Astrology: Cancer Excels in Emotional Intelligence

Jamie Kahl

Do you know why Cancers (June 21-July 21) are so lovable?  Emotional intelligence, that’s why!  This sensitive Water sign quickly learns that life is all about feelings. 

Here’s just some of the great stuff Cancers learn as they swim through life’s waters.
 
by Jamie Kahl , SF Bay Area Astrologer   

1. Know What You are Feeling    

One of the first and best pieces of knowledge that a smart Cancer learns is how to tell the difference between an emotion, an intuition and a mood.

An emotion is any feeling you have.  An intuition is a feeling you should pay attention to, even if you don’t know why you are having it, because it’s trying to guide you.  A mood is a passing feeling that you don’t want to act on, because such impulses lead to bad choices.    

Smart Cancers know the difference!   

2. Manage Your Emotions   

Knowing how to manage your own emotions springs directly from knowing the differences between kinds of emotions.  

When you know why you feel what you feel, then it’s easy to know what you should do about that (or not). 

Suppose you just met someone and you took an instant dislike to him.  Is that because there’s something creepy about him or is that because you’re in a sensitive mood or is that because they remind you of somebody who was mean to you years ago?  Each situation calls for a different response and you need to know how to choose.   

3. Sympathy and Empathy   

An emotionally intelligent Cancer is adept at sympathizing and empathizing with the emotions of others.   

Cancers are naturally supportive and sympathetic, which gives them an edge when it comes to establishing rapport and connecting with others.

Being able to feel-with and feel-for others binds them to you.  Cancers are great bonders.    

4. Cancers Value Love   

Cancers value love and the ability to love above being right or being strong.  They are not usually stoic people.   

A Cancer would usually rather be connected to someone they love, even if that connection is painful, than be shut out.

 Cancers are not usually interested in superiority or in dominating (unless they’ve got a Leo streak).  Loving, connecting and bonding and feeling-with are high on their value scale.   

5. Channel Emotions in Ways that Make a Difference   

As a Cancer matures, she becomes able to channel emotions into life in ways that make a difference.  As soon as she’s comfortably situated, or at least oriented (and sometimes even before!) she looks around for things that need nurturing and she begins pouring love, care and thoughtfulness into those things.   

And whether those things include babies, gardens, businesses, projects, people or pets, under the loving gentle rain of Cancerian care, they cannot help but blossom.

It’s not necessary to have your Sun, Moon or Rising in Cancer to develop intuitive ability.  Every human being alive has Cancerian emotional intelligence.  Cultivate yours and watch your world flower!   

* You don’t have to be a Cancer to be a Cancer type.  That’s because you could be a Leo (or any other sign) yet have a bunch of planets in your chart in Cancer—enough to tip the balance and leave you feeling more like Crab than Lion.   

Read more about Cancer on Jamie’s Astrology and Personal Empowerment blog.   

And if you’re not a Cancer, check out  Jamie’s other articles on Gemini, Taurus and Aries!  

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