The other day on twitter, I made a joke about Cancers being self-centered, but the truth is I didn’t know that much about my sign. So, with 9 hours of my company server being down on today, but not being able to leave the office, I dug up some stuff about the crabbed wonder that is the Cancer.
The symbol for Cancer is the crab, which retires into its shell if threatened. ‘I FEEL’ is the motto for Cancer. Children, plants and artistic projects all thrive under your protection. Home and family are very important to you and you can remember things from your childhood as clearly as if they happened yesterday. There is a part of you that doesn’t want to grow up and you make a ready playmate. You are imaginative and empathetic and will mirror other people’s feelings back to them. They trust you and will confide in you, although you yourself are a very private person and keep your own feelings to yourself. Your sensitivity can make you touchy and you can also be very moody. Your reluctance to let go of the past can make you clingy. You are the nurturers of the zodiac.
Okay, well that’s total bullshit! Not me at all, so I went to another site. Gotta be something better out there, something more me, you know?:
Home and family give the Cancerian strength and stability, and the home is the safe “shell” that the Cancer individual knows he can retreat to after a long, stressful day. Cancer is strongly rooted and often thinks of the past, holding onto mementos and thinking about his childhood. Emotions run deep in the Cancer individual, and even small slights resonate down to his very core. When hurt or disappointed, Cancer will retreat completely into his shell and become unreachable for a period of time. Cancer is generous and kind to others, but will cautiously wait when he confronts a problem to make sure that he doesn’t waste valuable resources. In the end, he will come through and help generously if no other option presents itself. Though possessing a good sense of humor and loving a good joke, the Cancer personality will often become sulky, moody, and irritable for no reason apparent to anyone else. This is just a manifestation of those waters that run so deep in the Cancer individual. Cancer weighs every move carefully, almost never doing things spontaneously, and as a result, he is usually successful in his endeavors. When he fails, he will brood about it for a long time, and will almost never just shrug it off and try again.
For those with a cancer child, you have a loving kid with a long memory, who never forgets an emotional event. Cancer children are well-attuned to their surroundings, almost from birth, and can detect any unsettled atmosphere in the home, making it important to keep home life as stable and serene as possible. Anything associated with well-being, such as food and comfortable surroundings are extremely important to the Cancer child, and if they don’t like something such as carrots or a certain set of sheets, remove them and don’t attempt to present them to the child again any time soon. This child’s reasoning for their dislike, however absurd it seems to you, is coming from a deep, emotional place and you are unlikely to change their minds or make matters better by forcing things on them. Cancer kids are deeply attached to their parents, whether the parent is good or bad, and will be affected emotionally for life by the actions of their parents. Once the Cancer child becomes older, he will likely hoard toys, candy, or whatever else appeals to him, often carefully preserving his trophies in their original packaging.
Cancers do best in jobs where they can nurture others. They have the imagination and intuition to feel what others are feeling and therefore make good human resource employees, trainers, or medical personnel. They are usually not ecstatic about change, so a stable job environment is a positive for Cancer. Many find Cancer individuals difficult to understand, as their emotions sometimes overrule their more sensible side. In order to have a successful relationship with a Cancer, one must choose to accept mood swings and the occasional need that their Cancer partner has to withdraw completely at times. Your Cancer partner equates money with security, and along with providing a comfortable home, will also likely see to it that there is a comfortable nest egg in reserve too.
Cancer in any relationship is nurturing and caring, but with deep mood swings and a sharp tongue when provoked. Cancer seeks out others who are stable and loyal, and who want to focus on home and family. The Cancer individual will be cautious with money and will likely have some cash stashed away for a rainy day.
Dude! BUNK. Next site:
They are rather close minded and opinionated. They have a retentive memory, and rarely forgive slights and hurts. With a tendency toward chronic complaining, a Cancerian will never let you forget an error. They are driven by their emotional nature, and, in this respect, can be the best and the worst of friends.
The overall nature of Cancerians is deeply emotional. Although private and reserved, they possess sensitivity and sympathy. Rarely will a Cancer stand on pretense. What appears to be a front is nothing more than a protective shell.
How can thousands of years of astrology be so wrong wrong wrong? Moving on.
Each astrological sign tends to have at least one key characteristic that really identifies it. Cancers, whether fairly or unfairly, are known for their moodiness. Imbedded within Cancer personality traits is their emotional nature. For better or for worse, Cancer feels very deeply. Similar to the dark, murky depths of the ocean, people of this sign allow their emotions to swirl, and sometimes stew, within.
A happy Cancer is one that is allowed to express his or her feelings without fear of rebuke. Shy Cancers are deathly afraid of being rejected, so if they feel that there’s even the slightest chance that will happen, they’ll immediately pull back, or recoil, into their shell. Cancers also feel best when they’re sharing their love for something, like writing or poetry, with those around them. Often, they’ll have a strong creative force, one that involves them at least in some capacity, with the arts. This usually makes them feel wonderful about their role in the world.
Another one of Cancer’s personality traits is that they can become resentful and petulant rather quickly. If they feel that they’ve been slighted in some way (whether real or imagined), they’re likely to let the resentment they feel build up inside until it finally explodes. The trouble with Cancer is that anything can make them feel resentful. They have incredibly fertile imaginations, and when they are not using this creativity in a productive manner, they can sometimes use these talents destructively. Simply put, it’s very difficult to please a Cancer at all times. The best you can do is to simply wait until they snap out of it and return to their usual charming selves!
Well, I never. That site can’t even freaking spell “embedded” right. It’s like looking in some crazy, mixed up mirror that shows you yourself in the reverse of how you actually are. Good day to you, astrology. I say GOOD DAY, Sir. You have painted a picture of a person I do not recognize…um…well, that’s not true. This totally sounds like G-train. Yes, definitely. He’s so a wussified wussy with a curmudgeon exterior.