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Full Moon @ 29 degrees Capricorn 09'
July 21, 2024
6:17 AM PDT
3:17 AM EDT

July's Full Moon is the second to occur in Capricorn this year and it culminates at the tail end of Mars and Uranus' alignment in Taurus. Combined with the Full Moon's placement at 29 degrees and its conjunction with Pluto, there is some instability here, along with powerful intensity.

A Full Moon aligned with Pluto can bring many previously subjugated, repressed, denied, or secretive elements out into the open. Known as the anaretic degree, the 29th degree of a sign symbolically suggests an "explosive" quality in which a major shift is about to take place, especially on the collective level.

The combination of Capricorn and Pluto (in Aquarius) can suggest a transpersonal breakthrough, culmination, or achievement resulting from sustained and committed effort toward a larger cause or movement. Yet also, the shadow of this lunation can reveal hard truths or unacknowledged blind spots in relation to our objectives and ambitions in the world.

Neptune's sextile to the Full Moon suggests that opportunities for uncovering the truth and glimpsing behind the veil may be more easily accessible in the days around this lunation. Both personally and collectively, this Full Moon brings much into view, allowing us to clear the air and unload what we've been desiring to express.

From a larger vantage point, this lunation can highlight seemingly subtle yet powerful transformations in life direction, career focus, and other future objectives. It can direct us to issues beyond our self-interest or shed more truthful light on the meaning and direction of our ambitions. Emerging signs and realizations should not be ignored. Pluto is powerful medicine, and it reflects a desire to understand better the root causes of our life circumstances and their broader spiritual context.