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Sunday, 16 February 2014

WE NEED CHANGE

THE ONLY THING CONSTANT IS CHANGE.

IF YOU ALWAYS DO WHAT YOU ALWAYS DID, YOU WILL ALWAYS GET WHAT YOU ALWAYS GOT.

CHANGE is something many people are frightened of.   However, we live with it all our lives and when we can accept change and appreciate it's benefits we do not have the affects on our personality that striving to always control our lives and trying to keep things exactly as they always have been.

Could you have stopped your body from growing from a baby, to a child, to a teenager to an adult to mature person?  No.  your body was in the right shape and size to cope with the jobs it had to do for it's growth.  You could not control it.
Can you imagine as a baby or a little child being able to go to work and cope with the pressures associated with that.   You have had years of experience and changes in your life by then to be able to cope.   If you do not cope perhaps you are wishing that you were still that little baby or child so that someone else could take the responsibility that is expected of you at this time of your life.

Apart from personal change we are now living in a time of HUGE CHANGE.   We have left behind the Piscean Age of sacrifice and are entering the Aquarian Age of tolerance and  acceptance .    Many old attitudes and acceptance of things that we knew were wrong  but were used to them are now being swept away by the new energy of personal beliefs and confidence in our own opinions.

Our Numerology also has changed.  Babies are now being born without 1 or 9 in their birth date.
1 has always represented me, I, what I want.  9 has always represented accepted principles.
The number 2 that all babies have now relates to support and mothering.

Also supporting the New Age Principles of caring and supporting others is the fact that we are now developing a NEW set of Chakras.   These Chakras sit in the second layer of our Aura, the Orange layer that is connected with Relationships.  Instead of the Chakras we are used to, that are in the first Red layer around our body, these Chakras relate to working with others, using tolerance and acceptance instead of us thinking that we SHOULD do all the things that our current Chakras expect of us.
They are Red/Orange, Orange/Yellow (gold) Yellow/Green, Green/Blue (turquoise) and Blue/Violet (pink violet)
One of my students pointed out to me recently that ALL of these colours are currently in the clothing shops so that we can start wearing the new colours and feel their affect.

Astrologically Planets move all the time, so from the time you are born the Planets have moved all your life giving you new opportunities to do the things your Astrology Chart shows that you have come to do.   It is always great to see a current, progressed chart and observe how planets have moved into different signs and sections of your Chart, showing you your current possibilities and confirmation of how you have changed and improved your personality.
It takes 30 years for the Sun to move into the next sign, so if you are over 30 you are not being influenced by your Birth sign.   Depending on how many days you are into your Sign will depend on when it moves into the next one.   Most Signs start on 21st or 22nd of each month.   So if you were 10 days into your Sign you would be 20 when you moved into the next one.   If you were 15 days into your Sign your would be 15 when the Sun moved into the next one.
All the other Planets move too.  Not only their Sign but their placement in your Chart.
We all come to 'The School of Earth' to learn our next set of lessons.

The major significator of that change is in the form of the North and South Nodes of the Moon.
These are in EVERYBODY'S Chart, so there is no getting away from them
The South Node indicates the attitudes you have built into your personality over many lifetimes.  These are habits and emotions that you feel comfortable with.    You have come here this lifetime to improve these attitudes and gain growth and wisdom.
The North Node is EXACTLY the opposite of what you have brought with you.  It is there to show you what you have come to learn.  
This is not easy.   Don't think that others have an easier time than you.  We all have them, and we all have things to learn.

ALL THESE CHANGES GIVES YOU THE OPPORTUNITY FOR GROWTH.!!

Try not to control your life.  Look for the Signposts along the way, showing you the way to go; and be grateful for the Guiding Angels that are always there to move you into new situations where you can CHANGE and GROW.

Once you realize that YOU chose this life to improve your immortal Soul and that EVERY situation, good or bad in your life is in order to CHANGE old attitudes and beliefs so that you might become the best person you can be in this lifetime, life becomes beautiful.

