CANCER –Jun 22 to Jul 22

The entire zodiac act as symbolic triggers or thought forms to energize themes and archetypal impulses. Often phenomena can be observed as part of these relationships.
           Cancer the Crab is all about summer. This is the time to be part of what’s happening in the family and what’s happening in society.

           This is the time for family reunions and making a difference in society. Businesses that revolve around the domestic environment will be highlighted.        

           Women, mothers, and children are almost always in the news. Health concerns could be a major part of the emphasis this year. Emotional issues are also always part of the Cancer themes.
           Other themes relate to the 4th house and home. Thus, mortgages are still going to be explored. Most important though, people are likely to spend more time at home during this typical summer vacation time due to escalating gas prices. Thus, companies that cater to home improvement might be pleasantly surprised.

           Think about gardens blooming at the budding and flowering time. It takes lots of watering, lots of sunlight and lots of weeding to maintain the garden. One thing that Cancers don’t like to do is to keep maintaining something. Instead, they prefer to start things and tend to groan and moan a lot about having to do the same things over and over. Yet, this is the time of the year when there is no fruit without day-to-day labors. 

In the beginning of this cycle Mercury has just gone Direct but optimism is compromised by negotiations over the price of gas and the cost of mechanical break-downs. The most difficult days could be the 26th and 27th of June when Pluto is squaring the last quarter Moon and Uranus is stationary Retrograde. Best advice is to keep centered and avoid emotional hot spots in your life.

The 5th sign of the zodiac takes its name from the Latin word for lion. I often remind my clients that the Lion is about courage and showing leadership and bravery as in the “Wizard of Oz”. Consider that this sign is associated with the heart and the back anatomically. If we have the strength and heart to face our fears then we are utilizing the Leo part of our astrology.
           Another association with Leo is royalty as in kings. Thus, with the best of a Leo time there is the “heart” to give with generosity and love; as well as bravery. When this time is not at its best there could be huge egos, brutality and power for the prideful expression of power.
         Yet, we often find ourselves feeling vulnerable and sensitive with the Leo influence. We want others to appreciate us and to love us for who we are and not what we say or do.
           Journalists and astrologers will have something in common during this time. We all will have much to watch and write about!.
           Democratic convention in USA; World Olympics in China; and during this period we have a Solar and Lunar eclipse!  The Solar eclipse occurs on the 1st of August and highlights all themes of Leo. From artistic and elegance to power and fear look for dramatic displays of courage. Creativity is also going to be emphasized. (Sounds like the Olympic Games will be exciting, but what about the political issues?).
           Most important, however, anticipate spiritual eloquence. The Sabian Symbol for this Solar Eclipse is “Early morning dew sparkles as sunlight floods the field.” This is about being touched deeply by the rising sun of the new day. Tears can be transformed into jewels as the individual soul realizes successful passage from night into day.

The building of a new society and of one’s renewed personality is just as much a process of artistic creation as the making of a delicate glass vase or a symphony. The Keyword is transfiguration (according to Dane Rudhyar’s An Astrological Mandala: the cycle of transformations and its 360 symbolic phases)..