Happy New Year! Full Moon in Cancer & Mercury Retrograde

Happy New Year everyone! It's been a minute since I've done a blog post (4 months...but who's counting?) This first full moon of 2023 promises to be an emotional one. It will be full at 16 degrees Cancer on January 6th at 6:30 EST. Opposite the full moon, we are also joined by Mercury, which is in retrograde, and will be causing some drama... as per usual.

The moon being full in its home sign of Cancer brings an emotional peak to the beginning of the New Year. As with any full moon, it's time to purge what no longer serves you. Cancer calls you to mother yourself and your emotions and really let them out. This emotional release will really kick off your resolutions (if you have any). When we let go of the things that are in our way we are opening our path to something even better. You can discover what area of your life this might show up in by looking at which houses your Sun and Moon sign fall in. Or in a Full Moon transit reading (shameless self-promo - I do birth chart and transit readings!).

Across from the Moon, we are greeted by the Sun and Mercury, which is about halfway through its retrograde in Capricorn. This energy is very diplomatic and realistic and will tell you how it is. During this transit remember that just because it's true, doesn't always mean you need to say it. Mercury in retrograde can bring about miscommunications and Full Moons make everyone crazy. With the heightened emotions with the Moon in its home sign and at its' brightest, we might be feeling a little petty or over-emotional, and end up saying something we might regret later.

Some great things we can do this Full Moon to get our emotions out in a healthy way are:

• making a home-cooked meal or just having a warm meal (maybe soup?)

• journalling

• taking a Full Moon ritual bath

• meditate

• cleanse your space

And finally, here are some card spreads for this Full Moon :)

If you made it this far...Thanks!