Adela Rogers St. Johns
motivation

In spite of her rather meek comportment (as described on the previous page), she is very stubborn and tenacious, and there is a great deal of quiet willfulness and strength behind her modest demeanor.

She is a steadfast and patient soul, capable of tremendous devotion, dedication, endurance and constancy. The ability to follow through and stick with things is one of her greatest assets. Once St. Johns' course is set, she pursues it tenaciously until it is completed, stubbornly resisting any attempts to sway her from her purpose.

Adela Rogers St. Johns has a very practical nature; she wants to see concrete, tangible results for her efforts, and she is not one to concoct wild dreams that are unlikely to come into fruition. Most of her "wild dreams" have to do with material achievements, well-being and security, for she has a great love of the physical world and she wants to experience and enjoy it to the full. Though Adela Rogers St. Johns will work long and persistently, she also has a strong sensual and comfort-loving side, and she wants to enjoy what she has worked for. In fact, St. Johns can be enormously lazy at times and has a tendency to overindulge in good food and other earthly pleasures. Adela Rogers St. Johns also loves the beauty of the natural world and she probably prefers a serene country setting to an urban life style.

Basically, her needs are simple and she is easy to please. Adela Rogers St. Johns has a strong desire for security, stability and peace, and will rarely make changes unless she is forced to do so. She is not very demanding emotionally, though she does crave a great deal of physical closeness and affection. Because of her faithfulness, emotional steadfastness and gentle strength, others often depend upon St. Johns for support. Though she hates upheaval and sudden changes, Adela Rogers St. Johns usually maintains her poise and equanimity. Adela Rogers St. Johns also has an innate sense of harmony with nature, allowing things to grow and unfold in their own time and the patience to nurture something into being - be it a garden, a child, or a creative project. She makes an excellent parent, especially if she follows her instincts more often than "the experts".

Adela has three major faults: one is her bullheaded obstinacy. The second is her unwillingness to deviate from her safe, predictable routine. And the third is St. Johns' tendency to always insist upon realism and undervalue the imaginative, speculative, and fanciful - in other words, Adela Rogers St. Johns lacks the ability to play with ideas and possibilities, and to open her mind to new horizons.

World travel, foreign cultures, and studies which expand her intellectual horizons and broaden her understanding of the world are very attractive to St. Johns.

Adela Rogers St. Johns has a philosophical turn of mind and is concerned with seeking answers to the big questions of life or getting the overview of any situation. Abstract concepts and/or plans for the future occupy her mind much of the time.

Adela Rogers St. Johns tends to see things from her perspective only and to be rather subjective. She also enjoys talking and expressing her views but does not always listen as well. Adela Rogers St. Johns has a clear mind, a love of learning and new experiences, and she needs constant mental stimulation and activity.

Adela Rogers St. Johns has a harmonious balance between her body, soul and spirit. She enjoys intellectual challenges from others, but tends to form her own mental attitudes and philosophies of life. She may be interested in studying human nature and matters of health.

Astrological factors in this Astro Profile section:

Ascendant in Virgo and Sun in Taurus

Sun in Taurus

Sun in 9th house

Sun Conjunct Mercury

Sun Conjunct Mercury/MC