New Moon in Cancer & the Healing Magic of Water
- Richard Malette
- 5 days ago
- 4 min read
STAR đ NOTES : June 25, 2025
Dear Star Tribe, Bonjour! âď¸âď¸âď¸
Welcome to the warm and soothing energy of summerâs first days and the deeply nurturing New Moon in Cancer, exact on June 25 at 6:32 am EDT. We are still swimming through the Summer Solstice gateway that opened June 20â21 â an energetic save point as we shift from the first half of the year to the second. One of astrologyâs great gifts is its gentle reminder that energy is always available to support and guide us, if we listen. So thank you for being here. I invite you to take a moment to settle in, breathe, and enjoy this post as a soul-soothing pause in your day.
I dedicate this post to all Cancerians, whether you have the Sun, Moon, Ascendant or many planets in Cancer. I feel this New Moon in Cancer deeply because it is also my natal Moon placement.
When the weather is hot, we are naturally drawn to the soothing qualities of water in lakes, rivers, oceans â to cool off, float, relax and feel. Water calms and heals. I recently spent time with my feet in the water, sunbathing on warm rocks, eyes closed, then slowly opening to watch the sunlight shimmer on the surface like liquid gold. So magical!
Water is rebirthing energy. It harmonizes us with our inner world and our environment. It is a superconductor of energy, emotion, and deep connection â and Cancer is its celestial vessel. Cancer is the sign of soul memory and superconsciousness that links us to everything.
We are now in a more yin phase of the year. Children return home from school, and we are invited into a slower rhythm to maximize comfort, nourishment and quality family time with our biological and soul family. Cancer is where we return to our inner sanctuary, the sacred shell of the Crab. This is a time to rest, to reset, to reflect, to remember who we are beneath the surface.
When we surrender and flow with the healing magic of Cancer, we optimize healing for ourselves and the world through a deeper level of care and compassion. We are called to nurture our roots, reconnect to our emotional truth, and allow our sensitivity to be our superpower. âYour sensitivities are your greatest gifts. Sensitives cannot support cruelty, division, or war. You are the peacekeepers, the peace anchors. There is no more important role on the planet at this time than being an empath, and you will be brilliant teachers by example.â ~Archangel Gabriel through Shelley Young.
This New Moon is especially potent, with Jupiter now in Cancer, expanding whatever intentions you set into fields of hope, healing, and joy. Look to your chart â which house is being activated by this Cancerian cluster? Thatâs where the seed of new emotional intelligence is germinating.
But this sweet stellium also squares Saturn and Neptune in Aries, which brings a challenge between the tender heart and the fiery warrior. Itâs time to reassess our values, both personal and collective. What do we truly stand for? Can we expand care and compassion bravely, even in the face of war, fire, and storm? Aries energy asks us to rise as leaders â not by force, but by example.
The Cancer-Aries square also highlights a tension: the rising power of compassion vs the suppressive structures at the top. We are seeing a rise in people power â humans helping humans, communities reaching across borders, hearts opening in solidarity. These stories don't always make headlines. But theyâre real, and they're rising as revolutionary currents are move more and more quickly through the collective.
On July 7, Uranus enters Gemini â creating a seismic shift in the mental realms. This is one of the biggest astrological shifts of the year, and one that astrologers will talk about a lot more! Expect a rapid acceleration in communication tech, AI, and how we process and share information. We are also going to see significant advancements and changes in the world of commerce and travel. This echoes Plutoâs transition into Aquarius: the air signs are speaking loudly now. Uranus in Gemini will stimulate our respiratory and nervous system, so itâs more vital than ever to breathe deeply, calmly and consciously. Cancer reminds us to take time to breathe through the heart every day.
This New Moon is your invitation to return to your own sacred waters. Soften into your sensitivity. Trust your emotional intelligence, and let your heart remind you that you are not separate from the universe. Your heart is connected to the cosmic heart. Let love lead â for self, for soul, for the world family, and for this precious planet we call home.
I truly love doing astrological readings in a caring, co-creative space that empower people to see and feel the power, beauty and magic of their soul in new ways. Please reach out to book a Birthchart, Forecast or Relationship reading.
With lunar love,
Richard đ
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