TANUJ PALM & ASTRO

Cancer  

The name Cancer is derived from Latin, literally meaning 'the crab'. Cancer has the characteristics of dreaminess, intuition, emotion and need for a safe retreat. You also have a certain degree of spirituality. You have excellent memory retention skills. You are kind, sensitive and compassionate. You are very domestic and loves fortifying your home environment to your own satisfaction.

In personal relationship, you are a mixture of toughness and tenderness. Emotional, romantic and sentimental on one side, while tenaciously possessive and loyal on the other side.

You have a retentive memory and rarely forgive slights and hurts. A Cancerian's will never let one forget one's error. As being driven by emotional nature, you can be the best and the worst of friends.

Cancer people want to raise and protect all living and growing things. In the proper setting, they're natural nest-builders who use their intuition to figure out what people need, then cater to them. Like their planet, the Moon, Cancerian’s are deeply mysterious and changeable, yet highly absorbing. They are drawn to people who need them, and they flourish on having people depend on them. That's when strings begin to be attached.

Cancerian's stick to the past as a symbol of the security they need, and don't want to be forgotten. Because of this sentimentality, it's hard for them to let go of their "children" once they've outgrown Cancer's support system. You can try to stop these family-oriented people from fussing over you, but it's probably not worth the guilt trip they'll send you on if you hurt their feelings. When you look at it that way, getting smothered in fabulous food and tender loving care can't be all-bad. 

Cancer is a water sign.

Water people are highly emotional. They interface with their world with their feelings first, and then engage their intellect. They have a "sixth sense" that helps them read into people's motivations almost instantly. At times, their dreaminess causes them to get lost in a fantasy world, and they can get disappointed when they find out that in reality things won't be the way they way they'd like them to be. When their inner vision is used more productively, they are highly creative to the point of being visionary.

Zodiac Presence

The Crab. This sea creature contains its tender core within a hardened shell, and so it is with Cancer people. They tend to carry a little piece of home with them wherever they go, and they try to pretend to be strong on the outside, but on the inside, they are extremely sensitive.

 Graphic Symbol

The two intertwined spirals of Cancer's glyph resemble the crab's claws, and they encircle that protected territory - home - upon which Cancer People focus so much of their energy.

Color

Cancerians like pale green and other pastel shades of watery colors like aqua and blue. These colors help Cancer people feel like they are around water, which they love. If they don't live near the sea, a lake or a river, pictures and other decorations that evoke watery places keep them feeling calm and secure.

 Fragrance

Cardamom is famous for its ability to rid worry-wart Cancerian's of unwanted thoughts - a great cure for stressed-out stomachs.

 Body Correspondence

Stomach and Breasts. Cancer's mentality is focused on sustenance, so these two regions are important to them. Many Cancerian's complain of having delicate stomachs and special dietary needs, and when they worry too much (like they do all the time!), they get indigestion

 Number

Cancer's number, Six, has to do with taking responsibility and protecting one's interests. 

Tarot Image

Depicted as a formidable carriage about to set off on a journey, the Chariot represents the potential power inherent in Cancer's soul. The charioteer holds the Holy Grail, and is protecting it as fiercely as Cancer people protect everything with which they're entrusted.

Professions: Real estate tycoon, politicians, sailors, nurses and obstetricians.

 Celebrities: Robin Williams, Scott Foley.