New Moon in Cancer

Chaotic good is possible - envision the wildest dream you can for all of us!

Painting in image: Representation of Magnum Chaos (before the Creation took place): wood marquetry by Giovan Francesco Capoferri, 16th century - Church of Santa Maria Maggiore, Bergamo

New Moon
4º Cancer 07’

June 25, 2025
6:30 AM EDT

A New Moon in Cancer can be a nest of diffuse lighting and emotional tides. This week's New Moon has the added amplification of a Jupiter cazimi or Sun conjunct Jupiter shortly prior. Many consider a Sun-Jupiter conjunction to be the luckiest day of the year, and by all accounts, that can be true. The Sun signifies our essential self, and Jupiter brings luck. This year, we have the added astrology of a Saturn-Neptune conjunction in Aries in a separating square to this New Moon (Sun and Moon). In addition, there is a little-talked-about object of the Kuiper belt, Chaos, conjunct the new moon. My mind has been stirring with Chaos all year.

The shorthand for how I am seeing this New Moon?
Embrace the chaotic good and make the most of it.

The astrological aspect of a square brings tension. A square to Saturn and Neptune is doubly tense because the energy of those two planets is divergent. The Saturn in Aries square to the Sun may add roadblocks and redirects. Saturn signifies limits and boundaries. This feels stranger and stronger as Neptune weaves weird tides of wild dreams and tiredness with its square to the Sun. Neptune dissolves. When the Moon enters the equation, it amps up our feelings, and our inner world becomes more obvious. Not yet clarity, but a sense of feeling emerges.

I see Jupiter in the mix of this heady New Moon in the Cardinal Water sign of Cancer, more as an amplifier of energies and not necessarily a boon of good fortune, although it certainly could be.

Can we create a spark in the initiation of water?

Jupiter is big sky energy; the amplifier, magnifier, and sometimes the one to make the energy so much that any overwhelm tips into something else entirely. The good news is that all squares come with the opportunity to create from the crisis, whether it is internal or external in nature. Jupiter can also give us the ability to zoom out, see the wider picture, and move from a different vantage point. Swim up and let Jupiter expand the creative ability of the squares.

This New Moon is in the zodiac sign of Cancer. Cancerian energy is known to swim in all directions. It gains wisdom from moving sideways and around things, reaching its destinations with a longer and sometimes more scenic journey.

Then there is the Chaos factor. I started delving into the energy of the dwarf planet, or more accurately, the cubewano Chaos, this year, for obvious reasons. The world is getting just a wee bit off-kilter in 2025. Chaos exists in the Kuiper Belt, which is a "space place" out beyond Neptune, where the icy evolver Pluto lives. Chaos was discovered in 1998, the same year Google was invented.

In some mythologies, Chaos represents the void before all creation. In astrology, it can signify where and how we deal with random and unresolved events. According to Philip Sedgwick, Chaos can denote the positive side of going with the flow and being orderly in the face of confusion; in contrast, the shadow side signifies projecting fears and assuming disaster is a step away. He also mentions “meditating upon de-materialization”. That seems very relevant at this moment when the excesses of the world have certainly reached a tipping point. All of these themes for the astrology of Chaos seem obvious with our current events.

At the most basic level, a New Moon is a point of creation in the lunar calendar. A dark and fertile space like a womb, where the spark of something new appears. Chaos gave birth to Gaia from the void. Cancer, the zodiac sign, is often associated with Mother Moon and nurturing elements. A Cancer New Moon and the myth of Chaos is like the unstruck sound or Anahata Nada. The void rings out in the darkness and from that space, the next cycle begins.

Cancer energy is at its best when it lovingly nurtures, and this New Moon requests creation from our unique gifts with tender compassion. It will push our soul’s wishes to the forefront, either in the material world (Saturn) or through a slide show of dreams (Neptune).

Is there a wild dream you have kept to yourself?

Keeping your dream or your heart's desire hidden only disrupts the flow of creation for all of us. Compassion for yourself and all of us (really the same thing) demands each of us to live our most authentic and exquisitely kind lives to the best of our abilities.

Let’s push the timeline forward in a good way!

Could you spend a few moments writing, drawing, or singing your dream life into existence?

Chaos

For those astrology nerds who are curious about Chaos, I took a look back at some of the Sun, Jupiter, and Chaos transits and previous correlated events. You may start to see a pattern. I decided not to list all, but a theme of civil rights, technology, and decolonization emerged among others. I listed some. I plan on looking into the upcoming Chaos-related transits as the years unfold, and I will add to the list in a historical sense, along with future events.

