Full Moon Cycle of Cancer

The overall theme or lesson of the Full Moon Cycle of Cancer is the bonds of family mother and child specifically but not exclusively. This deals with personal soul connections; the dedication and sacrifice persisting from one lifetime to the next to preserve life and family.

The Magician represents the first full moon cycle after Winter Solstice. The Winter Solstice or Yule is the cross-quarter day that signals the return of longer days in the Northern Hemisphere. The Winter Solstice is the day when Mother Earth gives birth to the Sun child. Many Solar Deities have their birthdays at this time. Hathor birthed the lion-maned Sphinx; Isis gave birth to Horus. Celtic goddess Rhiannon gave birth Pryderi (golden haired colt who was the Sun). The Persian solar/saviour god Mithra was said to have no mother born from a female rock December 25th and called “the unconquerable Sun" he was adopted by the Romans in 307 AD as the "Protector of the Empire”.

The Scarab eats dung and transforms the filth into fertile soil- it is but another mother's traditional job to clean and renew. This emphasizes the importance of Renewal and Rejuvenation Powers of life and of Birth. These powers are seen as the Mother bringing forth life from a dark womb. Birth is the magical event that transforms spirit into the material world. The magical newborn who is in tune with the universal energies at the moment of it's birth, is imprinted with his/her personal rules caught in this moment of birth for the rest of his /her life and documented in the natal chart ... read more ...