The Full Moon in Cancer-Capricorn in July 2015 Pt. 2 – Sabian Symbols Showing The Light of Perfecting Skills Expressed As Cooperative Nurture

by Robert Wilkinson

This initiating, transforming, purifying, and sensitive Full Moon at 10 Cancer-Capricorn will bring a powerful transformational energy into motion, with an extremely heavy vibe to the atmosphere! This one helps us show what we know, and allows our emotional and social skills to be perfected in the doing. Here we take the honesty we've learned and demonstrated since the New Moon and find flexible ways to express it, or deal with the consequences of that honesty.

At a Full Moon, that which has opened since the previous New Moon surfaces in a public form, and heads toward the culmination and fruition symbolized by the second half of any cycle. First half, birth into form and field. Second half, culmination and completion of the purpose of that cycle.

That’s why it’s important to regard the New and Full Moon charts as “God’s Footprints in Time,” since one follows the other in an unending sequence of births of newer and newer seeds. The New Moons show us the seeds that will flourish under the reflected light of the Full Moon.

Full Moons heighten feelings, due to the opposition of the Moon and the Sun. This particular Lunation is very intense, due to the Sun and Mars in Cancer in opposition to the Moon and Pluto in Capricorn.

While the Sun shows “enlightened care” in Cancer, and wants to provide nourishment, Mars tends to be defensive in Cancer, both nurturing but wary of potential attacks. Pluto in Capricorn is a factor in the hard, relentless quality of our times, and the Moon does not feel comfortable in Capricorn, since it is the sign opposite the one it rules.

So we have 4 oppositional energies in play, and two of the players are in signs disharmonious to their natures. Mars is exalted and finds its grounds for greatest growth in precise, organized, and efficient Capricorn. Mars in its “fall” in Cancer can be too restless and insecure, and tends to hesitate when it needs to act. On the other hand, it is good for “active protection” and can assert energy to self-nurture and care for those it’s close to.

The Moon loves the tenderness and protection of Cancer, its home sign. It does not like the relentless practicality and discipline of Capricorn, the sign of its exile. Add the extreme “underworld” quality of Pluto, and the Moon is bound to get jittery! "Be strong and flexible in the face of stressful situations" could be a useful Koan. For now, tenderness and a degree of sensitivity are the means to the end, and allow the past to feed the future.

There are mitigating aspects that can help ease the tension and allow for ways to use the oppositional “headwinds” to achieve forward motion and progress which I’ll cover in part 3. This Full Moon completes many months of no additional oppositions to the Sun and Moon, and begins a string of various additional oppositions off and on for many months.

Dispositors - What's the Backdrop to the Energies?

The Moon is in Capricorn, making Saturn the ruler in worldly affairs, and Uranus the ruler in spiritual matters. Saturn is in Scorpio, and is ruled by Mars in Cancer, itself ruled by the Moon. That makes Water (feelings) important in how the Moon expresses itself.

Because the Moon and Pluto are in Earth, and both are heavily influenced by their “chain of dispositors” in Water, keep in mind that Earth plus Water equals either mud or bricks, depending on how you work with the material. So while some will find a sensitivity as they organize things so they further an “enlightened self-interest,” others will find themselves “stuck in the mud” of defensive calculations.

The Sun is in Cancer, making the Moon its ruler. The Moon is in Capricorn, and I described its dispositors above. As both Mars and Pluto rule Saturn in Scorpio, and both are in signs affecting and affected by the Moon, that makes the Moon in Capricorn very powerful, despite the overall lack of aspects to the Moon in this chart.

That will probably yield an “orphaning” of the Moon, since it stands alone, influenced and influencing within a closed circuit of oppositional energies. Despite the lack of aspects, we can still use Saturn to provide relief from the relentless pressure because it’s on a degree of finding and using “pressure release” techniques that are safe for both individuals and society.

Because Mercury is in its home sign of Gemini, and Neptune is in its home sign of Pisces, the chain of dispositors listed above is not the sole governing energy of the chart. You can find out more about dispositors in general, final dispositors, and mutual reception by going to Astrology Class – What Is A Dispositor and What Is Mutual Reception Between Two Planets?

The Sabian Symbols for the Full Moon

This Full Moon falls at 10 Cancer-Capricorn. It is said that the first third (decan) of any sign deals with the actional, physical, and material levels of life, and as the Lunation is in the first decan of those signs, invokes a sub-influence of Cancer and Capricorn.

Since the Moon always focuses the light of the Sun in specific forms, the degree symbols for both are important. The Sun degree is the illumination or enlightenment of the Lunation, whereas the Moon shows us the potential forms that enlightenment will take. Though I’ve given you a sense of what this is about up to now, here’s where we go into detail.

