How to Get the Best Out of a Black Moon!


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The next black moon cycle begins with the solar eclipse in Cancer on 21st June 2020. The actual black moon occurs on 20th July 2020. This cycle continues until the next black moon cycle which is in Aries, beginning in March 2023.


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So what’s the significance of a black moon?




How do we use the energy of a black moon well?





So how do we identify and work with the themes of a black moon?

Each black moon occurs in the same zodiac sign as the new moon that precedes it and its themes are largely dictated by the qualities of that sign. The next black moon occurs on 20th July 2020, with the first new moon of its cycle occurring at the solar eclipse on 21st June 2020. Its cycle continues until the next black moon cycle in Aries, beginning in March 2023.

A black moon in the sign of Cancer highlights the following issues for reflection:

  • Who and what do I truly cherish?
  • Who is my true family?
  • How do I protect the people and things that matter to me?
  • How do I protect myself?
  • How effective are the ways I seek to protect myself and others? Do they create a sense of security or fear?
  • How far can I allow others to be themselves, even if it doesn’t suit me?
  • Do I trust my intuition and if not, why not?
  • How have childhood experiences shaped my experience of the world as an adult? How do I feel about his? How can I change it if I want to?
  • Are my relationships co-dependent or do we seek to support and empower each other in healthy and life-affirming ways?
  • What does the quality of my relationships with others say about the quality of my relationship with myself?
  • Do I care for and look after myself as well as I care for and look after other people?
  • Does it feel like I’m always the one doing the caring but never cared for? If so, why, and what can I do to change that?
  • Do I feel indebted to other people, or that they’re indebted to me in some way?
  • Do I honour my sensitivity and see it as a valuable guidance system in life or do I experience it as a burden that makes life complicated and overwhelming?
  • How do I communicate difficult emotions like anger and hurt? Am I honest and direct or do I tend towards passive-aggression and emotional manipulation?
  • Do I tend to divide the world into friends and foes, or am I able to maintain a less polarised attitude?
  • What is my relationship with guilt? Do I feel guilty about things I have or haven’t done? Do I make others feel guilty about how they’ve treated me?
  • How can I reframe situations that involve guilt, so I can free myself and other people from its negative influence?
  • What can I do to honour my emotions and feelings more fully?


Furthermore, the expression of any planets within the zodiac sign in question will be both tested and amplified during the month between the two moons, revealing some of their most potent issues which will then be worked out more deeply in the ensuing two to three years. Any natal planets aspecting those planets will also be triggered and potentised. This may result in some challenging moments for sure, but within those challenges profound insights await revelation, leading to the potential for significant change.

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