New moon in Cancer: Proper care and feeding of anger
How to give your rage what it needs. And it only takes two tarot cards.
This month’s new moon happens on 25 June at 4°04’ Cancer. As always, a new moon offers the chance to wipe the slate clean, get a fresh start, and other metaphors. I really like this new moon as Cancer is ruled by the Moon and is linked to nurturing, security, and care. Cancer likes to “mother”.
Our card for June is the Tower, which I connected to anger. I’ve also shared how I have a tendency to avoid getting angry for various reasons. But avoiding anger doesn’t make it go away. As a matter of fact, when anger is ignored, it gets bigger, louder - angrier. Like a child crying for attention. And when a child cries for attention, it’s usually seeking it from a parent, maybe a mother.
“Breathing in I know that anger has manifested in me; breathing out I smile towards my anger.”
- Plum Village meditation
Just as a child can create a mess because it needs attention, so can your anger. The Cancer new moon offers a chance to acknowledge your anger and its needs. And all you need is your tarot deck.
Here’s how.