Full Moon in Capricorn & Mercury Retrograde; A Final Realization About Your Past.

Join Host & Astrologer Stephanie Powers as she breaks down the intense day of June 29th, 2026 with a Full Moon in Capricorn urging calculated action (or celebration!), a Mercury Retrograde that is less "don't text your ex" and more "Are you done waiting for someone to fix that feeling?"

Mars moves into Gemini pushing us forward the next day, and Jupiter moves into Leo the next day as well giving us the confidence and excitement to enter an entirely new chapter in July...

You don't want to miss this one. Tune in!

In this episode:

• What a Full Moon represents in Astrology
• The Sign Capricorn; Duty over Temptations.
• Mercury Retrograde in Cancer
• The Zodiac Signs likely to feel "turbulence" the week of June 29th

Transcript

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Beautiful line. June 29th, the day before the final day of June, countdown to the end of June. We have a full moon in Capricorn and Mercury retrograding the same day, and Mars moves into Gemini the same day. And then the next day, Jupiter moves into Leo. That is a lot of change, movement, a lot of stuff going on in the sky next Monday. Let's just let's just say that. Hi everybody, welcome to another episode of the Astrology Lounge. It's me, your host and astrologer, Stephanie Powers in the Pugs, as you can hear walking around behind me. And today we're gonna talk, we're gonna condense. I was gonna break this up into two episodes, but I think it needs to be condensed into one. The full moon at eight degrees Capricorn and Mercury being put in the microwave. Mercury Gatorade. I love all those memes. Mercury, the planet of the mind, communication, contracts, writing, teaching, speaking, vehicles, contracts. Is going retrograde. Now this Mercury retrograde is less don't text your ex, don't buy a refrigerator, don't sign a lease. I mean, those are always important things. And it's more of with Jupiter involved, because Jupiter is also at its critical graduation degree, its 29th degree on June 29th. There's numerology for you. It's it's hanging out with this Mercury retrograde. And so Mercury in the sign of cancer, emotions, family, the past, memories, is more of less don't text your ex and more of why would you want to text your ex? No, no, no, don't no, not just why, because I missed them. Well, no, why do you miss them? They mistreated you. Why are you attracted to people mistreating you? Well, my mom allowed that from my dad, and that's all I witnessed growing up. So, oh, okay. So we're repeating generational patterns, are we? That's the vibe of this specific Mercury retrograde. You guys know what to do. Visit the show notes for ways to learn astrology off the airwaves. Visit our website to check out the daily transit sticker and moon playlists, merchandise, look at pictures of me and the pugs, snoop around, astrology-lounge.com, and of course to invest in a private reading with me over Zoom. Thank you, thank you, thank you for making my hobby my career. I am just forever in gratitude and awe of you guys being here and supporting this as my career. It never goes unnoticed. So thank you so much for being here. Okay. Mercury pulls the e-break at 26 degrees cancer on June 29th, 2026. Jupiter, Mr. Big, is at 29 degrees Cancer. And so Jupiter just helped us see the bigger picture, change our beliefs, gave us miracles, or helped us see the truth of our cancer house and our birth chart. And now Mercury, the planet of the mind, is going to ask us to go back and take a final exam on what did you learn? Before we dive deep into this, Mercury goes retrograde three times a year, every year for a few weeks. And so it's not uncommon for people to be born during a Mercury retrograde. If you were born during a Mercury retrograde, it said that during Mercury retrograde, your mind is sharp. You're ready to sign the contract. You figure things out. It's your time to shine. I wanted to share that with people because I think I get so many clients who were born during a Mercury retrograde and they're like, well, Mercury's in retrograde, but what does that mean for me if I was born during one? Well, this is your time to shine, friend. Go sign the contract, go buy the thing. Like your mind is turned on. Write the book, write the post, send the email, send the text, text your ex and say, don't ever call me again. You're ready to go. But on the same day, we have a full moon at eight degrees Capricorn. Where are my CEOs at? Where are my parents of the zodiac at? The full moon illuminating you. This transit, this full moon in this Mercury retrograde will affect late degree Libras, Cancers, Capricorns, and Aries the most. Late degree cancers. What is going on with you guys? My cancer risings, my cancer moons, cancer suns. My goodness, tis the season for you guys. But also, uh, I'm looking at zero to five degrees, so we're super early degree, Scorpio, Taurus, Leo, Aquarium placements. Next week is is turbulence in a good way. Do you guys, how do you feel when you fly and you have turbulence? Like, what goes through your mind? When I was little, this is where my Sagittarius is really on display here. When I was little, my brother and I used to fly from New Hampshire down to Indiana every summer and see our family. And let me just preface this with context. I'm a Sagittarius Scorpio moon. He is a Taurus Leo moon. I think we I'm a Taurus rising, so I always loved his Taurian sun qualities sometimes. Listen, he still thinks astrology is woo-woo, and I don't think he'll ever change his mind. But that's okay. His Leo Moon, and he's an Aquarius rising, so he's