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Martha Stewart
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Introduction
Life is a journey.
Most people like to think of themselves as having a fixed identity, a ME that somehow remains static and immutable. All you have to do is look back on your own childhood or teenage years to see that you've changed in ways you might never have expected or even imagined. And yet, there does seem to be a certain group of core traits that have followed you from the playground to your present 'self'.
LifeQuest helps you explore all these personality facets-sometimes strongly apparent to everyone you meet-sometimes hidden to all but your closest relationships. You are embarking on a great adventure, a fascinating and revealing voyage to the 'inner you'. Along the way you'll see incredible sights -- insights -- about who you are, how you express yourself, relate to others, love, work, play and strive for greater fulfillment.
Some of these revelations may seem contradictory at first. You might find that in one sentence you'll be described as 'a great leader' and in the next you're told that 'you like to let others test the waters before starting anything new'. Although these two viewpoints might seem incompatible, more often than not they are both appropriate, depending on the context.
Astrology is a centuries old method of charting a person's identity and destiny, based on the location of the planets at the exact time and place of one's birth. Although this report is based on all these planetary configurations, we have removed all the 'astrologese' so that you can see what these aspects mean in your day-to-day life...written in plain English.
How is it that some people have a life where everything seems to effortlessly fall into place, while others always seem to struggle against incredible challenges? How has 'life' been treating you? Let LifeQuest be your guide as you delve into the mysteries of your deepest loves and longings. And as always, have a very happy journey.
The Big Picture
Before going into all the details of your personality, let's take a big step back and examine some of the underlying traits that influence your life. These broad strokes should be seen as the foundation on which the nuances of your personality are built.
A Passionate Self-Starter
You are likely to be one of the original self-starters. Passionate and full of strong feelings and ideals, you do not need external stimuli to get you moving in new directions. Drama is your mantra. Perceiving life as a game with high stakes, you are just as passionate when you win as when you lose.
In many ways you act and feel as if the world revolves around you, and sometimes it does. You tend to dominate your sphere, and when you come across other Fire types you instantly like or dislike them with no feelings in-between.
You are devoted to your ideals and beliefs, and will play the game to the end, displaying your boundless enthusiasm no matter what the outcome. You despise static, unchanging and unyielding situations, and will put forth your best efforts to change them. With your courage, energy and dramatic flair, you can be an effective leader, and will be the first in line to explore uncharted regions.
Your tendency to act first and think later, however, may lead others to accuse you of insensitivity. Learn to be more aware of others' feelings. Realize that your actions affect others' lives in ways that you may not have considered. Remember to develop sensitivity and appraise situations intellectually before you act with your heart.
Look Before You Leap
You tend to operate without the baggage of intellectual forethought, and have little time for those who pontificate ideas. Your tendency to react to situations directly and spontaneously makes you suspect those who prefer to think things through before taking action.
You view social relationships very simply and just can't understand what all the fuss is about when people clash over intellectual principles or sort out nuances in relationships. These things are black and white to you, and you spend little time dwelling on shades of gray. Because you don't like to spend time on the intricacies of things, you can get caught by situations that require complicated negotiations, understanding and networking.
Sometimes you may demonstrate a lack of forethought that can cause you to miss the implications of your actions. You may get in over your head and wonder how you got there. You need to learn carefully to analyze problems, maintain social networks, and become more detached in your judgments, especially before making major decisions or commitments.
In Charge of Your Own Affairs
You prefer to be in charge of your own destiny, rather than following someone else's dreams, adventures, projects or proposals. This tends to make you an outgoing, active person, in charge of your affairs. Independent and outwardly directed, you are conscious of the direction in which you lead your life. An entrepreneurial pursuit of some type will find you at your best. You need followers to help you, so be sure that you attract those who are willing to follow your vision. Be clear, however, as to who is in charge. Joining forces with someone as strong-minded as you may cause the kind of stress that will distract you from your goals. Make all possible allowances for practicality; and then go ahead and pursue your vision.
