Cancer Zodiac Sign Symbol and its Meaning

Bearing the sign of the Crab, Cancerians are legendary for their emotional sensitivity and homely nature. Sometimes though, Cancer's glyph, or symbol, may represent the breasts as a symbol of the nurturing qualities of the sign. Coming as the fourth sign of the Zodiac, it includes all those born between 21st June and 22nd July.

The Crab signifies many traits which are inherent to most natives of Cancer and the one of the most significant of these is a deep love for home and family. Like Crab, a creature which is happy to lug around its house on its back, natives of this zodiac display a strong attachment to home and homely interests. Thus male Cancerians love presiding over large family dinners and having the whole clan come over for family celebrations like Thanksgiving or Christmas.  In women this trait is manifested in a maternal and caring nature. A Cancer woman is likely to be the happiest at the center of a large family and comfortable home. In fact, they may even have a matriarchal streak which makes them the figure of authority in the extended family. Interestingly, despite their amiable sentimentality, both the Cancer man and woman can become quite ruthless – once again like its Zodiac symbol, the Crab – when they sense danger to her home and hearth.

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Sometimes though this concern for the family can be taken to an extreme. In such situations the nurturing bent of a Cancer woman can seem to get smothering while the Cancer man can display a tendency of worrying too much about his family or smothering them with excessive attention.

The very quality that makes a Cancerian so thoughtful of others’ feelings has a tendency to make him/her overemotional too. This is a person who is likely to be upset over minor things and even take offence when merely confronted with an alternate opinion or opposition. They may begin to sulk or dissolve into a flood of tears, all the while refusing to talk about what went wrong. And when Cancerians do get into one of their legendary ‘moods’, it is entirely up to them how long they will last. During such times they will draw into a shell just like a crab and no amount of tears and tantrums can make him/her come around. They will reappear when they are ready to and not before that. It is this streak that makes Cancerians masters of passive resistance. So despite their kindly and solicitous nature, the few people who have unsuccessfully tried to pry open their shell know that they can be reserved and quite secretive too.

Most Cancerians are fond of nature and are especially partial to water features. So even though a Cancer girl or guy may live and work in the city, it is quite likely that one of his/her most ardent desires is to own a mountain cabin by the side of a gurgling stream or a house on the beach which is lapped by tiny waves night and day. This is in keeping with the preferences of aquatic creatures like crabs, whose symbol the Cancerians share.

Yet another characteristic of a Cancer native is his/her desire to go along with the flow of life. They have an innate ability to adapt to various situations and changing circumstances. This can be likened to the way a crab lives as it is able to walk or run sideways and does not necessarily seek to move ahead by seeking confrontations with predators. Also crabs have evolved in such a way so as to resist changes in the environment, thereby protecting themselves from hostile elements in various habitats. Likewise Cancerians too tend to try and blend in with their environments, preferring not to make a big splash in life or hanker for life-changing experiences. Their primary concerns are for security and safety, whether in material circumstances or intimate relationships.