Lisa Hart Yesterday’s Full Moon in Cancer (1/3/2026) was especially potent for several reasons. First, both the Moon and the Sun were the closest to the Earth that they get. The Moon was at perigee in her orbit around the Earth and the Earth was at perigee around the Sun. Additionally, the Moon was conjunct Jupiter Retrograde (Rx) in Cancer and all of the personal planets, Mars, Venus and Mercury, were conjunct the Sun in Capricorn.
Thus the Celestials provide us with another extremely powerful opportunity to reparent ourselves. We have had several in 2025.
The Great Mother Moon shines in her own sign of Cancer, accompanied by the boosting and expanding energy of Jupiter Rx, asking us to review old family and lineage timelines. The profound Benevolence of the Moon and Jupiter in Cancer shines on us, enfolding us in a peace and a love that can be hard for us to allow, it is so profound. Yes, we are worthy of this. We are ‘forgiven’ without having been blamed in the first place.
At the same time, the Sun radiates with an immense energy of the Divine Father offering us the opportunity to write our own story, (Mercury), take responsibility for our self worth, (Venus) and to move and act and become (Mars) from a place of mastery and maturity. The King of Pentacles or The Emperor Cards are very emblematic of this energetic; fair, steadfast and, again, Benevolent. Such strong Father/Mother energy reminds us of our Divine Belonging and encourages us to tap into our ancestral linage and to realign our Emotional Body and our Heart Chakra with a frequency of safety and of being held.
These are the highest expressions of this Full Moon and can take us into the New Year in the balanced and grounded way that we will need as we move into the Lunar New Year of the Yang Fire Horse.
Watch for feelings of extreme emotion and/or forceful and dogmatic positions as these are signals that we need to ground and re-center. We can care for ourselves (Cancer) and take responsibility to mature our energy systems (Capricorn) to meet the coming challenges of the next few years with serenity and capacity.
Such strong Cancer energy can increase worry and weaken our digestive system. Capricorn rules the teeth, bones, joints and skeletal system which coincides with the Daoist Philosophy of Winter and Kidney Qi.
Practices that support our digestion and our bone structure are very indicated and will aid us throughout 2026.
Nancy Rebecca (psychic teacher/healer) calls this the Year of Benevolence. Many that have tuned into 3iATLAS have described it as having a Frequency of Benevolence. I have had only one gestalt experience of this energy which I wrote about on my website, HERE. I haven’t felt it since but I constantly revisit the experience…to remember the contrast between hate and love and which feels better. Where do I want to live? How do I want to feel? I am excited to practice tuning into the frequency of Benevolence and Belonging and exploring it for myself as a focus for this year.
Another powerful alignment with this Full Moon is that the Sun is conjunct the star Sirius, which many intuit as our Spiritual Sun. This brings even more emphasis to the themes of belonging and realignment with our Divine essence.
The energy of the coming Yang Fire Horse (Feb 4th) is expressed in the Skies by the coming Great Conjunction of Neptune and Saturn at the World Point of 1° Aries on February 20th. Interestingly, the Part of Fortune for this Cancer Full Moon is also at 1° Aries, pre-initializing us for this coming conjunction.
The Chandra symbol for this degree is “A man builds a stone wall.” The Pleiadian symbol is “A mermaid and an octopus lovingly embracing,” and the Sabian symbol is “A woman rises out of the ocean, a seal embraces her.”
Boundaries keep us safe, solid, and grounded, enabling self expression and integrity. Hugs encircle and hold. These images of support, love and benevolence are also images that are profoundly evocative of Cancer and Capricorn, the Cosmic Parents.
The New Beginnings of these times cannot be emphasized enough; AND there is Slow Wisdom. Astrologer Sarah Vrba reminds us to give ourselves time to land and to embody. We can create energetic walls of safety that allow our bodies and nervous systems time to synthesize these intense frequencies. There is no rush, no hurry, and resisting messages of impulsivity and urgency from within or without is strongly encouraged. We can be kind to ourselves and find ways to relax into becoming. As we incorporate these immense shifts our timing will be the perfect timing.
May we take this latest, most potent opportunity to remember our Divine and Precious selves as loved, lovable and sacred as we step into the New Beginnings offered in this Full Moon and the coming Year.
Inspirations/Sources:
Molly McCord, John Sandbach, Master Liu He
Image Credit: Unknown, moon added by me.