so quirky and eccentric and funny. I feel so lucky to say that even though me and my brother have our just completely different personalities, one thing we find common ground on ground on is his comedic relief. How freaking funny he is. But we would fly every summer from New Hampshire to Indiana, and oh my god. Whenever we would hit turbulence, he would like exaggerate. He's so theatrical Leo. He would like exaggerate back when you can eat peanuts on the plane. He would just throw his peanuts in the air. And one time we were like going through a thunderstorm. It was actually not funny at all. We went through a supercell thunderstorm. The plane got struck by lightning. Kid you not, we dropped like 10,000 feet. Oh my god, we lost power. Plane went dark, dropped so fast. Poor flight attendants got squished by their carts all the way at the end. My brother took the Leo Moon opportunity to absolutely throw everything in the air and dramatize it. He like had a sprite, threw it everywhere. It was all over us. He used to dare me to put peanuts in my belly button and walk up and down the aisle. Sagittarius said challenge accepted. I would. Oh my god. We were such brats. One time we had a food fight in a Chinese restaurant. My mom was there, like drinking scorpion bowls with her friends. And we were eating crab rangoon and we just started throwing food at each other. True brother and sister with squaring moons, right? Just he starts it. Leo moon, Scorpio Moon says, Bitch, I'm gonna finish it. So I threw one back and he was like, he throws one at me. The crab rangoon flies over my head. We're sitting at a booth, flies over my head, lands on the plate of the person sitting behind us. Said person is watching the TV because it's like the Patriots playing, because we're in New Hampshire. And the person picks up the crab rangoon because they're not looking at the plate, they're staring at the football game. They pick up the crab rangoon that my brother just threw at me and they start eating it. Core memory formed. I share all of this because sometimes turbulence and drama and chaos can be laughed at. Like in the airplane, it wasn't funny because people actually got hurt. Like when we when the plane landed in Indiana, there was a medical team there because some people got really deep cuts in their head and stuff. Because like when that plane drops fast, you go up, and a lot of people hit their head and squished their neck. Like, no one died, no one got seriously injured, but definitely needed maybe stitches or band-aids, and but just my freaking brother. We like the drama, I guess. The chaos, and I share that because I think that even though next week, yeah, sure, maybe chaotic for us all, or for these specific placements, you can always look back and laugh at it. There, even in the moment when shit is not funny, in hindsight, you can probably find some comedic relief. Or maybe that's just my Sag Scorpio gross sense of humor. I don't know. But let all right, let's start with Mercury retrograde. What do we do? We think and we don't sign contracts and we read the fine print. Do you guys ever read the fine print when you're like updating your iPhone and it's like, here, read 74 pages of fine print. Like, what does that stuff actually say? I tell you what, it does say. You guys, if you're if you're old here, you know what I'm about to say. Verbatim. My phone reads my mind. We're in the process of getting a membership to Costco. Like, we're officially almost 40 over here. Jesus. But hello, Costco's amazing. I just discovered Costco when I was in Indiana last month. I know! I just discovered it. I knew what it was. I'd just never been inside and experienced it. But, anyways, I'm in our storage room looking for paper towels. There's no paper towels. We have a mess in the motorhome that I really need to clean up, and I need paper towels, but we don't have any. And I'm like, you know what? In my mind, I'm thinking, let's let's go get that Costco membership and go get just a ton of paper towels and fill this storage unit up with paper towels so I don't have to think about it for a long time. Thought it. Just thought it. Thunk it. Think it. Why am I why am I on AstroSeq.com checking out the aspects to this full moon? And the sidebars are cost, get a Costco membership because bounty paper towels are on sale for $8.50 off. It freaks me out. I don't like it. It makes me uncomfortable. I hope that whatever comes up in July tells us that someone has hacked our brain, but then that's like pushing me into schizophrenic territory because I'm like, wait, who? What? Where? How do I get it out? I feel claustrophobic. Claustrophobic. That's the word. I don't like it. I don't like whatever's reading my brain. And I know you guys have like tried to calm me down and sent me messages saying stuff, chill. They're looking, they have access to your bank account and like your debit card and what you're buying, and then they have data to say, okay, around this time she's probably out of paper towels. And we have data that she went to Costco in Indiana three months ago. I don't know. I don't know. And then some of you guys just fan the flames and send me these conspiracy theory YouTubes where I'm like, I told you it's aliens. They're in coots. Listen, I was raised by an Aquarius. It's just my default setting to think of these things, but I don't like it. I don't like it one bit. I'm claustrophobic in my own brain, and I don't like that. Okay. Mercury retrograde in Cancer. Let's talk about it. It's not just your typical Mercury's retrograde, don't sign contracts or text your ex. This is Mercury retrograde in Cancer, conjunct Jupiter