Alan Harper has a complex personality. He is stirred with contradictory impulses and desires, some of them imperious. Although his rational mind is highly developed and seems to be the source of motivation for his behavior, the most significant realm of his psychology is his subconscious. Therein, a conflict between understanding and feeling is raging, between the psychological functions of thought and sensation (C.G. Jung’s terms). Until this conflict subsides, Alan might feel a sensation of emptiness. He is troubled by and unable to explain this feeling, which leads him to adopt an attitude of doubt and skepticism. This conflict, and its various ramifications, are the main obstacle to his individuation. Alan’s task consists of becoming the master of the energies of his subconscious, and developing his consciousness in terms of the hidden and invisible. His evolution will occur through a series of metamorphoses and rebirths. However, at certain points in his life, despite his caution and clear thinking, he finds himself in situations he neither desired nor planned, as a result of explosions and eruptions of the elements fermenting in his psyche. He always survives the worst physical, emotional, or intellectual tests, however, fairly unscathed, because of his ability to be reborn and start afresh. As a partner, Alan might struggle to make compromises. He may appear frosty and distant at times, and he has a taste for challenging, provocative remarks. With himself, as well as with others, Alan is sometimes excessive and complicated. In a discussion, he will express strong, honest opinions. In crisis situations, he wishes for his efforts to be noticed. He is obsessed with the problem of death. He tends to believe it holds the secret of life – that death can be overcome. Sometimes his anxiety about death is expressed as a search for answers – how can one learn to live with death, how can one detach oneself from the past and its flesh-curdlingly morbid realities… Decay, immobility, ultimate delivery – these images, which are all symbolically associated with death, sometimes haunt him. Intellectually, Alan has powerfully developed intellectual faculties which yield the maximum effectiveness for his behavior. Deductive, analytical, prospective, he is at once a researcher, a detective, and a scientist. He is fairly introverted, and his discrimination tends to direct him toward the spheres of inner life. He is astute at drawing rational parallels between phenomena of different origins. His love life will be subject to desire and passion. But since he is more aroused by ideas

Due to the influence of Capricorn rising, Alan Harper has a personality which may seem somewhat aloof and introspective. In fact, he is not inclined to submit to anyone’s influence, and leads the independent, solitary life of the individualist. Sometimes skeptical (if not pessimistic) and resigned, he is still shrewd and objective in his insights and judgments. He has a fairly severe, “no-frills” vision of life, and only the pure, bare essence really matters to him. His personal stability tends to be founded on enduring values—philosophical or scientific facts in relation to spiritual value. Sometimes he seems detached and weary, or disillusioned, and he does not readily express his feelings and emotions. However, his inner sensitivity should not be underestimated. Although his demeanor is serious, it is tempered by a desire for company and sociability which is best satisfied by group activities. When his sense of administration and social responsibility take over, he engages himself with enthusiasm. He has an instinct for parceling out energies as a function of long-term strategy, and could easily become an efficient and highly respected manager of some kind.

Alan Harper has high social aspirations. He believes that by gaining total control of his intellect, feelings, and instincts, he can achieve them.

Alan Harper has a strong personality; he is sometimes a little self-centered. His fate is in his own hands!

Alan Harper was born under the sign of Capricorn (the Goat), which is in the constellation of Scorpio (the Scorpion). The various clues mentioned above indicate that Alan has a personality that is ambitious and passionate, but also secretive and reserved. He is domineering, and may show an edginess in his personality, but he is also short-tempered and vulnerable. His keen intelligence and lucidity make him curious about the hidden aspects of things, which can sometimes result in him divulging people’s emotional secrets. However, he can also expose the dysfunctional elements of something, which can lead to a positive change. He has the endurance and stubbornness necessary for long-term projects, and he alone can decide whether his goals will satisfy his own personal ambition, or a more vast and humanistic ideal.

Born in the three and one-half days before the full moon rose, Alan Harper has a “gibbous moon” lunar type configuration, which gives him a rich and complex personality. He is sometimes troubled by the feeling that he is struggling to do something great, but he finds a spiritual or humanitarian cause worthy of his devotion. Devotion will be important to him as a foundation for his inner and outer development. If he fails to encounter a great and noble cause to which he is willing to pledge himself, he could always make do with a person whose aura and magnetism attract him. Whatever he decides, it is by working to serve a cause or another person that he will approach his own self-transformation.