Why today’s full moon is asking you to celebrate instead of commiserate
The sky is falling! The sky is falling! Mercury is going retrograde today. What impending catastrophe is going to befall us now? Aren’t things already bad enough?
Tonight’s a double whammy, the full moon and Mercury reversing simultaneously. If there ever was a time to relinquish control, it’s now.
Let’s pause the doomsday astrology here for a sec. What if this Mercury retrograde were about to be the best three weeks of your entire life? What if tonight’s full moon actually helped you laser focus on everything you’re doing right?
This full moon is in Capricorn, and Mercury is spinning retrograde in Cancer — opposite signs on the zodiac wheel. Capricorn teaches us how to build a meaningful life in the outer world, while Cancer reminds us to nurture the inner one.
This is a good opportunity to free yourself from Mercury retrograde always being negative. Mercury’s not the bad guy. That’s just old superstition and self-fulfilling prophecies. Instead of panicking, let the backward motion open your mind and help you become more conscious. Putting Mercury in your rearview mirror can widen your field of vision.
I aspire to take each Mercury retrograde as a writing retreat. When Mercury reverses direction, it invites reflection, while it activates our right brains and our creative sides. What is your favorite artistic endeavor? Use this retrograde to go for it. Open the box and let yourself rip. Trust Capricorn’s full moon wisdom to guide your exploration. Let the Cancer Mercury and sun reinforce your ingenuity with motherly love.
What if you don’t fancy yourself a creative? I’ll bet you’re wrong. Your talent may emerge in unexpected ways, like your parenting style or an original flair given to your work. You may craft innovative ways to deal with your problems, inspiring your friends to rely on you for help. You might curate the best playlists or add just a touch of cumin to your egg salad, and everyone goes nuts for it.
You’re a human being, so by default, you’re creating your life whether you acknowledge yourself or not. Capricorn and Cancer see you.
Tonight’s full moon means it’s time to party. Like Kool & The Gang sang, “Let’s all celebrate and have a good time.” That’s exactly what our ancestors did. They’d share food, build a bonfire, make some music, and dance the night away. The current Stage-2 Fire Restrictions nix the bonfire, but the rest we can still pull off. “Celebrate good times, come on.”
Modern astrology focuses on purging what doesn’t serve you at the full moon. But that can wait until tomorrow, when the moon begins shedding its light. I think we accidentally turned a party into a self-help assignment. The full moon was meant for cutting loose. Let’s liberate ourselves and release the white-knuckled control — for one night.
What is something you can celebrate about yourself right now? Where could you give yourself a pat on the back? For twenty-four hours, could you stop obsessing about everything you do wrong and acknowledge one thing, however teeny tiny, that you got right?
I work with the full moon energy to applaud something about myself that I’m proud of. For the past month, I’ve stopped streaming TV shows and have read every night. That is gargantuan for me. I’ve been trying to make this change for years — dare I say decades? And I’ve done it! I’m really freaking proud of myself. I’ve read so many books over the past month, I feel like my mind is blowing up.
How can you lean into this full moon, the activated Capricorn and Cancer energies, and Mercury stationing retrograde to free yourself? You can come back to self-help and the grind of growth later in the week — like on the 4th of July, our nation’s 250th birthday. Turn your creative mind toward one minuscule thing we’ve done right as a country lately. What bright spot can you acknowledge amidst this five-alarm dumpster fire? Warning: you might have to enter the dream world of imaginary fireworks, rainbows, and unicorns.
Sheridan 💫
Moon Sisters Circle, Astrologer and Life Coach