The Cancerian's passing moods are
synchronized to the Moon, answering to the same mysterious lunar influence that
causes the tides of the ocean to flow in and out. Yet, the Moon doesn't really
change at all. It just seems to. Likewise, the Cancerian remains the same
person through all his fluctuating highs and lows. Such dependable
periodicity-constant in its inconstancy-makes the crab easy to recognize, once
you know the phase he's in when you see him.
No one likes a joke better than Cancer, and
his funny side is all the more startling when it pops up so incongruously from
his normally quiet, gentle personality. These people don't pant after the
spotlight like the extroverted Leos or-clownish Sagittarians, but Cancerian’s
have an uncanny sense of publicity, when it pleases them to be noticed.
His fears are usually well covered by the
nutty lunar humor, but they are always with him, haunting his days and nights
with a vague sense of nameless dangers, lurking in the shadows. Pessimism is
never far away; always ready to spoil those beautiful nights of fancy. His
tears are never crocodile tears. They flow from the deep rivers of his fragile
and vulnerable heart. You can wound his sensitive feelings with a harsh glance
or a rough t- tone of voice. Cruelty can bring on brimming eyes or a 'complete
withdrawal’. In the midst of uncertainty, despair and sadness cancer people
seek retreat and solitude. Just like real crabs.
There are two basic Cancer types. The first
kind has a handsome round face, soft skin, a wide, grinning mouth, almost
circular eyes, rather a baby-faced look. That's a perfect image. The second
type is more common. The unmistakable "look of the crab" is
immediately noticeable in the face. You'll see a fairly large skull, an
overhanging brow and high cheekbones. The brows themselves will seem to knit
together in a sort of permanent frown which, strangely, isn't offensive, but
rather interesting. There's a pronounced lower jaw, and the teeth are either
prominent or irregular in some way. The eyes are small and usually far apart. Sometimes
you'll see a Cancerian who combines both the lunar face and the crab face but
each is so distinctive that, even when they're blended, it's easy to recognize
them as Moon people, born under the sign of the crab. Some of them are
indisputably plump, but the great majority have a strikingly bony structure.
The arms and legs may be extra long in proportion to the rest of the body. The
shoulders will be broader than average, and often the hands and feet are either
unusually tiny or quite large. Most Cancerians are a little top heavy, and they
waddle slightly when they walk fast. Whether the body is plump or wiry, the
women will usually wear a sweater size considerably larger than the skirt size.
Or they'll be absolutely flat-chested. Either way, this particular
characteristic is quite marked. There is never a middle ground for this part of
the anatomy with female crabs.
All lunar people have enormously expressive
features. Cancerians have such control of imagery, and their moods are so
intense, they can make you feel them, too. Their imagination seizes joy and
despair, horror and com-passion, sorrow and ecstasy, and holds each emotion
fast with a retentive memory. The
typical Cancer person doesn't like to discuss his personal life, but he's
delighted to hear about yours, as his lunar imagination lets him easily guess
the parts you leave out. Cancer seldom judges, however. He simply gathers,
absorbs, and reflects.
Cancerians never go directly after what
they want. Their strategy is to move in every direction but straight ahead. Cancer's
heart is too soft not to be touched by someone's need. He truly cares and he
wants to help. The crab's heart is soft at the core, under his hard,
conservative outer shell.
Male or female, the Cancerian loves his
home with a respect bordering on reverence. He thinks far ahead and plans for
the future. You'll
often find the Cancerian on the water.
Cancerian emotions can be stronger than the
physical body. Worry and apprehension can make him ill, and cheerfulness can
make him well. The most vulnerable areas are the chest or breast region, the
knees, kidneys, bladder and skin. The head and face areas are also sensitive,
as are the stomach and the digestive system. Cancerians practically invented
ulcers. But those who keep serene, and who call on their marvelous sense of
humor to see them through their moods, can easily stay well until a ripe old
age. Cheerfulness, optimism and laughter, taken daily in large doses, will keep
their minds and bodies healthy.
Cancerians baby their friends and loved
ones and hover over them protectively. It's hard to tell which stirs the lunar
emotions more deeply-children, food or money. The crab's sensitive nature is
covered with a hard shell.
There's a touch of Moon madness in every
Cancerian. He knows a wild and secret place where two lilies and seven white
roses grow among the iris. Sometimes the memory of this faraway garden causes
him to explode with laughter. Now and then it causes him to weep with sadness.
Cancer patiently gathers the emeralds, pearls and moon-stones carelessly
dropped in the sand by others, as he waits for the tides to wash his silver
dreams ashore.
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