Social Gifts
You love interacting with others, and delight in experiencing life in a social setting. The challenge of working out the intricacies and problems posed in relationships gives you a feeling of enormous satisfaction, especially when things work out in a positive manner. To be sure, seeing life through the eyes of others is a rare gift. Just take care that someone else's personality does not dominate you in such a way that you cannot grow and express your own self.
Inner Directed
Your personal sense of identity is very important to you. Who you are and where you have come from are constant sources of interest to you. Your understanding of your cultural heritage and family roots will help you to determine your direction and goals in life. You feel that answers to important questions can best be found within, rather than in the outer world or in a relationship. Self-awareness and self-composure allow you to be self-assured in your career and relationships.
Extra Attention to the Outer World
You tend to identify who you are with what you have accomplished in the world. This may make you highly competitive in establishing yourself within a definable lifestyle or career. Your trophy case or the diplomas on your wall may be a source of great personal satisfaction. It is important to balance your need for outer-world-accomplishments with care for your inner self. Also, take great care not to lose sight of the needs of your loved ones.
An Admirable Persistence
You have the persistence to bring any project to its conclusion. You are the one who can be counted on to do whatever must be done. A preserver of old traditions and customs, you know that forward progress can occur only if there is a firm foundation to begin with. You are glad to build that foundation. Be aware, however, that others may sometimes view your noble persistence as stubbornness, cussedness or pigheadedness.
Some Striking Features
Everyone is unique. But your chart has some features that are unusually pronounced. After reading the section below make sure to pay special attention to other areas of your LifeQuest report that are mentioned in boldface.
A Drive to Go Beyond
You have an notable emphasis of planetary energy in an area that's traditionally associated with travel and higher education which you can read more about in Learning Patterns. At the core, your mind and your spirit want to range far and wide. In order to experience the rich variety of the world, you may be led to travel to faraway places, learn foreign languages, and become familiar with other cultures and alien points of view. Gaining breadth of perspective is a central purpose in your life.
So that you can gather up knowledge in as many areas as possible, you put a high value on education and on reading widely. You want to see the big picture, to figure out how everything relates to everything else, and to work out an overall idea of the way things are. You may therefore be drawn to broad-reaching studies like philosophy and religion, or perhaps to history or the legal codes that bind society together. You could of course make studying these or other mind-broadening subjects your lifelong hobby, but with all the planetary energy in this area, you could well turn them into a career. Being a scholar or educator, lawyer or legal theorist, or perhaps even a politician could employ these special strengths of yours. And since you like to deal on a worldwide level, travel, diplomacy or foreign trade might also bring you satisfaction. The idea of disseminating knowledge widely will probably appeal to you, so that writing, publishing and broadcasting could also be apt career choices.
However, detail may not be your forte. Your drive to understand the broad outlines of things can make you miss what's up close, and lead you to some highly theoretical musings that aren't very practical. And if you constantly deal in lofty abstractions, you could come off to others as just a bit pompous. There's a danger of dismissing other people's interests that you consider are trivial, or becoming dogmatic and opinionated because you're so sure that you're right. And your constant quest for something just over the horizon can make you miss the beauty of things in your own back yard. It may take a bit of discipline, but remembering at least sometimes take in the details, think of practical matters, enjoy what you already have, and pay close attention to what others are actually feeling and saying will in the end make you a broader and more balanced individual.
That said, you have an especially wonderful talent for seeing the big picture and making connections between seemingly unrelated things. This is a creative act that can erase boundaries and add new knowledge and understanding to your culture.
Extra-Strong Leo Energies
You do things with a style and flair that demand to be noticed. Indeed, when you are not noticed for who you are, you get morose and arrogant. Your overdeveloped and dramatic sense of "self" is probably quite appropriate, because you usually add honor, grace and integrity to any venture with which you choose to associate yourself. A shining source of energy around which others naturally gather, you function best in positions of leadership. Sometimes your personal charisma is all that is needed, but in some situations it is good to make sure that you bring to the role something more substantial.
