Nurturing, protective, tenacious, emotional sensitive, strong traditional roots. The Sun in Cancer is the archetypal image of the mother and son.... Ruled by the Moon - Cancer represents the cycles of nature and the ebb and flow of the tides (and the ebb and flow of emotions).... People with the Sun in watery (i.e. feeling) Cancer develop best through having an emotional relationship with their surroundings and by evaluating everyone and everything in terms of feelings. It's best to give Cancerian babies a protective, quiet, and secure environment. Cancer babies have a reputation for being hyper-sensitive to their surrounding environment from the first day out of the womb. When startled by loud noises - your Cancer baby may try to crawl up into his or her little protective shell in order to hide out from whatever nasty old thing may have been causing the unwelcome disturbance. The Sun in Cancer generally shows feelings more readily than any other Zodiac sign, and thus may feel vulnerable because others seem to have such easy access to their emotional life. Being little emotional sponges, they soak up whatever feelings are in the atmosphere. So watch out, Mom - because they feel everything everything that you're feeling, and so if you're sad, then Baby Cancer may cry for no other reason than for sympathy. "Mom, I feel your pain!" All of this is why later in life they often resort to the infamous "Crab Sidestep" - in an attempt to hide their sensitivity from others. The "Crab" is seldom comfortable in a wider and more impersonal social setting, So they may tend to create a small, enclosed environment (if only their mind) and only allow a few select people into their private sanctuary. So the first day of school may be traumatic for your Cancer child, who loves home and sanctuary above all else. So do the both of you a favor and on the first day of school plan on letting them take along one of their favorite objects for security sake. Sharing The Same Element You and your child share the same basic core Element. This beneficial placement means the two of you share in many of the same styles of thinking, communicating, relating, and feeling. Sharing the same Element will help out a lot in the two of you truly having a mutual empathy and mutual understanding of the other person's needs. Of course, having this same element doesn't guarantee smooth sailing all the time - because it also means the two of you understand each other well enough to effectively "push each other's buttons." Resist the temptation whenever possible. Sharing A Complementary Element You and your child share what's called a Complementary Element. What this beneficial placement means is that while the two you don't share of the same styles of thinking, communicating, and relating - the two of you do have the great benefit of understanding another and respecting the different ways in which the other person thinks, communicates, and relates. Sharing a complementary Element will help out in the two of you truly having mutual empathy for one another and a mutual understanding of the other person Sharing A Challenging Element
You and your child share what's called a Challenging Element. This means the two of you may be very different and at cross purposes in your individual styles of thinking, communicating, and relating. The bond of love shared between a parent and their child is, of course, a given. That bond will naturally help in smoothing out many of the rough spots. However, at times, the two of you may have to be prepared to put out extra effort in working toward truly understanding one another and developing mutual appreciation of the other person's differences. Sharing An Unrelated Aspect You and your child share what's sometimes called an elementally unrelated or Quincunx Aspect. This means the two you will have times when both of you can "read each other like a book" and understand one another perfectly - but then there will be equally many other times when the two of you are at a complete impasse. The bond of love shared between a parent and their child is, of course, a given. That natural bond will go a long way toward smoothing out the rough spots. However, swinging back and forth between "perfect understanding" and "not having a clue" can end up having the effect of keeping your relationship slightly uneasy and on edge. So... as your child grows older, the two of you may have to be prepared to put out some extra effort in working toward truly understanding one another and developing mutual appreciation of the other person's differences. Sharing A Semi-sextile Aspect You and your child share what's sometimes called a Semi-sextile Aspect. This beneficial aspect means the two you will usually enjoy each other and and have empathy for how the person thinks and acts - even though the two of you will seldom "have a clue" about why the other persons thinks the way they do or why they do the things they do. Relax and enjoy it. Not everything in this world is logical. |