Aw, you are all loved up this week or you will be doing the “lurving” but either way you benefit! It could be that your partner is going through self-doubt or some pressure and requires extra support. In other scenarios external forces are impacting on the relationship requiring you to join forces thus creating greater unity but there is certainly a lot more intimacy and “connectiveness” going on in your world.
For those Crabs who have disconnected from a relationship in the not too distant past and are still looking for some kind of closure, then this is an ideal week to confront that very issue and put to bed any residue angst or “grey areas” still in existence. Certainly you seem keen to move forward in a relationship or project and this might mean that you draw the final line in the sand or alternatively you find a workable way to deal with a protagonist and sort out issues.
Keen as you are to push this issue, don’t expect absolutes in the next week or so – or even until next year. What is said now, may not stack up later, for good or bad so don’t take it on face value - rather take things on face value and yet know that the “face” can change! Therefore don’t strut out that new love just yet, or start putting down payments on a new purchase until the definitive answers start to roll in.
Just because you are so keen on an outcome or answer don’t compromise or rush things because if you’re smart and play your cards right (like a cool headed high roller) then you might very well get all you want for Christmas.
You have a lot more power right now than you give yourself credit for and you can expect to start seeing signs of that any time beginning now until after New Year… when the train starts rolling into your station (just like the metaphor…).
You may as well be living in Cambodia; you’ve got just as much chance of stepping on a minefield back on home turf right now than you have there. It’s a bit clichéd to say “tread warily”, but you must do just that.
For the religious ones amongst you can take comfort from the concept that “God places the heaviest burden on those who can carry its weight.” For the rest, just remember it’s not the burden that breaks you down, it’s the way you carry it, so given these stars don’t hope for a lighter load, but for a stronger back! There is no doubt you’re exhausted and it’s time that you took a step back and focused on your own well being for a change in the most personal of ways. A short break, massage, therapy, pursuing a hobby -whatever it takes to make you feel good.
Half of Cancers are dealing with financial issues and the other half are still trying to exorcise themselves from impossible preoccupations (romantic and otherwise) that have driven them half around the bend – and a lot with a blend of the two!
No matter which one it is there’s no doubt you are competing to win and that is the basis of your pre-occupation/obsession. You have to get it out in the open this week, or at the very least engage in some dialogue with an open, balanced and gracious outlook (and without fear or insecurity). It’s a big ask right? In business – and even though you will be at odds with others and competing for different outcomes - there will be important and significant developments and discoveries before Christmas.
As much as you are gagging to get away, this doesn’t appear to be on the cards any time soon, but at least you currently know where you are going. The real journey to somewhere can come later.
Do you feel like you’re micromanaging your life. What ever happened to the “big picture” stuff when you could just go with the flow and live and let live? There is absolutely nothing right now that escapes your watchful gaze and you sense that progress is a series of little tentative steps rather than any leaps and bounds.
Whilst SB urges you to continue to micro manage everything, (which is after all the only sure fire way you can guarantee that nothing can go awry) this week you do have a breather of sorts.
Chances are the majority of your activity is to do with your family – or for those Cancers without kids, or grown up kids, your “family” is now your business – so no matter what doubts sometimes set in, keep telling yourself it’s not personal it’s business.
I can almost guarantee that you will hear, see, or receive positive news or developments this week on the financial front courtesy of Jupiter and this will propel you through the week with improved spirits and renewed vigor to carry on. It’s a timely but well deserved breakthrough, as the coffers are looking increasingly bare.
Every now and then you reflect how it is that you were so short sighted or foolish to have ended up in this position in the first place but all is not lost though; you’ve learnt a valuable lesson for the future and given yourself a real psychic cleansing in the process and are venturing forth “baggage free”.
Especially if family members are involved keep an eye out this week for a 180-degree turnaround on what appeared to be a previously agreed issue. Irrespective of whatever prompted this change of heart, it will necessarily change your approach and require some quick thinking and fine-tuning of an existing agreement. Whilst this might faze you in the first instance, when you look at the developments as a whole, there has been positive and substantial progress made.
Venus and Jupiter are kicking balls in your direction and whatever has stalled in your life begins to move forward again onward and upward. It’s about time.
Does the term “treading water” sum up how you are feeling right now? You are waiting for something to occur, you know it’s in the pipeline but the Cosmos appears to be in no hurry to deliver it. It could be money; it could be the actions of a person(s) or the resolution of a painful issue or news of a job coming through. In the meantime you just have to be patient and wait.
Remain open and optimistic and try to heal (if that is applicable) but if it relates to your children or an ex, whilst it’s been a rocky journey, at the end of the day the outcome is unquestionably in the best interests for all – especially you!
It is fair to say that some Cancers are being treated like mushrooms, being kept in the dark and fed bullshit but be encouraged this is more the case of the “other” (whatever the “other” constitutes in your world) trying an indirect or even underhanded and deceitful path that will ultimately rebound on them. For some your finances are not only entwined with others, but you appear to be at their mercy and have been for a while. Don’t lose faith, this sense of financial uncertainty that has plagued you will not only pass, it will be well rewarded. The same applies if the “other” is someone who makes your world turn. You simply have to wait it out.
For other lucky Crabs you have been hit by the thunderbolt or as the French say “coup de foudre”….or you could simply want a whole lot more horizon jogging from a special someone, who happens to be VERY special in your eyes.
They say that life is stranger than fiction and you could write one hell of a book right now. There is a major component of your life that is up in the air, literally “hanging” and you have no idea where the cards will fall, or if and when they will. This matter has and does consume you but wait….be prepared for a big acceleration before the end of this forecast that originated last week. You will be in the spotlight and either much talked about or thought about - a behind the scenes activity – and be garnering much attention.
But it will be wider than your usual sphere, there will be a noticeable expansion to your admirers or/or clients, or any other people that you deal with who are vital to you for one reason or another.
You haven’t been having a particularly fun time of late, and yet there appears to be something in the pipeline that will bring a smile back to your face. This kind of week is the best kind, because it started of relatively grim and ordinary and then suddenly morphs into something else entirely and surprisingly good. This may be for one of two reasons. The first being that you simply get great news about something going your way for a change OR life starts to gain momentum again because you are now seeing your “problems” in a different light and from a different perspective.
