Elsa Benítez
challenges and difficulties

Elsa Benítez has a penchant for order and precision, and an almost compulsive attention to detail. She is often hypercritical and can be such a demanding perfectionist that she discourages herself or others from even attempting something that will not be done exactly the way Benítez knows it should be done.

She frequently over analyzes or picks things apart mentally. Elsa Benítez may also be somewhat of a hypochondriac. Elsa must learn that she does not have to rationally understand everything in order for it to be valid, and also to relax her unnecessarily high or strict standards.

Elsa Benítez takes both her work and her health very seriously, but she may demand so much of herself at work that she compromises her health. Elsa can become a workaholic, not so much because she has lofty ambitions, but because she never feels like she has done enough. Elsa Benítez is overly responsible or overly conscientious at work, so much so that she may not enjoy it at all.

Benítez can also get overly involved in self-improvement or her health, and she tends to be a bit of a hypochondriac.

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

Instinctively she is a fighter and an individualist who can stand alone when necessary. Very often, however, Elsa stands alone when she does not need to, not realizing the support, assistance, and resources others may have to offer. Elsa Benítez has a tendency to "reinvent the wheel" and to feel that she must be self-reliant and that only she can come up with the answers she needs. Implicit in this attitude is a kind of arrogance as well as a rather competitive approach, which - at its worst - can alienate her from others, or make Elsa Benítez feel that "it is me against the world".

Social skills and graces and what Elsa Benítez calls social "games" do not come naturally to her. Elsa Benítez needs to learn how to share and join others, and how to negotiate and resolve conflict with others in a cooperative way.

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 Elsa Benítez to recognize, appreciate, and listen to the people in her life who express such attributes, as well as to develop them herself. Elsa Benítez has to put energy and attention into learning about others, and about herself through others.

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

Elsa Benítez's path to wholeness involves confronting her dark and hidden recesses, bringing them out into the open, and transforming herself in the process. Healing abilities develop as a result of Benítez's willingness to experience and transform deep emotions such as grief, anger, and pain. Furthermore, bringing light to the darkness and pain in the world without becoming overwhelmed by it is a significant challenge for Elsa.

She is a born leader and has the ability to persuade members of a group or association she belongs to. Benítez always promotes the fostering of good fellowship and teamwork, which ensures the success of any plans or joint undertakings she may pursue.

Her relationships with others may be rather unstable and unreliable. With a somewhat negative attitude and weak will, Elsa Benítez avoids opposition and escapes her responsibilities. In her relationships she is likely to choose people who are asocial.

Elsa Benítez has a strong desire to acquire a leading position in her community. Although she is very capable of assuming leadership, Elsa also has a tendency to impose her will upon others. But in spite of that, she is likely to be successful.

Astrological factors in this Astro Profile section:

Saturn in Virgo

Saturn in 6th house

N. Node in Libra

N. Node in 7th house

N. Node Conjunct Pluto

N. Node Conjunct Sun/Mars

N. Node Conjunct Mars/Neptune

N. Node Conjunct Mars/MC