Irène Joliot-Curie
approach to life and appearances

The following is a description of Irène's basic stance toward life, the way others see her, the way Irène Joliot-Curie comes across, the face she shows to the world. In the page about motivation you will read about the inner Irène Joliot-Curie - her real motivation, which describes the kind of person she is at heart and where her true priorities lie. Study this page and the next one and compare them - there may be significant differences between the two, in which case "the inner Irène Joliot-Curie" may not shine through and others may be in for so a few surprises once they get to know Irène a little better. This page describes the disguise Joliot-Curie wears, her role in life, while the page about motivation talks about the real person beneath the disguise.

Irène Joliot-Curie is always questioning and learning, and she seems young and alive no matter what her chronological age, for her mind is always alert, curious, flexible, and open to new experiences. Irène Joliot-Curie has a childlike enthusiasm for anything new and she learns easily, but she also gets bored rather quickly. Joliot-Curie can be somewhat of a scatterbrain, for she tends to have so many ideas and irons in the fire that it is hard to keep track of them all. She needs and craves variety, change, mental stimulation, and an active social life.

Articulate, clever, often funny and witty, she is always a refreshing and interesting conversationalist. Irène Joliot-Curie enjoys meeting and interacting with a variety of different people. She is friendly, flirtatious, and charming in a playful way, and no matter how badly she may be feeling, Irène never comes across as melancholic or somber. She may seem frivolous to other, more serious souls. Irène Joliot-Curie has a sense of humor and a sense of perspective that prevent her from taking herself or life too seriously. In fact, Joliot-Curie may seem flippant or unconcerned about matters that others consider very important.

In general, Irène Joliot-Curie responds to life mentally and objectively rather than emotionally, and she may not empathize with people very much. Irène does not like to be weighed down with too much responsibility or with others' emotional burdens. Furthermore, if she cannot fully grasp something with her reason and logic, Joliot-Curie will often choose to ignore it, including her own and other people's irrational feelings, desires, and needs.

Consistency and reliability are not great virtues of Joliot-Curie's and her life is apt to be full of changes and movement due to her restlessness. Irène Joliot-Curie becomes nervous and fidgety if things are not moving quickly enough. She is interested in what is current and up-to-date, the newest trends in thought or style.

Her gifts are a quick mind, verbal facility, a flair for language, social sophistication and polish, the ability to communicate, converse, and build bridges between people and between ideas. Irène Joliot-Curie tends to become an incessant chatterbox or gossip if she does not have work or other activities that utilize her mental, verbal, and social skills.

Irène Joliot-Curie seems gentle and receptive and often does not make a clear, strong impression on others. Irène Joliot-Curie has an elusive and subtle quality, and people may be nebulous about who she is. She is easily influenced by others and somewhat naive. Irène Joliot-Curie has a spiritual, mystical approach to life and she is very idealistic and sometimes impractical.

Despite the fact that her core self is quite a bit different from the face the world generally sees, Irène Joliot-Curie has a strong desire to be seen and recognized, to be acknowledged, and to have a significant influence on people in her environment. She may do remarkable things in order to be noticed. However, Irène Joliot-Curie often does not get the full recognition she wishes for.

Irène Joliot-Curie has a rather generous, open, broad-minded demeanor, and she likes to do things in a big way. If she does this primarily to impress others, Irène will find that many people prefer to avoid her. Even without meaning to, Joliot-Curie can seem a bit arrogant or preachy.

Astrological factors in this Astro Profile section:

Gemini Rising

Neptune Conjunct Asc.

Sun Square Asc.

Jupiter Square Asc.