6/24/2024: Sun conjunct Chaos:
Mexico elected Claudia Sheinbaum as its first female president on June 2, 2024.

An assassination attempt was made on former President Donald Trump during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13th.

6/24/2022: Sun conjunct Chaos:
Roe V Wade was overturned in the Supreme Court.

6/24/2021: Sun conjunct Chaos:
Derek Chauvin Sentencing, Surfside Condo Collapse.

6/25/2019: Sun conjunct Chaos:
The US imposed new sanctions on Iran

** 6/24/2013 Sun conjunct Chaos, 7/11/2013 Jupiter conjunct Chaos:

“U.S. Government under Heavy Scrutiny after NSA leaks: The Guardian publishes a report on another NSA tool called Boundless Informant, used by the U.S. government to watch activity in every country in the world. Facebook and Google both deny any knowledge of PRISM. President Obama confirms PRISM's existence and its use to spy on the online activity of U.S. citizens.”

6/26/2013: The Defense of Marriage Act or DOMA, was struck down by the Supreme Court, enabling gay marriage for the first time at the federal level in the US.

2/9/2011: Jupiter square to Chaos:
The Arab Spring in Egypt intensified, leading to the resignation of President Hosni Mubarak on February 11, 2011.

1/3/2008 Jupiter opposes Chaos:
Benazir Bhutto's Assassination while Obama wins the Iowa caucus.

**6/24/2001 Sun conjunct Chaos, 7/29/2001 Jupiter conjunct Chaos:

Iran's President Reelected: Mohammad Khatami secured reelection, widely supported for his calls for democratic reforms and greater social freedom.

Mideast Cease-fire Plan Accepted: Israel and Palestinians agreed to a U.S.-brokered cease-fire plan.

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released its Third Assessment Report, which concluded that human activity is largely responsible for global warming.

Putin Warns of Arms Buildup: Russian President Putin stated that Russia would upgrade its nuclear arsenal if the U.S. proceeded with a missile defense system.

4/18/1963 - Jupiter square to Chaos:
Martin Luther King Jr., Ralph Abernathy, and others were arrested during a protest in Birmingham, Alabama.

6/24/1960 Sun conjunct Chaos:
“The ‘Year of Africa’" saw a rapid increase in African nations gaining independence in 1960, including the Democratic Republic of Congo. Other countries that gained independence around this time included Togo, the Mali Federation (which later split into Mali and Senegal), Madagascar, and British Somaliland.”

4/12/1960 and 4/27/1960- Jupiter opposes Chaos:
President Eisenhower signed a Civil Rights bill that included measures against discriminatory voting practices.

Decolonization in Africa: Togo gained independence from France on April 27th, marking a key step in the decolonization of Africa. Senegal also signed a transfer of power agreement with France, paving the way for its independence.

**6/25/1957 Sun conjunct Chaos, 8/25/1957 Jupiter square Chaos:

The Civil Rights Act of 1957 was passed by Congress, addressing voting rights and marking the first major civil rights legislation since Reconstruction.

In September 1957, the Little Rock Nine, a group of African American students, attempted to integrate Little Rock Central High School in Arkansas.

The Soviet Union launched Sputnik I on October 4, 1957, marking the beginning of the Space Race.

**6/9/1954 Jupiter conjunct Chaos, 6/25/1954 Sun conjunct Chaos:

On June 17, 1954, the democratically elected Guatemalan President Jacobo Árbenz was ousted in a CIA-backed coup.

On June 27, the world's first nuclear power station opened in Obninsk, near Moscow.

On June 14, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed a bill adding the words "under God" to the U.S. Pledge of Allegiance.

The Army-McCarthy hearings, which investigated alleged communist infiltration of the US Army, concluded in June, culminating in Senator Joseph McCarthy being condemned by the Senate later in the year.

9/11/1945 Jupiter square Chaos:
World War II ended on September 2, 1945, with the formal surrender of Japan to the Allied powers aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay. This day is officially known as Victory over Japan Day (V-J Day).

6/25/1942: Sun and Jupiter conjunct Chaos:
Future President Eisenhower takes command of U.S. forces in Europe on June 25, 1942

6/25/1940: Sun conjunct Chaos:
The Franco-German armistice, signed on June 22nd, went into effect, marking France's surrender to Germany.