The Mother's Moon: Planting Love Where It’s Safe to Grow

Cawnawyn Mor
Jun 25
3 min read

I mother my vision into the world with tenderness, not urgency.

I hold my children and my soul's calling in the same sacred embrace.

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A New Moon Reflection

This Cancer New Moon draws us inward—to our hearts, our hearths, and our hopes.

With this New Moon conjunct Jupiter, now exalted in Cancer, this lunation magnifies our longing for emotional belonging, for the feeling of home in our own bodies and in our relationships.

This is the Mother Moon—the one that rebuilds life not with noise, but with nourishment.

It’s a moon for cradling the self, protecting the dream, and creating from care rather than urgency.

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Key Takeaways for the New Moon in Cancer

New Moon Conjunct Jupiter in Cancer
Emotional expansion, sacred homecoming, mothering the self and others.
New Moon is Square Saturn-Neptune in Aries
Navigating tenderness vs. pressure; calling in softness amidst spiritual responsibility.
New Moon is Sextile Mars in Virgo
Rituals, routines, and embodied action support your emotional intentions.
Venus at home in Taurus is in harmony with the Nodes
Love aligned with soul path—stability and sweetness become guiding values.

Mother's Mirror

I often say I’m raising children and a business at the same time—but what I’m really doing is cultivating a way of life. One that centers rhythm, nourishment, creativity, and care—both for my sons and for the parts of me that existed before motherhood.

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That’s why my newest podcast, Stars and Sprouts was born. (PREMIERING THIS WEEK!) A podcast for Pagan parents and magical caretakers who want to raise their families with ritual, heart, and ancestral knowing. It’s for those of us building altars and family meal plans, celebrating Sabbats and family milestones woven together.

Under this Cancer New Moon, I’m reminded that the life I’m shaping is already sacred—not because it’s balanced, but because it’s rooted in what matters most: love, rhythm, truth, and magic.

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I created Stars and Sprouts because parenting as a Pagan is a sacred act of resistance.

It’s a reclamation of rhythm, magic, and ancestral knowing. A space to grow both humans and dreams in soil that honors the Earth and the soul.

This podcast isn’t just about parenting—it’s about nurturing anything tender: your children, your creativity, your healing, your identity.

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Mini Ritual:

Fill a bowl with water and a pinch of salt. Hold it to your chest and speak:

“With the waters of this womb, I bless this home. With the tides of my care, I bless this future.”

Walk to each room, flicking droplets gently and whispering: “Safe. Sacred. Loved.”

Then light a white candle and journal:

Reflection Questions:

What kind of emotional legacy am I cultivating in my home?
What do I want my children-or my future self—to remember about the love I poured into my home?