Emily's Report
Do...
... treat your Cancer to a home cooked meal, or pick them flowers from your garden.
... focus on them -- they need the attention and appreciate the tokens of material security.
... learn to enjoy quiet, private evenings at home. They'll show you how fulfilling these times can be.
... remember and commemorate 'special days,' -- Valentine's Day and the anniversary of your first date.
... enjoy their nurturing nature -- they will protect you from the harsh world on all the other days of the year.
... be a caring companion and an emotional ballast. Your Cancer will shower you with love & emotion.
... show your Cancer how much you appreciate the emotional richness of your life together.
... open your heart -- they will show you how to give and receive emotionally, trust completely and find true security in a relationship.
Don't...
... make fun of your Cancer, even if you think you're being gentle. They will take you seriously, and could get very hurt or angry.
... let yourself be influenced by this Sign's mood swings. Your Cancer will take you on an emotional roller coaster that will leave your head spinning!
... expect to be the boss of a Cancer; they won't be stepped on. Emotional Cancer has definite ideas of what they want, and can be a bit manipulative when it suits them.
... be too pushy at first or too rough later on. Your Cancer will lash out or shrink away from this kind of treatment. Cancers prefer to be petted or adored.
... ever, ever treat family matters lightly or flippantly. Your Cancer may determine that you undervalue loved ones and domestic life, both of which Cancer holds dear.
The Sun in your birth chart represents the primary creative thrust for this lifetime, those qualities you are to develop (or further develop) and express, and your current life focus. This may be in harmony with your instincts and your emotional habits, or along completely different lines. The Sun represents your conscious identity in this lifetime.
Sun in Cancer: In terms of soul development, your capacity for deep emotional attachment and emotional union, for merging on a feeling level, and for sympathetic understanding and compassionate feeling, are among your primary concerns in this lifetime.
Your ability to discover and express who you are revolves around the themes of nurturing and of creating a home and deep roots, which will nourish you and give you confidence. In the simplest possible form, this could be expressed as having a family and centering your life around caring for your mate and children, basking in the warmth and closeness and security of home.
There are other ways for the same basic impulse to be expressed, however. Regardless of your gender and whether or not you have flesh-and-blood children or consider yourself very domestic, you do need to "mother" (nurture, support, take care of, protect, cherish) and to have a sense of belonging, a sense of family, and a sense of continuing with the past. The family however, can be a spiritual family or group of close friends; the home, an inner home or base of security you create deep within; and the mothering you do may be through your work instead of with your own kin. This is very likely to be the case, in fact, if your childhood and family of origin was not especially nurturing or close.
Your work may directly involve children, or providing emotional support, or literally feeding people, but it may be more subtle than that. For instance, if you are a business person, you may feel that your employees and customers (especially the loyal, long time ones) are your family and try to take care of them as such. You care about their personal lives and feel for their troubles, and can like a good mother you see them through tough times. Or, to give another example, as an artist you may regard your "babies" with such affection and attachment that it is hard for you to sell them. You want to make sure they go to "a good home"!
Whatever form it takes, this emotional attachment and sympathetic feeling are the care of your life. There are pitfalls and potential difficulties on this path, such as, becoming overly dependent on being needed and thus unable to graciously let go when the "child" outgrows you, living in or holding on to the past (including old hurts and grudges), and feeling deeply threatened by ("out-siders", non-family members, foreigners).
You also tend to be powerfully conditioned by your early home life and your experience of being mothered. If your own nurturing as achild was unsatisfying, you may wander through life "on empty", desperately seeking the love and security you missed as a child. Or, instead, to rigidly deny that you need anybody, building protective walls around yourself to keep out the fearful world. Afraid of having your tender insides exposed, as well as of your own emotional neediness, you may over eat or over drink to pacify your longing.
Becoming obsessively interested in the past or with money as a form of security are also ways you express yourself when you are out of balance. An overly close, smothering relationship to mother, or to "the way things are done in our family" can also prevent you from becoming a full-fledged individual in your own right, the proverbial cutting of the apron strings being rather difficult for you.
