Sun in Cancer, Moon in Cancer

With both luminaries in Cancer, the traits of this sign show in you with double strength. The receptive, yin principle is strong in your character. Your life energy shows itself carefully, with a watchful eye.

Your sensitivity is doubled, and so is your need for protection and emotional comfort. You love your home and the people close to you, and you are attached to family values. You make decisions carefully, relying more on your strong intuition than on logic. You carry them out softly, with a fine sense for the right moment and for how others will react. You bring creativity to your emotional life. Your family has a strong influence on your goals in life.

At times you prefer to stay in the background, and self-confidence does not always come easily. You are sensitive, compassionate and romantic, with a tender heart, and your emotional warmth draws people to you. Criticism of your creative work can hurt you deeply. Your influence works as gentle pressure, relying on how well you sense people.

You feel good and at ease wherever you feel safe. You love children and know how to find a common language with them. Your joy is very emotional, and you can laugh and cry at the same time. You like to surround the people close to you with care and attention. You can be anxious and wary, and sometimes fear arrives for no real reason. Your emotional memory is strong, and you easily remember events by the feelings they gave you.

You have a rich inner world, and you let only the people closest to you into it. You are interested in your roots and your ancestors. You love water in nature: rivers, seas and lakes. Your emotions are deep, and they matter to you.

You adapt by expressing your feelings. Sleep and food are very important to you. Your mood can change often, and you are not always aware of what you want. You sense your surroundings intuitively. Tenderness and softness come naturally to you. You are very sensitive to everything that concerns your loved ones. Others may sometimes read your habits as whims. Your sense of security comes from your home and your family. You show concern and care naturally. You often want to keep your inner world hidden for fear of being hurt, and at times you retreat into a shell you have built yourself. Letting a few trusted people see inside can be a relief. You have a gift for sympathy and empathy, you know how to calm and soothe, and people come to you for compassion and comfort.

A full pantry gives you a quiet sense of security, and you always keep something aside for a rainy day. At times you want to hide from life's hardships in a world of dreams. Your conscious and unconscious sides live in harmony. Your mother has a very strong influence on your wishes and needs. You keep a strong bond with your childhood, with its habits and its old insecurities. You like to rest somewhere that feels emotionally safe, among the people close to you. You relax in a homely, cozy atmosphere, surrounded by caring family.

Since the Moon is much stronger in Cancer than the Sun, you are likely to give your emotions and feelings a lot of room. At the same time, willpower and self-confidence may sometimes be in short supply, and small, steady steps can build them. This combination sits more easily in a woman's chart than in a man's, because it lets a woman express the receptive side of her nature in harmony, while in a man's chart it can be harder, since drive and initiative may be lacking.