Rebecca West
motivation

Her optimism and enthusiasm (mentioned in the previous chapter), is balanced by an innate objectivity, detachment, and pragmatic realism that usually keeps her idealistic ventures on a sound course. Though she appears confident and positive, Rebecca West is often quite skeptical and much more cautious than she lets on. And while it is true that Dame Rebecca West likes to play, she is also serious about her work and commitments.

Serious, disciplined and quietly ambitious, she is driven to prove herself and to achieve material accomplishments and success. Her work, her position in the world, and her contributions to society are very important to Dame Rebecca West. Rebecca West will persevere through enormous hardship and frustration in order to reach a goal she has set for herself, and she often sacrifices much in the area of personal relationships and home life in order to do so.

Rebecca West has a thoughtful, quiet and self-contained disposition and does not readily show her inner feelings and needs. Rebecca West seems to always be in control, capable, efficient and strong. She is often the person in the family or group who is given more responsibility (and more work) than the others. She is highly conscientious and even as a child she possessed great maturity, soberness, and worldly wisdom.

She is basically a pragmatic realist, and though she may have all sorts of dreams, ideals and colorful theories, she feels that the ultimate test of a concept is its practical usefulness. Rebecca has an innate shrewdness and business sense, and there is a bit of the cynic in her as well.

She is clear-headed, detached and objective, and is not swayed by emotional dramatics. She is often authoritarian - strictly fair, but without mercy. Rebecca West has a great respect for tradition and even if she does not agree with certain laws, she will abide by them or strive to change them, but never flagrantly disregard them. Cautious and conservative, Rebecca West plays by the rules.

She is subtle, understated, quiet, deep, not easy to get to know intimately, and never superficial. She is a modest person and sometimes overly self-critical. Giving herself (and others) permission to feel, play, be spontaneous and silly, and sometimes weak and vulnerable is not easy for Dame Rebecca West.

Dame Rebecca West's strong points are her depth and thoroughness, patience, tenacity and faithfulness. Her faults are a tendency to be rigid and inflexible, and too serious.

Rebecca West has a clear sense of her own self and she therefore conveys a strong impression to others of who she is and what she wants. Assertive and self-motivated, Dame Rebecca West can be a leader - one whom others look to for direction - but she competes and often clash with other strong individuals. Rebecca West feels a need to be in control of her own life and she can be too self-involved, too immersed in her own interests, and oblivious to others at times.

She is direct, energetic, sometimes aggressive and combative. Rebecca West often feels that she needs to fight to get what she wants, and she tends to have a "me-first" attitude that angers or irritates others. She is hasty, restless, impatient and sometimes reckless.

Astrological factors in this Astro Profile section:

Ascendant in Sagittarius and Sun in Capricorn

Sun in Capricorn

Sun in 1st house

Sun Square Mars