Hope Marie Carlton
challenges and difficulties

Hope Marie Carlton often has a sense of longing or homesickness for something she cannot name or specify, and she 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 Carlton.

She is very conscientious, responsible, and concerned with her duty, her public image and reputation, and becoming a person of stature in the world. Hope Marie Carlton understands the need for hard work and careful planning in order to accomplish anything substantial and she is capable of much self-discipline and patience once she sets her sights on a goal.

But Hope Marie Carlton is very judgmental and hard on herself if she fails to attain success, and she can become dry, bitter, or cynical if the world does not recognize her efforts.

Hope Marie has an inner conflict between idealism, hope and faith in the future versus doubt and oppression due to limitations and practical realities. Hope Marie Carlton needs to develop discipline and patience in order to achieve her aspirations. Carlton will grow by learning to accept frustration and to persevere in spite of obstacles.

Hope Marie Carlton seesaws between playing it safe, and doing something unique and original, between self-control and letting loose, between being a responsible adult and a rebellious adolescent, between what Hope Marie has to or should do and what her spontaneous impulses tell her to do. All of this creates enormous inner tension as well as friction with people in her environment. Hope Marie Carlton may, for instance, bitterly resent government or authority figures who "crush her individuality", yet ignore her obligations and responsibilities, thus ensuring that they will pursue her. Learning to give each side its due is an ongoing challenge for Carlton.

Hope Marie Carlton feels that she must work very hard and struggle against tremendous odds that impede her chances of fulfilling her life's ambitions. Hope Marie may adopt a very hard, cynical, or nihilistic attitude that will only drag her down further. There are major problems with her father or figures of authority. Hope Marie Carlton may fail simply to spite "them", without realizing that she is primarily hurting herself. If she can overcome her feelings of loneliness, bitterness or isolation, and direct her energies toward constructive endeavors, Carlton can be immensely effective because of her tremendous tenacity and potential for achievement.

Her vitality tends to be a bit low and Hope Marie may have to fight against the tendency to be inactive. Easily discouraged, Hope Marie Carlton is inclined toward pessimism. Perhaps her upbringing was too authoritative, causing problems in her relationship with her parents.

Hope Marie Carlton tends to be somewhat gloomy and may feel that life is difficult and that her will is blocked in some way. Hope Marie may find it hard to make decisions and to concentrate on her goals, which she may consider unworthy.

Somewhat stubborn and self-willed, Hope Marie Carlton persists no matter what obstacles she has to overcome. She has great endurance and strength and she forces herself to work very hard. Hope Marie Carlton may be somewhat one-sided in the pursuit of her objectives.

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

Hope Marie Carlton benefits by becoming more aware of the rhythm of the seasons and the natural world, learning to slow down and allow life to unfold in its own time. Nurturing a garden, a child, or some other living, growing thing gives Hope Marie Carlton a sense of inner balance.

Hope Marie Carlton has a tendency to be deeply suspicious, to not take anything at face value and to see hidden agendas and dark motives even where none exist! Life does not have to be a constant conflict... Hope Marie needs to learn to accept things as they are.

Carlton also needs to develop patience, peace and stability by grounding herself in her daily work and behaving consistently and reliably towards others.

It is deep within herself, as Hope Marie Carlton faces her own demons, fears, and struggles - those aspects of life that are not easily or readily shared, those parts of her life that Hope Marie Carlton keeps hidden from public view where she is most likely to wrestle with these issues.

The qualities described above can also be beneficially channeled into some sort of charitable work, altruistic service or ministering to people in need.

Carlton always looks to establish relationships with groups or associations and has the ability to blend in unobtrusively. Hope Marie Carlton has a way of integrating the needs and feelings of others, while taking into consideration the proceedings of the association.

Astrological factors in this Astro Profile section:

Saturn in Pisces

Saturn in 10th house

Jupiter Square Saturn

Saturn Opposition Uranus

Saturn Opposition Pluto

Saturn Conjunct Sun/Mars

Saturn Conjunct Mars/MC

Saturn Opposition Uranus/Pluto

N. Node in Taurus

N. Node in 12th house

N. Node Conjunct Moon/Mercury