You’re in a bit of a state this week, not sleeping well and feeling quite manic. Don’t despair, you know in your calm moments that you have lots of support and people onside whose are there to help you – and you’re alive and have a roof over your head so you’ve got the important basics covered.
Maybe it’s the unpleasant vibe at l’office where you don’t know entirely where you stand, and one or two individuals are making your life uncomfortable and uncertain. Romantically too you’re up to your apricots in doubt and disarray. People from afar (or ex’s) are trying to pull off coups behind the scenes but fear not, they aren’t getting very far. Some of you are even reflecting on some of your choices, decisions and actions – what did I ever see in “A” and how did I ever trust “B”- it’s all part of your evolving value system.
If you’re one of those Cancers in legal/financial wrangles, there is a key person who has your back and will do everything in his/her power to protect you and further your cause. You may be fretting about your dwindling resources or where things are going (seemingly no-where at the moment) but this is momentary and by next week you will see definitive signs of real progress. Between now and late January 2011 legal or financial matters (and moral victories) will go well for you although after very slow and drawn out progress, the culmination will require almost a sudden and rapid reaction from you, catching you (almost) unawares.
In fact this acceleration will originate this week and whilst all the action will be “hidden” a very fruitful and dynamic passage is starting now. You will soon be moving from the role of “victim” to “victor” – even if it’s only in your head!
You will have moments of nostalgia but don’t dwell on issues of the past.
You continue to go through this big long journey of “letting go”. It’s a healing time, releasing you from the past or the people who had emotional control over you. You are also downsizing your exposure to home and heart - by whatever means that translates for each.
This is not an overnight process of course and will from time to time be tinged with regret, sadness and panic. Why? Because some of you will think that you’ve lost an opportunity to obtain certain “something” – romance, career, family – and that “that horse has bolted”.
Think again, or rather differently. Start thinking about celebrating everything that lays ahead, not what lies behind. Think too of everyone who finds you wonderful, exciting and eminently desirable as opposed to the few who don’t. Then go and hop on a plane to somewhere (or at least start planning a trip) and begin to consider all the ways in which to further enhance and enjoy your life. Take up a hobby, socialize like mad, and make lots of love – not war.
This is your time for the next few weeks, you are the certified hedonist.
For those Cancers immersed in joint financial “issues” or some other big issue that has permeated their lives for many moons, within the next week you will see a very encouraging development that will ease the anxiety you’ve been experiencing.
The Full Moon in your 10th (career, reputation, honors) means that things will come to a head and under the spotlight – including you - and by the end of the week (next Wednesday) a certain chapter will either be closed or you can nail it down.
This is especially so if the matter has been going on for a while and at last you will have a good idea where you stand. The Moon is the Lord of Cancer so all eyes will be upon you now and although you will be tested, you should outclass the competition….but if it involves children you will be very emotional about what transpires.
The long journey that you’ve been on this year is coming to a head. For some that is a financial one, others romantic but it’s been a core issue that has consumed your waking moments for many, many moons.
Even if it’s financial, family and/or relationships figure prominently and if it’s romantic when then it’s all consuming. Nothing is how it was in the past and everything you once held dear now feels like a sham and your whole belief system has changed irrevocably from what it was only a year or so ago.
Like Gemini, you too have had trust issues but whereas Gemini now doubts some areas of previously placed trust, you are building barricades around yourself and don’t want to trust anyone. You’ve been hurt, your trust has been misplaced and now the hard shell of the crab is impenetrable.
Will this last forever? No. The specific issue/situation that has caused you this angst is dissipating and will continue to fade away over time until is it gone. This of course won’t happen this week, but by early next year you will barely reflect on the matter – or if you do it will be with a degree of comfort.
In the meantime don’t close yourself off to other sources who are not the cause of your suffering; they may very well want to help and care for you. The Cosmos never takes away without giving something back (and there is always a reason for why it takes something) so you will find (if you care to look and remain open) the hand of new friendships and new romantic possibilities.
Existing friendships and existing (or recent) romances appear to be almost meaningless and this week especially,some of your closest friends appear to be down right antagonistic. Even your siblings are being a pain in the neck!
All this will resolve itself in time - it’s just a process that you are going through over the next few months – and nearly every Cancerian on the planet is at odds and “no talkies” with at least one person right now.
To be without desire (love, money or anything!), is to be simple.
If life is simple, then life is not complicated!!! (Lao Tzu)
The next few weeks are rather crucial ones in your future security – which could be career and/or emotional security and whatever occurs then will have ramifications far ahead. There are potent Cosmic forces afoot that will guide your next steps and provide you with opportunities that will transform the direction of your life.
It’s a case of the Cosmos providing the unexpected benefit but you will only wade in, if (and only if) you are certain that you are entirely in control and running your own race. There can be no strings attached as there is no way right now that you will be passive or overly conciliatory. You are being proactive and stating your case loud and clear (just in case someone is silly enough to think that you could be a pushover!).
This issue has been at the very core of your existence for the past few years - your raison d’etre in fact - and until it is resolved to your satisfaction, you simply will not rest. Is it all consuming? Definitely -but before the month is out there will be a breakthrough. Will you be happy with the outcome?
Well whatever transpires will certainly benefit you.…..and depending on your individual circumstances this could mean abandoning futile relationships, or finally realizing what it is that you deserve (= $;s or love).
The Cosmos IS with you and everything will fall into place soon than you had envisaged.
There is much more going on beneath the surface that you ever envisaged. Sometimes you think you know what’s going on, but that’s often seeing what you want to believe is happening, rather than the reality.
This is a complicated week, in that you will be at odds with loves ones, and even friends are acting strangely. But is it them or you? It’s timely this week to take stock and have a good honest look at your behaviour generally, how you relate to others and the fundamental decisions that you’ve made in your life over the past few years.
Were you always on track, did you act with honor and where have you been out of line. It’s one thing to keep protesting that you’re in the right but it’s a pyrrhic victory if you win the battle but lose the war. Sure we all die alone but it would be nice to have people around you holding your hand when the time comes, n’est pas?
That’s the cautioning side of my forecast this week, as you will have a victory to look forward to. Some of you have been sweating on news of a breakthrough, or the “go ahead” on either a project or work related matter, legal issue or even something complicated in your personal life. You will receive it this week.
