New Moon in Cancer – 25 June 2025

Coming Home to Ourselves

During the new moon in Cancer, a woman peacefully meditates by the ocean, enveloped by candles and crystals, and embraces the soothing energy of the night.

As we enter the soft, feminine waters of this Cancer New Moon, we’re offered a sacred moment to slow down, breathe deeply, and listen to what our heart is really longing for.

Cancer, ruled by the Moon herself, speaks the language of emotion, intuition, and protection. It governs the sacred spaces of home, family, roots, and belonging. It invites us to build emotional safety, not just around us, but within us.

This particular New Moon may feel extra potent if, like me, your natal Moon is in Cancer. It can bring up deep waves of memory, longing, and emotional truth. But it also holds the medicine of softness. Of being held. Of coming back to the most tender parts of yourself, the ones that don’t need fixing, just presence.

A slender crescent emerges against the dark sky, marking the arrival of the new moon phase.

What’s stirring under this New Moon?

We’re being asked to:

• Return to our emotional truth, even the messy, unfiltered parts.

• Re-parent ourselves with softness, care, and compassion.

• Set boundaries that honour our inner world.

• Plant seeds for a more grounded and nourishing life — in our homes, our relationships, and our own hearts.

This is a powerful time to ask:

What does “home” mean to me now?

What do I need to feel safe, seen, and supported?

Where can I soften?

Five Moon Rituals

The New Moon in Cancer is an invitation to reconnect with your inner world and prioritise emotional well-being. It’s a time for setting intentions that support your emotional safety, nurturing your sensitive heart, and creating space for deep healing. Cancer, being ruled by the moon, amplifies our intuition and our connection to the cycles of the earth and our own emotional rhythms. This sacred time is all about honouring yourself, so here are some rituals to help you align with the energy of the New Moon.

A woman walks thoughtfully through a stone labyrinth on a serene beach, engaging in a spiritual ritual with the ocean as her backdrop.

1. Take a Long Bath or Foot Soak with Salt and Lavender

• How to do it: Fill your bath with warm water, adding a handful of Epsom salt or sea salt. Salt is purifying, helping to clear negative energy and stress from your body and mind. Add a few drops of lavender essential oil or a small handful of lavender flowers. Lavender promotes calm and relaxation, making it the perfect companion for this ritual. As you soak, visualise the water washing away emotional baggage, leaving you feeling refreshed and at peace. Take deep breaths, sink into the water, and allow the lavender scent to envelop you. Feel the healing power of water, cleansing both physically and emotionally.

A soothing arrangement for a foot bath, featuring coarse sea salt, a natural soap bar, a fresh green leaf, and aromatic herbs on a rustic ceramic plate.

2. Journal About What Emotional Safety Means to You

• How to do it: Create a quiet, sacred space for reflection. Take a deep breath and think about emotional safety. What does it mean for you to feel truly safe in your emotions, thoughts, and space? Reflect on what emotional safety looks like in relationships, both with others and with yourself. Do you feel supported? Do you feel heard? Use this journal session to explore your feelings around boundaries, nurturing, and self-compassion. You may also want to journal about any past experiences that have shaped your understanding of emotional safety, and how you can heal those areas moving forward.

A woman journals on a serene beach, capturing her thoughts and reflections in the peaceful surroundings.

3. Light a Candle with the Intention of Returning to Your Centre

• How to do it: Choose a candle that resonates with you, perhaps in calming tones of white, blue, or purple — colors that evoke serenity and healing. As you light the candle, close your eyes for a moment and focus on your breath. Visualise the flame representing your inner light, steady and strong. Set the intention that this light will help you return to your centre, no matter the emotional storms you may face. Focus on the flicker of the flame, feeling yourself drawn back to your heart. Allow the candle to burn through your ritual, holding space for this inner reconnection.

Radiating calm and focus, a woman holds a candle close as she sets her intention, embracing the warmth and clarity of the moment.

4. Place Your Hands on Your Heart and Offer Yourself the Words You’ve Always Needed to Hear

• How to do it: Find a comfortable position where you can sit with your hands over your heart. Breathe deeply and allow the weight of your hands to remind you of the sacred connection between your body and soul. In this space of stillness, offer yourself the words of love, reassurance, and comfort you’ve always needed to hear. Maybe it’s, "I am enough," or "I am worthy of love," or even, "I trust myself." These words are medicine for your spirit. Say them with intention, feeling them deeply in your chest as your hands rest on your heart. Repeat them several times, letting each word sink deeper into your being.

