Ben Marshall lives in the present, following his impulses. He is guided by a fire that burns within him, and he seldom heeds the warnings of reflection and reason. Instead, he listens to his instincts, as if his unconscious were perpetually emerging. This is the source of his spontaneity and passion. Because he is continually being born, Ben champions all phenomena that symbolize birth: breaking ground, beginning, clearing. He has little interest in pursuing the new ideas he has brought into being, because his inner flame is always urging him to move on quickly to the next innovation.

Ben is not a good manager. He is straightforward. When he commits himself, he does so with mind, body, and soul. Restraint and moderation are concepts which are totally foreign to him, because he lives by the fullness of his instinct, the force of his desire. Due to his energetic temperament, his determination immediately invents the action necessary to fulfill his desires. It goes without saying that his attitude engenders certain risks. Sometimes his impetuousness, or a lack of maturity or patience, or a keen appetite for experience leads him into a blind alley. But risk is a part of his life. Since his fervor is immune to calculation, second thoughts, and cunning, he has no fear.

Ben is the type of hero whose courageous deeds are difficult to distinguish from acts of bravado or of sheer foolhardiness. His top priority is to take action, immediately. Delay is torture to him. He is in a hurry to live, to take his urges and impulses to their ultimate conclusion, even though his lack of forethought may actually make his goal take longer to accomplish.

Ben rarely evaluates obstacles objectively: instead, he dashes into the fray, bristling with determination, oblivious to the size or scope of the difficulties. He rides home triumphantly, whether he has battered his head against a brick wall or met no resistance whatsoever. But he has a true hero’s courage and vitality. He is undaunted by challenges and real danger, to the surprise of outside observers. Like everyone, he sometimes experiences failure. But he rarely despair or become overly discouraged by it; it never overcomes his.

You should be aware of your penchant for excess. If you are subject to a negative passion, you can be irritable and heedless to everything except your impulses, which are not always reasonable. You must channel your energy in positive directions. Your vigor is only an outer armor. Although

Ben Marshall is dynamic. He needs to attract admiration and release his excess energy.

Ben Marshall needs others to fulfill himself and accomplish his ambitions.

At the time of your birth, your rising sign was located in Leo (the Lion), while the sun was passing through the sign of Aries (the Ram). 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 be sources of tension: Individualism – Determination – Vitality and passion – Pride and self-assurance – Pugnacity – Superiority – Impatience – Brilliance – Impetuosity – Enterprise – Positivism – Innovation.

Your generosity, impulsiveness, and panache thrill the people you meet. You can earn their respect and admiration to such a degree that they generally become your doting friends. Your optimism and courage exaggerate the theatrical aspects of your leadership role, which may appear somewhat old-fashioned to some. You are too proud to reveal your own feelings of vulnerability but are likely to reconcile them by projecting them onto others, becoming the defender of the helpless and protector of the meek – roles that further flatter your self-image.

Your personality is essentially that of a passionate leader.

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