An extroverted intuitive, you are open to the reality of the world, objects, and others. You have a special duality to your mind, which is made up of equal parts of intellectual resources and sensitivity, giving you great intuition and humanism. As a function of this latter, you have a great sense of your fellow human and the oracular art of divining people’s unconscious wishes and motivations – in fact, your advice is often sought. In material terms, it gives you a talent for locating lost objects and a spirit of discovery and invention. Overall, you welcome the signs arriving from the outer world in a positive and liberal way and even incite them to promise more than they can provide. However, when something does not satisfy you, you have the ability to cheer yourself up rapidly and are quick to discover whatever positive aspects it may present. This involves a process of readaptation which requires formidable ego transformations, and they are the challenge for you. It is up to you to renew yourself, to behave in such a way as to drain your environment of fearsome or threatening aspects. You are usually perceived as an idealist. Deep within yourself, you sense the presence of a “new life.” It is the crucible of your ideal and all your hopes. The “new life” may assume the garb of various philosophies of liberation; whatever they may be, they all endeavor to revitalize alienated modern people, oppressed and downtrodden by Western civilization. However, in your striving to free yourself and your fellow humans from a social contract based on the power of sheer lucre and corrupt lobbies, you display a singular inclination to depend upon the very social forces you intends to topple. The reason for this is that, because you are quite sociable, the only thing you instinctively grasp profoundly is social action and organization. Your perception of your own personality is vague or even negative. In fact, your grandiose personal gestures are motivated by a need to hide your unavowed feelings of inferiority and, at times, your fear of strong personalities. But you are above all an idealist. Hope is the prime mover of your spirit, and you are continually traveling along the axis of the hope/despair polarity. As you apply yourself to ignoring whatever is impervious to your aspirations, you should acquire some certainty of what is still possible – for you and the world. In relation to your ideal, you behave realistically, although others are unable to perceive your realism because you expressed yourself in such an unconventional and

Briony tends to place her emotions in the forefront. She is sensitive and sometimes vulnerable to influences from the outer world.

Briony is glad to have friends and to belong to a group. These activities are important to her sense of self-fulfillment.

At the time of your birth, your rising sign was located in Taurus (the Bull), while the sun was passing through the sign of Aquarius (the Water-Bearer). A summary of the various clues mentioned above provide your personality profile. The following key words capture the essence of your character and indicate certain contradictions which may create tension:

Independence – Opposition to progress – Rebelliousness – Compassion – Originality – Perseverance – Fluctuation – Pragmatism – Productivity – Inventive mind – Sensuality – Sense of paradox.

With your complacent, steady character and bluntness, you sometimes display a determinism and persistence you are likely to carry to an extreme. Awareness of this tendency can bolster your relationships with others. Simultaneously non-conformist and respectful of tradition, your nature is fundamentally paradoxical. Enraged by the injustice, unfairness, and tyranny in the world, you are attracted to the study of social problems. You will struggle to solve them, torn between your awareness of practical realities and your attraction to idealist, utopian solutions. An environmentalist before the discipline was invented, anything related to nature or the Earth arouses your interest.

Born on the three days prior to the new moon’s appearance, you are said to be of the “balsamic moon” type. This soli-lunar configuration gives you a spiritualistic character closely attached to generous humanitarian ideals. You are sometimes sorely tried to limit yourself to the narrow scope of individual ambition. Indeed, you aim for a humanitarian ideal which would include the outcasts and the unfortunate. You fervently hope the meek will inherit the earth. To bring about this ideal, you are likely to seize every resource placed at your disposal: physical effort, money (if you have it), speech, your writings, and your poetic or artistic talents. However, you should be wary of your unconscious guilt feelings. Actually, there is no reason for you to devote yourself to your mission entirely; a simple daily effort should suffice to express your philosophy and free your conscience. Usually, the three days preceding the new moon will be time in the monthly lunar cycle most favorable to your activities and your general energy level.