Harold Stassen
challenges and difficulties

Harold Stassen often has a sense of longing or homesickness for something he cannot name or specify, and he may sense both a great attraction toward, and fear of, mysticism and parapsychology.

Overcoming feelings of fear, guilt, anxiety, loneliness, or over sensitivity is an important task for Stassen.

Harold Stassen has a mature, disciplined, serious attitude toward life that colors everything he does. Caution and realism are his virtues though Harold limits himself at times by being too careful, shy or fearful, not believing in himself enough, or lacking the required assertiveness. Others find Harold Stassen difficult to get to know intimately, as Stassen tends to distance himself from them or to outwardly adopt a rather stern, "adult" demeanor.

Once he decides what he wants to do, Harold Stassen will pursue his goal tenaciously and, if necessary, sacrifice a great deal for his deeply felt convictions. This trait tends to make Harold feel a little out of step with others. Harold Stassen takes things a little more seriously and has an inclination to be somewhat of a fanatic, although probably not flamboyantly so; as a result, others may not be aware of how deeply Harold feels and how driven he is about the things that are important to him. Harold Stassen has a deep inner resolve and is willing to struggle to do the things that are really meaningful to him, rather than follow an easier but less meaningful course in life.

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

When under stress, Harold Stassen is apt to shut off the flow of his emotions and ignore his needs and feelings in order to do what he perceives as his duty or simply what the practical realities of the situation dictate. This can lead to a certain rigidity and inflexibility. If overdone, self-control, self-discipline, or an exaggerated concern over what society, family or others expect of him, makes life more of a burden than an adventure.

Fostering his tender, caring, feminine, and nurturing aspects is an important step in Harold Stassen's growth. Harold Stassen needs to learn how to nourish and lovingly tend to both himself and others. Letting himself be taken care of sometimes is okay!

The arena he is most likely to wrestle with these issues is in playful self-expression, games or sports, and creativity. Harold Stassen should try to develop any artistic, expressive, creative potentials he feels he possesses, utilizing the qualities described above.

He is very obliging and always looks for relationships with other people. Harold Stassen tends to really feel at home with his family or in groups or associations that he may join. Harold has a strong desire to feel at one with his community.

Astrological factors in this Astro Profile section:

Saturn in Pisces

Saturn in 1st house

Saturn Square Pluto

N. Node in Cancer

N. Node in 5th house

N. Node Opposition Asc./MC