Cancers are gentle, shy people with a sensitive psyche. Their defence against the possibility of being hurt emotionally is to withdraw and find safety in solitude. They have a strong need for a home and family and highly developed fatherly and motherly qualities. They grow attached to many different things. They work rather slowly and thoughtfully, but very carefully. Cancers have an excellent memory, and many of them have a gift for premonition.
They crave power and recognition in their circle, though mostly in the intellectual sphere. Although they are devoted to their partner, they have a selfish streak. Generally speaking, such people are not suited to hard physical work.
Their planet is the Moon, which makes them warm and charming one moment, and melancholic and reserved the next.
A Cancer Ascendant makes a person modest, shy and very touchy. Beneath the outward shyness lies individualism. Although they seem gentle and calm, their thoughts and feelings are hard to fathom.
- Cancer 22 June – 22 July
- Element – water
Quality – cardinal
- Polarity – negative
- Planet – Moon
Cancer is associated with caring, protection and nurturing. Cancers are guided more by feelings and emotions than by reason.
They treasure home and family. Cancer’s negative traits are oversensitivity and excessive conservatism.