at Jupiter at the graduation degree of 29, because each sign is zero to 29 degrees, which gives it a very specific flavor. So first, Mercury, communication, thinking, information, technology, paperwork, uh, travel, short-term travel, short distance travel. Cancer, the zodiac sign, cancer rules, home, mother, family roots, the past, memories, scrapbooks, feeling emotionally secure, your childhood. So during this Mercury retrograde, people may find themselves revisiting generational wounds, their own childhood wounds, analyzing, wow, I'm acting like my mom, and my mom acted like my grandma, my grandma. We're connecting the dots here from family patterns. So again, this is less. I mean, I'd have to look at your personal chart, but this Mercury retrograde as a whole is less, don't text your ex and more. Why are you acting like your mom's mom and mom? Why are family patterns repeating? And I was just subconsciously moving through life, and now I see it. So we may be revisiting during this time frame. It is June 29th to 30th to July 24th. Uh, Mercury will move direct at 16 degrees cancer. So we're really analyzing the second half of the cancer placement here. It's deep. Housing situations, where you live, are you comfortable? Are you not? Do you like where you live? Do you not? What's coming up with there? Relationship with parents, with siblings, emotional patterns, you're ready to outgrow. So this Mercury retrograde is less what do I think? What's the right thing to say? And it's more, how do I feel? And where did I pick this feeling up from the past? Now add Jupiter. Jupiter expands because he's Mr. Big, whatever it touches. I have a personal theory that I have yet to see in any astrology text or any class I've taken that your Jupiter placement makes up more of your personality than your son. Mm-hmm. That's bold. I'm a Saj. That's just what I've witnessed. I love to test the theory when you guys book readings with me. I'll look at your Jupiter sign and be like, okay, depending on its aspects and where it is, like I'll take that into account. But so many people embody their Jupiter sign. Go ahead, go look at charts you have around you. Test the theory yourself and let me know what data you have. I'd love to know. So when Mercury stations retrograde right on top of Jupiter, it can bring the big things, big realizations, seeing a family wound from a higher perspective, finally going, aha, that's why I act like my dad. That's where the wound around men comes from. Important news, meaningful conversations, big emotional breakthroughs. Simply a chance to see the bigger picture around why you feel the way you do. Think of Jupiter as a giant spotlight shining on something Mercury wants you to reconsider. Because remember, during retrogrades, we do all the re's reassess, rethink, reevaluate. We simply go back into the locker room of life, we get off of the stage, we get off of the playing field, and we go sit with Coach Mercury and go, okay, where have I caused my own problems? Let's rethink this, let's reassess. Meanwhile, all the people born during Mercury retrograde are out crushing it on the field, and we're like, man, they're good. They're so smart. Now they think of that. You may suddenly realize around this Mercury retrograde time frame, oh wow, I've been telling myself that story for 20 years, but that's not true. Meanwhile, Chiron at zero degrees Taurus is like eating popcorn in the stands, like, uh-huh, uh-huh. Oh, good. Mm-hmm. Did they realize that wound of low self-worth? Good. Oh, wait, what? They're in the locker room and they just realize that they've told themselves a false story about money that's never true. Nice. Didn't even get past zero degrees and they got it. Sweet. Or you may have this like, I finally understand why my family dynamic affected me this way and caused me to get into this situation because of where I come from. So the 29th degree is this graduation degree. It's the last degree before a sign changes. So imagine the Mercury in Cancer as a classroom, and Jupiter is with it in the classroom, standing at the doorway saying, All right, before you guys leave this cancer chapter, because Jupiter's done here, Mercury's gonna wrap up its day here. Is there anything else you need to understand about your family, your past that is creating a present-day feeling that you want to let go of? So we're not even to the full moon yet. That's on the same day, and you know full moons are culminations. Just wait, just wait. There's this feeling of a final conversation, a last chance, closing a huge chapter. Important emotional lessons coming full circle now. Shadow side, just things to be bring awareness to. Jupiter can make Mercury bigger than he really is. So watch out for exaggeration of emotions, jumping to conclusions, assuming instead of verifying, the only thing I learned in high school was from a history teacher that wrote assume on the chalkboard and said, What does assuming do? I'm like, ooh, haha, he just wrote ASS, but he finished it with you and me. He said, Exactly, it makes an ass out of you and me when we assume. And I was like, Whoa. My Scorpio moon loves that the teacher just wrote ass in front of everyone, but my Saj is like, what a philosophy to live by. Emotional storytelling that becomes distorted. How much do we not realize that if five people experienced an emotional, like, let's say you have four siblings, so there's five of you, and you guys all go to therapy, and they're you ask each sibling, what was your experience of mom? Probably there could be an underlying theme, but the recounting of the stories are gonna be totally different. The Jupiter