Deep down Cancerians are sensitive and sentimental, yet outwardly, especially in unfamiliar surroundings, this may not show at all. Cancerians reveal their true nature when they feel the emotional support of those around them. They are attentive and sympathetic towards those close to them and sense their changes of mood with great delicacy. What is more, the notion of close people is not confined for Cancerians to the household. In many cases these may be friends or colleagues who genuinely trust them. It is precisely in such surroundings that Cancerians reveal their talents most vividly. They are decisive people with a good head for business. When starting something, Cancer tends to trust his first impulse and to pour a mass of energy into his creation, trying to foresee every possible obstacle to its growth. Then he lets things take their course, allowing his creation to develop on its own. Sometimes he helps with advice or gives moral and material support, showing passive rather than active attention. The Moon, the ruler of this sign, is responsible for the display of care and gives Cancerians the qualities of a wise parent. As a rule Cancerians are proud of their children and are ready to understand and accept any circumstance connected with them. Cancerians have a rich inner world; the history of their people and folk art are close to their hearts. One might say they live by their own emotions, experiences and desires, which cannot always be realised in our society. External events strongly affect what Cancer feels; because of their heightened sensitivity, Cancerians try to open up only before those they genuinely trust. They have a fine feeling for the state of nature. Perhaps that is why this sign is traditionally linked with the growing of crops. Purely by intuition most Cancerians easily determine the best times for farm work; they take pleasure in working the land and draw energy from it.