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miss_muffet
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posted April 16, 2008 08:30 AM
 
Please help me understand Moon in Cancer. I am trying to understand this woman I know with Moon in Cancer. It seem that she would cry at anything. Free flowing tears. I am not one for tears and found it a tad over dramatic. She uses her tears to gain sympathy from everyone and keep everyone doing what she wants them to do. Emotional manipulation...? She has Taurus Sun which I think is a pretty strong sign... and Venus in Aries which is another strong sign so I am thinking it's either her Moon in Cancer that is doing this or perhaps she has a Pisces ASC (I don't know her time of birth). I want to find out more about this ever so delicate moon... I have done my research but I would much rather hear from personal experiences... any input is most welcomed. Thank you. IP: Logged |
blue moon
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posted April 16, 2008 08:35 AM
"She uses her tears to gain sympathy from everyone and keep everyone doing what she wants them to do."Miss Muffet, friend! I hate it when grown women do this, it's the action of a little girl who has never been told to shut up and get on with it like everyone else. But that aside, to be objective, the Moon in Cancer is a powerful placement. It signifies a person in tune with their emotional environment. Used well you could imagine a person who is caring and sympathetic. In fact I have a friend with this placement who also has Venus in Pisces. He is sweet and kind, but disinclined to dramatics and certainly would not burst into tears for no good reason. Clearly he has felt pain, but who hasn't? Interestingly, he is disinclined to discuss emotional matters, though I know about the things he has been through and offered my friendly support. When the shoe was on the other foot, he offered me genuine consolation which was appreciated. IP: Logged |
heart cakes
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From: canada
Registered: Sep 2007
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posted April 16, 2008 08:35 AM
i have my moon in the last degree of the 4th house, so i'm sure it's not as strong as regular moon in cancer. but i cry pretty easily. moving songs, movies, ANYONE else crying, i cry automatically! but not usually in front of people, unless they are crying. then it's hard to not feel the urge to cry. it's weird. but i can usually keep it in.what is it about her crying that is bothering you specifically? IP: Logged |
blue moon
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posted April 16, 2008 08:38 AM
At a guess that it is manipulative? She is using her ability to tap into people's feelings and her intuitive awareness of her environment to emotionally blackmail. IP: Logged |
heart cakes
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posted April 16, 2008 08:42 AM
yeah that sucks.pretty feely placement. manipulation sucks though. IP: Logged |
blue moon
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posted April 16, 2008 08:46 AM
It can be used for good or for ill.My husband has Moon in Taurus in the 8th. I've always thought he was more perceptive than most people realise. He wouldn't use it against them, that's part of why they wouldn't know. I'm only more aware because I know him so well. IP: Logged |
heart cakes
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posted April 16, 2008 08:48 AM
i'm moon in taurus too. we are usually pretty emotionally self-reliant, even though we care.IP: Logged |
blue moon
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posted April 16, 2008 08:58 AM
He has a bit of a sob along to songs and films, too.My dad and brother are both Moon Square Saturn, so I have always found it a bit out of my comfort zone.
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heart cakes
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posted April 16, 2008 09:20 AM
emotions are funny. as an aquarius i take a certain exception to them myself.  IP: Logged |
blue moon
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posted April 16, 2008 09:23 AM
Husband ~> Aquarius SunFather ~> Aquarius Moon Me ~> Aquarius Mars. Libra Moon in 10th house Trine Saturn. My dad would be the classic person who says: just give me the facts. But he has plenty of feeling, it's just not obvious unless you know him well. He's very caring really. p.s The Sun, Moon and Mars listed above are all conjunct. Weird.