The Essence of You
More than a bit of a showoff, you love to be the center of attention. But others do not usually mind because they tend to enjoy your genuine warmth and affection. Very spirited and willful, proud and self-important at times, you demand your own way. You are quite honest, however, and the respect of others is very important to you. You never compromise yourself and you pursue your goals with persistence and dedication. Your regal presence and demeanor draw you to positions of leadership and authority. But beware of being overly hardheaded, domineering, ostentatious or patronizing or you will lose the goodwill and admiration that you enjoy. Very theatrical, you live life on a grand scale wherever and whenever possible. Your strength and energy vitalizes those who come in contact with you.
In certain situations you experience problems in making decisions that are balanced, appropriate and reasonable. Because you feel, at some times, that you are lacking either the ability to be rational and logical or, at other times, the ability to be compassionate and feeling, you tend to overcompensate and the result always seems to put you off center, forcing you to continually make adjustments. Be aware of this tendency and consciously try to seek a middle path in all you do.
The way that you see yourself is not necessarily the way others see you. This can cause problems, in that you often seem to be moving at cross-purposes to the friends, relations or business associates with whom you are trying to interact. If you find yourself constantly having to reassess your position because of misunderstandings with others, try to consider their opinions more thoroughly before acting. Don't be so arrogant. You have good ideas. Learn to blend them with the ideas of others, and you won't feel so lonely and left out.
You are known for your strong and stubborn willfulness. When you have decided on a course of action, you are not easily dissuaded from it. As a matter of fact, the more dangerous and intense the path, the more you are interested in it. Due to your daring and compulsive nature, you are very charismatic and have great leadership potential. You are the one who can lead others in directions where no one has dared go before. To be truly great, though, you might have to learn the lessons of tact, grace and humility.
Lacking confidence and a sense of purpose, you may attract powerful partners who provide direction but who will also try to manipulate you. Developing faith in your opinions and beliefs is a lengthy process, but well worth the effort. You will probably experiment with several interests and professions until you find the one that is most suitable. Find a cause about which you are passionate, and then give it your very best shot. You don't easily respect those in positions of authority, and may find yourself rebelling for the sake of rebellion.
Your Emotional Life
An idealist, you prefer the grand, the beautiful, the good and the noble. You get very disappointed when your high expectations in life are not met. Very curious by nature, you enjoy traveling and learning about other peoples and cultures. Try to avoid your tendency to ignore the small but important details of living. You are independent and free, and you want others to be that way, too. Optimistic, buoyant and cheerful, others like to have you around. You have an incessant desire to learn as much as possible about metaphysics, religion, philosophy and any other broad, deep subject. Your life tends to be punctuated by bursts of energy and frenetic activity.
You are usually known for being emotionally honest and direct with people. You wear your heart on your sleeve and others always know where they stand with you. At times, however, this can become a problem because you tend to make all relationships respond to this emotional ebb and flow, sometimes making excessive and unreasonable demands on those you love. Learn to ease off a bit when you notice others trying to avoid you.
Very often you find that you cannot make a rational decision without becoming emotionally involved in it. Whenever you begin to weigh all the factors in any situation and judge them on their merits, you either allow your feelings to affect the final result or you get so emotional about the process that you cannot make a decision at all. This, of course, can be very frustrating because things seem to be beyond your control. The best way to handle this continuing problem is to make sure that you have ample time to change your mind before finalizing any serious or important decision. This will be difficult for you because you are usually so spontaneous about doing things. Also, seek the advice of an objective person when contemplating decisions that will alter your lifestyle.
You find it difficult to blend properly your need to be unconditionally accepted by those you care for with your need to live by a strict and unyielding code of conduct. This annoys you greatly because you see yourself going through agonies of remorse whenever you postpone pleasures or emotional responses just for the sake of propriety. And you also become infuriated with yourself when you feel guilty at having done something spontaneously and innocently. Your usual response is to withdraw and not get involved at all, but this only increases your suffering. It may be helpful to you to seek out the assistance of a respected friend or counselor to help you sort out these confusing feelings.
