Mickey Rooney
drive and ambition

Rooney is aspiring, enterprising and forever following a bright and distant star, planning some new venture or investigating new potential. He is definitely "upwardly mobile" in either a material or spiritual sense. Mickey Rooney aims high and is not content with a mere quiet, secure existence. Mickey likes to stretch his limits, see how far he can go and take risks. He is a positive thinker, expects success for himself, and is philosophical about failures. Rooney is flexible and he bounces back from disappointments rather quickly, usually with another hopeful new idea he wants to try. His enthusiasm and confidence are contagious and enable Mickey Rooney to enlist the aid and support he needs for his projects. However, Mickey Rooney sometimes promises more than he can actually achieve, because he is overly optimistic or pays insufficient attention to the practicalities involved.

He also tends to get distracted and to have too many things going on at once. Although it is very difficult for him, there are times when Mickey Rooney simply must cultivate commitment, perseverance and persistence in order to make his dreams and goals reality. Too often Mickey Rooney falls short of what he could attain because he is unwilling to persist through the difficult or less exciting times.

Mickey Rooney also enjoys competition and usually does not take it too seriously. Sports and entrepreneurial endeavors are good ways to channel Mickey's energy.

He is a doer and an achiever. Energetic, courageous, and often impatient, Mickey Rooney will forge ahead with his plans regardless of others' reservations. In fact, Rooney often feels other people get in his way and he prefers working on his own. Mickey is active, assertive, and rather competitive as well.

Mickey Rooney works hard and patiently to achieve his objectives and perseveres in spite of difficulties and discouragement. When concentrating on a single, clearly defined goal, Mickey is able to accomplish a great deal, but he often feels that the path is long and arduous, and that he must struggle on alone and shoulder the burden single-handedly.

He is capable of great self-control and self-denial and can be a hard taskmaster, expecting far too much of himself. He also tends to hold himself back and doubt his own power and ability. Mickey Rooney feels that he meets with great resistance whenever he tries to assert himself or take initiative. Anger and frustration can be big problems for Mickey Rooney, especially when he tries to work with other people or depend too much on others for support. Mickey works best in solitude.

Rooney dreams up creative solutions to problems and takes an imaginative, unusual approach to getting a job done. When difficulties arise, Mickey Rooney prefers to avoid conflict and confrontation in favor of more peaceful or subtle methods of resolving problems. Rooney finds it satisfying to work in order to help others or for a cause that transcends his own narrow, personal interests. Mickey Rooney has an artistic flair and appreciates the colorful, unique or strange.

His role in life is apt to be one of great responsibility and Mickey Rooney takes his tasks very seriously. Certain heaviness weighs on him because of this. He may have been unusually ambitious or mature at a tender age. Mickey Rooney advances and attains his aspirations through dedication and perseverance, rather than fortune.

Rooney is intensely competitive, and may engage in furious battles of will, numerous conflicts, and possible public controversy, on his way to gaining his objectives. Mickey Rooney could be drawn to activities that are dangerous, in the line of fire, so to speak. He puts himself on the line. Anger or recklessness could be his downfall.

Astrological factors in this Astro Profile section:

Mars in Sagittarius

Mars in 1st house

Mars Square Saturn

Mars Trine Neptune

MC Conjunct Saturn

Mars Square MC