Happy Cancer Full Supermoon today.

The recent Sagittarius New Moon on the Winter Solstice ended 2025 with a boost of creativity, imagination, and started to seed some exciting prospects for this new year.

That energy is continuing with the first Moon of the year in Cancer, which is also a Full Supermoon. Auspiciously, this year is sandwiched between two Cancer Full Moons, as the final Full Moon of 2026, will also be in the sign of Cancer.

A Supermoon is fuller, as its orbit is closer to Earth than usual. Because of its proximity, it looks larger, shines brighter and it’s pull feels stronger in our bodies and emotions.

This Cancer Full Supermoon’s extra potent illumination has been bringing our visions to maturity, and and helping us gain greater clarity about the direction we are being asked to move in.

It’s feels very aligned that the first Moon of 2026 is a Supermoon, to kick off the new cycle (2+0+2+6=10/1). However, a Supermoon doesn’t create anything new, it just amplifies what’s already present.  

And what this Cancer Supermoon is illuminating is our longing for safety, for home, and, most profoundly, for belonging.

It may be stirring up some emotional turmoil, as it asks us:

What does belonging really mean?

Is it the political way of domination, security and defence? Or does it naturally arise from community, empathy, care, and the hard but necessary work of healing collective and personal trauma and past hurts?

I sense that belonging will be a recurring theme throughout the year ahead, particularly in Europe, as long-standing country bonds begin to fray. It will be interesting to reflect on where we find ourselves by the end of the year, when the second Cancer Full Moon arrives.

This Cancer Supermoon, and what it is illuminating, has been especially poignant for me, as I have just spent some time in Israel, after a 30-year hiatus.

I went to school there when I was 13, for five months, and fell in love with the country, the energy, and the feeling of belonging. I was pretty certain that I was going to settle and live there.

Then the Intifada unfolded, Yitzhak Rabin was assassinated, and a two-state solution that once felt close dissolved. It became clear that a long period of bloodshed and humanitarian crisis was unfolding, and I knew I could not be part of it. Letting Israel go was deeply painful.

I had no plans to return to Israel, but a window of opportunity suddenly opened in December, and so I decided to go with the flow.

As the Moon has been waxing to full in Cancer, I have been rediscovering and making peace with a land that I love. I am still conflicted with the politics, but the feeling of belonging, of home, of family, is as strong as ever.

It seems perfectly timed that this Cancer Full Supermoon is illuminating issues of roots, identity and what does belonging actually mean, as I confronted these feelings within myself.

I felt as if the Moon was asking me:

What does it really mean to belong?
How important are my roots, to feel I belong?
Where do I feel truly safe and secure?

Thankfully, This Moon’s watery wisdom offers a powerful lens that has helped me see things from a different perspective.

This Cancer Full Supermoon reminded me that true belonging isn’t about land, politics, or authority. It’s an inner state that doesn’t have to be reliant on external circumstances (though that can strengthen feelings of belonging).

Belonging is about creating a life where you can thrive; where you feel seen, acknowledged, and safe to be who you are; where you can express yourself without fear; and where you are resourced enough to respond from compassion and forgiveness rather than anger or hatred.

As I was playing with the waves in the sea, as the sun set on the final day of 2025, with the Moon waxing huge in the sky, I was given a beautiful vision for myself and Israel.

A vision where I can truly belong, by bringing who I have become back to Israel, and be of service to heal the generational and ancestral hurt and pain that cuts so deep.

Now, all I can do is surrender, trust, allow, and receive, and let the vision unfold in its own way, just as my 2026 Shamanic Forecast advised.

Fortunately, with Venus and Mars aligning with the Moon, our creative juices are flowing, and we are getting an idea of what next steps to take.

Our intuition will also be much stronger over the next couple of weeks, so this is the perfect time to set intentions, make some personal commitments, and envision what you want to manifest this year.

Give yourself some love this week, as self-care is not a luxury, but a necessity, especially if this Moon is bringing some painful feelings to the surface.

Taking time to care for yourself helps to recharge your energy, boost your mood, and improve your overall well-being.