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lechien
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Registered: Apr 2008
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posted April 16, 2008 10:27 AM
i just realized that my mom has the moon in the early degree of cancer (in the 5th house). but she's the least vulnerable person i know of. it maybe because she has her sun and ascendant in aquarius? she never shows her emotions, in fact she finds it humiliating to do so. but i get the feeling she suffers a lot from that. but i'm not that educated astrologically yet that i can give myself a very comprehensive explanation... still learning.  IP: Logged |
heart cakes
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posted April 16, 2008 10:32 AM
just a guess, but i'm thinking emotional pride? 5th house? IP: Logged |
lechien
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posted April 16, 2008 10:50 AM
is that so? i only knew that 5th house represented something more light and playful. it's very deep! but that "emotional pride" sounds exactly the word to explain that aspect of her. IP: Logged |
Unmoved
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From: Born in S.Africa
Registered: Jun 2007
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posted April 16, 2008 10:54 AM
I'm Moon in Cancer, in the 10th house, on the MC actually.I am emotional, some may call me moody, but it is just that I am very very sensitive to vibes around me, and so I change with them. I do NOT like people pitying me, so I do NOT use tears to manipulate people. If I do wish to manipulate, I'll use other methods. I feel that I can read people very well due to this placement. Yeah, but bottom line is: I am highly sensitive, which can come off as tears at times, but the tears are usually because I am too emotional, not because I am feelign hurt. So, I cry in joy, I cry when I see something sad etc. But, when I am alone. Usually, I will just steer away from things that make me emotional, because if I am not at low energy state, that high emotion can be easily be expressed as anger instead of tears. IP: Logged |
heart cakes
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Registered: Sep 2007
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posted April 16, 2008 11:08 AM
unmoved- i LOVE happy-sad (that's what i call it). when i see compassionate acts, i cry cry cry! ahh, i'm such a softy. but shh. most people don't know this.IP: Logged |
heart cakes
Knowflake Posts: 1561
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Registered: Sep 2007
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posted April 16, 2008 11:10 AM
blue moon- that is weird! cool too!lechien- i was just guessing. i've usually read it's a dramatic placement, but since leo can have a lot of pride, i thought maybe that was it. IP: Logged |
lechien
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Registered: Apr 2008
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posted April 16, 2008 11:18 AM
i see, thank you for the insight, heart cakes!IP: Logged |
Astra
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posted April 16, 2008 05:01 PM
Moon in Cancer can make someone very caring and almost motherly if used well. It gives great intuition and a beautiful, compassionate soul.However, those who choose to abuse this placement are master manipulators. I used to have a friend with this placement and she loved to manipulate others, was very ruthless, selfish, clingy, moody, dependent and childish. It completely depends on how a person chooses to use their astrological placements. Any placement can be good or bad. IP: Logged |
mblover
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posted April 16, 2008 05:45 PM
Wow, Pisces Rising and Cancer Moon.. seems like awesome need to manipulate.. also notice that manipulations will be driven from Soul - Taurus Sun - so most of the crying should be to acquire, possess and regain thigns that she thinks are HERS..This possessive woman is fun to watch ;-) IP: Logged |
Lady Neptune
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posted April 16, 2008 06:08 PM
I have moon in cancer and cry very easily in movie's, tv or when someone else experiences something very emotional, could be a friend, could be a stranger. But when it's my emotions....nope, nobody is going to see it. I'll cry when I'm home alone but not in front of everyone.
Could be because my moon is in the 8th house or maybe my scorpio rising accounts for the secrecy regarding my own feelings. But moon in cancer is definetly very sensitive. And I find that a cancer moon can exhibit more defensivness and dependency than a cancer sun. I find that with any moon placements they seem to exhibit more of the shadow side of a sign than the sun IP: Logged |
Inner depths
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From: The Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth City!
Registered: May 2006
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posted April 16, 2008 08:38 PM
I figure any personal planet in a water sign you would get a Highly Sensitive Person. The the book by Dr Elaine Aaron called the Highly Sensitive person or there are many sites on the web describing HSPs.I have a moon in Cancer but I shield my emotions and bottle them up - well used to. With the Sun In Aries we don't want to appear VULNERABLE so we act tough. just a thought! ID PS. Highly sensitive folks should learn how to effectivly manage their emotions on a daily basis. Find ways to cope and not to appear so fragile. Outlets are great ways to deal with the emotions - like karaoke/singing or some other creative thing to do. IP: Logged |
Unmoved
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From: Born in S.Africa
Registered: Jun 2007
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posted April 16, 2008 08:52 PM
I'm starting to see a pattern in Cancer Moons and their emotions. It seems like we prefer to hide how sensitive we are. From crying when alone, to bottling the emotions up, and such... Interesting. It could be other aspects but like LadyNeptune, I am a Scorpio Rising. IP: Logged |
miss_muffet
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posted April 16, 2008 08:53 PM
Thanks for all the replies everyone. Crying at movies and sad stories/novels is ok in my books. This one finds ways to make people feel sorry for her. Seem to have "wo is me... i have a tough life so everyone owe it to me" syndrome. Everyone in the office knows her pitiful story... growing up in NF, no education, drunk mother, abused by an uncle. She practically tells you her whole life story the first 2 weeks you meet her. Then when going gets a bit tough, she'll say "Not everyone has a great life like you", then starts to cry. Drives me absolutely insane! I mean I felt sorry for her the first time I heard the story. But when she starts throwing that around so she can sit on her bum all day and not do work... that's a totally different story. We are all there to work, not sit around just because she had a tough life.  MM IP: Logged |
Unmoved
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From: Born in S.Africa
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posted April 16, 2008 09:09 PM
MM - I know people like that too. I don't think that is just the Moon in Cancer though.This sounds like someone who needs attention than someone who is emotional. I would say her afflicted placements or difficult aspects could be responsible. Unfortunately, I don't know enough to try and isolate what it is that could be responsible for that. IP: Logged |
miss_muffet
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posted April 16, 2008 09:23 PM
Thanks Unmoved. I agree. I can't see any one placement that could cause that much emotional manipulation... I centered on the Moon in Cancer only because that is the least of my experience. I try to stay away from this one only because I hate it when she pulls the "my life sucks" routine on me if I ask too many questions. Otherwise I would be able to get her whole chart... Do you know of any placements that could be the culprit of emotional manipulation? Thanks. MM
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