Dick Haymes
challenges and difficulties

He is very self-conscious and has a great need for ego-affirmation and praise. Expressing himself freely and openly is not easy for Haymes. Dick Haymes tends to work hard at playing and "having fun", rather than being light-hearted and spontaneous. Developing self-love and self-acceptance regardless of his "performance" is an important task for Dick.

He is serious by nature, and may have difficulty making small talk or participating in friendly, personal exchanges.

Dick Haymes tries to be strictly accurate and is critical of people who exaggerate or discuss subjects they really know little about. Haymes withholds his thoughts and opinions until he has thought everything through quite thoroughly, and sometimes Dick's silence discomforts others.

His mental concentration is very good but his breadth of understanding may not be.

Dick Haymes seesaws between playing it safe, and doing something unique and original, between self-control and letting loose, between being a responsible adult and a rebellious adolescent, between what Dick has to or should do and what his spontaneous impulses tell him to do. All of this creates enormous inner tension as well as friction with people in his environment. Dick Haymes may, for instance, bitterly resent government or authority figures who "crush his individuality", yet ignore his obligations and responsibilities, thus ensuring that they will pursue him. Learning to give each side its due is an ongoing challenge for Haymes.

Dick Haymes has a tendency to think on the dark side, is somewhat gloomy and touchy and easily disappointed. He may find it hard to keeps his attention on the real world and may become obsessed with strange ideas and fanciful beliefs.

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

It is easy for Dick Haymes to become distracted from his path by the multitude of interesting choices, possibilities, and options available to him. Dick Haymes needs to develop single mindedness and focus. Until Dick directs his attention to some of the big questions, such as "What is my life's purpose?" "What is really important to me and essential to my happiness?", he is apt to dabble, scatter his energies in many directions and engage in activities which are entertaining but ultimately neither fruitful nor enriching.

Having an overall vision for his life and aligning his daily activities so that they support rather than detract from Haymes' larger purpose in life, is a significant step toward his personal development.

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

Astrological factors in this Astro Profile section:

Saturn in Leo

Saturn in 3rd house

Saturn Opposition Uranus

Saturn Conjunct Mercury/Neptune

N. Node in Sagittarius

N. Node in 7th house