20.3.13

April 2013 horoscope - Cancer

I follow the sidereal calendar; this is the monthly solar horoscope for birthdays from 16th July to 15th August or Cancer Ascendants and Moons

By Louise Gilbert
Cancer, you start April with your mind and thoughts still on money and your or your partner's financial situation. You may have been applying for a loan, had to deal with inheritance or were required to look into insurance deals. Equally, your romantic or business partner may have had to deal with a financial situation of some sort. This is likely to continue into April where you have the opportunity to get your point across in a structured and clear manner. However, there is also an element of secrecy attached to this current transit and some of what you consider fact may in the end turn out to be closer to fiction than actual reality. This simply means that if you are having to make financial decisions , deals and are involved in negotiations, get someone in to help you double-check the small print.

At the same time, you start off April with an intense last quarter Moon that comes arm in arm with Pluto in your house of work, fitness and health. Last quarter Moons can be a time of returns and reviews as well as a time of harvest and this Moon phase is connected to last year’s  full Moon in early July so think about what happened then. It’s typically a very busy time where you finish up things from the past. For you, this Moon phase is likely to be connected to the end of your annual cycle - perhaps you've let go of outdated behaviour patterns or thought processes or at the very least, you became aware of them and realised that they no longer serve your needs. On a less spiritual level and if you have been required to watch your health, then this may just be the time when you see some improvement after having decided to change your eating habits, adopt a new fitness regime or generally make some changes in the way you go about your daily life. During these early April 2013 days, it might be that you are now seeing the benefits of even the smallest of changes you've started to make. With Pluto in the mix and Mercury, the planet that rules your mind, in a place in your chart where thoughts run right down to the deepest corners of your mind, transformation in the way you think, communicate and believe may run deep and are likely to be long lasting.

The month of April is generally a time when you may ask yourself more questions about religion, faith and what you belief in. Your mind wants to explore new territory and take a look at what the world looks like beyond what you've experienced over the past years. This can of course also mean that you are keen to travel more than usual and further afield - your curiosity is at a peak this month and the time around the new Moon on 10th April is a good time to make plans around travelling, further studies, teaching and mentoring. This month, it might be you who is taught and mentored as either someone new or someone you already know opens your eyes and ears to something that makes you change your attitude or look at the goings-on on this planet and in your life from a different perspective. It may be just what you need as you seek more clarity about your next steps including the place you want to call home in the years to come. So, this new Moon might be an eye opener that guides you towards what's to come at the end of April.

April 2013 is also one of the more intense months of the year as we are gearing up to the lunar eclipse on 25th April – one of 5 eclipses this year hitting your area of your emotional life, your past, your home and living environment. You as well as the other cardinal signs, Libra, Capricorn and Aries, are undergoing one of the more impactful cycles in life where the key areas our lives are built on are affected. For some years now, you may have wanted to move home, sort out the attic or indeed tidy up your emotional life and throw out the ghosts from the past. Over these coming 18 months, this process, which already started last year, continues an reaches a major milestone during the lunar eclipse. Now, lunar eclipses are full Moons and as with all full Moons, our emotions are heightened and we react from the heart rather than the head so these times are often also marked with changes in relationships as they affect our emotional affairs.  However, tied into an eclipse, it might be time of powerful change, transformation and a turning point for many Cancerians. In recent years, I started paying very close attention to the eclipses am now convinced that that these times often marks endings or culmination and turning points, they are the wild cards of the transits, the bonus cards, the lottery and the wins. They shake us up so that we can move from one level of evolution and maturity to another, higher phase, fairly rapidly. While, occasionally, a lunar eclipse can have to do with a change in career or place of work, depending on where it falls in your chart, lunar eclipses tend to bring with them the encounters that change our lives. They bring along those monumental break-ups, make-ups or general changes in status. Whatever it may be, they often signify the point of no return when we are asked to simply move forward in our lives. These times are often major catalysts in our life that provide the fuel for huge transformations.  So Cancer, for you, a house move may finally be on the cards - one that has been coming for some time. This could be tied into a change in career or your work place, where, perhaps you are required to take on new responsibilities or initiate a new project. Some Cancerians may also decide to go it alone now and / or work from home.

This current time period also has an effect on your love life and although you are never one to rush into relationships, in particular if your Ascendant is in Cancer, the eclipse cycles may signify some sort of a change in status for you. Although the ruler of your relationship sector is going backwards until the summer, meaning there may be some delays and a few obstacles to overcome, the issue of commitment and moving your relationship to the next level is becoming a pressing one and not something you choose to ignore any longer. Equally, if you are single, then April onwards may herald a change of energy in the air for you, something may be shifting as you clear up old hurts and experiences that up until now have stopped you from moving on.

Have a progressive month, Cancer!

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