The Solar degree symbol for the 10th degree of Cancer is "A large diamond not completely cut." According to Rudhyar’s notes from the Jones class, this degree is one of "Spiritual fulfillment or the acme of civilized being," and "Actualization of potentialities and outpressing of real selfhood."

In the Mandala he says this degree is about "the arduous training for perfection in order to fully manifest an ideal," where we are "dealing with evolution of consciousness and of personality at a preliminary stage." Here is understanding with a lot of work still to be done in crafting the conscious mind. We are told this operation will result in something of "social value," and he suggests "Craftsmanship" as a keyword.

This is a culminating degree where we complete some social or emotional "crafting," and brought a decision to completion involving giving up the lesser so the greater could have life and substance. This culminates the dance between the visible and invisible, patterns we’ve imitated, and our search for "elementary understanding.” Rudhyar says it falls in the span of Expansion, the Process of Individualization, Act of Stabilization, and the Scene of Decision on the Emotional-cultural level.

According to Dr. Jones, creator of the Sabian Symbols, this degree relates to self-justification in a cultural setup, and how our reality depends on our "arts and skills" to build and/or sustain values and their promise. Here we "expand dimensions of significance" to make progress.

He states that here our "pilgrimage through the lower places of being is revealed as a continual service to higher meanings" though which we know ourselves. He offers us the keyword LATENCY, and says that when positive, this degree "is an effective gift for dramatizing the potentialities of everything at hand."

So the Light of this Full Moon will help us craft what is latent into forms that have social value, and refine the base into the sublime. Here we can show our skill and artistry to create something of value that can help us see the promise of something. We can then express our "true selfhood" in a valued form, showing us one of our "paths to perfection" related to our "acme of civilized living."

The Lunar degree symbol for the 10th degree of Capricorn is “An albatross feeding from the hand.” According to Rudhyar’s notes from the Marc Jones class, this degree is one of "overcoming of instinctive fears through gentle persuasion,” “kindly conquest,” “culture of spiritual values,” and “harmlessness.”

He goes on to say in The Astrological Mandala that this refers to “the overcoming of fear and its rewards,” where demonstrating harmlessness offers opportunities to generate respect and understanding. He states that love and compassion can bring disparate people and energies together, and this is a symbol of the “ideal of peace and happiness,” as well as “harmlessness and compassion,” can generate trust. Rudhyar says it falls in the span of Illusiveness, the Process of Collectivization, Act of Capitalization, and the Scene of Crystallization on Emotional-Cultural level.

Dr. Marc Edmund Jones, creator of the Sabian Symbols, says this is a degree of a practical self-justification, and our “complete dependence on the co-operation of the world at large” to actualize our experience. He states we must “take the initiative in meeting the needs of others if (we are) to expect them to stir appreciably and similarly in (our) own behalf.

He goes on to say “if (we) reap in life (we) must sow abundantly, and (we) establish ourselves as (we) expend ourselves” leading others to be encouraged to do the same. He says the keyword is NURTURE, and when positive, this degree is “unusual success in dramatizing the potentialities of human nature and its ramifying achievements.”

So the Moon in this Lunation is on a degree of getting beyond fear, and trying to generate good will to and from others. Of course, being conjunct Pluto, it also introduces a note of tender care, responsibility, and self-regeneration within extraordinary and possibly extreme conditions. Again, when things get more rigid or binding, flexibility will be helpful.

TransPluto, Divine Mother, Neptune, and the Polarization in the Collective Atmosphere

In the Full Moon charts of 2009-2012, Neptune was in a very close opposition to TransPluto, the planet symbolizing Divine Mother Energy. That’s a major factor in why things became so polarized during those years, teaching humanity compassion and the need for Viveka, or Divine Discrimination. This has offered all of us opportunities to join together in the Great Mother and realize our interrelatedness on a feeling level with All-That-Is.

The energies of Divine Mother will only grow stronger throughout this century, and these will be demonstrated each time the planets make significant aspects to TransPluto. In this chart TransPluto is direct at 1 Virgo, showing us the long term future of humanity.

The Divine Redeemer is showing us ways to demonstrate a higher and broader level of discernment through understanding the place and function of individual differences. This is another set of lessons related to the period it occupied the first degree of Virgo in October 2011 through October 2014, after which it moved to 2 Virgo.

In terms of the larger Era, we’ve now ended the TransPluto (Percephone, Parvati) in Leo era that we knew from September 20, 1935 through July 4, 2014. The transition period where this planet danced at the last degree of Leo and first two degrees of Virgo began October 2011 and ended July 2014.

