Full Moon in Capricorn: stop performing, stop slaving, start living.

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A radiant full moon lights up our sky on 10/11 July in the sign of Capricorn. Capricorn is ruled by Saturn, and hence carries its qualities of ambition, hardwork and deep commitment. Capricorn knows how to climb the ladder. So far we have lived in the age of Capricorn which our capitalist society mirrors precisely.

The full moon at 18 degree Capricorn opposes Sun in Cancer (that’s how full moons become full moons when they oppose the sun) and is sextiling north node in Pisces and trining Mars in Virgo. Both are determinants of how this full moon is aligning us to our masculine body preparing us for forward momentum and aligned actions in tune with our destiny.

It is impacting all of us in some way because we do have Capricorn somewhere in our chart (find out where do you have it by generating a free natal chart here at astro.com) but is impacting four signs the most - Aries, Capricorn, Libra and Cancer. If you have points and placements, the full moon may be extra loud for you right now. Take a nap, ground and don’t make decisions in haste. Capricorn is wise, steady and consistent.

I started this article by writing - Capricorn knows how to climb the ladder.

This full moon is two things - either a celebration of that ladder, or eliminating the ladder altogether.

Let’s talk about the first. Celebration.

If you have been working hard on something, it’s time to take a pause, breathe, look back and calculate how far you’ve come. Capricorn energy is super-ambitious but sometimes it can get too hard on itself. So celebrate how far you’ve come, because yes, you have, especially from January this year. Write down baby milestones of growth and evolution - even when your mind is screaming you are not where you ‘thought’ you’d be. Again, this growth can be in any area of your life, not necessarily work as Capricorn and our capitalist world suggests. Where have you stay committed in spite of the obstacles? Where have you proven your loyalty to a point of no return? It’s time to ‘see’ yourself, and to whisper, ‘you did it’ before anyone else does. Maybe some of us need to stop preparing ourselves for more struggle and more hardships in this area of our lives and for once melt down our resistance to receive what we are worthy and deserving of. Maybe, some of us need to let go of those spiralling voices that tell us we are not enough and we will never be - heck I am.

Where are you not acknowledging your fight and commitment? Why are you expecting more struggles? What is left to be proven anymore? What can happen if you let go of expecting struggles in this area of your life?

Second, eliminating the ladder altogether.

I know this is my Uranus in Capricorn speaking, but listen. Certain systems are outdated. Certain sticks of measurement are equally outdated. Stop measuring your growth in those outdated ways. If something is not fitting in, it doesn't have to. Maybe it’s not you, it’s the system. It’s that ladder. And hey, this full moon is saying, get rid of it. Systems are suppose to make our life easier. When they don’t, we replace them. We don’t squish ourselves to fit in them. We don’t suffocate ourselves to do it their way. We don’t force ourselves to make it happen. We innovate, invent and create something new to hold our new, evolved version. If you need more rest, it doesn’t mean you are broken. It means the system that was supposed to support you has broken down. If you need more joy, it doesn’t mean you are selfish. It means the system that was suppose to support your joy has been extracting from you.

What ladders are you forcing yourself to climb? What race are you running that you nomore want to? Where are you pushing even when your body is clearly saying NO?

Where do you have Capricorn in your natal chart?

What planets are natally placed here?

My reflections with this full moon

I have Capricorn 5th house with Uranus and Neptune conjunction in it.

For me, this full moon is a bit of both.

I have really struggled in my relationship with love - as anybody would with a house of romance associated with Saturn or Capricorn. The past few years, my heart almost gave up on love. I was convinced it would never happen for me. I also realized how I had been very subconsciously preparing myself to be by myself all my life. A part of has been proud of my journey, my struggles and my commitment. And another part of me has ached and longed for love equally. Both have been sacred, pure and private - have you seen me ever talk about it ha! And yet, this full moon has been asking me to let go of all the illusions and hurts that kept me away from believing that I can be loved for who I am instead of always for what can I do for them and how can I be useful to them. In fact this a pattern that I am SO hot to leave behind in all my connections, including friendships. Guess what, actually, I had a lucky glimpse of it this morning and my whole body was like… MORE OF THIS!!!!!!