A recurring pattern in your life involves your attracting others who have serious problems in trying to deal with the harsh realities around them. They may be physically weak or ill, or may indulge in drugs or alcohol to avoid dealing with the stress in their lives. You have such sympathy for their plight that often you sacrifice yourself to make their lives easier. Self-sacrifice can be noble. Just make sure that you are doing it consciously, and are not just buying into the other person's unrealistic fantasy.
Romance and Relationships
You express your love and affection through selfless service to people or causes. You have a tendency to underestimate yourself and doubt your self-worth. This is very demeaning and should be avoided -- learn to love yourself as well as you do others. Your standards of perfection are very high -- you are attracted to relationships based on duty and responsibility. You are super critical of yourself and others and, at times, prefer to be alone rather than deal with any imperfections in yourself or in those with whom you might relate.
Your physical attractiveness is an annoying issue in your life. It is very difficult for you to judge whether you are truly attractive or not, and you usually will not take the word of those who are close to you. Remember that they are attracted to you because of what you are. They accept you, and so should you. Even though you think that you should always be seeking to make improvements and will devote much time and energy to self-improvement, it is probably not really necessary.
You are charming and graceful and others are attracted to you. Your popularity is assured because you really DO care for others. You want to make them comfortable and relaxed and you go out of your way to see that this happens. Your presence at any social occasion produces a very soothing, quieting effect. You have the ability to disperse tension and make all about you harmonious -- the gift of the peacemaker.
Things come easily for you. No matter what your circumstances, rich or poor, you seem to attract situations that make your path through life smooth and unruffled. This often works to your detriment, however. You have a tendency to be overly self-indulgent, always overdoing things -- buying too many clothes or eating too much rich food -- and you may not have the discipline to control your budget or your expanding waistline.
Very cautious and conservative when it comes to relationships, you are not impulsive about forming them. You prefer long courtships or friendships before making any contractual agreements, either for business or personal relationships. But once your loyalty or troth is given, you are onboard for the long haul, and will weather many storms and tribulations for the sake of trying to fulfill your vows. Your practical streak often leads you to liaisons that are based more on materialistic concerns than emotional ones. You will work long and hard to support and protect your partner, no matter what problems may arise.
You have an ambiguous attitude toward relationships. You very much need to be involved with someone else in order to feel whole and complete, but you regard the whole process of relating as such a burdensome responsibility that you are afraid to get really close to someone else. Therefore, at times, you prefer just to be alone. At the very least, you demand that your partner (either in a business or a personal relationship) be quite mature, even preferring those who are considerably older than yourself (or younger -- you are uncomfortable with your peer group). But once you have made a commitment, you are very conscientious about keeping any contracts or agreements made between you.
You demand complete and total freedom in relationships. Should you marry, there will be something unique and different about the union, perhaps something that will shock others because of the relative incongruities between you and your beloved. Should your partner try to tie you down somehow, you will become very restless and impatient and do something to assure your continuing freedom, even if that involves leaving the relationship completely. The only kind of people with whom you are comfortable are those that you find stimulating, exciting and challenging.
Your Circle of Acquaintances
You are quite fastidious in your choice of friends, associates and group affiliations. You have very high standards of acceptable behavior and conduct and will submit those in whom you are interested to a long and drawn-out period of probation before lending them your full support. Once you have done so, your support becomes total and unquestioning and you tend to serve your friends selflessly and vigorously. You prefer to avoid the limelight and, within a group structure, will perform duties willingly that others consider dull, boring or demeaning. You are the one who can be counted on to address the envelopes, clean up after the meeting and invisibly make sure that everything is always just so. On the other side of the coin, you are also the one who nags and complains whenever established rules are being bent or broken.
You are very idealistic (and also at times very unrealistic) about your friends and associates. They are probably not as perfect as you hope that they are. Try to be as discriminating as possible in your choice of friends, especially those whom you trust with your most sacred confidences, because they might be less scrupulous than you are and they may abuse your faith and trust. Your friends may become very dependent on you because of your sympathetic and unselfish nature. You gladly sacrifice your time and energy working for groups that espouse humanitarian or charitable goals.
