Cancer

CANCER

Make those heart-led decisions

Love is not meant to be conditional

Your sensitivity is your strength

Time for a bold approach, Cancer. Especially as the union between Mercury and Mars in your 5^th (20^th), brings you increased confidence, passion and a desire for renewal. Or for something heart-starting that makes you feel fully alive! This is a fast-moving, swift and daring aspect ahead of the Sun’s arrival in here on the 23^rd. It boosts your confidence and your desire to speak up and share your ideas. You’re wearing your heart on your sleeve and your emotions are on display for all to see. You also feel most able to be yourself. And you’ll shun anyone or anything fake or inauthentic.

You also won’t be able to fake your own feels or continue with any pretence. Not that that’s usually your style anyway. But this aspect simply emphasises this element. You like your fellow cardinal sign of Libra (and more on Libra and your 4^th house in a moment!), can often sacrifice their own self-interests or shy away from putting in boundaries in a desire to people-please or simply not to rock the boat. This too is a pretence, Cancer. And it disempowers you and then in the process. As we begin to move into Mercury retro weather in your 5^th (from the 21^st), then you’ll be looking at what you sacrifice if you do this. And opt out from this point onwards.

You’ll also let go of worrying about what others may think. Or trying to control outcomes. The new moon in Libra and your 4^th house (21^st), squares Jupiter in your 1^st. Asking you to balance your desire to be there for others, with your need to be there for yourself. With Neptune now returning to Pisces and your 9^th house for a final visit, you may see that inner peace or even more emotional freedom, comes from distancing yourself from something. Or having the confidence to draw the line. This can also hand you the scary discovery of finding out if someone’s love for you is conditional – or not. But think about it this way, Cancer – aren’t you better off knowing for sure?

Decisions may also be made around your home, moving, living arrangements or even a family matter. There’s something about the new moon in your airy 4^th which cleans out the cobwebs and asks for more living space. This includes emotional space too, Cancer. Space to be real and yourself. This is about cementing those emotional foundations. And staying true to them.

The Sun now highlights what makes you shine and also the kind of love that’s effortless and renewable. Never forced or stale. You’ve a reawakened sense of wonder and optimism. And you are also ready for renewal. Be this around romance or your creative self-expression, or where, what or who brings you joy and happiness. There may be an initial blip as Jupiter’s square to Chiron in your 10^th can have you confronting feelings of not being ‘enough’ – or is it someone trying to re-sow seeds of self-doubt, Cancer? Resist them if so. And while you may hang on to those slights or slings longer than other signs, remind yourself that in the end, your sensitivity IS your strength. And not only worth defending, but worth preserving. Don’t allow this to be eroded.

In fact, anything that makes you feel vulnerable or even uncertain to begin with, gets flips by the end of the week and turned into what makes your most alluring or able to attract whatever it is you want. The 24^th – 25^th sees Mercury in your 5^th trine Jupiter (24^th) and then Saturn in your 9^th (25^th). What manifests across these dates is someone or something that is drawn to the you who finds beauty in things others overlook, and is unafraid to live their emotional truth. Not just the way you are, Cancer – but where you are too. Let your heart lead you – boldly.

In a nutshell: A breath of fresh air arrives with the new moon in your house of home, family, lifestyle and roots. The Sun’s arrival in your 5^th sees you ditching any pretence when it comes to your true emotional state. Or any love that’s the conditional kind. More in your New Moon in Libra Moonscope.

Oct 20 2025 Mercury and Mars conjunct in Scorpio (5^th)

Oct 21 2025 Mercury retroshadow begins in Scorpio (5^th)

Oct 21 2025 New Moon in Libra (4^th)

Oct 21 2025 New Moon in Libra square Jupiter in Cancer (4^th to 1^st)

Oct 22 2025 Neptune re-enters Pisces (9^th)

Oct 23 2025 Sun enters Scorpio (5^th)

Oct 23 2025 Jupiter in Cancer square Chiron in Aries (1^st to 10^th)

Oct 24 2025 Sun in Scorpio square Pluto in Aquarius (5^th to 8^th)

Oct 24 2025 Mercury in Scorpio trine Jupiter in Cancer (5^th to 1^st)

Oct 25 2025 Mercury in Scorpio trine Saturn in Pisces (5^th to 9^th)