Planning ahead is important, but often those plans need to be rethought before they become reality. Yet there’s a part of you that worries you didn’t think about those things first, that you didn’t catch the need to make those changes. Observe how a plant develops new leaves or even flowers. So, too, will your challenges develop and grow.
Talking somebody out of a bad idea only delays it. Showing them they’re loved ends it
As a July 8th Cancer, you balance a Cancerian desire to get out there in the world and do what you want to do. It may be that world is your home, perhaps in business or travel. You are creative by nature and enjoy doing things that are lasting, that bring you pleasure, and will benefit others. Yet at the same time, being a Cancerian and a water sign, ruled by the Moon, you have ups and downs.
When you are experiencing downs, you want either reassurance from others or need to build up your own sense of ego or sense of optimism about what’s next that may involve looking back on what you’ve done before and the challenges that you’ve managed to meet. But it also may be doing something that is out of character for you but you don’t think of, which is to pause and take a break, to walk, to look at the sky, to recognize that it isn’t always about doing or not doing, but about being. This is one of the greatest skills for you.
The point of it is to give you the strength to tackle what’s next, because as a Cancerian and somebody who is one of the cardinal signs, the signs that begin each season, starting something new is as much a part of your nature as breathing. Find that balance between the need to be still and nurturing yourself to meet that next challenge, and you will have found the most important balance in your life.
Rituals are an important part of life and often of those around you. Family or friends enjoy them. You always meet on a certain date and do something in particular. But every once in a while, those rituals can turn into a trap. Being able to set your own, often with new friends, is an essential part of your life.
It’s said that if you get into a routine, you can keep that for life. But actually it’s not true. Times change, you change, and what makes you happy changes. But also things can become so routine that you don’t even notice what you’re doing and you end up getting lazy. Excitement comes from doing something different, learning something with somebody new, and challenging yourself in a way that is as exciting as it is rewarding.
Planning ahead is important, but often those plans need to be rethought before they become reality. Yet there’s a part of you that worries you didn’t think about those things first, that you didn’t catch the need to make those changes. Observe how a plant develops new leaves or even flowers. So, too, will your challenges develop and grow.
Planning ahead may be a virtue and make life easier. But with your ruler Mercury retrograde for a few more days, you’re better off regarding even the simplest of arrangements as tentative, if not a bit of an experiment. While things may go as expected, the odds are good there will be several changes.
Cancer: JUNE 20 – JULY 21
Ruler: The Moon
Symbol: The Crab
Element: Water
Flower: Lily
The only sign ruled by the Moon, Cancer accents cycles —both nature’s rhythms, especially the oceans and tides, and those in our lives. The symbol, the crab, is linked to water, as are your sign’s flowers: the lily and the lotus. Your herbs are aromatic, tarragon and verbena, and your tree is the maple. Your jewel, the pearl, not only comes from the sea, it mirrors the Moon’s form.
