Cancer—the crab, scuttling sideways through the emotional tides, clutching at the safety of home and hearth, yet burdened by the weight of its own fragile heart. At its best, this sign embodies the longing for connection, the urge to bond oneself with family—be it blood-bound or soul-chosen. It is the warmth of a grandmother’s kitchen,…...
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Water Signs: What Do You Mean?
The eternal enigma of the feminine psyche—so mysterious that even the great Freud, with his cigar and psychological theories, threw up his hands in bewilderment. He spent three decades peering into the depths of the female soul and still ended up frustrated. Now, if we pivot to astrology, we see another layer to this conundrum…....
Dear Cancer, Have You Been Accused of Brooding or Getting Snappish?
For Cancer, the outer world is pale compared to the one generated by the emotion. And that vivid inner life is the Crab’s key resource. Like no other sign, he is at home in the fairyland we carry between our ears. Imagination, subjectivity, feelings – these are raw materials of the Crab. And they come…...
Cancer: The Dark Side of the Moon
As a Cancer, you are often regarded as the lunar child, as you are naturally drawn towards your planetary ruler, the Moon. Just like the tides ebb and flow under it’s gravitational pull, so do your emotions and those of all living beings. However, for you, this connection runs even deeper. You are intimately attuned…...
Zodiac Signs of the Times
Aries “I let out a battle cry. Sure, a lot of people might have mistaken it for a sudden yelp of unwomanly fear, but trust me. It was a battle cry.” Taurus “Money may not buy happiness, but I’d rather cry in a Jaguar than on a bus.” ― Françoise Sagan Gemini …
Cancer and the Water Signs
Cancer has a strong need to feel safe and secure, and this drives them to remain vigilant to guard and defend their personal and national land. A person born under this constellation has an intense attachment to the known and the familiar, and they tend to carry the comforts of home with them wherever they…
Sun in Cancer: Heart & Soul
The solar journey for Sun in Cancer involves an exploration of the emotions and the nurturing side of life. It entails everything that falls under the dark, mystical and shadowy side of existence. Moreover, there is depth, wisdom and powerful intuition living within a soul possessing a potent inclination towards the past. Usually, a Cancerian…
Urban Astrology Signs
I found that the Urban Dictionary’s entries for the twelve astrological signs varied from humorous to informative to cool to insane to enlightening. It’s fun, from beginning to end. What follows is a list of my top picks: Aries Someone born relatively between March 22 and April 20. Identifying an Aries: when they raise their…
The Moon & Cancer: A Woman’s Intuition
The Moon rules over the moonths of the year and is named after the weekday – Moonday. As one of the feminine planets in astrology, when the lunar body is particularly powerful in a nativity, it can reveal a personality that is moody, shy, withdrawn, sensitive, touchy, even. It’s not always a honeymoon when one…
The Water Signs: Drama Queens?
The water signs—Cancer, Scorpio, and Pisces, characterized by their emotional depth and intuitive nature, are presented to us as the patrons of empathy and understanding, standing steadfastly by our side during life’s most challenging moments. Within their watery nature lies the ability to explore the depths of the heart and psyche, attracting us with a…
Cancer & Moon: Sleeping Satellite
Within the Mooned sands of Cancer is where we feel the first sign of emotion, and it also signifies those first bonding feelings that we feel as children to our mother. In this zodiacal area is where the beginnings of a sense of helplessness and vulnerability take root. The Moon is symbolic of a powerful need…
Cancer: Lunar Magic
The enchanting Cancerian is a confluence of heart and mystery, dripping in intuition like a pearl pulled from fathoms deep. There’s something uniquely magical about those born under the sign of the crab, a kind of gravitational pull to them, much like the moon’s silent tug on the tides. They don’t need the loud insistence…