Drew (Festus) Hankinson
motivation

Though Drew (Festus) Hankinson seems rather dreamy, fluid, and impressionable (as mentioned in the previous chapter), he is actually very realistic and well grounded. His compassion and receptivity to others' feelings discussed earlier is balanced by a rather pragmatic, businesslike, no-nonsense aspect to his character, as described below.

Serious, disciplined and quietly ambitious, he is driven to prove himself and to achieve material accomplishments and success. His work, his position in the world, and his contributions to society are very important to Drew Hankinson. Drew (Festus) Hankinson will persevere through enormous hardship and frustration in order to reach a goal he has set for himself, and he often sacrifices much in the area of personal relationships and home life in order to do so.

Drew (Festus) Hankinson has a thoughtful, quiet and self-contained disposition and does not readily show his inner feelings and needs. Drew (Festus) Hankinson seems to always be in control, capable, efficient and strong. He is often the person in the family or group who is given more responsibility (and more work) than the others. He is highly conscientious and even as a child he possessed great maturity, soberness, and worldly wisdom.

He is basically a pragmatic realist, and though he may have all sorts of dreams, ideals and colorful theories, he feels that the ultimate test of a concept is its practical usefulness. Festus has an innate shrewdness and business sense, and there is a bit of the cynic in him as well.

He is clear-headed, detached and objective, and is not swayed by emotional dramatics. He is often authoritarian - strictly fair, but without mercy. Drew (Festus) Hankinson has a great respect for tradition and even if he does not agree with certain laws, he will abide by them or strive to change them, but never flagrantly disregard them. Cautious and conservative, Drew (Festus) Hankinson plays by the rules.

He is subtle, understated, quiet, deep, not easy to get to know intimately, and never superficial. He is a modest person and sometimes overly self-critical. Giving himself (and others) permission to feel, play, be spontaneous and silly, and sometimes weak and vulnerable is not easy for Drew Hankinson.

Drew Hankinson's strong points are his depth and thoroughness, patience, tenacity and faithfulness. His faults are a tendency to be rigid and inflexible, and too serious.

His career, reputation and public image are very important to Drew Hankinson. Drew (Festus) Hankinson has a strong desire to be influential or make his mark on the world. He is not satisfied with the personal sphere alone; his ambitions include making a major contribution and receiving broad recognition for his unique effort and gifts. Drew (Festus) Hankinson may undervalue the personal or inner facet of life.

He is blessed with abundant optimism, self-confidence and cheerful generosity. His good will and friendliness win him many allies. Drew (Festus) Hankinson also has grand visions and aspirations, and the desire to succeed in life in a big way. Festus expects the best, and usually gets it.

Sensitive and imaginative, he is attracted to artistic and creative pursuits and to mysticism. Drew (Festus) Hankinson is impressionable and receptive, and often has experiences that are unusual and unexplainable by the rational mind. Festus has an abundance of dreams, visions and longings, but does not always have the concentrated will and stamina to make them materialize. Gentle, idealistic and peace loving, Festus often seeks to avoid the harsh realities of life. Festus has an ethereal quality about him.

Drew (Festus) Hankinson undergoes deep, transformative changes in his life with relative ease and a minimum of conscious resistance. Because he does not avoid the depths, Drew Hankinson has access to a lot of personal power and strength. Without realizing it or seeking it, Festus is apt to have quite a potent effect on the people he comes into contact with, even superficially. Others sense that Drew (Festus) Hankinson is a force to be reckoned with.

Astrological factors in this Astro Profile section:

Ascendant in Pisces and Sun in Capricorn

Sun in Capricorn

Sun in 10th house

Sun Conjunct Jupiter

Sun Conjunct Neptune

Sun Sextile Pluto