In this fourth of a 12 part series on horoscopes, we're going to look at the first of what are called the summer signs, Cancer the Crab.

People who are born between June 22 and July 23 are Cancer. Their element is water, their quality is Cardinal, their energy is Yin, their ruler is the Moon, their color is silver, their gem is Pearl, their main anatomical parts are the stomach and breasts, their keywords are feeling sensitivity and nurturing, their Tarot suit is Cups and their Tarot Major Arcana cards are Temperance and The Moon.

Some famous celebrities who are Cancers are Tom Cruise, Princess Di, Harrison Ford, Meryl Streep, Liv Tyler, Tom Hanks, the Dali Lama and Ernest Hemingway.

Cancer the Crab. You couldn't pick a more fitting description, not that Cancers can't be wonderful, warm human beings. As a matter of fact, Cancer is the most maternal sign in the zodiac. If you want to have the best chance of having a great mother, hope and pray that yours was born between June 22 and July 23. You won't find anyone more loving. But with all that love comes a lot of emotional baggage.

Cancers are heavily ruled by our moon, which controls the tides of the ocean. You know how rough the seas can be. Well, when the moon is just right, or in the case of the cancer, all wrong, look out. Out come the tears, the throwing of sharp objects and a lot of other not so pretty emotions. A cancer can love you to death but if you cross her look out. She can give you a look as cold as ice and have you feeling sorry for her all at the same time.

Because Cancers are so emotional, they tend to let things get out of control at times. Normally very neat around the house, when they get into a mood, they can let things really pile up to the point where you need to bring in a cleaning service to get things straightened out. Under normal conditions, however, a Cancer home is a wonderful home; comfortable, good food and lots of love and attention. Oh yes, Cancers can literally smother you with their love and they demand to be smothered back. So if you're not the touchy feeling kind of person that she's looking for, you might want to either take some affectionate lessons or stay clear. If she feels her overwhelming love is not being returned she can become quite moody.

At work, even though it may seem that Cancers are too moody to keep a job and do it well, this is actually not true. Cancers are very intuitive and sensitive to change and many times they are on the cutting edge of things. They can be extremely creative and make good executives. Their mothering instincts make them great at creating their own projects as they tend to look at these projects as their children. Because of this, they work very hard on them.

Cancers are indeed quite a handful, but with a little love and understanding, they can be the best friend and lover you will ever want in your life. If you can handle not breathing all too well.