Sometimes, to fill your need for roots and belonging and a meaningful connection to the past, you may choose to align yourself with a period in history that you feel a deep resonance with, a particular culture or subculture, or a spiritual lineage of teachers. This conscious choosing of "family" or "home" may be one of the most positive acts you can do for yourself.
Another aspect of your ability to feel sympathetically and to emotionally merge with others is that you are very psychic", and learning to listen to your deeper intuition and to use this type of psychic sensitivity may well be a significant aspect of your life path.
If your Rising Sign is Leo, you put up a very confident front. You appear as proud and sure of yourself as can be. People expect drama from you, and they will be disappointed if you don't deliver the spiritedness one counts on with the Lion-hearted. You carry yourself with distinction, and you catch everyone's eye whether you like it or not. If others see these regal Leo qualities, they may pick up on the some negative Leo vibes -- like smugness or over-the-top vanity. Despite that perceived self-interest, you're bound to be popular in whatever clique you find yourself.
Secretive and inclined to brooding silences, it is difficult for others to really know your inner core, for you trust and open yourself to very few. Allowing yourself to be vulnerable and to relinquish control in relationships is not easy for you. You have intense, passionate loves and hates and are a jealously loyal and protective friend - or a fearsome foe. You have a nasty habit of holding on to past hurts, resentments, and guilt - and to keep such feelings to yourself. It is important for you to learn to forgive and let go, as well as to express your feelings openly and directly, rather than hiding or repressing them.
You are not content with superficial appearances and are always probing beneath the surface of things for hidden motives. You have a great deal of emotional depth.
You are a person of strong opinions and you express your views energetically and often dramatically. You are an entertaining speaker and will embellish or exaggerate in order to get your point across. You have an aptitude for story-telling and performing. Even if your arena is only the classroom or dining room table, you put on a good show. You have an abundance of creative ideas and do not enjoy a job in which you have no creative input or voice in decision-making. You could be a good politician, spokesperson, group leader, director, or coach.
Having your Venus in Virgo can be a bit of a sticky wicket: you're bound to be looking for the perfect relationship, but does such a thing even exist? Probably not, but these folks will delight in giving it a try! Those with this placement are methodical and evaluative in the game of love, adding and subtracting with each step to see if the sum total is a winner. Relating to others is important here, as is grasping the meaning of life. Is the latter possible? If anyone will get it, these folks will! A strong sense of what they want and need will keep those with this placement continually questing, at times resulting in a critical streak which is generally aimed at the self.
While generally self-possessed, those with Virgo in the House of Love are not likely to be the ones initiating the romance dance. A bit of reserve dictates that their prospective mate will have to come a-courting, and with any kind of luck, they'll come loaded with sincere compliments. Boy, will that get results! The sweetest result will be a loyal and dedicated partner, as those with their Venus in Virgo are truest in an understanding relationship which shows promise of growth.
You are down to earth, and when you crave drama, you buy tickets to a play, not to a relationship! Logical and disciplined, you probably have a knack of weeding out all the fluff and annoyance of needless pomp and circumstance. If your Mars is in Virgo, you most definitely will not be an emotional game player! You have an enthusiasm that cannot be matched when you've found a worthy cause. Your efforts are tireless, and you possess great mental skills that enable you to focus and therefore excel at whatever you do. You may be restless and need constant activity or thought to satiate your mind. Lovers may not compare to the ideal, but you are more than willing to expend some of your energy understanding the details of a real relationship! You offer support to your lovers and are happiest when others' intentions are made clear.
You can find your luck through nurturing others and making them feel comfortable. Home and family are ideal venues for this skill, but they are not the only ones. With your good business sense and love of home and food, real estate or catering are two other environments where you might find luck. Overcoming moodiness and not clinging to outmoded values will also position you to be fortuitous.
Because you undervalue yourself you are afraid that no one else will value you either. And yet this is what you desperately want. Popularity is your goal -- and yet your own inferior attitude continuously sabotages your achieving it. If feelings of jealousy and the inability to act spontaneously don't push people away than it is the cold and callous facade you've developed to protect your own vulnerability. Romance, creativity and children may be an issue in your life too. Your challenge is to connect to and find value with your own core self -- reaching through all of those outward layers you have developed in protection. If you are really able to value yourself you have the chance to recaptured a child-like sense of joy which may have been missing from your serious adult life.
