Ben Alden has a vast store of vital energy which endows him with considerable physical endurance and initiative. However, the greater his energy resources, the less he might be able to control the flow.

Ben Alden has a great deal of sang-froid. His inner calm and stolidity predispose him to tasks which require self-control and perseverance. He does not readily display his emotions, even in the most hair-raising situations.

Ben Alden has a good balance between his need to be receptive to the other world, and his tendency to enjoy solitude and introspection. He is able to express his feelings and moods without being overwhelmed by them to the point of mistaking them for outer reality.

Ben Alden has a phlegmatic personality, and his responses to various outer stimuli are sometimes postponed or delayed. He is fairly slow to initiate an activity, if not laboriously so, but once he begins, he is steady and determined.

Ben Alden is capable of being open to others and the diversity of experience, but he can also focus his concentration on a single aspect of it.

Ben Alden’s objectivity in perception and behavior could, in the best of cases, lead to generosity and altruism.

Ben Alden has a marked ability to adapt to others, to adopt prevailing attitudes, and integrate himself into groups. He is quite community-minded, with a true sense of team spirit, and gives the best of himself when working in unison with a group. Cooperation is his forte.

Ben Alden can adapt to a situation which requires that he be humble and submit to the authority of a more competent person or leader, but he can also give orders and manage others.

Ben Alden is objective about himself and able to recognize both his strengths and his weaknesses.

Ben Alden might sometimes find himself in a negative frame of mind. Undermined by his fears and his craving for security, he might struggle to see the sunny side of life.

Ben Alden is chiefly interested in tangible facts and realistic details. A pragmatic personality, he never loses sight of the utilitarian or practical aspects of things.

Ben Alden’s approach to life is usually methodical and disciplined. He plans out his projects and organizes his schedule to yield maximum efficiency and effectiveness.

Ben Alden’s thought processes seldom follow the laws of logical reasoning or linear thought; instead, they proceed from an overall vision, which is pieced together from more or less obscure and subconscious clues.

Ben Alden’s mind is especially perceptive of details. To arrive at a global perception, a vision of the whole, Ben proceeds gradually, piece by piece, aspect after aspect, in a fairly linear fashion.

Ben Alden is not obsessed with order, but he is aware of a necessity to arrange and classify things to some degree.

Ben Alden behaves in accordance with his momentary whims, and allows himself to be inspired by his imagination. His openness and spontaneity give him the scope to be skillful, ingenious, or shrewd, rising to whatever the immediate circumstances require.