Cancer




(June 21 -- July 22)




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





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Most information you see here is found in the book The Only Astrology Book You'll Ever Need by Joanna Martine Woolfolk. Published by Scarborough House/Publishers in Lanham, MD, 1990.

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