Rashi (Sign)draftschool: jyotisha· Frawley — Astrology of the Seers

Cancer (Karka)

कर्कKarka

also: Cancer, Kataka, Crab

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Definition

The fourth sidereal sign, Karka (Cancer), the Moon's sign (negative/even); Cardinal Water; the chest of the Cosmic Man; animal-symbol the crab.
Traditional

Prāṇa relevance

Water/Moon/Cardinal: the nourishing, watery-nutritive Soma pole (the Medical theme's Kapha-structural side opposite Fire/agni). Chest/breast/stomach body-link. The Moon as the Earth-facing emanation that 'holds water' and nourishes life (book p.108) makes Cancer the sign of vital/emotional sustenance. Subtle prana not traced.

Cross-book attributes (3) — fill / concur / diverge

Kalapurusha LimbDiverges

Sources differ — both values shown; never overwritten.

ownTraditional
chest (of the Cosmic Man); Medical theme finer: front chest to rib border, elbows, stomach, breasts (book p.219) — concur
txt-frawley-astrology-seersbook p.219Modern
chest/stomach (front chest to rib border, elbows, stomach, breasts)
Breath HalfFilledper txt-frawley-astrology-seers
lunar (rising/inhalation half, Aquarius→Cancer; Cancer is its culmination at the head)
Chakra CorrespondenceFilledper txt-frawley-astrology-seers
Third Eye (Ajna) — Cancer is the Moon's sign, the lunar-side sign of the third-eye pair (Cancer/Leo); end of the lunar half (top of the rising breath); Jupiter exalts here

Connections (4)

corresponds-to · 2
  • ↔Water (Ap / Jala)Modern
    Cancer is a Water sign in the four-element triplicity (Water = Cancer/Scorpio/Pisces) (book p.112, p.113-114).
  • ←Jupiter (Brihaspati)Traditional
    Exaltation: Jupiter is exalted at 5°00' Cancer (book p.125); fall at 5°00' Capricorn.
governs · 1
  • ←Moon (Chandra)Traditional
    The Moon rules Cancer alone (an even/negative sign); the Sun and Moon, as 'one planet', each hold one sign of the Cancer/Leo solar pair (book p.107-108). scope: graha-rashi (flagged QF-SN-1).
maps-to · 1
  • ↔Third Eye (Ajna chakra)Modern
    Cancer, the Moon's sign, is the lunar-side sign of the third-eye pair (Cancer/Leo) and the end of the lunar (rising) half of the breath — its culmination at the head. Jupiter exalts here.

Sources

  • txt-frawley-astrology-seersDescription of the Signs — Cancer (book p.118)Modern✓ verifiedKarka = sign of the Moon (negative), Cardinal Water, chest of the Cosmic Man, a crab, sign 4; traits

Other attributes

Index
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Ruling Graha
{"ref":"gra-chandra","tag":"TRADITIONAL","note":"the Moon's sign (an even/negative sign; the Moon's only sign)"}
Element
{"ref":"ele-ap","tag":"MODERN","note":"Cardinal Water (4-element triplicity, book p.112)"}
Modality
chara (Cardinal / movable)
Gender
feminine (even/negative sign)
Dosha Affinity
{"value":"kapha (via Water element)","tag":"MODERN","note":"no direct sign→dosha table; Water → Kapha. Moon's base humor is Kapha (Medical theme). Flagged."}
Exaltation Here
Jupiter is exalted at 5° Cancer; Mars is debilitated (fall) at 28° Cancer (book p.125–126)
Symbol Animal
Crab
Description Summary
Need for mental and emotional stability and happiness; under the sign of the mother. Cancer people are open, friendly, sympathetic, caring, nurturing; value relationship and the exchange of feelings; many people in their homes; enjoy cooking/caring; sensitive to the moods of the masses; can be overly emotional, attached, dependent; love home/family (sometimes to narrow-mindedness); devoted, loving, intuitive; receptive, contemplative, devotional; 'can shine over others like the Moon' once connected. [MODERN — Frawley, book p.118]
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