The specificity of Pop Smoke’s personality can be summed up by his nostalgic yearning for his roots – a “paradise lost” which is also a source of energy and vitality. Pop Smoke’s power is linked to memory. He inhabits a present which draws sustenance from the past, from continuity and timelessness. The power of memory can either be dynamic or static. The consciousness of an inaccessible past can either immobilize him in melancholy and nostalgia, or shine as an ideal which motivates him to recreate a new harmony. Pop Smoke’s attitude and approach to the past are of key importance. If he thinks of it as a refuge, his obsession with it may be such that his progress is impeded. If, on the contrary, he thinks of it as a starting point or launching pad for his comprehension of the human condition, he will integrate it into his self-realization process. He possesses a potential for great maturation and wisdom.

Pop Smoke is relatively slow-moving and may feel protected from the outer world by an armor of education, family surroundings (his most cherished environment), and social status. For this reason, he tends to limit the scope of his activities to a single well-defined sphere, and, within the boundaries he has established, release the entire spectrum of his rich and varied emotional expression. Sometimes he may feel overwhelmed by the prospect of situations which will introduce him to unfamiliar factors and elements; he sees them as intrusions. Before he judges an event, a person, or a thing, he attempts to absorb it into his private universe. Of a fairly subjective and introverted turn of mind, he defines everything in terms of the sensation it arouses in him as his consciousness embraces it. This predominance of sensation gives his extreme sensory finesse. Pop Smoke’s perceptions are intense, keen, penetrating right to the heart of people and things. His imagination, which is a function of his perceptions, is also lively, colorful, and prolific.

Because he is sometimes self-centered, attentive to and protective of his inner self, he may tend to withdraw into his shell when he encounters aggression from the outer world. As a result, he may sometimes become distant and secretive. Pop Smoke’s tendency to be rather short-tempered and easily offended, a classic flaw, is also the consequence of his need for protection and security. Despite his sensitivity, and his ability to be genuinely virtuous, he is not always gentle. His outbreaks of hostility are all the more wounding because of their rarity. However, more than aggressiveness, his stubbornness, slow insistence, and undying determination are the extremes which may complicate his life.

Once again, the family setting is vitally important to him. His attachment to his family in general and his mother or a mother figure, in particular, is deep. The way he resolves (or has resolved) the transition to adulthood and independence will be crucial to his well-being, both in terms of his inner harmony (the sensation and sensitivity which comprise his identity) and in terms of his romantic relationships.

Pop Smoke is sensual. Pleasure is important to Pop Smoke.

Pop Smoke’s personality develops mainly in the shelter of the home. He is attached to his family, his heritage, and his past.

At the time of your birth, Pop Smoke’s rising sign was located in Capricorn (the Goat), while the sun was passing through the sign of Cancer (the Crab). A summary of the various clues mentioned above provide Pop Smoke’s personality profile. The following key words capture the essence of Pop Smoke’s character and indicate certain contradictions which may be sources of tension:

Sensitivity – Need for security – Imagination – Inhibition – Eccentricity – Application – Savings and thrift – Methodical mind – Suspicion – Forethought – Obstinacy – Loyalty – Premonition.

In appearance Pop Smoke is stable, serene, and even placid. But this thick outer shell merely conceals and protects a pool of exquisite sensitivity. Pop Smoke keeps Pop Smoke’s fertile imagination in check with cold and uncompromising logic, and represses the impulses from Pop Smoke’s heart with systematic wariness, or perhaps even painful denial. Persistent and serious, Pop Smoke generally takes action with calm, forethought, and method.

Pop Smoke’s concern for the future, which sometimes turns to anxiety, is expressed by a penchant for savings and parsimoniousness. This form of expression is reflected in Pop Smoke’s attitude toward Pop Smoke’s emotional bonds: Pop Smoke intends for them to be lasting and deep. Torn between Pop Smoke’s need for independence and Pop Smoke’s hunger for affection, Pop Smoke will go through a series of intense and exclusive involvements interspersed with periods of solitude Pop Smoke will find more or less unbearable. Maturity should bring Pop Smoke the wisdom to find a balance and reconcile the opposing tendencies tugging at Pop Smoke. At that point, all of Pop Smoke’s talents and faculties will find effective expression.

Born seven to ten days after the rising of the new moon, Pop Smoke is said to be a “first quarter” lunar type. This “soli-lunar” configuration means that Pop Smoke’s character is strong-willed and sometimes proud, always determined to buck convention and innovate. Monotony is unbearable to Pop Smoke, and Pop Smoke chafes under the yoke of routine. As a result, Pop Smoke often runs into trouble with authority figures.

When overwhelmed by Pop Smoke’s conscience, Pop Smoke raves about how destructive it is to long for the past, how ridiculous it is to be old-fashioned, and how obsolete the old values are.

Generally speaking, Pop Smoke’s monthly energy flow crests about seven to ten-and-a-half days after the full moon. Pop Smoke would be wise to schedule intensive work phases at that time, as well as ambitious and demanding projects. At that time, Pop Smoke’s initiatives will be most successful, especially if Pop Smoke is trying to create something new, original, and cutting-edge!