You're at your best when meeting others, especially those who are outside your immediate family environment. You prefer the social whirl -- meeting new and interesting people stimulates your imagination and makes you feel alive. However, you're usually not a casual joiner -- you like to dig right in and be of assistance in helping the group meet its goals. You have many friends and acquaintances, and it takes some doing just trying to fit them all in to your busy social schedule.
How You Think and Communicate
You have an excellent memory, especially about things to which you have formed an emotional bond. The beliefs and traditions of your family and culture are very important to you. You prefer ideas that are known and familiar, and therefore tend to dislike fads or radical ideas. Your emotions tend to rule your thought processes, making it difficult to see life objectively. Especially when you are emotionally shaken, your thinking becomes unclear. Therefore, try not to make major decisions when you are upset.
You have the gift of communicating in a pleasing and, at times, seductive manner. Others are attracted to you because of your gracious and congenial attitude. Be careful always to use this gift with the highest standards of integrity, and do not be tempted to try to get ahead in the world simply by using flattery or cajolery.
You are slow and careful of speech, and tend to be conservative in the way you do things. You prefer to work in a methodical, precise manner, and find it hard to tolerate others who are sloppy, clumsy or lacking in self-discipline. You can be trusted to design a project well and carry it through to its final result. You are not, however, comfortable in fluid situations that demand rapid decisions that can radically alter the course of events.
You have a quick, agile mind. When you make fast decisions, they are usually correct, given that enough of the relevant data is available to you. It is not that you are intuitive, you just have a knack for making sense of mountains of seemingly irrelevant details. You are also naturally curious, and need constant new input to satisfy your love of the unique and different. An anti-establishment type, you delight in finding original and unusual solutions to problems.
Your inner life is full, rich and vivid. You delight in creating beautiful fantasies, and have the ability to communicate them to others. You can be an effective artist or writer, because others will want to share your dreams. At times, though, your tendency to prefer illusion to reality can cause you to embroider the truth to suit your own purposes. If you don't check this tendency toward telling falsehoods, you will lose your credibility.
Learning Patterns
You are not a quick study at anything. You need time to work out the complexities of any problem and you have to understand a solution totally before you can implement it. Also, you are not very good at abstract thinking because you are only interested in whatever you can actually use in your day-to-day life. You tend to be a listless student until your goal structures have fully formed -- and then you zealously learn whatever is necessary for you to get ahead. You prefer a functional and orderly daily lifestyle. You trim away anything that might distract you from your ambitions.
For the most part, how you order your daily life activities is not an issue for you. It is something that you rarely think about or have to plan consciously.
You tend to be emotionally involved in any higher causes that catch your attention. Should you espouse a particular religion or philosophy, you do so to the extent that any criticism raised against it is taken by you to be a personal attack -- you react quickly and unthinkingly as you attempt to come to its defense. You are a zealous and enthusiastic convert to any cause and will work long and hard in its service. You enjoy travel, but usually only within the bounds of service to some higher cause -- you love to go on pilgrimages to visit important and significant places.
By nature, you are inquisitive and restless. You enjoy asking questions about broad and far-reaching subjects such as law, religion and philosophy. A good scholar, you love to read widely and you may also travel widely in order to satisfy your insatiable curiosity. Generally optimistic, you tend to be quite tolerant of the faults of others. You hate the stultification of outworn habits, preferring to act immediately on your many enthusiasms..
You consider your thoughts to be important, and you enjoy communicating them. Your inquisitive and restless mind attracts you to travel and education. You tend to get bored and impatient with anything that becomes routine. Your interests are wide-ranging, and probably include subjects like metaphysics, religion or philosophy. You are fascinated with the larger issues of life, but have a very practical approach to dealing with them.
You enjoy learning about new things, and, when you do so, you learn totally, obsessively, deeply and thoroughly -- to the exclusion of everything else in your life. You love a challenge and are quite good at solving mysteries. You are very solid in your own opinions and you have a deep understanding of human nature and motivations. As such, you are very good at molding the opinions of others. However, be careful that, in your zeal to persuade others of the propriety of your ideas, you do not give in to the temptation to use underhanded tactics to control or manipulate others.