It’s an excellent week for breakthroughs of all descriptions, which of course can take many guises but the Cosmos is setting you on the right path towards your personal fulfillment and conquest. You will recognize it (different of course for all) so keep an eye out but I can assure you it’s a win.
For some Cancerians it’s the most productive time to take stock of one of your key relationships (relative, boss or a loved one). You’ve known for some time that something had to be done and yet you’ve allowed things to drift along rather than “rocking the boat”. That said, you may be the recipient of suggested changes or you may instigate them yourself, but either way, even if it’s an awkward passage, you will feel a degree of relief in the end and the ultimate outcome will be to your benefit.
It appears that nearly every Cancerian’s future rests quite heavily on one person.It could be a current partner, an ex, a boss, a lawyer, a financial adviser (or even an institution) but what’s been happening in your past is now coalesced into one unit. It’s a frustrating time because it’s one step forward and two steps back and every time you get a hint of progress or a breakthrough, it either dissipates or gets put on hold.
It’s been a long drawn out story, which seems to have ratcheted up and is putting you through the wringer causing anxiety and consternation.It’s a bit akin to Humpty Dumpty and will be pretty hard to put back together again.If it’s a legal case or anything to do with joint finances then it’s a veritable nest of vipers and Randy Newman sums it perfectly in “It’s a Jungle out there”.I also hope that you’re not one of the unfortunate Cancerians with siblings in the mix because if so, sadly for you any trust you had in a concept of family unity and has well and truly been irrevocably eroded.
The full moon is in Aries tomorrow and will soon bring matters out into the public for all to see.Wow, there could be some juicy exposés and just when you think you’ve seen it all don’t be floored by seditious behaviour or an outrageous action or comment.
Don’t fret too much because in reality you have little to be anxious about and if something appears to be going off the rails or lost entirely you will be very pleasantly surprised how it all turns out in the end.
Does it help to say you’re particularly appealing at the moment, quite irresistible in fact – if you don’t’ believe me then go out and try and prove me wrong!
Listen to endless replays of “how do you mend a broken heart” until you are sick and tired of even the concept. All Cancers have come to terms with the withdrawal or severing of a relationship, a friendship or an income stream. Where you are – early, middle or late- Cancer depends on how progressed you are in the healing or extrication process. Some Cancer’s are well on the way to getting their mojo back, others are still picking up the pieces from the ground.
You can take a big stick and beat yourself over the head or your can pass it to someone else to do it for you….you wouldn’t do the latter would you, so do what you know you have to do to move on to survive and heal emotionally and financially. Life is a dynamic and nothing stays the same, people suffer trauma every single day. If you’re still reading this horoscope then at least you are alive…puts everything into perspective doesn’t it?
Every action you have taken has its roots in childhood and what happened then, and even as a young adult, is being played out now. Some were shown love simply for who they are and for others in was all tied up in performance and parental expectation and the consequential reward.
For those already on the way to recovery you are actually feeling very empowered, so much so that you want to push the envelope just a bit more. Stop! You’ve emerged victorious and a survivor, now it’s time to be a bit gracious. For those Cancers who’ve been embattled with legal disputes for most of 2010, the end is in sight and it’s looking good.
Lay low these next few weeks, play golf, cook up a storm or hang with family and friends. Whatever it takes to divert your attention and give yourself a break from the major issues that are looming on your horizon. Also try to watch your communication manners this week as you could come across as glib, abrasive or self absorbed.
You have gone through the past couple of years with a certain conviction about one particular scenario only to discover that all is not what it appears. Perhaps how you viewed the situation was slightly (or greatly) different to the reality. This can have a two fold effect i.e. what you thought was OK turns out not to be or vice versa (people and/or situations). Linked to that outcome could be a surprise in the wings and don’t be shocked if something is offered to you out of the blue (a mea culpa?) but you have to think on your feet and act fast or else the moment will pass you by.
This is also an ideal period to re-establish any severed family relationships especially with siblings although if they have made the mistake of treating you badly you will certainly have put them in their place by now. You may be interested to discover that they were completely taken by surprise by the courage of your convictions. As Johnny said in Dirty Dancing “no-one puts Baby in the corner” but all the same you may be warmed by their efforts to mend fences.
If you are in a union there could be tense and rocky times over the next few months. The way you relate to each other will either deepen your connection or help cut the tie if you are wrong for each other.
External forces could impact on the relationship forcing you to redefine it and tensions that may have been building up over time can erupt now. Try to avoid projecting your most negative emotions onto your partner and blaming them for emotions you would rather not face within yourself.
Someone really wants to break bread with you. That may be in the form of a reunion, apology, or family get together but it is a conjoining of family or family-type associations (warm and close friends would also qualify) that will take place sometime this week (end). Do you know who that is?
If it’s been the same old communication problems that I have been harping on about for a long time, then you are in for some sensational news. You’ve become accustomed to worrying about …well, most things probably with some reason. The past few years have been fraught with some big concerns, particularly in the area of relating - or not relating as well as you could - and in some cases not at all. There has been some element missing.
There has also been a financial issue “other people’s money” and many of you have been locked in fights over alimony, wills, estates, annuities and the like and still waiting for your share of the money. The early stages of Saturn in Libra in your 6th means money going out and as this started in the third week of July of this year you may be feeling like you are fast approaching the poor house.
So the sensational news is that in a couple of weeks time (don’t worry I’ll remind you again) the money situation will show signs of improving or better still start coming in and long lost people will want to connect with you again. Even your neighbours will appear more willing to approach you all of a sudden.
And even closer to home you can perhaps be in a better position to build a bridge towards better communicating and relating to your nearest and dearest as there is nothing worse than feeling lonely or on the outer within a relationship or family unit.
There is a new dawn ahead for you on many levels. You’ve fought the hard fight and basically are a different person that the one you were a few years back so you deserve the rewards. You’ve made hard calls and established your boundaries and this has without doubt improved your circumstances and many of you have found your niche, certainly in a working sense.
So what more is there to do? For many of you there are still the attachments to the past (and all the ramifications that go hand in hand with that) that need to be put to bed once and for all. Do you feel a great sense of disappointment with a key person in your life, someone who has let you down in an almost unforgivable way? Or are you feeling that you family/kids/family life are placing too many demands and burdens on you. The key is to build a sense of security and comfort for yourself so that you don’t feel alone or unsupported.
