Michael’s Western Horoscope - Part 3

This planetary combination indicates that Michael was not really happy with himself, so he may have provoked trouble with others in order to blame them for his inability to resolve his own personal conflicts. Somewhere there is a solution, and it would certainly help if he toned down his desires and adopted a more compromising attitude. Until he works out these personality difficulties, Michael will have problems with his family, friends, and associates on the job. If he can become more compromising he can be successful in any occupation, even those that bring him into close contact with people.

Michael made an effort early in life to broaden his perspective by learning something about art, literature, music, and the social amenities. Michael is reserved about showing his affections and not very demonstrative. But once he decides that a person is worthwhile, he is totally loyal and loving. He may not have many friends, but the ones he does have will be very long-lasting. Michael is attracted to people who take life seriously. Even when he was young, Michael understood that romance alone cannot support a shaky relationship. But once he committed himself to someone, Michael was more willing than most to put an effort into saving his relationship.

Sometimes Michael found it difficult to have fun, especially with other people. In fact, being in a large group sometimes made him feel alone, rather than with company. Michael was best in a one-to-one relationship with someone. The trine from Venus to Saturn shows that Michael had good judgment about people most of the time, and he always knew who to turn to when he needed help. Michael is optimistic, understanding, and responsible in his dealings with people.

Music, writing, poetry, painting, sculpture, and the graphic arts can enrich his life and surround it with comfort. Michael could have also achieved success in any occupation that required balance, order, design, and utility. If he was attracted to someone, Michael evaluated that person cautiously, examining all good qualities and noting liabilities in temperament to which he might have to adjust. Michael made a good parent because he understood that every individual needs to develop with the guidelines of discipline and respect for others.

Michael liked to be surrounded by books, records and other tools to help develop his mind. He was especially interested in subjects such as history that taught him about the past. On the other hand, this position of Mercury directed his attention inside his own mind. Michael thought about himself a lot and tried very hard to understand his feelings and emotions. He also liked to discuss his feelings with other people, because he wanted them to understand him too. But he had to be careful not to get too wrapped up in his own point of view.

Parents always have an influence on the way their children think, but Michael’s parents had an even stronger effect than most. What he learned when he was young stayed with him forever. Mercury was found in the fourth house at the time of Michael’s birth. His inherited constitution and psychological potential is that of a quick and alert person with a natural bent for mental work. There seems to be a physical legacy consisting of manual dexterity and literary inclinations. Michael’s life appears directed to commercialism, business practices, and study.

Generally speaking, Michael’s life was characterized by inconsistency. Many changes of residence due to business obligations resulted in aggravating the lack of stability. On the positive side, Michael was given reason and all strictly human traits entirely free from bestial emotions. Michael was very sure that his ideas were right, and he liked to make others think the way he did. Michael could think about new ideas and make them part of his own thinking, as long as no one pressured him to do so.

Michael could be quite stubborn, and his pride was involved in everything he thought or believed. If someone challenged his beliefs, he felt they were challenging him. But at the same time, Michael’s pride in his opinions made him want to get at the truth. Whenever he had to solve a problem, Michael put a great deal of energy into it, and the more important the problem, the more energy he invested. However, he may have ignored problems that didn’t seem important enough, when actually they were quite important.

Michael has a great deal of curiosity and wants to solve every mystery that comes along. He will work patiently to get an answer, often going off by himself until he has solved the problem. This makes him a born investigator. Another side of this aspect is that Michael may have been very stubborn about his own beliefs and also try very hard to make others agree with him. He had some very strong opinions and didn’t like having people challenge them.

Michael was a natural psychologist in his understanding of human nature. He would have made an excellent psychologist. He loves finding out what makes people tick, and he often puts that knowledge to good use. The conjunction of Mercury and Pluto shows that Michael’s mind is deep, penetrating, and inclined to extremes. He evaluates matters subjectively, and his psychic sense often reveals clues that are hidden from less sensitive observers.

Michael has a genius for asserting himself persuasively whenever it seems the only way to accomplish something. He is fearless in pursuing his objectives, and others admire his determination and persistence. Michael is fascinated by the mysterious and the occult. With his quick observation of details and understanding of their value, Michael could have succeeded as an analyst or investigator. However, Michael might want to moderate his anarchistic inclinations. Social injustices are a particular irritant to him, and he could vent his hidden anger by directing his talents toward correcting them.

Perhaps politics would have given him the leverage to accomplish many worthwhile objectives for himself and others. In personal relationships Michael could be demanding and sometimes extremely intolerant of weakness. He admired strength and respected authority, so he challenged others to demonstrate these qualities. Ideally, his mate should be strong and able to take a position with him so that the two of them could contribute to each other's development and objectives.

