Mars in Cancer

Your Mars sign governs drive, ambition, anger, desire and how you take action. In Cancer — a cardinal water sign ruled by Moon — it shows how you go after what you want through a nurturing, intuitive, protective lens.

How Mars in Cancer shows up

You act with cardinal water energy — nurturing and intuitive. When provoked you can become moody.

Strengths

loyal, empathetic, imaginative

Watch out for

moody, clingy, guarded

Works well with

Mars in Scorpio, Mars in Pisces, Mars in Taurus

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