Thomas Castaignède
drive and ambition

Castaignède is aspiring, enterprising and forever following a bright and distant star, planning some new venture or investigating new potential. He is definitely "upwardly mobile" in either a material or spiritual sense. Thomas Castaignède aims high and is not content with a mere quiet, secure existence. Thomas likes to stretch his limits, see how far he can go and take risks. He is a positive thinker, expects success for himself, and is philosophical about failures. Castaignède is flexible and he bounces back from disappointments rather quickly, usually with another hopeful new idea he wants to try. His enthusiasm and confidence are contagious and enable Thomas Castaignède to enlist the aid and support he needs for his projects. However, Thomas Castaignède sometimes promises more than he can actually achieve, because he is overly optimistic or pays insufficient attention to the practicalities involved.

He also tends to get distracted and to have too many things going on at once. Although it is very difficult for him, there are times when Thomas Castaignède simply must cultivate commitment, perseverance and persistence in order to make his dreams and goals reality. Too often Thomas Castaignède falls short of what he could attain because he is unwilling to persist through the difficult or less exciting times.

Thomas Castaignède also enjoys competition and usually does not take it too seriously. Sports and entrepreneurial endeavors are good ways to channel Thomas' energy.

He has passionate convictions and will fight for them when challenged. Thomas Castaignède is willing to dedicate a great deal of his energy and strength to an important cause, and he will act decisively on his beliefs, rather than simply espousing them.

Sometimes Castaignède gets so involved, and identifies so much, with his ideas that he cannot really be receptive to anyone who opposes him philosophically.

He enjoys risky, exciting activities and cannot tolerate too much routine, tedium or inactivity. Unless other factors in his chart suggest staying power and the ability to follow through, Thomas Castaignède may be the person who initiates a new venture but cannot happily participate in the ongoing, sustained effort it requires. "Independent" is Castaignède's middle name! Thomas Castaignède needs to be a totally free agent, to run his own show. Thomas likes to introduce new concepts to people, and then move on.

Thomas Castaignède has a healthy balance of idealism, optimism and vision for the future on the one hand, and a realistic sense of what can actually be achieved on the other hand. His judgment and business sense are usually quite sound. Thomas possesses patience and the ability to accept limitations and frustrations on the path toward achieving his goals.

Older, more experienced individuals or mentors are likely to play a significant and beneficial role in Thomas' life.

In some ways Thomas Castaignède may feel that he has little choice about his role in society. He is compelled either by unusual external circumstances or by an inner drive, to bring potentially dark, difficult, or taboo issues into public awareness. Thomas delves into the hidden side of life - things which may have been purposefully concealed or repressed - and sheds light on them. Thomas Castaignède could come into direct conflict with the authorities or powers-that-be as a result. He is apt to have extraordinary ambitions, and could also become overly zealous and fanatical.

His career is likely to involve some aspect of protecting, caring for and nurturing others. Equally important to him are home, family relationships, cherishing the past and carrying on tradition. Thomas Castaignède is likely to be quite popular through his profession or business.

Optimistic and adaptable, Thomas Castaignède knows how to take advantage of opportunities and may find and apply unconventional methods to solve problems. Thomas likes variety and change and has a very good understanding of things.

Astrological factors in this Astro Profile section:

Mars in Sagittarius

Mars in 9th house

Mars Sextile Uranus

Jupiter Trine Saturn

Pluto Square MC

Moon Trine MC

MC Conjunct Jupiter/Uranus