Astrology 

Advertisement

Celebrity profile:
Elizabeth Hurley

Birth date: 10 June 1965
Birth place: Basingstoke

Section 1: General characteristics

Your fundamental needs, values and orientation towards life are symbolised by the four astrological elements. Each person has their own unique balance of these four basic energies: Fire (warmth, inspiration, enthusiasm), Earth (practicality, realism, material interests), Air (social and intellectual qualities) and Water (emotional needs and feelings).

Your 'elemental makeup' is described below. Remember that most people are 'unbalanced', if you are lacking or deficient in a certain element it simply means that you need to consciously develop that aspect of yourself to learn to appreciate and/or to work harder in that dimension of life.

Sometimes we overvalue the element that we are least endowed with, sensing it as a lack within ourselves, but more often we neglect or ignore it. The qualities described below will be reiterated and explained in more detail in the following chapters.

As a Gemini with an Air/Water Dominant elemental makeup, your gift lies in your ability to perceive, understand and communicate about matters of feeling, of heart and soul. You are thus well-suited to any field that involves working with people as a counsellor or teacher; even if you are not trained, others seek you out as an advisor, for you are able to clarify and sensitively discuss their personal concerns and problems. Relationships are a primary importance to you and is the arena in which your richest and most fulfilling experiences lie. You, even more than most people, require friends and intimates to share your thoughts and your life with.

You also have an active and creative mind and are apt to spend much time reading, thinking or daydreaming and/or writing (stories, music, lyrics, diaries, letters, etc.). Film or any media combining words with images and emotions also fascinates you.

At times your mind and intellect may seem to be at odds with your instinctive, emotional, feeling side; it's your task to bring them together. You may spend a lot of time cogitating and mulling over your experiences and feelings, trying to understand and make sense of them.

You are quite sensitive (psychologically and physically) and may avoid direct, active participation in life.

Due to your Fire Missing or Deficient elemental makeup, you are likely to be overly humble or unsure of yourself and to look to others for inspiration, motivation, reinforcement and approval. Tending to be somewhat passive, you must learn how to take initiative and motivate yourself.

A lack of warmth (either physically, emotionally or both) may be evident in you, which can show itself physically as a low energy level, paleness and lack of colour in the skin or a tendency to be easily chilled, and emotionally as a marked coolness or aloofness with little spirit, joy or enthusiasm for living. Eating warming, spicy foods, living in a warm, sunny place and using fire in your daily life (lighting candles, using a wood stove or fireplace for heat) can help balance you. Also, spending time with warm, cheerful, positive-minded people and developing a philosophy based on spiritual optimism can stir up your own zest for life.

Positively, you are unlikely to be egocentric and have a capacity for great patience and peacefulness.

Section 2: The inner you: your real motivation

As a typical Gemini, you are, in many ways, an eternal child; this trait is brought out even further by the presence of the Sun in Gemini aspect of your chart. Your mind is bright, alert, curious, flexible, playful and always eager for new experiences - and your attention span is often quite brief. You grasp ideas quickly and once your initial curiosity has been satisfied, you want to go on to something else. You crave frequent change, variety, meeting new situations and people.

It may be hard for you to decide just where your talents and true vocation lie, for you have a multitude of interests and are loath to limit yourself by concentrating on just one. You are easily distracted by all of the other fascinating possibilities. Your curiosity and restlessness propel you into many different experiences in life - you are willing to taste or try anything once. Doing the same thing over and over again, even it is something you do well, is real drudgery for you.

You live in your head a great deal - reading, observing, thinking, spinning ideas around - and you need mental stimulation every bit as much as you need food and drink. In fact, if you had to choose between a good book or movie and a good lunch, you would very likely choose the former. You have a creative mind and often live by your wits.

You are also a very social creature, with a strong need to communicate and to interact with people. You enjoy using and playing with words and have a real flair for getting your ideas across in a clever, interesting, articulate manner. Writing or speaking are areas you have a great talent for.

You also have a rather light and mischievous sense of humour and often do not take anything too seriously. Though you crave emotional involvement, it is hard for you to achieve it, for you are frequently unwilling to commit yourself to anything, to take responsibility or to limit your personal freedom and mobility.

Your happiness lies in using your creativity and your language skills to communicate something meaningful, to teach, inspire or bring people together. You have an unbiased mind and can usually offer a fresh, clear, uncluttered perspective. Your faults are your lack of constancy and persistence and your tendency to overlook or ignore deep emotional issues and other people's feelings.

You tend to see things from your perspective only and to be rather subjective. You also enjoy talking and expressing your views but you don't always listen as well. You have a clear mind and a love of learning and new experiences. You need constant mental stimulation and activity.

You are direct, energetic, sometimes aggressive and combative. You often feel that you need to fight to get what you want and you tend to have a somewhat selfish attitude that angers or irritates others. You are hasty, restless, impatient and sometimes reckless.

While you do have a lot of drive, you frequently hold yourself back. Learning to endure frustration and to patiently overcome the obstacles in your life (or your own internal caution and resistance) is one of your tasks.

Feelings of personal inadequacy, inhibitions and self-doubt often plague you due to the influence of the Sun Square Saturn aspect of your chart. You have a cautious, careful, realistic attitude toward life and are highly responsible and disciplined with regard to your obligations and duties. You tend to work and struggle more than you need and take yourself far too seriously.

Along with your energy and drive you have high ideals and an active fantasy life. There is a dreamer and an idealist in you, as well as a doer and a fighter. You want to win but not at others' expense, and this may be something of a dilemma for you.

While you are realistic and conscientious (or overly conscientious), as described above, you also have a dreamy or mystically-inclined side, as described below.

You tend to be very impressionable and psychically open and, as a youngster, you could have been dominated by more forceful personalities. Afraid of confrontation, you may have become passive, identified yourself as a helpless victim or tried to gain what you want in underhanded ways.

Your hypersensitivity to your environment is apt to be a challenge for you in other ways as well. Pollutants, ugliness or dissonance in any form is apt to affect you more than most people.

You have a strong need to be with people to whom you are emotionally close. You are very sensitive to others emotional needs, lending a sympathetic ear to their problems. Peace and harmony in your personal surroundings are very important to you.

You alternate between aggression and apathy and sometimes feel that you are unable to meet all the demands made on you. Once you become aware of what you need to do, however, you are capable of working long and hard, not giving up until your work is done.

Delicious     Digg     reddit     Facebook     StumbleUpon

  Get the latest iVillage news on your desktop    Sign up for more iVillage RSS feeds

© iVillage Limited 2000-2008. All rights reserved. | © iVillage inc. 1995-2008. All rights reserved.
iVillage Ltd is a UK company registered in England & Wales (3837269) at 80-110 New Oxford Street, London WC1 1HB