CANCER HOROSCOPE

The Last Quarter Moon in Aquarius coincides with a Sun/Mars square on April 20th. This is a closing cycle and not a beginning one which means you need to dump what's not working. It's not unlike cleaning out your closet. We begin by wanting to get rid of everything we never wear and wind up only throwing out a shirt and maybe a sock or two. You need to be unsentimental and relentless. This is bound to be emotionally exhausting, but if you apply the gardening rule that cutting back deadwood promotes new growth, then you'll see a tremendous bloom cycle in the coming weeks.

You never quite know what emotional space you'll be in from one day to the next. That's because your Ruling Planet, the Moon, cycles through all of the twelve zodiac signs in a single month. Sometimes you're rash and impulsive and sometimes you vacillate. The Full Moon in Libra on April 12th shows you carefully weighing the pros and cons of a long-term association in the balance to see if it's worth continuing or not. It looks like you're leaning towards ending things but a last minute save – in the form of an eleventh hour confession or heartfelt promise to reform – could change all that.

It takes a while for the planets to line up just right. Sometimes it's days; other times it's years. Lucky for you Mars's sextile to Uranus and then trine to Saturn on April 4th will finally deliver. Like storm clouds gathering on the horizon, you can expect Fortune's rains to refill your coffers and replenish the landscape of your parched hopes and wishes. But you must do more than sing and dance. You really must push yourself to cover as much ground as you can now. Jupiter's entrance into Cancer this June brings sustained support as long as you lift your sights and dare for more.

Putting yourself first has its price and that’s something you need to get used to. Cancer isn’t built this way. You constantly worry about hurting people’s feelings, if your criticism damaged a loved one for life, or if “selfish” actions have sown the seeds for future retaliation. The Solar Eclipse in Aries on March 29th shows that you’re playing in the big leagues now and have to “man up”; “man up” doesn’t mean being heartless (that will never happen; you’re too sensitive) but it does mean putting others second and that doesn’t have to be such a bad thing as long as you’re nice about it.

A vision isn't a dream. A dream is what you wake from in the morning – a half-remembered jumble that requires interpretation to make sense of it while a vision is something that lies just beyond reach – equal parts beckoning and elusive. It lifts your sights despite your best attempts to lower them. That vision of who you are and the future you want to live in is meant to taunt and haunt you as you'll see when the Sun conjoins Neptune on March 19th. It won't be ignored. If anything, it's time to pursue this version of yourself that you've always held in your heart.

It's because the Moon, your Ruler, is being overshadowed on March 14th that you feel out of your depth. You’ve been besieged by so many changes lately that it’s hard to keep up. You know that you’re leaving behind old expectations that have outlived their purpose, but you’re still not clear on what comes next. In fact the width and breadth of the future seems enormous; almost overwhelming. This would be a good time to lean into that eclipsed Virgo Moon. Virgo is all about focusing on the details. Do that and these larger-than-life decisions will gradually begin to feel more manageable and even doable.

Everyone says that it's good to be in demand, but is there any way to turn it down a little? That's what you'll be wondering when the First Quarter Moon in Gemini on March 6th brings in a host of new orders, requests, and bookings. Indeed, no sooner do you wrap things up with one person than you're rushing off to meet with someone else. The best advice during hectic times like these is to respond to texts and emails as soon as you get them. You don't want things to pile up—and they will—if you put them off for later.

Sometimes you just can't win in the court of popular opinion, and that's especially true when Venus turns retrograde at the top of your solar chart. Whether it's good intentions that paved the way to your hellish situation or your close association with someone who draws negative fire, there's very little you can do to defend your reputation now. The best course of action is to let people's ire run its course. You'll have to accept the fact that they will probably never see reason, but knowing that you’ll emerge with a prize in hand at the end of the retrograde should make up for that.

You've had a helluva time making headway these past 2 ½ months. Whether it's roping in a client, putting the finishing touches on a contract or deal, or simply trying to get everybody on the same page, Mars retrograde in your zodiac sign has introduced more delays and complications than you originally anticipated. It's been like herding cats in a crazy house of mirrors! If you knew then what you know now, you probably would have sidestepped these headaches altogether. Thankfully, Mars out of retrograde on February 23rd promises forward movement. Things won't click into place overnight, but they will by March 8th.

You'll probably never get the full story of what went down. Clearly, there was a surprise upset in the higher echelons, and the result is an open path where a dead-end used to be. But opportunities often bring predicaments when the Sun squares Uranus preceding a Full Moon in Leo (February 12th), so tread softly. You want to be both bold and circumspect—bold because superiors need to know that you can step up to the plate in this time of need, and circumspect because they're still undecided about what your future will be. Keep both in mind, and you'll navigate this minefield successfully.