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What do you want to build? Capricorn Full Moon
Sign Ruler: Saturn Decan Rulers: Capricorn II Mars and VenusKeywords: Material manifestation, teamwork, project management
Tarot Correspondence: 3 of Pentacles
This lunation asks you one burning question
“What am I building now that will truly last, do my plans match my ambition?”
This Capricorn Full Moon illuminates what we’ve been constructing in our lives and asks us to reflect on what we are shown:
Are our goals, plans and projects built to endure?Are we climbing toward something that, under pressure, might crumble?
We are gifted time to pause, survey what we’ve built so far, as well as who we collaborate with, and ask if it still reflects who we are and where we want to go. Is something showing up now and asking for an adjustment, or can you take it even further? Where are your dreams heading and are you building the structures that will support them?
Capricorn: Cardinal Earth, Yin and Enduring
Capricorn is cardinal earth: ruled by Saturn, the planet of Time, it leads by creating real, tangible things.
Its yin or feminine nature means it does so quietly, without fuss, reflectively, methodically, maybe behind the scenes. It’s not loud or showy, but deeply committed to work that matters.
The Capricorn sea goat symbol confirms this, it is sure-footed on cliffs, always moving upward and not deterred by barriers or challenges. The sea goat reminds us that sometimes ambition and enduring work need patience and strategic caution, slow progress is certain progress.
The Cardinal nature reminds us that we have six months until Capricorn season arrives at a turning of the Wheel of the Year, a pivot point. For those of us in the Northern Hemisphere it marks the Winter Solstice, the shortest day, the peak of winter and a place where the light prepares to return, although darkness is dominant. Here, there may be decay and dormancy, but as the winter stores are used up, plans are made for future harvests to maximise the Spring and Summer months ahead when the light returns. For now, we are in Cancer season as the Sun transits through the opposite axis to Capricorn, but we are ever reminded of the turning of the wheel during the long. light days of summer.
Capricorn invites us to build our future, with material evidence and structure rather than with dreams, talk or wishes. This moment of pause and illumination brings inner reflection so we can examine:
What have we actually done? What enduring foundations and lasting structures have we built and how do we intend to continue construction? Where are we headed? Is that taking you where you want to go? If not, now is the time to make adjustments and release what you are being shown is leading you in the wrong direction.
The Nature of Full Moons & How to Work with Them
Full Moons mark the moment of maximum light in the lunar cycle, the Sun fully illuminates the reflective Moon, revealing what was hidden at the time of the New Moon. This may not always be an easy or comfortable time, the Moon is a planet of darkness and the night, and we may have difficulty sleeping or see other manifestations around this time.
Symbolically, this is a time of:
* Culmination or fruition
* Clarity, insight or realisation
* Sometimes confrontation, crisis or release
Astrologically, they are a moment to pause and see what has become of the seeds planted at the previous New Moon.
But the story isn’t over at the Full Moon: it then unfolds in three key arcs:
* Two-week cycle → from this Full Moon to the coming New Moon in Leo (24th July 2025): this is when we process, integrate and act on what has come to light.
* Six-month cycle → until the next Capricor
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