Bryce Cotton is fairly individualistic. Although he sometimes mingle with groups for their competitive atmosphere, he will rarely join in them wholeheartedly, preferring to work on his own projects independently. A lack of confidence in himself may sometimes create challenges in relationships. His lack of self-esteem may also sometimes inhibit the full expression of his generosity and love.

Bryce Cotton has a paternal complex. This complex is caused by the fact that Bryce didn’t have a father figure around to help him structure his personality. Because of this, Bryce had to find his own system to grow and feel secure. This system helped Bryce as a child, but it has now settled in to a degree where it interferes with Bryce’s development. Bryce’s psychological defense mechanisms and crutches are now a hindrance to him. As a result, in certain situations, Bryce is difficult to assert himself and he sometimes remains an awkward or passive observer. Bryce also judges himself harshly and sometimes punishes himself by setting difficult tasks for himself. Bryce will need to build up a strong inner discipline and acquire the strength to face the problems of existence in a detached and mature way in order to overcome his paternal complex.

You are a sober and rather reserved person who may even strike people as harsh and austere at times. Perhaps you were raised in an atmosphere of rigor and sobriety, and, as a result, grew up very fast. You have acquired a spirit of self-sufficiency, tend to be rather uncompromising, and have a touchy sense of your personal dignity and worth. It is almost as though you were fighting an inner battle with your father or a father figure.

The psychological models you received from your father or a father figure as a result of your interaction and your own interaction with authority may not have played a major role in shaping your relationships with the outer world and society. You may thus have been forced to compensate for this with individual determination. As a result, although you are skillful, meticulous, conscientious, and efficient, a lack of self-confidence and personal assurance sometimes makes you timid and hesitant. You sometimes feel as though you are only masquerading as a respectable, sober adult. You tend to be far too critical of yourself and rarely feel satisfied that you are living up to your ideal. These unnecessary guilt feelings may lead you to turn down the prominent career positions for which you are fully qualified. You are aware that early success is often short-lived and fragile and that time rewards those who know how to be patient and persistent, like you.

You are a sensitive and receptive person, who is constantly immersed in your surrounding environment. Because of this, it can be difficult for you to communicate your feelings to other people or to engage in any structured, analytical thought. This may be due to a misunderstanding that you experienced when you were a child. Unable to understand the disciplinary measures or authority of your teachers, you may have withdrawn into yourself in self-defense. As a result, you developed a rich inner life that they could not invade, and cut many of your ties to the outside world. Because you enjoyed indulging in your inner life, it may have been difficult for you to acquire an objective vision of reality. As a result, you often create imaginary problems for yourself, regardless of the objective facts outside. Although your imagination is a source of inspiration and intuition, your fluid inner structure and organization can make it difficult for you to grasp the essence of your dreams and share them with other people. You are not at all combative, and this can hinder your efforts to fit into society and assert yourself productively. You are likely to prefer fantasy to reality, but your refusal to abandon your unattainable dreams can be a psychological trap you have fallen into without realizing it. You must understand that by running away from your obligations and commitments, you only increase the feelings of guilt and incompetence that made reality so distasteful in the first place. Once you free yourself from this pernicious process, you have a great deal of potential to fulfill yourself in the outer world, either by devoting yourself to some sort of social work or by cultivating your considerable artistic talents.

You are a creature of the void, an awareness that exists beyond the confines of the physical world. Sometimes you feel disoriented and lost, as if you’re swimming in an unknown ocean. This mysterious force often challenges your understanding, and you tend to disregard the things that matter most – like the joys and pains of daily life. You’re drawn to explore the depths of human experience as deeply as you can, even if it means stepping out of the norm. This special consciousness you have is something beyond the understanding of conventional schools of thought, and at first it can create identity problems for you. It’s not easy for you to identify with any social or narcissistic models, or to fit into any existing roles. So you often have to create your own identity, based on intensity and eccentricity.

Bryce Cotton feels an affinity for the ideals of some social reform movement. He imagines the future and is very socially-minded. He is idealistic, and his imagination looks to the future.

Bryce Cotton has an intelligent mind that is lively, agile, and sensitive. However, he does not always avail himself of it and may be confused or irrational in some situations. Although he enjoys playing with words, ideas, and concepts, his thought sometimes lacks discipline and structure. He is fairly preoccupied with details and may tend to waste his nervous and mental energy in futile verbal outpourings. Furthermore, his feelings sometimes blur his objective vision of phenomena and people, which may cause him to make errors in judgment.

In matters of the heart, Bryce Cotton is fairly shy, reserved, and discreet. Even in intimacy, he remains modest and does not always readily express his feelings. He’s sensitive and giving, wishing to be of service to those he loves. He would do well to trust that he deserves to be made as happy as he makes his partners.

Bryce Cotton’s birth chart indicates an emotional function which is usually expressed carefully and reasonably. Distrustful of his emotional urges and somewhat wary of his feelings, he tries to rid himself of all partiality and try to get some perspective and distance before making an emotional commitment.

Bryce Cotton always rides on waves of enthusiasm and idealism, in love he is dashing and uninhibited. He demands a great deal of his companion both intellectually and socially, dreaming of a brilliant partner who can give him a thrilling life and outstanding and unusual success. Once he finds his one-in-a-million mate, he will eagerly support them. However, the dream is not foolproof, because his lack of good judgment and perspicacity may lead him to commit himself prematurely to someone who won’t keep these promises.

Bryce Cotton prefers rational communication to sentimental exchanges. He is fairly dry and ironic, meticulous and hesitant, and he may delay his choice so long he remains single or settles for a bad match. A dedicated partner would be better for him than a fiery one.

Bryce Cotton has the ardent, importunate nature of a fervent lover. Indeed, affairs of the heart are one of his main purposes in life. His personal charm and magnetism are compellingly seductive; unfortunately, his attempts at conquest do not always lead to the fulfillment and satisfaction of his desires. Due to his impulsiveness and impatience to initiate new encounters, his approach to those he is attracted to may sometimes lack tact and delicacy. As a result of the foregoing, it may be somewhat difficult for him to maintain stable and harmonious relationships. Indeed, his emotional behavior is subject to a conflict between his quest for love and his need to satisfy his lust. His outpourings of affection and his 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 he may feel unrequited or unfulfilled. This inner contradiction is a sign of his tendency to derive pleasure from suffering – either his own or that of his partner. The relationship thus becomes the setting for a sort of power struggle, weakening it as a source of psychological equilibrium. Nevertheless, he could sublimate this difficulty through artistic expression.

Bryce Cotton was powerfully ruled by his determination and vital needs. His intellectual abilities came to the forefront when his purpose was to communicate his ideal and plot his action or strategy. He could be both logical and astute, and had gifts for theorizing but might sometimes lack perspective.

Bryce Cotton expresses his thoughts and ideas carefully, but with a relative lack of spontaneity. He is rather introverted and looks inside himself for the solutions to the problems he encounters in life. Because he tends to mistrust customary thought patterns, his opinion is usually highly personal.