Personality Traits
Positive: Compassionate, Protective, Kind
Negative: Moody, Possessive, Overpowering
The Cancer or Moon child has a sentimental and versatile nature and a constructive imagination. (S)he is sympathetic, talkative, loves home and family, and has a tenacious memory, especially for details and historical events. The Cancer child appreciates praise and is encouraged by kindness. This child delights in beautiful scenery, romantic settings, and new adventures. (S)he is very conscientious but somewhat skeptical of new ideas until (s)he understands them. However, (s)he can adapt (her)himself to different people and environments easily.
Cancer children appear retiring but are really positive and tenacious and love to be noticed while appearing to be unassuming and not anxious to attain the limelight. They are not adverse to fame, should recognition come.
The Cancer child is fond of older persons, ancient customs and things concerned with the past that have sentimental value. It seems that his/her fate is bound up with domestic ties and family interests, the home and home improvement. The Cancer individual has a tendency to have a bright, alert, oval or round face. S/he often worries over things that others don't worry about and, as a result, may have slight indigestion or suffer from nervousness.
The Cancer child must learn to think and say I can instead of I can't. S/he must recognize and control moodiness, wavering and inconsistency, and by no means should self-condemnation be tolerated. A Moon child may have a fear of ridicule and criticism and need help in being relaxed while meeting new people. (S)he needs to be taught to avoid spending much time analyzing him/herself. (S)he can overstress the importance of people who do not agree with him/her. (S)he should be encouraged to try for new horizons, leaving outmoded customs of the past behind.
Sun in Cancer
Cancer is located in the astrological element of Water. Of the four astrological elements (Fire, Earth, Air, and Water) - Water is the most ancient, primitive, and instinctual. Being the most primal element, Water is also the element furthest away from rational, describable, consciousness and thought. Astrologically, the element of water is associated with feeling, sensitivity, and emotion. All three Signs placed in the element of Water (Cancer, Scorpio, and Pisces) are rather difficult to describe and/or measure out their true essence. However... Cancer, ruled by the mysterious Moon of the night, is perhaps the Water Sign furthest removed from "light of day" consciousness and description.
Nurturing, protective, tenacious, emotional sensitivity, and valuing strong traditional roots. Cancer is the archetypal image of the bond between mother and son (as well as the bond between father and daughter)... Ruled by the ever-changing, but ever faithful Moon - Cancer reflects the mysterious, continual cycles of nature... Cancer reflects the ebb and flow of the tides - and, as such, reflects the ebb and flow of emotions. This varying (ebb and flow) moods of 'wild child' Cancerians are often a puzzlement to everyone around, including the Cancer Sun who's having the mood. However, from the very beginning of time, the Moon was seen by our most ancient ancestors as nurturing and generous - yet [paradoxically] could likewise be an undependable, clever, and dangerous trickster. Ouch!
To better demonstrate this Lunar paradox, here's a traditional African folk tale: 'Sun and Moon are real siblings. They played clever tricks on each other. Moon said to Sun: we want to throw our children into the water. The Sun agreed. When the agreed upon time came, Moon hid its children, searched for white pebbles and put them in a sack. Sun, however knew nothing about this and really did take all of its children and put them in a sack. So they set out on their way and came to the bank of a river. Moon emptied its pebble filled sack and emptied it into the river. Thus the Sun was deceived and shook its children into the river.' ['Afrikanische Marchen;' C. Meinhof] According to this folk tale - Luna, Queen of the Heavens [the Moon], is now always accompanied by her children [the stars] of the night. The Sun's children became fish, populated the waters, and now feed humankind.
People with the Sun in watery (i.e. feeling) Cancer generally thrive and flourish best when developing an emotional relationship with their immediate surroundings. Hard cold logic doesn't have the chance of a proverbial snowflake in a snowstorm when it comes to the energies of Cancer. This is because Cancer's strong preference is to evaluate everyone and everything in terms of feelings and values. 'How will I feel if I do that?' 'Will I still be able to live with myself if I say that?' You also tend to show your feelings more readily than do the other water signs (Scorpio and Pisces) and so may feel incredibly vulnerable because others seem to have easy access to your emotional life. This is part of why you may often resort to the infamous 'Crab Sidestep' - in the attempt to hide your highly sensitive nature from others.
Because of this emotional sensitivity, the 'Crab' is seldom genuinely comfy and cozy when in a wider and more impersonal social setting, So you may tend to create a small, enclosed environment (called a home) and honor only a very few select people by allowing them into your sphere of influence. However, with those powerful Crab pinchers of yours, once you do allow someone or something into your sphere - you often experience great difficulty letting go (even when you know you ought to). This stubborn refusal of emotionally letting go applies to people, traditions, and possessions.
Moonchild
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