could do that this time. Cancers remember everything from the past. Jupiter enlarges everything. So together they can create during this time frame. This tiny little thing happened, but now my brain has turned it into a 12-season Netflix series, making it so much bigger than it actually was. Right? So this Mercury retrograde in cancer is not asking us to just gently reassess how we communicate, it's asking us to understand something old in a completely new way. Remember, because it's cancer, the past may come back around, people from the past, and I'm going way back, I'm going to your childhood days, not to haunt you, but to help you finally make sense of it. Because, guys, we are truly, as you heard in the July podcast episode, July Astrology, we are entering this huge new era. All those outer planets we talked about the first six months of this year are like go time, come on, lights, camera action, we're just waiting for you to come on stage. So for many people, this this Mercury retrograde could feel less like a my iPhone's not working, retrograde, and more like an emotional review period where old memories, old family stories, old unresolved feelings come up so they can be seen with greater wisdom, Jupiter and perspective. So instead of simply remembering the past and feeling triggered by it or afraid by it, you may finally understand why the past happened the way it did and what it was trying to teach you. What a gift! Okay, time to flip the page. Now we're gonna bounce over to the full moon in Capricorn on the same exact day, June 29th, 2026, at 8 degrees. Capricorn, what's up, Capricorns? How you guys doing? I feel like I'm hearing my voice echo because there's no one sitting in your room. There's no Capricorns listening to this. They don't have time to trust something they can't prove. It wasn't studied at Harvard. You just wait. You guys just wait. Astrology has been studied, it has been proven. They just don't want us to know it because it actually makes us live a fulfilled life and not be a consumer. I love that quote that goes around where people are like, Can you imagine if women, especially women, were like, I look so beautiful. I love my body. I don't need makeup. I love my skin. I love my little blemishes. Means I had a fun time in the sun. Oh my wrinkles, look, I got my first smile line. That just makes me so happy. It means I lived a really good life. I'm proud of myself. You know how many people would go bankrupt? Even when I was young, I had the ability to walk in CVS and be like, dude, what the f how come half, no, not even half, 75% of this store is women. And then men just have like one aisle of deodorant and toothpaste. And I'm like, wait. What? And then yeah, we can go into this. That's a whole other podcast episode. But I've always been like, wait, uh-huh. What? Where? Capricorn Full Moon. What was going on January 18th? If you've been around here for a long time, then you already know what was going on January 18th because you listened to my advice back in January when I said, guys, write a note to your future self, put it in a vault, put it in your phone, put it in a bottle, and take it out on June 29th when we have a full moon connecting an invisible string from that January new moon in Capricorn to now the full moon, the culmination. What was going on early to mid-January? Because it's coming to a head and it's coming to a close, it's coming full circle now. Let's break it down in layman's terms. What is a full moon? The sun is opposite the moon, up there in the sky. Shout out to astronomers, but astrologers know that the sun is your character, your ego, the moon's your heart and soul. They're opposing. And so this is typically why full moons can elicit very strong emotions. Uh, if you're born during a full moon, you're a very passionate person, whether you Uh express that internally or externally to be decided on your own chart, but it's a polarity of the sun versus the moon, the ego versus the soul. A full moon's a giant spotlight. It shines a light on something you've been working on or ignoring, something you've been avoiding, or something you've been working really hard behind the scenes building. That's why full moons are like either a celebration, and again, lots of energy and emotion, or they're a fuck, really dropped the ball on that one since January, and I don't like the way I feel about that realization. Something often reaches a turning point around full moons. Think of it as a progress report from the universe, from the cosmos. So that is a full moon. What does Capricorn mean? It's the sign of responsibility. It's Saturn's domain. It's discipline. Hard work. My favorite quote for you, Cappies, is I will give up today's temptation for tomorrow's rewards. I will not eat ice cream today because I understand dairy doesn't make me feel good and I want to lose weight and I don't want to have bad poops. So I am not going to eat ice cream today. It's the sign of commitment, of long-term planning. It's the sign of everybody's going out to drink tonight, but I made a promise to myself, because I'm doing 75 hard that I won't do that because I got to get up and go to the gym and I don't want to be hungover. Mmm. I love me some Saturn energy. If cancer says, how do I feel? Capricorn, the sister, the opposing sign of this says, but what's the plan? They work in tandem or they can be polar opposites. How they work together is I have a deep feeling that I want to build a family compound and live near all my family because I love them. They make me feel so good and supported. Capricorn says, nice, I like that. So well, how do we do that? What are the