Maurice Barrès
drive and ambition

Maurice Barrès has a warrior's attitude - decisive, courageous, and bold. Maurice tends to always crave action, even when waiting for an opportune moment or not doing anything at all would actually be effective in the long-term. He absolutely cannot tolerate being passive or even patient about getting what he wants. Maurice Barrès feels that it is up to him to take the initiative and he pursues his goal or desire very aggressively.

He is also self-reliant, in that he does not depend on others to do things for him or help him along, and Maurice Barrès is often irritated when other people offer advice or direction. Cooperation rarely comes easily to him. He is willful and can be quite oblivious to others' desires or feelings when he is pursuing something he wants. He is highly competitive, enjoys a challenge or a good fight, and may be downright pugnacious at times. Abounding in energy and enthusiasm at the start of a new venture, Maurice Barrès needs a very positive response and encouragement in order to sustain his interest throughout. If a project is not successful from the start, he is liable to drop it and move on to something else rather than rework or refine it. He has a strong desire to blaze new trails and put his own twist to things. Barrès can discover, invent and initiate new things, but he is impatient and may lack the stamina and perseverance needed see a long-term project through.

He is a team player and works well in collaboration with others who share his goals, ideals, and intentions. Maurice Barrès can coordinate group efforts and inspire people to work toward a shared goal.

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

He enjoys risky, exciting activities and cannot tolerate too much routine, tedium, or inactivity. Unless other factors in his chart suggest staying power and the ability to follow through, Maurice Barrès may be the person who initiates a new venture but cannot happily participate in the ongoing, sustained effort it requires. "Independent" is Barrès' middle name! Maurice Barrès needs to be a totally free agent, to run his own show. Maurice likes to introduce new concepts to people, and then move on.

He may have to overcome something in his background or personal past in order to achieve his long-range goals and ambitions. Sometimes Maurice Barrès is apt to feel pulled in two different directions - what others expect of him or what he needs to do to progress, versus what his old conditioning or his emotional predisposition would have him do. Overcoming the pull of the past is the key.

Maurice has an aptitude for detective or research work, or any field that involves digging beneath the surface for the hidden elements. An interest in psychology, hypnosis, and utilizing subconscious forces or subliminal messages may well be a key factor in his career.

Whatever his choice of profession, Maurice Barrès is apt to feel a sense of inner mission about it and may pursue it with great zeal and intensity.

He is optimistic, has a lot of ideas, and is very fond of talking. Always ready to expand his mind, Maurice Barrès has a zeal for learning new subjects. He may be interested in scientific fields and is likely to be very successful in his vocation.

Astrological factors in this Astro Profile section:

Mars in Aries

Mars in 11th house

Mars Sextile Uranus

Moon Square MC

Pluto Sextile MC

MC Opposition Mercury/Jupiter