Consciousness and The Ideal of Self:

Emma Chamberlain is searching for stability; she wants to find a firm, unchanging structure for her life. But her efforts to achieve this ideal are often vain, because unconsciously, she is also inhabited by the opposite desire. Every time she reaches what she believes to be a good balance, she realizes she wants something entirely different. She would do well to become aware that the concepts of stability and balance are difficult to apply to life. By definition, life is movement, change, and perpetual instability.

Born under a new moon (when the moon and sun were in the same part of the sky), Emma Chamberlain enjoys a positive balance between the conscious and unconscious aspects of her psyche. Her determination and sensitivity balance one another and work together harmoniously. Her inner life contributes to the relationships with other people which make up her outer life. Her parents or teachers probably gave her the type of education which was adapted to her personality.

As a result, her personality is basically balanced, which, of course, does not mean that her life is devoid of little asperities. Generally, the goals she sets for herself correspond to her skills. Without giving the matter much thought, she tends to follow prevailing trends and behave in a conventional enough way. She is subjective and sees the world according to her own perceptions instead of the way it really is.

Emma is sober and reserved and may even strike people as rigid and austere at times. Perhaps Emma was raised in an atmosphere of rigor and sobriety as a child, and, as a result, became an adult a little too fast. In any case, Emma quickly acquired a spirit of self-sufficiency and a strong sense of her personal dignity and worth. At work, Emma is skillful, meticulous, conscientious, and efficient, but Emma’s lack of self confidence and personal assurance hinder Emma’s decision-making skills. Although Emma would deserve a prominent executive position, Emma might refuse any that are offered due to Emma’s fear of being in the limelight. Emma is aware that early success is often short-lived and fragile and that time rewards those who are patient, which, in Emma’s case, is true. The psychological mechanisms described above are probably the result of a paternal complex. In childhood, Emma’s identity may have been too strongly attached to that of Emma’s father or a father figure, for one of the following reasons:
– the bond with Emma’s father was too close,
– Emma’s father was absent and/or idealized,
– Emma’s father was too strict, etc.
In any case, this psychological particularity can act either as a handicap or as an opportunity for the individual to overcome yourself. It will result in two groups of opposite but complementary reactions which will rule Emma’s behavior all Emma’s life:
– hypersensitivity or insensitivity
– intense life wish or discomfort with life
– obsession or renunciation
– skepticism or fanaticism
– asceticism or lust
– jealousy or indifference
– effort or laziness
The so-called “Saturnian” phases (at age 7, 14, 21, 28 or 29, and 35 years) will be transitional periods that give Emma an opportunity to resolve this complex in real life.

Emma Chamberlain is an ardent free thinker and individualist who is convinced that her most precious basic values are freedom and independence. She has thrown off what she perceives as the burden of the convention and customs of her social class and adopted an innovative lifestyle. Her passionate convictions, bordering on proselytism, sometimes trouble her relationships, as she may be an uncompromising partner. She would do well to learn to recognize her own limitations and accept the responsibilities she has to other people, or she is liable to find herself continually embroiled in conflicting relationships.

The roots of her somewhat extreme behavior probably lie in her relationship with her father or her teachers in childhood and adolescence. For one reason or another, she may have rejected the paternal image or refused to identify with her father, in the same way as she now refuses to adopt any values related to convention, tradition, or widespread usage. In every important life decision she makes as an adult, she is forced to rely on herself to elaborate the appropriate behavior, and the limits she must impose on her desires in relation to reality and the law.

Emma Chamberlain has a profound and fertile inner life and a prolific imagination, but her energy resources are not always sufficient to follow through on and accomplish her multitude of dreams. She tends to live in osmosis with her environment, and effort and action take a heavy toll on her. Usually, she understands phenomena and events intuitively, without really making any effort; so she is not in the habit of disciplining or shaping her thought processes. Like her thoughts, her personality is rather amorphous and disorganized. As a result of this lack of structure, she may have some trouble asserting her individuality and making some personal contribution to society through her career. Her tendency to shut out reality and dream impossible dreams, like her refusal of responsibility and duty, may be a source of some difficulty for her.

