Each new and full moon, our resident moon mystic, Rachael Cohen of Our Infinite Nature, shares her visions for the energy of the moon phase ahead. Read on for her forecast for this upcoming New Moon in Capricorn on Monday, January 13, 2025, plus a free Moon Magic guide!
Full Moon in Cancer: Trust Our Righteous Rage
Hi friends,
Well here we are, smack dab in the middle of the first month of the year, with many of us starting out this year feeling totally unsure of who to trust. With safety and trust being core values for Cancer energy, this sense of who to trust is a big theme for the Cancer full Moon on January 13th 2025. And that's because this Cancer Full Moon wants to help us learn to trust ourselves and our emotions, especially those that society deem unacceptable, like rage (which we may be feeling particularly strongly due to Mars retrograde in Cancer…more on that below).
Despite Cancer's moody reputation, the extra emotive energies of the Cancer Full Moon aren't meant to keep us spiraling in fear or rage spirals. It's just the opposite actually! The Cancer Full Moon wants to help us illuminate where we are feeling distrustful, disempowered and rage-filled in our lives, in order to help us create and maintain more empowered and embodied boundaries and transformations.
Cancer energy calls us to honor the sanctity of our inner worlds, yet this lunation's intensity is heightened by cosmic shifts that challenge us to sit with the discomfort of certain emotions, like righteous rage—not to suppress them, but to trust them as a sacred compass to your empowerment.
How to Work with the Full Moon in Cancer
1. Sacred Expression: Write a letter to your righteous rage. Let your emotions flow uncensored onto the page. Honor them as valid and necessary.
2. Somatic Rage Ritual: Allow yourself to move with the rage that may be buried deep inside (music can help with this!). Get on your bed and surround yourself with soft pillows. Find any position that works for you and let yourself move with the rage by punching the mattress or the pillows, squeezing and pulling at the bedding and/or screaming into a pillow. You can also lie on the bed and kick your feet and flail your arms like a toddler’s temper tantrum as well.
2. Water Ceremony: Cancer’s energy is deeply tied to water. Make some Full Moon water (we’ve got a video on this in the Intuitive Moon Community). Prepare a cleansing bath or meditate near a body of water. Whatever type of water ceremony you create, visualize the waters washing away what no longer serves you, leaving you with clarity and strength.
3. Boundaries Reclaimed: Reflect on where your boundaries are asking to be reaffirmed, or created. Remember that boundaries are not rules or limits we set upon others, but rather those that we set upon ourselves.
4. Dream Journaling: With the North Node in Pisces, you may find it beneficial to connect with your higher vision through your dream world. Keep a small journal near your bed so that you can take note of your dreams right as you wake and can still remember them. Journal over the next month and reflect on any patterns within your dreams at the next full Moon (the Leo Full Moon on 2.12.25).
Free Gift for Moon Lovers!
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✨ The astronomical and metaphysical properties of each moon phase.
✨ Practical tips and rituals for embracing the transformative energy of each lunation.
✨ Spiritual tools, including plant and crystal allies, to amplify your intentions.
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About the Author
Rachael Cohen is a spiritual guide, soul purpose coach, space holder, Nature connector, intuitive activator, energy transformer, nurturer, and teacher. She is also the author of three spiritual guidebooks: Infinite Succulent: Miniature Living Art to Keep or Share, Everyday Plant Magic and Self-Care for Eco-Anxiety. Join Rachael's Intuitive Moon Community, read her moon blog forecast and explore her services at Our Infinite Nature.