CANCER, the Nurturer

CANCER, the Nurturer

 

The Sun entered the sign of Cancer on June 21nd, the longest day of the year, or Summer Solstice, and will leave on July 22rd. The fourth sign of the zodiac, Cancer is a Cardinal sign (opening a season) and the first sign in the water triplicity (the other two water signs being Scorpio and Pisces). Cancer is symbolized by the crab and is governed by the Moon. In the physical body it rules    the breasts, the stomach and the solar plexus.

 

The keyword of Cancer is “I FEEL”. It is an emotional, receptive and intuitive sign. Because of their great sensitivity, Cancerians absorb any atmosphere around them like water taking the shape of its container. For this reason, they are changeable and moody. They also find it difficult to make a distinction between what they feel and what they think because they respond to life with their feelings and emotions. In fact, as the Fourth House sign coinciding with midnight, Cancer is the sign of the subconscious mind and the sign of the past (including past lives) which harbor hidden scars that may provoke irrational reactions. It is not easy to know what Cancerians want or think, because their conscious mind is clouded by their subconscious.

 

Cancer is the sign of motherhood and nurturing. It rules fecundity and pregnancy. It represents the womb, the house, the home – all things covered and protected. Cancerians are very insecure and need to be centered. This is why they love their home and their family above anything else and they can be very demanding, even tyrannical, of the affection of their loved ones.

 

Cancer is the most feminine of all signs and therefore not an easy one for a man.  The Cancerian man has a very strong attachment to his home, to his mother and to the past.  He needs the influence of strong signs like Leo or Aries to overcome the passivity and physical laziness of Cancer, since this is not an energetic sign.

 

Democracy, the homeland, the people are ruled by Cancer. It also rules mass consciousness, which can be easily manipulated because it only responds to emotions. Those in charge of the mass media know it very well and use it extensively for their benefit in fields such as advertising or politics.

 

The ocean, the tides, islands, dreams, imagination – all of these are also under the rulership of Cancer and the Moon, the most fecund sign and planet.