If you are one of those special souls born between June 21 and July 22, then you have been blessed with an incarnation in the 4th sign of the zodiac, also known as THE most paranormal of the 12 house family.
Why are cancers the most paranormal questions you ask? Read on to find out:
Etymology and origin of cancer
The word Lobster comes from the Indo-European word to scratch or cut, later translated into Latin as crab. Cancers are, in a sense, historians. Not necessarily historians of language or words, but of memory. Of feelings. Of emotions. They are a powerhouse of emotional depth and there is a wide range available that you can relate to and heal from. Because you see, real history is not just facts, who won which war and what happened in which era. Real history is soul history. It is the history of Akashian Records. It is channeled from the ethers into this material plane. It is the Source, carved into the earth.
The emotional depths of water signs
All water signs bring with them a certain understanding and mastery when it comes to the emotional realms of this earth plane. They are not always aware of it, especially when they are relatively young in their spiritual evolution, but that is the nature of water. It doesn’t really see itself. It likes to hide from the light, deep in the darkness of the ocean or under the trees and caverns, going underground as it moves down the river stream. Water just seems to have a tendency to go where the shadows are. Not wanting or needing external light. The question is why. Good. That’s because water is light. Both the human body and the brain are made up of 80% water. The molecular structure of water conveys information. What energy, or emotions, or light, carries around. And sometimes we can only understand the light through the mirror opposite, the shadow.
The importance of emotions and spirituality
The emotional world, commonly called the astral plane, is the world of moving energy. Emotion. Energy in motion. And the key word here is movement. Most people are stuck with emotions that aren’t even their own. Energetic attachments that linger in one’s auric field and prevent the individual from developing or progressing on the true spiritual path. Stuck in drama. And just like water, it becomes muddy and dirty when the energy is not moving.
Unfortunately, in our time there are still little to no teachings when it comes to emotions. And the ones that are currently available are still seen from a very human, attached perspective. Not really seen as actual Source energy. Hopefully the water experts will change that… for the sake of humanity.
Cancers, where are you?
The Cancer Gift
Aquatic beings not only care for others, but adapt or center around them. Maintaining the counterbalancing frequency necessary for the Middle Way to occur. While the other elements tend to impose their shape on the world, water is the element that adapts to the environment. Cancers, the first water element we encounter on our zodiac wheel, are a cardinal sign. Cardinal means initiators. Initiators of change. Here to provide the initial push, trigger, or gateway for the seeker to walk through. Not necessarily the one who will carry you all the way, unless of course you are part of his or her inner circle, but the one who holds the energy for you to take that first step through the door. That first much-needed pivot. It’s like you’re going in a certain direction, on a certain timeline that might not be the most optimal for you, and boom. You meet a Cancer and everything changes. The ship is steered in a different direction.
A Cancer will help you see what has been hidden from you for so long. Scorpio will carry you through. And the Pisces will finish the job. But it all starts with the right empathy, the right love, the right environment. Because you see, love is just an equation. And if you put the right ingredients into that equation, you will receive it. And there seems to be no limit to how much Love can be produced and received.
And within this equation, cancers play a key role. They can generate enormous amounts of compassion, empathy and nurturing qualities for those close to them. And as a result, healing occurs.
But unlike Pisces, who enjoy global care, Cancers are more focused on local care. Like a crab, it has a soft interior, but is heavily protected by an exterior. And a very difficult one. And to receive the magical energy of Cancer, you must be worthy. You need to be within their inner circle and seen as an essential part of their home. Otherwise you’ll just be confronted with their hard shell. And you won’t get through it easily. Unless you are appreciated.
Ruled by the moon, you can see why they are seen as the gateway to humanity. Since our ancestors, the moon has always been seen as a gateway through which the soul could ascend. Controlling and setting emotions into motion through the cyclical rhythm and allowing humanity to slowly transcend itself.
Professional cancer career
Cancers are great psychologists, teachers, work-at-home moms, and basically anything that has to do with the transmission of emotions. They are deeply authentic and are not afraid to share who they are and how they feel with the world. Watch Kurt Cobain (Cancer Moon & Jupiter.) Deeply authentic. Deeply raw. You can always rely on a Cancer when you need emotional guidance. Emotional authenticity. They give you the real deal. Pablo Neruda, Chile’s national poet and six-time Cancer in the fifth house of creativity, famously said:
“It is through metaphor, and not through rational analysis and argument, that the mysteries of the world are revealed.”
So be metaphorical. It’s your gift. Cancers are dreamy like Pisces, but with the right boundaries and action to get things moving. So my dear Cancer…get things moving. Identify this watery gift imposed on you and along with this strong willpower you naturally have (Cancer ruled by the wayward chariot in tarot) go out and create. Take up a traditional humanitarian career or do something for yourself. You are a special bread that intuitively taps into the future like no other. So take advantage of the future and bring in what is to come. It comes from you first before it spreads to others in our society.
Cancer weaknesses and coping mechanisms
- Tendency to identify the emotions of others as their own. Worrying too much and losing oneself in the other. It is critical that some understanding of energetic boundaries is achieved and that they are established appropriately. Otherwise you just live in the conversations in your head.
- Codependency. Unless the Cancer is aware of who he or she is and how this world functions, they will also get lost in the emotional energy of their relationships. I can’t see where one ends and the other begins. They need to see emotions for what they are. Source energy just moves through it.
- Perfectionism of integrity. Sometimes they get so caught up in being real and authentic and not wanting to hurt others that they become paralyzed. Unable to see that it is the raw, authentic expression of the moment that creates liberation and not their perfected action.
- They can be quite cold when done. Once they’re done with you, they’re done, and from then on you get that external crab shell. This may seem like too much for some. Is seen as avoidant or defensive. They might instead let the other person know they’re done, but if you ask a Cancer, they’ll probably answer something along the lines of, “It is what it is.”
- Being complacent because it’s nice and homely. Staying in comfortable emotional states instead of going where you are needed. This is essential for cancer. You are the village’s water source. Go where people are thirsty. You are essential to the well-being of the clan.
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How to deal with the summer season of cancer
In the famous words of our beloved Cancer Sun, Mercury and Mars Lana Del Ray:
“I have that summer, summer sadness, oh, oh-oh, oh-oh.”
And this is what this summer energy is about, for everyone but especially for Cancer. You must appreciate every emotional state and remain curious. Learning to be comfortable with the full spectrum of emotions and willing to go through whatever experience is necessary for your evolution. Sadness is simply the other side of the coin of happiness. One brings the other. And if you’ve been living in an environment that prioritizes one set of emotional experiences, then it’s time to branch out. People often say things like:
“Oh no, it’s Cancer season, I’ll be sad.”
But instead, a true master of the earthly realms says:
“Well, I might be sad and that’s okay, I’m going to feel a different way and that will expand me”
If you are in the ocean and a wave is coming, it is safer to dive into the middle of the wave than to run from it. If you run away, you will be knocked over. So stay. And immediately dive into the wave. It’s time for you to become who you’ve always been.