If Chiron falls in Taurus in your chart, you bear a pain of neglect or that what you have is never enough. This Chironic placement makes a person who -- because of a wound of neglect (perhaps your parents were stingy with affection or even completely closed off from you) or actual physical hunger -- bears a mental or physical pain that weakens the spirit and body. At the heart of Taurus is a yearning for security and the pleasure of sensory stimulation: food, physical affection, bodily nourishment.
Taurus loves to indulge, but with Chiron in Taurus, you're never quite full; as your stomach can feel empty, so too can your heart. Rather than wallowing in the haze of your hunger for what you lack, Chiron in Taurus encourages you to appreciate what you have. By cherishing gifts you already possess, you can share what you've learned from your pain with others. Give your time to causes dealing with a lack of resources: homelessness, hunger, neglected children, or for those wanting for affection or sensory or material comfort.
When Uranus enters the already secretive Scorpio, it is a time of transformation. Those born with this placement will be consistently reinventing themselves, trying on new personas and personalities like so many wigs. You may compulsively search for change within yourself and the world around you. Issues surrounding sexuality might play an important part within your generation. There could be a backlash against the knowledge that, in this day and age, sex can kill. This could play out in extreme methods of sex and the dismantling of old taboos. During your time, you may find that topics such as sex and death stop being spoken of in whispers. This energy will also be harnessed into positive change. You may one day feel comfortable being exactly whom you choose to be.
You are part of a 14 year group of people that are extremely idealistic and farsighted in their dreams. Your age group is very liberal and expansive in outlook, and consequently churches become much more flexible and more eclectic in their approach during your life time. Religions that do not adapt to the broad-minded attitude of your age group simply are unable to attract very much interest and involvement from you.
A great deal of metaphysical musing and speculation is evident in your age group, and there is a very strong interest in all manner of psychic phenomena, UFO's, prophecy, etc. This interest will open many new doors and insights, but will also often lead to a great deal of fantasizing and speculation that is taken more seriously than it should be.
The focus of Libra is on relationships. Many babies are born when Pluto is in Libra as a result of their parents making efforts to improve and revitalize their relationships. These children grow up watching their parent's relationships either thrive or fail completely. This generation, however, is determined to make all of their partnerships work out. They watch what has worked for previous generations and incorporate it into their own lives, and they see what has failed in the past and try to make working changes. Some of those born while Pluto was in Libra might cast aside the idea of formal marriage in favor of more unconventional approaches to unity. Others, however, may decide that the free-form approach does not work and choose to rely on the more conservative elements that worked for marriage in earlier generations.
Ceres in Capricorn's earthy desires all revolve around hard work. You won't feel comfortable relaxing or getting credit for a job well-done unless you've worked with courage and commitment to seeing a project through. Respect and admiration from your peers and community are like oxygen to you, you need them to survive. And with your stick-to-itiveness, you'll find that you get what you desire. You nurture yourself by enjoying the beautiful things your hard work have brought you -- perhaps by enjoying a lovely house or by using and admiring the objects you've bought with the proceeds from your work. Don't fight this tendency -- a Capricorn without enough work is like a bored lioness who paces in her cage. Nurture others with your attention; not so much with tenderness but the practical, important kind of attention you feel best giving. Others will look to you as an example -- show them what rewards your hard work has brought and you'll be the example they need. You like to be the boss, but that's not usually a problem; others respect you as a natural authority and leader.
The typical long-term relationship is not for you -- you won't be satisfied with contentment or with comfortable bickering. Your partnership is likely to be different than the norm. Perhaps you will negotiate for more time to follow your daring schemes, or you may be involved in long-distance relationships or in otherwise unusual partnerships. Whatever you work out you will negotiate with your usual charm and desire for independence. Too much togetherness is your bane; you need time on your own to carry out your plans and desires. You are willing to try anything once, which can bring both exciting and unusual experiences and downfalls when you let your heart rule your head. Domesticity is not for you either, and you may find that you never settle down into a long-term partnership. It's not that you can't or that no one wants you; instead, it may be you who rejects comfort for excitement and Juno-Aquarians who make this choice will get love and affection from friends and family instead.
