Janis Joplin
mental interests and abilities

She is a progressive thinker and she is open and receptive to new technologies and breakthroughs in science, and the latest discoveries in any field. Janis Joplin has high expectations and a profound belief that mankind's problems can be solved through the use of man's creative intelligence and inventive mind. Janis has no patience for those whose conservative, unimaginative outlook limits their capacity to find solutions and envision a better future. Joplin also likes to keep abreast of current developments in world affairs, for she instinctively knows that what happens in one part of the world affects everyone. Janis Joplin has a strong humanitarian drive. Practically speaking, Janis Joplin has an aptitude for organization and enjoys being involved in cooperative endeavors or businesses that are contemporary and innovative.

Janis does not speak up readily, even when she has a lot to say! Also, her mind tends to drift and Joplin finds it difficult to study very factual material that does not have much color or imaginative appeal. Her intuition and first impressions are likely to be quite accurate, however, and Janis Joplin tends to depend upon this faculty in making decisions.

Often Janis' emotions and her logic are out of sync with one another. What Janis Joplin feels or subconsciously wants or believes is quite different from her conscious thoughts. Thus she may have trouble becoming clear about a given situation or making up her mind. Janis Joplin functions best when she takes time to reflect, brood and incubate her ideas and decisions, utilizing her intuition and emotions as well as her reasoning. If Janis Joplin studies her dreams and their messages she will be surprised to discover how often her true feelings about someone or something are significantly different from her conscious stance.

Putting her feelings into words does not come very easily, and Janis Joplin may feel awkward trying to articulate and communicate on subjects other than the purely factual or intellectual. However, finding an outlet through writing or telling her feelings would be very gratifying for Joplin.

Janis Joplin appreciates aesthetics and has a fine sense of form, design and beauty. She could develop considerable technical skills as an artist, designer, craftsman or creative writer. Joplin could also sell objects of beauty such as artistic products, cosmetics, jewelry, etc.

Janis Joplin has the ability to please and harmonize well with others and a talent for assuaging strain in the relationships of other people. Her sense of humor, tact, and personal charm are a great asset when working with people one-on-one.

Although she is perceptive and attuned to the personal, human side of any issue (as described above), Janis Joplin is also capable of considerable intellectual detachment and objectivity. Joplin combines the qualities of being subjective and intuitive with a rational, analytical approach. Janis has an introverted frame of mind and tends to dissect or deeply analyze her own inner life and experiences as well as those of others.

Janis Joplin possesses excellent powers of concentration and enjoys studying or deep thinking in solitude. Discriminating and highly rational, Joplin gets right down to the bare bones in any discussion and is quick to see the fuzzy thinking or weaknesses in another's logic. She is well-suited to any work that requires organized thinking, precision and a methodical approach. She enjoys working on problems that others consider too tedious, repetitive or technical. Janis Joplin tends to become a specialist in a given field of knowledge and to become engrossed in all of the small details involved, sometimes unaware that only few people share her particular interest, especially to the extent that she does.

Janis Joplin has very strong opinions and may be considered fanatical, extreme, dogmatic or one-sided in her views. Forcing her "truth" onto other people, playing intellectual power games with them or seeking to manipulate their thinking processes could lead to a great deal of conflict and opposition in her life and relationships. She may also be keenly aware of the ways in which the media, popular artists and advertising manipulate and shape our thoughts, for Janis can easily see through hypocrisy, shams and superficial appearances. Janis Joplin has an intense way of communicating, and she may unintentionally come across as a threatening force.

Astrological factors in this Astro Profile section:

Mercury in Aquarius

Mercury in 12th house

Moon Quincunx Mercury

Mercury Conjunct Venus

Mercury aspects Moon and Saturn

Mercury Trine Saturn

Mercury Opposition Pluto