On June 21 we gain entry to the intuitive, emotional, creative and passionate realm of Cancer, the self-protective crab of the zodiac, the psychic, moody, nurturing carer of the cosmos. It’s time to embrace our Cancerian side.
This sign is very much the mother of the zodiac (Capricorn is the father), and all Cancer folk are deeply empathetic, protective, loving, and wise. They just ‘get’ people and are comfortable living in their feelings. They don’t turn away from or suppress emotion, they feel everything.
This can make them moody, sure, and some folk might see them as dramatic or too emotional… but it is a strength. They know themselves, they understand their true nature, and we can learn from this fearless, deep-sighted gaze.
Let the tarot guide you towards an emotion you need to sit with and heal this Cancer season. Something you perhaps don’t like to acknowledge.
Welcome it. Process it by feeling it fully and noticing what it touches on, is triggered by, and associates with. And then release it.
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Aries
March 21 to April 20
Tarot card for Aries for Cancer season: Seven of Cups
Meaning: You have been overthinking and projecting your (fearful) fantasies and (scary) scenarios over the top of an issue you don’t want to deal with. You have built it up into such a terrifying prospect that no sane person would tackle it.
But it’s not real, Aries, it’s all made up and projected. So, strip this back. Stick to the facts. Feel the fear, but then do what needs to be done anyway and break the spell.
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Taurus
April 21 to May 21
Tarot card for Taurus for Cancer season: Three of Coins
Meaning: You always feel like you’re not quite good enough or deserving of any of the admiration or compliments you receive (and you get plenty of them).
Sit with this shadow self of inadequacy and trace it back to a childhood or youthful experience/s because this all started someplace early on, and isn’t realistic now. You deserve all the praise. Vanquish this false imposter syndrome.
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Gemini
May 22 to June 21
Tarot card for Gemini for Cancer season: King of Swords
Meaning: A fear of the future. There is a slow lava flow of change moving through your life, nothing dramatic or fast, but it’s there underpinning everything, giving all of your ideas and plans an unstable foundation.
Sit with this feeling, this instability, this sense of the unknown future. It’s okay. Even if you could pin everything down, something would still change. So, accept the uncertainty, and live life to the full anyway, one day at a time.
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Cancer
June 22 to July 23
Tarot card for Cancer for Cancer season: The Hermit
Meaning: You are processing feelings of loneliness. They might be physical, or more emotional (disconnection from those closest to you) or spiritual (embarking on your own discoveries), or even intellectual (knowing truths that others won’t accept).
Standing alone is hard, it provokes feelings of panic sometimes, and you worry you will be left out here… but you won’t. You are strong, loved, and needed. Return to the fold but only when you’re ready. Maybe there is work to do out here on the outliers and edges, in solitude.
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Leo
July 24 to August 23
Tarot card for Leo for Cancer season: King of Coins
Meaning: You are confident and bold, but you also have very high standards of what ‘good’ looks like, and this can create feelings of insecurity as you never quite measure up to these expectations. It’s what makes you ahead of the pack, but it’s also what makes you feel like you’re not fulfilling your potential.
Sit with this and be objective, measure your progress vs your own timeline and past, and celebrate the successes. You’re a natural star, let yourself shine bright!
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Virgo
August 24 to September 23
Tarot card for Virgo for Cancer season: The High Priestess
Meaning: Trusting your own instincts and letting yourself accept truths you perhaps don’t want to know. There’s been a disconnect between your heart and mind, between your intuition and intellect. And maybe you’ve been squashing down the stuff that is unwelcome or messy or emotive.
Virgo, this route leads to illness and stress… so face up to what you feel and just sit quietly with these truths. You can handle it all. You will feel better for taking steps.
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Libra
September 24 to October 23
Tarot card for Libra for Cancer season: Justice
Meaning: You feel rage about an unfair act or situation you’ve been embroiled with. Libra, you usually keep everything in check and in harmony but life can be cruel and testing, and you can’t keep that pleasing mask on at all times.
If you need to rant and rave, then do so. Write terrible letters and then throw them away, Purge the anger and upset. And then put your cool, analytical head back on and think clearly about how you tackle this. You are the OG justice seeker, this is what you were born for!
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Scorpio
October 24 to November 22
Tarot card for Scorpio for Cancer season: Ten of Coins
Meaning: Acceptance of your long-term dreams, goals, and ambitions. Not sacrificing those plans for something fleeting and short term. You worry about distraction and derailment. So, get your mind straight.
Use Cancer season to prioritise and make a new schedule or plan of attack for how you put your goals first and stay on target with your actions. Nothing worthwhile comes easily. Work is always required. And you are strong. You just need a better plan. Stop worrying and start creating it.
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Sagittarius
November 23 to December 21
Tarot card for Sagittarius for Cancer season: Ten of Wands
Meaning: You are teetering into burnout but you don’t want to admit it. All Sagittarius folk suffer burnouts, because you run on intensity not always consistency. You try and do everything all at once and to maximum levels.
It’s not sustainable. And you learn the hard way, but then you do it again! So, try and head this one off at the pass. Step back, minimise, streamline, prioritise. Get some headspace, some deep rest, and do the urgent/important only.
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Capricorn
December 22 to January 21
Tarot card for Capricorn for Cancer season: The Moon
Meaning: You can smell a secret. You can sense a falsehood. And this makes you feel insecure because you feel like something is coming that you can’t get a grip on.
So, follow this instinct to its source or trigger this week and work from there. Do some homework and research, ask questions, validate the facts, separate the fiction. Find out what you need to know. And then figure out what to do.
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Aquarius
January 22 to February 19
Tarot card for Aquarius for Cancer season: Page of Coins
Meaning: Dissatisfaction with your own level of skill or knowledge. You need to step up. Okay, Aquarius, you’ve spotted the gap, and you can then plan how to fill it. But remove this feeling of inadequacy or self doubt, please.
We all learn as we go. You never stop learning. And it’s only when we hit an obstacle that we discover the next level or route of our education, so this is just another one of those moments. It’s not a reflection on your performance or standard so far. Get busy finding out what you need to know or do.
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Pisces
February 20 to March 20
Tarot card for Pisces for Cancer season: Eight of Wands
Meaning: A slight feeling of overwhelm, being pulled in different directions, sensing a rising tide that you’re not in control of. Breathe. Relax. Let go. Clear your mind. And float…
In this altered state of consciousness, you will focus on the things that matter most, that need attention, and in doing so it will be obvious what is not necessary or important right now. Let all of that go. Come back to reality and reorganise accordingly.
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