Astrologers Explain How To Navigate Emotionally Charged Cancer Season

Every 30 days or so, the Sun visits a new zodiac sign. During this "season," everyone feels the prevailing energy, no matter what Sun sign you were born under. Cancer season 2021 is a homespun solar spell that will emphasize domestic bliss and family affairs from June 20 until July 22.

As the zodiac's first water sign, heartfelt Cancer plunges us into our feelings and heightens our sensitivity. Cancer season can be a comforting time but also an emotionally charged one. As cerebral, social Gemini season draws to a close and ends its Mercury retrograde (on June 22), Cancer season turns our attention away from the buzz of the local scene and reminds us that charity begins in the home.

During Cancer season, feelings are subject to change without notice. But don't just write off these fluctuations as "moods." This heart-centered sign helps us expand our empathy. During this monthlong cycle, you don't just walk a mile in someone else's shoes—you can almost feel what it's like to be living in their skin. But that doesn't mean you should make assumptions. Now is the time to ask people, "What's that like for you?" or "How do you feel about that?" The answers may be richer than you expect.

We live in an era when anxiety has become rampant. Much of this is simply a sane reaction to the intense pressures of the current world. This cosmic climate demands tools to help people deal with their fears and uncomfortable emotions.

During Cancer season 2021, sharpen your emotional intelligence with personal growth books, workshops, meditations, and more. We've heard it said that "e-motion stands for energy in motion." If that's true, then why are so many of us still stuck? Most likely, we aren't getting to the root cause of our pain—which is the hard, but necessary, work.

Cancer season reminds us of our roots, whether you live in close proximity to your parents or you've forsaken every branch on your family tree.

The Cancer-ruled fourth house sits at the very bottom of the zodiac wheel, representing our foundations. Connect with your origins, whether you do a DNA testing kit, heal a generations-old chain of pain, or honor your ancestry by documenting family traditions on video.

Cancer season is a time to nourish ourselves, and that can be accomplished by connecting to the food we put in our bodies. During this solar season, our palates may veer more toward rich and hearty decadence than plant-based diets. Since Cancer is one of the zodiac signs associated with family, connect to your heritage or get a taste of other cultures through the cuisine of the lineage.

Pick up a cookbook (and watch YouTube vids) like Lazarus Lynch's Son of a Southern Chef. A "love letter" to his father's culinary artistry has Cancer season written all over it. (Pass the Brown Stew Chicken and Lemon Pound Cake, please.) Or binge-watch multiple seasons of No Reservations, as a tribute to late Cancerian food and wine connoisseur Anthony Bourdain.

Make way for the astrological alpha female! Cancer rules the zodiac's fourth house of home, family, and women—so this is a month when girls indeed run the world. If it was up to us as astrologers, International Women's Day would coincide with the Cancer new moon.

Nonetheless, let us hereby declare Cancer season a time to celebrate and appreciate the maternal figures and inspiring women in our lives. We all have archetypal feminine energy within us, regardless of which gender you identify with.

Did you know that one in three girls in developing countries are married before age 18? Not only are they left uneducated and economically disempowered, but complications during pregnancy are also the leading cause of death for 15- to 19-year-old females, globally.

All human beings are creative. It's our birthright, and it's in our DNA. Our ability to tap into that force depends on how willing we are to put our inner control freaks in the corner and allow the muse to track us down. We have to be quiet in order to receive the download of creative energy, and that's hard for many people.