5. Let Yourself Cry If You Need To — Tears Are Healing Waters Too

• How to do it: Emotions have a way of flowing naturally, especially during a Cancerian New Moon. If tears arise during your ritual, embrace them. Crying is a form of emotional release that cleanses and heals. Tears help release stagnant energy and bring emotional clarity. As you allow yourself to cry, know that this is a sacred form of self-care. Release any pent-up emotions, knowing that the tears are healing waters. Let them flow, allowing yourself to feel all that needs to be felt. Afterward, sit in silence, and give yourself the grace to rest in the stillness, knowing you have made space for healing.

Crystal Allies for This Moon

Moonstone

Moonstone is often associated with intuition, emotional balance, and transformation. During the New Moon in Cancer, the energy around this stone is especially potent for introspection and tapping into your deep emotions. The New Moon in Cancer is a time of personal growth, healing, and setting new intentions, which aligns beautifully with Moonstone's energies. The moon's reflective and cyclical nature encourages you to honour your emotional cycles and embrace new beginnings.

Incorporating Moonstone into your New Moon ritual can enhance your ability to reflect on your inner world and the emotional shifts you may be experiencing. It encourages a gentle energy, allowing you to work with your emotions rather than push them away. Moonstone supports self-nurturing and emotional safety, making it a powerful tool for this Cancerian moon phase.

A glowing moonstone with its shimmering blue iridescence lies on a textured wooden surface, emphasizing its natural beauty and enchanting allure.

How to Use Moonstone During the New Moon in Cancer:

• Wear it or Carry it: Keep Moonstone on you during this time to help align your energy with the intuitive and healing qualities of the moon.

• Meditate with it: Hold Moonstone during meditation, focusing on any emotional healing or intentions you’d like to manifest. Let it guide you to a place of emotional clarity.

  
  

Rose Quartz

Rose Quartz, the stone of unconditional love and emotional healing, is especially potent during the Cancer New Moon, a time when emotional nurturing is key. Rose Quartz helps you open up to love, both towards yourself and others, which is essential during this phase of personal healing and growth. It encourages self-compassion, vulnerability, and connection with the heart, which are all qualities that align with Cancer’s sensitive, nurturing nature.

The soft and gentle energy of Rose Quartz can help ease any emotional tension or heartache, making it an ideal stone for promoting emotional safety and security during this time. If your focus during the New Moon is on self-love or healing past emotional wounds, Rose Quartz provides a supportive energy to guide you through that process.

A natural rose quartz crystal sits on a beautifully adorned deck of cards, merging natural elegance with mystical symbolism.

How to Use Rose Quartz During the New Moon in Cancer:

• Create a love-infused ritual: Hold Rose Quartz while setting intentions to bring more love into your life, whether it’s towards yourself, your relationships, or the world around you.

• Carry it with you: Keeping Rose Quartz close, like in your pocket or purse, can serve as a constant reminder to practice compassion and stay connected to your heart throughout the New Moon phase.

Carnelian

Carnelian is a stone of vitality, creativity, and courage, making it a perfect companion during the New Moon in Cancer, which invites us to set intentions for emotional growth and personal transformation. While the Cancer New Moon calls us to dive deep into our emotional world, Carnelian helps balance and energize us, bringing a fiery warmth to the watery energy of Cancer. It encourages you to take bold steps forward, even when emotions may feel overwhelming, and reminds you of your inner strength.

Carnelian is known to enhance motivation and boost confidence. It’s especially helpful for breaking through emotional blockages and can help you set and achieve the goals you create during this moon phase. The stone helps ground your energy, which is important when emotions are running high or if you feel overly sensitive.

Carnelian crystal

How to Use Carnelian During the New Moon in Cancer:

• Place it near your sacral chakra: Carnelian’s connection with creativity and passion makes it a powerful stone to work with when you’re focusing on your personal goals and emotional healing.

• Meditate with it: Hold Carnelian during your meditation to support the grounding of any emotional shifts and help you stay motivated to bring your intentions to fruition.

  
  

Final Reflections

This New Moon is less about productivity and more about protection. Less about striving and more about softening into being. It’s a sacred reset, not just for what we do, but for how we feel.

Be gentle with yourself.

Rest.

Speak softly.

Let your inner child be heard.

I’ll be holding a Reiki-infused meditation and journaling ceremony for the New Moon. You are warmly invited to join me in this circle of tenderness and intention.