Cancer - Numbers, Gems and Colors

[Michael Bell - Numbers]
Two is the number of wisdom of the self
And the true cancer is master of his moods
Two is the number of reflection
And the Moonchild is the mirror of all emotions
Two is the indication of receptivity
And the Cancer-born is always in the process of absorbing ideas and conditions
Two is the symbol of alternation
And the Crab is a native of extremes, living in a perpetual state of change
Two is the number of dependency
And Moonchildren suffer intensely when lonely
Two is the number that creates life and two people shelter and protect it
This is at the core of Cancer's existence
Two is the occult designation of the life force in living things

[Nancy Priddy - Gems]
Pearls are born in the sea and of the sea
Forming slowly in layers in which the rhythm, the deep changing tides and currents
The calm and the storms are molded into beauty and value within a living thing
So the Moonchild molds into his being the rhythm, tides, and currents, calm, and storms of man's emotions
Pearls are a magnet, drawing men down to ocean beds with their lustre and their value
Just as the Cancer is a magnet, drawing all things to him
But the Crab has this to know:
Should the shells which contain the secret of the pearl seal themselves too tightly
Or bury themselves too deeply in the ocean floor
Their exquisite possessions could be lost forever, and wasted in darkness

[John Erwin - Colors]
Color Cancer everything
As silver as the midnight sea can be when the light is pale
As yellow as yellow roses, or tulips, or daisies
When they live in the souls of dreamers
Or as yellow as a moon-kissed orange, or a sun-kissed morning
For the Crab owns them all, absorbs them all
Until they color the walls of his shell
A painting dedicated to all that he feels
But you, Moonchild, must learn that one can become a victim of his feelings
Lose hold on the other world and drown in a sea of emotion, sentimentality, and sensationalism

[Michael Bell - Closing]
So Cancer
Play host to all your moods
Nourish your secrets like the pearl
Bathe your moments in all the emotional colors
Just keep in mind
Colors are only part of a painting
And every painting is not a self-portrait