Happy Birthday Cancer !

Cancer is the fourth sign of the zodiac and is ruled by the Moon. Cancer is the most sensitive sign and is the strongest of the water signs.

Home and family life are of the utmost importance to Cancers, and they will do whatever is necessary to establish and protect their domestic security. Cancers are easily hurt by the slights of others. These are very complex people, sometimes appearing extremely strong and at other times to be as vulnerable as a child. Very few people ever really understand Cancers; therefore they never receive the necessary understanding from others.

Cancers are very loving people. Once a love is begun, they never stop loving. However, they can be very cruel enemies. These people are usually shy, even timid, moody, and react more from intuition or emotion than from reason. They are masters of the art of passive resistance. They can be directed through kindness, but if forced, they become immovable.

Cancers tend to be: moody, domestically and family oriented, sensitive, emotional, tenacious. Some Cancer interests are: home, security, and love of country.

We have had several U.S. Presidents, among them Calvin Coolidge and Gerald Ford, born under the sign of Cancer.

Cancers are the homemakers of the zodiac.

• Qualities: Cardinal-Water
• Key Phrase: I FEEL!
• Key Word: Tenacity
• Virtue: Caring
• Defect: Combative
• Rulership: Natural ruler of the 4th house
• Ruling Planet: Moon

When Cancer is on any house cusp, or when any planet is in Cancer, the affairs of that house or that planet will be affected by Cancer influences such as: mood changes, extreme sensitivity, "mothering" attitude, need to deal with and be recognized by the general public, often some association with food, much intuition or psychic insight.

For now, remember the Key Word, TENACITY, and the ruling planet, MOON, to begin to understand the Sun sign Cancer.