Michael looked deep within himself for answers to the questions that came up in life. But it would have been best if he tried not to get so wrapped up in his own way of seeing the world that he could not imagine anyone else's point of view. On the other hand, Michael was able to communicate his ideas and feelings to others very easily, even when he was quite young. Because he was in touch with his feelings, Michael could react to a situation according to his real needs, but only if he concentrated on the present and the future rather than the past.

It would be a good practice for Michael to examine his thinking and never take his feelings and ideas solely at face value. This aspect can be rather difficult, for it indicates that he could be rash and impulsive and tend to lose his temper too easily. Yet, Michael is very sensitive to mean remarks by others and may feel offended, even when a comment wasn't meant to hurt him. When he is angry, his anger could take over completely, and he could become quite unreasonable. Michael’s problem was to balance his drive to assert himself, his anger in everyday conflicts, and the need to think about the world in a reasonable way.

Michael will also have to learn that when others disagree with him, they are not attacking him personally. Let everyone have their say, and do not automatically resist their ideas. Only then will he be able to come to an agreement with others. The square from Mercury to Mars gives Michael enormous mental energy for tackling arduous tasks, but he may lack the determination to persist and complete them. Michael isn’t always a good listener, either, if the opinions being expressed are different from his. In his dealings with others Michael might find it hard to withhold his opinions. He needed to learn to be silent when he was not fully informed on a subject, or he risked being ridiculed by those who knew what they were talking about.

Michael’s imagination is highly developed, and he only need apply it constructively. He may have to make many concessions to others before he can succeed in any profession. Other people needed to express themselves just as much as he did; until he learned to adjust to their needs, Michael encountered severe obstacles to his goals. When Michael learned to deal with the need to concede to the rights of others, he could have achieved success in such fields as law, management, teaching, writing, drama, public relations, or any other communicative area.

Many of the points mentioned in relation to social contacts can also be applied to Michael’s romantic interests. Michael could be bitter when his attentions were not welcomed. He needed to try to be gracious and shrug off the disappointment. Michael was careful and cautious, and he did everything in a very structured and organized way. He had discipline, which he needed in order to get anything done. His view of life is practical. He wants to know what good something is before he gets involved with it. For this reason, Michael could take an idea and make something real of it that others can see and appreciate.

Michael wanted to know the objective truth about the world, and he was willing to study hard to find it out. The only problem is that he may not have been sensitive enough to the less concrete aspects of the world, such as other people's feelings or vague impressions that do have real meaning. In short, he may have been too hard-headed at times to appreciate the lighter and more subtle side of life. Michael’s Mercury trine Saturn shows he has a well-developed intellect, is mentally organized, and precise in his opinions.

He has considerable creative ability, which he can express whenever he chooses. Michael’s conservative mentality allows him to accomplish a great deal with the least amount of effort. He is extremely efficient and knows how to dispense with nonessentials. He knows his worth and can assume important tasks that others fear they can't handle.
There are many occupations Michael could have followed with very good chances for success. Education is high on the list of probable fields, in addition to construction, architecture, design, politics, industrial management, government service, science, research in various fields, or writing.

Michael would have also done well at studying languages, deciphering symbols found in archeological excavations, or at teaching history. Michael was courageous and willing to stick his neck out to defend his integrity. He was morally upright and demanded that others behave honestly in dealing with him. As if he were a confessor, people sought to unburden themselves to Michael. His understanding and wisdom encouraged them to reveal themselves.

Michael has a questioning and curious mind, and he loves to find out everything there is to learn about the world. Probably he will be interested in foreign places and people, and he may love to travel. Michael is quite skillful at expressing his own ideas. He thinks clearly and objectively, and he can keep from getting so emotionally involved in an argument that he loses his train of thought. Michael should also be quite good at planning and organizing his affairs ahead of time. He has the ability to take a long view of a situation and see what is coming.

This aspect is useful to careers in law and business, or any job that needs foresight and organization. Michael’s Mercury sextile to Jupiter indicates that his mind is never at rest. He has a limitless thirst for knowledge and an awesome capacity to accumulate information. Because of his masterful command of language, Michael can speak and write convincingly. Truth is very important to Michael, and he will challenge anyone who makes a suspicious-sounding statement.

Education, public speaking, public relations, journalism, and writing novels with historical and timely themes - these are some ways Michael could use his creative resources and inspiration. Travel would be especially broadening for him, for it would help him to understand the differences among national and ethnic origins. Michael allows everyone the liberty of their own beliefs, and he certainly would not try to force his ideology on others.