Tomorrow morning, we enter the Crescent phase. The Moon once again has light in the sky. We have a glimmer, perhaps, of what this lunar cycle holds for us. We begin to make choices about how to move toward our goals.
The Moon in early Cancer is 45º away from the Sun in late Taurus, but this Sun has company. Venus, Uranus, and Jupiter are all combust, hidden by the Sun’s rays.
The Uranus cazimi is May 13, during this Crescent phase. Jupiter’s cazimi is May 18, the First Quarter phase. The Venus cazimi will be June 4, just before the next New Moon.
For each planet, it’s a time of renewal and illumination. For us, though, the energy of each planet is hidden. Not gone, but subsumed into the greater power of the Sun.
The Cancerian Moon is separating from all four.
The Moon rules Cancer, the cardinal Water sign. Emotions run high, focused on those closest to us, the people we think of as family. Is everyone OK? Do we have what we need to survive, and also to thrive? Who needs to be cared for?
Mercury, now direct in Aries, has just left Chiron and currently conjunct Eris. These two represent our personal wounding (Chiron) and the wounds of the world (Eris). Mercury gives voice to all of that, in Aries-style language that is direct, forceful, and maybe cutting.
The Moon squares Mars, newly arrived in his home in Aries. After weeks in watery Pisces, Mars is more than ready to accelerate. Does this feel safe to the Moon in Cancer? Probably not.
Safety is a key concern. The Moon in Cancer wants to protect what is most dear. This feels challenging when everything seems to be undergoing radical change. Even the weather has been extreme and, in some places, very dangerous.
So what do we do? First, check in with how you actually feel.
Perhaps this Crescent Moon chart doesn’t interact much with your birth chart, and things are pretty normal, at least for now.
But if emotions, big or small, come up, let them. Watch them unfold. Which feeling or concern comes up first? What’s underneath that? And then underneath that?
All change is stressful. Unwelcome change is more so. Explore how you do feel, beyond how you think you ought to feel.
Check in with those around you and also, take care of yourself. What do you need? Find a way to give yourself some of that. Stay safe out there.
