Cardinal Water (Cancer) and Fixed Air (Aquarius)
This pairing brings together people made of very different star dust. Cancer approaches life with its sensitive, emotional feelers, while Aquarius has one foot in another dimension. It's hard to make a heartfelt connection with the Waterbearer, which immediately poses problems for Cancer. The Aquarian cool glamour that intrigues others makes the Moonchild very insecure. There's some sexual electricity here, but often not enough to overcome the gulf between them. Aquarius dwells in the realm of concepts, and is happier engaging with more than one person. Cancer first seeks to build on intimate ground, before going further with a relationship. Both see giant red flags on the first, and likely last, date.
If the attraction continues, there is likely synastry in other areas of the two charts. Aquarius offers a gift to Cancer in its nonjudging outlook. Being very submerged at times in its subjective reality, Cancer is intrigued by the unemotional, expansive Aquarian vision. When Cancer sets up a stable, nourishing home, Aquarius can be the voice of reason in the family, while exploring the foreign realm of intimacy.
Both are compassionate, but express it in different ways. They're a formidable team if they pool their resources for the greater good. But the social Aquarius will often be mixing it up out there, when the Moonchild just wants to cuddle on the couch. And Aquarius chafes at any limits to its freedom. The issues of freedom and togetherness will have to be ironed out for this to work. This pair gets extra points for the "degree of difficulty," making relating a sublime accomplishment.
Famous Couples: Sinclair Lewis (Aquarius) and Dorothy Thompson (Cancer); Charles Lindbergh (Aquarius) and Anne Morrow (Cancer); Natalie Wood (Cancer) and Robert Wagner (Aquarius); Axl Rose (Aquarius) and Stephanie Seymour (Cancer); Linda Ronstadt (Cancer) and Aaron Neville (Aquarius)