If you went to the fun fair and rode the roller coaster, it wouldn’t be as interesting as your life has been over the past year or two. Well it’s all slowly coming to a head, you can sense that, but even though you feel very positive admittedly you are still not entirely sure of the outcomes. Nevertheless you continue backing yourself and rightly so. No matter what transpires you have adopted the right mental attitude that instills a positive outcome (whatever that might mean at the time) but in other words you will be OK.
So now that I’ve told you that you can ride out those moments of despair, uncertainty or doubt that rises to the surface every now and then - like they will this week. It’s at these times you wonder if you’ve made the right decisions or taken the right paths and literally wish sometimes that you could climb back into the womb.
In fact everything is coming to a head now - whether that is this week or in a couple of months but it is within that timeframe. Perhaps that is why you are itching for to break out and have some fun and expand your horizons for a change and you find yourself thinking about, planning or even undertaking a long distance trip to divert your attention and reward yourself. That is if you can afford it as money is also looking a bit problematic right now.
It’s very likely that you will approach someone in a position of authority this week (Govt offical, boss etc) - or someone who holds an authoritative role in a family e.g. a parent and will stand up for yourself in a way you have not been able to achieve previously. As a result there could be a crisis with family members and even in-laws or confrontations with authority figures.
If you are involved in any legal issues there will noticeably be more activity this week so expect to hear news in this regard. Don’t be fazed or pushed to make any decisions and don’t overreact to any developments because no matter what transpires you have the upper hand.
Cancerians are the nurturers of the zodiac always taking care of everyone. The trouble is that they get so used to you helping them it would never occur to them that you might need help yourself once in a while.
There continues to exist for many Cancerians convoluted family and relationship issues that dictate your life from week to week but believe it or not this is all about you having more influence in the long run.
It might be issues with your children, siblings, and an ex or (more likely) issues with your Mother - Cancerians always have some issue with the “Mother” role – but you are definitely caught in a web.
If you are one of these Cancerians your problems appear to deepen this week.
You will either be making love or war, the peacekeeper or the all out protagonist but I urge you for the sake of your sanity and for the long term picture, to explore ways in which you can overcome all of this and move forward. You may have to lose someone to gain someone (this will make sense to those in that bind) and literally swap your support base.
Some will come close to breaking point, others will lose someone close to them (spouse, lover) but what are difficult or heartfelt times now are all disguised as benefit to you in the long run. Truly!
The Cosmos is giving you jurisdiction over your own domain and this week you have a window of opportunity to right past wrongs, or reconnect with someone you let go of.
Follow your best instincts as to the right path to take, but in truth it’s been fairly clear for a while.
Even though you constantly worry about whether or not you have enough money please feel rest assured the Cosmos is being kind to you and financially you are being well protected. There are more funds ahead and the groundwork is being laid out (or shored up) now and you will never regret the efforts you made in fighting for your rights in either a joint venture or property matter.
Its true there are still some serious matters going on in your private life and closure or even an ending to these is yet to occur. In spite of having been put through the wringer by life (and by people who were once very dear to your heart) you have emerged not only intact but seriously strong and with few regrets. Your crab shell has become diamond hard and whilst you are still sensitive, you are not relying on certain people to act differently and have basically come to terms with their aberrant behaviour.
Things will get quite intense again this week and you will be exchanging heated words with a member of the opposite sex – most probably family related – but it won’t bother you greatly. Truthfully, not much bothers you too much at all these days such has been your progress in this regard.
Relief and distraction may come in the form of a pleasant social gathering either you will be entertaining interstate guests or touching base with people you haven’t caught up within a while. Alternatively it could be you who is taking the journey.
It would be safe to say that you really are in charge of your own destiny now. It was a long time in coming and you were influenced by lots of people over the years, family in particular. At the end of last decade the change began and it would be very safe to say that no-one calls the shots but you now.
This will put you in good stead this week when there are some situations that call for level headed thinking, not the emotive push-your-buttons type of response you would have given in your old un-evolved self. You know exactly how to overcome your adversaries who have yet to cotton on to the concept of the new and improved you. Silly them.
It could be an ex or frenemy (or an enemy ex!) that is most likely to try and cause you the most aggravation this week. Perhaps they feel put out by your new emotional muscle and want to try and take back the power. Maybe it is driven by envy or revenge. This is particularly so for those Cancer’s who share children with an ex so good luck with that one!
Certain people in your life (mainly ex’s or disenfranchised family, estranged siblings etc) will attempt to thwart you or control your life – if they can - by their actions. There will be some do-gooders as well who will try the same thing but all will meet with the same result.
You have no intention of being troubled or upset by certain people in your life who are out to “get you” for whatever reason. Unfortunately you will have people “at you” this week but you are perfectly adept at taking care of numero uno and even if you are in the line of fire, your weapons have become positively lethal!
This week has a certain poetic justice about it and you will be able to pull the rug out from under the feet of the very person/group who has been trying to trip you up for a long time.
If I tell you not to fret you will anyway, it’s in your nature. It is true that you have walked a fine line that is heading towards a culmination of sorts and the pressure is bearing down on your from all sides.
It’s been quite life changing and all your connections have been completely transformed with the great majority of them feeling like they are against you not for you. But you’re still standing and actually doing quite well considering the battering you’ve had.
So that you don’t drop dead with exhaustion it would pay to consider changing some aspects of your lifestyle so that you can move forward again. You have been stationery for a long time, like a deer frozen in the headlights but you have been uncertain as to how to do this. There are some steps that you want to take (or think you should) but can’t just yet as there is still too much angst so you might want to put them on the back burner for a while until they “cool” sufficiently.
You must take steps to cocoon yourself for the future from the hurts that others have bestowed upon you in the past, especially when it comes to your family. This is an area that you treasure (or used to) but it has become very clear to you now that you must implement strategies that hold you in good stead forever, not just day-to-day survival.
It is like you to hide away and try and lick your wounds but at some stage (soon) you will both need and want to venture out and really get on with LIFE. Things are going your way - the money situation is looking very promising even if it doesn’t feel like on occasion - and you can just about call the shots in some areas (but not in the relationship realm as yet).
