Helen Taft
drive and ambition

She is non-combative, noncompetitive, and somewhat of a pacifist. Helen Herron Taft will give something up rather than fight for it. She may seem weak-willed or ineffectual, for she does not have a powerful ego drive for personal achievement and material advantage, or for winning at the expense of someone else. Being first, being best or being on top does not mean much to Helen Taft, and she can be quite happy in a supporting role, working for the benefit of others or for a cause that she believes in. Helen Taft is gentle and impressionable and is motivated by less mundane and less tangible things than most other people. She may have difficulty formulating clear, definite personal goals and making her way in the world. Helen has many dreams, high ideals and a strong mystical or religious impulse. Helen Taft also has a creative imagination and can successfully apply herself to art or music. Helen Taft has a sensitive physique and she needs to maintain good regular health habits in order to build strength and stamina.

Asserting herself and being direct and forceful about what she wants is very often difficult for Helen. Though she may have a great deal of energy and drive, Helen Taft lacks confidence or simply the desire to put herself and her interests first. Positively, Helen Herron Taft can be very unselfish, working more on behalf of others rather than for herself.

However, Helen Taft denies her own desires and needs too much, and she is likely to secretly become very angry, which will sabotage her finest efforts.

While Helen Taft enjoys challenging herself to extend her abilities or try new activities, she is apt to bite off more than she can chew. Failures or accidents due to overestimating her prowess or capacities and being overly eager and poorly prepared, may result. Fortunately these disappointments or blunders do not dampen Helen's spirits or her ambitions permanently; she has a lot of resilience and optimism. Most likely Helen Taft will need to develop her physical coordination and sense of timing in order to do some of the activities she dreams of doing.

Her competitive drive and lofty ambitions (commented upon earlier) feed on either intense spiritual idealism or a rather inflated, grandiose idea of what Helen Taft can actually accomplish. Her energy level is apt to fluctuate from being very high, as noted earlier, to rather low, as mentioned in the following paragraphs.

Helen Taft has a very active and fertile imagination and Helen Herron Taft's ambitions are never strictly mundane, practical and concrete. Helen Taft has a strong desire to act out her fantasies, dreams, visions and ideals. Artistic creation, drama, or other areas in which Helen Herron Taft can express herself imaginatively are ideally suited to her. Ordinary life seems drab and uninteresting to Helen Herron Taft, and she needs to have some lofty dream or something grander than her own narrow personal interests to live for. Sometimes Helen Herron Taft may be confused about exactly how and where to direct her energy and she often drifts along rather than making clear decisions about what she wants. Helen Taft has a passive side and at times lacks the will power, physical energy, strength and fighting spirit to achieve her aims.

Helen Herron Taft dedicates herself wholeheartedly to a cause, makes a great deal of sacrifices and does away with superfluous activities and interests. Others find her approach too severe and are unwilling to go along with Helen Taft under the difficult circumstances that she is willing to tolerate. Her determination and capacity for self-denial often help Helen Herron Taft get through the rough spots and achieve the goal she is aiming for.

Positions of honor, affluence, influence, and stature in her community can be hers. Helen Taft feels she has a destiny which involves leadership or distinguishing herself in some line of endeavor. Helen possesses an innate sense of greatness or importance, and a strong drive to achieve recognition for her talent. Helen Taft should avoid excessive egotism and arrogant pride, for these could limit her opportunities.

Discipline, concentration, a realistic sense of what is attainable, and steady dedication to achieving her ambitions are the keys to Helen's progress. Helen Taft is apt to move slowly but constantly in the direction of her goals, and solid achievement is the outcome of this conservative approach.

Helen Taft possesses great zeal and passion for achieving her aspirations in life, and can be something of a fanatic when she sets her sights on a goal. Helen could do research work, psychological investigation, even detective work - anything that involves delving beneath the surface for hidden elements. A great love of mystery and exploring the unknown fuels many of Helen's personal ambitions.

Helen Herron Taft's profession may be unusual, very innovative and progressive, or outside the "mainstream", providing alternative services or products. A certain uneven, erratic quality characterizes Helen's career and rise in the professional arena. Sudden changes of fortune, unexpected upsets, and twists of fate are likely.

Astrological factors in this Astro Profile section:

Mars in Pisces

Mars in 12th house

Mars Quincunx Jupiter

Mars aspects Jupiter and Neptune

Mars Conjunct Neptune

Saturn Trine Pluto

MC Conjunct Sun

Saturn Trine MC

Pluto Trine MC

Uranus Quincunx MC