Vanessa Redgrave
mental interests and abilities

Clear, objective and realistic, she is unimpressed by exaggerated claims or promises. Vanessa Redgrave insists on being shown the facts behind any statement she hears, and her natural skepticism often borders on cynicism. Redgrave approaches problems clearly and rationally and maintains her poise and objectivity even in the midst of critical situations. Anyone seeking Redgrave's advice is certain to get an unemotional and unbiased assessment of their situation, and Vanessa - therefore - makes a good arbitrator or judge. She is thorough, conscientious and disciplined in her thinking, and has an aptitude for business, organization and administration. Vanessa Redgrave is also a good strategist, and she will plan and patiently follow a realistic course which will lead to her eventual success. Serious-minded and studious, Redgrave enjoys quiet time alone for thinking or reading.

Redgrave enjoys puzzles and other games that challenge her intellectually. Vanessa Redgrave likes to show off her verbal or intellectual skills and to use her mind creatively. Writing, dramatic speaking or some other display of her creative intelligence appeal to her.

Vanessa Redgrave has a sharp tongue and ready wit, and she enjoys intellectual competition, problem solving, and demanding intellectual work. In a debate, she knows how to drive her point home. Vanessa Redgrave also possesses quick reflexes and dexterity and could be an excellent tennis or racquetball player. Any sport which involves a dynamic exchange between the players is a suitable arena for Redgrave.

She enjoys philosophical speculation and theorizing about abstract ideas and concepts. Redgrave is interested in a broad perspective, universal principles and systems, and connecting relationships and patterns - namely, she prefers to see the whole picture rather than the sum total of its components.Vanessa Redgrave has a great respect and thirst for knowledge and education, and is the proverbial "perpetual student". Vanessa Redgrave also has a talent for teaching and sharing her knowledge, and as a teacher, Vanessa presents herself as a fellow participant in the ongoing quest for understanding rather than as a figure of authority.

She may become involved in television, publishing or other fields that involve sharing ideas with large groups of people. Vanessa Redgrave excels in areas that require long-range planning and foresight, and can therefore be very successful in business, but she is rather sloppy and haphazard when it comes to implementing her ideas concretely. Vanessa Redgrave should leave the details to someone else. Travel or long-distance contacts and communication will play a major role in her life and work.

Although broadminded and interested in the philosophical or long-range implications of any plan (as mentioned earlier), Redgrave's mind is clear and practical as well. Her wide-ranging ideas and interests are grounded by a sense of realism and order. At times Vanessa Redgrave may seesaw between her optimism and sense of broader possibilities, and her skepticism and need for facts and tangible proof.

Vanessa Redgrave has a great capacity for concentration, handling details, and learning about subjects others might find ponderous, too technical, or dry. She could easily become a teacher of some specialized skill or field of knowledge. Practical applications and techniques are her forte. In speech Vanessa Redgrave tends to be factual and to the point.

Even though Redgrave can be a decisive and convincing speaker (as indicated earlier), she also has a highly imaginative and intuitive mind. This combination offers a number of possibilities: Vanessa could accurately articulate the images and fantasies she has, she could forcefully convince others of her own brand of idealism (or illusion!), or Vanessa Redgrave may alternate from being very clear and direct to being rather evasive or poetic. The following describes the more fluid, non-rational aspect of Redgrave's thinking.

Although Vanessa Redgrave's thinking is precise and logical, as described above, at times Redgrave can be quite the opposite. There may very well be periods of absentmindedness, building castles in the air, or ruminating over mystical, abstract or imponderable subjects, as discussed below.

She is open and receptive to subjects that defy rational explanation, such as psychic phenomena, mental telepathy and metaphysics, and Redgrave could teach these subjects to others. Her mind is imaginative and inspired and Vanessa Redgrave has an aptitude for art and creative writing.

Vanessa Redgrave has a healthy, stimulating and encouraging family environment. Redgrave loves to exchange news and ideas with others and may be especially fond of associating with young people.

She is mentally active and always seeking new and different avenues of self-expression. Restless, touchy and impulsive, Redgrave will probably have to learn compromise in her dealings with others. Vanessa Redgrave tends to have an unusual domestic life.

Vanessa Redgrave seems to have a sense of hopelessness and she feels that everything she does is blocked or opposed by others. Vanessa Redgrave tends to under-estimate and belittles herself and is inclined to get lost in details. She may find it difficult to concentrate.

Astrological factors in this Astro Profile section:

Mercury in Capricorn

Mercury in 5th house

Mercury Sextile Mars

Mercury Conjunct Jupiter

Mercury aspects Jupiter and Saturn

Mercury Sextile Saturn

Mercury aspects Mars and Neptune

Mercury aspects Saturn and Neptune

Mercury Trine Neptune

Mercury Conjunct Sun/N. Node

Mercury Opposition Moon/Uranus

Mercury Conjunct Mars/Saturn