Thursday, 16 January 2014

OUR LIVES ARE NUMBERED

In order to allow himself/herself to learn lessons in the great School of Life mankind has 'tuned in' to the rhythm of the planets and the order of numbers to mark off periods in their life which gives them 'time' to become adjusted to the new direction and lessons they have come to work on in their current incarnation.

Our minds and bodies respond to the magical numbers of 3, 7, 9 and 12 in order to accept the changes that are presented to us during our lifetimes.
We are gradually 'toughened' and 'prepared' each 7 years of our lifetime, commencing from the first detachment from our previous lives.  This occurs at the age of 7 when the first 'layer' of earthly 'physical' energy cuts off our 'invisible' friends and our natural understanding of the other world in which we have dwelt.
At 14 we are once more enveloped in earth's physical energies as we are prepared to concentrate most of our energies on our physical growth and development.   In native cultures this is the beginning of manhood.
At 21 we are moved into taking on the responsibility of earning a living and developing our skills.
At 28 we are  considered to be 'hardened' enough to cope with the earth's density and take on responsibilities such as a career and family.

Every 9 years we complete a personal cycle of yin and yang (male and female) when we can have alternating (personal) years of creating, followed by accepting and working with that creativity in the following year until the 9th year of each cycle.     In this year we need to 'tidy up' things left to do to complete the cycle so as to be able to start off afresh on the next personal 1 year.  This 1 year is often confusing as we have to make some decisions as to our direction for the next 9 years.
The odd years 1,3, 5, 7 and 9 are creative years.  The even numbers 2,4,6, and 8 are the years in which we have to work with the energy created in the odd numbered years
To find our own personal year we need to add together the day of birth number, the month of birth and the number of the current year.  e.g.   14/6/2014  = 14(5) + 6 + 2014(7)   5 + 6 + 7 = 18   1 +8 = 9  This will be a 9 personal year to conclude a cycle.                                                                                                      3/11/ 2014 =.  3 + 11(2) + 2014(7)   3 + 2 + 7 = 12(3)         This will be a 3 year (a good number for creating, communicating and traveling)
The number will affect you all the year but I have noticed over my 40 years of doing Astrology/Numerology charts that the next number to the one you are in will start to work in with the current number from your Birthday.  This will bring slight changes.

An overall picture of our responses to life is mirrored in three major 'cycles' which relate to the day, month and year which we chose to incarnate in this lifetime.    Each of these cycles are 28 years apart.   The first witch relates to the Month that you are born encompasses our 7 year learning periods, our adjusting and adapting time.  At the end of this we are considered 'ready' for life's responsibilities.  At this time Saturn ( the Planet of responsibility) is returning to it's original  position in a person's Astrological Chart.  When Saturn 'returns' at approximately 29 years he is also demanding that we let go of foolish or childish attitudes and behaviors and take on life's lessons and developments.     The second cycle which relates to the number of the Day we were born is from 28 to 56 years is about becoming a parent, the worker the 'breadwinner' etc.
The third Cycle is from 56 years on ( it  relates to the number of the Year of your life) and it indicates a time when all of the knowledge and abilities you have gained during the last 56 years can be used in helping others and giving back to society.
This last cycle is effective for the rest of your life.  Seven and nine year cycles still keep working but they do not influence your life as much as the three main cycles.    

Saturday, 14 December 2013

YOUR GODDESS INFLUENCES

The Planet Venus indicates your feminine nature, your sexual nature, and how you wish to be appreciated as a woman.
In recent years Asteroids (small Planets) connected to Venus have been able to show in an Astrology Chart the way you work with your Venus energy.
Between Saturn and Jupiter there is a ring of small Asteroids that are thought to be the remains of a large planet.   The Asteroids that have been investigated and named are Ceres, Juno, Pallas Athene and Vesta.
These represent the varied ways that the Venus energy (in women and men) is used.

The sign and placement in an Astrological Chart indicate gifts, abilities and problems of that feminine energy.