Another piece that has landed for me is about making space for joy, leisure and romance in my life - even the one that is unproductive. When you start making money from your creativity, it becomes hard to remember that your creativity deserves to exist just because. When you start monetizing your instagram presence, you forget that your ‘free time’ is free to be utilized in whichever way you desire to, not necessarily to film a BTS or click pictures that fit in your aesthetic. The performance piece is definitely something that is showing up for my masculine energy and I am trying to untangle it as much as I can. Not creating on Instagram and instead start a podcast to channel my intuitive downloads is an attempt to do that. Sitting in the rain yesterday on cold, green grass staring at those dark, grey and blue parting clouds in the sky at dusk (with no memory in the form of a picture/video) was just one of those moments which reminded me of who I am sans performance. A moment which were in plenty in my pre-Instagram era.

First pulse note arriving with Uranus entering Gemini

My masculine energy, that I would like to associate with my 5th house Capricorn, is tired. So bloody tired. And with this full moon, I am celebrating the strength with which it has been here to protect me, defend me, fight for me all my life - and yet, holding compassion for the recent years when it stopped performing in ways I was expecting it to. My body has been not cooperating with my creative and ambitious expectations and its been devastating for my ego that thrived on ambition. In fact, right before writing this article, I felt tired in my bones and wondered, how am I going to even write this? In fact, everytime my body is ‘not performing’ my first question is WHY AM I TIRED and then I go through my routines, my diet, my schedules mentally checking. But this full moon kind of came in and said, do we really need an explanation? So I just lied down for sometime, listened to music, made a playlist on spotify, tended to an old cotton trouser from my wardrobe which needed work, and scribbled on my notebook some notes. And then I came here. Turns out, I just needed some free space to just be instead of to-do. I am craving more freedom (Uranus) in this area of my life where I have always followed a structure and tried to climb the said ladder of “This is how you monetize your creativity” to breakfree from old structures of making art and monetizing it. They feel so outdated and I am so ready for something new. I have also struggled with disassociation (Neptune) all my life, so I have been finding this Capricorn full moon to be beautiful for grounding and anchoring a lot more in my body and hence holding ground for my masculine’s healing. (Gosh, I will be rambling more on disassociation + masculine healing on Pulse notes fr!). In fact, I was just suggested a youtube video titled THE REAL GLOW UP IS A REGULATED NERVOUS SYSTEM and oh full moon, thank you for the reminder. I might not have gained followers, money, vanity wins in this year of rest, but what I have is embodiment that speaks for itself <3

How can you work with this full moon?

• Watch the moon, soak her up

• Do something that anchors you in your body - a hatha yoga practice, a walk in the park, a grounding somatic practice.

• Find your natal chart for free at astro.com. Ask chatGPT, how does this full moon in Capricorn impact me - a ____ rising (your rising sign) with _____ (planets) in _____ (house).

• Stay tuned for my mid July readings where I talk about this full moon for your sign as well as other transits in the sky atm.

• Journal on prompts I shared above about ‘celebration’ and ‘eliminating the ladder’.

Do this ritual -

+ Make a list of all the ways in which you have been tirelessly giving, working, providing, doing.

+ Discern what feels good, and what feels too much. What are the actions that you are choosing, and what are the ones that are chosen for you against your will.
+ Divide it into two lists. Burn one list away, the one you want to eliminate. Keep the other one with yourself, the one you choose.
+ Write or speak this aloud as an invocation - I reclaim my masculine energy as mine. My masculine energy is free and sovereign. I am committed and responsible for actions that are aligned with my highest vision and goals, not that of others. I am claiming my right to choose where and how I pour my energy. And so it is.

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• Press a reset button for your nervous system with my 5 part audio practices Deep Reset.

• Learn to read your natal chart with my foundational workshop.

• Manage your energy wisely - learn your basic Human Design!

Happy full moon <3 Let me know how is this resonating with you. I love us reflecting together!