Doris Chase Doane
challenges and difficulties

Doane doubts her own intelligence and mental capacities, and she may work very hard at studies in order to compensate for this. Doris is often overly serious and disinterested in light or superficial conversation. Spontaneous communication, social give-and-take, and making small talk are likely to be difficult for her.

Her childhood or her relationships with her parents was restrictive, unloving, or unhappy in ways that may prevent Doris from allowing other people to get close to her in later life. Doris Chase Doane felt deprived in some manner, whether or not she actually was deprived in some way. Emotional separations or repression of her needs and feelings may typify her early life, at least as Doane remembers it. Forgiving her parents and/or letting go of any resentments she has about the limitations that she experienced early in her life is crucial. Also, Doris Chase Doane needs to build her own solid foundation, and investing time and energy into her home, domestic relationships, and inner life can help Doris accomplish this.

Now we will discuss patterns of behavior which Doris Chase Doane 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 Doris Chase Doane needs to follow in order to develop balance, greater awareness, and wholeness is also described.

Seeking harmonious interpersonal relationships, cooperation, and togetherness, as well as the desire to please or appease other people, are drives that come very naturally to Doris Chase Doane - so much so that she seeks them out at her own expense. When she is under stress, Doane tends to look outside herself for approval or answers, and she leans on others too much. Therefore, developing self-reliance, and the courage to look inwardly for answers and forge her own path through life is a key factor in her self-development.

Doris Chase Doane is often tempted to be less than completely straightforward about her intentions or desires, and she can become enmeshed in a quagmire of "little white lies". Stark honesty - both inward and toward others - is the only way out! This, however, leads to the need to confront some of Doane's most deeply ingrained fears, such as "what if they do not like me?" and "what if I have to go through this alone?".

Doris Chase Doane needs to cultivate her ability to be assertive, take initiative and act on her own behalf. Directness and self-reliance are imperative.

It is in her dealings with money, financial security, tangible assets and possessions that she is most likely to wrestle with these issues. The qualities described above are ones Doris Chase Doane needs to integrate in tangible ways: how she makes a living, building assets and a secure material base, what she does with the resources she has. Doris Chase Doane should try to avoid over involvement or entanglements with other people's money matters, legal business, and personal affairs.

The following are specific activities that will support Doris Chase Doane in her growth. These may or may not feel natural to Doane, and she may initially resist or feel awkward about them, but they are crucial to her path to wholeness.

Doris Chase Doane has to learn to communicate and express herself through the written or spoken word. It is best for Doris to study, learn skills and develop her intellectual interests and capacities. Doane needs to become involved in sharing and exchanging information with others and in developing her intellectual reasoning ability. Doris Chase Doane should practice using her mind, her thinking skills and her ability to be objective. "Work smarter, not harder" might be a motto for her.

Writing, teaching, recording, transcribing, dialoguing, negotiating, mediating, communicating, or facilitating clear communication are significant activities for Doris Chase Doane to pursue.

Doris Chase Doane 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 Doane, and she may frequently encounter some upsets or hostility.

Astrological factors in this Astro Profile section:

Saturn in Gemini

Saturn in 4th house

N. Node in Aries

N. Node in 2nd house

N. Node Conjunct Mercury

N. Node Conjunct Saturn/Uranus