You and I know that you are hell bent on making changes to your life. You have the courage and the determination to do it so I have no doubts you are on the right track.
Communication often seems to be Cancer’s Achilles heel. You could be the greatest orator in the world and yet still be misunderstood on occasion and the average Cancer native would acknowledge they are often misconstrued.
What has happened in the past couple of years has been the struggle to get your message across and hoping that people understood where you were coming from. You managed to do just that. It’s been a long haul and you’ve been the equivalent of “in the wilderness” at times. What it served to do was to make you more independent of the very things that previously you were highly dependent upon, that is family and home. A lot of Cancer’s withdrew, moved away or travelled but you certainly got people sitting up and taking notice and you did garner respect - eventually.
It was the equivalent of a chick leaving the nest no matter how old you are now but it was the makings of you and you are a far wiser, harder and more independent person than you were two years ago. The world was outside your door beckoning to you and you’ve either followed a few personal dreams, or have run away and broken ranks or are poised to do just that.
You’ve got to continue to hone your communication skills now and find that balance again between family, closeness, intimacy and outright rebellion and freedom.
Its akin to throwing the baby out with the bathwater, you rebel against the ties that bind but by the same token you can’t survive too long without your deepest personal need (being home and family) – which has always your first love.
The tables have turned and you are the one calling the shots now but you have to put aside your caution and resentment of the past and open yourself up to letting people back in. You have ever reason to be twitchy. During the past two years, people have not only misunderstood you, they have undermined you, set you up and double crossed you…all manner of underhanded and decidedly unfair dealings have occurred but you’ve learned some valuable lessons from this passage and you can kiss goodbye to this phase. It’s over. You can move forward with confidence and nous.
Do you like to barter? Mediate, negotiate and deal (or “no deal”)? All this is in the pipeline this week or over the next couple of weeks and open communication is paramount. Certainly the mechanisms will be set in motion soon and before long you will be cutting to the chase, walking the walk, talking the talk, wheeling and dealing.
It involves property and money and frankly up until now it’s been such a drag that you were truly beginning to doubt that there was any end in sight. The good news, the end is in sight and it’s looking good! You will almost not believe that this chapter in your life is finally over but do start to feel hopeful and positive because you should!
Whereas before you felt like you were yelling into a canyon and only hearing your own voice echoing back at you, communication will become the mot du jour and everyone want to unite with you! It’s been hard but you stood your ground and now the tides are turning in your favour. If you can cooperate and be a bit conciliatory, a world of opportunity awaits and others will want to join with you and share the load – i.e. absorb some of yours!
I don’t think you will argue with me when I say you were steamrollered by certain folk in the past but you got up, dusted yourself off and emerged victorious. Enjoy your supremacy and your day in the Sun, you certainly deserve it and it’s been a long time coming. The past certainly rocked and destabilized your world but your inner core (or was that your hard outer carapace?) stood firm and withstood the hammering.
You have expectations now that need to be met, self-esteem that need to be replenished, and trust that needs to be regained. If you have faith that the Universe is a great leveler, then you will be very happy with future outcomes.
NB. Having come this far don’t lose sight of the fact that you are the one in charge these days, the spotlight is very much on you. You must (and can) take over the leadership role and steer this matter to fruition - no more postponements.
Start rehearsing “All I'm askin' is for a little respect Respect"
You are walking around with a smile on your face and a spring in your step and boy has this been a long, long time coming but the good times have arrived.
It’s like you’ve sprayed on a popularity hormone as you’ve come into your own. People are seeking you out, responding to you, welcoming you, paying attention to you and …drum roll please…you are liked, loved and in demand and the cards are falling your way for a change.
Is this because you started to speak your mind? Yes. You took a stand and regained your sense of self worth, pride and integrity. The crumbs thrown your way weren’t good enough and now you have been rewarded for not settling for second best.
In fact it was only when you did start speaking up and “stepping up to the plate” that the whole shebang changed. Your family, friends, and life in general went through some incredible transformation as everyone adjusted to the new you and you found yourself in completely unchartered territory.
Yes you have risen to the top of the heap but granted there have been a few fallouts along the way, the sacrifices of battle. There are festering wounds that you’ve managed to bury that need to see the light of day and respect issues that need to be dealt with and you’ve got to find a way to reinsert yourself back into this changed landscape. It’s a “matter of the heart” issue which is the key and probably remaining concern and even though you’ve swept it under the carpet and tried to ignore it, it will remain until you do.
There is much to talk about and so much you’ve held in for a long time that needs to come out and honesty and straightforward talk is the only way to relate to these people from hereon in.
They don’t know the new you so you’ll have to reacquaint them with your unfamiliar and changed ways when the time is right.
Know this: that no matter how things appear now or how unrealistic it may appear all of your relationships will have altered for the better and are never going to return to the unacceptable one-sidedness of yesteryear.
You go girl/boy! Cancer’s just like their glyph the crab are known to approach complex situations in a roundabout manner (read sideways) however right now, you’re moving as head-on as you can get!
I think I mentioned in a previous posting that you have thrown off the rose colored glasses and can see life as it is, not how you wish it could be. Whilst a loss of naivety and innocence about a situation is kind of sad, it does free you up to deal with it in a direct, cool calm and collected manner. In fact I suspect that not much is fazing you at the moment, your attitude is even helping others over the line if they are plagued by doubts.
There is a rather auspicious transit which is bestowing you with confidence and assuredness about your progress and general direction. It’s amazing how rejection or past put-downs can propel you to being driven to prove others wrong and demonstrate to them that you are indeed a force to be reckoned with.
This can be in a work sense or something that has become almost akin to work i.e. an all consuming part of your everyday life. You are adopting a more proactive stance and trying to identify key resolutions or the right course of action to take.
Whilst you are a control freak at heart (go on admit it!) you’re becoming a tad more flexible and relaxed in recognizing that you can’t win every battle and there are some big battles ahead - but you know this already. Anyway it’s not about who wins the battles it’s who wins the war and as far as I can tell it’s definitely YOU.
All this “work” that you have cut out for you can be quite emotionally and mentally draining (and tiring) which is why I think you’ll be heading back to the ranch at every opportunity and resting up more.
