Nourishing All the Cancer Light Touches
We are under the light of Cancer, the 4th sign of the zodiac (Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer). Cancer is a cardinal (initiating) water (fluid) sign adapting to what is needed. Cancer flows through (its ruler) the moon, which helps us build our personality (physical body, emotions, lower mind). Cancer natives and their many moods, reflect the waxing and waning of the moon and the incoming and outgoing tides of the oceans. Cancers are very sensitive, often in touch with realms of thought and feeling that others are unable to understand. Cancers, reflecting oceans of thought, are very intuitive.
Cancer, above all, is the sign of nourishment and nurturance. As Cancer natives nurture the young ones, on a higher level the Soul nurtures the personality. The Soul “builds a lighted house” in the personality, offering direction and nourishment. The Light of the Soul under Cancer nourishes all it touches. That light, in humans is like a diamond light emanating from the Ajna Center (middle of the forehead).
Cancer is the sign that rules (oversees, protects, etc.) home, (the parent who is the) mother, family, birth, childbirth, women (in general), inherited tendencies, domestic life, cooks, kitchens, basic nurturing, gestation, protectiveness, baskets, the oceans and seas, the demarcation line between water and land, moody feelings and all places of repose. Cancer receives and distributes Ray 3 (new intelligent ideas) and Ray 7 (taking root, anchoring in the world, the great sea of life).
Cancer is the “Light within form, awaiting the Light of the Soul.” Cancer lives half on earth and half in water. Often Cancer hides away under its shell, silently waiting for the environment to be safe and trusting. Cancer rules our treasures, little boxes, our private life, conception, heredity and one’s spiritual community (ashram, sangha). Cancers are always seeking refuge in a home. Cancer has unrealized gifts buried deeply within. Cancer’s gifts of nourishment are profound, deep and mysterious.
ARIES: Under the sign of Cancer, we can seek nourishment, be very hungry and in turn our appetite for creative work increases. Are you hungry more than usual but also searching for a new level of enjoyment? Creative self-expression and being very entertaining is how you’re to be in the world now. Careful though. Others may compete with your starry brightness. Let them win. You know you’re the first and the very best. Let all of creation be playful for you.
TAURUS: Your work always reflects your deepest values. You attempt to resolve financial problems and create an informed and secure future for everyone. You keep saying, “We must safeguard the food and water supplies.” You’re correct. You tell us we must tend to the lives of many generations to come, beginning now. Of all the signs you’re the most composed and prepared. You are always communicating the deepest of realities so everyone can understand the present state of the world. You may travel somewhere. Rest there.
GEMINI: The Sun always seems to be illuminating you from within. A golden light emanating from your eyes and heart. Gemini eyes are shaped differently. Why? So that Gemini can see realities that others cannot. Gathering, dispersing and radiating not only new information but also within the context of Love/Wisdom is a task of the heart. This heart-felt radiation from you is most important now. Many are puzzled by events in the world. You are to understand both sides and offer explanations of goodwill that soothe humanity. You are the twins. Study and communicate with them – Castor and Pollux.
CANCER: Working with finances and resources becomes exciting when you realize you want to use all that you have to create a protected future for your family. This is actually the future template for all of humanity. As changes accelerate in our world and all around us, many will look to you for information. One such preparation is wild foraging. Another is seed saving and sharing. Share your seeds and teach others how to, too. This is one of the most important ways of nurturing humanity – present and future – that of seed saving.
LEO: You must be busy with this and that, here and there and perhaps, everywhere. It’s good to participate in many and various activities. In time you become recognized, praised and appreciated. These help to develop a new self-identity. It’s also good if you begin to facilitate meetings, group discussions, and community matters. You always have latent leadership qualities but soon they will truly be needed, and your ideas applied. Remember the best leader is the most loving, most willing and the most humble.
VIRGO: Mercury (your ruling planet) will soon retrograde again (August 4) and your mind will assess what achievements you have accomplished in the previous months and what is to be accomplished in the future. You’re often very busy working behind the scenes with contemplation, research and study, reading books on religion and philosophies, tending to those in need, or seeking respite and seclusion in gardens. A water garden is a good place to be. Plant marigolds, nasturtiums and larkspur – they are edible. And create another water fountain.
LIBRA: The Sun highlights your work in the world, your profession. The shadow of the Sun is at home. Have you been far away (in thought and in actions)? How is your health? It is most important to tend carefully to your health. It’s also important to have access to warm waters, pools and a spa, because you need care and tending. You need time for healing away from work where you push yourself beyond limits. Prepare yourself to have what you need in terms of health and healing. Make and drink celery, beet, carrot, lemon, parsley and cucumber juice. Each day.
SCORPIO: You will assume more work responsibilities in terms of communication and sharing ideas and ideals. Great mental resources are available to you. They are all around, meaning everything is a source of inspiration. It’s important to recognize your specific gifts and abilities. There’s a kindness to what will occur between the world and you, a culmination of your ambitions and achievements. As more work is required in the public, stand with grace and equanimity and use Right Speech which creates Right Relationships. You will be imitated by many others.
SAGITTARIUS: Work has been very busy, at times pushing you to the limits, and at times erratic. And you have been very disciplined and responsible. It called for all your creative talents. Now perhaps as it eases off, you’ll begin to remember past relationships. The purpose will reveal itself very soon. Are you thinking of faraway places, people, events? Longing for something past that held you in love and care? Remember it as long as you can. You’ll assess, discriminate and then decide. In time there will be more ease.
CAPRICORN: Be aware of the accelerated passages of time. Have the intention to be closer and kinder to family, partner and loved ones. Many benefits will emerge from this. Always with contact, more and more love is released. This is nourishing for you, and actually you need nourishment now, not just from foods but from the morning and evening Sun and from the love that is all around you. Call that love forth. If you make the first contact, love is released. Contact releases love is an esoteric equation.
AQUARIUS: The Sun illuminates your need for order and organization. Soon it will also illuminate the need for fun, friends, pleasure, love children and creativity. If you’re an artist, this is a time to be in your studio creating inspired work. Many memories from the past are appearing. It is difficult to balance inner and outer worlds when this occurs. Many seek your attention, needing you to love them. Know that a new self-identity is growing within. It’s a very good time for change and for freedom. You learn what you are attracted to and what you are not. That which is no longer needed, falls away.
PISCES: You find yourself accomplishing certain new tasks as well as interacting with people from both past and future. You are being given an opportunity to fulfill certain dharmic tasks. Each day in daily life maintain a calm interior, recite the mantra Ohm Mani Padme Hum, reflect on harmlessness and know you must continue till the work that is yours to do is complete. It has taken years to come to this place in time and space. Your personality is resisting. However, your Soul brought you to this place. Do your work with constancy and a sense of gratitude. Surprises in the future follow.
Risa – writer, educator, teacher, psychological-spiritual counselor, mentor, astrologer & esotericist. Founder & Director of The Esoteric & Astrological Studies & Research Institute/College, a contemporary Wisdom School (center for spiritual discourse & study) for the Ageless Wisdom teachings. The foundations of the Teachings are the study & application of exoteric & esoteric Astrology, the Seven Rays, Theosophy, Esotericism, all religions, art, science & Raja Yoga meditation. risagoodwill@gmail.com, nightlightnews.org/ Astrological, esoteric, day–to-day news – art, literature, psychology, the cosmos, consciousness, philosophy, history, religion, economics, geography & cultural journalism.
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