Essentially, you're a good person and you need to deal with some of your family and emotional issues. Your hugs are world class and your snuggles are second to none. You're naturally inclined to be touchy about some, but not all, of your relatives. Work on your family tree, try to make some sense of it all.

You have your moods and they strongly resonate to at least 5 cycles. You have a synodic month (moon) cycle of 29 days, 12 hours, 44 minutes and 2.8 seconds or 29.5306 days, a Mentonic cycle of 19.61 years (named after Menton, the Greek astronomer), the saros (eclipse) cycle of 6585.23 days or 18 years, 11 days, a shorter cycle of approximately two and one half days, and a daily cycle of 6 hours 12 and minutes which corresponds with the high and low tides.

You're not necessarily the most direct individual. Because you prefer to withdraw from trouble,you need to watch out for passive aggression. You can get yourself into hot water without knowing it. However, your security is something you're always aware of. Usually its a top priority. You are definitely strong and protective of your turf. Find out more about the goddess religions of antiquity and of today. Read Margot Adler's book, Drawing Down the Moon.

Rubies symbolize contentment and are good for Cancer. The totem for Cancer is the crab. Cancer is a very soft creature. Give a Cancer grief and watch them crawl into their hard shell. Also, watch them sidestep trouble. Cancer is a cardinal, water sign represented by the mountain stream pool of water. Just as a state or province has its governor, each sign of the zodiac is said to have its ruler. Cancer is ruled by the Moon.

Because you have the sun in Cancer, you also have planet earth in Capricorn. You can ground yourself and get closer to the earth by organizing your career along more practical lines. You can volunteer and start working in advance of the next round of Earth Day activities. Enjoy some rock climbing. Obtain some information from the US Geological Survey. Find out more about the rocks you live on.

TIP: To make the most of these cycles, establish goals with corresponding deadlines.