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Cancer
Cancer is ruled by The Moon. Diana (Artemis) is the goddess of the moon and the Hunt. She is also the twin sister of Apollo, children of Zeus and Leto. Key Words: Protective, nurturing, mothering, sensitive, moody, vulnerable, emotional attachments, intuitive, comfort, receptive, dependent, defensive, tenacious, home, internal, womb, changeable, often sees personal mother as holding him back from life. Having explored the environment, it’s time to settle down and nest. Cancer is the warm, protective nurturing of home. It is about your roots and ancestors, tradition, and at the bottom of the chart, it is the deepest part of oneself, fairly unseen by others. The Crab, which represents the sign, scuddles from side to side, so Cancer will not go directly towards what it wants, but sideways and all around it. The hard outer shell may hide and protect the vulnerable inside, especially because this sign is so sensitive to its environment and relatively psychic. The crab’s natural environment is both land and water, and so with this native who needs to be part of the real world, with its responsibilities, bills and commitments, while also needing the time to nurture imagination, dreams and other deep watery needs. This sign is also Mother and Mother Earth. Tuned into cycles, ebbs and flow of life, it has it’s own cycles as well, constantly changing, just like the moon. At some point in man’s journey, he looks backward, evaluating the past, which links us to the concept of time as well as cycles. Because it is also Cardinal, or aggressive water, the role of the matriarchy that no one dares cross is often present. There is emotional strength and authority which in the positive is the most devoted caregiver, and in the negative can be manipulative and controlling. Return from Cancer to The Signs
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