Cancer Characteristics

• Cancer can range from the timid, shy, dull and withdraw to brilliant, friendly and famous.
• Fundamentally conservative and home-loving by nature, they appreciate the security of a home-base in which to retire when stresses of living become too much to bear.
• appearing formidable and thick-skinned, Cancerian's have an unemotional demeanor, appearing uncompromising and abstinate.
• Cancer is a tenacious, purposeful, energetic, shrewd and intuitive type.
• They are over-imaginative and prone to be a victim of fantasy.
• They have a flair for the dramatic, and may possess literacy or artistic talent. In their personal relationships they are a miture of toughness and tenderness.
• Emotional, romantic and sentimental on one side, and tenaciously possessive and loyal on the other side.
• They are strongly influenced by childhood memories, and have a tendency to live in the past.
• They are curious, versatile, bright, witty and adaptable to any circumstance with a cheerful attitude.
• They are protective, flexible, strong , caring with a streak of possessiveness, kind and sympathetic to the plight of others and a good listener.
• They are fairly dashing, commanding, dominating, kind, affable, helpful, over sensitive, considerate and highly thoughtful.
• They are reliable, sincere, dedicated, responsible and determined individuals.
• They are quick-witted. At times they get moody and aggressive as well.
• They can also be, for no good reason, ill tempered, curt and snappy with anyone at times.
• Cancerians are normally devoted lovers, faithful and loyal.
• They are very careful about trusting someone with their hearts.
• They can appear formidable - thick-skinned, unemotional, uncompromising, obstinately tenacious, purposeful, energetic, shrewd, intuitive and wise, sometimes with a philosophical profundity of thought verging on inspiration.