Full Moon @ 08 degrees Cancer 53'

December 29, 2020

7:29 PM PST

10:29 PM EST

What is arguably the most challenging year in modern history ends with a Full Moon in tropical Cancer. Perhaps it's appropriate that the final lunation of 2020 is not necessarily an easy one. Forming a t-square with the centaur object Chiron, there is an element of tension that pushes this Full Moon to a heavier vibe. However, there is a catalyzing thrust to this lunation, bringing both climax and resolution that can generate motivation and proactivity.

Chiron's "wounded healer" mythology tends to play a role whenever it's prominent in astrological events. Chiron's square to this Full Moon is not comfortable. It stimulates greater awareness of pain, defects, and flaws--physical, emotional, or spiritual. The emotional terrain can feel especially active under any Cancerian Full Moon, but especially one triggered by Chiron where there can be an excessive focus on what hurts us rather than what's going right.

A Full Moon in Cancer magnifies issues in our intimate lives, drawing us inward despite the Full Moon's extroverted emphasis. Mercury's opposition invites contemplation of strategy and pragmatics, while the Moon in Cancer pulls us more toward matters of the heart. A conflict arises between how we feel versus how we think about a problem or issue at hand. However, this Full is fleeting as much as it is dynamic, generating a few days of movement that can free unexpressed or unacknowledged emotional and psychic content.

Often with Chiron, there's a need to look beyond the symptoms to the deeper attitudinal or perceptual problems. Sometimes it's in seeing things differently that we can finally make the appropriate shifts, and healing can begin. If or when you've exhausted all of the standard, topical methods for dealing with a problem, open your heart and mind to new possibilities. A trine to Neptune and sextile to Uranus suggests opportunities abound for freeing ourselves from perceptual traps that limit our ability to fully heal ourselves.

If you find yourself stuck alongside this Full Moon, try actively surrendering to something larger than yourself--your body's wisdom, the natural world, or a higher power (whatever that looks like for you). A tendency to overthink or dwell on a problem can actually prevent resolution, but sitting back and disengaging a bit might provide insights worth pursuing and integrating. While this Full Moon's initial thrust might not feel good at first, consider it necessary to redirect our focus and engage more with the wisdom inside and all around us.