Cancer moon traits

What are common Cancer moon traits and how they are different from Cancer sun?

You want to know in general or in a relationship? I can sum both up with one thing. Pretending not to care, but caring way more than I should. But that could be my Libra poker face too.

I wanna know everything about that too

Let me hang my ears here in the corner on the door

Posted by ladylibra21
You want to know in general or in a relationship? I can sum both up with one thing. Pretending not to care, but caring way more than I should. But that could be my Libra poker face too.

Both. I have a Cancer moon (Aries) brother who gives me a lot of trouble and then there is a (Leo) girl I'm interested in. So I want to know more about it because I generally don't connect well with Cancer sun people.

Posted by Koniucha
I have a Cancer moon. We can be over sensitive.

Moon is emotions, sun is ego, so that's the difference.

Same as my little boy. 🙂 What is your Asc?

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Posted by ladylibra21
You want to know in general or in a relationship? I can sum both up with one thing. Pretending not to care, but caring way more than I should. But that could be my Libra poker face too.

Both. I have a Cancer moon (Aries) brother who gives me a lot of trouble and then there is a (Leo) girl I'm interested in. So I want to know more about it because I generally don't connect well with Cancer sun people.

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I have a Virgo friend with mostly Libra placements and a Leo Mars she can really hurt my feelings sometimes it took a while to get used to each other we hated each other at first. Don't walk on egg shells but be aware of HOW you say things. You have to understand that a lot of the time you could say something after we get upset something so simple as "fair enough" and I am gonna connect that damn phase to someone who used to hurt me and put my guard up and consider the fact that you may have ill intentions or I may just remember the old hurt and hype up the new hurt because it reminded me of something totally different it is silly it is illogical but it happens. Most of the time I find it hard to deal with myself. I will hold shit in until I explode and it is usually with tears I cry when I am angry. I try to hold back but it just comes out. Or if it doesn't I will cry about it later when I am alone. I obsessively think of recent exs. Even if they hurt me and I tried to cut them off I will be itching to contact them.They have to basically do something to disgust me for me to let them go. I daydream about them constantly from sex, to laying in the grass, to taking a ride on a motorcycle with them, hell I even have fantasies wrecking my car and them being across the street and running to my rescue and holding me in their arms until I die because they really did love me after all. It can get ridiculous lol But I am a Leo Rising so I can be overly dramatic.

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Posted by Koniucha
I have a Cancer moon. We can be over sensitive.

Moon is emotions, sun is ego, so that's the difference.

Same as my little boy. 🙂 What is your Asc?

Cancer too. Heaven help me!

And judging from Koniucha's pleasant disposition on dxp, women tend to handle having Cancer moon better than men.

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It's not so much that women handle it better as much as gender-based expectations, I think

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Posted by Koniucha
I have a Cancer moon. We can be over sensitive.

Moon is emotions, sun is ego, so that's the difference.

Same as my little boy. 🙂 What is your Asc?

Cancer too. Heaven help me!

And judging from Koniucha's pleasant disposition on dxp, women tend to handle having Cancer moon better than men.

It's not so much that women handle it better as much as gender-based expectations, I think

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I wonder about this too. It sounds stereotypical - Cancer is a feminine sign so a Cancer moon "fits" better with a woman than a man. Vice versa Capricorn moon.

Is it about how the person handles the emotions associated with the moon, or are there gender-role stereotypes and expectations involved?

My son has Cancer moon, too, and I've noticed the sensitivity to things my husband and I say and do. His memory is like no other! As a mother, I'm concerned if I need to help him regulate and manage his emotions better. Then I stop and ask myself, "Would I do this if he were a girl?"

@yazlan - What is your brother like emotionally? Is there a close square between his sun and moon? My elder brother has Cancer sun and Aries moon. Super sensitive guy with an explosive temper!

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@yazlan - What is your brother like emotionally? Is there a close square between his sun and moon? My elder brother has Cancer sun and Aries moon. Super sensitive guy with an explosive temper!

