You are a seeker of knowledge, a thinker, and a philosopher. You are introspective and wary of the outside world, but you are also highly rational and analytical. Your quest for identity and meaning gives you a voracious appetite for ideologies, theories, and reflections of important realities. As a result, you are drawn to difficult problems and enjoy solving them. There is no difficulty which can discourage you from your goal. Your depth of vision and common sense give you the ability to tackle difficult tasks. Your concentration and ability to abstract give you a great potential for conjecture and theoretical understanding. As a theoretician, you aim to discover what is essential and universal. Indeed, you seek to go beyond what is relative, contingent upon circumstances, or inadequate. You also have a strong intuition which is receptive to the sacred or holy. As a result, the ideal or cause you espouse will be related to the concept of universality or totality. Your budding intuition is also related to your quest for knowledge, and it is important for you to make an effort to define its nature. What spiritual Everest (in yourself or outwardly) are you trying to scale? In fact, you are drawn to mountain climbing, because of the effort it requires. It is a great joy for you to be alone at the peak, and to contemplate and understand everything. In pursuit of this absolute center (positive or negative), which animates you, you are shrewd and persistent. Stamina and endurance are resources of which you are quite confident. Your existence and organism are arranged to optimize them. Others may consider you slow, but you are really just playing it safe, because you know time is on your side. When you take an initiative, it is after careful forethought and preparation. Your great composure, ability to resist and overcome obstacles and wickedness, and your foresight give you a great potential to accomplish total self-control. However, you must beware of one pitfall: excess. You tend to be a bit too rigid and intolerant in your intellectual pursuits, sometimes dogmatic, hermetic, or conformist. Some people criticize your obsession with labeling things. A creature of duty, naturally sober and relatively self-disciplined, sometimes a little too demanding of yourself, you might commit yourself to a productive lifestyle as readily as to a stoic philosophy. The path to liberty mapped by a respect for order can be difficult to follow, but your introverted personality gives you an attitude of reserve. You appreciate solitude and do not always enjoy sharing your

Al Foster yearns for a purpose in life, even faraway or abstract.

At the time of your birth, your rising sign was located in Aries, while the sun was passing through the sign of Capricorn. A summary of the various clues mentioned above provide your personality profile. The following key words capture the essence of your character and indicate certain contradictions which may create tension: Individualism – Guile – Vitality and passion – Need for security – Pugnacity – Inhibition – Impatience – Studiousness – Impetuosity – Methodical nature – Enterprise – Foresight – Innovation – Loyalty.

Your character is animated by the tension between an impulsive, spontaneous nature and an abiding need for security and continuity. Your behavior is jagged and seems to proceed by fits and starts. Maturity should bring your stability between these contradictory inclinations which will coexist, although you will still be aware of deep doubts provoked by the situation. Ambitious and persistent, you can devote all your energy to succeeding. Your taste for leadership makes you apt to play an important role in society, taking on serious responsibilities.

Born in the three and one-half days before the full moon rose, you are said to be a “gibbous moon” lunar type. This “soli-lunar” configuration gives you a rich, complex personality, although you are sometimes troubled by the feeling you are struggling to do something great. Indeed, a feeling that you are lacking something may preoccupy you until you find a spiritual or humanitarian cause worthy of your devotion. Devotion will be important to you as a foundation for your inner and outer development. If you fail to encounter a great and noble cause to which you are willing to pledge yourself, you could always make do with a person whose aura and magnetism attract you. Whatever you decide, it is by working to serve a cause or another person that you will approach your own self-transformation.