THE POWER OF NUMBERS- 2014

BY: CHRISTINE DeLOREY
How mystic does it sound?? That your life, your actions, feelings emotions almost everything is linked to a single number which you just thought was mere foundation of mathematics. Ever thought of it being so valuable?
Well I have been following these predictions for about 2 years now and found them pretty accurate. I am not here endorsing anyone but also I don't consider it more of a blog but something I feel I should share. How much  have I religiously followed it since so long.  It is so close to my heart that I would love to share it.
None of it is written by me, and sharing just a URL on the blog would be funny plus I want to have it here like a MARK on  my journal. I would not be posting weekly and monthly predictions, although if you need the URL of this, feel free to ask.

WHICH YEARLY CYCLE ARE YOU IN?

Example Birthday = December 29 

Month = 12                Day = 29           Year = 2014

1+2+2+9+2+0+1+4=21= 3

NUMBER 1

A journey of change,
new beginnings, independence
and becoming who you really are!

Not everything that is faced can be changed,
but nothing can be changed until it is faced.
James Baldwin

No matter how familiar things may seem, you are on an entirely different road now. The 1 year is the first year of a brand new nine-year cycle of your life. It urges you to create a more satisfying existence by recognizing the new potential that is developing. It is a time of change and new beginnings. Last year brought an entire nine-year era of your life to an end and was probably emotional and confusing. However, those experiences were necessary so that this year's new beginnings can occur. The past is over, but you will need to release the feelings and beliefs that are still anchoring you to it. Then, instead of being shocked or confused by this year's changes, you will more easily understand their purpose.

This is a year of new interests, experiences, goals, and understandings: about life, about you, where you have been, where you are now, and where you would like to be. And, because so much drastic change is required, you will also be learning the meaning of courage. You will gain self awareness this year. You will learn about individuality, and the vital changes that must take place within you if you are to attain what you need. You will be learning about independence, leadership, and originality, and you will need great faith in yourself in order to take appropriate action. You will encounter situations involving your deepest feelings, your unique mind and talent, and your need for greater freedom.

You will be learning to adapt to the changes taking place inside you and around you, while your ability to lead yourself and others gets tested. Your progress will be helped along by new opportunities and understandings. Just remember that 1 is also the number of individuality, and that no one can define freedom for another without limiting freedom.

Accept the need for real and significant change. Develop a realistic sense of your own self-worth. Listen to and follow your feelings. What you do this year will set the course for the next nine years. This should provide all the incentive you need to make your decisions carefully and realistically. And by accepting the reality of your past, you will become more aware of who you really are. If you think you already know your true identity, be prepared for some astonishing new truths to emerge.

You may start to doubt beliefs and attitudes you held dear, as you realize they are no longer appropriate to current circumstances. You may start to feel out of place around people with whom you have always felt comfortable, and may question their continuing role in your life. Doubts may arise as to how you can be free when responsibilities or circumstances seem to stand in your way. Feel every feeling that arises around such issues. At some point, you will instinctively know that it's time to move in a completely different direction, even if it means doing so alone.

Never forget that this year you are learning to be independent. Attaining independence often brings feelings of isolation and loneliness. Those you thought you could count on may become unavailable to you. Attaining independence always produces guilt which must be seen for the destructive force it is, otherwise you will become stuck in a painful rut of resentment, confusion, and blame.

Welcome new activities. Change monotonous routines. Without change - drastic change - you may find yourself being buffeted around with no Will of your own for a long time to come. The 1 year cycle gives you the opportunity to fix your bearings and choose the direction you want to take. It enables your Will to emerge as the only alternative to guilt and fear. Problems will arise for as long as you resist change. Stay flexible. Your firmest goals may be diverted into unexpected new directions.

The only thing you can reliably expect this year is change. One change will lead to another, and then another, transporting you physically, emotionally, and/or spiritually far from where you thought you would be. Consider what is best for you, and then go ahead in that direction. Start afresh. Decide which direction you want your long term future to take and, even if it means starting small, take decisive steps toward these goals.

Your various relationships are vitally important. So much love and happiness can be experienced there. However,  you cannot depend on anyone else for your happiness or success. Rely only on you. Try to surround yourself with realistic, freethinking people who do not judge and criticize your every move. Have the same consideration for them.

Although the emphasis is on you this year, guilt will tell you that you are wrong to focus so keenly on yourself and that ego is the problem. It is not. The solution is to stop judging yourself. This will enable you to balance your ego between overblown or deflated.

