Tennessee Williams
general characteristics

Tennessee Williams' fundamental needs, values, and orientation towards life are symbolized by the four astrological elements. Each person has their own unique balance of these four basic energies: fire (warmth, inspiration, enthusiasm), earth (practicality, realism, material interests), air (social and intellectual qualities), and water (emotional needs and feelings).

Williams' "elemental make-up" is described below. Remember that most people are "unbalanced" or lopsided, and if Tennessee is lacking or deficient in a certain element (or elements), it simply means that he needs to consciously develop that particular aspect in order to appreciate and/or work harder in that dimension of life.

Sometimes we overestimate the element that we are least endowed with, sensing it as a lack within ourselves, but more often we neglect or ignore it. The qualities described below will be reiterated and explained in more detail in the following pages.

Tennessee Williams is ambitious, enthusiastic, clever and witty, and he is likely to succeed at whatever career he chooses, be it in academia or the business world. Williams enjoys a wide circle of friends and he is well-loved by others, but it is likely that he will have serious problems within the circle of his close, family relationships, as described below.

Tennessee has trouble dealing with emotions - both his own and those of others. Tennessee Williams often ignores or discounts feelings and the emotional reality of a situation, thus seeming insensitive or uncaring to others. Williams needs to develop the capacity to experience deep emotional ties, empathy, compassion, and sensitivity to the feelings of others; however, this ability will only manifest later in life rather than in his youth.

Though Tennessee Williams may appear emotionally self-sufficient or above it all, his tendency to repress his feelings could have physical ramifications; as such, it would serve Williams well to learn to acknowledge and express all of his emotions.

Williams may also find that he craves fluids or the desire to live near bodies of water as a means to gain balance.

Astrological factors in this Astro Profile section:

Fire, Earth, and Air are Strong. Water is Weak (F,E,A,W = 16,15,15,3)