“When you are content to be simply yourself and don't compare or compete, everyone will respect you.”
― Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching
The full Moon in Capricorn on July 12 is like a major karmic report card right in the middle of summer vacation. Just when we've gotten used to the ease of summer living, along comes the cosmic taskmaster energy of Capricorn to check in on how we're behaving and what our current level of commitment is to our long-range goals.
This particular full Moon has quite an ambitious energy backing it, as it squares Mars, the planet of action and aggression. We may be feeling frustrated and stuck in first gear with some of our worldly objectives. This full Moon will trigger that aggravation and make us want to do something concrete and serious about it. Although the problem is that Mars is in commitment-phobe Libra---yet--still--seemingly forever. This is all about to change by mid-month when Saturn (ruler of this Full Moon) goes direct on the 20th and Mars enters Scorpio on the 25th. In the mean time, we're really at our breaking point. All of our inner devils and fears are raging.
Another powerful planetary aspect exaggerating the effects of this full Moon is the opposition from Jupiter in Cancer. This creates some tension between mother-father energies and home-career areas of our life. It's a delicate balance to make time for our inner and outer worlds. How do we take care of ourselves and others while being so busy in the world? Have we gotten so obsessed with ambition that we've been neglecting the emotional needs of our loved ones and even ourselves?
This full Moon is like a serious reality check to determine where our true priorities lie. Only time will tell where we are lying to ourselves. Where we spend time is what we value, regardless of what we say. This is an "actions speak louder than words" Moon. There are no shortcuts with Capricorn. We're being asked to show up in the most adult way possible. If we can't behave maturely and do the right thing, we'll feel the crushing weight of Saturn. All the whining and complaining will not receive even a modicum of sympathy from this hard-knock lunation. In fact, I have noticed more posts about the importance of giving up complaining this week than ever before. This is definitely one of Saturn's favorite teachings: gratitude and humility versus whining and complaining. Better to rise to the occasion with some serious backbone and show 'em what you got!
