There is a fundamental contradiction or opposition at the core of your personality, but it does not shatter your integrity. However, it causes your inner world to be complex, divided, or even torn, without ever being totally dissociated, because every thought and action is a source of unification. As a result, intellectually you are a talented syncretist. You are able to see the link between heterogeneous and diverse elements which do not appear to be related in the least. You can bring about surprising reconciliation, create unexpected bonds, combine beliefs which seem mutually incompatible. Your imaginative powers also flow from the division in your psyche and are evidenced by inspirations, visions, and abilities which exceed the context of logic and reasoning. You allow yourself to be guided by irrational phenomena like foreshadowing or premonitions, which well up from the depths of your being. You are more of a medium than an intuitive, because intuition requires a clear consciousness of reality. You are borne along by currents and tides of knowledge and live in symbiosis with forces which overwhelm you. In fact, it is because of this relative passivity that you are more or less a medium, because you wish merely to perceive what surrounds you; you have no wish to impose your will. Although this attitude endows you with great potential for productivity, it may also become dangerous, if you find yourself overpowered by forces you can never totally control. You tend to perceive things as undifferentiated; you do not always see the world as an organized, structured, hierarchical entity. Instead, you are sensitive to energy flows, to invisible forces which you perceive and try to interpret. Your consciousness knows no bounds, and you do not feel confined by either space or time. But the image of the infinite imprinted on your imagination has a tendency to manifest itself with a lack of definition, in most of your thoughts and acts. In relation to other people, you usually demonstrate warmth and humanism. You are a fairly pleasant companion, although your sensitivity can be annoying at times. You tend to identify with your friends to a great degree, instead of remaining apart and empathetic. In fact, you are capable of losing yourself in another person at times. You should take time to reflect upon the quality of what you bestow on others and on whom you bestow it. You would doubtless come to the conclusion that your devotion is motivated by guilt feelings; your giving is a way of escaping from yourself, and your broad tolerance sometimes merely hides a weak character. Your basic aptitude for compassion could inspire

Due to the influence of Cancer rising, Bodil Bredsdorff is a dreamer, sensitive and sentimental, with a lively imagination. She is inclined to be passive. She is subject to restlessness and impatience which continually incite her to seek movement, novelty, and excitement. This security-freedom complex drives her to settle down to a routine. She is extremely attached to her family, her mother, her childhood, and her memories and will have some trouble cutting the psychological umbilical cord which links her to her roots. But she might also find the family atmosphere stifling. Regardless of the way in which she declares her independence, it will have a great impact on her destiny and will be the basis of many a reverie. In everyday life, she might not feel equipped to confront a struggle for survival. The truth is, she can draw on such valuable resources as tenacity, persistence, and loyalty.

Bodil Bredsdorff has high social aspirations. She believes that by gaining total control of her intellect, feelings, and instincts, she can achieve them.

The ego which is available to others is no longer entirely self-possessed. Bodil invests all her energy in her relationships and partnerships.

As a person born under the sign of Cancer, you have a strong affinity with Water and its associated elements: Earth, Air, and Fire. This makes you someone who is sensitive, emotional, imaginative, and pliable. You are also inclined to be cooperative and easy-going, and you have a strong sense of idealism. However, you can be obstinate and also have a strong intuition. This makes you prone to premonitions and flashes of insight, which can sometimes be difficult to understand or control. You should be sure to use your intuition in a way that is beneficial to your ambition and career, and not to let your romantic tendencies get in the way.

Born in the seven to ten days after the full moon rose, you are of the “last quarter” lunar type. As a result, your personality is fairly independent and self-sufficient. Your ideas are original and often bold, but, to your dismay, do not often garner a majority of followers. Your sense of humor is your best communications tool, but you often switch to a more severe tone which breaks your charm over your audience, and your methods do not always please the masses. Your lack of flexibility hinders your strategies and projects, and you would gain by developing your sense of diplomacy and tact. Although you are not unduly attached to success, because you are so used to being ahead of your time, your failures take a psychological toll on you. Because each setback wears you down a little more, you should try to avoid further disappointments by conforming to contemporary reality a little more closely.