Anthony Del Grosso 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, he 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. His 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, he 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, he 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, he 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

Anthony Del Grosso yearns for a purpose in life, even faraway or abstract.

Anthony Del Grosso

Anthony Del Grosso was born under the sign of Capricorn (the Goat), when the sun was passing through the sign of Scorpio (the Scorpion). A summary of the various clues mentioned above provide Anthony’s personality profile. The following key words capture the essence of Anthony’s character and indicate certain contradictions which may be sources of tension.

Pugnacity – Need for security – Charisma – Inhibition – Dignity – Application – Shrewdness – Methodical mind – Concentration – Forethought – Optimism – Loyalty – Common sense.

Ambitious and passionate, Anthony has a stormy and sometimes difficult character. Dominating, Anthony might show a certain edginess, repressing the expression of his sensitivity and mocking that side of others. But he is short-tempered and vulnerable, and reacts with causticity when he feels his ego is threatened. His keen and penetrating intelligence and his lucidity make him curious about the hidden aspects of things—the action behind the scenes. As a result, Anthony can take pleasure in divulging people’s emotional secrets. But on another level, he can expose the dysfunctional elements of something, resulting in a positive change. Anthony’s endurance and stubbornness give him the energy necessary for long-term projects. He alone can decide whether his goals will satisfy his own personal ambition, or a more vast and humanistic ideal.

Born in the seven to ten days after the full moon rose, Anthony Del Grosso is of the “last quarter” lunar type. As a result, his personality is fairly independent and self-sufficient. His ideas are original and often bold, but, to his dismay, do not often garner a majority of followers. His sense of humor is his best communications tool, but he often switches to a more severe tone which breaks his charm over his audience, and his methods do not always please the masses. His lack of flexibility hinders his strategies and projects, and he would gain by developing his sense of diplomacy and tact. Although he is not unduly attached to success, because he is so used to being ahead of his time, his failures take a psychological toll on him. Because each setback wears him down a little more, he should try to avoid further disappointments by conforming to contemporary reality a little more closely.