He's younger by 2 years. He's kind and caring but selfish with always 'me first' attitude. He's very sensitive too. Family and friends call him King because he tries to boss you around like you are his slaves, and if you don't do what he wants he'd sulk. I have a very strong personality, big temper and a straight shooter so I end up hurting him a lot. As a big brother, I do a lot for him financially (and his family) but despite everything the kind of mistrust he's shown in me was baffling. He's complain and whine and always look for excuses for things that don't work out. I love him but overall, a weak personality I feel.

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Posted by letterbox10
@yazlan - What is your brother like emotionally? Is there a close square between his sun and moon? My elder brother has Cancer sun and Aries moon. Super sensitive guy with an explosive temper!

He's younger by 2 years. He's kind and caring but selfish with always 'me first' attitude. He's very sensitive too. Family and friends call him King because he tries to boss you around like you are his slaves, and if you don't do what he wants he'd sulk. I have a very strong personality, big temper and a straight shooter so I end up hurting him a lot. As a big brother, I do a lot for him financially (and his family) but despite everything the kind of mistrust he's shown in me was baffling. He's complain and whine and always look for excuses for things that don't work out. I love him but overall, a weak personality I feel.

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I can compare well because my second brother is also Aries. He's very 'take no bullshit, give no bullshit' type; very strong mentally and self-aware.

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Is it about how the person handles the emotions associated with the moon, or are there gender-role stereotypes and expectations involved?

My son has Cancer moon, too, and I've noticed the sensitivity to things my husband and I say and do. His memory is like no other! As a mother, I'm concerned if I need to help him regulate and manage his emotions better. Then I stop and ask myself, "Would I do this if he were a girl?"

Both are equally true and relevant,

Gender stereotypes = Men are not suppose to complain (aka bitch) about shit or talk about feelz, they're just suppose to grunt

"Handles emotions associated with the moon" = Learning not to be affected by things you cannot change, or take things too personally that have little to do with you and more about factors outside of you

But boys are generally pissier and whinier than girls. It's a mystery to me why it's considered other way around. I don't have kids myself, just an observation.

But I don't know how unorthodox his behaviour is for you to have to ask yourself, 'Would I do this if he were a girl?'

I was a quiet, sensitive, observant kid myself.. rarely cried or "demanded" anything. I even felt embarassed to ask my parents for sweets and stuff. lol

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Posted by letterbox10


Is it about how the person handles the emotions associated with the moon, or are there gender-role stereotypes and expectations involved?

My son has Cancer moon, too, and I've noticed the sensitivity to things my husband and I say and do. His memory is like no other! As a mother, I'm concerned if I need to help him regulate and manage his emotions better. Then I stop and ask myself, "Would I do this if he were a girl?"

Both are equally true and relevant,

Gender stereotypes = Men are not suppose to complain (aka bitch) about shit or talk about feelz, they're just suppose to grunt

"Handles emotions associated with the moon" = Learning not to be affected by things you cannot change, or take things too personally that have little to do with you and more about factors outside of you

But boys are generally pissier and whinier than girls. It's a mystery to me why it's considered other way around. I don't have kids myself, just an observation.

But I don't know how unorthodox his behaviour is for you to have to ask yourself, 'Would I do this if he were a girl?'

I was a quiet, sensitive, observant kid myself.. rarely cried or "demanded" anything. I even felt embarassed to ask my parents for sweets and stuff. lol

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Thanks for your insight. Interesting that you say you rarely cried.

My son, although the sweetest 2-year old with the brightest smile ever, cries easily at the drop of a hat. He is such a sensitive soul that he gets upset and cries easily and often. And not even when it's about him. He gets upset when he sees me or his father or anyone around him upset. It's like he soaks up our emotions. It gets to the point that my husband and I are constantly conscious of not letting our son see us when we're sad, upset or angry.

The issue may be that I'm so aware of not wanting to impose any gender-role expectations on him that when he cries, I just let him do so until he gets tired and falls asleep. But sometimes when he's really upset he starts sobbing and wheezing, and this is when I'll catch myself almost saying "Sweetie, big boys don't cry" just to get him to stop before he passes out.

