Pope Benedict XV
in Relationships

Open and generous, Pope Benedict XV enjoys a wide circle of friends and acquaintances and he thrives on sociability and fellowship. He is adventurous, playful, freedom loving, and always ready for a good time. Giacomo della Chiesa rarely allows obstacles or difficulties to keep him down, for no matter how bleak the past or present, Pope Benedict XV always expects a better, brighter future. In fact, he is uncomfortable with his own or other people's problems and emotional pain. Pope Benedict XV often tries to "cheer up" or offer philosophical advice to those who are hurting, but he unwittingly avoids or ignores the emotions involved.

Friendship means a great deal to Giacomo della Chiesa, perhaps even more than love relationships or romance. For Pope Benedict XV to be happy, his mate must be his best friend and encourage Pope Benedict XV's aspirations and ideals. Pope Benedict XV also needs a great deal of emotional freedom and mobility.

Giacomo della Chiesa gets a lot of emotional fulfillment through his involvement in groups, clubs, organizations, community activities, or a network of close friends who support and care for him. Pope Benedict XV makes friends his family, and he feels a close kinship with people who share some ideals or beliefs that he holds dear. Pope Benedict XV needs close relationships with people outside of his physical family.

Some rather acute fears of being excluded, rejected, left out in the cold or separated from loved ones can make Pope Benedict XV either extremely cautious about getting close to people or clingy toward whoever gives him any warmth or security. Pope Benedict XV tends to withhold and clamp down on many of his feelings and craves nurturing and security, perhaps feeling that they are unacceptable or will never be satisfied. Learning to be open and trust others to nurture him is important to him. His earliest years, especially Giacomo della Chiesa's relationships with his mother, will determine whether Pope Benedict XV will overcome his fears or retreat behind a mask of self-sufficiency and indifference.

In addition to Pope Benedict XV's rather introverted, serious or self-contained side, he has a wild streak and urge for emotional freedom that breaks through erratically. Pope Benedict XV craves both stability and excitement, and the conflict between these two impulses can make Giacomo della Chiesa rather tense and irritable. However, they can also balance each other out. His freer and unpredictable side will now be described.

Pope Benedict XV tends to have strange quirks, idiosyncrasies, or domestic habits, and he may feel that he does not fit in with "normal" people. These could be endearing eccentricities, or truly outlandish tastes and behavior. Establishing a steady routine and rhythm in his life and relationships would be very beneficial but may not be easily achieved. Ideally Pope Benedict XV can create a unique lifestyle that affords him a lot of personal space, freedom, and flexibility to follow his own somewhat erratic rhythms - while at the same time providing some order and consistency. There is a current of emotional discontent or restlessness within Pope Benedict XV also, which may be reflected in unstable personal relationships of the on again/off again variety. Pope Benedict XV craves change and excitement whether he realizes it consciously or not.

He is a dreamer who is attracted to the inner, mystical side of life, and may have trouble distinguishing the real from the imagined or illusory. Pope Benedict XV does not enjoy confrontation and becomes very evasive when problems in his personal life or relationships arise, and escapes into his imagination in order to avoid dealing with them directly. He is also rather gullible and naive about people, especially if his sympathy has been aroused. Pope Benedict XV is very sensitive to music and can use it to achieve emotional balance and harmony.

His thinking and acting are strongly influenced by his feelings. Pope Benedict XV has great mental energy, is somewhat restless, curious and impatient, and at times he may need to slow down. Pope Benedict XV loves debate and argument and also has good writing ability.

Pope Benedict XV has a great interest in everything and everyone around him and is constantly looking for people with whom he can establish deep inner relationships. His judgments are based on his personal feelings and he has a strong need to be with others.

Pope Benedict XV has an affectionate, warm-hearted, congenial and fun loving nature, and his emotional impulses are quite strong. Forming relationships with others is important to Pope Benedict XV and he may have an early desire for marriage.

He is likely to be noted for his good looks and good taste in clothes. Pope Benedict XV is able to attract and influence others because he is so pleasant and so sincere in his approach. Having an innate parental instinct, Giacomo della Chiesa also is strongly attached to his home and family.

Pope Benedict XV has a cheerful temperament and a harmonious disposition. Because of his easy personality, Giacomo della Chiesa gets along easily with others. Home and family relationships are precious to Pope Benedict XV and his home is likely to be large and lavish.

In love relationships, Pope Benedict XV desires a deep, intense and passionate union with his beloved and forms very strong emotional bonds and attachments. Pope Benedict XV "marries" the person he loves at a very deep emotional level, and is often extremely possessive and jealous of anyone who may pose a threat to that union. Giacomo della Chiesa can be very demanding of his love partner. Pope Benedict XV tends to be somewhat suspicious of his partner's relationships, even if they are merely platonic. If he is ever betrayed, Pope Benedict XV is capable of hating with as much force and intensity as he once loved. He is attracted to people who have an aura of mystery about them.

Giacomo della Chiesa is a very sociable, congenial person and he wilts very quickly without relationships with good friends and people to share good times with. Pope Benedict XV thoroughly enjoys working with others on group projects or community activities. He is quite happy when he is a part of a club, support group, or team of some sort.

Pope Benedict XV loves to laugh, celebrate, and to enjoy himself with his companions. Emotionally open and easygoing, Pope Benedict XV considers just about anyone a friend or potential friend. His good humor and friendliness make him quite popular and well-liked. At times, Pope Benedict XV overdoes the festivities, but he rarely regrets this.

Pope Benedict XV has great self-discipline and knows exactly what he can demand of himself. His love relationships are inclined to be connected with a lot of problems and Pope Benedict XV may wish to give up love altogether and retreat to a life of solitude and seclusion.

Astrological factors in this Astro Profile section:

Moon in Sagittarius

Moon in 11th house

Moon Opposition Saturn

Moon aspects Saturn and Uranus

Moon Quincunx Uranus

Moon Square Neptune

Moon Conjunct Mercury/Mars

Moon Conjunct Mercury/Asc.

Moon Conjunct Venus/Mars

Moon Conjunct Venus/Asc.

Moon Conjunct Jupiter/MC

Venus in Scorpio

Venus in 11th house

Venus Sextile Jupiter

Venus Opposition Saturn/Pluto