Compatibility
Cancer Pig and Scorpio
Rat
Brilliantly harmonious energy between firstwest and secondwest is neatly complemented here by the usually kindly and respectful, if somewhat distant, pairing of the firsteast and secondeast on the Chinese zodiac side.
Brilliantly harmonious energy between firstwest and secondwest is neatly complemented here by the usually kindly and respectful, if somewhat distant, pairing of the firsteast and secondeast on the Chinese zodiac side.
Western Zodiac
Cancer and Scorpio
Compatibility overview
These two kindred signs form one of the most respected combinations in the Western zodiac. When firstwest meets secondwest, a strong likelihood of shared interests combines with deeply compatible ways of looking at the world. The result is an ideal foundation for familial, professional, and intimate relationships.
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Both the Western and Chinese zodiacs have a prized place for Trine sign combinations. Cancer and Scorpio, four steps apart on the Western zodiac wheel, form one of these prized matches.
Part of the recipe for harmony between these two signs arises from their shared element of Water. Water contributes essential fluidity and depth to these sensitive, empathic signs. Cancer and Scorpio are both highly attuned to the feelings of others. This is especially so for Cancer, the most impressionable and reactive of all the signs, but strong-willed Scorpio is also deceptively porous—Scorpio may sometimes sting instead of soothe, but they rarely miss their mark. In other company, the responsiveness of Cancer and Scorpio can make them feel crowded or overborne. Imagine their joy, then, when they discover an equally aware, responsive soul. These two will tend to communicate in ways beyond words from the very beginning, sensing a freedom to be completely themselves, as well as a shared respect for interior reflection and peace. Cancer’s love of home, and their instinct to cultivate an independent, dream-filled existence, can provide much-needed calmness to the life of the intense, powerful Scorpio. Scorpio’s uniquely driven, impactful nature gives Cancer confidence and security, while at the same time creating ample space for Cancer to truly understand their own nature in a way they rarely experience with other signs.
The respective modalities here are also marvellously compatible. Cancer is a Cardinal sign, embodying the pure energy of new possibilities and unexplored horizons, while Scorpio’s Fixed character brings the desire for productivity and tangible, real-world accomplishments. Collaborations are thus not only mutually pleasurable and admiring, but also destined to be completed and successful.
There may be no certainty in relationships, but on the Western side, no combination is more conducive to a rewarding and lasting connection than that between Cancer and Scorpio.
Celebrity Cancer/Scorpio Pairings*
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Camilla, Queen Consort (7/17/1947, Cancer Pig), King Charles III (11/14/1948, Scorpio Rat) : King Charles III and his wife the Queen Consort have known each other since the 1970s. They were widely rumored to be having an affair during Charles' marriage to Princess Diana Spencer, and married in 2005. Charles has described: "It’s always marvelous to have somebody who, you know, you feel understands and wants to encourage. Although she certainly pokes fun if I get too serious about things. And all that helps."
George W. Bush (7/6/1946, Cancer Dog), Laura Bush (11/4/1946, Scorpio Dog) : The 43rd US President and First Lady have been married since 1977 and have two children. They became engaged after three months of dating. Though they have rarely discussed their relationship in public, in a 2021 interview with his daughter Laura, George W. Bush said: "You should’ve seen your mom [when we met]. Those blue eyes, oh my god...I’ve done a lot of things in my life. And your mom has enabled me to do so in many ways."
Liv Tyler (7/1/1977), Cancer Snake), Joaquin Phoenix (10/28/1974, Scorpio Tiger) : The two actors dated for three years after they started dating while co-starring in Inventing the Abbotts (1997). Phoenix described: "I’m a great believer in people coming into your life, and you into theirs, for a reason. And I know that when Liv and I met, it was for a reason — I really needed her and she really needed me. And at a certain point, I think we stopped evolving with each other, stopped progressing, and made a very mature decision to move on, even though there was still a great love there. There’s no one gossipy thing that I can share. I’m thankful that we had the time we had."
Paul Thomas Anderson (6/26/1970, Cancer Dog), Jonny Greenwood (11/5/1971, Scorpio Pig) : The director and composer have collaborated four times, on the films There Will Be Blood (2007), The Master (2012), Inherent Vice (2014), and Phantom Thread (2017). Greenwood has described: "[Y]ou should know that whenever you’re in the edit [room] with Paul he is — without exception — laughing throughout...He’s the whole package — scripts, cinematography, storytelling, humor, romance, oddness, and genuity. There’s no one like him: Perhaps there’s people who do the individual skills as well — or better— but no one has the full deck like Paul. I’m glad he’s terrible at playing musical instruments; there’s a job left for me."
