June 2025: Tarot spread for the new moon in Cancer

Plus an astrology and tarot forecast, glimmer ritual, and herbal lore for the new moon in Cancer.

The June 2025 new moon falls in the sign of Cancer. The Cancer archetype is emotional, intuitive, nurturing and healing. It also symbolizes “home” and all the things that home represents – not just our physical home, but also our emotions, energy, body, and the spiritual hearth of our souls.

Spiritually, the Cancer archetype is one of compassion, of recognizing that people, in general, act to the best of their abilities, limited by their education, upbringing and current awareness. The Cancer archetype knows that love and forgiveness, where possible, are the best way to respond to destructive behavior – along with firm boundaries, of course.

This new moon can also usher in a new cycle of change, encouraging us to release old patterns, blocks, and goals that may be going nowhere. That is the only way to let in some fresh energy and vitality — and this new moon definitely encourages that. What excites you? What feels vital and juicy at this time? Focus on that, letting anything that is holding you back from following those clues fall away to the wayside.

This new moon is also a good time to refresh our rituals. Our small daily rituals can anchor us, providing touchstones on which we structure our days. But it’s all too easy to let them fall to the wayside when things become chaotic, or for our rituals to start feeling stale. How can you refresh your daily rituals? How can you invite moments of daily magic into your days? Recommit to your daily rituals, or design new ones during this new moon cycle.

Astro-Tarot forecast for the June 2025 new moon in Cancer

To throw some more light on the June new moon astrology, let’s take a look at the astro-tarot influences of this lunation. The Cancer new moon falls in decan 1, which is represented by the Two of Cups. This is to be interpreted in conjunction with The Chariot, which is associated with Cancer.

The Two of Cups is often thought of as the relationship card, foretelling love and intimacy, emotional connection and shared understanding. While this shared reciprocity is often in relation with another, this intimacy can also be with the self, especially with forgotten or abandoned parts of the self.

When directed to the self, it points to the potential for wholeness. On one hand, we are always whole — how can we not be? — on the other, there are times when we don’t feel whole.* We say things like “I have a hole in my heart”, “I’ve been broken open”, or “My heart has broken into a million pieces”. And yet, we are, as I like to remind myself, holey-whole.

*{Note: I’m referring to the feeling state when I talk about wholeness.}

In every moment, we have the capacity to pick up the pieces and put them back together again. To shed the things that are holding us back. Sometimes on our own, at other times with the help of our friends or of people who are specially trained to help us put our pieces back together again.

There’s also the potential for partnerships or collaboration opportunities around this Cancer new moon. If this is something you’ve been contemplating, this lunation would be a good time to put some feelers out.

With the new moon forming a sextile with Mars, there’s an element of forward momentum, a determined spark that can bolster your courage to take action or assert your needs and boundaries gently but firmly.

The new moon also forms a conjunct with Jupiter, bringing with it a heightened sense of hope and a longing to grow towards what feels more meaningful to you. Combined with Cancer’s inward focus, this growth may begin within, through healing old emotional wounds or recommitting to your own well-being.

Saturn is also active at this time, forming a square with the moon, in the 5th house of joy, creativity, and the inner child. Your creativity may feel blocked, the inner critic could be loud, and the weight of the world could threaten to snuff out your fragile joy. But Ceres is on hand to lend her soothing energy at this time. Consider ways of offering yourself and your loved ones/partners nurturing and sustenance. Consider in ways in which you can mother your joy.

On balance, this Cancer new moon invites you to befriend your forgotten, unloved parts and to gently piece yourself back together. Wholeness, after all, isn’t perfection; it’s presence. Start where you are, tend to what matters, and let that be enough.

Herbal medicine for the Cancer new moon

Every new moon, I will choose a herb for us based on the astrology around the moon, using the Herbal Astrology Oracle by Adriana Ayales. I’ll include a bit about the herbal lore and some guidance that you can weave in to your new moon workings.

The herb that I chose for the June 2025 new moon in Cancer is Milk Thistle. Ruled by the Mars and Moon, milk thistle is native to the Mediterranean and has numerous healing and magical properties. Chief among those, milk thistle was used to ward off melancholy, protect against spells, and ward off parasitic energy.

Milk thistle aids in dispelling damaging and destructive thoughts that can induce an endless loop of self-sabotage. It also encourages us to abandon gossip, insecurity, and fear-based protection strategies. To not waste time trying to control what cannot be controlled, and to set our boundaries firmly and fearlessly. Milk thistle halts patterns and behavior that stunt growth.

It’s a particularly beneficial plant ally at this time, as we focus on wholeness, healing and collaborations.

Note: I am not a herbal practitioner, and the herbs that I choose for us on each new moon are not meant to be ingested. If you own a copy of the Herbal Astrology Oracle, you can place the card on your altar. Alternately, you can find a photograph of the herb and paint or sketch it in your journal while you reflect on its healing properties and how they may resonate with you.

Tarot spread for the June 2025 new moon in Cancer

Here’s a tarot spread to tap into the energy of this new moon.

From darkness: This card represents a shadow aspect of yourself that longs to return to the light

To light: This card indicates how you can mother this aspect of yourself

Wholeness: This card points to an energy or mindset shift required for integration.

Mamma moon says: This is always an encouraging message

If you share your spreads on Instagram, please tag me @moderngypsy.in so we can connect with each other.

A simple ritual for the Cancer new moon

For this new moon, I have a simple glimmer practice that you can adopt for a week or for the entire lunar cycle.

You will need:

• A small jar or bowl
• Slips of paper
• A pen

The daily ritual:

1. Every evening for the next week (or lunar cycle, or longer if you like), write down one glimmer from your day — a small moment of joy, beauty, peace, or connection.
2. Fold each slip and place it in your jar. Let this be a simple yet beautiful bedtime ritual, a small act of mothering your joy.
3. When you feel low, stressed, or overwhelmed by the noise and the chaos of the world, reach into the jar and pull out a few slips to remind yourself of your little glimmers. May these serve as simple reminders that even in hard seasons, you still have access to light…to joy.

Tip: You can sprinkle some milk thistle into your jar, or place an image of the plant next to your jar to work with the gentle magic of this herb.