Cancer – The Crab

Cancer, the sign of the Crab, is the fourth sign of the Zodiac. While a crab can sometimes be crabby, Cancerians project many extremely positive qualities that might be associated with the creature.

CANCER – 90°   (22nd June-22nd July)

Sanskrit Name: Karka

Symbol: Crab

Ruling Planet: Moon  

Element: Water  

Quality: Cardinal

Days: Monday, Thursday

Colours: Orange and White 

Stones: Pearl, Moonstone, and Ruby

Numbers: 2, 7, 11, 16, 20 and 25                   

Ideal Match: Cancer, Leo, Scorpio, Sagittarius, and Pisces

Traits:

• Strengths: Tenacious, highly imaginative, loyal, emotional, sympathetic, persuasive
• Weaknesses: Moody, pessimistic, suspicious, manipulative, insecure
• Cancer likes: Art, home-based hobbies, relaxing near or in water, helping loved ones, and a good meal with friends
• Cancer dislikes: Strangers, any criticism of Mom, revealing of personal life

Characteristics:

You are changeable, moody, restless, and sensitive. You are emotional, tenacious, honest, intelligent, industrious, and miserly. Though proud, talkative, and quite independent in your feelings, you are more attached to your home and family.

Physical Appearance:

Usually of medium height, your build is sturdy and stocky. Your complexion is generally smooth and free from pimples and blemishes. Most of you have a strong, muscular physique with large bones. Even symmetrical teeth and a wide mouth.  

Personality:

Your sign of water makes your nature moody. You tend to keep your emotions hidden in the innermost of your heart. This watery sign also bestows the powers of intuition. You possess strong pioneering instincts and are generally enterprising and industrious. In crunch situations, you are forceful a courageous and refuse to give up until you have achieved your targets or at least put in your best. Like a true sportsperson, you like to play for the challenge and enjoyment and at one level, winning or losing is not so important, what matters more to you is giving a good account of yourself. You are sensitive and take a fancy to anything, which comes new to you. In your speech and approach, you are direct and forthright. You are very particular about having good food. You’re generally easy to get along with. Your bad eating habits may often lead you to bad health. You don’t like pressures being on you and value an easy-going, free style of functioning. You tend to be too impulsive and later regret your actions or inaction. You’re often also too outspoken and undiplomatic.

Profession and Career:

Being hard-working and industrious, you are successful in your own profession and business. You often reach a high position in life. You generally make good Engineers, Explorers, Metal Workers, Dentists, Surgeons, Mechanics, Self-employed Professionals, or Business People. You do well in teaching, writing, painting, advertising, and selling things and also in trade and commerce, particularly, imports and exports. 

Business and Finance:

Although you have a good head for business and your financial position is usually stable, you’re prone to overrating your own judgment, especially when it comes to making investments or tying up new deals. It’s your impulsive nature and you’re overconfidence, which combine to cut your profits. Generally, however, you’re able to pull back from major disasters and the saving grace is that you’ll never remain a debtor. You are highly ambitious when it comes to amassing wealth, but you have to climb an uphill task in achieving the same. Wealth often eludes you even when you inherit your parental property or wealth. You should avoid betting, speculation, and horseracing, as you are more likely to lose, rather than gain.   

Romance and Marriage:

You will enjoy your family life. Home and family are of great importance to you and will manage to keep your spouse quite happy and gay. You have a good style of admiration and you indulge in light flirtations. Many of you, despite your deep-seated desire to set up a home, are averse to marriage. Part of the reason for this is that you are unable to disclose your inmost emotions and feelings even when your heart beats in tune with a strong love tone. Often, you tend to be attracted to an opposite number.  Love means a lot to you and you’re generally willing to put everything else aside until it fulfills your desires. Warm and loving, you often shower yours through various means which include paying profuse compliments, showering gifts, and making stylish dates. Whether you’re a male or a female you are usually very frank and forthright and you like to make it clear at the outset itself whether you’re simply flirting or whether you are serious in your love and romantic affairs.

Health and Disease:

You are likely to suffer from water-born diseases, comprising gastric trouble, inflammatory troubles of the liver, minor boils, and infection in the stomach. At times mental depression and excitement. Diabetes is one factor, that you need to be beware of.