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ASTROLOGY YOUR PLACE IN THE STARS MERCURY IN CANCER SO receptive a sign as Cancer is not wholly suitable to Mercury, who easily “loses himself,” one fluid in another, so to speak. The result is often seen in poor memory, particularly in old age, although, if the planet be well dignified, the mind may be singularly {198} retentive, particularly in the matter of history. In fact, the tendency is often to assimilate precedent, and rather to refer to antiquity than to reason upon actualities. It is good for such persons as may be occupied in what may be called the by ways of life. Dealers in antiquities, bibliophiles, bookworms, and to a less extent, lawyers, may find some advantage in this position. There is in all cases a decided lack of the sense of actuality, and, above all, of originality. Yet the intuition is often exceedingly good; such people may know, without being told, and without knowing how they know. The understanding is usually excellent, and the sympathy is easily excited. On the other hand, where these people dislike, the feeling is intense; they cannot endure the company of those who are not in harmony with them. Yet, although sensitive, they are more tolerant than the average person. The contrast in this respect with people who have Mercury in Scorpio is singularly well marked; for the latter, although they may deem it politic to conceal their contempt for inferior minds, keep inwardly the most extraordinary bitterness. Mercury in Cancer is really tolerant; its natives have the sense that opinions are, after all, not of supreme importance. They are, too, not always aware of their own defect of memory and lack of logic. Here one must pause, confronted by the fact that the most marvelous memory in the world, that of “Datas,” and the most powerful rationalizing mind of modern times, that of Bernard Shaw, both came under Mercury in Cancer. But the Mercury of “Datas” has Venus in exact conjunction, and his memory is purely detached and self-sufficient, and exclusively historical. He remembers dates, and dates only; and he remembers them in a mechanical manner, absolutely, and not because of their relation to other matters. This is in fact the precise type of memory indicated above as characteristic of this position. The case of Bernard Shaw is explained by the exact trine of Neptune to Mercury, which gives him his extraordinary faculty of detecting the falsity of conventional thought. It may also be mentioned that the effect of Cancer is to make Mercury sway to the purely passive side. The mind is unusually impressionable, and though the inscriptions thereupon be “writ in water,” yet for the moment they sway the native. There is little real stability in the mind, and yet it falls easily into habit, which may be {199} obstinate if subjected for long periods to a single stress. The position inclines to mental idleness, and any powerful will can easily obtain dominion over the mind of the native by appealing to the senses rather than by argument, which arouses obstinate resistance. All this being peculiarly contrary to the best attributes of mind, we must regard Cancer as one of the less fortunate positions for Mercury. The following well known persons were born with Mercury in the sign Cancer: Alexander Dumas Lord Tennyson George Bernard Shaw Robert Schumann Henry Ward Beecher Mark Benson John O'Hara Cosgrave William Gillette Harrison Grey Fiske Harrison Fisher John D. Rockefeller, Sr. Calvin Coolidge George M. Cohan Booth Tarkington Elbert Hubbard For the benefit of those who are not in possession of Raphael’s Ephemeris, or who are not able to interpret the symbols contained therein, the years when Mercury is in Cancer, are as follows: From June 15th through June 30th 1840 June 7th “ June 25th 1841 August 6th ” August 8th 1841 May 31st “ August 7th 1842 May 31st ” June 13th 1843 July 14th “ July 31st 1843 July 8th ” July 21st 1844 June 30th “ July 13th 1845 {200} From June 21st through July 5th 1846 June 13th ” June 28th 1847 June 4th “ June 26th 1848 July 15th ” August 10th 1848 May 29th “ August 4th 1849 July 12th ” July 27th 1850 July 5th “ July 18th 1851 June 26th ” July 9th 1852 June 17th “ July 1st 1853 June 9th ” June 26th 1854 June 1st “ August 9th 1855 May 28th ” June 21st 1856 July 13th “ July 31st 1856 July 9th ” July 23d 1857 July 1st “ July 14th 1858 June 23d ” July 6th 1859 June 13th “ June 28th 1860 June 5th ” June 25th 1861 July 23d “ August 11th 1861 May 30th ” August 5th 1862 July 13th “ July 28th 1863 July 5th ” July 19th 1864 June 27th “ July 10th 1865 June 19th ” July 3d 1866 June 10th “ June 27th 1867 June 2d ” August 9th 1868 May 28th “ July 1st 1869 July 11th ” August 2d 1869 July 10th “ July 24th 1870 July 3d ” July 