Austin Barnes is a serious, steadfast individual who tries to stay grounded. His ambitions are strong, and he will always be seeking a higher social position. Sometimes he adopts a strategy of solitude and introversion.

Austin Barnes struggled to fit in with society’s rules and conventions. The mask of sociability most well-adapted people wear was difficult for him to assume, and it was hard for him to act out the roles expected of him as a normal member of the community. The usual social values and rewards, like money, respect, and prestige, only mildly interested him. His refusal or inability to play the social game may make it hard for him to find a job, which may have negative consequences on his financial and legal status. Reluctant and unwilling to adapt to the demands of social life, Austin sometimes unwittingly made mistakes when a new project was in the planning stages. For example, he 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 his financial difficulties may clear up when his emotional ones do.

You are sober and reserved, and people may find you to be rigid and austere at times. You may have been raised in an atmosphere of rigor and sobriety, and, as a result, became an adult a little too fast. In any case, you quickly acquired a spirit of self-sufficiency and a strong sense of your personal dignity and worth. At work, you are skillful, meticulous, conscientious, and efficient, but your lack of self confidence and personal assurance hinder your decision-making skills. Although you would deserve a prominent executive position, you might refuse any that are offered due to your fear of being in the limelight. You are aware that early success is often short-lived and fragile and that time rewards those who are patient, which, in your case, is true. The psychological mechanisms described above are probably the result of a paternal complex. In childhood, your identity may have been too strongly attached to that of your father or a father figure, for one of the following reasons:- the bond with your father was too close,- your father was absent and/or idealized,- your father was too strict, etc.In any case, this psychological particularity can act either as a handicap or as an opportunity for the individual to overcome yourself. It will result in two groups of opposite but complementary reactions which will rule your behavior all your life:- hypersensitivity or insensitivity- intense life wish or discomfort with life- obsession or renunciation- skepticism or fanaticism- asceticism or lust- jealousy or indifference- effort or lazinessThe so-called “Saturnian” phases (at age 7, 14, 21, 28 or 29, and 35 years) will be transitional periods that give you an opportunity to resolve this complex in real life.

Austin Barnes is a free thinker and individualist who is convinced that his most precious basic values are freedom and independence. He has thrown off what he percepses as the burden of the convention and customs of his social class and adopted an innovative lifestyle. His passionate convictions, bordering on proselytism, sometimes trouble his relationships, as he may be an uncompromising partner. He should learn to recognize his own limitations and accept the responsibilities he has to other people, or he is liable to find himself continually embroiled in conflicting relationships.

Austin Barnes is an extremely sensitive and receptive person who lives in osmosis with their surroundings. Their individuality almost seems to be diluted in a flood of sensations and impressions which are continually washing over them, and they often find it difficult to communicate their feelings to other people. This tide of emotion is a source of inspiration and intuition, but due to their lack of inner structure and organization, it is difficult for them to grasp the essence of their dreams and share them with other people. Austin Barnes is not at all combative, and this hinders their efforts to fit into society and assert themselves productively. Their tendency to prefer fantasy to reality and their refusal to abandon their unattainable dreams is a psychological trap they have fallen into without realizing it. Austin Barnes must understand that by escaping from their obligations and commitments, they only increase the feelings of guilt and incompetence which made reality so distasteful in the first place. Once Austin Barnes free themselves from this pernicious process, they have a great deal of potential for fulfilling themselves in the outer world, either by devoting themselves to the community or by cultivating their considerable artistic talents.

Austin Barnes usually keeps his cool and is distant with people. He represses his feelings and sensitivity, so he doesn’t have to deal with the pain of being unloved. This hurts his relationships, because he spends all his energy on work. He wants to be respected by his peers, so he does well in his career.

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 emotional fulfillment. An austere or somewhat traumatic childhood experience may be the source of this behavior. You may have suffered rejection in your infancy, and, as a result, lacked the parental love which is essential to the cohesion of a personality and identity. In order to feel secure, and to protect yourself from ever suffering rejection or abandonment again, you withdrew into yourself and developed your aloofness as a defense mechanism. When you finally let down your defenses and allow yourself to express your feelings, you tend to become impassioned and exalted. You are fairly introverted and egocentric and have a powerful sense of your own identity.

