Read Brian Jacques's Cosmic DNA

Brian Jacques

1939-06-15

12:00 pm

Liverpool, England

53N25 3W1 (1 GMT)

Gemini (23) / Cancer

Taurus (25) / Gemini

Cancer (3) / Gemini

Gemini (1) / Taurus

Aquarius (4) / Capricorn

Aries (5) / Pisces

Aries (28) / Taurus

Taurus (19)

Virgo (20)

Leo (0) / Cancer

Birthchart Info

Name: Brian Jacques

Date of birth: 1939-06-15

Birth time: 12:00 pm

Birth Place: Liverpool, England

Lat Long (timezone): 53N25 3W1 (1 GMT)

Birthchart Planets Info

Sun: Gemini (23) / Cancer

Moon: Taurus (25) / Gemini

Mercury: Cancer (3) / Gemini

Venus: Gemini (1) / Taurus

Mars: Aquarius (4) / Capricorn

Jupiter: Aries (5) / Pisces

Saturn: Aries (28) / Taurus

Uranus: Taurus (19)

Neptune: Virgo (20)

Pluto: Leo (0) / Cancer

Ascendant:

The CANCER Child
Today is a peculiar day, unlike any other,
and just yesterday everything was normal and routine.

Inscribe these words into your memory, so that you may not be taken aback each day of your existence: your Cancer baby will undergo mood swings as frequently as you change their diaper. It's a strange and unfamiliar world for the lunar infant. They will be captivated by delightful tastes and drinks, and they will adore all the vibrant images that pass before their perceptive eyes, leaving an indelible mark on their memory. Every experience will remain etched within them. When they grow old and gray, your Cancerian child will recall every feeling and emotion, capable of reproducing them with remarkable precision.

I once knew a dear Cancerian woman who was born in Europe. Even when she fell ill, she would sing every word of the Russian lullabies she had heard as a child, despite having immigrated to America nearly half a century ago. Most of us would consider ourselves fortunate if we could remember the tune or lyrics to "Rock-a-bye Baby."

From dawn till dusk, the active mind of a Cancerian child will absorb and retain everything they observe and hear.

For worldly adults, it's challenging to keep up with them as they ascend their Moon mountain of dreams or wade through the streams of their radiant imagination. Their emotions are vivid, diverse, and vibrant, yet despite it all, they may feel lonely.

Playing with lunar babies can be an absolute joy. They are amusing little creatures with comical expressions and eyes that seem to convey messages on their own. Their features contort with tears, twist with grimaces, or widen with smiles. Observing their elastic expressions is fascinating, but you may often wish you could predict when they'll burst into giggles or become lost in the dreamy gaze they adopt when listening to the peculiar music that every Moon child hears.

These children have more emotional needs compared to Pisces boys and girls. More than any other children, Cancerians are profoundly influenced by their early home environment. From infancy through their teenage years, young crabs rely heavily on the reactions of their parents, siblings, and relatives. Your lunar child may be too shy to express their true inner desires, but secretly, they long to be nurtured, embraced, and adored. Rejection can crush them if they don't receive attention and approval from their family and friends. I recall a conversation I had with a close friend who was born in July. Late one night, in her kitchen (where else?), we were discussing her childhood.

She confided in me, saying, "When I was a little girl in elementary school, my parents gave me ten or fifteen cents per week to spend. But I never spent it. I saved it, so I could offer a prize."

"For what?" I asked her.

A wistful expression crossed her wonderfully expressive face. "Well, I used to offer fifty cents at the end of each month to the friend who treated me the nicest."

Initially, I found it amusing and was about to remind her of all the candy and treats she missed by giving away her entire allowance for kind treatment. However, something in her eyes made me change my mind.

While your tender Cancerian child may briefly rebel without a cause during adolescence, in their formative years, they are generally easy to manage and discipline. Their inner world is profoundly real to them, and they can happily engage in solitary play for hours on end. They may even have an imaginary playmate named Boris or Betty, who assists them in making mud pies, planting imaginary flowers, or playing cowboy and Indian. These make-believe companions are always well-behaved and polite. They willingly let the Cancer youngster emerge victorious and fulfill their desire to be a gentle leader without protest. Sometimes these imaginary playmates may disappear for weeks at a time, but they always return whenever a real-life neighborhood friend or schoolmate wounds the little lunar feelings or becomes too domineering. Despite their docile and quiet nature, Cancer is a cardinal Sun sign associated with leadership. Behind their tender emotions and gentle demeanor lies a strong inclination for independent thinking and individualism.

If your child follows the typical July pattern, they'll know how to get their way and may be slightly spoiled around the edges. It's the squeaky hinge that receives the most oil. Although they may not exactly squeak, they can become excessively tearful when ignored or treated harshly. Speaking of tears! A Moon child can cry rivers, transforming a room into a watery landscape. It's as if someone left the kitchen faucets running. If all that moisture fails to elicit the tender sympathy necessary for their healthy emotional development, the little Cancerian boy or girl will grow into a dry-eyed adult with an emotionally barren heart, finding it difficult to give or receive love easily. They may seek solitude, form very few warm friendships, and eventually become reclusive in their old age.

When such a sensitive little crab is under your care, it is crucial to laugh and cry with them, and to assuage their fears. They possess a multitude of fears. Your lunar child may fear sleeping in the dark without a gentle night light, fire and matches, fast cars and loud noises. They can fear strangers, large animals, bright lights, unfamiliar food, lightning, and thunder.

Many young loony-birds experience melancholy when it rains. A spring or autumn shower can stir peculiar emotions within them. It can spur them to write a poem, paint a picture, or create music. At other times, it may prompt them to hide their frightened little heads beneath the covers, leaving their trembling lower half visibly exposed.