Your courage and valor are your strengths, Pallas-Sagittarius, and you're a formidable foe because you're not afraid to take a change and go charging into battle. Trying new things and new methods of fighting comes naturally to you, and you'll be willing to assert your ideas while other signs are cringing with timidity. You have an unshakable faith in yourself and believe that you know the path to success -- luckily, you're usually right! The big picture is firmly before you and you have both a vision and the courage to turn your visions into action. You'll stand up in what you believe, and best of all, you'll energize others and convince them to fight for what they believe in, too. Any field in which you can use your acumen to lead others is your forte -- perhaps teaching, politics or spiritual leading. Unfortunately, you feel uncomfortable when relied upon too heavily, viewing it as an onerous obligation. This means that you may leave battles before they're finished -- perhaps it's better for you to inspire others to fight and to lead the charges rather than committing yourself to being a foot soldier.
Vesta-Sagittarius has a vision and a plan, and you can't often be stopped to consider how your plan affects others. That's not to say that you're selfish, but instead, you are so devoted and consumed with your own inner life and plans that you're unstoppable. That's a fabulous virtue for, say, a political campaign, but not so hot for things which require a more delicate touch, such as relationships or raising children. Your devotion, loyalty and faith are very personally fulfilling to you and supportive to those people and causes whom you've chosen to champion but it's important to stop often, consider your path and actions and do a course correction if need be. Once you set your mind on getting something, it's quite likely you'll succeed -- you are as dedicated as they come. A bit of attention paid to practicing what you preach, the needs and desires of others and being honest with your loved ones will pay off dramatically. You believe deeply in what you say and think and wish to influence others, but it's important that you take your own advice first and learn through experience, not through observation. Sexually you are playful and adventurous; you'll try anything once which makes you a favorite for those who share your adventurous, curious nature.
Happiness is a sweater that has been your friend for years. Almost as attached to clothing as ou are to your loved ones, you've spent years trying to bring back parachute pants, nehru jackets and jumpsuits. Some of these things may still be in your wardrobe, as will the most comfortable styles from every trend that catches your eye from now on. Even clad in the most traditional or comfortable of garb, you always keep an air of femininity about your wardrobe. Lace takes precedence over denim, and cargo pants are definitely out. One of the only things you spend haphazardly on is lingerie, from sports bras to sultry nighties. A favorite outfit might be a long, flowing skirt with a v-neck sweater and a raincoat. On warm days, beachwear and wraps with sandals are a must. Long necklaces and pretty jewelry makes any outfit complete. Pearls are a favorite, and any shade of green is a pleasure to don. You probably don't go much for makeup, unless it is soft and easy to manage. You might not even own a blow dryer, preferring to let your hair dry naturally and hang down over your shoulders. On busy or windy days, you may only pause to pull it back in a loose knot. Cancer prefers to dress for the comforts of home and isn't given to new trends, but you know how to look for the world outside.
Don't mistake a Cancer for an underachiever -- they're working it as much and as well as the next person, albeit in a subtle, low-key manner. The Crab's sensitive nature is readily apparent in business dealings, preferring a non-confrontational approach that protects them as well as those around them. Caution is the Cancerian's byword, lest they be forced to retreat into that handy-dandy shell.
The Crab likes to lead, and as long as these folks are comfortable with their proscribed duties and their colleagues in the quest, they will probably succeed. As long as their emotions can be kept in check, Cancerians can create a space of harmony and happiness for all. This empathetic and intuitive quality also makes the Crab a natural nurturer and someone well suited to the caregiver role, whether it's as teacher, healer or protector. There are times, though, when even the Crab won't follow his good "medical" advice and can sorely benefit from creating a harder shell -- one can only take so much abuse! Those born under this Sign may not look like they're out to conquer the world, but in their own way, they're getting a lot of good done. Cancerians are very creative and love family, qualities that can lead to bliss in the workplace if properly merged. Think of an art therapist or family counselor, and you're talking the Crab's talk. A word of caution to co-workers: Don't cross the diligent Crab. Those pincers have some sharp claws!
The Cancer office feels for all the world like home, with a couch for napping, a teapot for fixing something warm and soothing and favorite mementos all around.