You know where your true support base and comfort zone can be found.
You are Rocky XV now, happy to get down in the trenches and fight till the bitter end. No-one really imagined that when push came to shove that you’d be able (or even willing) to fight for your rights or assert your place in the scheme of things. They do now! You have left behind your malleable, naïve and endearing persona behind, maybe not forever but certainly for the foreseeable future.
There have been revelations in your life and some brutal truths about individuals that you had hoped you wouldn’t discover but you figure it’s probably for the best that you did - sooner rather than later.
The rose colored glasses are off and you are seeing everyone in the cold hard light of day and disillusioning as this may be, you have to decide how you want to deal with them from here on in. Do they still have a place in your life, should they have one again? Which ones do you keep and which ones are going to be cut loose?
The time is ripe to restructure your interpersonal relationships and interpersonal dealings (both home and work) in the way you want them to be – you’re Mr./Ms Proactive as opposed to Mr./Ms Re-active.
Always one for bonding and close knit family arrangements, if truth be known you are pretty much over quite a few of your relationships, and one or two in particular have well and truly passed their use by date.
This process will go on for a few months more but be encouraged that this is overall a favourable time for you and will serve to make way more promising connections in the future.
I’m not necessarily saying that all Cancer’s are hypochondriacs however you do tend to look at the glass as half empty even when it is almost overflowing. You are fretting and worried now, and you have to identify what it is that you are doubtful or uncertain about. You have come thus far in life, so you must be on at least one right track and you haven’t fallen into the precipice just yet have you?
Before too long (5 or 6 days) the Sun will enter Cancer and your life will take on an entirely different hue but in the interim you are questioning (and re-questioning) what has happened over the past many months as part of your letting go process. In reality this process has been in train for a long time but it’s cathartic and probably good for you to do this whilst you are in countdown mode to your birthday month which does herald a much longed for change.
It would be the complete truth to say that you’d prefer never to have to repeat the set of circumstances of your past when disagreements blew out of all proportion and others seemed hell bent on continuing to provoke you and pushing you to the limits even as you tried valiantly to ignore their appalling behaviour.
Well that is soon to be all a thing of the past, for you are going to be in complete control and the emotional vacuum that you have carried around bravely will be filled with longed-for support.
It’s your time to shine and not only will you receive emotional support from different quarters you’ll recognize and (more importantly) truly believe that your life is on the up and up.
Everyone and everything is pissing you off at the moment. You’ve got a whole lot riding on a life plan that you’ve mapped out for yourself but not only can’t you see around corners what is also driving you nuts is just about everyone who can be coined your family unit. If you have kids they are being painful, your siblings…well the less said about them the better and family life in general sucks.
It’s not like you’re getting any respite in the workplace either and THAT only serves to push you further over the edge.
You’d give anything for life to be a simple and straightforward path without intrigue, indecision and doubt. Deep down you know your future is a different one, a more rewarding, fulfilling and exciting one (Cancer’s are a bit psychic and certainly more intuitive than most) but boy oh boy why does the road there have to such a winding one?
I can tell you that the opportunities for success ARE there in your future, and your world about to broaden….it’s the “about” part that is the difficult one to call. Whatever you have set in train or are in the process of doing will have a rewarding outcome, but it won’t be an overnight success, rather it will be an enduring success.
Earlier on in the year I talked about travel in your life and I feel this will be part of the “successful outcome” for some i.e. an overseas job, or allowing for more travel (as part of a new job) or just a lot more for pleasure. Certainly you will be mixing with people from foreign or different cultures and life will be more stimulating and exciting – but in a fun way as opposed to the stressful way it has been of late.
Some people may have thought of you as naïve once upon a time, long, long ago…well not only have you’ve woken up from that fairytale but you’ve become a world class skeptic. So many people that you thought would be there forever have let you down, even your own family!
People with clearly no idea of boundaries thought they could impose their thinking onto you and you would continue to accept it, just like you used to. There was more than one occasion when you felt deserted by everyone but a few stalwarts…well you’ve got their measure now and knowledge is power, there is no turning back.
You’ve become the Survivor to end all survivors and whether it is this history or “the stars” you are not walking down the safe path anymore. A number of your key relationships have gone off beam and painful as it has been in accepting the finality of the situation you are going to be responsible for your own outcomes from here on in.
For what it’s worth the cosmos is delivering the perfect climate to champion yourself and especially in your career or financial realm it’s very much a case of seize the day…if you have the courage. You need courage because there won’t be any clear outcomes as you wade on in to the deep end and whilst there are no guarantees in life, the cosmos is hinting that they will be to your liking.
Hint: Important people will assist you in this process.
The big news this week is Uranus entering Aries on or around Friday (depending on where you live in the world) which has not occurred since 1927 - so it is highly unlikely that you will have experienced its impact on your 10th house previously.
I’ll address the full ramifications of that in the June monthly horoscopes but know that Uranus is the planet of abrupt and unexpected change and although this won’t become obvious to you straight away (I’ll explain why next month) the time for change in the way you manage your finances, career and professional reputation is nigh.
Whether you’ve been in the spotlight or living like a hermit things are about to change and the hermit will be thrust into the public sphere and the person already in the spotlight will become even more recognized or crash and burn.
Either way you will be noticed!
Your public life, career and/or life ambitions will undergo radical and significant change whether you like it or not. Sadly there will be some untruths about you spread over time but your only recourse here is to stay true to yourself and remain on course.
Reassuringly out of the hard work and struggle you will discover an even greater belief in yourself and your talents. Your powers of self protection will soar and your values will change radically. Whatever you’ve set great store by now will not be the same as what you value in the future.
Is every aspect of how you are living and working and operating now perfect? Are there aspects that could or should change? They will.
You will retain the good and get rid of the bad, some of which will cause consternation or comment from others. You have the potential to create or re-create a very different path for yourself, one which allows you greater freedom and excitement – especially in your working life. Whilst your career can be unstable at times and subject to sudden changes it will become more idealistic and your goals will by necessity be adjusted to fit this new way of thinking.
Don’t be perturbed by this as it will resemble an exciting and invigorating roller coaster ride, you’ll get off breathless and a tad unsure of your footing, but on solid ground all the same.