Tobey Maguire (6/27/1975, Cancer Rabbit), Leonardo DiCaprio (11/11/1974, Scorpio Tiger) : The two actors have been close friends since they were teenagers. They have also worked together on several occasions, including co-starring in The Great Gatsby (2013). Maguire has described: "[Leo and I] are like any other buddies. There's a lot of laughing and chatting between us. We enjoy doing a lot of things we have in common, like basketball. We like to play and talk about basketball.."
Carly Simon (6/25/1945, Cancer Rooster), Mike Nichols (11/6/1931, Scorpio Sheep) : The singer/songwriter and film director were friends who collaborated extensively, including on the films Working Girl (1988), Heartburn (1986), and Postcards from the Edge (1990). After Nichols died in 2014, Simon wrote: "[Nichols] was the biggest influence in my adult life. Like a father or older brother to me. Giving me advice and when I didn’t take it, he’d smile the most understanding smile and say: 'You see, I warned you!!!' It was never mean or patronizing. His charm and wit are famous. I saw him so many times in the flesh, just sitting still, not knowing he was being watched. I felt his deep thoughts and observations without knowing what they were specifically."
Joanne Tucker (6/26/1982, Cancer Dog), Adam Driver (11/19/1983, Scorpio Pig) : The two actors were a longtime couple before they married in 2013. As well as acting together several times, they co-founded the organization Arts in the Armed Forces in 2006. Their first child was born in secret, with Driver explaining, "My job is to be a spy — to be in public and live life and have experience. But, when you feel like you’re the focus, it’s really hard to do that." In a monologue on SNL in 2020, Driver said to laughter: "I’m a husband and a father. It’s in that order though. I’ve been very clear with my son about that. He’s second to everything."
Lisa Rinner (7/11/1963, Cancer Rabbit), Harry Hamlin (10/30/1951, Scorpio Rabbit) : The two actors married in 1997 and have two children. They have also collaborated on multiple occasions, including on the reality TV series, Harry Loves Lisa (2010). Rinner has described: "We are crazy about each other, and you can't create that, you can't make it — it either is, or it isn't … I think you either really dig somebody, or you don't. And I'm so blessed, we are so blessed that that happened for us."
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Chinese Zodiac
Pig and Rat
Compatibility overview
The best and worst matches in the Chinese zodiac tend to hog the limelight, but the often rewarding combination of the firsteast and the secondeast fits more into the gray area in between. These two may sometimes make each other nervous, but they also have the potential to share significant mutual admiration, and can form lengthy and deeply enjoyable attachments.
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The four Trine Families that shape compatibility in Chinese zodiac divide naturally into two streams. The Pig and the Rat are from different streams. Their respective families—which for the Pig includes the Rabbit and Sheep, and for the Rat, the Dragon and Monkey—tend to approach each other somewhat warily. But while there are some notoriously challenging matches in this larger group (such as the Pig and Monkey, or the Rat and Sheep), the Pig and Rat themselves escape the really challenging aspects of this surrounding atmosphere. In fact, they often feel profound respect and fondness for each other.
They are too of the most gregarious signs, the Pig generous to a fault and the Rat endlessly charming and fascinated by people, so in social settings they can be expected to establish rapport and friendliness quickly. They also each have a tendency to be underestimated, at least in terms of their commitment and resourcefulness. The Pig may seem lazy on occasion, but they are dynamite when the chips are down or there is an occasion they need to rise to. The Rat might seem superficial or flighty to those who do not know them well, but their insightfulness and determination can be as powerfully effective as anyone's. Hence these two can often find each other very relatable and impressive, in the way they each achieve high visibility, yet the true abundance of their talents hides in plain sight.
The underlying tensions of their dynamic are likely to surface around information or resources. The Pig is probably the most trustworthy and naive of all the Chinese zodiac signs, while the Rat may well be the cagiest. Hence the Pig could find the Rat to be frustratingly withholding or hard to read, while the Rat may be horrified by the Pig's lack of strategic guile or worldliness. The Pig also tends to be magnanimous at every turn, where the Rat is instinctively far more calculating—managing shared endeavors could prove frequently stressful for both.
Over time, it can perhaps be expected that these two will operate quite independently in the relationship, uniting now and then to share friendly banter and admiration. The prospects of success should not be discounted, though—these are two of the luckiest signs there are, and together they may attract incredible fortune and joy.
Celebrity Pig/Rat Pairings*
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Brad Paisley (10/28/1972, Scorpio Rat), Kimberly Williams-Paisley (9/14/1971, Virgo Pig) : The musician and actor have been married since 2003 and have two children. Williams-Paisley has described how the couple commemorate each wedding anniversary by recording their "greatest hits" of the past year: "We record the meaningful moments, the best laughs. That's a big part of our relationship—focusing on the laughter and keeping a sense of play." Paisley has said: "A lot of married couples would rather do anything but spend the evening together. That's not the case in our house."