Crabs are the only ones who aren't clamoring for a spanking-new company car -- hey, that ten-year-old American sedan just got comfortable! The office is the Crab's favorite place for a business lunch, although a homey neighborhood spot is a close second. Cancerians are well suited as doctors, pharmacists, teachers, nutritionists, chefs, realtors -- anywhere they can feel truly useful.
Why do you think Crabs come equipped with a hard, protective shell? It's because security is of the utmost importance to these folks and that means financial security as well. Cancerians like having money and feel especially good when there's a pile of it in the bank.
Instinctive as they are and quick to trust their gut, making money comes fairly easily to those born under this Sign, but then it can also be said that that's because they've worked at it, perhaps while no one was looking.
The Crab is an excellent strategist and is quite good at making a pincer movement to close a deal, a natural move for one with some pretty sharp claws. Even so, the Crab won't resist retreating into that shell if there's a better time to do business. Once Cancerians nab the prize, however, they won't let go. Ever! These folks enjoy accumulating money (they need to!) and intend to hang on to most, if not all, of what they get. Loving money as they do (green must be their favorite color!), Cancerians make excellent bankers and business people, seemingly endowed as they are with a head for money. Crabs also view money as a measure of their value -- it validates them and helps them feel more powerful. It also allows them to take care of those they love and buys peace of mind. No rainy day woes for the cautious Crab!
A night at home with a good meal and family all around? Sounds about right to the caring and deeply devoted Cancer young lady. More emotional than most, she appreciates the nurturing aspects of home and hearth. You can count on her to be a great baby-sitter. For her, baby-sitting is not at all a chore. It's a pleasure since she enjoys getting to spend time with kids. A true nurturer, she's the mother hen of her group of friends, someone who knows how to take care of both herself and those around her. Like the Crab, the Cancer young woman goes through life with a strong shell around her that is not easily broken. If necessary, she can retreat into her shell until it's safe to come out.
Sometimes she can be rather moody, refusing to leave the shell and quite literally being crabby. In general, though, she is the first to express emotion in any given situation -- the first to laughter, the first to tears. The studious Crab can retain information well thanks to a good memory, something which also makes her an excellent test-taker. Surely, she will bring home many As to post on the fridge. Even so, college is simply the preliminary round for her -- she's most interested in what comes next. Chances are, she'll probably stick pretty close to home.
Sun Conjunct Jupiter with an orb between 1 and 3 degrees
You have a genial, pleasant quality which inspires confidence in others. It sometimes surprises you the way people trust you with their innermost thoughts. Moral integrity is important to you and, while you are not judgmental, you will not violate a principle.
Mercury Trine Neptune with an orb between 1 and 3 degrees
You know things intuitively as well as rationally and have a rare capacity to perceive in others feelings, thoughts and dreams they may never have openly shared. Anyone close to you would have to share your love of music and interest in spiritual thought.
Venus SemiSquare Jupiter with an orb of less than 1 degree
You may be overly self-indulgent and inclined toward excesses of eating, drinking, sex or anything which gives you pleasure. You would not be comfortable with someone who was too reserved. You can be quite extravagant both emotionally and financially.
Venus Conjunct Saturn with an orb between 3 and 5 degrees
Since you were a child you have felt you could not just be yourself and be loved. You had to earn your love in some way by being or doing something special. You are far more self-protective than most people realize. Your best love partners are also work partners.
Sun Sextile Mars with an orb between 1 and 5 degrees
You are assertive without being overly aggressive and usually go after what you want with confidence and enthusiasm. You enjoy sex and your partners tend to be dynamic, successful people. Your natural energy and moxie is usually sexually interesting to others.
Mercury Sextile Pluto with an orb between 1 and 5 degrees
You are extremely persuasive and, perhaps, skilled at manipulating others to share your views. Your intuition is powerful and the research skills which may help you professionally also manifest in your private life. You know everyone's deepest secrets.
Venus Quintile Uranus with an orb between 1 and 3 degrees
There is nothing humdrum about the way that you love. You have a flair for the unusual and the creative and are drawn to those who shun the conventional. You shy away from those who tend to be over-possessive. Your love affairs are also wonderful friendships.