Saturn in Cancer

Cancer is cardinal water ruled by the Moon, and Saturn is in its detriment here: the sign asks for openness where Saturn builds walls. Emotional security has to be constructed rather than inherited, and family duty tends to be heavy and taken up early. These people are protective, responsible and slow to show need. The cost is loneliness, since asking to be looked after feels unsafe. The compensation is the home they build deliberately, which is usually steadier than the one they came from.