Adaptation and Sensitivity:

Because Emma Chamberlain’s personality is ruled by her mind, she needs intellectual stimulation in order to feel fulfilled. She is always on the move, in search of new contacts. Curious about all sorts of different subjects, she takes care to inform herself about many things. She enjoys conversation and communication and hopes to be admired for her talent and wit. Due to her having such a wide variety of interests, however, she can be something of a dilettante, and her thinking may sometimes lack discipline.

Emma Chamberlain has a sensitive personality. Emma may jump to conclusions, which could disrupt relationships, as well as career plans. Emma is subject to cyclical energy flows and goes from periods of feverish activity to periods of withdrawal and introspection. The aggressive element in Emma’s behavior may be explained by emotional problems Emma may have experienced in infancy: Emma’s mother, or a mother figure, may have had an energetic and volatile personality.

Although Emma’s demeanor is cool and distant, she is extremely sensitive. In some cases, her rather austere and rigid behavior and her refusal to yield too readily to sentimentality discourage others from being too demonstrative of their tenderness and affection. Emma has spells of melancholy in which she does not feel worthy of being loved and tends to forbid herself emotional fulfillment. An austere or somewhat traumatic childhood experience may be the source of this behavior. Emma may have suffered rejection in her infancy, and, as a result, lacked the parental love which is essential to the cohesion of a personality and identity. In order to feel secure, and to protect herself from ever suffering rejection or abandonment again, Emma withdrew into herself and developed her aloofness as a defense mechanism. When Emma finally lets down her defenses and allows herself to express her feelings, she tends to become impassioned and exalted. Emma is fairly introverted and egocentric and has a powerful sense of her own identity.

Emma’s intellect is sometimes haunted by disturbing philosophical anguishes and a need for security. As a result, Emma’s adaptation to life and surroundings is somewhat complicated. Certain inhibitions may sometimes inhibit Emma’s intellectual activity.

Emma Chamberlain is emotional and tends to react suddenly and excessively as soon as her sensitivity is touched. Although she feels that her independence, freedom, and self-sufficiency are fundamental values, she is sometimes frustrated by her need to rely on her family or friends. Moreover, she does not always grant the freedom of other people the same respect as her own. Likewise, she is sometimes angered by expressions of maternal tenderness, as if she feared that it would doom her to eternal dependency. Her ambivalent behavior, full of jagged edges, may be traced back to the relationship she had with her mother or a mother figure. Although she was dependent on them, they may have rejected her. Now this attitude is extended to any situation in which her sensitivity comes into play and emotional bonds are liable to form. To ward off her feelings of dependency, she sometimes tends to become destructive. Based on denial, her reactions might be fierce, impulsive, excessive, erratic, or contradictory.

Emma Chamberlain sometimes has trouble distinguishing dreams from reality due to her extreme sensitivity and irrepressible imagination. Although her imagination can be an abundant source of inspiration for creative or spiritual evolution, it tends to be less helpful and positive in matters that concern earning a decent living out in the real world. In a relationship, Emma is extremely romantic and does not always see others the way they really are. Emma has elegant tastes and art and beauty are one of her chief pleasures in life.

Love and Sensuality:

Emma Chamberlain’s personality is dominated by love and affectivity. She is subject to love at first sight, and her gallant heart sometimes leaps forth impulsively; her sensitivity is lively and powerful. Amorous rivalries and conquests may be a recurring theme throughout her life.

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

Emma Chamberlain is bubbly, breezy, and attractive, but frivolous. She will not settle down readily. Although to protect herself from her own unconscious she needs the support and structure a stable, solid mate would provide, she is likely to prefer someone just as unstructured as she is – perhaps a younger person… Unless her need to live an original lifestyle drives her to meet an extraordinary individual with whom she develop a relationship characterized more by friendship than love. Together, they may develop a fulfilling and exciting intellectual life.