CERES ( also known as Demeter by the Greeks) is the Mother nature type of female.  Her most important role in life is connected to her family.   She can be the supportive mother, or the possessive mother depending on other aspects in her chart.   I find that when I see Ceres in an Astrological Chart that person has a need to be and 'Earth Mother'.   She often can mother anyone who is in need, whether they are in her own family or not.
The legend of Ceres is that she was walking with her daughter Persephone one day when Pluto (the God of the underworld) saw Persephone and decided he wanted her.   He snatched Persephone and took her underground.   Ceres was heartbroken and walked the earth in morning.    This caused all nature to wither up and there was no food for anyone.   The Gods spoke to Pluto and insisted that he let Persephone go.  Pluto did, but before she left he persuaded her to eat a pomegranete (the seeds indicate marriage)    So the Gods made a deal with Ceres that Persephone could come home for six months and she went down to Pluto for the other six months.  This was the beginnings of Summer and Winter.
NOTE   When Ceres is placed in the home section of the Chart, a child can decide to leave or be taken away or leave with another for a period of time.    I have personally experience this.

JUNO is the expression of the faithful wife.   Her marriage and relationships are the most important thing in her life.  If she has good aspects in her chart she often has a long happy marriage.   If the aspects are not so good she often attracts the type of man who runs after other women.   Juno energy will often put up with this type of treatment because she needs relationships.
Juno in Roman times was the patroness of mothers and children.  She is connected with faithfulness.
In Greek times she was called Hera.  (she can often be seen on television shows as the horrible witch)
This was brought about because Zeus was her brother, but as sex was his hobby, he noticed Hera one day and decided to have her.  ( He turned himself into a dove and created a rain storm)  When the wet dove fluttered into Hera's arms he tuned back into himself and ravished her.   As they were both Gods they had to get married.   Zeus was afraid that if he had children they would murder him as he and his brother had murdered his father Saturn.  So he put Hera in a chastity belt and then went on his merry way seducing all that he fancied. She reacted by killing all his lovers and their children, so became the terrible wife.
Because of this they could not have children normally so they had to create them.
Hera created the silversmith for the Gods ( a sensitive male) and Zeus created Pallas out of his forehead, complete with shield and spear!  (a strong self sufficient female)   I see this as the beginning of the Aquarian Age male and female.

PALLAS ATHENE is the expression of the independent, intellectual, strong female.  She needs to run her own life and can be a boyish type of female.
Pallas was created through the head and brain of Zeus so she is usually more interested in study or masculine interests.   She usually loves to be a leader and is protective of those she sees as needing her strength.  She does not see marriage as her only goal in life but strives towards developing her own interests.   This often makes her a pioneer in women's needs.
Depending on the placement in the chart she can be seen as very successful or very selfish.

VESTA is the expression of the woman who is whole in herself.  She can be with others and love others but does not give herself to others as do the Juno type women.
Vesta is connected with the healing temples in Rome.  She entered at six years and was there till she was 30.
during that time she made a vow to be celibate.   This often affects her attitude in life and can be the reason some women decide to be nuns.
The Vesta female is one who tries to help others and provide for them the comforts in life.  This can lead to many different types of lifestyles.   The Vestal Virgins kept the oil lamps burning in the temples, they provided food and beds and even sacred sex if required.   This can lead to working as a nurse or health food sales person, massage or any other healing practice.   Even could be a reason to be a prostitute.
Virgin, in those days only meant young girl, not the way we use the term today.
When the Greeks ran the temples food, bedding and sex were seen as normal comforting actions.   When the Romans took over they found that children of the Vestal Virgins were worshiped and decided to stop the practice.   They made a rule that any Vestal Virgin having sex with travelers would be whipped and put to death (walled up alive).   This can often be seen in Astrological charts as a strong drive to be with a certain partner even if they are unsuitable.   (the result of not being able to be with them in the past)
I often find that people with this placement are very scared of being locked in anywhere.

These Asteroid placements are very helpful to understand emotional issues.  They are mainly looked at in women's charts but the Asteroid energy affects men as well.