On July 4, 2014, TransPluto left Leo for many centuries, and entered into Virgo for the next century. It made it to 2 Virgo on October 16, 2014, where it eventually went stationary retrograde. That degree is one of humanity experiencing “a liberating ordeal.”

Because it’s Divine Mother, I would think that would mean we all will be tested to allow compassion and understanding to come forth as humanity stands at the crossroads of time.

In this chart it’s at 1 Virgo, the degree where it went stationary direct on May 16-17. It is now completing our 2015 experience of 1 Virgo through early September when it returns to its previous SRX degree, the “liberating ordeal” of 2 Virgo. Since 1 and 2 Virgo will dominate the landscape through October 2017, any study given to this degree span will be helpful in navigating the next 28 months.

So we’ve officially entered a different Spiritual Era that will last through July 2107, when it leaves Virgo for good and re-enters Libra for the first time in many centuries, also after a few years of dancing on the cusp of Virgo and Libra. If you want to know more, please revisit the article Astrology in the Age of Aquarius - Transpluto, a.k.a Divine Mother, Parvati, and Percephone, Just Left Leo and Entered Virgo

As the Lunation articles have grown to impossible lengths, this closes part 2 on this Full Moon. Part 3 will cover important chart factors, aspects, configurations and more, which I'll give you soon.

© Copyright 2015 Robert Wilkinson

Comments

[nancy]

Much in sync with this. Very articulate and understanding. Appreciated. Its conjunct my natal Capricorn moon, give take a degree or two.

[caliban]

Conjunct natal cancer moon. Does that make it a new moon full moon/full moon new moon.

[sw]

Physically, this full moon was stunning. It was the most beautiful shade of orange. Almost looked like an autumn moon.

[Nic]

Very interesting when considering World Events: Ukraine, Islamic State, the European (Greece) situation, Civil Rights.... Right Human Relationships...
"So the Moon in this Lunation is on a degree of getting beyond fear, and trying to generate good will to and from others. Of course, being conjunct Pluto, it also introduces a note of tender care, responsibility, and self-regeneration within extraordinary and possibly extreme conditions. Again, when things get more rigid or binding, flexibility will be helpful."
There is a plan of action on a higher level to get things moving at a better - higher level for humanity.
Thanks and blessings be.

[ss]

Robert, I'm feeling the need to be the bigger person and write simple letters w/love from my heart to the few friends and family members who have betrayed us. Would this be a good time since we are in a different spiritual era? Thank you!

[Robert]

Hi all - This has been a fairly dramatic Full Moon, and a great light show to boot.

Hi Nic - This Moon is on the same degree where Pluto danced for about 2 years when much of the current world mess was gestating or being born.

Hi ss - Well, it's always a good time to reach out to others, as long as we don't expect anything in return. And realize they may not take it in the spirit in which you intend it. You may get a good response. You may get no response. You may get a very ugly response. Sometimes I've found that the best resolution to interpersonal issues is much distance between the two.

NEVER trust betrayers with what you hold precious. There is a big difference between productive speaking "truth to power" with compassion and strength and unnecessarily jeopardizing one's peace of mind. It must be done with no attachment whatsoever. And preferably it doesn't open the door to a betrayer believing you are welcoming them back in to betray again.

[Diane]

"NEVER trust betrayers with what you hold precious. There is a big difference between productive speaking "truth to power" with compassion and strength and unnecessarily jeopardizing one's peace of mind. It must be done with no attachment whatsoever. And preferably it doesn't open the door to a betrayer believing you are welcoming them back in to betray again."
SS,thank you for your question to Robert, since I was very cautiously leaning towards doing this same thing myself, but after reading your response Robert, I realize that for me, it's not in my best interests to go there.

[Robert]

Hi Diane - I understand the power of forgiveness and making amends. The point of these exercises is to free us from being attached to the unresolved tension and/or hurt from our past. But a problem arises when we are attached in any way to someone else's responses. We may be in a state of forgiveness, understanding, and so forth, but often forget the causes of the problem to begin with, which usually involved us hitting our limit with another and having to walk away rather than get entangled in strong and nonproductive emotions and words.

A year ago I wrote an article about the Spiritual Warrior for exactly the reasons I write this now. I received a letter from someone who had grievously wounded me some years before for no reason except their own mean, thoughtless behavior. The letter seemed to be a tentative peace offering that could have opened up a dialog.

I took it in that spirit, and rather than rehash the wrongs that had been done, just asked one simple question about why they felt the way they did. That created a meltdown of epic proportions on the other's part, and triggered a series of lies and assertions that let me know we were done forever, and there was no point whatsoever in trying to communicate anything. Some situations are truly circumstances where "the moving finger writes, and having writ, moves on...." So I take the words to heart of another great writer, "I just roll with the flow, wherever it goes, and it's a rolling out of here..."

