‘The Thames’ James Tissot 1876 {{PD}}

You’re on the verge of big big things, my dear Cancer–or are you a Leo? The Sun changes sign today, but no matter, this projection applies to you both equally–a veritable orgy of abundance and opportunity will be yours–just as long as you don’t harm, wound, or hobble anyone else. That means you’ll have to vet each step you take for the impact it might have on others; that’s good, because it insures everything you gain this coming Solar year, through to your next birthday, will be totally positive, carrying no obligations or unforeseen negative consequences. The down side is, you may have to move slower than you’d like, and so may miss an opportunity or two–but be assured, there’ll be plenty to choose from. Happy Birthday!

Cancer, use the inspiration and healing potential currently available in Pisces to set you on your way. ‘Leaping Trout’ Winslow Homer 1889 {{PD}}

Dear Cancer, you can feel luck, fortune, and an expanded world so near, can’t you? But you’re going to have to spend a good part of your year between this birthday and the next waiting, and then you’ll have to do some important planning and networking–and the toughest part may be that much of what goes on with you will be very visible, even public, so that you’re aware of your every choice seen and perhaps scrutinized by others. This may feel awfully unfair, except that by your next Solar Return you’ll have shaped your reality precisely as you’d like, and your choices will have been smart, and needed skills will have been acquired. You’ll be leaps and bounds ahead of where you are now–and that’s really something to look forward to! Happy Birthday!

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Claude Monet, 1867, Regatta at Sainte-Adresse {{PD}}

Action in partnership is the key concept for you this coming Solar year, through to your next birthday, dear Cancer; artistic efforts, cooperative ventures, and financial situations involving others may get the Crab’s share of your attention for this period–and it won’t be easy to deal with. At worst, conflict with others is what brings these areas into focus; at best, you’ll use situations that are at first confrontational to work out solutions that fulfill the wants of both (or all) parties, using your exquisite natural sensitivity, enhanced this year by the Solar Return Moon in Taurus, tripling your ability to both comfort and prosper. It’ll likely be a challenging year where you’ll have to handle some things you’d rather not–but by facing these you have a chance to heal not just yourself, but your world–and that sounds pretty good, no? Happy Birthday!

Something blocked could flow, or something free-flowing could dam-up–you need to be ready, Cancer. ‘Bradberry’s Mill Dam in Spring’ by Edward Francis Rook c. 1910-1915 {{PD}}

Dear Cancer, is that any way to celebrate a birthday? You seem to be pushing yourself so hard, pushing to go, to do, to create the perfect partnership, to cooperate flawlessly, to be a Warrior for all you care about–it’s exhausting! Really, you’ll do yourself and everyone around you a favor if you’ll just take a break, treat yourself to some rest, some luxury, and build your reserves back up–because soon there’s going to be a switch in your basic situation, with either a freeing up of what you hadn’t been able to budge, or conversely, a halt to something that was free-flowing–and you’ll need to be ready to do some major adaptation to whichever situation visits you. Too, this Solar year, through to your next birthday, may find you in need of (and possibly really enjoying) a secure and established home front (or its emotional equivalent) to act as a stabilizer, safe zone, and place of recovery from your adventures–that’s where you need to put your immediate efforts, just until you are feeling secure–then you can get back to doing! Happy Birthday!

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Max Slevogt – Sandstorm in the Libyan Desert 1918 {{PD}}

Happy Birthday, dear Cancer! It’s all about some combination of home, values, life commitments, and the mate or partner, this coming Solar year–and more than likely revelations and change that come about along these lines will arise from the dust of conflict and disparities between what you’ve told others you want and where you’re really headed. You didn’t mean to mislead anybody; in fact, you’re just now yourself discovering that where you thought you were headed, and what you believed you wanted to dedicate your life energy to, may be very different than you’ve been thinking and saying. You’ll be going through a process of discovery that may be very hard on your pocketbook, your relationships, and/ or could significantly alter your social standing or role–but in any event will leave you in a much changed state, physically, mentally, and perhaps emotionally, by the time you reach your next birthday, and could see you aiming for a whole new set of goals sooner rather than later. Good luck!

