Mickey Rooney
challenges and difficulties

Mickey Rooney has a penchant for order and precision, and an almost compulsive attention to detail. He is often hypercritical and can be such a demanding perfectionist that he discourages himself or others from even attempting something that will not be done exactly the way Rooney knows it should be done.

He frequently over analyze or pick things apart mentally. Mickey Rooney may be something of a hypochondriac also. Mickey must learn that he does not have to rationally understand everything in order for it to be valid, and also to relax his unnecessarily high or strict standards.

He is very conscientious, responsible, and concerned with his duty, his public image and reputation, and becoming a person of stature in the world. Mickey Rooney understands the need for hard work and careful planning in order to accomplish anything substantial and he is capable of much self-discipline and patience once he sets his sights on a goal.

But Mickey Rooney is very judgmental and hard on himself if he fails to attain success, and he can become dry, bitter, or cynical if the world does not recognize his efforts.

He is inclined to be somewhat timid and afraid to start something on his own, preferring that someone else tells him what to do. Mickey Rooney can easily be deterred from pursuing his goals, making his advancement in life rather slow.

Basically shy, Rooney tends to be somewhat inhibited in love relationships and may feel uncomfortable or awkward expressing his love for someone. Mickey Rooney longs for love relationships and dreams about love, but he is also inclined to torment himself because of a seeming lack of affection.

Now we will discuss patterns of behavior which Mickey Rooney instinctively and habitually reverts to when under stress - a mostly subconscious process that he is apt to over indulge in because it is so familiar and hence easy for him. The direction Mickey Rooney needs to follow in order to develop balance, greater awareness, and wholeness is also described.

He is capable of withstanding outside influences and remaining constant and steady on his path, but when under stress Mickey Rooney becomes downright obstinate and implacable, resisting any change no matter how necessary or desirable the change may be. Tenaciously trying to preserve the status quo and hold on to what he has, he is apt to ignore the subtle signals he receives about needing to do something differently, which often leads to a crisis.

Mickey Rooney needs to learn the limits of his ability to control life, and to accept and even embrace change and loss of the familiar, in order to allow for new life and growth. "Letting go" is a major life lesson for him. Rooney also needs to develop a balanced attitude toward his appetites and desires, as Mickey Rooney tends to overindulge and/or deny himself excessively.

It is in any involvements he has with teams, clubs, organizations, networks, and the like that Mickey Rooney is most likely to wrestle with these issues. The qualities described above need to be channeled into some sort of group effort or experience, or have some impact on society at large.

He is a born leader and has the ability to persuade members of a group or association he belongs to. Rooney always promotes the cultivation of good fellowship and teamwork, insuring success in any plans or joint undertakings he may pursue.

He is very obliging in his interaction with other people and can easily relate to them. Mickey Rooney is likely to have many friends and acquaintances who share the same ideas and viewpoints as he does.

Rooney constantly seems to be under tremendous pressure and he wants to achieve record performances. Having a strong desire to accomplish immense tasks in team-work with others, Mickey Rooney has a tendency to demand too much of other people.

Astrological factors in this Astro Profile section:

Saturn in Virgo

Saturn in 10th house

Saturn Conjunct Sun/Jupiter

Saturn Conjunct Venus/Neptune

N. Node in Scorpio

N. Node in 11th house

N. Node Conjunct Sun/Mars

N. Node Conjunct Mercury/Asc.

N. Node Opposition Uranus/Pluto