Sun in Cancer in the 8th house (Your identity and where you shine) Flashcards
Your Sun is in Cancer
You are a memory keeper. You carry with you every feeling you’ve ever felt, every experience you’ve ever had. Your superpower, in turn, is sensing what others need. Bonding is your goal; caretaking is your preferred modality. Your crabby exterior and strong intuition work overtime to keep out the energy vampires and folks who would glom on, taking much of your precious time and attention but giving little in return. And you, of all people, know the value of your time. You can be prone to moodiness and irritability, particularly if you haven’t taken a shower or bath to cleanse yourself of the latest emotional residue you passed through on the street, but at your best, you nourish yourself and others by creating spaces for connection. Cooking meals, hosting birthday parties and holidays, and sending love notes and care packages are some of the many ways you ensure that love of all kinds flourishes. You weave the net that holds the people you call family together.
in the 8th house of other people’s resources, collaboration, grief, death, and mental health
You are no stranger to the edges of life; you know the rush of danger and also the despair of going too far. In your younger years, it may have been tempting to hang out with catastrophe more than caring for your needs, but as you age you get to understand the depths that healing helps you access. Your nurturing gifts ripen with time, and can be directed towards helping those in need when you’ve shored yourself up. You aren’t phased when folks experience transitions and the crises that can come with them. You know how to create containers through which one can survive even the most tenuous of life’s curve balls. You offer hope through consistent tenderness, knowing that it is the most spiritual of all actions to take. Training or other kinds of educational pursuits can bolster your skills, giving you the knowledge necessary to support others in the best ways. Alternatively, collaborations that help you gain a broader perspective of the world can help you feel a sense of purpose and also a little economic security.
The Sun is your light leader
With the Sun as your light leader, success as you define it comes more readily when you develop a relationship to the talents your Sun possesses and the challenges it faces. The other planets that will want to play close attention to are Jupiter and Saturn, as they are on the Sun’s “team” and therefore will be able to open more doors for you over time. The rest of the planets in your chart are still important, impactful and pivotal, but the Sun, Jupiter, and Saturn take precedence in terms of their ability to help you manifest your potential. Like a person who works the day shift compared to the night shift, if you were born during the day when the Sun was in the sky, then the Sun, Jupiter, and Saturn will have dominion over your life’s unfolding. Mercury may also be on your team… more on that later.
Venus sextile Sun
You understand that beauty exists in the most unexpected places. You know how to find the diamond in the rough, how to coax the butterfly out of the cocoon. Your very presence in a situation often helps it transform and transcend. Others feel comfortable sharing their difficulties and challenges with you. You may also have a particular affinity for attracting the resources you need from others making you a great grant write, talented manager, or recipient of gifts from others.
Jupiter conjunct Sun
You have the capacity to hold space for others and to witness grief and loss in a way that is fare and very appreciated by others. Your presence shines like a beacon, offering the kind of healing that comes from someone who has been there. You are also a magnet for receiving gifts from a broad range of sources. Others want to partner with you as they can sense some kind of good fortune in doing so.
