Amanda Michalka
challenges and difficulties

Amanda has an innate distrust of groups and/or a cynical attitude toward society that may leave her feeling out of step and unable to participate in activities with her peers. Overcoming a sense of aloofness and alienation from others is an important task for Michalka.

Amanda Michalka takes her commitments to others very seriously, especially in close one-to-one relationships. Her strong sense of responsibility to the other person makes Michalka a trustworthy and dedicated partner, but she often feels that marriage or any binding commitment between her and another person is too restrictive and burdensome, and thus seeks to avoid it. Close relationships may be more work than pleasure for Amanda Michalka and it may seem that she is always "working on" her marriage rather than enjoying it. However, Michalka will persevere and ultimately grow through the process.

Amanda Michalka tends to seesaw between hope, optimism and faith versus doubt and oppression due to limitations and practical realities. She needs to overcome impatience and restlessness in order to achieve her dreams and desires for a better life.

Her ambition and desire for power may be somewhat out of proportion and Michalka can be quite ruthless when faced with potential obstacles and difficulties. Amanda Michalka must learn to control her temper and be willing to compromise.

She is inclined to exercise self-control and tries to suppress her inner excitability or irritability. However, Michalka can be somewhat self-willed and determined to be independent. If Amanda Michalka feels that someone is holding her down too much, she may suddenly break up the relationship.

Now we will discuss patterns of behavior which Amanda Michalka instinctively and habitually reverts to when under stress - a mostly subconscious process that she is apt to over indulge in because it is so familiar and hence easy for her. The direction Amanda Michalka needs to follow in order to develop balance, greater awareness, and wholeness is also described.

Amanda Michalka has a great capacity for sympathy, tenderness, and caring, which is a gift that she is apt to over bestow at times. For balance, Amanda Michalka needs to foster mature self-discipline, self-control, and personal responsibility.

When under stress, she has a strong instinct to retreat back to the nest, to be a child again, or to become overwhelmed with feelings and longings to be taken care of. Also, she may encourage others to depend on her emotionally (and otherwise) to an unhealthy degree. Amanda Michalka needs to learn how to set limits and to turn off the flow of support when necessary.

It is in her marriage and other intimate, one-to-one relationships that she is most likely to wrestle with these issues. She may see the qualities that she needs to develop more fully (described above) in her partner. It is important for Amanda Michalka to recognize, appreciate, and listen to the people in her life who express such attributes, as well as to develop them herself. Amanda Michalka has to put energy and attention into learning about others, and about herself through others.

Amanda Michalka tends to have a certain fear of crowds and may find it hard to integrate herself into a group of people. Working with others is not easy for Michalka, and she may frequently encounter upsets or hostility.

Astrological factors in this Astro Profile section:

Saturn in Aquarius

Saturn in 7th house

Jupiter Opposition Saturn

Saturn Conjunct Sun/Pluto

Saturn Conjunct Moon/Uranus

N. Node in Capricorn

N. Node in 7th house

N. Node Conjunct Saturn/Uranus