Balloon Josh seeks others in order to structure themselves. Intuitively sensing this need, they seek a balance between their individual ambitions and need to give to others and be loved and recognized in return, although it sometimes eludes them. Marriage and friendship could be realms to which they are especially devoted, but they may also prove to be a source of conflict and disillusion.

Balloon Josh’s personality and behavior are liable to be disrupted by a contradiction between the masculine and feminine archetypes ruling his psyche. Because his sensitivity is in conflict with his determination, his attitude and performance may be moody, fluctuating, and uncertain. Usually, he has the feeling he has to make superhuman efforts to succeed in assuaging his yearnings and fulfilling his ambitions. However, the unconscious, sensitive side of Balloon Josh often disapproves of his conscious endeavors and stealthily works to defeat them, causing crucial omissions, mistakes, and gaps which effectively sabotage his plans. In his relationships, the images he builds up and projects on the other are contradictory. As a result, any bond, even if it is pleasant and positive, also grates on his nerves.

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

You are a free thinker who has rejected the conventions of your social class in order to adopt an innovative lifestyle. Your passionate convictions can sometimes trouble your relationships, as you may be an uncompromising partner. You would do well to learn to recognize your own limitations and accept the responsibilities you have to other people. The roots of your somewhat extreme behavior probably lie in your relationship with your father or your teachers when you were growing up. For one reason or another, you may have rejected the paternal image or refused to identify with your father, in the same way as you now refuse to adopt any values related to convention, tradition, or widespread usage. In every important life decision you make as an adult, you are forced to rely on yourself to elaborate the appropriate behavior, and the limits you must impose on your desires in relation to reality and the law.

Balloon Josh is physically and mentally free. His youth and home may have been of the rootless, wandering type, which could have given him a taste for movement and independence. He needs to be aware that his life has a purpose and hunt for it in various belief systems, both traditional and new age. In fact, he has an unmistakable gift for philosophy. The faraway appeals to him, and travel is likely to be an important aspect of his life.

Balloon Josh has a sensitive and affectionate nature. He seeks tenderness and gentleness more than passion. His relationships with others are smooth and pleasant, and he has a natural sense of tact and social grace.

Balloon Josh hides his sensitivity behind a fairly cool exterior. He is fairly conservative and respectful of tradition and convention. Like to follow the rules. Because he needs stability to alleviate his feelings of frustration and sometimes emotional dependency, he has great faith in contracts which seal relationships. His ties to his past are fairly strong. They are a source of reassurance and safety, because his parents likely gave a lot to him.

Balloon Josh is highly sensitive and imaginative, which can lead to difficulty distinguishing dreams from reality. His psychic abilities provide him with a lot of inspiration for his creative and spiritual pursuits, but it can be difficult for him to market his talents in terms of a career. He is also very romantic and idealistic, which can lead to disappointment when people’s true natures are revealed to him.

Balloon Josh has fairly lofty amorous aspirations. The soulmate he imagines for himself is brilliant and dazzling with an array of talents and beauty. However, the gap between his splendid ideal and reality is sometimes wide. He should be careful not to confuse his romantic ideal with reality and become aware that his tendency to project may be a way of fleeing from himself.

Balloon Josh’s birth chart indicates an emotional function which is expressed in a direct and fairly impulsive way. He enjoys reaching out to other people and making discoveries. An eternal teenager with his gaze riveted on the future, Balloon Josh is imbued with an eminently subjective and personal idealism.

Balloon Josh, your love life is relatively unstable. You may display chronic indecision. Your bonds could easily shatter, or present you with problems of adaptation and understanding. You must honor your taste for liberty. If you feel stifled, you may break off a relationship or run away from it.

Balloon Josh should not confuse the heart’s logic with sexual needs. This is the psychological rule at the root of your suffering and disappointments. Carried away by an overwhelming physical attraction, Balloon Josh may find himself in the arms of a jealous partner. Josh would be well advised to take a long, hard look at his feelings before committing to a long-term relationship.

You have the ardent, passionate nature of a fervent lover. Indeed, affairs of the heart are one of your main purposes in life. Your personal charm and magnetism are compellingly seductive; unfortunately, your attempts at conquest do not always lead to the fulfillment and satisfaction of your desires. Due to your impulsiveness and impatience to initiate new encounters, your approach to those you are attracted to may sometimes lack tact and delicacy. As a result of the foregoing, it may be somewhat difficult for you to maintain stable and harmonious relationships. Indeed, your emotional behavior is subject to a conflict between your quest for love and your need to satisfy your lust. Your outpourings of affection and your need to be loved in return sometimes create complicated situations in which lust may be confused with love, or love may exist without lust, and you may feel unrequited or unfulfilled. This inner contradiction is a sign of your tendency to derive pleasure from suffering – either your own or that of your partner. The relationship thus becomes the setting for a sort of power struggle, weakening it as a source of psychological equilibrium. Nevertheless, you could sublimate this difficulty through artistic expression.

Balloon Josh has a fairly skeptical temperament which relies on remarkable analytic and critical faculties. It is sensitive and curious, a keen observer of facts who collects detailed information that it will later pore over and analyze. This type of logical, rational mind is extremely efficient for elaborating methods or sorting and classifying information. However, it sometimes lacks flexibility or broad-mindedness.

Balloon Josh tries to shun subjectivity and be as objective as possible. His thoughts are usually structured, and his reasoning, based on objective facts or experience, usually relates to practical goals.

Balloon Josh has a definite taste for expression and communication. He cannot survive without giving voice to his thoughts and speaking to other people. He delight in his own power to persuade, captivate, and sway an audience with his words. Especially attracted to anything new and original, he immediately grasps the utility and value of the latest technology or philosophy, no matter how complicated it may be, and has a knack for explaining it to the uninitiated and popularizing it. Because Balloon Josh is fairly high strung, he may have trouble concentrating on a single subject for very long, unless it is a source of intellectual fascination or discovery. He may have to make some effort to overcome this inconsistency. Balloon Josh’s open-mindedness offers him creativity, which is a valuable commodity in many occupations: teaching, communications, advertising, etc. Regardless of the career he chooses, his personal development will involve intellectual activity and progress.