Regardless of whether you're a male or female, the very first love of your life was your mother (or if mom was absent, then another mother figure in your environment). The Moon symbolizes the unconscious, instincts, and what you need to feel nurtured in your life. The Moon is the "place" where we go for comfort when scared.... and we tend to unconsciously nurture ourselves in much the same way our mothers nurtured and cared for us when we were very young children.

With the Moon in Cancer, you feel the safest when being emotionally nurtured and cared for or (on the other hand) when emotionally nurturing and taking care of others. As a young child, you most likely formed a strong bond with your mother? Because of this strong bond, you may have difficulty in breaking away from home later in life. You perceived Mom as being an emotionally nurturing, caring individual. You, however, now recognize that mother may have at times sought to control you with a strong dose of emotional guilt, and so you've discovered that this is often one of the instinctual ways you fall back on when attempting to control your environment (and thus make) your environment feel safer. Under stress, your first instinct is to merge and blend in with your environment. If surrounded by "saints," you'll be a saint. If surrounded by "sinners," you'll be a sinner. When things get to be a wee bit too much, you'll most likely want to retire to the comfort and safety of your home.

Pamper yourself on occasion by taking a nice long warm scented bath. Water has a special way of cleansing and rejuvenating your Cancer Moon. Another excellent stress relieving technique is having a special time set aside each day to be by yourself. Go ahead - throw everyone out of your special private room (you do have one, don't you?) for an hour or two and then escape into a good romantic novel or movie. Looking for something meaningful to do with your free time? Try volunteering your services at a local nursing home or at a children's hospital. They can certainly use the extra help, and it will bring sense of purpose and meaning to your life. Need to get away on a relaxing vacation? Visit cities and town's located on rivers, and reserve a hotel room with a view of the river. If you happen to be the active type - then give yourself a treat by going on one of those wild white water river rafting trips.