How to Spot a Cancer

Cancers, symbolized by the Crab and born between June 22 and July 22, are deeply emotional people with an intense need for both romance and security.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Things You’ll Need:

• Blankets
• Candles
• Soothing Eye Masks
• Soothing CD

1. Seek out pack rats. Cancers form emotional bonds with everything that crosses their paths. Often unable to throw anything away, they can frequently be found hoarding such valuable treasures as a pair of gym shorts from junior high.
2. Notice those who have a strong relationship with their parents and immediate family. A friend who places a high value on familial bonds is likely to have been born under the sign of Cancer.
3. Look for highly volatile emotions ranging from impenetrable sadness to overwhelming joy. Cancers wear their hearts on their sleeves, and their emotions can change from one moment to the next.
4. Watch for poets, novelists and musicians. These are the types of professions that Cancers gravitate toward.
5. Think about acquaintances that typically spend their time at home. Cancers love to be within the secure boundaries of their own abode, and can often be found nestled under the covers reading a favorite novel.
6. Focus on those who have chosen professions as caretakers, nurses or nannies. Cancers feel an innate need to coddle those around them and provide the security that they themselves desire.

Tips & Warnings

• Cancers are most compatibly paired with people born under the signs of Virgo, Scorpio, Pisces and Taurus.
• If a Cancer friend of yours disappears for a few days at a time, do not be alarmed. These introspective beings often feel the need to burrow into a dark corner and be alone once in a while.
• Be careful of the dynamic nature of the Cancer's emotions. Most of us tend to take on the emotions that Cancers display without even knowing it.