Moonscape ❭●❬ Cancer Moon

Waning Crescent Moon in Cancer · Sun in Leo

In a quiet moment beside the fire we turn our attention toward the inner life that each of us possesses. When we are home we set aside our professional responsibilities and consider the feelings that occupy our personal attention. As we listen carefully to ourselves we recognise concerns that deserve a closer look.

On this Cancer Moon we examine the waning period and place our attention on release and completion. In our conversations we recognise tenderness and uncertainty while we continue giving attention to creative projects. While we gather with companions we listen closely to our feelings and choose how we respond to one another.

By examining the complete field we recognise tensions around home relationships and familiar exchanges. During these encounters we recognise repeated patterns when another responds in an old familiar way. From that recognition we decide how we wish to participate in the exchange.

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♈︎ Aries | March 21 – April 19

A Borrowed Uniform

In public you notice the differences between the responsibilities attached to your recognised roles and your private convictions. At this point you examine the promises and expectations connected with the projects bearing your name. By considering each responsibility separately you decide which actions accurately represent the principles you follow. Of the many deliberate choices Dharma describes right action grounded in principles that you consciously accept.

In public life you choose actions that accurately represent your convictions.

♉︎ Taurus | April 20 – May 20

Wisdom Shared

With another you recognise distress because your own experience gives you knowledge of similar pain. As you listen you recognise tenderness in your response and consider what your experience allows you to contribute. From that understanding you choose words that acknowledge the distress before you and offer the knowledge you possess. In this exchange Parrhesia describes the courage you practise when you speak an honest truth with care.

With another you share honest knowledge drawn from your own experience.

♊︎ Gemini | May 21 – June 20

Banked Embers

At home you give yourself enough privacy to consider the thoughts that occupy your inner life. While you sit quietly you examine dreams and memories and unfinished questions that continue to hold your attention. Through contemplation you recognise which concerns require further thought and which conclusions you presently accept. In this private interior Batin describes the part of your inner life that you reserve for your own contemplation.

At home you give private concerns the attention they presently require.

♋︎ Cancer | June 21 – July 22

Bone Knowing

As you observe yourself you recognise a feeling that still requires an exact name. Through attention to your breath and posture and voice you gather information about the emotion you experience. When you also recognise an intuition you examine the facts available to you and keep your attention on what you actually know. In this instinctive awareness Hara describes the centre from which you recognise information while you continue your conscious examination.

By observing yourself you give instinctive knowledge your conscious attention.

♌︎ Leo | July 23 – August 22

Winter Stores

At home you count the food and money and tools and savings available for your material needs. Through an exact inventory you replace general impressions with information you can use when you make practical decisions. As you examine each resource separately you determine which provisions require your attention and which provisions meet your present needs. In this reckoning Dostoinstvo describes the dignity you recognise in yourself while you manage your material circumstances.

At home you examine the resources that support your material security.

♍︎ Virgo | August 23 – September 22

Timely Opening

When you speak with another you listen closely to the words you exchange and consider the meaning each of you intends. As the conversation continues you recognise whether understanding exists between you and decide how you wish to respond. At an appropriate point you choose language that states your concern while respecting the one who receives it. In this deliberate timing Kairos describes the opportunity you recognise when you choose the moment for an important conversation.

When you speak you choose words that another can understand.

♎︎ Libra | September 23 – October 22

Waiting Coat

At home you recognise a desire that requires consideration alongside your responsibilities and intimate relationships. While you examine that desire you identify what you want and consider the actions required to pursue it. Through attention to your existing commitments you decide how much room you wish to give that desire within your private life. In this relationship to place Heimat describes the belonging you recognise through the home and relationships you value.

At home you consider desire alongside the commitments you value.

♏︎ Scorpio | October 23 – November 21

Wheel Turned

While you create you examine the material beneath your hands and consider the form you intend to make. Through repeated practice you develop skills that help you recognise where your work requires another adjustment. At each stage you examine proportion and texture and construction before your hands make the change you select. In this practice Techne describes the knowledge you develop when you repeatedly work with particular materials.

While you create you use practised knowledge to direct your hands.

♐︎ Sagittarius | November 22 – December 21

Workshop Sweep

As you attend to ordinary responsibilities you prepare food and keep appointments and complete the work that supports your existing plans. Through steady attention you give each responsibility the effort required for its completion. When you finish one task you put away the materials you use and direct your attention toward another responsibility. In this persistence Ganbaru describes the determination you practise when you continue work that requires your attention.

As you work you give practical responsibilities your sustained attention.

♑︎ Capricorn | December 22 – January 19

Familiar Echo

When another repeats familiar words you recognise an exchange that occurs regularly within your relationship. Through careful attention you identify your own response and consider how both of you participate in the pattern. At this recognition you choose the words and actions you contribute to the present conversation. In repeated experience Samsara describes recurrence that you recognise when both of you repeat a familiar exchange.

When you recognise a familiar exchange you choose your present response.

♒︎ Aquarius | January 20 – February 18

Sealed Strongbox

When another trusts you with private information you understand the confidence placed in your care. Through respect for that confidence you keep the information among those who properly share it. With shared money and debts and agreements you discuss each concern with those directly involved in the matter. In this private exchange Kenosis describes the room you consciously make for another when you listen carefully to what she tells you.

When another trusts you with information you respect her confidence.

♓︎ Pisces | February 19 – March 20

Compass Shift

As you examine your beliefs you consider the experiences that contribute to your present understanding. Through careful recollection you identify what you observe and separate those observations from the conclusions you draw. When you reconsider those conclusions you decide which beliefs accurately represent the knowledge you presently possess. In this examination Viveka describes the discernment you practise when you distinguish observation from interpretation.

As you examine your beliefs you choose conclusions supported by knowledge.

Closing Reflection

In these twelve addresses we examine the concerns that receive our attention during this Cancer Moon. Through careful observation we consider our responsibilities and companionship and privacy and resources and relationships within the lives we actually live. As we recognise our own circumstances we decide what meaning the evidence holds for us.

By the fire we keep our attention on what we recognise within ourselves. With one another we share what we know while each of us retains authority over the choices we make in our own lives.

Blessed Be.