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 The
Sun on your birthday awakened Cancer the
Crab, a feminine sign in the zodiac. The
Sun in astrology stands for your inner
nature, your essential character. The
fourth sign of the Zodiac, Cancer is ruled
by the restless Moon. A cardinal (creative
and original) sign, Cancer governs home
life, matters to do with women (especially
the mother), as well as sensitivity and
emotional intensity. It is a water sign,
so Cancerian people are emotionally intense
and deeper than they appear on the surface,
while quite sensitive and understanding
once you get through that tough exterior.
The Sun, ruler of our inner nature, is
somewhat dimmed in Cancer, the home of
the Moon. Creative and romantic, with
a strong love of home, family and tradition,
you are a good communicator and a strong
provider. Your deep sensitivity presents
you with valuable and illuminating intuitions,
especially regarding those you care for.
Paradoxically combining a love of travel
with a deep need for security, you surround
yourself with sentimental objects from
the past, including souvenirs, hand-me-downs
and keepsakes. Cancerians are remarkably
good at accumulating things; indeed, you
can be unwilling to throw anything out,
even relationships that have passed their
use-by date.
Cancer is also good with money and generally
takes a long-term view. The main thing
to remember is not to let the powerful,
turbulent emotions of the moment crowd
out your normally rational judgement.
Your intuitions are reliable and should
be trusted; you may even have natural
psychic powers, which may be developed,
given the right circumstances.
The emblem for Cancer is the Crab, a
creature with a very hard shell which
protects a soft interior. The crab walks
sideways, which is how the Cancerian skirts
around a problem until forced to take
it on with gritty determination and a
creative flair. The crab's large claws
hang on to its possessions for dear life,
just as the Cancerian collects things
to beautify the environment and bravely
defends the home turf.
Cancerians make good business people,
combining artistry, originality and drive
with an understanding of financial matters,
marketing and the needs of the public.
You can trust your intuitions, but you
do need to generate a faith in yourself
which will not be dampened by gloom or
depression over what, in retrospect, may
appear to be relatively insignificant
problems. You have the natural ability
to be diplomatic and to speak out when
necessary or keep your mouth shut. Home
and family ties will be significant in
your life and developing a secure, comfortable
home environment will be a boon to your
state of mind, irrespective of your marital
state.
Physical fitness or sports activities
can become important ways for you to work
out emotional stress. Team sports are
fun, for you can adopt team members as
part of an extended family. Swimming,
fishing, sailing and other water activities
attract you, along with skiing, ice skating,
and mountain climbing. Cancerians are
creative. Even those among you who may
not have any particular talent can use
some involvement with art, music, or writing
as another method of emotional release,
rather than indulging in eating binges
or other destructive habits. Living or
spending time near the water is a relaxing,
as well as creatively stimulating environment
for Cancerians.
Cancer rules the stomach, diaphragm,
upper liver and breasts. People with Cancer
active in their charts are subject to
coughs, indigestion, gas, gallstones,
general problems with stomach, liver and
intestines, plus emotional disorders such
as depression, hypochondria and hysteria.
Ideal colours are white,
silver, and pale yellow. Cancer rules
metallic silver, while both the ruby and
the pearl are the traditional Cancerian
birthstones. Silver reflects its environment
in its shiny polished surface, yet it
can tarnish and become dull unless properly
cared for. In the same way, your sensitive
nature reflects the people and circumstances
surrounding you. The precious ruby, a
variety of corundum, is one of the hardest
minerals known, while the pearl is soft
and easily scratched. Here we have the
two contrasting sides of the Cancerian
personality: hard and determined, yet
simultaneously soft and vulnerable. Cancerian
flowers are the water lily (lotus), iris,
white poppy, white carnation and southern
magnolia.
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