CANCER
Mythology of Cancer
In the zodiac Cancer was originally called the “Gate of Men” because it was supposed to represent the place where souls come from before investing the bodies in the prensent incarnation at birth.
This definition obviously resonates particularly with the astrological symbolism of the Imum Coeli and its ruler the Moon which is more directly linked to the expression of the Soul.
The goddess Selene governs the sign and represents the light of the night, the one whose benevolence and gentleness can push back the shadow…
Here’s an artistic vision of the Cancer constellation.
Period from June 22 to July 23
- 1st decan :
From June 21 to July 2, Ruled by the Moon and Venus - 2nd decan :
From July 3 to July 12, Ruled by the Moon and Mercury - 3rd decan :
From July 13 to July 23, Fully ruled by the Moon
Traits & Characteristics :
- Ruler planet : Moon
- Detriment planet : Saturn / Black Moon
- Fall planet : Mars
- Exaltation planet : Jupiter / Pluto
- Attached to 4th House, symbol of sensibility “I feel”
- Element : Water (with Scorpio and Pisces)
- Alchemy : Solutio process
- Season : Summer
- Mode : Cardinal
- Polarity : Feminine Yin Negative (-)
- Type : Phegmatic
- Opposite sign : Capricorn (Earth)
- Square signs : Libra (Air), Aries (Fire)
- Next sign : Leo (Fire)
- Previous sign, shadow area : Gemini (Air)
- Compatible friend signs : Pisces – Taurus – Libra
- Planets to study for the native typology : Neptune – Saturn
- Houses to study for the native typology :
5th House – 2nd House – 7th House – 12th House - Symbolizing aspect : Conjunction
- Mirror Anima : Moon in Cancer
- Typical jobs : cook, midwife, water and family business, in relation to maternity, archaeologist, genealogist, interior decorator, working from home
- Metal : silver, platinum
- Precious gemstones : crystal, diamond, moonstone, pearl, opal, selenite, aventurine, jade
- Colors : blue, pink, pastel
- Body part : Chest, breasts, belly
- Cancer countries : China, Netherlands, Scotland, Mongolia
- Angels of the Kabbalah assigned : Leuviah, Melahel, Haheuiah
Cancer Psychology in everyday life and at work
Cancer symbolizes the summer solstice. The energy of Day-Force is at its climax : it will soon wane again, but for now the cycle of life takes advantage of the summer heat to blossom and reach maturity. We are at the beginning of the northwestern quadrant, which is home to the Houses of family development (the 4th, 5th, and 6th houses).
Cancer is the sign of the night, fertility, and gestation (its ruling planet is the Moon). It represents the primal ocean that gave birth to life.
Dreamers, full of an energy of sensitivity, of emotionalism, Cancers are agents of affectivity in the zodiac cycle.
Their sensitive nature causes them to analyze everything through the lens of their feelings. They are fueled by their emotions : they feed their internal world, which allows them to indulge in poetry and contemplation, their joys and their sorrows feeding their unconscious. They like being able to feel their emotions.
Frequently nostalgic and melancholic, they often look for ways to escape daily life, which they find too troublesome and too realistic for them. They would rather retreat into their homes, their families, their houses, their routines (they share the Taurus homebody mentality).
In their friendships, they are looking for consensus and tend to avoid confrontation completely. Cancers are peaceful people, shy, cautious, very impressionable, and anxious as a result of their hypersensitivity.
Cancers do not easily form bonds of friendship or love : you need to crack their shell before reaching their heart.
Their impressive ability to empathize, their kindness, their joyful enthusiasm, and their tenderness nevertheless allow them to form pleasant relationships with others, even though they are also capable of being very harsh.
Their persistence is appreciated in their work, as are their listening skills and their ability to carefully analyze in great detail.
The extraordinary intuition that they draw from their subconscious allows them to become artists capable of producing original, creative, and timeless works of art that are universal.
Cancer in love : are you compatible ?
Cancers transpose their sense of harmony, their helpfulness, and their gentle, joyful, and emotional nature into their romantic relationships, but they have such a great need to be loved (and a need for this love to be proven) that they sometimes sink into feelings of doubt.
They like dressing up, to make themself beautiful, his coquetry coupled with their innocent nature gives them a special kind of charm.
Amateurs in romance and sensuality, they exhibit creativity and imagination in satisfying their frivolous (but always loving) desires. They like to please and seduce, and they engage romantically with their partner for the pleasure of feeling emotions.
Very protective of their loved ones, they ensure that their home is safe and their family satisfied. Moreover, they take their role as a parent very seriously, and they are completely selfless when necessary.
Their feelings are deep and lasting, but behind their steadfast faithfulness and their endearing nature often hides a deep fear of abandonment. They themselves are therefore just as much in need of protection.
How to seduce Cancer : by reassuring them, by proving to them your seriousness and your compassionate listening, by not rushing them and by making them see the possibility of structuring a family around the couple.
What repels Cancer : uncertainty, instability, violence, personalities that will be too dry and cold (having difficulty with the externalization of their emotions), or too lonely…
Read :
- Cancers Qualities : sensitivity, intuition, acute sense of family and protectiveness, creativity, imagination, persistence, empathy (truly good listeners), generosity, faithfulness, a good memory, humility, peaceful, agreeable…
- Cancers Defects : hyperemotional, hypersensitive, subject to Depression, fear of abandonment, resentful, anxious, easily influenced, melancholic, mournful, dreamers with a tendency to live in their dreams, possessiveness, inferiority complex…
- Famous Cancer : Tom Cruise, Nelson Mandela, George W. Bush, Sylvester Stallone, Angela Merkel, Mike Tyson…
See the Astrological Signs page.
For further :
Follow the Cancer horoscope through the lunar periods.
Wikipedia page astrological Cancer sign.