Moon in Libra at 3:52 PM

Today the moon is half lit in Libra. The First Quarter Moon is hope in the darkness. It is  energy that pulls us from the darkness of intentions newly planted. It is like fresh manure on crops and seeds sprouting under Cancer's new moon. Be slow to respond in chaos as relationship dynamics rise to the surface. What does Self need? What does compromise look like? Dance in your light and allow others to do the same. All will dissolve with time. 

July 26, 2018 Mercury stations Retrograde in Leo

On July 26, 2018 Mercury stations Retrograde in Leo. When Mercury is in Leo, our communications are enlightened. We speak with more intensity, passion, and drive.   Animated interactions can lead to tension, jealousy, and heated disputes. However, it also cultivates honest conversation as we are challenged into stronger versions of our cells.  

Mercury Retrograde is a great period to work on old web and writing projects. What did you leave astray? What tools do you have now to complete what you could not then?   

Do not waste this period in nostalgia and backward motion. Keep moving ahead at a consistency that feels good to you.  

July 27, 2018 Full Moon and Total Lunar Eclipse in Aquarius at 4:20 PM

 Illumination fuels us underneath the Aquarius Full Moon and Total Lunar Eclipse. Celestial portals are wide open as the sky fills with surges of radical compassion, frantic movement, and spontaneous organizing. We can expect serious shifts in our social, political, and global climates. Information surges as human beings huddle together in humanistic efforts. Now is the time for radical change. 

This eclipse screams no more lies and passive confrontations. Now is a time of direct submergion. A time that illuminates all the collective has to remember. Old lessons, deep lessons, unfolding lessons await us. The grid lives inside us. 

With this major planetary aspect occuring in the 11th house of Aquarius, our universal 11/2 master year is affected. Do not be a martyr during this time. Shine light on what you believe in, but do so in peace. Be mindful of the shifts and respect that some things just need time.