Thursday, 12 December 2013

THE THREE SECTIONS OF THE AURA

Most people who are involved in a spiritual life know that our Aura contains the colours of the Rainbow, going from Red up to Violet.
These colours are involved with different aspects of our life and knowing what each colour represents and what part of our life it influences is important for us to understand our needs.
The first section of our Aura is seen as a glow around the body (about a foot out).  It is connected to the Root Chakra.
RED is the colour connected to our Root Chakra.(our Physical Chakra)   This colour, when we look at it, switches on in the brain our 'fight and flight' instinct.   It affects our Adrenal glands that pump out the energy needed for whatever challenge faces us.   Therefore when we have to give a talk in public, run a race or do anything that needs strength we often decide to wear Red clothing.
The Red Chakra is connected with our 'roots', how we relate to our family, nationality, religion, idea of beauty (yes, even how we look to others).   We need strength for that, to feel that we are acceptable in all these areas.  If we do not feel that we are OK in the eyes of others, the Root Chakra cannot give out the energy needed and we often gain weight, have leg problems or lower bowel problems.  
People who do not feel accepted will often hide in grey or black.  Wearing Red, or surrounding yourself with Red (flowers, red food, Red essential oils, such as Rosemary,  crystals etc.) can help to get this Chakra working well.
As this is the base chakra, that sets off in motion the next 6 wheels of the Chakra system, it is hard to feel bright and happy if this one is not working properly.

The next section of the Aura is the Health Aura.  This consists of the next two Chakras, the Orange Chakra (called the Sacral) and the Yellow Chakra (called the Solar Plexus)  This section of our Aura can be measured by holding your arms out from the body.   That distance all around the body can be felt like a cocoon and can be soothed and healed with healing oils applied.
The colour Orange is the colour of relationships and confidence.  The Sacral Chakra is affected by situations in our lives when we have problems in relationships with others and lose our confidence in these relationships.  This can then affect the part of the body that the Sacral is connected to.  Many women have problems in their pelvic area because of this.   Wearing Orange, eating Orange food, Orange flowers in the house, Orange essential oil and orange crystals can all help.
The Yellow Solar Plexus Chakra area contains digestive organs, such as the Liver, the stomach, the Gall Bladder, the Pancreas and the beginnings of the bowel.   Yellow is the colour of joy and happiness and is connected with the will.   When we feel that others are rejecting our needs (or our own will) we often lose the joy and happiness of being able to express our own ideas.   This can lead to problems in the organs that are in the Solar Plexus area.     Wearing Yellow, eating yellow foods, yellow crystals and yellow (Lemon) essential oil can help.
NOTE.   Essential oils must be put on the body in a carrier oil as they are very strong.   The only two oils that can be put on the body without a carrier oil are Sandalwood and Lavender.

The third section of the Aura is much larger than most people know.   In my workshops we measure this third Spiritual Aura and it is often over 12 or 15 feet from the body.   This is the part of the Aura where we can 'feel' our connections to others.   At that distance we can decide if we feel comfortable or uncomfortable with other people.   (no wonder we feel cramped in a lift or crowded train).
This Spiritual Aura contains the Green Heart Chakra, the Blue Throat Chakra, the Indigo Third Eye Chakra and the Violet Crown Chakra.
All these Chakras from the Heart to the Crown enable us to work with our higher selves with love and intuition.
The Green Heart Chakra is connected to our need to love and be loved. It can be affected by rejection of the love we want to give to others.   Or, on a negative note, trying to push your own ideas on to others in the 'name' of love.
This area contains the Heart and Lungs and both can be affected by lack of love in the life and lack of acceptance .Wearing Green clothing, going out into nature, using Green essential oil, or green food (salads) can help.
The Blue Throat Chakra at the base of the Throat is connected to our need to express ourselves in our own way, talking, dancing, painting etc.   When we are stopped from expressing our OWN ideas we often have problems in the throat, shoulders, mouth, jaw etc.
Wearing Blue, eating blue/purple foods, Blue things in the home, vases, cushions etc. and Blue crystals and Essential oils (Sandalwood is very good.  Also Sandalwood rubbed on the top bone at the back of the neck will protect the 'Door to the Aura' which is situated there)  If the door is too open it will take in too much information and can confuse your own direction.  This often causes headaches and pain in the back of the neck at the top of the spine.
The Indigo Third Eye Chakra is placed between the eyes on the forehead.  This is the area of intuition.  When we are stopped or laughed at for expressing our own intuition we can often get headaches or eye and ear problems. Wearing Purple, Purple food, purple crystals or essential oils (such as Lavender)   Can all help.
The last Violet, Crown Chakra is at the top of the head and is called the Thousand petal Lotus.   This is our direct link to our Spiritual friends who wish to give us messages to have a wonderful life.  If we have friends and family who support us in our beliefs we are lucky.  Many people cannot express the wonderful messages they receive directly because they do not have the support of others.
Wearing Violet, using Ylang Ylang essential oil and meditation can help.  Messages can always be written in a book and will be valuable later in life.
Each of our Chakras need attention and if one of them is blocked because of emotional problems it will affect the next Chakra in the body.


