A second Full Moon in the sign of Capricorn unfolds on July 21st, at the 29th degree. This degree is known as 'Anaretic', symbolising the culmination of all the wisdom of whichever sign it falls into. Capricorn is already, in and of itself, the Archetype of Wisdom.
To understand this Full Moon, we need to recognise that the Cancer-Capricorn polarity concerns the balance between the private life, domesticity, the need for a home base, and nurturance (represented by Cancer) versus the public life, career, reputation, and accountability (represented by Capricorn). Attachments and love are ruled by Cancer, while achievements and rewards/punishments are ruled by Capricorn.
In some ways, this polarity deals with the balance between unconditional love and conditional love. Cancer encourages us to value our home base and our roots, while Capricorn persuades us to consider our sense of duty and responsibility along public or professional lines. While Cancer may be content to be dependent, Capricorn urges us to be grown-up and responsible.
Cancer represents the origin, and Capricorn represents the goal. Neglecting either end of the axis will surely backfire on us. Ideally, a balance should be found between the two energies, and this is what the Full Moon invites us to do.
The activation of the 29º: Breaking Point
The second Full Moon in Capricorn of 2024 happens on the last degree of the sign. The 29º degree of any sign, technically called the “anaretic degree”, represents a powerful point of the Zodiac wheel. When this point is activated by a transit or event, it indicates that we are about to complete a learning process, an evolutionary journey: it marks a time when issues often reach their breaking point and everything becomes more extreme.
The 29º of Capricorn corresponds to the Sabian Symbol for Capricorn 30, which is “a secret meeting of men responsible for executive decisions in world affairs”. The 29º is now being activated by both the Full Moon in Capricorn and Neptune in Pisces, which stationed retrograde, also on the anaretic degree, at the beginning of the month. The double activation of this point underlines the pervasive sense of instability and uncertainty, the feeling that we can’t go on as we have always done, and the sensation that something big is about to shift in an irreversible and drastic way.
The Second Full Moon in Capricorn
This Full Moon brings, for the second time, to fruition any undertakings along these lines that began in January of this year, with the New Moon in Capricorn. It’s a final curtain call, an invitation from the Universe to wrap up any unfinished business. Especially professional business. Business related to our calling. Or, what we thought was our calling but has perhaps either become redundant or needed to evolve. There's an element of letting go now, as well as of urgency. There’s a call for our focused attention as we bring to a close all that needs to be purged so that we can start afresh. What decisions need to be made now? How can we find a security that works for us, both in our personal lives and in our worldly environment? How can we get our emotional needs met while still honouring the responsibilities and duties that Capricorn always signifies?
When the Full Moon graces Capricorn, it brings a unique blend of energy that calls for introspection and transformation in the realm of ambition, societal roles, and personal responsibilities. The alignment prompts us to examine our professional lives and how our public persona aligns with our true selves. Since Capricorn is ruled by Saturn, known for its authoritative and disciplined qualities, there's an emphasis on structure, long-term goals, and an unyielding drive towards success.
The intensity of this lunar phase can be both powerful and challenging. On one hand, it provides a nurturing atmosphere to rigorously reassess career trajectories or personal projects requiring perseverance. Those wrestling with inner doubts about their life's direction may find clarity during this time as well as a fortitude to push through obstacles which have previously seemed insurmountable.
Yet there lies some challenge too; emotions might be meticulously analysed or even suppressed in favour of logic. Relationships may come under scrutiny as we weigh responsibility against individual desires. Capricorn urges us towards accountability requiring tangible results over mere aspirations—a period where dreams without actionable plans are likely questioned if not outright dismissed.
Being both grounding yet demanding bearers of truth the influence commands seriousness but doesn't lack warmth compassionately nudging you toward your highest potential acknowledging challenges while offering tools for lasting achievement. This potent mix makes the atmosphere ripe with opportunities allowing determined souls to sow seeds that blossom into substantial milestones further down their journey.
Key Astrological Aspects
Both the Sun and the Full Moon are squaring Chiron at 23º of Aries, about to station retrograde in just a few days. This T-square indicates an increase in feelings of inner tension and suggests a sense of urgency relative to dealing with unresolved wounds from our past that are holding us back in the present. The activation of Chiron, a celestial body connected with the archetype of the wounded healer, our deepest vulnerabilities, and feelings of rejection and non-belonging, is another indicator of the necessity to take care of unprocessed emotional pain from our past. This configuration reminds us that we have the right to exist, we have the right to have needs, and we are worthy of being fully seen.
The Full Moon is forming a sextile to Neptune in Pisces. This alignment supports our capacity to set boundaries that honour our sensitivity and reminds us of the importance of being compassionate with both ourselves and others.
The Capricorn Full Moon also trines Uranus at 27º of Taurus. This aspect adds more dynamism to the current planetary configuration, supports our willingness to make changes and explore new solutions to the issues we are facing, and inspires us to assert ourselves and share our needs and desires from a vulnerable and grounded place.
Saturn’s Role
Saturn is the planetary ruler of the Capricorn Full Moon and his condition gives us more information about the energy of this event. Now in Pisces and in retrograde motion, Saturn is slowly moving toward a square with Jupiter in Gemini, which is going to be exact in August. Saturn’s condition can be an invitation to recognise where we might have built something based on an illusion or a delusion, on faulty foundations. It can be an invitation to reflect on whether we may be stuck in fantasy or avoiding responsibility, expecting that we will be magically provided with what we desire yet unwilling to do the mundane, necessary, unglamorous work to bring our dreams and visions into the material reality. For some of us, this Capricorn Full Moon could bring a painful but needed reality check. If this is the case, we have to make sure we are taking time to feel our pain, taking time to grieve our losses, even when we are only losing a fantasy we have projected meaning upon.
Special Relevance
The Capricorn Full Moon is especially relevant for those of us born with planets in the late degrees of Cardinal signs (Aries, Cancer, Libra, Capricorn). This event offers them opportunities to recognise the deeper lessons behind repetitive cycles and patterns they continuously get caught in, bringing the spotlight on unprocessed past pain that needs their presence and attention.
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