If your birthday happens to fall between June 20 through July 22, your zodiac sign is Cancer. Represented by the crab, people with a Cancer zodiac sign are known to be highly influenced by their feelings, but that’s not the only key Cancer zodiac trait to understand. As an intuitive and caring water sign, Cancer’s personality is one of the more emotional signs in the zodiac. They may be moody, possessive, and defensive, but they are also sensual and creative.
Whether you’re dating a Cancer or you are a Cancer yourself, it’s a good idea to familiarize yourself with some key Cancer personality traits. (You might even benefit from comparing the sign’s sexual compatibility with yours, too.) To learn more about some key Cancer zodiac traits, PS reached out to professional astrologer Rebecca Gordon to learn more. According to her, here’s everything to know about the zodiac sign that’s led by the moon.
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Rebecca Gordon is a professional astrologer who has been practicing astrology since she was 14 and teaching it for almost 20 years.
What Is a Cancer?
Cancers are anyone born during Cancer season, aka between the dates June 20 through July 22. As the fourth sign in the Zodiac, Cancers are, what some like to call, the “homemaker of the zodiac.” This is because they are great at creating a welcoming and cozy space — literally and figuratively.
Additionally, Cancers are ruled by the moon, which matters because it can make their emotions ever-shifting and ephemeral. Similar to the moons many phases, “Cancer is very connected to the concept of change and the emotional body — the feelings, the soul — that is always moving and changing as well,” Gordon adds.
What Are Some Key Cancer Zodiac Traits?
They’re emotional. Because so much of their lives are driven by emotions, Cancers are very aware of their intuition and emotions. “They can feel their feelings and connect really deeply,” Gordon says. Additionally, the ability to recognize their emotions and feel them as deeply as they do means that Cancers excel in empathizing with others. “This is the sign that represents the realm of sensitivity and emotions,” Gordon explains. This makes Cancers very nurturing people with a knack for hospitality and sentimentality. Not only do they feel their own emotions on a very deep level, but they can relate to and feel those of others as well.
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