A WATER sign: meaning you are emotional, intuitive, sensitive, creative, and a person of hidden depths.
A CARDINAL sign: meaning you are open to change.
RULED BY: Moon: governs emotions and intuitive behavior. Cancer is the sign of home and family life. You seek close personal relationships and are happiest surrounded by the familiar and those whom you love.
SYMBOL: The Crab: possessing an impenetrable exterior covering soft flesh underneath.
POLARITY (opposite): Capricorn
PART OF THE BODY RULED BY CANCER: The breasts and stomach: Cancerians love to eat and have to fight overweight in later years. You are also subject to digestive ailments caused by tension and emotional stress.
LUCKY DAY: Monday
LUCKY NUMBERS: 3 and 7
MAGICAL BIRTHSTONE: Pearl: Changes bad fortune into good and discord into harmony. Also brings support from influential people.
SPECIAL COLORS: Sea green and silver: shimmering colors of the water and the moon.
SPECIAL CITIES: Venice, Amsterdam,New York, and Algiers
SPECIAL COUNTRIES: Scotland,Holland, and New Zealand
SPECIAL FLOWERS: Larkspur and Acanthus
SPECIAL TREES: Tree rich in sap.
SPECIAL METAL: Silver
ANIMALS RULED BY CANCER: Those with shell coverings.
DANGER: Cancer people are susceptible to accidents in the home. They are also prone toward becoming victims of
theft.
MOST LIKEABLE TRAIT: Loyalty