Consciousness and The Ideal of Self:

Sierra Haschak is trying to overcome her feelings of insecurity. To do so, she needs a home: a dwelling, a territory, or perhaps a safe space or setting where she can rest, and let down her systems of defense against the outer world, which she finds aggressive and hostile. She is ready to make some sacrifices in order to maintain and consolidate the structure she has chosen. True inner security, based on real knowledge of herself, her abilities, and her shortcomings, her strengths and her weaknesses would no doubt be most effective and would allow her to remain open to the varieties of experience offered by the world.

Sierra Haschak has a paternal complex and, as a result, some trouble finding her identity. Perhaps her father or a father figure was absent physically or emotionally during her childhood, which deprived her of the patterns or models which are usually helpful in structuring a personality. Because she might have lacked a particular sense of security which could be provided by a paternal presence, as well as the examples of behavior to follow in confronting the difficulties inherent in every life, she was forced to protect herself against negative influences and find her own system in order to grow and feel secure.

Although this system was quite useful to her as a child, it has now settled in to such a degree that it interferes with her evolution. Psychological defense mechanisms and crutches which were once useful now encumber her mind or inhibit her developmental efforts. As a result, in certain situations, it is difficult for her to assert herself, and she tends to remain an awkward or passive observer. Because her authoritarian urges are mainly directed at herself rather than others, she sometimes feels guilty about her behavior. She judges herself severely, and sometimes punishes herself by setting difficult tasks for herself. Gradually, she should build up a strong inner discipline and acquire the strength to face the problems of existence in a detached and mature way.

At the moment of Sierra Haschak’s birth, the two celestial “lights” (the sun and the moon) were symmetrically aligned. This is a portent of harmony between the masculine and feminine archetypes which is extremely beneficial. It is the source of balance and understanding between the two main psychological realms which may be said to compose the personality. Sierra thus enjoys a positive complementarity and understanding between the conscious and unconscious aspects of her psyche, between her determination and her routines, between her drive for self-assertion and her receptivity, her ideal and her sensitivity.

Sierra’s parents almost certainly reflected a positive image of the marriage relationship to her, and it is likely that they encouraged her to develop her own individuality. As a result, she was and is able to be comfortable with herself as she is instead of striving to attain her parents’ ideal. This has definitely contributed to the maintenance of a good relationship with them and the rest of the family.

In Sierra’s emotional relationships with her peers, one of the effects of the masculine/feminine harmony is that the images her ego projects on the other are especially constructive. The bonds of the relationship are not felt to be constraints, the energy which flows between the two people is a source of mutual happiness, not regret. No major personal conflicts are projected onto the “other” – that is, the significant other.

Sierra Haschak 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.

Adaptation and Sensitivity:

Mild and sensitive, Sierra Haschak is deeply human. She is sociable and sincerely devoted to others. Her mother or a mother-figure had a strong influence on her psyche, and her childhood was an important time in her life. She still identifies with vivid childhood memories; they are the basis for her reveries, for her extreme sensitivity, and for habits which she may be slow to break. However, she will thrive in the shelter of a family setting, soothed by the presence of a spouse and children. She is fond of security and routine; being somewhat impressionable and anxious, she may have trouble adjusting to situations which are unfamiliar.

Sierra Haschak has a lively and curious intelligence, the very opposite of empty rhetoric and studiousness. Sierra is agile and adaptable and can not only analyze difficult situations objectively but also demonstrate a profound comprehension when faced with a psychological problem.

Sierra Haschak 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.

Love and Sensuality:

Aware that Sierra Haschak was taught to experience love in a certain way by her family, social class, or religion, Sierra is determined to experiment with a new style. Sierra’s idealistic aspirations may be a form of escapism. They encourage Sierra to cast off conventional romantic practices and customs and embark on new adventures.

Sierra Haschak’s birth chart indicates an emotional function which is usually expressed carefully and reasonably. Distrustful of their emotional urges and somewhat wary of their feelings, they try to rid themselves of all partiality and try to get some perspective and distance before making an emotional commitment.