An effective and influential teacher, you developed your own unusual outlook on life at a very young age. A precocious but serious child, you may have been admonished and teased for being "different." A superior attitude could have prevented you from cultivating lasting friendships. Your independent streak and singular manner of self-expression will serve you well as a writer, publisher, teacher or raconteur. Success will be forthcoming once you realize that you are equal to, not better than, your peers. Always remember that students are your very best teachers.
Your Public Persona
You tend to be quiet, reserved, secretive and, at times, difficult to understand. Others notice your deep, intense emotions and wonder how to draw you out. Stubborn and tough, you fight for any position you believe in, and are formidably resourceful when you become angered or upset about something. Because you are easily hurt by others, you may strike back with bitter sarcasm. For you, life must be experienced intensely and totally, and you enjoy living life at the cutting edge. Possessed of great courage, you are willing to take calculated risks. With your sensitive curiosity, you are concerned with the deeper mysteries of human psychology. Once you have become interested in any subject, you pursue it fanatically.
The way that others regard you is not usually a major issue for you. Look to the house position of the Sun, Mars and Saturn to learn how your sense of personal identity is integrated into your overall character.
You are very sensitive to the needs of others, especially the needs of those who are not as fortunate as yourself. Your ability to empathize with the problems of others leads you to want to put their interests ahead of your own. Although you are at your best when sacrificing yourself for others, try to be sure that they are indeed worthy of your attentions.
Preoccupation with your own needs has made you difficult to get along with. While you have learned to take charge of your life with little or no assistance, you also spend many lonely hours and have few friends in whom you can confide. You have the power to be a wonderful friend and work-mate. Learning to listen and interact with others may be difficult, but the rewards of friendship cannot be equaled. You'll find that things you once thought important are not as meaningful as they once seemed to be.
Personal Power
You are very independent and self-assertive, and you have lots of physical energy. You are not satisfied unless you can be the first to do something. As such, you are more comfortable in leadership positions than you are as an underling. When you are challenged by anyone for anything, you delight in the competitive process and will fight long and hard for your beliefs. You are bold and courageous and often act without thinking. At times, in your zeal to get ahead, you can be tactless and offensive. Remember that cooperation with others can speed progress toward your goals because of the support you will get.
You have a unique and daring approach to life. The more dangerous and risky the path, the more it interests you. As such, you may be more prone to accidents than others and it would be advisable for you to observe whatever safety precautions are common to your field of endeavor. Your life will be exciting and filled with many changes and setbacks, but you will always recover and come back for more.
You can consistently count on your physical strength and energy to never fail you. As such, you have the ability to perform tasks that require activity and endurance. You are known to be very competitive and to have a quick temper. This makes you a worthy ally and a feared and respected opponent. You demand that life always be upbeat and on-the-move, and will not allow things to get dull or boring. Your uniquely vital presence enlivens the atmosphere wherever you are.
Your exuberant spirit and constant optimism make you a very effective person. When you decide to do something, you have the required energy, will and sense of good timing to pull it off. Whatever other failings you might have, your ability to work vigorously on your own behalf -- and the sense that what you are doing is the proper thing -- will see you through almost any crisis.
Security and Control Issues
Complete freedom of choice makes you ill at ease. You must have a firm, ordered, secure foundation in your life in order to feel comfortable. You do not adapt easily and tend to fear the new and untried. You constantly fear that you do not have enough (love, property, material things, etc.) and this makes you tend toward being selfish, withdrawn and stingy. If you try to surround yourself with supportive people in your environment, you will become more emotionally self-supporting.
You have a natural tendency toward asceticism. You have the ability to "do without", especially if, by doing so, you think that you are furthering some important and worthy cause. The problem comes for you when you think that your goals are not being realized fast enough or that they may ultimately be impossible to bring about. Then, all sorts of nagging doubts and fears and insecurities creep in which, if they become chronic, can cause a continuing sense of depression and gloom. If you notice this happening, try to relax more. You have chosen a long and difficult path. The rewards will be few, but they will be worth the effort.