Accepting our own ideas and giving them out in love and confidence can help to keep these Chakras working well.


Thursday, 17 October 2013

FASHION AND COLOUR -TOOLS FOR TRANSFORMATION

God, or Spirit or The Universe,  whatever name you call the Creator and Transformer for your life uses many ways to move us along on the path to our evolution.
Recently, one of the women who had attended my Colour (yes that is how we spell Colour in Australia) Therapy course pointed out to me that The New Chakra Colours that I had been telling people about for the last 10 years were the Fashion colours this year.   Now whenever I see new garments or jewelry I am thrilled to observe, Red/Orange, Gold, Lime Green, Turquoise, Red/Purple,and Pink/Purple.
For many years I have been showing students how to 'douse' the body with a crystal pendulum over the seven Chakras.    Other clairvoyants have pointed out to me new colours that were in between the Chakra colours that we have been working with for many years.   These Chakras can be 'doused' at a higher level than the usual seven.   I have been able to 'douse' some of these Chakras on people who are working with the New energies and are relating to others with acceptance and tolerance.
Between the Red and Orange Chakra  a Red/Orange Chakra is now appearing.  Between the Orange and the Yellow Chakra there is a Gold Chakra, between the Yellow and Green Chakra there is a Lime Green Chakra, between the Green and the Blue there is a Turquoise Chakra (the first one to show, relating to speaking through the Throat with the emotion of the Heart)  The next is between the Blue Throat and the Indigo (blue/purple) of the Third Eye.  It is a beautiful Purple, and the last is between the Third Eye and the Crown  and is a Pink/Purple.   All these Chakras belong to the second layer around the Aura - the Orange/Relationship layer.     Each one of the New Chakra colours is involved with tolerance and acceptance.   This is different to the first layer of the Aura, that contains the seven Chakras that we are used to.  The first layer is connected to the Root Chakra (Red)   All the original Chakras are about what is expected of us in this lifetime.   The New Chakras are about acceptance of ourselves and others.

The Planet Pluto (the Planet of Transformation) has not only been involved with sending us vibrations to transform in the way that is connected to the sign of the Constellation it is travelling through.  It  has also influenced us in our choice of colours and attitudes.  
When Pluto started travelling through Cancer (the sign of home, families, country and patriotism) the country entered a depression (brown) and then War (Brown)   We had to endure, and work hard.   All the things that had been there in the time Pluto was travelling through Gemini were gone.   Pluto had traveled through Gemini from the Edwardian Era, ( when people wore fancy and colourful clothes that covered most of the body) to the 'Flapper' stage when people were learning how to 'speak up' (Gemini is the sign of communication)  By the end of that era, just before Pluto went into Cancer people wore clothes that were tight and short.  Their hair was now short and flat and they were more interested in good times than home and country.   Women learned that they could speak up and make decisions ( this would be necessary when their menfolk went off to earn money or go to war in the next Pluto time)
When the war ended and people started to want their 'good life' back again Pluto started travelling though Leo ( the sign of Kings and Queens and the good life and luxury)   This was a time when people started throwing out the Brown furniture of the Pluto/Cancer time and began buying the new and exciting mechanical things that were now coming into their life so that they could have more leisure time.  The two colours that were being used in all the refrigerators, toasters, jugs, washing machines were now Green and Gold.
Green is the colour that is connected with 'the good life and money'  Gold (usually it was light Gold) is connected with 'old' money, or feeling that you have a 'right' to possessions and can throw away anything that does not fit into your standards.    Clothing once again became bright and colourful, with lots of very large patterns.

