Sidney Poitier
challenges and difficulties

Sidney Poitier has a critical, cynical attitude towards many religions and philosophies. Without realizing it, he prevents himself from appreciating new viewpoints and attitudes. Poitier is more rigid and dogmatic than he realizes. His approach may also be too intellectual or moralistic. Sidney Poitier takes his own political beliefs and spiritual philosophy very seriously, worrying and fretting if he is not 100% clear about some ideology or theory.

His fears revolve around money and material security, and Sidney Poitier works very hard to ensure that his assets are solid. He may be very conservative, even stingy, with his money because he is afraid there will not be enough. He may turn this fear around and become very shrewd about investments and financial matters.

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

Sidney Poitier has a tendency to think on the dark side, is somewhat gloomy and touchy and easily disappointed. He may find it hard to keeps his attention on the real world and could become obsessed with strange ideas and fanciful beliefs.

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

When under stress, Sidney Poitier is apt to shut off the flow of his emotions and ignore his needs and feelings in order to do what he perceives as his duty or simply what the practical realities of the situation dictate. This can lead to a certain rigidity and inflexibility. If overdone, self-control, self-discipline, or an exaggerated concern over what society, family or others expect of him, makes life more of a burden than an adventure.

Fostering his tender, caring, feminine, and nurturing aspects is an important step in Sidney Poitier's growth. Sidney Poitier needs to learn how to nourish and lovingly tend to both himself and others. Letting himself be taken care of sometimes is okay!

It is in fostering a personal vision or philosophy of life, whether through religious or philosophical studies, education or the wisdom of distant lands or cultures that Sidney Poitier is most likely to wrestle with these issues. Sidney Poitier needs to cultivate the qualities described above in this endeavor. Long distance communication and involvement with foreigners is likely to be significant to Poitier.

Poitier always looks to establish relationships with groups or associations and has the ability to blend in unobtrusively. Sidney Poitier has a way of integrating others needs and feelings, at the same time realizing and considering the proceedings of the association.

Sidney Poitier thinks of others before he thinks of himself and is always ready to lend a helping hand. He is deeply concerned with the community which he lives in, loves his family and relatives and has a strong need to maintain close relationships with them.

Astrological factors in this Astro Profile section:

Saturn in Sagittarius

Saturn in 2nd house

Jupiter Square Saturn

Saturn Opposition Mercury/Neptune

N. Node in Cancer

N. Node in 9th house

N. Node Opposition Moon/Mercury

N. Node Opposition Moon/Venus