Power in the Dark: (Another) Full Moon in Capricorn 2024

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Full Moon @ 29 degrees Capricorn 09'
July 21, 2024
6:17 AM PDT
3:17 AM EDT

July's Full Moon is the second to occur in Capricorn this year and it culminates at the tail end of Mars and Uranus' alignment in Taurus. Combined with the Full Moon's placement at 29 degrees and its conjunction with Pluto, there is some instability here, along with powerful intensity. 

A Full Moon aligned with Pluto can bring many previously subjugated, repressed, denied, or secretive elements out into the open. Known as the anaretic degree, the 29th degree of a sign symbolically suggests an "explosive" quality in which a major shift is about to take place, especially on the collective level. 

The combination of Capricorn and Pluto (in Aquarius) can suggest a transpersonal breakthrough, culmination, or achievement resulting from sustained and committed effort toward a larger cause or movement. Yet also, the shadow of this lunation can reveal hard truths or unacknowledged blind spots in relation to our objectives and ambitions in the world.

Neptune's sextile to the Full Moon suggests that opportunities for uncovering the truth and glimpsing behind the veil may be more easily accessible in the days around this lunation. Both personally and collectively, this Full Moon brings much into view, allowing us to clear the air and unload what we've been desiring to express. 

From a larger vantage point, this lunation can highlight seemingly subtle yet powerful transformations in life direction, career focus, and other future objectives. It can direct us to issues beyond our self-interest or shed more truthful light on the meaning and direction of our ambitions. Emerging signs and realizations should not be ignored. Pluto is powerful medicine, and it reflects a desire to understand better the root causes of our life circumstances and their broader spiritual context. 

Pushing Through the Fog: Full Moon in Capricorn 2024

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Full Moon @ 01 degrees Capricorn 07'
June 21, 2024
9:07 PM EDT 
6:07 PM PDT

June's Full Moon occurs in tropical Capricorn following the solstice and the Sun's ingress into Cancer. It highlights the cardinal axis and more specifically the Aries Point Axis (the first two degrees of cardinal signs and the last two degrees of mutable signs). It is also the first of two Capricorn Full Moons this year, with the following occurring at 29 degrees on July 21. 

The cardinal archetype is catalytic. This suggests a definite dynamism to this lunation that's helpful for pushing past certain boundaries and obstacles that have been difficult to breach (or that we've been too reluctant to go beyond). 

Capricorn is a pragmatic and often focused sign, and under this Full Moon, it can spotlight specific objectives and endpoints we've been trying to reach or accomplish. However, Neptune's square can show up as an unnerving lack of clarity, uncertainty, or confusion that can lead to distraction or disenchantment.

This Full Moon can bring about a brief but poignant reassessment of what we're ultimately aiming for or whether we have a clear and realistic strategy. It can represent the difficulty of articulating or grasping what does not yet have a definitive form. A dream, vision, or ideal can more harshly meet the limitations of the moment. 

Yet, a theme to consider over the next two years is that the greatest dreams that were realized were the result of a deep commitment to them. Faith is important, but more so is the consistent effort and unwavering support required to materialize what has never been realized. 

While this Full Moon can symbolize a breaking point that can deflate or collapse certain ideals, delusions, or unrealistic goals, it's also a landing point in a larger process that challenges us to keep pushing for clarity, understanding, and truth. Pushing reality's boundaries is never easy, but staying in the fog can be just as difficult.