You are sensitive to the emotions of those around you, and you are able to read the subtleties of people’s behavior. You are able to understand them through your intuition, and you have a deep empathy for others. You have a strong sense of the group, and you would sacrifice your own ego to maintain the harmony of the group. However, you sometimes lack self-assertiveness, and this makes you contradictory and unreliable when you face certain superficial decisions. Moreover, you have a chameleon-like ability to blend in with situations and prevailing moods, which makes you quite successful in social settings. Your mind is amazingly flexible, arranging harmonious and productive encounters between people and ideas. All of your emotional health is invested in a desire to participate, to mingle, to exchange. Although you are consciously aware of an ardent desire to be sociable, unconsciously you blame yourself for failing to achieve your ideal goal, which always seems to elude you. This is why you sometimes have phases of discouragement, followed by renewed zeal in your work efforts or group participation. Because you are always seeking the perfect group, the ideal form of cooperation, you sometimes despair of ever attaining it.

John Lackey is a Centaur-Archer, which means that he has a dual, ambivalent nature – he can happily submit to society and convention for a time, only to emerge committed to rugged individualism, or vice-versa. His inner attachment to an ideal of liberty and emancipation does not prevent him from adopting a sociable, pleasant attitude at social events. This dichotomy in his personality grants him such useful social skills as adaptability and poise, but inside, he faces a quest for his true identity and consciousness. His primary psychological task is to maintain the harmony reigning between the two entities dwelling within him – he must not limit himself to being either one or the other. When he is comfortable with his individuality, he can radiate optimism and energy; flexible and elastic, he will delight in any change or unpredictability, without losing sight of his long-term purposes.

John Lackey is a pleasure lover and will find self-fulfillment in creative activities.

John Lackey’s psychological, metaphysical, or occult interests are signs of his need to transform or change himself, which might arouse some apprehension in him.

John Lackey was born under the sign of Sagittarius (the Archer). At the time of his birth, the sun was passing through the sign of Libra (the Scales). A summary of the various clues mentioned above provide his personality profile. The following key words capture the essence of his character and indicate certain contradictions which may be sources of tension:

Impetuosity – Sociability – Adaptability – Group spirit – Emotionality – Impressionability – Tolerance – Analytical mind – Peaceful disposition – Worldly concerns – Sense of harmony – Projection – Worldliness.

Deeply social and liberal-minded, John Lackey has a great sense of diplomacy and a gift for reconciling differing viewpoints. Friendly and willing to be of service, John Lackey is unable to refuse an appeal for help, and his courtesy can tend toward a certain sentimentalism. As an artist or student of art, John Lackey has a profound sense of beauty (harmony, rhythm, composition, associations and juxtapositions, etc.). He likes his independence, but will nevertheless bow to custom and usage in good grace. His sense of fairness and justice is keen, and he spontaneously takes up the cause of the defenseless.

John Lackey was born on the cusp of three and one-half and seven days after the full moon. He is said to be a “shining moon” type, which means he has a shining personality that is apt to communicate and transmit ideas. Throughout his life, John will be attracted to the idea of acting as a spokesperson for a cause, idea, or person whose message seems essential to him. He will have to develop his powers of discernment, to determine which subjects or people are really worth his personal commitment.