Cancer Weekly Horoscope

Honesty may be the best policy, Cancer, but this week your truth bombs could find people running for shelter. That’s because a completely awkward trio of planets will cluster together in Pisces and your candid ninth house. The cosmic cast: Mars, Neptune and Mercury. Mars is a hothead, and in this house it not only makes you argumentative but it also gives you “open mouth, insert foot” syndrome. Neptune, on the other hand, is elusive and vague…but even if you try to be diplomatic, you might just dig yourself into a hole and turn fifty shades of crimson. And Mercury just makes you talk nonstop and overanalyze everything. Eek! While you may have the best of intentions with your desire to clear the air or call it like you see it, your efforts at sincerity could seriously backfire. This is a tricky time for any heart-to-heart talks, Cancer. If you can stall for a week, please do, even if you feel like you’re burning up inside.

Your best bet might be to go on sabbatical for the week or take a breather from the tension by putting a relationship on ice for a minute. A change of scenery is something this cosmic trio would love, especially with Mars’ adventurism and Neptune’s escapism. Midwinter vacation, anyone? You’ll also feel the pull towards mingling multiculturally and could find yourself enveloped in a crowd of people very unlike your own kin. Again, a word to the wise on your outspokenness: Sharing every observation aloud is not advised when you’re a fish out of water. You may feel the sting of cultural insensitivity yourself this week, a moment where you actually SHOULD speak up and educate the offending parties on the error of their ways. As difficult as it may be, try to extend the benefit of the doubt. Perhaps they really are just ignorant and not total idiots, Cancer.

Burning off stress with sports can bring a huge release, but avoid anything that falls in the “extreme” category. Rash Mars and foggy Neptune could make you careless. If you’re going to try the rock-climbing wall or indoor trapeze class, do triple-check your safety harness, and then go forth and play.

On Sunday the 10th, the new moon in Aquarius (and your seductive eighth house) lights your erotic fire. The planetary PSA: It’s time to bring sexy back, Cancer. A weekend shopping trip to Agent Provocateur may be just what the doctor ordered, especially if you have a captive audience for a delicious striptease. If you’ve been avoiding the dating scene for a while, this new moon lures you back.

Seeing someone? The stakes get higher under this lunar light, and you’ll need to know for certain: Are they in or are they out? You might deliver a gentle ultimatum on Sunday or decide mentally what your cutoff point will be. New moons are starting points, but the seeds you plant may take until the corresponding full moon to bloom. How would you like a relationship to grow by July 22, the date of the Aquarius full moon? Since the eighth house plays for keeps, visualize yourself putting a ring on it…or some ink on a contract that binds you more permanently with a partner-in-crime.

Financially, this new moon opens you up for some big money opportunities like investments, commission checks, or funds made through a network-marketing model. Think: passive income streams, Cancer. How can you make money in your sleep? Start brainstorming and see what opportunities your social network can provide.