logistics? Like, how many acres do you need? Uh, how big are the houses going to be for everyone? How far apart do you want them to be? Let's go and write this down and come up with a plan and a budget to make this reality. You blend the two, chef's kiss, success. Cancer wants comfort, Capricorn wants results. Cancer wants to stay in bed with their cat, Capricorn wants to get up with their dog and handle business. Both matter, both are needed. So, what is a Capricorn full moon? It asks, what have you actually built? Not what you're feeling or wanting to dream about building one day, not what you're just talking about to friends, not what you're planning to do someday. No, Capricorn says, okay, what have you done? This full moon is less interested in our intentions and more interested in our follow-through and our plan. So the everyday lesson that could come up around this moon is imagine you've been saying things like, I want to save money, I want to start a podcast, or I want to have better friendships or a better relationship. Capricorn says, Okay, cool, love those things. But uh, what have you done this week to move you closer to that? Have you saved money or did you fall victim to the Amazon Prime Day sales? Buying things you don't need, just things you want. Okay. You want a better relationship, but Mercury retrograde and cancer has you really thinking about your high school crush? And you texted them. Oh, okay. You want to start a podcast, but every time you record an episode, you tell yourself it's not good enough, and you just distract yourself with other things that you don't really care about, but you can get them done and feel good about yourself rather than struggling with a podcast. Oh, it's a full moon that reminds us that small actions create big results. So, what might me notice under this Capricorn full moon? We've outgrown something, we've been avoiding a responsibility, we've been re avoiding doing something hard because deep now we have this inner masculine voice, like an inner grumpy dad or grandpa that's like, you're not good enough, you didn't work hard enough, you're too old, you missed your shot. That's such a Capricorn thing. Am I too old to have kids now? Am I? I just had this feeling last night. I'm like, oh my god. Every day I wake up and go, wait, what? I'm 37? My mind won't come. My mom won't let me go there. I'm forever 21. But I'm like, should I have frozen my eggs? Oh well. I ate really good. I avoided alcohol. I take Vitex to keep my hormones balanced. I think my eggies are okay. And if they're not, well, I have to deal with the consequences. Something I think about. But we've been avoiding a responsibility. We're ready to take ourselves more seriously. Maybe some of our goals need restructuring, or hard work could be finally paying off. This could be a very celebratory full moon for some people. Some people might receive recognition, others might realize where they need to stop waiting and start acting. So watch out for these things though, okay? Don't let yourself feel overwhelmed that you get stuck in analysis paralysis. Don't be too critical of yourself, okay? Don't feel too much pressure. Don't feel like you're behind in life. I want to really highlight that. Wherever Capricorn sits in our chart is typically where we're late bloomers in life. Capricorn Roll's my ninth house. I've always wanted to get my master's degree, but I'm not doing that until it is free. Think I'm gonna go get more student loans. Hell no. It's my ninth house of higher education. It's my ninth house of international travel. You guys send me your international pictures all the time. And you're like, Steph, why haven't you gone on your African safari yet? Go. I'm like, I know, I need to. I know, I know, I know. I will. I bet like the later half of my life, like after my Chiron return, around 45, 47, I'm just gonna permanently live internationally and hop around to New Zealand, to Africa, to Europe, to Australia. Hi guys, I'm coming for you. I'll be there. I might have a little more gray hair, but I'm coming for you. That's my Capricorn ninth house. Um, it's also the house of publishing. And my ultimate goal is to write a novel that becomes a movie. And it's just, yeah, it's its own thing. I'm kind of processing this live with you guys. Makes sense. I do it later in life. So wherever if Capricorn is your seventh house, you may get married or find stability and longevity in relationships later in life. Hi, Cancer Risings. Um, Capricorn, where it is, is also what gets better with time. So if you have a Capricorn moon, your emotions get more mature, more solid, more confident with time. Aging is such medicine for Capricorn placements and the Capricorn part of our chart. Capricorn risings, one of the healthiest placements to have. Your physical health gets better with time. This is one of those signs of someone who does conceive or start a family later in life because their bodies just get better as they age. It's beautiful. Um, so just remember under this Capricorn full moon, it's never too late. Don't let that internal voice tell you, like, man, I missed my shot and the past. I felt victim to relationships like the ones I witnessed when I was a child, and now I missed my shot to start a family, to find my dream home, to do my dream job, or to be an artist. Nope, not true. This Capricorn full moon could say, Why wait any longer? You're not getting any younger. A mountain climber doesn't reach the summit in one step. It's not about perfection, it's about consistency and just showing up. That's like my motto with going to the gym. I'm like, you know what? Even on days where I come