cut cords, lay bricks
capricorn full moon guide
today we have mercury stationing retrograde in cancer at 11:35 am MST (waaaay more on this coming from me this week) AND a full moon in capricorn exact at 5:56 pm MST. it’s kind of a lot. but fear not, i’m here with some astro handholding and witchcraft.
to me, this full moon feels like a big ole period punctuating 2026 thus far. and this punctuation is asking WTF have you even done in the last 12ish months?!
this full moon reports into saturn in aries. and alwaaaays with saturn there is this lingering question of time and the things you have and haven’t done with it. this is prob why I always find capricorn full moons to be distinctive in their “ending” nature. not in a scary way, just in a before and after, marking of time way.
basically, if the solstice didn’t have you spiraling about the year being half way over already, this moon will.
pluuuus, we have our gassy daddy jupiter sitting at the very last degree of cancer really turning up the volume on that “what have you even done with your life” feeling. 29 degrees always brings this really special pressure cooker feeling. and in this instance, it’s asking you wtf have you even grown or created in the last 12ish months.
add mercury retro into the mix and the emotional volatility is HIGH. NGL mercury rx in CANCER, the initiator of all.the.feels, is a bit more rugged than our uje mercury nonesense. emotions and assumptions are running high.
and you know what they say about assumptions, they make an ass of you and me. i’m working on a full mercury retrograde guide, but the headline I have to share really is not to assume that anyone can read your mind (even if you think they should be able to). aaaaaaand a little extra grace goes a long way.
but back to this full moon…
neptune is squaring this lunation, dissolving the edges of what’s real and what’s wishful. it’s not trying to sabotage you, it genuinely wants you to believe in the dream. it just doesn’t care whether you do anything about it. thankfully saturn is also squaring this lunation, who DEEPLY cares about you doing something about it. saturn is turning up the pressure on time, discipline, and what you have and haven’t built.
saturn is alsooo trining venus, giving your desires some backbone. committing to what you really, really want feels less terrifying than usual right now. this is a great full moon to do just ONE thing that moves you towards the thing you want to be doing. lay the first brick, which may just be naming what said thing is.
capricorn energy is the queen of boundaries. saturn shit, yano? and with that in mind i’m just feeling the need to leverage this moon for some CORD FUCKING CUTTING.
alot of y’all be too serious and too precious about cord cutting. this is one of the rare times you are gonna catch me saying anyone is being “too serious” about magickal workings (because safety first), but let me explain…
the number of times a friend has asked me for this ritual just to not do it because they are afraid it means they are banishing the person/situation from their life forever. NAH SIS.
cord cuttings ARE NOT banishings.
cord cuttings are GOOD SPIRITUAL HYGIENE.
they simply push the proverbial reset button on whatever you are cutting.
and when you reset those cords, you get your energy back. all that juicy life force thats been leaking into old attachments, old stories, old versions of people… it comes back to you. and that's exactly what you need to start laying those bricks I was talking about.
so, with that I offer you my favorite BATHTUB cord cutting, cause it’s cancer season after all. and you knoooow the bathtub is my favorite cauldron.
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Cord Cutting Bath ⚔️
If doing this in the bathtub, run your bath with plenty of salt for grounding and cleansing. Ensure that you have either a salt scrub or some sort of clay mask on your bathtub ledge, we will use it later. Dry brush yourself, visualizing that you are shedding what is no longer serving you. Speak your intentions into the water that you will be using this vessel for cord cutting, thank the water spirits for their assistance. Bonus points if you have a cord cutting oil on hand that you can add a few drops of to you water.
Once you get in the tub, close your eyes and imagine yourself on the balcony of a theater looking down at a stage. You may ask any guides or ancestors who have your highest good in mind to be present with you here. Take notice of who has shown up to support you.
Ask the person/situation/old version of self/narrative you need to cut the cord with to come to the stage. Visualize the cords between the two of you. What are they made of? What color are they? Examine them with curiosity.
After you have spent all the time you would like witnessing and examining the cords, ask for assistance in cutting these cords from one of the guides or ancestors who has been on the balcony with you. Whoever first comes to mind for you is the perfect assistant. Ask them to sever your cords with unconditional love.
Watch your cords disappear after they have been cut by your assistant. Where the cords were connected in your body, fill them with love and abundance. You can visualize flowers blooming into the holes and healing them, call in something that represents light for you. If doing this in the bath, use your clay or scrub to “fill” the holes on your physical body, this is a really great bridge into the physical world for this meditation.
As you fill in the holes state aloud: “I am free from all ties, cords, karmic commitments and bonds to (fill in the name of what/who you cut the cords from) in all timelines.” You may tell whatever was on stage that they/it are free to go at this time and that you are now both living in sovereignty from one another. Thank your guide for their assistance.
bath cauldron ❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