Austin Barnes tries to gain approval from others by showing they are worthy of his affection. Nevertheless, his pessimism remains, and the severe taboos he unconsciously places on himself sometimes keep him from developing quickly.

Austin Barnes

Austin Barnes has a penchant for intense emotions. Sexuality is a prominent element in his life, and his relationships, which are usually passionate, are motivated by his desires. He likes to understand the hidden side of people, their secret or unconfessed motivations. He would thus find a career which placed him in contact with troubled people especially rewarding.

Austin Barnes is looking for the ideal love and tends to idealize his friends and lovers. A bizarre character, he may prefer to dream of his soulmate instead of making love to one; he is more in love with the idea of love than anything else. His idealism may hide a fear of truly committing himself to a relationship; he tries to intellectualize everything. In time, two options will seem clear to him: an amorous friendship based on shared ideas and intellectual exchange, or an open relationship, free of all constraints except mutual respect.

Austin Barnes’ birth chart indicates a somewhat introverted emotional function which is influenced by the cultural values traditional to his family and social class. Because he does not always trust his emotional urges and reactions, he generally prefers to hang back and acquire some perspective before committing himself emotionally.

Austin Barnes’ emotional involvement might be the source of some dissatisfaction for him. The usual romantic behavior and the lifestyle values prevailing in this area are not really appropriate for him. As a result, he seeks few intimate emotional relationships or contacts. He tends to stay in the background and fulfill his emotional needs by sublimating. He might not attain full romantic satisfaction until he reaches middle age.

Austin Barnes, outwardly inhibited and restrained, is subject to powerful and upsetting inner passions. Usually, he denies his emotions and feelings. He is more comfortable with his career, where his desire to progress and his taste for power give him wings. He will do well to admit that his emotions cannot be repressed indefinitely.

Austin Barnes is very sincere and loves wholeheartedly. Loving friendships will play a major role in his destiny. He is independent-minded and will be happier in an open relationship than in a marriage, unless this is based on great mutual freedom. However, he is likely to marry too young or on an impulse. A second relationship with a person he admires for their generous and free-thinking nature will bring him greater happiness.

Austin Barnes has the fiery, importunate nature of a fervent lover. Indeed, affairs of the heart are one of his main purposes in life. His personal charm and magnetism give him nearly irresistible powers of seduction, and nearly every one of his well-aimed attempts at conquest leads to the fulfillment and satisfaction of his desires. Due to his impulsiveness and impatience to initiate new encounters, his approach to potential partners may sometimes lack delicacy.

You may be characterized by strong sensual and affectionate urges which drive you to seek pleasure. Your need for romantic fulfillment may compel you to marry, because you also seek the legal and social legitimacy the institution of marriage confers on an emotional bond. Indeed, the household is liable to be prosperous and even opulent, as if this offered further evidence that you had indeed achieved success. However, privately, you might be less committed to certain obligations and duties. At worst, you might deny the commitments that your optimism and expansiveness made you rush into too soon. If this were to be the case, the outward image of the couple’s success (wealth and comfort, etc.) would only be a façade which compensated for its emotional impoverishment and failure. Sooner or later, this hypocrisy might provoke a full-blown conflict. A second possibility is that a psychic incompatibility may gradually take root, pitting your romantic nature against the prerogatives of your career.

Austin Barnes considers the input from his subjectivity and emotions as static which he tries to tune out to go straight to the essence of knowledge. As a result, regardless of his field of study, he tries to obtain perspective. He will elaborate a thought on the basis of fairly cold, abstract logic, supported by sober, concise, and immaculate reasoning. His choice areas of study could be mathematics, philosophy, legislation, or political science. Ideologies, theories, and any other system of reasoning could serve as “food for thought” for him.