CANCER: THE SIGN OF HUMANKIND, THE NEED TO FEEL AT HOME AND LIVE A ROMANTIC LIFE
Cancer is the giving of life. It’s ruled by the Moon, which makes life habitable, so Cancer is the sign of inhabiting life in a body here on Earth. Cancer is the water, cardinal, nocturnal sign of the Moon. Jupiter is exalted in Cancer, so the sign of Cancer has these Jupiterian traits as well as traits of the Moon. Jupiter is life-giving, just like the Moon and Cancer.
Astrologer, Adam Elenbaas, said, "Cancer was called the gateway of mankind. Capricorn was called the gateway of the gods."
Katie Ellen Hazeldean from their website, True Tarot Tales, expands on this ancient view of Cancer being the gateway of humankind and Capricorn as the gateway of the gods,
"Neoplatonic Chaldean philosophy said that while the souls of those about to be born descend to Earth through the constellation of Cancer, the gate of the summer solstice, obviously in the northern hemisphere, arriving in the star cluster known as the beehive cluster, the souls of the newly dead return to the cosmic sea ascending through the gate of the gods, the star gate of Capricorn."
In this deeper spiritual sense, Cancer is associated with the birth of humans, and the Moon ruling Cancer is associated with birth, "mother," and creation.
The Moon is our body. Cancer is the spirit entering the body. Cancer reminds us that part of our spiritual experience is experiencing what it's like to be in a human body on this planet, Earth. This is what Cancer is teaching us, how to live a life in a body. How to be a spiritual being in a human body.
It's tough to be a spiritual being in a human body and feel at home here on Earth when we old souls with social justice values cannot comprehend the enormity of violence inflicted in this world. We need to tap into Cancer. We need this deep nurturing and feeling connected to one another, to our bodies, to our emotions, and our source.
The Moon and Cancer have a strong connection to home, body, environment, and nourishment. Ruled by the Moon, Cancer is focused on creating a nurturing space where it and its loved ones can thrive. Cancer isn't only concerned with itself and its closest people feeling at home, but it wants everyone to have a home and feel at home. Cancer wants humanity to thrive and be well, for all humans to have everything that they need.
Cancer reminds us that sensitivity is a strength. Sensitivity is awareness. It's sensing, it's feeling. Cancer pays attention to things that many miss. As a water sign, Cancer feels, senses, and absorbs. This is why it deeply craves boundaries, something it can learn from its opposite sign, Capricorn.
Learn more about Cancer and its opposite sign, Capricorn, in my course, Moonlight, on Substack, where I explore the Moon through all its various faces, through each zodiac sign, and much more!