Paul Dano (6/19/1984, Gemini Rat), Zoe Kazan (9/9/1983, Virgo Pig) : The two actors have been in a relationship since 2007, and have two children. They have collaborated on the films, Meek's Cutoff (2010), Ruby Sparks (2012, written by Kazan), and Wildlife (2018, written by Dano and Kazan, and directed by Dano). In a 2012 interview, Kazan described: "You can’t pick and choose a person. It’s not ‘choose your own adventure.’ You kind of have to take the whole package. And that’s something that I’ve really felt in my relationship with Paul, and in other relationships. Loving someone wholly, loving someone for themselves, loving someone for all the parts of them is how you grow and become an adult person...[Love] becomes all about choice — choosing to love someone, choosing not to cheat on them. It becomes this long series of choices, and that’s actually where your mettle as a person is tested."
Kate Jackson (10/29/1948, Scorpio Rat), Farrah Fawcett (2/2/1947, Aquarius Pig) : The two actors co-starred memorably in the original series of Charlie's Angels (1976-1981). After Fawcett died in 2009, Jackson recalled: "[At the first Hollywood party I went to] I was almost blinded by the most gorgeous, magnificent, glorious girl about my age...I thought, ‘Oh God, I better go home and, you know, be a teacher or something.' She was so funny, and we had the best time that [first] year that she did Charlie’s Angels because we got into the habit of just sort of ad-libbing on camera and trying to make the other one laugh, or doing something unexpected...When the first year of Charlie’s Angels ended, our friendship didn’t. It just grew stronger and closer through the years...I think that is the reason the show worked. I think it’s even better than the movies because we truly cared about each other and still do. It was a pleasure and a privilege."
Emily Baldoni (10/18/1984, Libra Rat), Justin Baldoni (1/24/1984, Aquarius Pig) : The two actors have been married since 2013 and have two children. Emily Baldoni described during quarantine in 2020: "You cannot run away anymore. You can't go off to work and get distracted. You can’t go and have a coffee with a friend and get distracted. You're in it. So we're forced to look at the things that maybe before we were not willing to look at...Really what's helping us survive this without major meltdowns is that we can speak to each other, we know how to listen to each other and we've created a safe space to have these conversations."
Jeremiah Brent (11/24/1984, Sagittarius Rat), Nate Berkus (9/17/1971, Virgo Pig) : The two interior designers/television personalities married in 2014 and have two children. Brent described about their first outing, going furniture shopping: "I was sitting in a brown leather chair and we were just talking. And I remember thinking to myself, oh God, what is this? This is not what I thought it was. There was something about him that, in his presence, I just felt so safe."
Kenneth Branagh (12/10/1960, Sagittarius Rat), Emma Thompson (4/15/1959, Aries Pig) : The two actors were married from 1989 to 1995. Thompson described their early relationship by saying, "[Branagh] was incandescent with ambition and performance energy. Like two mating lobsters, we clashed claws." They collaborated on films including Henry V (1989), Dead Again (1991), and Much Ado About Nothing (1993). Their marriage ended in scandal, when Branagh began a relationship with actor Helena Bonham Carter during the making of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994). Thompson said later, "I was utterly, utterly blind to the fact that he had relationships with other women on set. What I learned was how easy it is to be blinded by your own desire to deceive yourself."
Eminem (10/17/1972, Libra Rat), Snoop Dogg (10/20/1971, Libra Pig) : The two legendary rappers have shared a longstanding close and at times competitive friendship. In 2021, Snoop apologized for comments that led Eminem to respond in his song, 'Zeus', "I’m used to people knocking me/But just not in my camp… Last thing I need is Snoop dogging me." Snoop described: "You got to understand we really love each other. So we don’t want the public to put a spin on something that’s not even that serious…. And we truly respect each other. So we wanted to get an understanding behind closed doors… We’re brothers, man...And that’s what it is when you make records with people that you love and family. It’s competitive, but it’s competitive for the right reasons to bring the best out of each other." The pair have since performed together at the Super Bowl and VMAs.
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Final Words
A Trine combination, one of a very small few who share perfectly harmonious elements and modalities, firstwest and secondwest are born allies who can usually be trusted to engage, excite, and depend on each other from the get-go. The pairing of firsteast and secondeast provides a more equivocal influence, one based more on particular affinities between their characters than general good fortune, which can be more conducive to admiring comrades than bosom friendship. Overall, though, the superb influence of firstwest and secondwest creates the conditions for all kinds of successes here.
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