: cancer - your year in the stars :
Your coming year promises to be a mixture of the good news and the not so immediately positive. This has you anxious in a moment because let’s face it, if you didn’t have something to worry about, you’d have palpitations over that as well. Really though it can all be positive in the end, although to describe the twelve months ahead as anything less than a learning curve would not do them justice. The downside is that with most of the slower moving planets occupying a part of your horoscope linked to other people and your relationships with them, it could seem like those around you have an inordinate amount of say in what happens and a big influence on how things will turn out.

Overall though, where relationships are concerned the picture for your astrological year and birthday to birthday is a good one. If you are single there are no promises that you won’t be by the end of this period, but there is a guarantee that you’ll need to make a determined effort to stay that way. If you’re already in a relationship then the impetus to move to the next level is considerable, especially once Jupiter and Pluto resume forward motion during early September, Pluto gets stuck back into Capricorn at the end of November and Jupiter enters Aquarius for a whole year from January 2009. So if you’re dating somebody at the moment, it’s clear you like them and that they like you, then with a little luck and positive thinking, you can expect a steady strengthening of what you feel and an increase in the time you’ll spend together.
Ways this could work might involve moving in with one another, getting engaged, married or jointly buying property. You’ll still need to keep one eye on the reality of any given situation, because it would be easy to become submerged underneath a tidal wave of romantic idealism and to make the wrong decision as a consequence, when you have already been hurt so badly in the recent past. Also shared commitments can have a positive impact on your finances, but it’s too important to be taken lightly, since the outcome can be equally devastating from the opposite perspective if you make the wrong choice and have to untangle everything afterwards. Eclipses in August and in the early part of 2009, the machinations of the outer planets and the retrograde cycles of Mercury at around the same time, bring this into sharp focus and although it is prudent to be sensible, it’s even more crucial to follow your heart. Past experiences shouldn’t poison the future, but if you didn’t learn from them, what a waste of time that would be.

So if you’re already in a basically happy and healthy relationship, a further consolidation of your association is likely during your astrological year ahead. If you are currently single, it’s not a year to shut yourself away or to encourage a social phobia. Get out, mix and mingle because despite your doubts you’ll find the more you move towards people and get involved with them, the better life will go. A criticism often levelled at you is that you get too close too quickly, but with Uranus conferring a more independent streak this is less likely than at any other time. Relationships that are too suffocating are not for you now and while loyalty is still a big issue, jealousy and possessiveness are to be avoided as much as possible and at all costs. Look out for supportive liaisons that still let you be yourself, with an element of difference between you in terms of age, outlook or background for example, that will keep your connection interesting, stimulating and always moving forwards.
: cancer - june 2008/june 2009 :
Likewise for Cancers who are already married and for whom it would be hard to become closer to your partner, there’s a need to inject some fun into your time together so that your days aren’t so dull. You could try travelling, getting out and about, learning a new skill or experiencing other ideas and ways of life, but keeping things routine is not a good plan. With the freedom-loving urges that are around, there is nothing more likely to make you want to break away than feeling restricted and confined, like you are unable to be yourself or to do whatever you want. If your connection is over then separation may be your only option, but this would be an extreme choice and not one ideally to pursue.

Another means to enjoy the benefits of a close association without feeling limited or inhibited is by forming business or professional partnerships for example, when you can enjoy all the positives that a close contact brings, but without the personal obligations. The same criteria apply to carefully choosing who you trust, but the stars shine brightly for such involvements and also for their financial outcomes.
 © Paul Wade 2008 cancer - your character
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