Perdita Macpherson Schaffner
challenges and difficulties

She is very self-conscious and has a great need for ego-affirmation and praise. Expressing herself freely and openly is not easy for Schaffner. Perdita Macpherson Schaffner tends to work hard at playing and "having fun", rather than being light-hearted and spontaneous. Developing self-love and self-acceptance regardless of her "performance" is an important task for Perdita.

Her fears revolve around money and material security, and Perdita Macpherson Schaffner works very hard to ensure that her assets are solid. She may be very conservative, even stingy, with her money because she is afraid there will not be enough. She may turn this fear around and become very shrewd about investments and financial matters.

Around others Schaffner is somewhat humble and shy and prefer to be by herself. Perdita Macpherson Schaffner tends to limit her relationships with others and associates only with like-minded people. She is inclined to be cool and reserved even toward those she loves.

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

It is easy for Perdita Macpherson Schaffner to become distracted from her path by the multitude of interesting choices, possibilities, and options available to her. Perdita Macpherson Schaffner needs to develop single mindedness and focus. Until Perdita directs her attention to some of the big questions, such as "What is my life's purpose?" "What is really important to me and essential to my happiness?", she is apt to dabble, scatter her energies in many directions and engage in activities which are entertaining but ultimately neither fruitful nor enriching.

Having an overall vision for her life and aligning her daily activities so that they support rather than detract from Schaffner's larger purpose in life, is a significant step toward her personal development.

The arena she is most likely to wrestle with these issues is in playful self-expression, games or sports, and creativity. Perdita Macpherson Schaffner should try to develop any artistic, expressive, creative potentials she feels she possesses, utilizing the qualities described above.

She may have the feeling that she constantly has to surrender to the wishes of other people and she gives the impression of having a passive or indifferent role in her relationships. Perdita Macpherson Schaffner never takes the initiative and depends on the support of groups she is affiliated with.

Astrological factors in this Astro Profile section:

Saturn in Leo

Saturn in 2nd house

Saturn Opposition Venus/N. Node

N. Node in Sagittarius

N. Node in 5th house

N. Node Opposition Moon/Neptune