Alba Baptista is determined to obtain a superlative grip on her emotional urges; she practices holding back her impulses and controlling them. Although it is not an easy apprenticeship, she wants to be able to bear strain with patience, endurance, and stamina. More than anyone else, she is aware of the need for a solid and stable foundation as a prerequisite to any effective action.

Alba Baptista does not always feel in tune with society’s rules and conventions. The mask of sociability most well-adapted people wear is difficult for her to assume, and it is hard for her to act out the roles expected of her as a normal member of the community. The usual social values and rewards, like money, respect, and prestige, only mildly interest her. Her refusal or inability to play the social game may make it hard for her to find a job, which may have negative consequences on her financial and legal status. Reluctant and unwilling to adapt to the demands of social life, she sometimes unwittingly makes mistakes when a new project is in the planning stages. For example, she may leave gaps in a job application, botch up an interview with a prospective employer, or make a big mistake when bidding for a contract. But her financial difficulties may clear up when her emotional ones do.

You are a sober person who, although reserved, can be quite sharp-witted, and you may come across as harsh and austere to some. You were raised in an atmosphere of sobriety and rigor, and so you grew up very quickly. You have a strong spirit of self-sufficiency and are quite uncompromising, which sometimes makes you seem touchy. You were probably raised by a father or a father figure, and this has had a strong impact on your relationships with the outer world and with other people. You may compensate for this lack of self-confidence with determination, but sometimes this leads you to be timid and hesitant. You sometimes feel as though you are only pretending to be a respectable adult, and you are far too critical of yourself. This can lead you to reject important career opportunities and to feel guilty about it. You know that early success is often brief and fragile, so you are patient and persistent.

Alba Baptista had to struggle to muster the energy to face unfamiliar situations because of her need for security. She is more or less passive and has a strong urge to take refuge in the past.

Alba Baptista prefers to stick to a pre-determined plan in order to avoid chaos. Her behavior reflects this. She usually adopts a relatively strict model, elaborated on the basis of logical or moral reasons, that she does not readily express her personal feelings or emotions. However, her conscientiousness and application make her thrive in a work environment. She tends to view social engagements and activities as a form of duty. Her natural taste for clarity, detail, and technique would make her successful as a scientific researcher or high-tech designer.

Alba Baptista is an expansive, affable, and communicative associate. Indeed, some people find her generous almost to a fault! She gives of herself and her resources unstintingly. Paradoxically, there are times when she is self-focused. She reacts instinctively, without taking the trouble to analyze a given situation, and is prone to misjudge. As a result, her everyday life may be riddled with a whole variety of practical problems. Indeed, she senses a conflict between her social life and her family and will sometimes find it hard to fulfill herself in both spheres at the same time. Her attitude toward her private life may inhibit her ambitions for social or career expansion; at worst, society (the law) may impinge on her private life. She should be careful not to project her personal problems onto her partner. If, instead, the two of them analyzed the problem, they might be able to find opportunities to resolve it together.

Although your demeanor is cool and distant, you are extremely sensitive. In some cases, your rather austere and rigid behavior and your refusal to yield too readily to sentimentality discourage others from being too demonstrative of their tenderness and affection. You have spells of melancholy in which you do not feel worthy of being loved and tend to forbid yourself any emotional fulfillment whatsoever. An austere or somewhat traumatic childhood experience may be the source of this behavior. It is difficult for your inner self to be detached from this past life, and you sometimes have trouble reconciling the image you have of yourself as an adult with the one you acquired back then. The idea you have of yourself as an individual is related to the image your parents projected onto you as a child. Nevertheless, the past is history, and you are now an adult. Through self-work, you can rid yourself of these phantoms. You have the ability to overcome your mistakes, as well as great endurance and will power to achieve your goals. Nevertheless, you must not repress your sensitivity in order to succeed.

