June New Moon
The June New Moon arrives just days after the Summer Solstice, as a motherly embrace of nurturing and deep inner healing. This can be an emotional time, as Mother Moon highlights the most tender parts in us and teaches us to embrace all of our emotions and use them as a guide for our next steps.
Feel It to Heal It
Ruled by water and representing the feminine archetype, Cancer is the sign of our origins—our lineage, our foundation, our home. It connects us to the inner core of who we are. Cancer is our roots, and it draws us back to them. With Cancer being a sign of self and sanctuary, this is a time for personal focus—on family, home, and close community or tribe. It invites inner reflection, and anything you anchor for yourself during this time holds the potential to ripple out into the greater landscape of your life.
As a water sign, Cancer understands the world of emotions and holds nothing back. She feels as she heals, and she knows that to shed tears is to release the past. She knows that nothing is ever wasted, and that life moves in cycles. She is here to remind you that the tears you shed—over past or present pain—are precious pearls, watering the seeds of your heart as they begin to bloom.
The New Moon in Cancer is an invitation to release mental attachments, regrets, and disappointments from the past, and to transform them into anchors for new intentions. As we forgive ourselves for whatever may have held us back, we free space in the mind and soul to dream a new future into being
Step Back to Step Forward
As we explore our emotions and learn to express them—first and foremost to ourselves—we open the door to making more inspired choices, rooted in a calmer nervous system and a deeper reverence for who we are and the stories we carry.
What may feel like a step back is, in truth, a step forward. By pausing and zooming out from the urgency of daily pressures, we create space to make decisions from a different place—one that invites alternative outcomes and more meaningful alignment.
The step back is essential. It creates the conditions for a new world of possibilities to emerge. This New Moon encourages us to take that sacred pause—to regenerate self-compassion, clarity, and patience—as we move towards a reality more attuned to our individual dreams.
The Great Mother
The New Moon in Cancer is a powerful opportunity to refine your self-care routines, home environment, and personal goals. Think of Cancer as the Great Mother, and take some time around the New Moon to nurture yourself, focus on your own thriving, and connect deeply with what you truly desire. Notice and embrace the emotions that arise—especially around what truly matters to you as you move forward.
Now, imagine being a mother to all the parts of yourself that have been neglected: lost dreams, quiet hopes, and the ideas or aspects of you that were abandoned—whether due to trauma, circumstance, or the sheer busyness of life.
The June New Moon invites you to tend to those inner places, just as a loving mother would care for her child—with gentle encouragement, tender nurturing, and unwavering love.
What if you were to create a new version of yourself and care for it—like a gardener tending to a newly planted seed? What would that look—and feel—like for you?
Re-imagine Yourself
Think of this time as the beginning of a new cycle, and use it to kick-start the next chapter of your life. As you feel, heal, release—and perhaps forgive—you free up space to build a new foundation that can truly support your growth and evolution.
Embrace the Cancer New Moon as an opportunity for deep healing, especially around your home, origins, and sense of belonging. As you reconnect with the feminine aspects of nurturing and (self-)love, allow yourself to go on an inner adventure.
What might life look like if you gave yourself permission to dream again? The soft, luminous summer nights offer the perfect container to explore this question.
Accept the gentle invitation of the Cancer New Moon to dive into your inner world, to tend to your own healing, and to nurture yourself with care and compassion.
Then, plant your desire right at the centre of your heart—knowing it is the safest, most sacred place for anything to take root.
Nurture yourself.
Love yourself.
Trust yourself.
And as you connect with your desires, dare to dream the life you long to live.
The Cancer New Moon is here to lead you home.
New Moon blessings,
Sidsel Solmer Eriksen, Founding Editor
Reminders for the June New Moon
Be Kind to Yourself
Be gentle with yourself—not just with your body, but with your soul. Treat yourself as you would a precious child. This is not the time to judge yourself for past mistakes, but to honour everything you are—including the story of your wounds and missteps. They have shaped you, and now they point the way toward meeting your needs and aspirations with more tenderness, awareness, and care.Journey through Your Inner Landscape
Notice the quiet whispers of emotion, the subtle shifts in your inner landscape. What rises to the surface when you think of self and home?
What makes you feel safe, rooted, and whole?
This is a time to gently observe—without judgment—what is asking to be felt, healed, or held.Let your Inner Child be your Guide
During this Cancer New Moon, listen for the voice of your inner child. What do they need? What do they dream of? What would help them feel safe, seen, and at home in this world?
Practices for the June New Moon
GODDESS ALMANAC
Journal Promt
As the Cancer New Moon invites softness, intuition, and emotional renewal, reflect on what you’re ready to welcome more of—and what you’re ready to gently release. In The Goddess Almanac, head to the MID-SUMMER CHECKIN for a nourishing New Moon alignment.
New Moon Prompt:
What do I need more of to feel safe, nourished, and at home in myself?
What do I need less of to protect my emotional peace?
Now, list:
More: (e.g. rest, vulnerability, meaningful connection, trusting my intuition...)
Less of: (e.g. self-judgement, overgiving, fear of rejection, emotional clutter...)
Let your heart lead.
INTENTION CARD
New Moon Ritual
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