Rahu in Cancer
What pulls you forward (and astray). · The protector.
Core meaning
When Rahu moves through Cancer, the Obsession, desire, ambition, foreign, unconventional path domain takes on Cancer qualities. Cancer is Water, Cardinal, ruled by Moon — so this transit colours Rahu's expression with those filters.
Opportunities
Rahu in Cancer favours: action expressed in the Cancer style. Native areas — Obsession, desire, ambition, foreign, unconventional path — find a fresh approach shaped by Cancer's strengths: Loyal, Empathetic, Intuitive, Protective, Imaginative.
Watch-outs
Watch the shadow: Rahu in Cancer can amplify Cancer's downsides — Moody, Clingy, Easily hurt, Holds grudges — applied to Obsession, desire, ambition, foreign, unconventional path. The discipline is to use the energy without indulging the reflex.
Duration
Rahu transits one sign at the pace of one sign per 1.5 years (retrograde always).