"Feel it all. Let the memories rise, let the emotions move through you, let yourself care deeply but practise the art of not holding on"

On the 14th of July New Moon arrives in the soft, watery sign of Cancer, offering an emotional reset after a period of intensity, confusion and revisiting the past. In the midst of Mercury Retrograde energy, this lunation asks us not to rush forward, but to return home, to ourselves, our bodies, our roots and the relationships that shape our inner world. 

Cancer governs memory, family, home and emotional safety. Under this New Moon, waves of nostalgia may rise unexpectedly. Old memories, unfinished conversations and people you never imagined hearing from again may resurface. There is a sense of the past knocking at the door not always because it is meant to come back in, but perhaps because you are finally ready to understand why it had to leave and free yourself from the burden of not fully letting something or someone go. Remember closure does not always warrant reconnection. 

Whilst this New Moon feels like a final opportunity to sit with what was never fully felt, spoken or released. To look at the loose ends of your past with softer eyes and ask whether you are still carrying stories, relationships or emotional attachments that no longer belong in the home you are creating within yourself.

What to expect:

Expect heightened sensitivity, vivid memories and deeper reflection around family, love, belonging and your personal roots. You may feel called to retreat, rest, nurture your home or spend time with those closest to you. So let the emotions come, honour them as water does not ask permission before it moves and neither does grief, nostalgia or healing

What to do

- Rest, retreat & slow down 
- Spend time at home 
- Feel your emotions fully
- Reflect on the past
- Nurture yourself & your closest relationships
- Reconnect with your roots
- Create emotional boundaries
- Release old attachments 
- Journal & set intentions around safety and belonging

What NOT to do

- Reconnect purely from nostalgia or people pleasing tendencies
- Romanticise the past
- Make impulsive emotional decisions
- Ignore your intuition
- Suppress what needs to be felt
- Force closure or forgiveness
- Over-give to keep the peace
- Confuse familiarity with safety
- Rush into the next chapter 

Moon Water Hair Cleansing Ritual

Across many spiritual traditions, hair has been symbolically associated with identity, memory and personal energy. For this Cancer New Moon, a lunation deeply connected to the past, emotion and release, this is the perfect time to create moon water to ritualistically cleanse what your hair has carried with you. 

On the night of the New Moon, fill a clean glass jar or bowl with fresh water and place it somewhere safe under the night sky or by a window. Before leaving it out, hold the vessel and set an intention: "May this water hold the energy of release, renewal and return." 

The next morning, wash your hair as usual. As your final rinse, slowly pour the moon water through your scalp and lengths. Massage your scalp and imagine old memories, emotional attachments and past versions of yourself loosening from the roots. 

To seal the ritual, when your hair is damp add a few drops of our hair growth oil. To close the ritual and protect your hair. This ritual is symbolic, marking a moment to reflect, reset and let go of what you've been carrying. As you seal your hair, set an intention to move forward with greater clarity and space for what comes next.