[Nic]

Thanks for the comment Robert.
The Moon in the same degree where Pluto danced two years ago were this mess was being born. How interesting, it seems a cycle has been completed in some way and therefore this is a time to move on and forward form that gestalt into the new. It won't be easy but worth it. At any rate it has to be done, it needs to be done, so lets do it as best we can.

[ss]

Wow! Thank you Robert for your time w/this. I am a very intuitive person, especially with people. I've been feeling very strange lately and pulled in a direction that feels much bigger than myself and I don't quite understand it. My intent was only to let my mother-in-law who is (85) know that she is still loved. Nothing more as I honestly didn't want a response. I have a habit of remembering the good times long ago, way before the betrayal.

After thinking about the betrayal by mother & sibling only 3 yrs. ago, as well as the extremely ugly letters from the inside, and the horrific outcome it had, I am starting to think "why w/I want to do this". My reason, because I still feel love in my heart and that's all I know, however; I'm having to really re-think this going by your response which I so much appreciate! I truly was only thinking about her age and also because there will be the next set of consequences that will arise when she passes. My husband ended up in the hospital from the shock of all the lies and it literally changed him forever.

The few people I've told in detail about this story simply cannot relate to it. Families are not this brutal and cold is the usual response. I have spent hours trying to find anyone that has gone through a similar betrayal remotely close to ours but there's not a soul out there. I wish there was someone who could help so that I would stop wanting to reach out to people that aren't from the same spiritual aura as mine. Thanks again Robert, so grateful.

[Beyond]

Thank you everyone for your questions and comments, and Robert for your responses. Although the details of what I've been dealing with are different, these comments really clarified a lot for me. And yes, Robert, thanks for reminding us that its possible to be a place of love forgiveness and still keep our boundaries with betrayers.

Overall I felt like I had a breakthrough with this moon, but not in a "clarity of insight" kind of way. I just feel like I'm finally spinning up my engines after years of stuckness in my pain. I'm realizing I still have my pain, but am gradually letting that dissipate while I continue to power up.

And it was an amazing light show. :)

[Robert]

ss - Yes, families can be that "brutal and cold." You bet they can. I know of more than a few who have been stunned by the cruelty and viciousness of family attacks. It is a huge shock to the ego, since ego wants to believe the family of origin loves us and cares for us and blablabla. To quote an old song, "It ain't necessarily so."

Having been betrayed in impossible ways by more than one in my family of origin, and having had many come to me with similar experiences, I can only say you're SO "not alone" here. There are many of us "souls out there" who have gone through it, and have learned that as much as we may love the junkyard dog, if we extend our hand to it, even to pet it, we're more likely to have it shredded by teeth than receive a loving nudge.

Soul groups are forged by our treatment of each other here on Earth. While we are supposed to learn loving-kindness, compassion, and forbearance toward those who are not these qualities, we also are learning not to treat cheaply what we hold precious, and learning not to allow liars and betrayers to seduce us into believing they care for us in the slightest, or are in any way safe to trust. If we do, don't be surprised if they let the barbarians through the back gate some night waking up to find yourself in a world of hurt.

[ss]

Well, you made me cry (grateful tears) :-). Thank you from the bottom of my heart as you have no idea how much your words mean to my husband and I! I'm so sorry you've had to deal with similar pain. Being purposely hurt by family is about the worst pain imaginable.

Your timing was unbelievable Why.. because I read it the same time I found out the truth about the betrayal! $5M dollars was hidden in Switzerland since the fathers death and they didn't want my husband to find out. Robert, I know you didn't say this, however; you helped make me realize that reaching out might not the best thing. They spent many, many, years planning this betrayal so why would I want to try and make them understand what love really is. They haven't any morals or integrity and seem to be so blinded by money they can't see anything else. :-( Thank you again for helping us get through this loss of family.

[H]

Hi Robert & All, once again thank you Robert for the moon articles, I feel the moon cycle fairly strongly possibly due to Cancer rising? On that note, in your opinion would a Cancer asc. potentially 'feel' the transits quite strongly that the progressed moon makes on it's travels?
Thanks to all shared in the comment stream - very helpful, though 'betrayals' occurred out with family, a lot of the above has helped in regards to 'letting go of guilt' at decisions Not to try & reach out to 'fix' things... just leaving them be....A new lesson/approach for a somewhat compulsive 'fixer' !!!
Love to All of this community whom form a supportive Soul Group, Namaste