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Cancer
Woodcuts of the zodiacal signs Cancer and Scorpio, from a late fifteenth-century
astrological text. Reproduced by permission of Fortean Picture Library.
Very emotional and sensitive, you have an intuitive understanding of
the “vibes” around you. You tend to be quite generous, giving, loving
and caring, but only when your own needs for emotional support, love
and security have been met. If they are not met, you tend to withdraw
into yourself and become very insecure and selfish. Your home and
family (especially your mother or the person who played that role for
you early on) represent security for you and thus assume a larger-thanlife
importance. Very sentimental, you have vivid and long-enduring
memories of the past. No matter how well adjusted you are, you will
always need a secret quiet place of your own in order to feel at peace.
Feeding others can give you great pleasure; you would enjoy being part
of a large family. (From “Professional Natal Report.” Courtesy of Astrolabe
[http://www.alabe.com].)
You have powerful emotional attachments to the past, your family, your
childhood, those places you associate with safety and security and your
beginnings. Maintaining a connection with your roots and heritage
and keeping family bonds strong are very important to you. Loyal,
devoted, and sentimental, you tend to cling to whatever is dear to you,
be it person, familiar place, or cherished possession.
You are sympathetic, nurturing, supportive, and very sensitive to the
emotional needs of other people. You like to be needed, to care for others,
and you often worry about the people you love. You have a very
strong need for a sense of belonging and acceptance, and you center
much of your life around your home. You are more concerned about
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