Sun in Cancer, Moon in Aries

You hold two worlds in one heart: a deep sensitivity and a strong drive to act, a wish to hide from the world and a natural openness, a real gift for sympathy and empathy and a strong sense of self.

You feel everything intensely. You act on impulse, and behind that quick, active side there is a tender core that is easily touched. You are deeply attached to your home, your relatives and your family, and family attitudes and values shape you strongly. You love water in nature. Self-confidence does not always come easily, so at times you prefer to stay in the background, and at other times you are seized by a thirst for vigorous action. Even so, you know what you have to offer, and when something matters to you, you are quietly determined to have it recognized.

Your influence works as gentle pressure, built on your fine feel for other people. Yet as soon as someone tries to limit your freedom and independence, you react very sharply, with a storm of vivid emotions, and taking a breath before you answer can spare you both.

You are purposeful and capable of sweeping changes, and you don't let your surroundings sway you much, though bringing your efforts all the way to the end can be hard for you. Choosing one thing to finish at a time can help.

Your decisions always rest on intuition more than on logic, and you make them with great care, thinking above all about the safety of yourself and your loved ones. You carry them out boldly and assertively, often bluntly.

Unexpected obstacles and other people's opinions do not throw you off course on the way to your goals.

In daily life you love to be a pioneer. You are the first to try new ideas in your interior or to buy the latest household appliances.

You like to rest in a calm, homely atmosphere, or wherever the people close to you are, and a holiday near the water is ideal. You also unwind in action, for example through sport, where you can feel free and independent.

You tend to worry and to be wary, and at times a fear comes over you without any clear reason. Naming it, or sharing it with someone you trust, can take away much of its weight.

You don't give much importance to your body's needs, food and sleep. You eat irregularly, in the short breaks between bursts of activity.

The tension you build up during the day can spill over onto the people you love, so it does you good to put that energy into something peaceful, such as repairs at home, moving the furniture around or exercising.

What you set out to do and what you need inside do not always pull in the same direction, and listening to both is part of your path. Your feelings can run very high, and lightness and ease with people may not always come naturally.

In a man's chart, this combination turns him toward home, family, his emotional life and his feelings, and it often draws him to his opposite: a very active, independent and spontaneous woman.

In a woman's chart, it puts a strong emphasis on passion, speed, energy and independence, and she is drawn to her opposite as well: a partner who loves home and family and is gentle, romantic and tender.