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Cancer Birthstones: Which Stones and Talismans Suit You
Cancer feels everything and bruises easily, so a talisman is about shelter: keeping fine feelings safe, staying above your own worry and not soaking up other people's moods like a sponge.
Stones for Cancer
Moonstone - the stone of the Moon and patron of Cancer: it guards your feelings and settles you gently
Pearl - holds your inner balance and the warmth of home
Selenite - clears off the borrowed emotion that Cancer picks up so easily
Aquamarine - quiets anxiety and helps you not to go under with your own worry
Opal - strengthens the intuition Cancer already has plenty of
How to choose and wear it
For Cancer the stone is a shield for feeling. Selenite and pearl when you have taken on other people's moods, aquamarine when the worry runs over. Keep moonstone and opal for intuition and a soft kind of quiet. Wear it near the heart, on a long chain or as a brooch high on the chest. It will not turn trouble away. What it does is remind you to look after yourself: you feel the stone and remember that another person's mood is not yours to carry.
FAQ
Which stones suit Cancer?
Tradition links Cancer with five stones, and you will find them above with what each one supports. Each holds the sign in its own way, so start with the one that answers something in you.
Which stone is the talisman of Cancer?
The one named first in the list above is the stone most often called the talisman of Cancer. Even so, a stone turns nothing aside by itself. It works as an anchor for the quality you need, so take the one that answers something in you and that will be yours.
These stones follow the sun sign Cancer. The whole sky, though - Moon, ascendant and planets - is yours alone, and the character of Cancer gets its own read.
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