Zelda Fitzgerald
drive and ambition

She is a "busy bee" - energetic, restless, and forever on the go. Her active mind is always buzzing with ideas and Zelda sometimes finds it difficult to relax, slow down or take the time to reflect and regroup. Zelda Fitzgerald tends to live on nervous energy. She can accomplish a great deal in short bursts, but projects that require long-term commitment, stamina and steady, persistent effort are not easy for Fitzgerald. Zelda Fitzgerald often scatters her energies into so many directions and activities at once that she cannot finish or follow through on all of them. She needs variety, change and intellectual challenges.

Zelda Fitzgerald has a sharp and eager mind, and she enjoys games and competitions with an intellectual challenge. Zelda likes to match wits with others.

Fitzgerald often achieves her desires through her verbal skill and her ability to speak out clearly and convincingly for what she wants. Her drive and energy are more intellectual than physical. Zelda Fitzgerald uses her wit, intelligence, communication skills, social sophistication and awareness to achieve her goals.

She is a team player and works well in collaboration with others who share her goals, ideals, and intentions. Zelda Fitzgerald can coordinate group efforts and inspire people to work toward a shared goal.

Team sports are also a lot of fun for Zelda, and she could be a leader, coach, or director of any group endeavor.

When Zelda Fitzgerald wants something, she goes after it with passionate zeal and is sometimes so driven by her desire that she loses all objectivity. Zelda gets so deeply involved in whatever she is pursuing that she becomes one-sided, even fanatical. Strong-willed and stubborn, Zelda Fitzgerald insists on having her way no matter the cost. She is fascinated with power. Fitzgerald often tries to overpower anything or anyone she perceives as an obstacle, if not physically, then by the force of her will. Fitzgerald can be ruthless and impersonal when it comes to achieving her ambitions and goals in life. Zelda Fitzgerald has enormous energy and is capable of extraordinary effort and great achievement. Fitzgerald can also become a compulsive workaholic.

She may be able to sustain a great deal of tension over a long period of time, but then Zelda Fitzgerald suddenly releases it by taking unexpected and very radical actions. Fitzgerald is not above challenging others for a decisive fight!

She is likely to feel depressed frequently and has a strong desire to overcome it, but may not be able to count on much support from others. Zelda Fitzgerald tends to separate herself from others and she feels like being expelled from society.

Zelda Fitzgerald really wants to leave her mark on the world in some way, to achieve stature and recognition for her contributions, and she is not willing to take a back seat - at least not for very long. In order to achieve her aims, though, Zelda Fitzgerald will have to compromise and "give" more than she may be willing to. Thus, conflicts with others, particularly important men in her life, may arise. To accomplish her goals, Zelda may have to put aside some of her self-centeredness, and learn from these men! However, Zelda Fitzgerald may also be required at some point to make a break in order to stand on her own and fulfill her own destiny.

Discipline, concentration, a realistic sense of what is attainable, and steady dedication to achieving her ambitions are the keys to Zelda's progress. Zelda Fitzgerald is apt to move slowly but constantly in the direction of her goals, and solid achievement is the outcome of this conservative approach.

Zelda wants very much to be in a position to be able to positively influence and help many people. However, she may believe that she has to sacrifice her idealism or convictions in order to attain her ambitions. At times her desire for prominence, popularity, or stature may make Zelda Fitzgerald do things that put her in a dubious situation with her superiors.

Astrological factors in this Astro Profile section:

Mars in Gemini

Mars in 11th house

Mars Conjunct Pluto

Mars Opposition Saturn/Uranus

Mars Opposition Saturn/N. Node

Sun Square MC

Saturn Trine MC

Jupiter Quincunx MC