Cancer THE CRAB June 21 - July 22

Loving and Emotional Imaginative and Intuitive Cautious and Shrewd Sympathetic and Protective The darker side.... Moody and Changeable Touchy and Overemotional Clinging and unable to let go

The Cancerian character is the least indistinct of all signs associated with the zodiac. Their characteristics can range from timid, dull and shy to the most brilliant and interesting of people. Cancerians love home and nature, appreciating the nest like quality of a secure base which the male can retire when he needs a relief from the stresses of life and in which the woman can employ her strong maternal instincts.

This is not to say that Cancerians are not sociable, but for them there is a time to socialize and a time for solitude, and this is the essence in the contradiction in their nature. Outwardly they can appear thick-skinned, unemotional, obstinately tenacious, purposeful, energetic, shrewd, intuitive and wise, sometimes with a philosophical profundity of thought verging on inspiration. Ones close to a Cancerian however, may see a very different character, one with a sympathetic and kind sensitivity to other people, especially those they love. They have keen imaginations and this enables them to identify with the situations of others. Although they may be over-imaginative and prone to fantasy, sometimes trying to shape their lives to fit some romantic ideal. They are appreciative of art and literature and especially drama, where the spectacle and ebb and flow of action and feeling excite them. They themselves may possess considerable literary, artistic or oratorical talent. Interestingly - because they give the impression of being so down-to-earth - they are often fascinated with the occult and are more open to psychic influences than the average person.

In their personal relationships they are a mixture of softness and toughness, often emotional and romantic to the point of sentimentality in their fantasies; but in real life and in marriage, their loving is not so sentimental but tenaciously loyal. Even if they have affairs, their first loyalty remains to the spouse and family. The Cancerian male and female love unreservedly, giving much and expecting little in return. - in fact, one of the most important lesson they have to learn is how to receive gracefully. Cancereans are often too easily influenced by those they love and admire, and swayed by the emotion of the moment. They are loyal friend and lovers, but they tend to close ranks in suspicion and react coldly towards outsiders.

Cancereans have a very good memory, especially for emotionally laden events which they are able to recall in detail years afterward. They are strongly governed by childhood memories and since they live intensely in the past in memory and in the future in imagination, a chance meeting with someone with whom they had an unrequited love, even if they thought they had conquered their feelings, will easily rouse the emotion all over again.

Physically they are below average to average height, with a fleshy body and short legs in comparison with the rest of them. Their hair is usually brown, faces are round, complexions pale, foreheads prominent, eyes small and blue or gray, noses short, and mouths full.

Cancer governs the chest, breasts, elbows, stomach and digestion, womb and female reproductive organs. Cancerians are prone to breast cancer and suffer from pleurisy, piles, and varicose veins. Their excitability can lead to weak digestion, gastritis and other stomach ills, and there is a tendency to coughs and poor vision.,