You have an ideal of which you are only partially conscious, but it has a great influence on your psychology. You are determined to preserve your integrity and purity. Even though you may not be aware of it, you are often preoccupied by this predicament. How can you live in this world and remain true to yourself? How can you succeed in life without sacrificing your ideals?

It is the eternal philosophical dilemma. You have developed a solution, however; you elaborate a fairly strict code of behavior and try to obey it as much as possible. The path that you walk in life is straight and narrow. You yearn for a life that would reflect the ideal you have set for yourself, as free as possible from irrational mysteries and human failings. In fact, although you may sometimes seem a bit rigid, a bit lacking in perspective, it is because your mind understands the macrocosm through the microcosm, and you must observe the completed system before you will form your opinion. You are especially good at sorting and choosing, because your mind is like a filter. It rejects the impurities and only accepts the pure and useful.

Analysis, deductive reasoning, and a sense of experimentation are your qualities. You possess great meticulousness and precision which make you a quick and efficient worker. However, you may rely too strongly on your analytical faculties, to the detriment of an overall perception of reality. You like purity and therefore justice. Thus, you are sensitive to human suffering, especially as a result of social injustice, and you will try to remedy the situation according to what you have learned. Once again, the overriding themes of your personality emerge. You want to preserve an ideal, avoid deterioration, change, adulteration. You are offended by imperfection and try to find ways to correct it. You are eager to help, to be useful, to serve a great cause, but you sometimes do not know whom or what you seek to serve. Whatever purpose you adopt, you must learn to help without surrendering yourself entirely; you tend to try to disappear into the background of a hierarchy. You are sometimes attracted by readymade systems, which soothe a certain anxiety you have. You wouldn’t mind devoting yourself to a state, a big corporation, or a dogma. It would be reasonable and satisfying. But you sometimes forget to rebel a bit – to evaluate whether the end justifies the means. You are reassured by predictability.

When you commit yourself, you want to know exactly where you are bound and how.

Arthur Mariano wants to wield power and enjoy social prestige. He feels quite at home in the modern world others find frightening.

Arthur Mariano is attracted by the here-and-now, by study, and writing. He has a special affinity for the people around him: siblings (or close friends), neighbors, etc.

At the time of your birth, the sun was located in the sign of Virgo (the Virgin), while the rising sign was located in Capricorn (the Goat). Both signs are ruled by the element earth. This indicates a certain cohesiveness for your character. Your personality profile is based on the various clues mentioned above. The following key words capture the essence of your character and indicate certain contradictions which may be sources of tension: Modesty – Need for security – Analytical thought – Inhibition – Strict logic – Application – Attention to detail – Methodical mind – Perfectionism – Forethought – Worry and anxiety – Loyalty – Nervousness.

Reserved and serious, you shun the superficiality of the social whirl and the pressures and risks of intimacy. You are introspective and often anxious, tending to withdraw into your inner world, where feelings of inferiority struggle with feelings of superiority, humbleness alternates with pride, and a desire for purity competes with feelings of shame. However, you can rely on your intellectual resources for success. Your talents include powers of concentration, analysis, logic, and debate. Your critical faculties, combined with your analytical strengths and perfectionism, could be applied to scientific or philosophical research. The perseverance and tenacity you are able to demonstrate in your work will earn you the social success you need to shed your inferiority complex. However, worldly rewards will mean little to you until you learn to express your emotional needs and accept the ways of your heart.

Born on the third day after the new moon, Arthur Mariano is a “new moon” lunar type, which means he has a subjective character, somewhat impulsive and sometimes emotive. Generally, he does not see the world in objective terms; instead, he bases his attitude on the feelings various situations arouse inside him. Likewise, in human relationships, he tends to project his imaginary reality onto others instead of seeing them for what they are. As a result, his judgements and reasoning are sometimes deprived of perspective. He may want to make an effort to refrain from overinterpreting other people’s actions, because, being the product of his imagination in most cases, his interpretations are mistaken. If he applies himself to listening more openly, people may reveal their deeper motivations. He will be happier and more effective as a result.