At some level or other, your life will be filled with tension. You are aware, sometimes painfully so, of the incompatibility between your need to be responsible and practical on the one hand, and your desire to be independent and eccentric on the other. When you're at your worst, your life is in ongoing chaos. At your best, however, you have the ability successfully to balance these needs and to organize yourself to be productive even in difficult circumstances.
Home Life
You are rather detached and unsentimental about your home and family. You have the clear judgment and objectivity not to allow emotional storms and tensions to get in the way of the efficient functioning of your home life. You have high expectations for your family and family members and hope that they will be able to advance themselves and the world at large by their contributions. You tend to intellectualize your relationships with your family to such an extent that you may be unable to react spontaneously when emotional support is needed. This may cause members of your family to distrust you and find solace elsewhere.
Home and family are not likely to be major issues for you, or demand much time and energy on your part. For further information on how you handle the issues of security and peace of mind, look to the house and aspects of your Moon.
What You Own and Value
You have an optimistic, upbeat attitude toward money and possessions. You tend to think big about what is possible and you have the required energy and initiative to work eagerly to satisfy your goals. However, beware of becoming too overextended financially -- you have a tendency to have too many irons in the fire at once and you do not always have enough discipline to make sure that they are all working to your benefit. You will be more comfortable with having more than one investment or source of income -- you tend to fear the sense of restriction that would come from putting all your eggs in one basket. Warm and generous with whatever bounty you have, you delight in assisting those in need.
Your strong need for emotional security is often expressed by a continuing desire to acquire possessions. You especially delight in old, familiar items -- those with fond memories attached to them, like antiques or keepsakes. When you are feeling insecure or threatened, you tend to become very selfish and possessive, but when you are happy and at peace, you are generous and giving. You are known for your sentimentality -- you cling tenaciously to your memories of the good times you have had and love to relive them in your mind.
Your Secret Self
You have a very intellectual approach to the deeper mysteries of life. You have an insatiable curiosity about sexual matters that may lead you to a considerable amount of experimentation with numerous partners. But you find it difficult to really settle into a permanent liaison with anyone, partly because you have a short attention span, but also because you tend to seek mental stimulation in a partner more than you do physical satisfaction. You are more likely to be comfortable with a variety of investments than you would be in sinking everything into any one particular vehicle. Your wide-ranging knowledge may make you a good business advisor. But your innate restlessness about financial matters does not allow you to keep your resources in any one place long enough for you to show much of a return on your money.
You tend to experience many major but positive and uplifting psychological changes as your life ebbs and flows. Each change brings new understanding, as well as new experiences and new knowledge. You enjoy sharing what you have with others and are known for being able to cooperate with others in any joint venture. You tend to attract individuals who bring you security and/or material advantage. An avid student of human motivations, you understand the needs of others and try to accommodate them as best you can. Others notice this and reciprocate by bringing their best to you.
You have an inherent problem in dealing with the issue of relating to others. Normally, you prefer to be aloof from people because you fear the awesome responsibility of dealing with them fairly and objectively. Yet you are drawn to experimenting with relationships, often pulling back just when things are about to get serious. You must learn to lighten up a bit about this issue. Other people are only rarely going to be as demanding of you as you tend to think they might be. Also, they are much more forgiving than you usually give them credit for being. Go on and take a chance on someone else -- you will be surprised to realize just how resilient you really are.
Dealing with energies in your life that are difficult to understand will not be paramount concerns for you. Occasionally, due to influences that come from outside of yourself, you will find yourself in situations that prove to be temporarily uncomfortable or even mysterious, but these incidents should not dominate your life as they do for some others.
Goals: Your Need to Achieve
You relate well to others because you are aware of their needs and will go out of your way to be sympathetic and understanding. But the reverse is also true in that you need the approval and support of others in order to feel that you are doing the right thing. When left on your own, you tend to be fearful and full of self-doubts, although your constant socializing rarely lets this become an issue.
You are ambitious and are not afraid to admit it, which makes others respect you greatly. They know that you will do whatever you have to do in order to get ahead. You are a worthy competitor and a trusted ally in any cause. At times, though, you may be too headstrong, tending to think that you are the only one who is right. Learn a little tact. It might just allow you to get where you want to go with a lot less resistance than you usually encounter.