16th 1871 June 23d “ July 7th 1872 June 15th ” June 30th 1873 June 6th “ June 25th 1874 July 30th ” August 10th 1874 May 31st “ August 7th 1875 July 13th ” July 29th 1876 July 7th “ July 20th 1877 June 29th ” July 12th 1878 {201} From June 20th through July 4th 1879 June 11th “ June 27th 1880 June 3d ” June 28th 1881 July 10th “ August 10th 1881 May 29th ” August 3d 1882 July 11th “ July 26th 1883 July 3d ” July 16th 1884 June 25th “ July 8th 1885 June 16th ” July 1st 1886 June 8th “ June 26th 1887 May 31st ” August 7th 1888 May 29th “ June 15th 1889 July 13th ” July 30th 1889 July 8th “ July 22d 1890 June 30th ” July 13th 1891 June 21st “ July 4th 1892 June 12th ” June 28th 1893 June 4th “ June 26th 1894 July 18th ” August 10th 1894 May 29th “ August 5th 1895 July 11th ” July 26th 1896 July 5th “ July 18th 1897 June 26th ” July 10th 1898 June 18th “ July 2d 1899 June 9th ” June 26th 1900 June 2d “ August 9th 1901 May 29th ” June 25th 1902 July 13th “ August 2d 1902 July 11th ” July 25th 1903 July 2d “ July 15th 1904 June 23d ” July 7th 1905 June 15th “ June 30th 1906 June 7th ” June 26th 1907 July 27th “ August 12th 1907 May 30th ” August 6th 1908 July 13th “ July 29th 1909 July 7th ” July 21st 1910 June 29th “ July 12th 1911 {202} From June 19th through July 3d 1912 June 11th ” June 27th 1913 June 3d “ August 10th 1914 May 29th ” August 3d 1915 July 11th “ July 25th 1916 July 3d ” July 17th 1917 June 25th “ July 8th 1918 June 16th ” July 1st 1919 June 7th “ June 26th 1920 August 3d ” August 9th 1920 May 31st “ August 7th 1921 June 1st ” June 10th 1922 July 14th “ July 31st 1922 July 9th ” July 22d 1923 June 30th “ July 13th 1924 June 21st ” July 5th 1925 June 12th “ June 28th 1926 June 5th ” June 28th 1927 July 14th “ August 11th 1927 May 29th ” August 4th 1928 July 12th “ July 27th 1929 Previous | Top | Index | Next Introduction | THE SUN SYMBOLICALLY CONSIDERED | The Sun | The Sun in the Signs | The Sun in Aries | The Sun in Taurus | The Sun in Gemini | The Sun in Cancer | The Sun in Leo | The Sun in Virgo | The Sun in Libra | The Sun in Scorpio | The Sun in Sagittarius | The Sun in Capricorn | The Sun in Aquarius | The Sun in Pisces | Periods When The Sun Will Be Afflicted by Uranus | Periods When The Sun Will Be Beneficently Aspected by Uranus | Periods When The Sun Will Be Afflicted by Saturn | Periods When The Sun Will Be Beneficently Aspected by Jupiter | THE MOON SYMBOLICALLY CONSIDERED | The Moon | The Moon in the Signs | The Moon in Aries | The Moon in Taurus | The Moon in Gemini | The Moon in Cancer | The Moon in Leo | The Moon in Virgo | The Moon in Libra | The Moon in Scorpio | The Moon in Sagittarius | The Moon in Capricorn | The Moon in Aquarius | The Moon in Pisces | MERCURY SYMBOLICALLY CONSIDERED | Mercury in the Signs | Mercury in Aries | Mercury in Taurus | Mercury in Gemini | Mercury in Cancer | Mercury in Leo | Mercury in Virgo | Mercury in Libra | Mercury in Scorpio | Mercury in Sagittarius | Mercury in Capricorn | Mercury in Aquarius | Mercury in Pisces | VENUS SYMBOLICALLY CONSIDERED | Venus in the Signs | Venus in Aries | Venus in Taurus | Venus in Gemini | Venus in Cancer | Venus in Leo | Venus in Virgo | Venus in Libra | Venus in Scorpio | Venus in Sagittarius | Venus in Capricorn | Venus in Aquarius | Venus in Pisces | MARS SYMBOLICALLY CONSIDERED | Mars in the Signs | Mars in Aries | Mars in Taurus | Mars in Gemini | Mars in Cancer | Mars in Leo | Mars in Virgo | Mars in Libra | Mars in Scorpio | Mars in Sagittarius | Mars in Capricorn | Mars in Aquarius | Mars in Pisces | JUPITER SYMBOLICALLY CONSIDERED | Jupiter in the Signs | Jupiter in Aries | Jupiter in Taurus | Jupiter in Gemini | Jupiter in Cancer | Jupiter in Leo | Jupiter in Virgo | Jupiter in Libra | Jupiter in Scorpio | Jupiter in Sagittarius | Jupiter in Capricorn | Jupiter in Aquarius | Jupiter in Pisces | The Effects of Jupiter on Vocation | SATURN SYMBOLICALLY CONSIDERED | Saturn in the Signs | Saturn in Aries | Saturn in Taurus | Saturn in Gemini | Saturn in Cancer | Saturn in Leo | Saturn in Virgo | Saturn in Libra | Saturn in Scorpio | Saturn in Sagittarius | Saturn in Capricorn | Saturn in Aquarius | Saturn in Pisces | URANUS SYMBOLICALLY CONSIDERED | Uranus in the Signs | Uranus in Aries | Uranus in Taurus | Uranus in Gemini | Uranus in Cancer | Uranus in Leo | Uranus in Virgo | Uranus in Libra | Uranus in Scorpio | Uranus in Sagittarius | Uranus in Capricorn | Uranus in Aquarius | Uranus in Pisces | NEPTUNE SYMBOLICALLY CONSIDERED | Neptune in the Signs | Neptune in Aries | Neptune in Taurus | Neptune in Gemini | Neptune in Cancer | Neptune in Leo | Neptune in Virgo | Neptune in Libra | Neptune in Scorpio | Neptune in Sagittarius | Neptune in Capricorn 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