As a first-time parent. I'm always second-guessing myself and my parenting skills or lack-of. I'm not even sure if this has anything to do with his Cancer moon. But if I can understand how a cancer moon operates, particularly in males, then hopefully I can help my son to regulate and manage his emotions better.

Or I could be totally overthinking this and it's simply a normal developmental phase that he's in and he'll outgrow it in due time 🙂

With my cancer moon I am VERY empathic... I tend to take on other's feelings quite easily! As if they are my own. It's a hard thing to learn that they are not mine... My parents weren't what you would call "nuturing" in any way, shape, or form. I had to learn on my own... it takes some time.

I am very emotional on a normal basis. With my gem sun it makes it very child-like... When I was a kid I'd cry all the time... and no one was there to comfort me, to explain anything to me. Giving me a horrible outlook on ppl in general! A view I still hold today. I am extremely cautious!

In the recent years I've learned to "tap into" other placements in my chart. For example, I have a very strong aqua in my 7th house. It's helped me to cope.

Just wanted to share my experience with my cancer moon...

Maybe the Rising sign has something to do with how the Moon's slag products are disposed of/expressed?

Maybe... my rising is leo

Posted by ladylibra21
You want to know in general or in a relationship? I can sum both up with one thing. Pretending not to care, but caring way more than I should. But that could be my Libra poker face too.

Wow, would you say that your caring comes out in actions rather than in words though? Currently dating a Cancer Moon (with Cancer Venus AND Mars..) and he will literally turn cold on me when upset and tell me it's nothing serious when he at the same time can't keep away from me for a single day and has to be with me all the time.. :/

We are very emotional and sensitive on the inside, but will not show it. We have a tough exterior. We may come off as mysterious to others, because no one really knows what's on our minds. Also, very moody. When someone fucks us over, we take it very hard.

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You want to know in general or in a relationship? I can sum both up with one thing. Pretending not to care, but caring way more than I should. But that could be my Libra poker face too.

Wow, would you say that your caring comes out in actions rather than in words though? Currently dating a Cancer Moon (with Cancer Venus AND Mars..) and he will literally turn cold on me when upset and tell me it's nothing serious when he at the same time can't keep away from me for a single day and has to be with me all the time.. :/

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Because we don't like to show our inner emotions. I do the same thing.

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You want to know in general or in a relationship? I can sum both up with one thing. Pretending not to care, but caring way more than I should. But that could be my Libra poker face too.

Wow, would you say that your caring comes out in actions rather than in words though? Currently dating a Cancer Moon (with Cancer Venus AND Mars..) and he will literally turn cold on me when upset and tell me it's nothing serious when he at the same time can't keep away from me for a single day and has to be with me all the time.. :/

Because we don't like to show our inner emotions. I do the same thing.

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What would it take for you to feel secure? Time?
I find that he'll twist and turn a lot. I can see through his actions that he cares a lot but if pressured, or if we get into an argument, he'll almost flat out deny it.. which hurts.
If I leave him alone for a while and just keep going with the relationship.. then all of a sudden he showers with me with love and affection again.

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You want to know in general or in a relationship? I can sum both up with one thing. Pretending not to care, but caring way more than I should. But that could be my Libra poker face too.

Wow, would you say that your caring comes out in actions rather than in words though? Currently dating a Cancer Moon (with Cancer Venus AND Mars..) and he will literally turn cold on me when upset and tell me it's nothing serious when he at the same time can't keep away from me for a single day and has to be with me all the time.. :/

Because we don't like to show our inner emotions. I do the same thing.

What would it take for you to feel secure? Time?
I find that he'll twist and turn a lot. I can see through his actions that he cares a lot but if pressured, or if we get into an argument, he'll almost flat out deny it.. which hurts.
If I leave him alone for a while and just keep going with the relationship.. then all of a sudden he showers with me with love and affection again.

whats his sun sign?

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Taurus, with Cancer Moon, Cancer Venus, Cancer Mars and Scorp Rising!