Alba Baptista has insecurities that can cause her to crave order in her life and to prefer to do things according to a predetermined plan. Unfortunately, because her logic and vision tend to be somewhat short-sighted, it requires a great effort for her to adapt to a situation. She is rigid, might struggle to make friends easily, and is sometimes wary of relations with those she is most attracted to. Alba Baptista is a gifted worrywart.

Alba Baptista has trouble distinguishing dreams from reality. Although her imagination can be an abundant source of inspiration for creative or spiritual evolution, it tends to be less helpful and positive in matters that concern earning a decent living out in the real world. In a relationship, she is extremely romantic and does not always see others the way they really are. She has elegant tastes and art and beauty are one of her chief pleasures in life.

Alba Baptista has fairly lofty amorous aspirations. The soulmate she imagines for herself is brilliant and dazzling with an array of talents and beauty. However, the gap between her splendid ideal and reality is sometimes wide. She should be careful not to confuse her romantic ideal with reality and become aware that her tendency to project may be a way of fleeing from herself.

Alba Baptista’s birth chart indicates an emotional function which is usually expressed carefully and reasonably. Distrustful of her emotional urges and somewhat wary of her feelings, she tries to rid herself of all partiality and try to get some perspective and distance before making an emotional commitment.

Alba Baptista was inhibited as an adolescent and still unsure of how to express her feelings, the epitome of devotion and self-denial. She tended to be withdrawn, but she energetically performed any chore for those she loved. A precious helpmate, she adapted and devoted herself body and soul to the one she chose while remaining in the background.

Alba Baptista is a skilled and attractive individual who is able to attract both social success and admirers. She needs to be loved and admired, and may be susceptible to flattery from a mediocre potential partner. She will only find happiness with a person who shares her tastes and who is willing to support her in her quest for social fulfillment.

Alba Baptista is cautious and reserved by nature, often unwilling to open up to others if she’s not sure they’ll be accepting. She hangs back from her emotional impulses, rationing out her expressions of affection to make sure she’s able to maintain healthy relationships. For Alba, “good fences make good neighbors,” and well-marked boundaries can help prevent future hurt. When she’s attracted to someone, she does her best to analyze their personality and life story before making a decision. This sensitivity makes her drawn to all of the arts, particularly music, literature, painting, and graphic arts. She could excel in any career that relies on balance, order, and practicality.

Alba Baptista is powerfully ruled by her determination and vital needs. Her intellectual abilities come to the forefront when her purpose is to communicate her ideal and plot her action or strategy. She can be both logical and astute and have gifts for theorizing but may sometimes lack perspective.

Alba Baptista tries to shun subjectivity and be as objective as possible. Her thoughts are usually structured, and her reasoning, based on objective facts or experience, usually relates to practical goals.

Alba Baptista has a definite taste for expression and communication. She cannot survive without giving voice to her thoughts and speaking to other people. She delights in her own power to persuade, captivate, and sway an audience with her words. Especially attracted to anything new and original, she immediately grasps the utility and value of the latest technology or philosophy, no matter how complicated it may be and has a knack for explaining it to the uninitiated and popularizing it. Because she is fairly high strung, she may have trouble concentrating on a single subject for very long, unless it is a source of intellectual fascination or discovery. She may have to make some effort to overcome this inconsistency. Her open-mindedness gives her creativity, which is a valuable commodity in many occupations: teaching, communications, advertising, etc. Regardless of the career she chooses, her personal development will involve intellectual activity and progress.

Alba Baptista has a great deal of intuition but sometimes has problems organizing her thought processes and making an intellectual commitment. The concepts of boundary and structure are inimical to her mind, which is open and all-encompassing, premonitory, and web-like. Her thoughts may be verbally indeterminate, vague, and ill defined. She tends to understand or sense things globally, without always noticing their component parts. Usually, she can’t see the trees for the forest. In daily life, although her perceptions are lively and subtle, she may display a kind of absent-mindedness out of a fear of annoying people with her shrewdness or of fighting to assert herself. Her imagination sometimes escapes from the confines of logic, cringing from a confrontation with reality. This unwillingness to face the real world may cause relationship or career challenges.