You may have to break free from people who habitually disapprove of you or your plans, or those who want to control you. Know what you want and believe in yourself. If your abilities are lacking in some way, take the time to learn what is necessary to fulfill your intentions.

As you strive toward freedom, you will notice that others become less dependent or critical. The more self-accepting you are, the happier everyone will be. Confidence is not an 'act' that hides your fear or ignorance. It is a natural feeling that comes from your acceptance of reality. Once you accept the reality of your desires and potentials, and what you have to do to fulfill them, you will know that although you don't know all the answers yet, they will come to you because you have a genuine intent to learn, and an openness which can utilize new information. Confidence is the ability to accept change as it occurs, and it will occur this year.

Always be aware of what is going on locally and globally, and plan accordingly. Begin something substantial. Failure to start a new project, activity, job, hobby, or even a new attitude, will result in a directionless frame of mind which will keep you tied to undesirable people, places, and circumstances. At least, start a new phase of an existing situation. If you do not make changes where they are needed, they will be made for you.

Without change, we struggle to hold on to fruitless situations. As 1 is the number of independence, you will be aware of your various dependencies this year. Imagine the freedom you would enjoy without them. These may include a dependence on others, a need to keep others dependent on you; a need for approval; on substances such as food, tobacco, alcohol, drugs; or distractions such as 'entertainment', computers, or extravagance. You may be disguising your addictions so that they are unrecognizable, even to yourself. The key is to trace the emotional cause of why you need certain things so badly.

It could take years for you to achieve certain results, but projects or ideas started three years ago can materialize as accomplishments this year, leaving you pleasantly astonished as loose ends from the previous nine-year cycle are finally tied up. Understand the need for time to pass between one experience and the next, and you will enjoy many pleasant surprises this year. Aim high, believe in your goals, and never give up the pioneering spirit that is essential in the 1 Year Cycle. Remember that learning from mistakes is how experience is gained.

Work through your fears instead of denying them and you will be able to explore humanity's journey with an open mind and promote your own desires and interests along the way. Much of what occurs this year will be reflected back to you through events taking place elsewhere. Once you make that connection, you will be able to see exactly where you and your talents fit in. This year, you will learn that life is not meant to be a struggle but a continuous free-flowing journey of energy that moves, shifts, vibrates, spirals, and evolves through cycles of learning.

NUMBER 2

A slow journey of Connection, Patience,
Attention To Detail, Relationship,
Cooperation, Courtesy, Sensitivity,
Caring, and Gradual Progress

Time is always short, from birth to death.
Why? Because we do not know how to stop.
Julian Green

The 2 year cycle is an inspiring twelve month journey in which you will find exciting connections between your past, your present, and your future. Eventually, you will be able to use this information to set an ambitious goal in motion. But make no mistake, what happens this year is going to take perseverance and, above all, great patience.

First, you must slow down and stop pushing to get results. What you want is going to take longer to achieve than expected, so tone down your high expectations of yourself and others, and pay patient and meticulous attention to the details of all situations.

You must learn to move more slowly, attentively, and with mutual interests in mind. If not, you will miss too many clues and connections to make any kind of measurable progress. Widen your lens. See a bigger picture. Discover your connection to everything that is influencing your life.

Of course, it can be difficult to slow down when you are so sure that you need to be moving faster, but until you do slow down - enough to see the finer and often overlooked details of your reality - you will have no idea of where you have come from, who you are becoming, where you are, what you're doing, why you're doing it, where you're going, or the roles that others are playing in your life. Clarity is one of the principle gifts of the 2 year, just as long as you slow yourself down enough to be able to claim it.

Try to accept everything that happened in your past and, simultaneously, live in the present. This is no easy task, but if you make this your genuine aim, and do not struggle with the slowness of it all, or repress the emotions that it triggers, the insight you gain this year will carry you into a future of your choice. Let go of all that stress by letting your emotions flow freely. Once they have been expressed out of your body, you can relax. Being relaxed is being at ease with yourself. Dis-ease (illness) manifests when you are not relaxed or when you are ill at ease. If you hold on to stress and refuse to slow down, your body will become even more burdened by the pressure of the 2 cycle's slower speed. Illness, can result.

Remember: stress is the pressure of feelings that cannot leave your body because they are being held in rather than expressed out. Whether illness is involved or not, if you do not significantly reduce your pace and your stress this year, the 2 energy will find a way to do it for you.