Naive in appearance but complicated underneath, Sierra Haschak is a blend of strength and weakness. The force of her emotions is often incompatible with her great sensitivity, which makes her behavior baffling to those close to her. Her family ties are quite strong and may have hindered her personal development. Emotionally, she is especially attracted to strong individuals – the serious, silent type. However, they must be able to understand her and protect her from herself and others. Love and her children, if she chooses to have them, will become the center of her life, so it is important that she chooses the right person to be her life partner.

Sierra Haschak’s love life is dominated by uncertainty. After some hesitation, Sierra may get married, and then quickly regret Sierra’s action, feeling unhappy in the relationship and misunderstood by Sierra’s partner. Maturity should help Sierra to distinguish between the conflicting desires responsible for this sense of unease. A shared sense of responsibility and a busy social life should also strengthen Sierra’s marriage.

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

Sierra Haschak 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. At worst, she might deny the commitments that her optimism and expansiveness made her rush into too soon. If this were to be the case, the outward image of the couple’s success (wealth and comfort, etc.) would only be a façade which compensated for its emotional impoverishment and failure. Sooner or later, this hypocrisy might provoke a full-blown conflict. A second possibility is that a psychic incompatibility may gradually take root, pitting her romantic nature against the prerogatives of her career.

Sierra Haschak has a romantic imagination, soaring with idealism, dreams, and poetry. Sierra is emotive and hypersensitive, making Sierra especially vulnerable emotionally, since Sierra is sometimes overwhelmed by Sierra’s feelings and affects. Although Sierra seeks an ideal soulmate, a partner with whom Sierra could maintain blissful, smooth relations, Sierra is sometimes met with disillusionment. Because Sierra’s rather excessive sensitivity and Sierra’s need to merge with the other are deep and powerful enough, they can submerge Sierra’s judgment and discernment, so Sierra sometimes forms extremely intense bonds too quickly with individuals who are not appropriate partners in many ways. When Sierra meets someone, Sierra falls under the enchantment of Sierra’s dream of ideal love and cannot keep Sierra from delighting in a reverie of future romance, placing the other on a pedestal. Early on in the relationship, Sierra yields to another of Sierra’s characteristic urges and loses Sierra in the individual who is so dear to Sierra, melding with them, only to awaken one morning and find Sierra as if in the arms of a stranger, greatly astounded and disappointed. Actually, Sierra’s psyche is constructed in such a way as to make Sierra’s sensitivity a function of the environment, in many cases; it follows the flow of momentary emotions and impressions. Before Sierra takes on any major commitments, Sierra should make a conscious effort to evaluate the relationship realistically, and see whether the person really reciprocates Sierra’s intense love, for Sierra may merely be in love with the mirage of an ideal partner. Sierra’s tendency to believe in Sierra’s illusions may mark Sierra as an easy prey for people with bad intentions. It would be a good idea for Sierra to find a different object for Sierra’s affections, or a form of sublimation, because Sierra tends to be so disappointed by Sierra’s great emotional investments. The delicacy and subtlety of Sierra’s imagination procure artistic refinement for Sierra, and Sierra loves the arts, music, and literature, which could all be good sources of emotional involvement and fulfillment. Because Sierra’s sensitivity also makes it easy for Sierra to empathize with the psychological or social difficulties Sierra’s peers are struggling with, Sierra might also find it rewarding to commit Sierra to social work.

Mental and Intellect:

More theoretical than logical and more intuitive than rational, Sierra Haschak’s thought patterns come to the fore when they are applied to a vast subject. Sierra is attracted to wide open spaces and distant horizons; as a scholar, Sierra feels an affinity for higher studies such as philosophy or law. However, foreign languages or contacts abroad might also interest Sierra.

Sierra Haschak tries to shun subjectivity and be as objective as possible. Her thoughts are usually structured, and her reasoning, based on objective facts or experience, usually relates to practical goals.