Edward Abbey
in Relationships

Open and generous, Edward Abbey enjoys a wide circle of friends and acquaintances and he thrives on sociability and fellowship. He is adventurous, playful, freedom loving, and always ready for a good time. Abbey rarely allows obstacles or difficulties to keep him down, for no matter how bleak the past or present, Edward always expects a better, brighter future. In fact, he is uncomfortable with his own or other people's problems and emotional pain. Edward Abbey often tries to "cheer up" or offer philosophical advice to those who are hurting, but he unwittingly avoids or ignores the emotions involved.

Friendship means a great deal to Abbey, perhaps even more than love relationships or romance. For Edward Abbey to be happy, his mate must be his best friend and encourage Edward's aspirations and ideals. Edward Abbey also needs a great deal of emotional freedom and mobility.

Though he yearns for close relationships, Edward Abbey often closes himself off and does not really trust others who may wish to get to know him. Abbey is very wholehearted in his feelings and responses to people, and he wants all or nothing from the people he cares for.

Edward Abbey tends to be touchy, defensive and rather territorial, and if he perceives a threat to his family or home or personal safety, he can be quite aggressive. Sometimes Edward feels out of sorts and hostile for no apparent reason, and this is usually due to unexpressed, unresolved anger from the past. Edward Abbey also has a desire to lead, to compete, or to be a free agent - and he is not entirely conscious of this desire. It is good for Abbey to have benign outlets and ways to let off steam on a regular basis, such as demanding physical work or athletics. Otherwise Edward Abbey may be rather hard to live with, even abusive in his relationships.

He is open and unconventional in his attitude towards love relationships, romance and sex. He enjoys socializing, bringing people together and having many friends of both sexes. Edward Abbey values friendship very highly and in fact, he is more comfortable being a friend than a lover. Edward desires an intellectual rapport or spiritual bond with his love partner, but deep intimacy and emotional bonding do not come easily to him. The traditional "husband" and "wife" roles do not appeal to Abbey, and he abhors jealousy and possessiveness since he feels that no person truly "belongs" to another. Edward Abbey appreciates relationships in which his love partner allows him plenty of freedom and is not very emotionally demanding.

Promoting beauty, the arts or entertainment can make Edward Abbey very happy. Edward wants to contribute something positive and loving to the world at large and he wants to be recognized for his beauty, artistic gifts or loving generosity. Edward Abbey may be "married to" his work - namely he may be more involved in his career than in his private life. Abbey is a natural host or diplomat.

Edward Abbey tends to be attracted to people who are not quite what they seem. Gullible, romantic and rather easily seduced, Edward frequently falls in love with an image in his own mind, which he then projects onto the object of his affections, only to discover later that this person never really had the lovely qualities he endowed her with. Edward Abbey also confuses love relationships with pity, sacrifice, or misplaced notions of "selfishness", thereby setting himself up to be taken advantage of. He is capable of great devotion to a spiritual cause, for he is actually seeking some sort of transcendent or mystical experience through love.

Astrological factors in this Astro Profile section:

Moon in Sagittarius

Moon in 8th house

Moon Quincunx Mars

Venus in Aquarius

Venus in 10th house

Venus Opposition Neptune