up with every excuse under the sun not to walk across the property and go to the gym, I just tell myself how you don't have to go sprint and lift and deadlift and do all these things. Just go walk. Just go walk for an hour on the treadmill at three. Just do it. Just do it. That's Capricorn. Nike. Just do it. So the best way to use this full moon, ask yourself like three simple questions. What are you trying to build? What's currently working in your life and what's not? And what is one practical step I can take next? Not ten steps, not seeing the whole staircase. Do not Virgos, I'm looking at you. Do not say step one, step two, step three, step, sort, five, and then step six. Just one. Just was one thing I can do. Capricorn loves that small, steady progress. As a prior holistic health coach, I learned that to I just I totally abolished diet culture. Forget it. Unless, of course, I have something severe going on with my body, then I have to do the restrictive thing. But like I have been so strict paleo. Ugh. Meatballs for every meal. I even flew with a bag of meatballs because I was like paleo hardcore. And oh, my body was snapped. It looked good. I felt good. I was tiny. But it it's not fun when you're on a restrictive diet and you go out to eat with friends and they're like just chilling, eating whatever they want, drinking whenever they want, and you're like, no, I'll have black coffee. Thanks, nothing in it. And then I've done vegan. And boy, that was a trip. Messed my hormones up. But uh one thing I've learned that makes it stick is moderation, intuitive eating, and it's small steps, small things, tiny things. I love it. The Capricorn full moon reminds us that our dreams become reality when we stop wishing and start slowly building, and we have patience, and things take time, and it doesn't happen overnight. And that is a really hard lesson to learn when meanwhile, Uranus and Gemini, our brains are like, ooh, if I want to know something, there it is. If I want to create a business plan, uh, hey chat GPT, boop, boop, boop, boop, boop, creates the whole staircase for you, and you're like, screw that astrology girl. Take one step. Apparently, she doesn't use what is it called? Plexus? Placidus? What's the P word? Perplexity. Placidus. We should create our own AI just for astrology and call it Placidus. Copyright immediately. Don't use that. That's mine. Don't take it from me. You you guys all just by listening to this, I hacked into the technology. It sends me paper towel ads. You just signed an NDA and you didn't know it. Because this full moon sits opposite the sun in Cancer. Happy birthday, all the beautiful Cancerian listeners. I love how deep you feel. The deeper message of this full moon is take care of your heart, but don't forget your goals. Feel those feelings, but alchemize them into a plan. That is it in its simplest form. Emotional wisdom from the Cancer Sun, paired with practical action from the Capricorn moon. I love this moon. Now, now we're gonna blend it. Now we're gonna make a big smoothie. This full moon's aspects, so the planets in the sky, how they're playing with it, there's only two things. There's almost a perfect square, 90 degrees, three signs away, points of tension or friction that pushes action to Saturn, currently in Aries, as well as Neptune, currently in Aries, right? So at its core, this full moon in Capricorn is asking us, what are you building? How well have you been building, Seth? But Capricorn, I mean, but Saturn and Neptune are both standing off to the side, yelling their opinions about it. So let's break this down. The Capricorn full moon square, Saturn and Aries, is so important because Saturn rules Capricorn. Capricorn wants achievement. Saturn demands accountability. Aries wants independence and recognition for their individuality. So this square can feel like if you really want this goal, are you willing to take responsibility for it yourself and realize no one's coming to help you? Stop waiting for permission. Stop blaming your circumstances, stop relying on someone else to make the first move or someone else to make something happen. Saturn and Aries squaring this says, nobody's coming to do it for you. What are you going to do? It's a very adult transit, very mature. The frustration from the square might come from recognizing the gap between where you are and where you want to be. That's where the square, the angle of tension, could cause you to say, fuck. All those questions Steph asks are kind of triggering to me. Good. The trigger is action. I love getting triggered. I love it so much because I'm like, ooh, I didn't realize that was pain for me. Thank you for revealing that. I'm gonna go take that. Give me that tension. It's mine. Give me that trigger. That butt is mine. You can't have it. I put it in my bag. I hike up to the top of a mountain alone because I'm a Scorpio moon and I like to lick my own wounds. And then I take it out of the bag and I'm like looking at it, like a Rubik's cube, my favorite analogy. And I go, wow, okay. Mercury's retrograde and cancer. Let me think where did I get hurt that would cause this word or this phrase to trigger me? Okay, yeah, there's a connection. Do, do, do, do. Move the cube, get in the colors to fix, and just process it and heal it. Like if that's triggering to me, it's probably because it's true. If the shoe fits, damn. Let me take that somewhere else and fix it and heal it and take ownership of it because I can't control what people do to me, but I can control how I react and move forward. It's simple. If someone triggers you, just cut them off. Don't talk to them again. It's fine. This