Cardinal sign (astrology) Cardinal sign (astrology) The practice of astrology recognizes four cardinal signs of the zodiac: Aries, Cancer, Libra, and Capricorn — sometimes called reacting signs. It associates those people born "under" one of these with certain human behaviors and traits like being active, self-motivated, insightful and ambitious. The word "cardinal" originates from the Latin word for "important," since they each mark the turning point of a temperate season. They were called "moveable" by traditional astrologers because, as Bonatti says, the "air" changes when the Sun enters each of these signs, bringing a change of season. Sometimes the word "cardinal" is confused
Cancer (astrology) mythical creature. Cancer exists in the Red (Vermillion) Bird of the south. It is associated with summer. In Dante's "Paradiso", he makes reference to Cancer, writing: Cancer is figured in Giovanni Maria Falconetto's 1517 painting, "Cancer", as the guardian of the city of Verona. The Cancer symbol is also depicted in Agostino di Duccio's sculpture "View of Rimini Under the Sign of Cancer" (1450). Cancer (astrology) Cancer (♋️) is the fourth astrological sign in the Zodiac, originating from the constellation of Cancer. It spans 90° and 120° celestial longitude. Under the tropical zodiac, the Sun transits this area between approximately