By Tanaaz | Source

The Capricorn New Moon on January 18th opens a new lunar cycle that leads us into two of the most profound shifts of the year. For this reason, this New Moon may at first feel more like a closing than a new beginning.

This closing energy comes from both Saturn and Neptune, which are hovering in the final degrees of Pisces, getting ready to move over into Aries. Neptune will enter Aries on January 26, and Saturn will follow on February 13.

These cosmic shifts will usher in new collective energies to work with that will stimulate and activate different facets of our karmic journeys. These shifts will rattle the fabric of our lives and open new portals of discovery.

These two big planetary shifts happening under this Capricorn lunar cycle allow us to use the New Moon to go within.

The Capricorn New Moon: Our Cosmic Check-In Point

New Moons are always a powerful time to create intentions, but with this strong closing energy stirring in the cosmic skies, we may not know what we want to plant just yet. Instead, we can focus on what we wish to remove, uproot, and the type of foundation we wish to lay.

Under the Capricorn New Moon, check in with yourself. What area of your life do you wish to overhaul? Think about the bigger-picture goals you wish to create.

While manifesting often requires specifics, this New Moon invites us to check in, rather than plan. We don’t need to have all the answers; we can just get curious, ask, explore, and muse around what new possibilities and experiences we wish to try.

The Capricorn New Moon: Speak Up, Be Proud, Express

Mercury, the planet of communication, is activated by January’s New Moon as well, giving us the confidence to speak up and get clear about what is on our mind. Perhaps we have been storing away ideas, resentments, thoughts, and feelings. Perhaps we have not known how to feel about something or how to handle a situation that requires us to share.

This New Moon will act as a clarifier, helping us to understand how we really feel. It will support us to go within and sit with all that is coming up so we can make sense of how to approach what lies before us.

Capricorn has a very practical, down-to-earth quality that can help us weed through emotions and the blurring of facts. Its straightforward energy allows us to see the essence of our situation without any sugarcoating or glossing over of the truth.

We can channel some of this energy by keeping our communication to the point, precise, but also aligned with integrity. How can we take responsibility for what we are saying and speak with integrity for the truth and our own inner well-being?

Capricorn can be a harsh energy at times, too, so be mindful of how you speak to others and yourself. Pay attention to where you are being too hard on yourself.

The Capricorn New Moon: Finding our Confidence

Capricorn is represented by the Sea Goat, a mythical creature that is half fish, half mountain goat. We could see the Sea Goat as a disadvantaged creature, without a sense of belonging or ability. The Sea Goat has no advantage when it comes to climbing mountains or swimming in the sea.

Or, we could look at it another way.

Instead, we could recognize that the Sea Goat has the power to swim to the depths of the sea and to climb the tallest mountains. Unlike other animals, the Sea Goat knows what it’s like to live in the watery depths and knows what it’s like to feel the breeze on its face as it ascends the tallest mountain.

The Sea Goat has seen the view from both vantage points, and this has expanded its mind, intelligence, compassion, and given it a perspective no other animal possesses.

The Sea Goat is a very determined creature by nature, but at times, it can be its own worst enemy. It can feel limited, stuck, and like it doesn’t belong. Or it can push past all of this and find the gifts that life has to offer.

Under the Capricorn New Moon, use the story of the Sea Goat to guide and inspire you. Where are you limiting yourself? How can you overcome your perceived shortcomings or a lack of confidence to unlock new potential?

The Sea Goat discovers its potential one step at a time, and you can too. Sometimes, we just need to start moving.