The July 2024 Full Moon in Capricorn will illuminate your limitations

There’s a full moon rising in grit and grind, try and light up the sign of Capricorn on Sunday, July 21st at 6:17am.

Each month, the moon moves through eight phases, cycling through energy and culminating in the full moon, our point of full brilliance and full release when we are meant to clear, roar, return to the sky—and to dare to hope the moonlight will light our way.

The full moon always shines in the sign opposite the sun. This week, this polarity falls on the Cancer/Capricorn axis. Known as the family axis, this polarity is home to the twin forces of intimacy and ambition.

In terms of archetypes, Cancer is the great, cosmic mother, in sync with the moon, drunk on tt nectar and sea spray, highly intuitive and hypersensitive to both beauty and brutality.

Capricorn, meanwhile, is the rough, tough love, black coffee, punishing standards, sugar-free daddy of the zodiac.

Both signs are concerned with security and investment, but their approaches differ greatly and oscillate between sources of unconditional and conditional love. Cancer rules the fourth house of home and descent, Capricorn the tenth house of calling and inheritance.

Capricorn finds its footing in form, and Cancer moves through feeling. Like the Cancer sun, Cap moon artist Edgar Degas humorously defends, “Only when he no longer knows what he is doing does the painter do good things.”

In this way, one of the main lessons of this month is that surrender (Cancer) can and should create strategy (Capricorn).

This message is especially powerful when you consider that this week’s full moon will be conjunct Pluto, the planet of power, death, depth, transformation and renewal. To see where and what you need to let go of so you can get to the proverbial good, look at the area of ​​your chart ruled by Capricorn.

What is a Buck Moon?

According to The Old Farmer’s Almanac, July’s full moon is known as the Buck Moon, an homage to the male deer whose antlers are in full growth during the deep heat of summer.

Bucks grow and shed their antlers each year, producing more elaborate sets over time. When the horns are fully grown, they harden into bone.

Buck Moon will be most visible on the night of July 20 and into the early morning hours of July 21

The Spiritual Meaning of the Buck Full Moon

Apart from camels sprouting their horns this time of year, nature is in a state of ripening, readiness and renewal.

Alaska Native tribes, including the Haida and Tlingit, refer to the July moon as the “Salmon Moon” as it marks the beginning of the chinook and steelhead runs when the fish flee the sea to return to their home rivers to spawn and to die.

This trajectory of return and purpose, home and destiny, beginning as ending, is an apt metaphor for the Cancer/Capricorn axis of this Full Moon here. In the words of Cancer Sun/Cap Moon poet Ingeborg Bachmann, “Even in capitulation, there is still hope, and this hope of human beings never ends, never will.”

Here is the cycle of struggle and sanctified strength through surrender.

Ivana Naskova, a psychic on the platform Nebula: Astrology & Psychic Readings for Relationships, offers her insight into what the moon holds for each zodiac sign. Read on to learn more.

Aries, this Moon is in your house of work and career. Your efforts and work will be rewarded. You are about to achieve something noteworthy in light of this munition.

Taurus, this Full Moon illuminates your 9th house, inviting you to embark on an exciting journey of self-discovery. Take this opportune moment to contemplate your personal development and progress, the sacred space between where you have been and where you are just beginning to dream of going.

This Full Moon graces your 8th house, Gemini, serving as a powerful reminder that death is the promise that makes life precious. Are you living your full expression? This is an opportune time to reassess your financial situation and consider making wise investments for the future.

The full moon hits your house of relationships, Cancer, offering clarity, inspiration and insight into your romantic endeavors and creative collaborations. If you can stay open and not shelled and closed, this period promises a lot of passion.

Happy almost birthday, Leo. This Full Moon activates your 6th house of service and ritual. You’ll feel a surge of inspiration and a strong pull to prioritize self-care and love, as well as literal and metaphorical exfoliation.

The party continues, Virgo. Your fifth house of flirtation and pleasure is brought to light by the Buck Moon. This munation encourages you to rely on the good times and a freer approach to your life path. Improvement is a worthy goal, but remember that perfection is the death of innovation.

Under the influence of this Moon, you may feel compelled to get closer to your loved ones, Libra. You tend to give the best of yourself to those beyond your inner circle, but the Buck Moon calls you to care for those closest to you. Additionally, there may be an exciting new addition to your family or an opportunity for a joyful family gathering.

The energy of this Moon is focused on your third house of communication, Scorpio, amplifying the power of your words. Now is the perfect time to express your thoughts and ideas. If you feel more confident, start with your pet or acquaintance and build your audience from there.

Note your Sagittarius notes, as the Full Moon graces your second house of finances. It presents an opportune moment to reassess your fiscal situation and set plans for the future in motion. Additionally, be open to the possibility of financial windfalls during this time.

This Full Moon spotlights your first house, Capricorn, drawing attention to your self-concept and the aspirational image of the person you’re striving to become. You can’t hide from this light, sea goat – this montage asks you to consider who you were before someone told you who you should be.

The Full Moon fully illuminates your twelfth house of hopes, dreams and self-sabotage, Aquarius. It’s okay if things seem unclear – it’s almost time to take good care of yourself and envision a path of new habits, rather than familiar relapses. New dreams require a renewed strategy.

With the Full Moon in your 11th house of community, you’ll radiate grandeur, Pisces. Embrace the ‘more the merrier’ ethos, spend money like you stole it and spend time with friends old and new. Joy for you is a shared experience.

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Astrologer Reda Wigle researches and reports irreverently on planetary configurations and their effect on each zodiac sign. Her horoscopes integrate history, poetry, pop culture and personal experience.