full moon might show us where we've been just waiting and wishing for results, for the things we want, for the dreams to come true, instead of where we haven't been taking action. This could be this square could be very much like where have I been trusting in tarot and not actually having the conversation or taking the first step. And this is not a knock on tarot on Oracle on astrology, obviously. But it is like, hey, use those things to take action. Use the I I do this all the time, where if I ask the universe for a sign, show me a golden eagle egg if I'm supposed to make that call or quit that job. You guys, if you're like real OGs, know that I went to the Florida Keys when I have my corporate job. And I said, show me a sign if I'm meant to go home after this vacation and quit my job that I've had for six years, and that's very cushiony and comfortable and steady. Show me a sign. And I saw a massive, like bow light shooting star right when my phone turned back on because it was off at 1111. And I was like, Well, goddamn. And I immediately got so nervous because I was like, Well, I don't know how I'm gonna explain this to people, but I have to keep my end of the bargain. Makes no sense. Yes, people thought I was crazy. Yes, my manager was like, What? What are you gonna do instead? And I was like, I don't know. I haven't gotten that far yet. The family are like, Do you have money saved up? No, I haven't gotten that far yet. But something, probably the same thing that wants me to go to Costco and buy paper towels was like, you have to keep your end of the deal and quit. I was so working with Capricorn energy. I wonder if it was a Capricorn. It was no, it wasn't. It was Sagittarius season because it was my birthday. But I bet something was in Capricorn during that time. Now that that leads us perfectly into the square to Neptune, the planet that rules over these things and Aries. So this one feels completely different. Neptune rules dreams, Capricorn rules reality. So when they clash with a square, we often discover where we've been idealizing or fantasizing about something or someone, confused about something or someone, accepting less than, letting people just bleed into our boundaries. Boundaries, boundaries, what are boundaries, says Neptune. I don't need those. I stay committed and loyal to someone because they never had someone stay loyal to them. Their parents were so awful to them. They've been cheated on the past, these poor things. They need my unconditional love. It's gonna heal them. Meanwhile, they're cheating on you, lying to you, taking money from you with no intention of paying it back. But your love's gonna heal them, right? Listen, I'm pointing a dirty finger. I'm not calling just you out, I'm pointing a dirty finger. Avoiding reality is simply this square. So Neptune and Aries is the dream you really want to become, because Aries is individuality. But Capricorn, full moon, says, okay, but how are you actually going to get there? This can create moments where illusions pop. The bubble of whimsical pops. So around this full moon square, this could be someone realizing the relationship was not what they thought. The job is not taking them where they thought. The goal isn't what they thought it was going to be. Their dream is real, but their strategy is not. The gift of Neptune is inspiration. The gift of Capricorn is mature execution. Together they say, dream big, but keep your feet on the ground. What's our motto around here, guys? Say it with me. Feet on the ground, head in the stars. I didn't even realize that was so Capricorn Neptune. Saturn and Neptune together in Aries are true. So the fascinating part is that Saturn and Neptune are currently in Aries together. Normally they're opposite. Normally Saturn is be realistic. Neptune says, but believe in magic. Right now they're both an Aries trying to create a new version of the world, but a new version of yourself. So this full moon may expose where your dream lacks a plan, Neptune problem, or where your plan lacks a dream, lacks soul, Saturn problem. Right? That's like someone who achieved so much and on paper they look incredible, but then they go home and they feel so sad, so alone, so like, fuck, I have all the money, I got the nice place, but why? I'm married, I got kids, I got a nice car. We go to Disney twice a year. Why am I depressed? Why am I going to see a psychiatrist? What the heck? And then there are some people who have these big, grand dreams. And they're like, why isn't the universe throwing me a bone? This dream's gonna help so many people. It's gonna change my lineage. They have a Saturn problem. So the simplest takeaway of this Capricorn full moon, combining the aspects, it wants us to know that the mountain we're climbing is serious. But Saturn is asking if we're willing to keep going, and Neptune is asking whether we're climbing the right mountain in the first place. That's the story. A reality check, not to crush our dreams, but to help make our dreams actually come true. Who are we becoming, and does our daily life support that future version of you? Now, this one isn't so much an aspect to it, but it's just ironic that that same day, June 29th, full moon in cap, Mars moves into Gemini, Jupiter the next day moves into Leo. This full moon is like, all right, let's get serious. What are we building? Then Mars and Jupiter immediately change signs and say, perfect, we got it, great, let's go. Mars and Gemini, the mind speeds up. Like, okay, this makes sense, that makes sense, let's go. And then Jupiter interests Leo. Our confidence returns. Stay tuned for that episode. I'm so excited to record