These children require great emotional empathy to nurture their refined, affectionate, artistic, and creative qualities. If such empathy is wholeheartedly provided during their formative years, it will aid in their development into patient, generous, quietly confident, and open-hearted adults. Without attentive understanding, their natural compassion and gentleness may become distorted, manifesting as self-pity and bitter, silent brooding. If fear is not properly addressed early on, it can transform into irrational prejudice and hatred. Little crabs who have had their emotional growth stunted sometimes become suspicious snappers, often seeking revenge and even contemplating suicide. At best, these moody and unhappy individuals lead sad, uneventful lives unless they make a dramatic decision to immerse themselves in building a financial empire or developing a latent talent. Either path can mercifully replace the love and affection denied to the gentle lunar heart during its most vulnerable stages�childhood.

It cannot be emphasized enough that these sensitive children can imagine hurts or slights and invent a sense of rejection that was never there. Special care must be taken to convince them that they are good, intelligent, attractive, and deeply loved. Many parents sense this, which is why numerous little crabs are pampered so much at home that they experience quite a shock as adults when they realize that the world views their personal desires with indifference. It's no wonder that so many Cancerians fondly remember their mothers and practically create a shrine in their honor as they grow older. No one else will ever care quite as much. The major question regarding a Moon child is always whether to be overly strict and warp their nature or overly permissive and spoil them. Finding the middle ground is never easy, and it can keep you awake at night. The keyword is relaxation. Love usually finds a way. The best approach is a good old-fashioned spanking when needed, coupled with an abundance of hugs, kisses, and physical displays of affection at all other times.

Teachers often find that Cancerian boys and girls excel in history. They seldom forget dates or events. That's because, thanks to their mirror-like sensitivity, they can read about something that transpired years ago and almost believe they were present themselves. If Paul Revere, Thomas Jefferson, or Abraham Lincoln were to return and recount their stories, they probably wouldn't be able to do so with any more vividness than the typical young Cancerian, who discusses the events of the distant past with an abundance of color. It's as if they were present at the Battle of Lexington, the signing of the Declaration of Independence, and the shot fired at Fort Sumter. There's hardly a detail their fertile imagination cannot conjure. It's easy to understand why many of these sensitive boys and girls pursue careers in acting, become creative photographers, or embark on distinguished paths in music or art. Educators may occasionally complain about stubbornness or daydreaming, but these shortcomings rarely become pronounced enough to cause significant trouble. There may be some instances of exaggeration. A boy may describe an ordeal of being attacked in the woods by a dangerous bear to explain a few scratches resulting from a fall from his own front porch. A girl may recount a sorrowful tale of being locked out without supper by cruel parents after a mild argument with her family. But a few tall tales can be expected when considering the strong mental impressions left by adventure stories on their lunar imagination. When true heartache strikes, rather than fictional tragedy, the typical Cancerian child will remain silent and decline to discuss it. There's an old Chinese proverb that says, "He who is genuinely hurt�does not speak."

Like Libran children, happy Cancerians can drive up the family grocery bill to staggering proportions, and enduring the nickname "Fatty" is common. If they exhibit brooding or nervousness, they may be called "Skinny." It's best to avoid nicknames with Moon children altogether. They should never be subjected to teasing.

Most young crabs eagerly anticipate earning money and will scour the neighborhood for odd jobs. Your Cancer child will start early, mowing lawns, sweeping leaves, and babysitting. They'll return bottles for refunds, help with hanging laundry, assist the trash collectors, sell lemonade by the roadside, or engage in any other activity that fills their pockets with jingling coins. The pennies, nickels, dimes, quarters, and eventually dollars they earn will be meticulously accounted for, with a good portion of their earnings being saved. After a while, they may even contribute to their own spending money earlier than other children, taking pride in their independence. You'll find them light on your wallet in many ways. These children often work their way through college. Boys will develop a healthy curiosity about the business world, while girls will demonstrate proficiency in financial matters. However, they'll also spend a significant amount of time playing with their dolls and baking brownies, honing their skills for their future careers as nurturing mothers.

The Cancer child will keep you entertained with their jokes and infectious laughter. They can contort their faces into funny expressions that resemble Halloween masks, and they find humor in every aspect of the human parade as it passes by. If possible, provide them with a small patch of land they can call their own, where they can plant with their green thumb and witness the growth of their endeavors. They'll display tender concern for ill relatives, financial emergencies within the family, and the struggles of their friends and neighbors. Lunar children adore books about heroic individuals who overcame hardships to accomplish great deeds, and they'll exhibit exceptional tenderness and empathy towards animals. However, when they feel mistreated themselves, they may inadvertently pass on the cruelty, reflecting it onto others smaller than themselves in a "kick the cat" fashion. Young crabs can live up to their name, displaying moments of crabbiness, but such moods seldom endure for more than a few hours before they're replaced by an affectionate and lovable grin.

As you switch off the lights at bedtime, you may ponder, like all parents do, a not-too-distant future when the little head that repeatedly pops up "for one more drink of water" will be absent. The house will be quiet and devoid of their alternating tears and laughter after the funny and imaginative little crab ventures off to create their own family. Will they forget? Not if they were born in late June or July. Even if years pass and they sail across distant seas, they'll always be connected to their home. Keep their bean bag�the one they gave you on that Saturday afternoon you quarreled�on their dresser. And leave her rag doll in its place on the window seat. Your Moon child will return home time and time again throughout the many tomorrows to relive old memories and reconnect with the past. Regardless of how many miles separate them from yesterday, they will always find solace in the familiarity of home. Keep the cookie jar filled.