Ann Patchett is fairly individualistic. Although she sometimes mingles with groups for their competitive atmosphere, she will rarely join in them wholeheartedly, preferring to work on her own projects independently. A lack of confidence in herself may sometimes create challenges in relationships. Her lack of self-esteem may also sometimes inhibit the full expression of her generosity and love.

Ann Patchett’s personality and behavior are liable to be disrupted by a contradiction between the masculine and feminine archetypes ruling her psyche. Because her sensitivity is in conflict with her determination, her attitude and performance may sometimes be moody, fluctuating, and uncertain. Usually, she has the feeling she has to make superhuman efforts to succeed in assuaging her yearnings and fulfilling her ambitions. Her unconscious, sensitive side often disapproves of her conscious endeavors and stealthily works to defeat them, causing crucial omissions, mistakes, and gaps which effectively sabotage her plans. In her relationships, the images she builds up and projects on the other are contradictory. As a result, any bond, even if it is pleasant and positive, might also annoy her. She could find it dissatisfying and irritating at the same time.

Ann Patchett has a great potential for creative, constructive accomplishments; however, it is sometimes difficult for her to gain access to this part of herself. She is confident in herself and life but may tend to be nonchalant. Sometimes she needs a little stimulation to get herself rolling and take some initiative. Her optimism and inner certainty do not always drive her to give her utmost efforts to achieve a goal. The communications skills she possesses are an advantage as well as a handicap. She makes use of her theatrical gifts, convincing eloquence, and ability to listen. The best careers for her would be teaching, communications, philosophy, the legal profession, theater, and public relations.

You are an individualist who believes in freedom and independence. You have rejected the conventional values of your social class and adopted an innovative lifestyle. At times, your passionate convictions can be difficult to live with, as you are an uncompromising partner. You should learn to recognize your own limitations and accept the responsibilities you have to other people. If you do not do this, you are likely to experience conflict in your relationships. The roots of your behavior may be traced to your relationship with your father or teachers when you were young. You may have rejected the paternal image or refused to identify with your father, in the same way as you do not now identify with conventional values. In every important life decision you make as an adult, you must rely on yourself to determine what is appropriate behavior and what limits you should impose on your desires.

You have an inalienable awareness of the void and the vanity of existence. You are sometimes disoriented and deconstructed by an unknowable, unconscious force and tend to ignore or disparage the superficial pleasures and pains of daily life, preferring to dive into the depths of human experience as deeply as your intellectual, emotional, and spiritual capacities permit. Grappling with your “fundamental nature,” with the deepest and most primitive part of yourself, you are sometimes aghast at the discovery of the sheer power of the life instinct and feels an imperious need to cope with it. This special consciousness you have been endowed with is somewhat beyond the bounds of conventional schools of human understanding and thought and may be a source of identity problems for you at the outset. It is not easy for you to recognize yourself in any social or narcissistic models or identify with any existing roles or attitudes, so you sometimes find yourself forced to construct and assert your own identity on a basis which may impress others with its intensity, if not its eccentricity.

Ann Patchett is a sensitive and kind-hearted person whose childhood was influential in shaping who she is today. She still enjoys vivid childhood memories, which are a source of inspiration for her thoughts and for her tendency to be slow to change. She would thrive in a family setting, where she would be comforted by the presence of her spouse and children. She is fond of security and routine, and may find it difficult to adjust to new situations.

Ann Patchett maintains strong ties with her past, and it often seems difficult for her to open her heart to new people. Her love affairs might exist on the surface level, because her lust and sensual desire rarely turn into a need to understand, protect, and care for the other. Moreover, it is difficult for her to meet partners who combine the ideals of the tender parent and the great lover.

Ann Patchett has a sensitive personality. She may jump to conclusions, which could disrupt relationships, as well as career plans. She is subject to cyclical energy flows and go from periods of feverish activity to periods of withdrawal and introspection. The aggressive element in her behavior may be explained by emotional problems she may have experienced in infancy: her mother, or a mother figure, may have had an energetic and volatile personality.

Ann Patchett is an expansive, affable, and communicative associate. Indeed, some people find her generous almost to a fault! She gives of herself and her resources unstintingly. Paradoxically, there are times when she is self-focused. She reacts instinctively, without taking the trouble to analyze a given situation, and is prone to misjudge. As a result, her everyday life may be riddled with a whole variety of practical problems. Indeed, she senses a conflict between her social life and her family and will sometimes find it hard to fulfill herself in both spheres at the same time. Her attitude toward her private life may inhibit her ambitions for social or career expansion; at worst, society (the law) may impinge on her private life. She should be careful not to project her personal problems onto her partner. If, instead, she analyzes the problem together, she could find opportunities to resolve it together.

Ann Patchett is afraid to love. She is careful to protect her sensitivity, but her determination to maintain control over her feelings sometimes stands in the way of intimacy and joy.

Ann Patchett’s birth chart indicates an emotional function which is usually expressed carefully and reasonably. Distrustful of her emotional urges and somewhat wary of her feelings, she tries to rid herself of all partiality and try to get some perspective and distance before making an emotional commitment.

According to the foregoing, it appears that you are somewhat split between the various tendencies in your character. There is a conflict between freedom and attachment, between your ambitions and your need for security, and between your natural self-focus and your altruism. As a result, your mood may be somewhat whimsical and wayward; your youth was almost certainly wayward. Once you settle down, you will develop a great love for your family, especially for your children, if you choose to have them. You will be tolerant, easygoing, and appreciate being able to express your individuality in a long-term commitment.

Ann Patchett thinks about what she wants in a relationship. She dreams of a devoted admirer who will carry her off, far from home and who, most of all, will cure her latent emotional depression. In real life, she may end up with a partner who won’t share the burden of practical constraints and responsibilities and chases after adventure. Maturity will help her to make a second relationship a happier one.

Ann Patchett has the fiery, importunate nature of a fervent lover. Indeed, affairs of the heart are one of her main purposes in life. Her personal charm and magnetism give her nearly irresistible powers of seduction, and nearly every one of her well-aimed attempts at conquest leads to the fulfillment and satisfaction of her desires. Due to her impulsiveness and impatience to initiate new encounters, her approach to members of the other sex may sometimes lack delicacy.

You are characterized by strong sensual and affectionate urges which drive you to seek pleasure. Your need for romantic fulfillment may compel you to marry, because you also seek the legal and social legitimacy the institution of marriage confers on an emotional bond. Indeed, the household is liable to be prosperous and even opulent, as if this offered further evidence that you had indeed achieved success. However, privately, you might be less committed to certain obligations and duties. At worst, you might deny the commitments that your optimism and expansiveness made you rush into too soon. If this were to be the case, the outward image of the couple’s success (wealth and comfort, etc.) would only be a façade which compensated for its emotional impoverishment and failure. Sooner or later, this hypocrisy might provoke a full-blown conflict. A second possibility is that a psychic incompatibility may gradually take root, pitting your romantic nature against the prerogatives of your career.

Ann Patchett thought about the different paths her life could take. She could stay in her small hometown, or she could go off to pursue a career in some far-off city. She loved both options, but she wasn’t sure which one she should choose.

Ann Patchett tries to shun subjectivity and be as objective as possible. Her thoughts are usually structured, and her reasoning, based on objective facts or experience, usually relates to practical goals.