it. It's stop hiding, let people see you. Um, Mars and Gemini wants to do everything all at once. Jupiter and Leo says, I have enthusiasm. Um, so the Capricorn full moon is get serious. Saturn and Aries says, and take responsibility. Neptune and Aries says, follow your dream. It's worth it. We didn't plant a dream for you to not achieve it. Mars and Gemini says, let's think outside the box and brainstorm a different way to get there. And then Jupiter and Leo says, I believe in myself. I deserve this. This is so exciting. I'm amped up about it. I love that. This is like such a turning point full moon that immediately launches us into a new chapter of movement, ideas, confidence. It's like, okay, guys, reality first, and then momentum second into the into the month of July. Now, the last piece I want to weave into this is the final blend of what does it mean when Mercury goes retrograde in Cancer on the exact same day of a full moon in Capricorn to opposing sister signs. Okay. Mercury going retrograde in Cancer on the exact day of a full moon in Capricorn. Capricorn and Cancer are the true generational family tree. Cancer is mother, uh, Capricorn is father. Cancer is the family past. Capricorn is, well, what's the family's legacy? Are we actively building it together to leave a good one? So this Capricorn full moon shows us the real world consequences of whatever story or emotion we're trying to fix and heal with cancer. It asks us to build something better. I love this blend because this could truly be where you say it ends with me. Moving forward, this family pattern, I am healing this for the last. Six generations and my future six generations. Huge. Now that you know, what are you going to do differently? says the Capricorn full moon. Wow, Mercury retrograde and cancer is going, oh, that's why that happened. That's why I've been carrying that story. That's why I keep repeating that pattern subconsciously. And the full moon in Capricorn says, yes, you got it. Okay. With that data, now that you've processed that feeling, how can we alchemize it into leaving a different legacy? You cannot build a life that supports you if you ignore how you feel, says this opposition. But you also cannot create security or a legacy simply by feeling and hoping and waiting for it to show up. You must also take responsibility, take action, honor your feelings, but take responsibility for your life. We can't just sit and wait for the perfect partner. We have to become the perfect partner. We can't just sit and wait to lose weight. We have to be the person that has a healthy weight. We cannot sit and wait for money to just appear. I wish we could. Maybe we will. We have to actually go out and do things that provide value. That is the blend, right? Of these two. It's very powerful. It's very potent. Okay. You know how we end things. We're writing a note to our future self to show them how far we've come. Especially under a Capricorn. Capricorn wants to see progress. Capricorn wants to show you. Look at all you've been through. Look how hard you worked. You think that was in vain? Mm-mm. So I personally use the notes. No, it's the here it is. It's the reminders. I go into this and I write a long paragraph to my future self. And it doesn't have to be poetic and perfect. Stop. Don't let this Capricorn film moon make you think I don't know what to write. Just what did you eat today? How did you feel today? What's your current relationship status? How do you feel about it? If you have kids, how old are they? What do they love? What do you love about being a parent? If you're currently living with your parents, do you like it? How do you feel about it? What's your relationship like to your mom right now? What's your relationship like to your dad right now? What are you doing for work? Do you love it? Do you want to quit? Where are you at? Just simple. Answer, just very basic things. Put it in a note on my reminders. I'll have it pop up on the next Capricorn Lunation. Lunar event, which is January 7th, 2027. Wow, this is weird. We're already like, this is the first lunar event where we're talking about something next year. So far this year, I've told you like, oh, write a note to yourself in November and December. And this is the first one that's gonna be for 2027. So, guys, this is really the beginning of the rest of our life. This is a pretty big deal. 2027, that's crazy. Time. Time, time, time. But anyway, we'll have a new moon in Capricorn on January 7th, 2027. Write a note to yourself. Have a reminder pop up around that time to show you how far you've come. Period. Period. All right, guys, thank you for tuning in to another episode of the Astrology Lounge. Again, I'm your host, I'm your astrologer, I am your friend on the airwaves, Stephanie Powers. I would love to virtually meet you, read your charts, see how these things are affecting you. Visit astrology-lounge.com to book a reading with me. Otherwise, I will see you on the next episode where we're gonna talk about the thing. I've literally been waiting for this since I put out the January 2026 astrology. What's to come? What do you expect? I have been waiting to record Mr. Jupiter, Mr. Big, Mr. Teacher, Mr. Philosopher, Mr. Miracles himself. Moving into Leo. Wild, fun, excitement, creativity, fertility. I love Leo themes. Leo is the sun. Jupiter's expanding the sun. I love it. It's pool parties for all. Okay, be sure to subscribe, set notifications, do not miss that episode. It'll be up next. Sending love from Twin Moon Ranch outside of beautiful Austin, Texas. I'll see you guys on the next episode. 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