J. Craig Venter
drive and ambition

J. Craig Venter is extremely strong-willed and he pursues his goals and desires with passionate dedication and determination. He is capable of total concentration and tremendous discipline, and he is very difficult to influence or sway once his mind is made up. When J. Craig Venter wants something, Venter can be very one-sided and almost obsessed with it. He is very instinctive and does not always consciously know why he feels as strongly and deeply as he does.

He also tends to be secretive and unwilling to reveal his aims and intentions, and the intensity of his will and desire may not initially be apparent to others. However, Venter is very forceful in a quiet and subtle way. J. Craig Venter often manipulates or forces his will upon other people, without being overtly aggressive. He is not interested in confrontation but he is a formidable foe if he encounters opposition or aggression. Craig is courageous and has a rather primitive, raw side as well.

He is a team player and collaborates well with others who share his goals, ideals and intentions. J. Craig Venter can coordinate group efforts and inspire people to work toward a common goal.

Team sports are also a lot of fun for Craig, and he could be a leader, coach or director of any group endeavor.

J. Craig Venter has a powerful will and when he wants something, he pursues it passionately and relentlessly until he achieves it. He may be so driven by his desire that he loses all objectivity. J. Craig Venter often becomes compulsive, even obsessed, with doing or achieving something, no matter what the costs or how hard he must work for it. His forcefulness may be veiled or subtle, for often Venter does not reveal his real aims and intentions to others until they cross him. Intense power struggles and relationships with a strong dominance/submissiveness theme are likely to erupt. J. Craig Venter has enormous energy reserves, and is capable of extraordinary effort and great achievement if he uses his energies for constructive purposes.

Venter is able to do his work and take responsibility for overcoming his own problems and challenges in life, while at the same time being open to spiritual comfort, aid and guidance. A good balance between being well grounded and being receptive to spirit or the inner world works in Craig's favor. Enjoying simplicity and cultivating peace enables J. Craig Venter to evolve and work through his challenges.

Positions of honor, affluence, influence and stature in his community can be his. J. Craig Venter feels that his destiny involves leadership or distinguishing himself in some way. Craig possesses an innate sense of greatness or importance, and a strong drive to achieve recognition for his talent. J. Craig Venter should avoid excessive egotism and arrogant pride, for these could limit his opportunities.

His career is likely to involve some aspect of protecting, caring for and nurturing others. Equally important to him are home, family relationships, cherishing the past and carrying on tradition. J. Craig Venter is likely to be quite popular through his profession or business.

Innovation, discovery, originality, experimentation and new channels of understanding are important aspects of his life's work. Venter's ambitions in life, as well as the way he achieves those goals, are unique or "alternative". Concerned with future trends and innovation, J. Craig Venter is likely to be ahead of his time in many respects.

J. Craig Venter tends to be somewhat pessimistic and may frequently feel frustrated and depressed. Others may try to hold Craig back from achieving his objectives, and success may come to him slowly but steadily.

Astrological factors in this Astro Profile section:

Mars in Scorpio

Mars in 11th house

Mars Square Pluto

Saturn Sextile Neptune

MC Conjunct Sun

Moon Trine MC

Uranus Trine MC

MC Conjunct Saturn/Asc.