78 : Full Moon in Capricorn + Jupiter in Leo + Mercury Retrograde | Self-Inventory Ritual
💫Episode 78 : Full Moon in Capricorn + Jupiter in Leo + Mercury Retrograde | Self-Inventory Ritual
"Take yourself back six months ago. Think about everything you have accomplished — the good and the bad. Taking self-inventory is so important for soul evolution."
Episode 78 of Collective Guidance arrives on a cosmically charged day: a full moon in Capricorn, Jupiter moving into Leo, and Mercury stationing retrograde in Cancer. Charla Goodnight drops in with a short, grounding episode to help you work with all of it — practically, spiritually, and from the heart.
The Full Moon as Your Six-Month Mirror
Full moons happen once a month, and most people feel them — even if they can't explain why. The energy is big. Things feel heightened. Emotions surface. And there's a reason for that.
For Charla, the full moon is always an invitation to do one thing: take inventory.
Specifically, she looks back six months — to the new moon in the same sign — and asks herself: What did I intend? What moved the needle? What didn't? What am I ready to release? And what do I want to call in for the next six months?
This practice works because the full moon literally brings things to light. It illuminates what's been growing, what's been stagnant, and what's ready to be let go. The new moon is for planting seeds. The full moon is for harvesting what grew — and releasing what didn't.
On a practical level, Charla recommends using this full moon energy to:
Look back honestly. Not to shame yourself for what didn't happen, but to acknowledge it clearly. What were you hoping to create six months ago? Did your actions align with that intention? Be honest — because self-inventory only works when it's real.
Celebrate what worked. This part is easy to skip and shouldn't be. Acknowledging what has moved forward — even incrementally — is essential for soul evolution. You can't build momentum if you never recognize what's already in motion.
Release what didn't serve you. The full moon is specifically the time to let go. Write down what you're releasing. Burn it if that feels right. Say it out loud. Energetically complete what didn't work so it doesn't travel with you into the next cycle.
Set intentions for the next six months. What does your soul actually want? Not what your mind thinks you should want — what your heart feels when you get quiet enough to listen?
Jupiter Enters Leo — And Everything Gets Bigger
For the past year and a half, Jupiter has been moving through Cancer — a water sign, deeply internal, emotional, and reflective. Beautiful energy for going within, tending to home and family, feeling your feelings deeply.
But today, Jupiter moves into Leo. And that changes everything.
Leo is a fire sign — expressive, bold, heart-centered, and unmistakably itself. And Jupiter? Jupiter makes everything bigger. More expansive. More visible. When Jupiter enters Leo, your expression gets amplified. Your creative gifts get a spotlight. The things you've been building quietly in the Cancer energy now have an audience.
This is your signal: if there is something your soul has been longing to bring forward — a creative project, a business, a way of showing up more fully in the world — this is the energy that supports it. Jupiter will be in Leo for approximately a year. That is a long window of fire, expansion, and heart-led momentum.
The question is not whether the energy is available. It is. The question is whether you're ready to meet it.
Mercury Retrograde in Cancer — Slow Down, Go Within
Mercury retrograde gets a bad reputation. Charla doesn't share that fear.
Yes, Mercury retrograde asks us to slow down. Yes, it can bring communication tangles, tech glitches, and revisiting conversations we thought were finished. But it's not a punishment. It's a recalibration.
Mercury retrograde in Cancer specifically asks us to:
Think before we speak — be heart-centered and conscious about what we're trying to communicate
Go within — what are we carrying that we no longer need to take forward?
Practice patience and compassion — with ourselves first, and then with others
Reflect — this is an ideal time to look back, journal, and revisit what's unresolved
Rather than dreading the retrograde, use it as the perfect companion to the full moon energy. The full moon asks you to look back and release. Mercury retrograde asks you to slow down and reflect. Together, they create an invitation to get really honest — and really intentional.
Ground Into the Heart
Charla closes with wisdom from a group session with Sonia Choquette that has been staying with her: the new energy we are moving into is all about the heart center.
Your heart doesn't just keep you alive — it has a frequency. A magnificent one. And that frequency is what manifests your reality. Everything that comes to you, everything you call in, everything that finds its way into your life — moves through the frequency of your heart.
So the practices Charla recommends for this season are simple and physical:
Ground yourself daily. Feet on the earth. Bare if you can. Let the planet settle your nervous system.
Drink plenty of water. Your body is a frequency instrument. Hydrate it.
Let joy be your resistance. Turn off the news. Put music on. Let your heart sing. Joy is not a luxury or a bypass — it is an act of spiritual defiance against everything that wants to lower your frequency.
Get into your heart. Feel what you want. Not what you think you should want — what actually lights up inside you when you get quiet enough to ask.
A Simple Practice for Tonight's Full Moon
Before you go to sleep tonight, take a few minutes to do what Charla does — not necessarily writing it down, but sitting with it honestly:
What went well today? What didn't? What do I want to release so it doesn't follow me into tomorrow?
On a full moon, expand that question to six months. Write it down if you can. Let it land. Release what's complete. And set one clear, heart-felt intention for what you're calling in next.
The universe is always working for you. Your angels and guides are waiting to be called on. This is the energy. This is the moment.
Howl at the moon, brave one. It's time.
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