James Cagney
drive and ambition

He is a "busy bee" - energetic, restless, and forever on the go. His active mind is always buzzing with ideas and James sometimes finds it difficult to relax, slow down or take the time to reflect and regroup. James Cagney tends to live on nervous energy. He can accomplish a great deal in short bursts, but projects that require long-term commitment, stamina and steady, persistent effort are not easy for Cagney. James Cagney often scatters his energies into so many directions and activities at once that he cannot finish or follow through on all of them. He needs variety, change and intellectual challenges.

James Cagney has a sharp and eager mind, and he enjoys games and competitions with an intellectual challenge. James likes to match wits with others.

Cagney often achieves his desires through his verbal skill and his ability to speak out clearly and convincingly for what he wants. His drive and energy are more intellectual than physical. James Cagney uses his wit, intelligence, communication skills, social sophistication and awareness to achieve his goals.

He is likely to be known for his drive, energy, ambition, and competitive spirit. A successful career based on his ability to take initiative, be a leader, or excel in physical strength and prowess is likely. James Cagney most definitely wants to be a winner and will work hard to achieve that.

When James Cagney wants something, he goes after it with passionate zeal and is sometimes so driven by his desire that he loses all objectivity. James gets so deeply involved in whatever he is pursuing that he becomes one-sided, even fanatical. Strong-willed and stubborn, James Cagney insists on having his way no matter the cost. He is fascinated with power. Cagney often tries to overpower anything or anyone he perceives as an obstacle, if not physically, then by the force of his will. Cagney can be ruthless and impersonal when it comes to achieving his ambitions and goals in life. James Cagney has enormous energy and is capable of extraordinary effort and great achievement. Cagney can also become a compulsive workaholic.

James Cagney has a strong need to gain power and he tends to dominate or manipulate other people. But in his push for success, power struggles could also thwart Cagney's efforts and he could become the victim of someone else having control over him.

James Cagney has a powerful drive for achievement, and a career in athletics, or some other very vigorous, challenging, active work that appeals to him. He is apt to push himself very hard, trying to outdo the competition. When possible, Cagney likes to work independently, blazing trails for others to follow. Impatience, recklessness, or a too ego-centered approach to success could be his downfall. (Knowing James Cagney, however, he is apt to get right back up!)

James has an extraordinary drive for power and influence in the world, which can be used for good or ill, for his own personal aggrandizement or for achieving some wider aim.

James Cagney could be a channel for healing, transforming, revivifying energies in society or in individuals. His work will involve stimulating deep, fundamental changes and bringing to light hidden, taboo, repressed, or secret information and knowledge.

In order to achieve his ambitions in life James Cagney may well feels that he must make a significant break from his personal past, especially the influences of his childhood environment, his family relationships, or familial traditions. Cagney is apt to be the black sheep, or the one who left home and never really returned.

What James Cagney wants to do in life may seem "off the wall" or "way out in left field" to some people.

James' profession is apt to involve communications, language, carrying messages, sales, speaking, or teaching - put simply, getting ideas across. A great deal of social involvement, networking, and personnel skills also play a significant part in his professional role.

Astrological factors in this Astro Profile section:

Mars in Gemini

Mars in 10th house

Mars Conjunct Pluto

Mars Conjunct Pluto/MC

MC Conjunct Mars

MC Conjunct Pluto

Uranus Opposition MC

Mercury Sextile MC