Xaviera Hollander
approach to life and appearances

The following is a description of Xaviera's basic stance toward life, the way others see her, the way Xaviera Hollander comes across, the face she shows to the world. In the page about motivation you will read about the inner Xaviera Hollander - her real motivation, which describes the kind of person she is at heart and where her true priorities lie. Study this page and the next one and compare them - there may be significant differences between the two, in which case "the inner Xaviera Hollander" may not shine through and others may be in for so a few surprises once they get to know Xaviera a little better. This page describes the disguise Hollander wears, her role in life, while the page about motivation talks about the real person beneath the disguise.

Xaviera Hollander is always questioning and learning, and she seems young and alive no matter what her chronological age, for her mind is always alert, curious, flexible, and open to new experiences. Xaviera Hollander has a childlike enthusiasm for anything new and she learns easily, but she also gets bored rather quickly. Hollander can be somewhat of a scatterbrain, for she tends to have so many ideas and irons in the fire that it is hard to keep track of them all. She needs and craves variety, change, mental stimulation, and an active social life.

Articulate, clever, often funny and witty, she is always a refreshing and interesting conversationalist. Xaviera Hollander enjoys meeting and interacting with a variety of different people. She is friendly, flirtatious, and charming in a playful way, and no matter how badly she may be feeling, Xaviera never comes across as melancholic or somber. She may seem frivolous to other, more serious souls. Xaviera Hollander has a sense of humor and a sense of perspective that prevent her from taking herself or life too seriously. In fact, Hollander may seem flippant or unconcerned about matters that others consider very important.

In general, Xaviera Hollander responds to life mentally and objectively rather than emotionally, and she may not empathize with people very much. Xaviera does not like to be weighed down with too much responsibility or with others' emotional burdens. Furthermore, if she cannot fully grasp something with her reason and logic, Hollander will often choose to ignore it, including her own and other people's irrational feelings, desires, and needs.

Consistency and reliability are not great virtues of Hollander's and her life is apt to be full of changes and movement due to her restlessness. Xaviera Hollander becomes nervous and fidgety if things are not moving quickly enough. She is interested in what is current and up-to-date, the newest trends in thought or style.

Her gifts are a quick mind, verbal facility, a flair for language, social sophistication and polish, the ability to communicate, converse, and build bridges between people and between ideas. Xaviera Hollander tends to become an incessant chatterbox or gossip if she does not have work or other activities that utilize her mental, verbal, and social skills.

She is mentally active and restless and she likes to talk, communicate, and exchange ideas with others. Xaviera Hollander expresses herself well, and is suited to activities that involve presenting ideas to other people, such as teaching and sales.

Xaviera Hollander identifies with the progressive, innovative elements in society, and with being a rebel, reformer, nonconformist, or iconoclast. She enjoys being original, unpredictable, and spontaneous, and insists on doing whatever she wishes regardless of tradition, convention, or other people's wishes. Others see Xaviera Hollander as "different" yet interesting and exciting.

There is an air of universal sympathy, gentleness, and nonjudgmental acceptance about Xaviera Hollander which draws people in need to her. Because she has a good deal of intuitive insight or psychic perceptiveness, Xaviera is able to say or do just the right thing for them. Xaviera Hollander needs to beware of fostering dependency in those people, however.

Xaviera has penetrating insight into people and a keen eye and ear for the hidden, unspoken, behind-the-scenes elements in life. She may seem intense and make other people a bit uncomfortable at times. There is also a sexual quality in Xaviera's manner which can be quite alluring, in a subtle way.

Xaviera Hollander has a dynamic personality and great ability to improvise, but she is likely to surprise, perplex or confuse people in her relationships constantly. Her somewhat eccentric, impulsive and hasty actions could lead to accidents if she is not careful.

Astrological factors in this Astro Profile section:

Gemini Rising

Mercury Conjunct Asc.

Uranus Conjunct Asc.

Neptune Trine Asc.

Pluto Sextile Asc.

Asc. Conjunct Mercury/Uranus