Capricorn Full Moon
release false responsibilities
Capricorn full moon
july 10th, 2025
1:36 pm (pst)
Hey there friends,
Despite how strong each of us are - and I know you are so strong, my friend - there is a quiet heaviness that creeps in when we carry something for too long.
At first, we think, “no problem, I got this”, as we shoulder the burden.
It’s just a little more heaviness to the weight already pressing down on our shoulders. It’s just a slightly shallower breath than the ones we may currently be taking.
Over time though, this weight and constriction becomes so consistent and so normal, that we begin to forget what it feels like to be light, unrestricted and free.
The Capricorn Full Moon, shining brightly upon us on July 10th, 2025, both illuminates, and offers us the opportunity to release, the unnecessary weight of some of our own, along with other people’s, burdens.
This lunation encourages us to discern between what we truly are responsible for and what we are not, reminding us that only person whose healing, happiness and/or peace we can truly be held accountable for is our own.
That’s not to say that our words and actions don’t have impacts on others, or that we should focus solely on ourselves. Instead the Capricorn Full Moon reminds us that we can intentionally lighten our loads by simply setting down the heaviness we were never meant to hold.
Read for more on:
the energies of the Capricorn Full Moon
Astrology of Uranus moving into Gemini
Working with the Moon prompts
Capricorn’s drive for balance
The Cardinal Earth sign of the Zodiac, Capricorn energy is steady, resourced and deeply devoted.
Represented by the “Seagoat”, Capricorn energy teaches us how to both climb mountains and dive great depths. Capricorn loves commitment and building something that endures.
Capricorn shines light on integrity, resilience, self-mastery, and the beauty of showing up, consistently and with dedication.
Ruled by the planet of responsibilities and challenges, Saturn, Capricorn also reminds us that discipline can be sacred, and that structure, when aligned with the soul, sets us free.
Yet when overworked, or in shadow expression, Capricorn energy becomes the martyr, the overachiever, the one who holds it all together even when it’s not theirs to hold.
Capricorn will take it all on, confusing control with care, forgetting that love doesn’t mean carrying everyone’s load.
And under this Full Moon, we’re asked to let that go, to put down that extra burden we were never meant to carry in the first place, so that we can show up as the integrated, resourced, resilient, authentic and expressed souls (I believe) we came here to be.
Cancer Sun + Capricorn Moon = nourish your soul
Cancer season paired with the Capricorn full Moon reminds us to nourish ourselves. To nourish our sense of home and emotional safety (Cancer) along with nourishing our goals and ambitions (Capricorn).
The polarity of Cancer and Capricorn actually NEED each other. Cancer’s emotional safety creates space for Capricorn’s strategic actions, while Capricorn’s structure creates the safety for Cancer to feel, care and nurture/protect.
The Cancer Sun, and Cancer Season, brings us back to our foundations—home, family, emotional safety, and the nourishment of belonging.
Meanwhile, the Capricorn full Moon illuminates what we’ve built on top of the foundation Cancer set. Shining light upon our goals, ambitions, dreams and the responsibilities we’ve chosen to carry.
But what if not all of our responsibilities are truly ours to carry?
What if some the responsibilities we hold, or expectations we place on ourselves, are doing nothing for us but weighing us down?
The Capricorn Full Moon illuminates and reminds us that we are not ever meant to bear the burden alone. Not our burden’s nor other people’s as well.
This lunation invites a powerful question:
What responsibilities are truly mine, and which ones have I been carrying because I thought I had to?
Not out of love, but out of fear.
Not from authenticity, but from conditioning.
This Capricorn Full Moon offers us the invitation to set those false, inauthentic responsibilities down, in order to set ourselves free.
Uranus in Gemini: Disrupting the Story
Just three days before this Full Moon in Capricorn, Uranus—the planet of disruption, radical change, and liberation—moves into Gemini, the sign of communication, thinking, learning, and connection.
This is a big energetic shift, and it flavors this Capricorn Full Moon with the winds of revolutionary change.
On the collective level, this transit has often coincided with patterns of war, especially for us in the United States. For a history lesson, Uranus was in Gemini during parts of the American Revolutionary War, the American Civil War and World War II.
I don’t share this to imply that we are about to engage in some brand new war. In fact, in my opinion, the world has already been involved in a war of information and aggression for quite a few years now, and I think we are going to see that continue and likely even intensify in order to hasten in even more fated changes coming our way.
Now on a personal level, Uranus in Gemini can shake loose stuck patterns in how we think and communicate. Uranus in Gemini can bring sudden insights, crystal-clear clarity, and liberating truths. Thankfully, this slow-moving transit can also help us reframe the stories we've been telling ourselves—especially the ones that begin with "I/you/they should…”.
This Capricorn Full Moon, paired with Uranus’ clarifying disruptions, offers us an opportunity to reprogram our relationship to responsibility. First by helping us remove those responsibilities that were never ours to begin with, and then by reminding us that our responsibilities are NOT obligations and burdens we bear, but rather are intentional choices and evidence of our blessings. When we recognize this, our responsibilities become tools of our freedom as opposed to our fear.
Full Moon Invitations
The Capricorn Full Moon, paired with the Cancer Sun, asks you to pause, to breathe deep, and to come back to what is truly yours to carry.
Let this Capricorn Full Moon help you lighten your load. Let this lunation release and untangle you from the emotional entanglements that do not serve your growth.
Let the Capricorn Moon show you what and where those are.
Let the Cancer Sun nurture you through the release.
Let Uranus whisper: You don’t have to do it the old way anymore.
May this Capricorn Full Moon release you from the weight of other’s burdens, and remind you that your responsibilities are about your alignment, not your control.
with infinite love and life force,
Rachael
work with the capricorn full moon
ILLUMINATE:
The responsibilities that are truly yours to own and those that are not.
How your true responsibilities are rooted in love, purpose and devotion.
LET GO:
False responsibilities you (may) hold over other peoples’ health and happiness.
Limiting (and false) beliefs around asking for help & support when you need it.
For those who prefer to watch or listen, you can catch the YouTube Moon video below.
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