You are very ambitious, much more so than most people. You have big plans about what you want to do and where you want to go. You are attracted to a lifestyle of comfort, culture and luxury. But you also have very high standards of ethics and morality. If you cannot accomplish your goals without honor, integrity and fair-mindedness, you will seek another path rather than compromise yourself.
This aspect makes the Sun extremely important in your chart. You have the energy, stamina and dedication to realize your goals and to become a success in your chosen line of endeavor. You are self-directed and are usually correct in the decisions you make, but if you would have others not judge you as being arrogant, listen to them once in a while and follow their advice -- it will probably be complimentary to what you would have done anyway.
Professional Self
You are a born leader and will function much better if you are in a position of responsibility where your decisions will have a direct effect on the lives of others. You have the breadth of vision to be able to organize large-scale projects. You have very high aspirations for yourself and a strong need to climb the social ladder. Make sure that you do this with grace and civility, though -- avoid your tendency toward snobbishness and displays of cocky behavior. Generally though, you epitomize self-confidence, optimism, generosity and cultured good taste.
You see the world as being a beautiful, friendly and enjoyable place. The warmth, love and support provided by your home situation as a young person has had a great influence on your outlook as an adult. But you are not very aggressive and tend to think that the world should come to you rather than you going out to it. One of your better qualities is your ability to relate well to others. You are quite popular due to your personal warmth and gracious charm. Careers that involve a great deal of interpersonal contact should appeal to you.
Generally speaking, you are a good worker. You love a challenge and will eagerly attempt things that are difficult or supposedly impossible. Very competitive, you work well if you have someone to push you. But you are not always good at finishing what you start and are better off as a team leader, with minions at your disposal to clean up after you. As to health and nutrition, you always want to be the first of your peers to try the latest fads and gimmicks when it comes to diet or exercise. You are very restless and need to be kept physically active or your health suffers. You may suffer from tension headaches when you work too hard or, at the other extreme, when you are in a rut.
Health and work-related issues are not usually paramount concerns for you. Of course, outside influences can temporarily upset this balance, causing you to devote more time and energy to these parts of your life, at least on a temporary basis.
You have a vivid imagination and you enjoy rich inner visions -- they are your personal playground and they provide hours of amusement for you. If you are so inclined to share these images with others, writing or the arts would be a proper means of self-expression for you. You tend to be shy and retiring when in love -- you love the romance of lovemaking, but the physical realities often disappoint you. You are devoted to your children, should you have any, and will tend to sacrifice your own welfare to see that they can have a better life. Try to realize that you too have a right to a little fun once in a while. Let yourself have a fling, even if you feel you have to keep it a secret.
Honest and openly self-expressive to the extreme, at times you get into hot water because you are not always as tactful and mindful of the feelings of others as you might be. If your work can be thought of as play, you love it. You need to be able to exert yourself physically, so recreational contact sports would be an ideal way for you to burn off energy. In relationships, you love to take the initiator, "yang", macho role. But do try to keep your feistiness in line -- it is not fair to have playful competition degenerate into intimidation.
Your Expanding Self
You have a logical, detached, objective view of most things. Your interests are wide-ranging and you are an avid student, with expertise in many different areas. You love to work things out in your mind. Thus, everything you do is reduced to an exercise in logic and reason. You have the ability to grasp abstractions and to deal successfully with the larger issues of life. Your overemphasis on developing your powerful intellect can cause your emotional and intuitive abilities to atrophy unless you consciously choose to exercise them.
Your sunny, upbeat optimism is infectious. Others enjoy being near you because your zest for life puts them in a positive frame of mind. You tend to think that anything is possible, and that you can and should grow and become more than you are now. Your thoughts are usually powerful enough to make it so. Others tend to trust your opinions. You have a balanced and high-minded attitude that gives you a well-earned reputation for being fair and just. Also, your grand gestures are usually grounded sufficiently in reality to keep you from overdoing things.
Where Do I Go From Here
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