Introduction to Cancer June 22 - July 22, 2007

Get your goggles, fins and snorkels in place because this week we're visiting Cancer; The Crab, ruled by the moody Moon, key words I Feel.

Give their druthers, a Cancer would bring an armoured Winnebago to a Dodge 'Ems Ride. A penchant for cooking, cleaning and keeping their loved ones close has given them a reputation for being home-loving and maternal. In reality, home is truly where the heart is and Cancer is always in full, lock and load battle mode, prepared at all times and in all places to circle the wagons, bolt the doors, batten down the hatches and fight to defend everyone and everything they've ever cared about. It's no surprise that there's a new Die Hard and a new Rambo movie both coming out right now. John J. Rambo and John McClane are quintessential Cancers - at their best when fighting to protect something they love. Any attempt to breach or circumvent the security perimeter will land you firmly on their bad side; because justice will prevail and you will pay for every perceived crime, fault or lack.

Once you've been identified as friend not foe you'll find the warmest of welcomes inside the fortifications. It's cozy, bright and clean and it smells really nice. Honestly, in between the cooking and cleaning and upgrading the security systems, you wonder if Cancer has any time to relax and enjoy their own environments. And there in lies the rub.

Moony and moody is right because the lovely glow you see in a Cancerian's face is just one half of the story. Never forget that there's a whole other face, always in the dark, that you are not meant to see. During those phases when Cancer retreats into a shell, remember that they are plotting new defence strategies and if you want a place in those plans you better pick up any slack until the eclipse is passed.