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DeScott Evans ‘Hanging Apples’ 1898 {{PD}}

Your connection to Nature, as well as your sense of ‘home’, whether that has an interior or exterior form, may be your saving graces this coming Solar year, dear Cancer; when you are dealing with some facet of these life areas, things, with some effort, will fall into place perfectly. These may also be the areas where you must face conflict–but in the end that’s a good thing, as it reveals the true nature of your relationships, strengthening connections in some cases and severing them in others. The result of all this may be that you adopt a new sense of adventure–and end the year with considerably wider horizons than when you began it. Happy Birthday!

Solar Return Focus On: Saturn quincunx Uranus=the entire year you may find yourself striving to gain or create balance–and yet surprising and unanticipated factors related to willfulness, Self-expression, the ego, and anger, your own and that of others, will keep tipping the apple cart. Try to work with, not against, these erratic developments, by remaining mentally flexible and open to the latest advancements and changes. Good luck!

Gustave Caillebotte – Régates à Argenteuil 1893 {{PD}}

Even though, dear Cancer, your Solar Return identity and emotions are in harmony, your Solar year through to your next birthday may be dominated by all the material you’ve tucked into your ‘blind spot’; look to both your natal Sedna placement and the place in the natal chart where Sedna is currently transiting (today at 24 Taurus 47) in order to know from what issues and life areas (by House) and in what manner (by sign) you might be blindsided. The good news is you’ll have a clear idea about what material steps you’ll want to take to pursue goals, and you’ll by guided by Nature, your highest values, and aided by the cooperative attitudes of others. In fact, the consistent and unanticipated support you attract on all levels, from the personal to the Collective, will make for some of the highlights of the year, and perhaps of your life. Happy Birthday!

Choices may not be easy this year, dear Cancer. ‘The Magdalen with the Smoking Flame’ Georges de la Tour c1640 {{PD}}

You’ll be making some fate-determining choices this coming Solar year, through to your next birthday, dear Cancer–why? You may be driven by matters you’re not even aware of, and a sense of needing to act, as well as a feeling that you should defend those things that really matter to you and that you should establish your own place and power within the natural order of things, may push you into situations that could be rooted in primal hurts and require the exercise of unique skills. Its not an ideal picture for the year ahead, but it is one that will move you along your Path significantly–and much of the outcome will depend upon your level of consciousness and your life intentions–a punishing person who blames others for their situation will have a much harder time than will an individual who is Self-responsible, willing to do what’s necessary to get where they want to go, and who keeps highest values at the forefront when making those fate-determining choices. Happy Birthday, and good luck!

Featured Solar Return aspect: Sun sesquiquadrate Neptune=it will take effort, but the potential exists for you to bring dreams to reality; be aware there’s also the possibility that you could be mislead by your own delusions about the nature of reality. Strive to see ‘What Is’ and to deal with it in the most honest and straightforward way possible, and you just may manifest something you’ve been hoping to create for a long time.

Viktor M. Vasnetsov 1880 {{PD}}

Happy Birthday, dear Cancer! This coming Solar year you may find yourself terribly torn: every time you try to move forward, specifically by expressing your personal power and authority, cooperating with existing authorities, and finding your natural boundaries and roles, you may see your attention drawn to serious and practical matters, or to the need to care-take or provide for others. This can be discouraging, as you may feel you’re not making any headway toward goals, but it really shouldn’t be; you will be acting in your own and others’ highest interests–in fact, you will be acting out your highest values, in ways that will serve to make who you are apparent to yourself and to everyone around you. The chance to show what you honor and find sacred so directly with your choices and actions can be rare, as everyday matters usually obscure the underpinnings of our choices–and this year your social role will be under stress and will inevitably change, opening the way for unusual experiences. This year you can live in an almost Archetypal or Heroic way, dear Cancer–will you take the challenge?

Charles Caryl Coleman (1840–1928) ‘In the Shade of the Vines, Capri’ 1898 {{PD}}

Dear Cancer, this coming Solar year, through to your next birthday, may be a time of fresh new communication and thought for you, and you may be offered new starts in the Houses ruled by Mercury in the natal chart. You’ll enjoy a keen sensitivity, and the intellect will be finely attuned to nuance and shades of meaning–a trait you can use to great advantage in dealing with others and also when considering your own needs. Problems will center on your own ego leading you astray, and in conflict with authorities–but if you make the keynote for the year cooperation you may have few difficulties, if any. If your thinking is on track, you could be slated to gain Love or Money from carefully considered action–and who wouldn’t want that?

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