Yves Saint-Laurent
general characteristics

Yves Saint-Laurent's 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).

Saint-Laurent's "elemental make-up" is described below. Remember that most people are "unbalanced" or lopsided, and if Yves 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.

He is a fiery individual, filled with tremendous passion and zest for life. Yves thrives in situations where there is energy, excitement, action, movement, dynamism and drama. Along with his exuberant vitality and enthusiasm, Yves Saint-Laurent has an acute ability to visualize future possibilities, and an almost childlike faith in "what could be". Unless he has a vision, an aspiration, or a wonderful dream to believe in, Saint-Laurent is not completely happy. Yves Saint-Laurent has a great sense of the majesty, grandeur and adventure of life, but tends to overlook the magic in small things and everyday life.

Yves Saint-Laurent also has a strong urge to express himself spontaneously and creatively, without conforming to others' ways or conventions. Personal freedom and independence are very important to Yves and he resists being "owned" or dictated to. Saint-Laurent is secretly apt to feel that he is special or charmed - somehow above or beyond the realm of "ordinary" people and mundane life.

Yves Saint-Laurent has a dominant ego and can be excessively proud, dominating, or concerned with himself. Yves Saint-Laurent has a positive, vigorous, active approach to life, and bringing his intentions and desires to the fore feels more natural to him than going with the flow or merely allowing life to unfold. Yves Saint-Laurent is essentially very "yang" (assertive, competitive, outgoing, direct), and the "yin" qualities of passive acceptance, receptivity, gentleness, and subtlety do not come easily to him. Yves inspires others with his generous spirit, idealism, spark, confidence and joie de vivre, but he can also irritate them with his self-centeredness and insistence on expressing himself freely regardless of others' needs or opinions. Moreover, Yves Saint-Laurent has trouble being content in the present and would benefit by learning how to consciously pacify his restlessness and achieve the capacity for tranquility and peacefulness.

As you will read in the next chapter, Yves Saint-Laurent is able to sufficiently detach himself from his own self-centered aims and desires to take an active interest in other people. Saint-Laurent is actually quite social and frequently moderates his egocentric tendencies in order to accommodate others' viewpoints.

Astrological factors in this Astro Profile section:

Fire Element is Strong (F,E,A,W Scores = 22,12,8,7)

Fire is Strong and Ascendant is in Air sign