Cancer decan 1 is ruled by Venus. The Sun gracefully pirouettes through the constellations of the Little Bear, the Twins, the Unicorn, the Dove and the Greater Dog between June 21 – July 1. Alhena in Gemini has the greatest influence on this decan, followed by the “Announcer star” Mirzam. This stars is said to be common in the charts of broadcasters, and there is definitely a media influence here.
These people are extremely opinionated and have to have their say. It’s impossible to put a muzzle on them. Try to gag them and watch out for a rabid fit and disagree with them if you want to see them roll out the whites of their eyes. These pupils flash “Don’t you dare” and your own mouth involuntarily clamps shut. This is how Cancer decan 1 wins arguments. The Cancerian traits such as loyalty to the family, tenaciousness and grasping are made even stronger by the overlay of the Canis Majors loyal, devoted and faithful nature. The hunting dog can be ruthless and violent in their pursuit of their target, but amusingly whimper like babies when their master clicks their finger. And so it is with these subjects. To the outside world, their friends and colleagues they appear wild, untameable, free-spirited jokers. They come across as uncompromising activists, brave, fearless and sometimes barking-mad. Cancer decan 1 make formidable, outspoken fighters for the underdog and are relentless chasers of the truth.
All the above attributes combine to make excellent journalists and paparazzi. Their camera lenses work like snipers on their celebrity victims. Reporters amongst them will mercilessly pursue a story to the bitter end. In business and commerce the same applies. Owners of the crab’s claw, it is very hard to get them to drop anything once they sink their teeth into a project…or person!. The obvious sibling rivalry from Gemini is high here, but they can feel competative amongst their peer group. There is often an intense love/hate relationship with partners, in business or pleasure. They love the inspiring competition and often greatly admire their rival. The intense feeling stirred in this great, enmeshed tug of war mirrors Cancer decan 1’s own internal battle with their shadow.
Persuading Pirouettes
These folks make constant declarations that they don’t need anyone and are as tough as their Cancerean armour. Take a look inside their front door however and you will see a very different crustacean. In the home the hard shell dissolves and out comes the apron. Here you will see a mushy, maternal, loving and very domestic god or goddess. They are baking cakes, patiently wiping goo off faces and even more shockingly, taking orders! This is where Cancer devotion comes into it’s own. Only their very, very closest family members will get this sort of treatment. Try to enforce this without earning it and your pleasant Castor twin will swivel its head around to Pollux’s evil face, start foaming its mouth and looking like Regan from the Exorcist. Oh yes, there is a gothic fairytale side to Cancer decan 1. In Egyptian myth, dogs are associated with guiding the souls to the dead. Jackals are also tricksters too, like Gemini. This is why Cancer decan 1 can seem a little schizophrenic. On the one had they are loving, soft n’ gooey, fluffy bunnies and the next they are raging werewolves. The tropical sign of Cancer, is ruled by the Moon and the dog is also a lunar animal. The Moon has many phases of course, so these crabs change with the tide, most noticeably with the full Moon. Venus the decan ruler also has two sides to her, she is the Babylonian Goddess of both love and war.
Cancer Decan 1 Fixed Stars
Cancer 1º 12’ ~ Yildun in the tail of Ursa Minor the Little Bear 4.4
Cancer 3º 26’ ~ Propus in the right foot of Castor in Gemini 3.3
Cancer 4º 15’ ~ Gamma Monoceros in Monoceros the Unicorn 4.0
Cancer 5º 18’ ~ Tejat Posterior on the right heel of Castor in Gemini 3.2
Cancer 7º 11’ ~ Mirzam in the front left paw of Canis Major the Greater Dog 2.0
Cancer 7º 23’ ~ Furud in the left hind paw of Canis Major the Greater Dog 3.1
Cancer 8º 17’ ~ Beta Monoceros in Monoceros the Unicorn 4.7
Cancer 8º 26’ ~ Delta Columba in Colomba the Dove 3.9
Cancer 9º 06’ ~ Alhena in the left foot of Pollux in Gemini 1.0
Cancer 9º 56’ ~ Mebsuta in the right knee of Castor in Gemini 3.2
There are many feet and leg stars in this sector. Diana Rosenberg found that her starsets here featured many dancers. The Little Bear Yildun was part of the set known as “The Dancers” which rotated around the Polestar right on the tip of the bears tail. I think a sense of rhythm is certainly true in the list of celebrities. Castor played the lyre and there are quite a few guitarists on the list too. Castor was also known for taming horses, while Pollux was a gifted boxer. Boxers appear to dance around their opponents too. What these stars generate here is a great sense of timing and knowing how to pace themselves. When it comes to making a speech, these folk will know precisely when to deliver the punch line for maximum effect. They are masters at turning on the violin strings plus the accompanying waterworks too. Cancer decan 1 can be manipulative and scheming when they want to be, but will also make fantastic actors and performers.
Propus on Castors foot is supposed to be highly fortunate and gives a life of eminence. William Herschel discovered Uranus close to this star, there in fact used to be a constellation called Telescopium Herschilli around this area too. The mysterious constellation of the Unicorn in this zone shows a fascination with magic and the moonlit sky at night. The stars of the Unicorn are not very bright and it’s very hard to make this illusive constellation out from the Milky Way in which it is tantalisingly swathed. Just when you think you know the people of the crab, they turn into something else, this gives them a fascinating, elusive quality.
The largest star here is Alhena, in the left foot of Pollux the immortal twin. Alhena means a brand or “mark burnt in”, Bullinger says this means “hurt, wounded or afflicted.” This may be this decans Achilles heel. Even though these crabs are so talented and skilled at getting what they want in life, they do have that soft centre and can be surprisingly vulnerable. There can also be a tendency to self-sabotage. Alhena gives imminence in art, skill with writing and speech and the ability to settle disputes peacefully. They certainly have the gift of diplomacy and this star must contribute to their incredibly persuasive personalities. The mix of the twins sharp minds and writing skills in sensitive, imaginative Cancer combine poetically to make great art here. Eric Morse observes that when each of the Gemini stars in this decan moved into Cancer Alhena in 1349, Tejat Posterior in 1621 and Propus in 1755 around these dates there was a significant flourishing of European philosophy and literature. [1]
Cancer Decan 1 Celebrities
Sun: Diana Princess of Wales, Prince William, Edward VIII, Debbie Harry, Erin Brockovich, Helen Keller, George Orwell, George Michael, Meryl Streep, Kathy Bates, K. T Tunstall, June Carter, Liv Tyler, Pamela Anderson Lee, Giuseppe Pelosi, Janet Farrar, John Inman, Alex Toth, Joyce Wieland, Lord Louis Mountbatten, Violette Szabo.
Moon: Prince William, Isaac Newton, Franklin D Roosevelt, George Orwell, Tatum O’Neal, Sean Penn, John Hurt, Kenneth Williams, Farrah Fawcett, Olivia Newton John, Janis Joplin, Jimmy Page, Tom Waits, Steve Winwood, Eric Satie, Irene Cara, Bettie Paige, Karla Faye Tucker, Tracy Austin, Camilla Parker Bowles, Robbins/Sarandon Davison
Ascendant: Gene Roddenberry, Ronald & Reginald Kray, Mary Shelley, Lord Byron, Anthony Burgess, Alan Rickman, Kenneth Branagh, Ryan O’Neal, Lee Harvey Oswald, Karen Carpenter, Cher, Joan Collins, Patty Boyd, Glenda Jackson, Cilla Black, Jayne Mansfield, Max Ernst, Belle Boyd, O’Neal/Fawcett Davison.
1. The Living Stars, Dr. Eric Morse, p.44.
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