Samantha Phillips
challenges and difficulties

Samantha Phillips often has a sense of longing or homesickness for something she cannot name or specify, and she may sense both a great attraction toward, and fear of, mysticism and parapsychology.

Overcoming feelings of fear, guilt, anxiety, loneliness, or over sensitivity is an important task for Phillips.

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

But Samantha Phillips is very judgmental and hard on herself if she fails to attain success, and she can become dry, bitter, or cynical if the world does not recognize her efforts.

Samantha has an inner conflict between idealism, hope and faith in the future versus doubt and oppression due to limitations and practical realities. Samantha Phillips needs to develop discipline and patience in order to achieve her aspirations. Phillips will grow by learning to accept frustration and to persevere in spite of obstacles.

Samantha Phillips seesaws between playing it safe, and doing something unique and original, between self-control and letting loose, between being a responsible adult and a rebellious adolescent, between what Samantha has to or should do and what her spontaneous impulses tell her to do. All of this creates enormous inner tension as well as friction with people in her environment. Samantha Phillips may, for instance, bitterly resent government or authority figures who "crush her individuality", yet ignore her obligations and responsibilities, thus ensuring that they will pursue her. Learning to give each side its due is an ongoing challenge for Phillips.

Samantha Phillips feels that she must work very hard and struggle against tremendous odds that impede her chances of fulfilling her life's ambitions. Samantha may adopt a very hard, cynical, or nihilistic attitude that will only drag her down further. There are major problems with her father or figures of authority. Samantha Phillips may fail simply to spite "them", without realizing that she is primarily hurting herself. If she can overcome her feelings of loneliness, bitterness or isolation, and direct her energies toward constructive endeavors, Phillips can be immensely effective because of her tremendous tenacity and potential for achievement.

Samantha Phillips tends to suppress her feelings and may be somewhat inhibited in love relationships. She may often feel rejected or she may give the impression of rejecting others herself. Perhaps her mother or father found it difficult to express their affection.

Somewhat stubborn and self-willed, Samantha Phillips persists no matter what obstacles she has to overcome. She has great endurance and strength and she forces herself to work very hard. Samantha Phillips may be somewhat one-sided in the pursuit of her objectives.

Now we will discuss patterns of behavior which Samantha Phillips 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 Samantha Phillips needs to follow in order to develop balance, greater awareness, and wholeness is also described.

Samantha Phillips benefits by becoming more aware of the rhythm of the seasons and the natural world, learning to slow down and allow life to unfold in its own time. Nurturing a garden, a child, or some other living, growing thing gives Samantha Phillips a sense of inner balance.

Samantha Phillips has a tendency to be deeply suspicious, to not take anything at face value and to see hidden agendas and dark motives even where none exist! Life does not have to be a constant conflict... Samantha needs to learn to accept things as they are.

Phillips also needs to develop patience, peace and stability by grounding herself in her daily work and behaving consistently and reliably towards others.

It is deep within herself, as Samantha Phillips faces her own demons, fears, and struggles - those aspects of life that are not easily or readily shared, those parts of her life that Samantha Phillips keeps hidden from public view where she is most likely to wrestle with these issues.

The qualities described above can also be beneficially channeled into some sort of charitable work, altruistic service or ministering to people in need.

She is very social and her relationships with others are very warm and expansive. It is essential for Samantha's emotional welfare to be surrounded by people and she is an active member of groups or associations she belongs to.

Samantha has an inner need to share her experiences with others and she talks to her friends and acquaintances in a very open manner. Socially minded, Samantha Phillips likes to cultivate close relationships, especially with women.

Astrological factors in this Astro Profile section:

Saturn in Pisces

Saturn in 10th house

Jupiter Square Saturn

Saturn Opposition Uranus

Saturn Opposition Pluto

Saturn Conjunct Moon/Venus

Saturn Opposition Uranus/Pluto

N. Node in Taurus

N. Node in 12th house

N. Node Conjunct Moon/Jupiter

N. Node Conjunct Moon/Asc.