‘Two Sisters on the Terrace’ Auguste Renoir 1881 {{PD}}

Dear Cancer, everything you do this coming Solar year will be about gaining empowerment–and that’s good, it’s time for you to enjoy the privileges and status you’ve earned, as up to now you’ve been under the thumb of authorities, paternal figures, or the weight of obligations, rules, and boundaries. Now you can celebrate your strong creative energies–they’re at their peak right now–and whatever Neptune rules in your chart will be in prime readiness and at your disposal for whatever you’d like to create. The first two-thirds of the year may be spent in what feels like the shadows, but it’s meant to keep the pressure off and allow the emotional and authoritative Self to flourish without the negative influence of too much scrutiny, so enjoy it, work quietly, and be ready to blossom about 4 months before your next birthday–and have a happy one!

A special Happy Birthday wish for the daughter of D.S., just in case she sees this 🙂

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Yes, you hear it coming, Cancer. ‘Eavesdropping’ by Vittorio Reggianini 19th century {{PD}}

Dear Cancer, it seems whether you’re aware of it or not, you’re busy altering your world–but why? It looks like you can sense that Love or Money is on the way, and you want to be there to greet it. You know this because you’re undergoing your own personal ‘thinning of the veil’ between the active conscious mind and its unconscious counterpart. That’s good news, as you may be unusually adept at guiding yourself through the Darkness this coming Solar year, and as well you can offer that information, with care and finesse, to others; just take care not to fall prey to old hurts or grudges–and you won’t, if you’re open to allowing them to fall away, a feat easily accomplished by the willing Cancer at this time. Happy Birthday!

Featured Solar Return aspect (this applies to everyone): Black Moon Lilith quincunx, Pallas trine Pluto=what we normally are loathe to face can be discarded, and our judgment is such that we’ll do an intelligent job of sorting wheat from chaff. Take advantage of this while it lasts!

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Kusakabe Kimbei pre-1933 {{PD}}

Happy Birthday, dear Cancer! I hope you want to communicate this coming Solar year, because your thoughts, writings, or ability to articulate (or something related to whatever Houses Mercury rules in your natal chart) could earn you money, fame, and bring you into new cooperative arrangements with others. Okay, money and fame might be a bit of an exaggeration–I can’t guarantee your reward will be anything so rarefied as fame–but you could gain significant reward in the process of expressing yourself. This year could also see you set up circumstances or create surroundings that facilitate healing, yours or others’. Sounds like you might want to get busy.

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‘Setting Out at Dusk’ Charles Theodore Frere 19th century {{PD}}

Happy Birthday, dear Cancer! This coming Solar year (through to your next birthday) you may be consumed with two distinct things: one is the need to take action in cooperation with others to make ambitions a reality, and the other is a need to be completely independent, on your own schedule, free of obligation (and so unreliable in cooperative situations). How can you reconcile the two? First, resolve to accept that reality requires you to deal with things as they are right now–and if that means you need help realizing ambitions and desires, then you need to acknowledge that, if only to yourself. Second, channel that rebellious streak into a group or cooperative position that allows you to lead instead of follow–in this way you can show your uniqueness and still accept others’ involvement. Also, you’ve got some deep delving to do in the area of understanding why you’ve structured your world as you have–get down to the reasons and you’ll understand a great deal about how you got to where you are today.

by Kazimierz Stabrowski 1904 {{PD}}

You’re going to make a clean break of it, one way or another, dear Cancer, as the coming Solar year through to your next birthday you are required to choose, and you must choose yourself. To do what’s in your own best interests is not just natural, it’s really the best thing for everyone involved–and it will have the added bonus of putting you in a good position regarding finances, relationships, or both. Expect, though, that in dealing with current realities some things will remain mysterious (you just can’t know, right now) and that sudden events that seem to come out of the blue will have been building for some time, in energy terms, and so won’t be sudden at all. Good luck–by this time next year you’ll be in full-out pursuit of ambitions, and you’ll be well on your way to achieving your goals and leaving your own, unique mark on things. Happy Birthday!

Clouds over the Black Sea–Crimea – Boris Israelevich Anisfeld

Happy Birthday, Cancer! (If you’re a Gemini born on the 21st, please see the BT for the 20th–that one applies to you.) It appears you’ve been trying to expand your world for some time now, though most of the action has been on the home front, or within your own psyche–don’t fret, that’s all about to change, maybe very very suddenly. What shifts will be your material situation in real, concrete terms–but what occurs is only partially under your control–others will have a big say, probably more than you’d like them to. It will be your job to use intuition, the feeling nature, and your own sensitivities to parse out what from the past stays, and what goes–you need to act as your own leader at this point–and then, probably abruptly, you’ll enter a period where it seems the sky’s the limit–and that’s when you take aim and go for what you truly want!

‘Nordic Summer Evening’ Richard Bergh {{PD}}

Happy Birthday, dear Gemini! As the new Solar year dawns for you, you’re looking toward new forms of personal empowerment, new ‘power’ roles or roles that will convey status, and you may be searching for that special someone to partner with. You’re feeling strong, adept, aggressive–but how does this mesh with your natal approach to emotion, interaction, and with your internal wisdom? Look to the natal signs that hold Pallas and the Moon, then look at how comfortable those signs are with direct Self-expression, a ‘me first’ attitude, and a willingness to lead–that will tell you whether this year will go smoothly, with expression that feels natural, or whether you will struggle to feel comfortable in your own skin. No matter what, though, you’ll have plenty of energy to heal your wounds this year, and to use skills to create or establish something real and lasting in your life. And that potential partner? He or she should show up before your next birthday–but it’s up to you to recognize the possibility, and make it happen. Good luck!

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