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An Introduction to Water Signs
Cancer, Scorpio and Pisces
© Maria
DeSimone
This article provides an overview of the main chartacteristics of
the water signs of the zodiac: Cancer, Scorpio and Pisces.
CARDINAL WATER – RULED BY THE MOON – RULES THE
4TH HOUSE
Ruled by the Moon, Cancers are one of the most intuitive, sensitive
signs of the zodiac. Their instincts are so acute, it’s sometimes
downright eerie. Cancer can put into words what you’re feeling,
when you didn’t even realize that’s what was going on
deep down inside to begin with.
Razor sharp in their perception, yet tender and fragile in their
self-protection, Cancers have been called both the most creative
sign in the zodiac, and also the most insecure. The creative potential
and sensitivity in Cancer comes from the combination of the Moon’s
rulership, but also the fact that Cancer is a water sign.
Cancer has this pattern of nurturing anything that isn’t capable
of caring for itself with amazing tenderness and ambition. That’s
right, I said ambition. While it’s easy to picture a Cancerian
around the home fires, don’t forget that Cancer is a Cardinal
sign. This gives them incredible drive and leadership ability. You
will find a Cancer nurturing their career or a pet project just as
much as you might find them nurturing children, family, pets, or
their infamous mood swings.
Certainly, for all their capacity to nurture and care for others,
Cancer has the life lessons of learning how to nurture without smothering,
and also how to nurture their own deep, sensitive soul.
FIXED WATER – RULED BY PLUTO AND MARS – RULES
THE 8TH HOUSE
Scorpio, more than any other sign in the zodiac, can see right through
a person. You can tell from their eyes – always penetrating
and full of intense power - there is a knowing of what we so desperately
try to keep hidden. They don’t even have to try.
Ruled by Pluto, planet of the underworld, sex, death and transformative
rebirth, and co-ruled by Mars, planet of energy and assertion, there
is an interesting phenomenon that occurs with this Scorpio. Tremendous
energy, will and determination, no doubt, but it’s often under
the surface. Still, this sign is capable of absolutely anything.
He can use his tremendous power in one of two ways, and this is what
separates the more evolved Scorpio from the less evolved.
The less evolved Scorpio will be jealous, sneaky, paranoid and underhanded.
He can be the most deceitful, resentful, and unforgiving. The vast
majority seem to be much more evolved, living out their Scorpio lessons
at a higher vibration. These are the Scorpios that can take one look
at us, and actually heal our soul. They are the ones you will most
often find involved in spiritual and mysterious realms as well.
Scorpio is a sign ruled by desire. This can be physical, sexual,
personal or business. Scorpio has a jealous and obsessive streak
as well and if you fall in love with a Scorpio, be prepared for nothing
short of complete intensity!
MUTABLE WATER – RULED BY NEPTUNE/JUPITER – RULES
THE 12th HOUSE
Pisces, thanks to its Mutability, is the emotional sponge of the
zodiac, soaking up emotion from everywhere and everyone. This can
be exhausting for such a sensitive sign!
When Pisces learns the lessons of sacrifice and helping others while
at the same time, protecting her own sensitive soul, she can transcend
any boundary on Earth and lead all of us to the most universal, everlasting
form of love.
With Neptune, you don't see things clearly. Your head is literally "in
the clouds", thinking what you want to think, seeing what you
want to see, dreaming and escaping from reality. This is also why
Neptune is the most creative planet of the zodiac.
And yet, once you're able to see past the disillusionment and live
through your choices in life where you have "fooled yourself",
Pisces is capable of finding the rainbow in spirit and attaining
true mastery of the soul.
Pisces, with its Jupiter and Neptune connection, is concerned with
the unconscious mind as well as unconscious abilities and talents.
Greatest fears as well as everything in your past (including past
lives) are accessed in this sign. And yet, with the lucky influence
of Jupiter as a co-ruler of Pisces, she believes with complete conviction
that dreams really can come true.
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