Boy, have you grown up! You are so not the person you were a few years back. Wiser yes, a little disillusioned maybe, but certainly enlightened. It’s been hard to accept that someone or certain persons were less than honorable but believe it or not these were lessons you had to learn.
Now things are swinging back your way and you’ve become inured to the emotional turmoil so it no longer has the same impact as it used to. At any rate you get a breather for a few weeks.
During this time however you will have a great opportunity to tackle your points of differentiation and you’ll be very busy behind the scenes doing just that. Who knows you may just reach a cordial understanding and I do see good news in the mix – what will you hear this week?
Who on earth knows why the angst is at play. Although you don’t get it, there are people who are envious of you, whether this is a conscious or unconscious thing for them. At any rate, they are acting out their bitterness and you have no option but to move forward and make them irrelevant in your life.
There are still issues with other people’s money (wills & estates etc) but you have learnt how to deal with this and these issues don’t bother you anywhere near like they used to even if they are still unresolved.
In the meantime go find a golf buddy or a running mate (or the like) to play with and be comforted by the fact that there is ongoing healing happening beneath the surface.
Cancer’s usually look backwards rather than forward. They have an acute connection to the past, to childhood memories and the “good old days”. For the majority of Cancers that boat has sailed and the real progress lies in looking towards a brand new day, albeit still with teddy in tow…
Some Cancers will be looking backwards with disbelief – “you’ve GOT to be kidding!” and almost amazed that they’ve survived the past as relatively unscathed as they did given the hammering they’ve received over the past few years.
But you have a new family - whether they are your friends, lovers, or family members that you ARE talking to, an association or even your pets; and they will be providing you with stability and love and keeping you grounded.
There will be surprises in store this week most likely some contact from the past in the form of relatives or friends or even an ex! Those folk (you know who you are!) that have been mendacious will try and make amends with you. At any rate the connection will be put on a better footing as a result of the contact.
This approach may come directly or indirectly but if it is indirect please be conscious of the message that you are sending back and don’t give too much away just yet as this could come back to bite you.
Certainly too, there is every likelihood of a breakthrough in your finances and if it doesn’t happen literally this week, the wheels are set in motion so that you benefit from what was instigated this week. You took a calculated gamble and it will pay off quite handsomely.
Well at least you are having fun this week. It’s a social bonanza and you will be busy doing the things you love to do. This will serve to take your mind off all the other pesky things that make you worry - if only for a few pleasurable moments or hours.
You’ve long given up hope that your social connections are going to be profound and deep like in the good old days, well you know that horse has bolted. No these are things that constitute your new version of enjoyment and you’re pretty happy with that.
Once upon a time you wanted to clutch at things like a real little hoarder these days you are much more comme ci comme ca. It’s a different but not unpleasant feeling. You might take a walk on the wild side this week (don’t get arrested please!) but you won’t lose any sleep over it as it takes your mind off obsessing. But you have been doing that constantly for as long as I can remember writing this column…
Taking a break from routine might inspire you - but stay within the rules….!
Life has a strange way of panning out and outcomes of different scenarios are rarely anything like you conjure up in your imagination they would be.
You plan and plot and fight hard to get somewhere or when you finally do take decisive action, wonder why on earth it doesn’t pan out the way you expected.
Honestly you have no need to worry. In spite of the dross and confusion that prevails right now, this merely masks what is a far bigger picture and you are actually very well placed.
Your advancement has been remarkable and what you are feeling now is no more than a manifestation of all the disappointments and let downs that you’ve experienced in the past which has made you dispirited and cynical.
I’m not saying your fears and uncertainties are invalid – there will always be stressors in life – but that you need to find a way to muddle through until this anxiety attack passes. Find a safe emotional harbor and retreat into your shell until this mood abates. In the interim, help your cause by being circumspect with what you say (or write) as unfortunately there is an indication that there are folk who are just waiting for you to slip up and do or say something that will provide ammunition that can used against you – either that or what you say will be misconstrued.
Feel confident that in time the outcome of your recent actions will be to your liking but not without some loss of faith. Special message to Cancer: “The truth is rarely pure and never simple” (O.W).
There is such a thing as a “split brain”. It’s a lay term to describe the result when the corpus callosum connecting the two hemispheres of the brain is severed to some degree usually as a last resort to treat intractable epilepsy.
This quite aptly describes you at the moment. You have two ways of thinking, or two families or are concurrently living two ways of life. Maybe you even have two loves! Your thinking especially is divided into how you used to think and how you are thinking now but every so often you review the old way of thinking and get drawn back in.
There may be a time when you can reconcile your different outlooks into a whole but that time is not now. However you are getting closer to it.
You will have friends (and ex loves) contacting you which will help to soften the expunging process of the past and make way for the recreated you.
I mentioned macro and micro to Taurus and whereas Taurus folk are now concentrating on the macro, you Cancers are still obsessing over the micro or more specifically you have a very narrow perspective on things.
Try and look big picture and not fixate over every single event. You have come a long, long way in building your personal power and now that you have a lot more of it, how you use it in your interpersonal dealings and relationships is coming into focus.
Yes there have been painful separations and losses and distressful realizations over the years and as a Cancer you (used to) be sentimental and clingy and reminisce over the “good old days”. Not anymore.
To use my line you have to “start telling it like it is” and you will feel a whole lot better and surprisingly will get a whole lot further in your interactions. Being forthright and honest in all your communications and not hiding away from who you are or who anyone else is anymore is the recommended way to go - no more self denials!
You do have a tendency to retreat into that much heralded ‘shell” of yours if something or someone causes you discomfort or pain.
Instead why not gather up that newfound courage and just tell them that are causing you pain or offence and that you are not happy with that and maybe, quelle surprise, they will simply stop!
Your new attitude now should be if others don’t fit in, they can bugger off.
Poor Cancer’s have had a tough time of it since about 2003 but the battering you received has made you tough. You always had a tough “outer shell” and a soft interior (read very sensitive) but the rigors of the past seven years or so have made you tough inside as well. And resilient.
Forget about formal education. This “education” was all about life and how to handle it and the good news is that you’ve now experienced one of the biggest “lessons” of all. It has served to make you stronger and more confident and will continue to do so well into the future.
