Joanna Martine Woolfolk - Cancer: Sun Sign Series

CANCER

Sun Sign Series

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CANCER

Sun Sign Series

Joanna Martine Woolfolk

Taylor Trade Publishing

Lanham New York Boulder Toronto Plymouth, UK

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Copyright 2011 by Joanna Martine Woolfolk

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means, including information storage and retrieval systems, without written permission from the publisher, except by a reviewer who may quote passages in a review.

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Woolfolk, Joanna Martine.

Cancer / Joanna Martine Woolfolk.

p. cm.(Sun sign series)

ISBN 978-1-58979-556-3 (pbk. : alk. paper)ISBN 978-1-58979-531-0 (electronic)

1. Cancer (Astrology) I. Title.

BF1727.3.W66 2011

133.5265dc222011003079

The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of American National Standard for Information SciencesPermanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI/NISO Z39.48-1992.

Printed in the United States of America

I dedicate this book to the memory of
William Woolfolk
whose wisdom continues to guide me,

and to
James Sgandurra
who made everything bloom again.

About the Author

Astrologer Joanna Martine Woolfolk has had a long career as an author, columnist, lecturer, and counselor. She has written the monthly horoscope for numerous magazines in the United States, Europe, and Latin Americaamong them Marie Claire , Harpers Bazaar , Redbook , Self , YM , House Beautiful , and StarScroll International . In addition to the best-selling The Only Astrology Book Youll Ever Need , Joanna is the author of Sexual Astrology , which has sold over a million copies worldwide, and Astrology Source , an interactive CD-ROM.

Joanna is a popular television and radio personality who has been interviewed by Barbara Walters, Regis Philbin, and Sally Jessy Raphael. She has appeared in a regular astrology segment on New York Today on NBC-TV and on The Fairfield Exchange on CT Cable Channel 12, and she appears frequently on television and radio shows around the country. You can visit her website at www.joannamartinewoolfolk.com.

Acknowledgments

Many people contribute to the creation of a book, some with ideas and editorial suggestions, and some unknowingly through their caring and love.

Among those who must know how much they helped is Jed Lyons, the elegant, erudite president of my publishers, the Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group. Jed gave me the idea for this Sun Sign series, and I am grateful for his faith and encouragement.

Enormous gratitude also to Michael K. Dorr, my literary agent and dear friend, who has believed in me since we first met and continues to be my champion. I thank Michael for his sharp editors eye and imbuing me with confidence.

Two people who dont know how much they give are my beloved sister and brother, Patricia G. Reynhout and Dr. John T. Galdamez. They sustain me with their unfailing devotion and support.

We are born at a given moment, in a given place,
and like vintage years of wine, we have the
qualities of the year and of the season
in which we are born.

Carl Gustav Jung

Introduction

When my publishers suggested I write a book devoted solely to Cancer, I was thrilled. Ive long wanted to concentrate exclusively on your wonderful sign. You are very special in the zodiac. Astrology teaches that Cancer is the sign of creative force and emotional power. Your sign represents the concept of giving birthto ideas, artistic expression, relationships, and human life. You have ambition, imagination, tenacity, and devotion. Especially, youre know for your qualities of protectiveness (looking after people and projects) and your intensely loving heart. Karmic teachers say you were specially picked to be a Cancer because of the nurturing, caring, and even sacrifice you gave in your previous life. But whether or not one believes in past lives, in this life you are Cancer, the great artist and creator of something that lasts.

These days it has become fashionable to be a bit dismissive of Sun signs (the sign that the Sun was in at the time of your birth). Some people sniff that everyone knows about Sun signs. They say the descriptions are too cookie-cutter, too much like cardboard figures, too inclusive (how can every Cancer be the same?).

Of course every Cancer is not the same! And many of these differences are not only genetic and environmental, but differences in your charts . Another Cancerian would not necessarily have your Moon sign, or Venus sign, or Ascendant. However, these are factors to consider laterafter you have studied your Sun sign. (In The Only Astrology Book Youll Ever Need , I cover in depth differences in charts: different Planets, Houses, Ascendants, etc.)

First and foremost, you are a Cancer. This is the sign the Sun was traveling through at the time of your birth. The Sun is our most powerful planet. (In astrological terms, the Sun is referred to as a planet even though technically it is a luminary.) It gives us life, warmth, energy, and food. It is the force that sustains us on Earth. The Sun is also the most important and pervasive influence in your horoscope and in many ways determines how others see you. Your Sun sign governs your individuality, your distinctive style, and your drive to fulfill your goals.

Your sign of Cancer symbolizes the role you are given to play in this life. Its as if at the moment of your birth you were pushed onstage into a drama called This Is My Life . In this drama, you are the starring actorand Cancer is the character you play. What aspects of this character are you going to project? The Cancer creativity and imagination? Its compassion, sensitivity, and warmhearted empathy for others? Or its possessiveness and crabbiness? Your sign of Cancer describes your journey through this life, for it is your task to evolve into a perfect Cancer.

For each of us, the most interesting, most gripping subject is self . The longer I am an astrologerwhich at this point is half my lifetimethe more I realize that what we all want to know about is ourselves. Who am I? you ask. You want to know what makes you tick, why you have such intense feelings, and whether others are also insecure. People ask me questions like What kind of man should I look for? Why am I discontented with my job? or The woman Im dating is a Scorpio; will we be happy together? They ask me if theyll ever find true love and when they will get out of a period of sadness or fear or the heavy burden of problems. They ask about their path in life and how they can find more fulfillment.

So I continue to see that the reason astrology exists is to answer questions about you. Basically, its all about you . Astrology has been described as a stairway leading into your deeper self. It holds out the promise that you do not have to pass through life reacting blindly to experience, that you can, within limits, direct your own destiny and in the process reach a truer self-understanding.