Emma Chamberlain’s love of freedom and high ideals tend to draw her to successful people, sportsmen, and adventurers. She has a good chance of meeting a partner who accepts her independence, respects her freedom, and shares her enthusiasm and love of traveling.

Emma Chamberlain may be characterized by strong sensual and affectionate urges which drive her to seek pleasure. Her need for romantic fulfillment may compel her to marry, because she also seeks the legal and social legitimacy the institution of marriage confers on an emotional bond. Indeed, the household is liable to be prosperous and even opulent, as if this offered further evidence that she had indeed achieved success. However, privately, she might be less committed to certain obligations and duties.

From the outside, Emma Chamberlain seems to be detached and aloof, but on the inside she is an extremely complex individual, full of contradictions. Because she sometimes feels vulnerable emotionally, she tries to control not only her own feelings and urges, but may also strive to manipulate those of her partners. She aspires to a profound and enduring spiritual unity, but at the same time, the idea of abandoning herself and yielding to the other terrifies her. This anguish may be a source of rather extreme behavior patterns and a somewhat self-focused attitude which could damage the relationship. Because she is guarded and somewhat secretive, she tends to be suspicious and is especially uneasy about spontaneous intimacy, although she is fascinated by sexuality. Within the privacy of the couple, she will not express her feelings unless she is subject to some tension. Life may be peppered with frequent crises and feuds, arguments and spats which usually act as erotic provocation. This derivation of eroticism from anxiety tends to be one of the fundamental characteristics of her emotional and sexual functioning. As a result, she is likely to be attracted by stormy and complicated relationships.

Mental and Intellect:

Emma Chamberlain has a lively wit which gives her great agility and scope and a broad field of consciousness which enlivens her curiosity and makes her love variety and change. Her mind is alert and her speech is full of verve, humor, and sometimes impudence. These abilities are great resources in communication, discussion, and debate. Emma is a storehouse of information and ideas of every kind and delights in manipulating words and concepts, discovering new things, and sharpening her memory for trivial facts. This mental agitation could sometimes make her scattered, however, or lacking in coherence and discipline.

Emma Chamberlain tries to shun subjectivity and be as objective as possible. Emma’s thoughts are usually structured, and Emma’s reasoning, based on objective facts or experience, usually relates to practical goals.

Emma Chamberlain has a lively and agile spirit, but she tends to apply her mental abilities in a somewhat haphazard and disorderly way. She is curious and open-minded, approaching various life experiences with an attitude free of either dogmatism or prejudice. Her extremely lively mind leads her to have an opinion on every subject.

Although she enjoys manipulating expressions and concepts and amuses others and herself with witty remarks, her conversations could collapse into argument and conflict.

Because she is often too hasty to formulate and construct the arguments which would back up and inform her ideas, she is sometimes misunderstood. She is often blind to the rashness of her judgments and convinced they are well-founded and objective, which sometimes irritates the people around her. Actually, her overriding need to assert herself as an individual sometimes defeats discussion and prevents her from listening to the other person fairly. But if she were to succeed in disciplining her mind somewhat, she would have innumerable opportunities to apply her communications skills to a great career.

Moreover, she should be careful of her nerves, which are fairly high-strung. Any physical fitness activity would be beneficial; an Eastern discipline such as yoga or Tai-chi-chuan could teach her how to relax and improve control of her nervous and mental energies.

Emma Chamberlain has a mind with an insatiable appetite for knowledge and an exceptional ability to learn. Without trying too hard, Emma could probably accumulate encyclopedic erudition. Emma’s intellectual curiosity is such that it is sometimes a drawback. Emma sometimes has trouble limiting herself to a single subject without being distracted by a multitude of others. Discipline and a conscious effort at organization will be of great help to Emma if Emma wants to deepen her learning and judgment.

Once Emma’s intellectual faculties are disciplined, Emma is likely to succeed in any of the following fields: teaching, historical scholarship, advertising, writing (journalistic or literary), travel, etc. – in fact, communication in any form.