Cancer, Scorpio Pisces: the WATER cycle of the celestial energy

The water signs are the source of the most primitive and fundamental qualities in the human society. Cancer—the initiator of our emotional world, followed by Scorpio, the one delves into the deep water to discover truths, and pisces, which adapts its merging quality to complete the water circle. Water element is the feeling principle, it is at the bottom of the universe working as the basic function in our psychological and subconscious world.

If you take a close look at the 12 different signs, there are animal signs such as Cancer(crab), Scorpio(scorpion), Aries(ram); there are also human formed signs such as Aquarius(young boy holding a water jar) and Sagittarius(centaur shooting an arrow). The 3 water sign are all in animal forms—crab, scorpion and fish. This explains why we see water signs as the basic function in human, because emotion is a primal and subcounscious quality for human-beings. It is the first and important quality we are born with and it usually develops on its own. Having said that, the great emotional value that water signs bring to the society is invaluable. It has created theatre, music, poetry, drama, and even the renaissance. It gives us feelings, makes us nurturing, compassionate and empathetic and easy to resonate with others; this sympathetic and responsive nature makes us human. Without water signs energy, our world would become too logical and detached.

Cancer is the start of summer season in northern hemisphere. It is the first sign among the water signs, symbolising the cardinal energy. Cancer is a doer, an initiator and it is enterprising. But it is different from other cardinal signs in that it is using its emotional and intuitive ability to initiate an emotional response, getting people’s trust, influencing people’s heart. It is not as direct and aggressive as Aries and not as intellectual progressive as Libra, since crabs only crawl sideways. They like to observer first. However, Cancer has the most feminine/Yin energy within and it is constantly flowing with emotion—that is also why Cancer is ruled by Moon and it is always moody. Cancer can be caucus and untrusting when it feels insecure. However, once you crack open that crab shell, Cancer can venture out into the world of possibility impress the world with its enterprising cardinal power. Cancer is a mother, nurturing the world with its maternal love to give a baby new life; Cancer is a worrier, protecting its homeland and country with loyal love. However, the “taking action” quality also makes the sign unstable. So here comes the 2nd water sign following Cancer—Scorpio, who is there is finish and complete the water energy.

Element:  Water	Polarity: Feminine	Quality: Cardinal
Planetary ruler: Moon	Stone: Moonstone; Pearl	Metal: Silver
Color: Violet/Ice-Blue	Phrase: I feel	Symbol: Crab

Cancer is our ability to provide emotional warmth and security for ourselves and family. To develop the capacity to nurture and be nurtured. 

Scorpio is a fixed water sign. Imagine Cancer is like a hot spring bursting warm emotion into the nature, then scorpio is like the deep and dark ocean filled with mystery and secrets. Scorpio is the most misunderstood sign because Scorpio is constantly looking for death and reborn, perishing and transforming. If you look at the scorpio glyph, it is like an “m” with a tail, which delves down and comes up—it is like the energy that is eager to dig into the dirt and to be reborn into the new world. They do not fear death and dark, because they believe truth and essence is always buried deep down in the unseen. This makes Scorpio a fixed sign, brought by the fearless and intensive energy to go into the deep dark ocean. Cancer might be good at initiating, but scorpio is the one who finishes the journey. I have a friend who has both Venus and Mars in Scorpio and you can imagine how deeply he can fall when he is in love. To him, love is not about being passionate at the beginning, but it is about if you can make sacrifices and die for love. They enjoy staying in the underworld where Pluto rules, they want to be consistent and intensive. The water power is maximised in the deep water.

Element: Water	Polarity: Feminine	Quality: Fixed
Planetary ruler: Mars and Pluto	Stone: Topaz; Malachite	Metal: Steel/Iron
Color: Deep red; Black	Phrase: I transform	Symbol: Scorpion

Scorpio is our capacity to transform ourselves into an independent adult, to know my own power and masterself. 

Famous American playwright once said, "If you wander around in enough confusion, you will soon find enlghtenment." This brings us to the last water sign Pisces, which is also the last sign in the 12 zodiac signs. Pisces is a mutable sign, just like what it is symbolising, the freely swimming 2 fish in the water. Pisces energy is adaptable and versatile. It changes its forms to be accustomed into its environment easily. If you take a look at the zodiac chart, Pisces is opposite Virgo. Virgo as we know, is the mutable earth sign, it is refined and sophisticated (also it is a human form rather than animal) and has clear boundaries. On the contrary, Pisces merges into everything. It is elusive and fey, influenced by the dreamy and illusionary Neptune. Pisces is mutable so it is extremely susceptible to outside environment. Ancient astrologers called Pisces the sign of Sorrow from Self-Undoing. This explains why when being exposed in a negative environment, Pisces tends to create its own downfall.

Neptune is the God of Ocean and he gives us dreams and illusion. Pisces, who carries such strong energy, creates art, poetry and literature. Because they can absorb impression and emotion from everything around it.

Element: Water	Polarity: Feminine	Quality: Mutable
Planetary ruler: Jupiter and Neptune	Stone: Chrysolite; Amethyst	Metal: Tin
Color: Sea-green	Phrase: I believe	Symbol: two fish

Pisces is our ability to imagine and to inspire and feel unity with all of life. 

Pisces ends the 12 signs circle and it when it goes back to Aries, energy is renewed and will come in full circle again. Pisces is a watery completion. We are born as Aries with the out bursting energy to discover the world around us, and eventually we perish in the dark peace with dreams and illusions, and adapt ourselves again to become a part of the great nature.

Letao~the Kingdom Healer

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