Sun in Scorpio, Moon in Cancer

Water is the element that shapes your character most. You are private and deeply emotional, with a well-developed intuition, and you live through deep feelings and passions. Your will is strong. You do not seek the spotlight and prefer to stay in the background, where you feel more at ease and can quietly work out your plans for the future. Your life energy is directed toward deep transformation, both of yourself and of the people closest to you.

You have the gifts of an excellent psychologist and a subtle sense of people, of their sensitive spots and of every shift in their mood. You can use these gifts to guide and influence others, and they serve you best when you use them openly and with kindness. You can be perceptive and sharp in what you say, and the people around you rarely guess how sensitive you are to everything that concerns your loved ones. Your mood changes often, and you tend to protect your rich inner world from outside interference. Letting a few trusted people see it can be a relief.

You make your decisions without consulting anyone, relying mostly on your intuition. You carry them out gently, though, with a fine sense of the right moment and of how others will respond. Your emotional memory is strong, and you remember events for a long time by the feelings they stirred in you. You are easily hurt, though you will probably not show it, and you may withdraw and quietly wait for a chance to settle the score. Talking about the hurt early can spare you a great deal. You tend toward jealousy, and you can be hard on yourself and at times see things as you wish them to be.

To relax you need thrills and strong emotions, and so you often draw crises into your life yourself. At the same time, you unwind in a warm, familiar home atmosphere, surrounded by family and the people closest to you. Being near water also helps you relax. Food and sleep matter a great deal to you. A full pantry and some savings put aside for a rainy day give you a quiet sense of security. You tend to be careful with what you give away. Yet no one can sympathize, comfort, soothe and caress those in need the way you do. Your mother has a powerful influence on your inner world.

You are likely to keep a very strong emotional bond with her for the rest of your life.

Your conscious aims and your inner needs work in harmony, both directed toward intuitive understanding and then toward transforming yourself and the world around you. Your emotions can run very high, and at times you may lack drive, lightness and flexibility. Gentle movement and new experiences can help you stay open.

In a man's chart, this combination gives a very strong will, an interest in questions of life and death and a good talent for managing other people's resources, and it often draws him to a partner who is gentle, romantic and emotionally warm. In a woman's chart, it brings out the gentle, receptive side of her nature in a harmonious way, together with a focus on home, family and children, and she is often drawn to a partner who is passionate, strong-willed, insightful and steady under pressure.