12 Birth Signs

June 21 – July 22

Psychological Type: Feeling

Negative Sign: Feminine

Element: Water

Quality: Cardinal – Cancer is receptive, sensitive and imaginative, sympathetic, kind and emotional, and possesses an active, shrewd, and intuitive mind.

Ruling Planet: The Moon: Earth’s one satellite, which waxes and wanes and exerts a powerful magnetic influence. In astrology, the moon governs emotions and intuitive behavior.

Symbol: The Crab: Possessing an impenetrable exterior covering soft flesh underneath. At the first sign of danger, it withdraws into its shell and scuttles back to the sea where it feels safe.

Glyph: The pictograph represents the claws of the Crab. It is also a picture of the human breasts (a part of the anatomy that Cancer rules). In symbolic terms, the glyph is two circles of the sun connected to two crescent Moons. The Moons represent Cancer’s desire to express through emotions and imagination

Dominant Keyword: I FEEL

Polarity: Capricorn – Cancer is the sign of home and family life. Cancerians seek close personal relationships and are happiest surrounded by familiar and those whom they love. Capricorn, Cancer’s opposite sign is the sign of reputation and public standing. Natives of Capricorn are concerned with the image they project, and they search for power and fulfillment in the outside world.

Part of the body ruled by Cancer: The Breasts and stomach: Cancerians love to eat and have to fight overweight in later years. They 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. It also brings support from influential people.

Metal: Silver

Animals ruled by Cancer: Those with shell coverings

Caution: Cancer people are susceptible to accidents in the home. They are also prone to becoming victims of theft.