The Planet Neptune has been travelling through the Constellation of Pisces since 2011.  Neptune and Pisces both relate to Spiritualism, Colour, Art, Music and Healing.   This has brought forward more interest in Healing and the newer colours.    They also represent illusion.   That seems to be very evident in America at this time.

Friday, 11 October 2013

ASTROLOGY - YOUR SPIRITUAL DIRECTION..

All through the centuries mankind has asked and cried ' What am I here for?..What is my direction... Have I reached it yet? I don't know what my skills are!.
That was all taken care of when you were born.  You were born when the Planets were in a position to show you WHO you are and WHAT you are capable of.  They will show you your DIRECTION and the wounds you have that you have come to overcome in this lifetime.
You are then supplied with at least ONE Guardian Angel for life who tries to push and prod you into working with the skills you have and also to the direction you have decided on this lifetime.  Later in life when we are moving into special needs other Specialist Angels will come along to help you obtain your goal.   They can only GUIDE you however, it is up to you to be brave enough to follow your heart to develop the skills that you are capable of.
Most people know what Sun sign they are.   That gives you an overall look at who you are.  You could be a firey Fire sign, a practical Earth sign, an emotional Water sign or an intellectual Air sign.
This is just the beginning.   You have decided to be that sign in order to have the ability to follow through your choice of situations in this lifetime.   WE choose what we need to improve in our Soul each lifetime, you can't blame your parents or husband or wife.   They are only there to push you to learn what it is you have chosen to learn

When I first learned Astrology about 40 years ago we only used the 10 Planets.   With the discovery of newer Signs some of the Planets have more spiritual rulers than they did.   Scorpio was ruled by Mars the planet of war (like Aries) but is now considered to be ruled by Pluto the planet of transformation..  Aquarius was ruled by Saturn, the planet of tradition and responsibility, is now ruled by Uranus , the planet of sudden and unusual events (so even if you are an Aquarian and like to shock people, there is still a bit of serious Saturn tucked away in you).  Virgo was ruled  by Mercury, the planet of communication and is now ruled by Chiron (the wounded healer).   As Virgo is the sign of the Doctor they often try to fix others instead of themselves.   Pisces  was ruled by Jupiter but is now ruled by Neptune (all things spiritual and imaginative)  As Jupiter is always connected with BIG:  Pisces have BIG imaginations, and must watch that they don't get carried away with them.

In an Astrology chart there are three main sections in the houses of the chart.  The top four houses indicate a life 'up there' or in public.  The four houses on the Ascendant side of the chart indicate working on your own life to try to understand yourself.   The four houses opposite that indicate the need to work with companions in this lifetime.  When one of these sections of the chart  is filled it is an indication of the need to work on that area in your life.

To understand WHY certain planets and signs are in your chart we need to look at the North and South Nodes of the Moon.  These are the indicators of what it is you have come to improve and overcome this lifetime and what direction you need to take.   There is an excellent book called Astrology for the Soul, by Jan Spiller that spells out where you need to go and what to move away from.   She only talks about the North Node, but the things she says to avoid relate to the South Node.

Your Birth Chart is your report card from your Past lives.  It can have lovely lines (aspects) called Trines in it that show you have learned this well and don't need to learn it again.  There is an aspect called a square that is connected with things you have to learn and are difficult for you.  However, once you master them you may not have to learn it again next time.  There is an aspect called Opposition.  This one gives you the chance to look at both sides and to work out (intellectually) how to improve it.   They often go from your early childhood area and your family area to the top of the chart (your public area).  This shows you that your early training can still affect your judgement out in the world until you look at it and sort it out yourself. And there is another small aspect called a Sextile that shows the different areas in your chart that work well together. You can also have Conjuctions, where two or more Planets are within a few degrees of each other. This helps them all work together and strengthens each one.

