Cancer
Cancer is the fourth sign of the zodiac, a cardinal water sign ruled by the Moon, covering roughly 21 June to 22 July. In Western astrology it is tied to sensitivity, memory and the need to protect loved ones. Having the Sun in Cancer describes a person attuned to their own feelings and to other people's, attached to home, who cares for people before stepping forward.
The Cancer temperament
If you are a Cancer, you feel everything deeply and you protect what matters: you build a nest, you hold the memory of your bonds, you care for others before speaking of yourself. Your cardinal water makes you both tender and tenacious. Your strength is your attention to what is alive; your lesson is daring to step out of your shell.
Its place in the zodiac
Fourth of the twelve signs, Cancer opens summer and the solstice. A water sign, it shares that depth with Scorpio and Pisces; a cardinal sign, it launches the season through emotion. Across from it, Capricorn balances the need for home with a sense of the outer world and of duty.
Sources
- , The Inner Sky (1984)
- , Astrology, Psychology, and the Four Elements (1975)