Capricorn Full Moon: What This Energy Is Asking of You

By Iya Tirra-Omilade | Goddess Body Mind Spirit

The Capricorn full moon is one of my favorite moons to work with because it is so practical. It is not asking you to dream bigger or feel deeper. Instead it asks you to get real, make a plan, and follow through. That is Capricorn in a nutshell.

Let me break down what this moon is about and how you can work with it.

What Capricorn Energy Is All About

Capricorn is the sign of mastery, success, discipline, and endurance. It is ruled by Saturn, which is the planet of cycles, karma, and long-term results. Saturn does not give you what you want. It gives you what you have earned.

Capricorn sits at the top of the astrological wheel, and that placement means something. This is the energy of the person who did the work, stayed the course, and built something that lasts. It is not flashy, overnight success. It is the application of tried and true success principles that work every time.

The key qualities Capricorn calls forward are discipline, patience, boundaries, planning, and endurance. Use the full moon to help you reconnect and recommit to your Capricorn power.

The Capricorn Full Moon as a Check-In

Every full moon is a moment to pause and take stock. The Capricorn full moon is specifically asking you to look at where you are in relation to your goals and your plan.

A few questions to sit with:

• What have you accomplished that you have not fully celebrated?

• Where do you have a plan and where are you winging it?

• Where do you need more discipline, more patience, or clearer boundaries?

• What foundation in your life needs strengthening?

• Is there something that needs to end so something new can begin?

Capricorn is also connected to cycles, and this is important. One of the reasons women feel stuck is not that they are doing the wrong thing. It is that they are doing the right thing at the wrong time. When you understand what cycle you are in, you can plan accordingly. When you do not, you can find yourself pushing when you need to be resting, or resting when you need to be moving.

This moon is a good time to ask: what cycle am I in right now, and am I working with it or against it?

My Unique Spin: This Is Also a Time to Connect with the Crone Goddess

Here is where I want to add something that I do not see talked about enough when it comes to Capricorn.

This energy is deeply connected to the crone goddess.

The crone is the elder face of the goddess. She is the woman who has been through enough cycles to stop being afraid of them. She is patient because she has survived enough to know that things always work out in the end. She is solid on the inside and honest out of love. The crone does not sugarcoat her words, but she is not cruel either. She is direct because she cares.

That is Capricorn energy. That is what this moon is channeling.

One of the crone goddesses I work with is Oya, the Orisha of winds, storms, and transformation. People sometimes fear Oya because they have only seen her as the tornado. But Oya comes as a whisper first. A gentle wind. A nudge. She only becomes the storm when we refuse to listen to her. That is the love of the crone. She will tell you the truth gently if you let her. If you keep avoiding it, she gets louder.

Other crone goddesses you can work with during this moon include Nana Buluku, the primordial grandmother of all Orisha who created the universe, Hecate who lights the path at the crossroads, and Nepthys, keeper of the threshold. Work with whichever one calls to you.

Befriend the Crone in Your Own Life

Beyond the goddesses, I want to encourage you to think about the crones in your own life.

My Grandmother Ella Mae aka Grandmama

My grandmother Ella Mae was my first crone. She owned her own home, ran her own cooking business, was hilarious and blunt, and never once yelled at me even when I was a teenager getting on her nerves. She felt like my friend. Looking back, I understand that what I was receiving from her was the steadiness that comes from having lived through multiple cycles. I did not have language for it then. But something was being passed to me, and I felt it.

A lot of us do not have that built-in crone anymore. Many women do not live near their grandmothers. Many have lost their mothers early. Part of the goddess-centered lifestyle is going out of your way to find the crones, even when they seem dated, even when their language is not yours. Look past the surface and get the essence of what they are carrying. It is worth it.

The crone is your friend. Treat her like one.

A Simple Crone Wisdom Practice for This Moon

Here's a ritual you can do at any Capricorn moon.

Step one: Gather the wisdom. Think about the crones in your life, past and present. These can be women you have known personally, ancestors, older women whose words have reached you through books or teachings, or crone goddesses you feel connected to. What have they said to you, directly or through their example? Start collecting those pieces of wisdom.

Step two: Create your crone wisdom cards. Write each piece of wisdom on its own note card and include the name of the crone it came from. Your grandmother. Oya. An elder from your community. Anyone who has passed wisdom to you. Over time this becomes your personal crone oracle that you can pull from whenever you need grounding.

Step three: Sit with the wisdom and make a plan. Pull one or a few cards and ask yourself how this wisdom applies to where you are right now. Then write down one concrete thing you can do in the next 30 to 90 days to honor what you are hearing. Capricorn wants application, not just inspiration.

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And if Saturn energy has you feeling stuck, my private podcast From Stuck to Sacred: The Goddess Alignment Method walks you through all five keys to moving forward. Find it at bit.ly/gbmsstucktosacred.