Your NUMEROLOGY is also in place when you are born, date, name (given by your parents but often suggested by your guides).   This is also a wonderful guide to who you are and when life will change for you.

Friday, 6 September 2013

WHAT PEOPLE DON'T KNOW ABOUT ASTROLOGY

Most people know what Astrological Sign they are.    I have had people say to me "don't believe in all that stuff'...but I guess all Aries think that way.
Your Sun sign is such a small percentage of the influence Astrology had on us, yet many people think that is all there is.   The term is Sun sign, not Star sign as it indicates what constellation the Sun was travelling through at your date of birth.  
It depends on how far the Sun has traveled thought the Constellation to know just how the Astrological sign will express itself.   Each sign has three components of ten degrees, as the Sun travels 30 degrees through each sign.    The first 10 degrees (the first 10 days of the sign) create a double expression.   Say, Cancer.  The first 10 degrees would be a Cancer/Cancer person.   One who is a very 'mumsy' person.   The next 10 degrees relate to the next Water sign which is Scorpio.  So if the Sun in your chart was between 10 degrees and 20 degrees you would have an influence of Scorpion in the Cancer nature.  This would make for a more powerful caring nature and more secretive than the Cancer/Cancer person.   The next 10 degrees between 20 degrees and 30 degrees is influenced by the next Water sign, Pisces.   As Pisces is an intuitive/psychic sign this makes the Cancer/Pisces person more interested in who they can help or heal and not quite as family oriented as the Cancer/Cancer person.
This works with every sign.   So this is one of the reasons that people say, I am the same sign as my sister or friend, but we are so different.
That is just the beginning.  There are 1l Planets influencing us in different ways and they are placed in different 'houses' (sections) of your Astrology chart.  They have 'aspects' to each other, some easy and some hard.

Mercury, (the way we communicate and what we communicate about) is quite often in the same sign as the Sun, because it is never further away than 30 degrees from the Sun.    So if your Mercury is in the same sign as your Sun you will talk and think the way people expect your sign to do.   But Mercury could also be in either side of the Sun.    If a person is a Leo, their Mercury could be in Leo, allowing them to talk in the strong manner of Leo.   If however their Mercury was in either side of Leo, Cancer or Virgo then the Lion would talk more about the family or caring if in Cancer, and if in Virgo, they could be very work oriented or interested in healing and more 'fussy' than the Leo/Leo.
Mercury can also be Retrograde at birth.   Mercury is the Planet that stops and goes backward more often than all the other Planets, (that is known as Retrograde)   If Mercury is Retrograde at birth, it is an indication that the person will have trouble communicating their thoughts until the Planet starts moving again (that is known as Direct),   If you believe in Reincarnation, it is suggested that the person had their communication cut off in a past life either by hanging, or having their head chopped off etc.   This can bring with them into this world that if they say what they think something terrible will happen to them
  Over the years I have had clients say that they actually thought that someone would chop their head off if they said what they really think.   When Mercury goes Direct in a person's life they often find that they can now express themselves without fear.
This is something that most people don't know (and I have met Astrologers that don't know) that from the minute you are born the Planets move through the Constellations and create different aspects in your life.  So if you have a Birth chart your will find as you grow older (or move to a different area in the world) that the Planets are in a different section of your chart and they have changed signs.   This is to allow you to grow with the new energies that are always being sent down to us.

Venus in a woman's chart indicates the way she wants to be seen as a woman.  Mars in a man's chart indicates how he wishes to be seen as a man.  (this can cause problems in relationships when your partner finds out that is not who you really are)
Jupiter indicates where you want to grow.   Saturn is the area in which you take most responsibility.

Another most important part of a chart is the North and South Nodes of the Moon.   They are the indicators of what you have come to change this lifetime.   The North node indicates what you want to learn and the South Node indicates your old patterns and needs.   It is a lifetime job to learn what we have come to learn and it is helpful to know just which energies we need to work on to grow.

This is just a few things about the many different aspects of Astrology.  I have been working with it for over 40 years and it still gives me great pleasure and satisfaction..   I have seen it help people over the years to understand themselves and their loved ones and understand their direction in life.