John Cardinal O'Connor
in Relationships

Secretive and inclined to brooding silences, it is difficult for others to really know his inner core, for John Cardinal O'Connor trusts and opens himself to very few. Allowing himself to be vulnerable and to relinquish control in relationships is not easy for O'Connor.

John has intense, passionate loves and hates and is a jealously loyal and protective friend - or a fearsome foe. John Cardinal O'Connor has a nasty habit of holding on to past hurts, resentments, and guilt - and to keep such feelings to himself. It is important for John Cardinal O'Connor to learn to forgive and let go, as well as to express his feelings openly and directly, rather than hiding or repressing them.

He is not content with superficial appearances and is always probing beneath the surface of things for hidden motives. John Cardinal O'Connor has a great deal of emotional depth.

John Cardinal O'Connor has a sympathetic nature and instinctively reaches out to people in need of help. O'Connor also has a deeply ingrained tendency to want to improve or "fix" other people's lives, which can be annoying to the person who has no desire to be changed or "helped" in this way. For John, affection and caring must be expressed in tangible acts or service of some kind.

John Cardinal O'Connor craves excitement, change, and discovery, and cannot tolerate a routine or lifestyle that offers little in the way of surprise or challenge. Excitable, spontaneous, and enthusiastic about anything new, he may be perceived by others as being too impulsive, especially in personal relationships. It is not easy for John Cardinal O'Connor to make or keep commitments, since he does not know how he will be feeling from one day to the next. Emotional freedom is very important to O'Connor. His domestic life can be very unstable - but O'Connor likes it that way.

In love relationships, John Cardinal O'Connor seeks companionship and friendship with someone who is fun-loving, playful, and open to adventure and new experiences. He enjoys traveling together, meeting new people, making new friends. Honeymooning in a distant place appeals to John, and he is also attracted to foreigners or someone with a totally different background than his. John Cardinal O'Connor supports his partner in taking risks and making positive changes, rather than preserving the status quo. He also very much wants relationships with a partner who will encourage his own aspirations and dreams. It is very important to John that he has a spiritual or intellectual rapport with his love partner, perhaps more important than the emotional/physical relationships. John Cardinal O'Connor is not especially sentimental and his love partner may feel that he is too casual and not serious or romantic enough.

When he cares about someone, John Cardinal O'Connor likes to serve them by doing small thoughtful favors, helping them, or doing something tangible to show his affection.

John Cardinal O'Connor has also considerable artistic or creative skill. In fact, John is suited for a profession involving beauty or pleasure or making people happy in some way.

John Cardinal O'Connor appreciates beautiful surroundings and congenial company, and though he enjoys helping people, John Cardinal O'Connor will rarely put himself out too much in order to do so. He is good-humored and generous at heart but inclined to be lazy.

John's pleasure-loving nature and his emotional and material generosity discussed above are counterbalanced by a certain caution or restraint in expressing his affection, and by a fear of heartache. At times John Cardinal O'Connor is likely to be the jovial, friendly, rather extravagant person mentioned previously, but at other times he is far more contained as described here. Because he is upbeat and fun-loving, people probably do not suspect how sensitive O'Connor is to being left out or unappreciated.

He is serious and finds it difficult to enjoy himself in a lighthearted, open and playful way with others. John Cardinal O'Connor rarely does something purely for pleasure, and can be very close-fisted and parsimonious. Perhaps due to painful separations in his early life, John is very cautious about becoming involved in close relationships and sharing his feelings. Though O'Connor craves love and affection, intimacy is difficult for him. He may become romantically involved with people who do not value him or treat him well. John Cardinal O'Connor needs to learn to love and value himself before he will find happiness in love.

Sensitive and compassionate, O'Connor tends to be the "giver" in any relationship. John has high ideals and a refined attitude towards love relationships, seeking to relate in ways that are beyond ego needs and selfishness. John is attracted to people with artistic or mystical inclinations.

Astrological factors in this Astro Profile section:

Moon in Scorpio

Moon in 6th house

Moon Square Uranus

Venus in Sagittarius

Venus in 6th house

Venus Trine Jupiter

Venus aspects Jupiter and Saturn

Venus Square Saturn

Venus Trine Neptune