Your understanding of others and especially your understanding of your “other half” will make your relationship stronger and better, albeit with quite a few power struggles along the way…
Thisweek you will be having one of those power struggles.
You continue to obsess over someone, a situation or something and whilst you continue to do this, so does life (continue). Therefore are you paying sufficient focus to other areas of your life that might need a bit of attention?
Granted you keep on being fixated by matters that don’t show signs of resolution any time soon and remain appalled by the scheming power plays behind the scenes that even you are taken aback by. Surely you must be used to it by now but don’t allow this omnipotent situation to stop you from getting on with other aspects of life.
Easter is a pertinent time if you feel like you’ve been crucified. You know what you have to do and that involves sharing your thoughts and information with others. It’s about time you stood up and defended yourself and explained your circumstances to anyone who you can get to listen. Not only will you feel bolstered by getting your point over for a change, you will create a new and mutual understanding between friends and colleagues who may have misread you previously.
No need to suffer in silence. By exposing the manipulative influences at play, photocopy emails, read letters, convey and recount the real version of events to all who will listen and remember “defense is the best form of attack”. Happy Easter!
You are on the road to freedom and you intrinsically know that and have known it for some time. It’s as if everything that has occurred in the past 12 months or so was a foundation laying exercise that is leading you towards your bright new future which is literally around the corner.
You’ve ceased to fret about money, probably because you have a sense of direction that has answered (in your mind) the threat of the poor house. Balancing relationships, family demands and external pressures has caused you to reflect on what you want out of life and the direction(s) you are taking.
No matter how shitty some things may get in the next few months, it’s all for a good cause so don’t try and fight it, let whatever unfurls or is thrown at you take it’s course - it may also be (almost) fun.
Feel confident that whatever transpires the upshot will be: a more rounded you, a no-more-rose-colored glasses you, and a more empowered you and a totally FREE you (whatever FREE means TO you, it will be slightly different for everyone).
F. Scott Fitzgerald said the following: Family quarrels are bitter things. They don't go by any rules. They're not like aches or wounds; they're more like splits in the skin that won't heal because there's not enough material.
It’s true family quarrels have a total bitterness unmatched by others and sadly nearly every Cancerian is dealing with a family issue of some kind or another that will not be sorted out any time soon.
Funnily enough, even though this is wearisome and wearing in the extreme, at the same time life has rarely felt more liberating and full of promise.
Many Cancerians will be heading overseas or at the very least planning for it and I’ve been saying for weeks that other cultures, foreign people, travel and different countries all figure prominently in the coming months.
There is so much momentum going on, whether in your career, social standing in the community or if you are literally moving, it’s hard to say. Indeed for quite some time you have been building up to a “finale” of some description – a contract, signature, offer or conversation and this week you will definitely see a sign of things to come.
Someone is desperate to bring you down which is either scary or splendid depending on where you sit. Irrespective of your individual situation, you are a far tougher and driven individual than you were in the past, au contraire you are a true ball breaker these days.
Someone close has caused you grief, most likely financial and not only do you intend to sort it out you are fully justified in doing so.
Normally kind, caring and protective, you are going to be merciless and relentless and best of all you’re not going to lose one minutes sleep in the process.
Whenever you have a nano-second of reflection, you immediately summon up the memories of the hurt, pain and manipulation inflicted upon you and you are right back in the game. You didn’t start this, but you sure as hell are going to finish it so that you can expand your world, enjoy fresh and happy experiences and travel far, far away…
I’ve said it in both the monthly and this weekly (and over the past couple of weeks) that overseas, other cultures, foreign people, is all there in your astroscape. Whether or not you are on a plane, buying the ticket, planning for it or reading in National Geographic you are there.
Since 2002 when Saturn was in Cancer your life has really changed and you are in a vastly different space than you were then.
But guess what? The slate is clean and the way ahead is for you to write your future story. Continuing disquiet over your family situation and personal contacts won’t improve by brooding over them, so focus entirely on your own wants and desires instead.
There is a world out there to see, things to learn and more life to live outside your shell and this is the ideal juncture to make tracks and head off into the unknown.
The relationship issues will take eons to sort out anyway so why stick around? Tomorrow is the first day of the rest of your life…..
You are finding a new path for yourself either in the real world or via a mind map, and anything to do with foreign or overseas connections will bring success. You are embarking on a positive new chapter knowing that all major changes thus far have been constructive and enlightening.
You will continue to remain in the driver’s seat as you embrace the future and determined to prevail over any obstacles that stand in your way, going all out in gambling on the outcome of a certain scenario.
It’s all or nothing and you are playing to win and going for gold.
Meanwhile you’ve regained your joie de vivre and are filled with a sense of excitement and promise about the future which is unlikely to be in your comfort zone or your postcode.
The upside is that it will remove you from a certain state of affairs that are irresolvable and staying around only serves as a reminder.
It’s no secret that money is the root of all evil and love the source of abject bliss and when these two emotions are intertwined the antagonism is enormous - which is probably why divorces are so acrimonious.
You’ve been burnt out by an emotional battlefield over the years and no longer have any intention of remaining trapped in the bed that others have tried relentlessly to make for you. Yes there is unfinished emotional business but you have ceased to care. The relentless censure has become tedious and this detachment has freed you to embrace the world and set new goals. You are walking (or flying) towards brave new shores and foreign cultures do figure prominently in your astrological future for many years to come.
Your goalposts have changed and you crave more fun, and frankly more worth and this is the apposite moment to plan your new future.
Like everybody else you are worried about finances, but as a Cancer you fret more than most about where the next $ is coming from.You have reached a stage in your development where you resolutely meet every challenge head-on, no matter how difficult, if only to ensure that you are empowered for the future.How you were brought up and your emotional values are rising to the surface and affecting the way in which you deal with all your relationships at present, especially your intimate ones.You are in the process of creating a fulfilling and rewarding life and being true to yourself.
The injustices of life are being addressed one by one. You still have stresses over money and emotional security but you are in a great healing period as you tick off the wins and even the scores and in the process heal any festering wounds. You are moving into a position of strength and not to be messed with and have risen above hypocrisy and chosen the higher moral ground. Everyone counted you as down and out but you will surprise everyone with your fight back. You may even be considering relocating overseas and if you do it could be for at least ten years…
