Welcome to Cancer / Chariot season!
The Sun moved into Cancer on June 21st; the New Moon follows on June 28th; Mercury appears in Cancer on July 5th, & then Venus glides into Cancer on July 17th. For those of you who study astro-tarot (astrology + tarot), you might recognize these celestial movements as a parade of cups. The New Moon (High Priestess) in Cancer is the Four of Cups; Mercury (the Magician) in Cancer is the Three of Cups; & Venus (the Empress) in Cancer is the Two of Cups. In case you lost count, that's nine cups. That's literally all the feels. Like Heavy D. said, "Now that we found love / what are we gonna do / with it?" (That's a trick question)
In the tarot, the sign of Cancer is depicted as the Chariot card, symbolizing the human body/consciousness as a "vehicle," to navigate these earthly streets. Where we end up, i.e. where is this going??- depends on a healthy partnership between our engine (emotion) & our intuition (GPS), i.e. what we feel, in lockstep with what we know. Feeling is easy, but knowing is another beast entirely. Which is why we tend to walk the tightrope of sentiment while refusing to fall into the abyss of commitment & (potential) regret. But we can't win if we don't play. Round & round we go: Should we? Shouldn't we? Will she? Won't he? Also: how much of what we're feeling originates within us, & how much is projected onto us? 'Tis is the season to reinforce our psychic boundaries, lest we become puppets of desire & despair. 'Tis also the season to tighten our legs, while lust wears the mask of love. (Hint: the difference between them is how you feel after)
If Gemini season left us dead inside, Cancer season brings us back to life. The universe waits with bated breath to witness our second chance. Saturn is also retrograde, so the next few months will feel like taking a test while the teacher is out of the room; we could cheat & no one would know. Except issa a test of our personal integrity so... we'd know.
Guess we better choose wisely. (Despite how we feel)
The Sun moved into Cancer on June 21st; the New Moon follows on June 28th; Mercury appears in Cancer on July 5th, & then Venus glides into Cancer on July 17th. For those of you who study astro-tarot (astrology + tarot), you might recognize these celestial movements as a parade of cups. The New Moon (High Priestess) in Cancer is the Four of Cups; Mercury (the Magician) in Cancer is the Three of Cups; & Venus (the Empress) in Cancer is the Two of Cups. In case you lost count, that's nine cups. That's literally all the feels. Like Heavy D. said, "Now that we found love / what are we gonna do / with it?" (That's a trick question)
In the tarot, the sign of Cancer is depicted as the Chariot card, symbolizing the human body/consciousness as a "vehicle," to navigate these earthly streets. Where we end up, i.e. where is this going??- depends on a healthy partnership between our engine (emotion) & our intuition (GPS), i.e. what we feel, in lockstep with what we know. Feeling is easy, but knowing is another beast entirely. Which is why we tend to walk the tightrope of sentiment while refusing to fall into the abyss of commitment & (potential) regret. But we can't win if we don't play. Round & round we go: Should we? Shouldn't we? Will she? Won't he? Also: how much of what we're feeling originates within us, & how much is projected onto us? 'Tis is the season to reinforce our psychic boundaries, lest we become puppets of desire & despair. 'Tis also the season to tighten our legs, while lust wears the mask of love. (Hint: the difference between them is how you feel after)
If Gemini season left us dead inside, Cancer season brings us back to life. The universe waits with bated breath to witness our second chance. Saturn is also retrograde, so the next few months will feel like taking a test while the teacher is out of the room; we could cheat & no one would know. Except issa a test of our personal integrity so... we'd know.
Guess we better choose wisely. (Despite how we feel)
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