Eat, Drink, and be Merry, for tomorrow...
The series of symbols Cancer 11-15 can be viewed as one of the most trenchant personal philosophical life-questioning series.
Consider the unfold symbol sense:
Cancer 11 "A clown making grimaces" an emphatic expression ... one way or another; smiles or grimaces.
Cancer 12: A Chinese woman nursing a baby with a message": a striking realization from an unexpected source such as a child, perhaps somehow alerting one to which emphasis one makes.
Cancer 13: "One hand slightly flexed with a very prominent thumb": saying yes "Thumbs up", or saying no "Thumbs down".
Cancer 14: "A very old man facing a vast dark space to the northeast": Solitary reflection on the issue of existing as being your own. No one can die for you. You are alone. Viewing the world, life and others from this perspective.
Cancer 15: "A group of people who have overeaten and enjoyed it": the rule of hospitality brought to engaged in everyday life. There are certain unconditional facts of human existence. To be alive is to be on your way to your end, for instance. In light of that, how do you choose?
This is not a symbol that tends toward superficial hedonism as the enjoyment in having overeaten might suggest. It is, as a 5th symbol in the five-fold series, an expression of creative genius and ease. What is easy about this? It is easy to uplift every human situation through the simple sharing, hospitality and enjoyment of the fruits of this world with others.
The symbol opposition Capricorn 15 "Many toys in a children's ward of a hospital" neatly ties the core theme of hospitality and care/caring for... 'ward' , for example, when considered as a verb, means 'to guard' 'to protect', 'to care for'. Taken together, Cancer/Capricorn 15 signals a key shifting point regarding some of the really hard questions of life.
The emphasis seems to be on uplifting spirits and enjoying the journey.
Blain Bovee
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