You cannot compete with the 2 energy because PEACE is its nature. There is no need to push yourself. If you do, the results you desire will not materialize in the way you desire. But you will be amazed at what you can accomplish when you live your life at the same pace as the cycle you are in.

You may find yourself retreating from aggressive and stressed-out individuals. If you cannot physically move away from them, you will only prevent their problems from becoming yours through a relaxed and patient frame of mind. This is a time of deep awareness, civility and kindness. You are about to leave the human "race" for a year and become the human-being you may have forgotten you are.

As your understanding of other people increases, you will realize that even those who appear aggressive may be covering up great unhappiness inside. You will need to be tactful and sensitive to their feelings and find a way to create harmony. Even if you are the one who feels vulnerable and unsure of yourself, try not to respond with aggression or defensiveness. Be patient with yourself, and you will find it easier to be patient with others. A little lightness and humor will go a long way in easing this year's unavoidable tensions.

Correct timing and patience are major aspects of the 2 year. Your goals are either being taken care of behind the scenes where premature action cannot harm them, or they are dependent on other factors that first have to 'happen' before you can proceed. Patience does not mean merely putting up with adverse conditions. You must stand up for yourself as needed. But, for the most-part, this is a year in which to quietly and conscientiously pave the way for future success. This entails careful attention to detail, and really listening to what others have to say.

Take the emphasis off you. Achievements will develop through teamwork egoless cooperation. Use your abilities in ways that will benefit others. You will be unable to move forward unless you are patient; unless you wait for developments to happen in their own time, and unless you relax your tensions and long-term concerns.

You will feel a need for more warmth and affection, more acceptance for your feelings, and for the feelings of others. True prosperity and security cannot be realized through war-like competition and aggression. Truth, peace, cooperation, and tolerance are now your only means of moving forward. From this quieter and more peaceful perspective, you will find ways to change the parts of your life that you do not like. When you live on a moment-by-moment basis, you will understand that the present is your only exit from the past, and your only gateway to the future. The past and future are connected by the decisions you make and the actions you take in the present. This year you must decide to quiet your mind, develop your intuition, and rely on it to make decisions that are right for you. You will know if something is right by the way you feel about it.

Despite the slowness of the 2 year, you will be making significant progress. You will become more sensitive to the metaphysics of life and be able to sense reality rather than rely on others to tell you what is what.

You may experience intense flashes of intuition and inner knowing. Strange dreams are not unusual in the 2 year. Don't be afraid of them. They are trying to tell you something important. It would be a good idea to keep an ongoing record of your dreams. Write them down upon waking. No matter how abstract or bizarre they seem, you will soon see a pattern emerging which will provide insight into the issues of your everyday life.

When you recognize and feel the nurturing 2 energy, you will want to relax right into it. You will want to flow with it. In this gentle state of being carried along, your understanding of freedom and love will expand. You will know that aggression and denial of reality have almost killed our capacity to think, feel, move, and enjoy. This year's events will show you that Free Will is the next step of human evolution. Free Will is the future. Without it, we are slaves.

This year's distractions, delays and diversions are designed to develop your power of patience. Each situation contains an important lesson or opportunity. Patiently assess everything that is going on around you and inside you. Learn to feel and sense your way through life instead of forcing your way through it or going into denial. Be sensitive. Senseyour reality.

Little effort is required when it comes to your personal ambitions. This process of delay and intrusion is actually helping them along. If you do succumb to frustration and surge ahead, you may force yourself into the wrong place at the wrong time, and you will need more than mere diplomacy to get yourself out of the mess.

The circumstances of others will slow you down. Teamwork is highlighted, and you are likely to have a specific role to play within a group, partnership, or relationship. Be diplomatic and considerate while you figure out what these people have to teach or show you. Some will be teaching you 'how to', while others will be teaching you 'how not to'.

If anger arises, allow yourself to feel it, preferably when you are alone. Get it out of your system. There is no need to confront people unless your feelings tell you it is absolutely necessary. Listen to what your anger or any other feeling is telling you, and you will soon understand why your circumstances are as they are. Ask yourself, "What is really going on here"? And then hear all the fear and judgment contained in your replies. A strong intent to feel what your feelings are telling you will activate your intuition and provide the answers you seek.

Feelingyour intuition takes time, patience, and a genuine desire to cooperate with it. Once you do, you will realize that intuition is a tool for understanding and improving any situation. You will also understand that humanity is made up of individuals who have a right - and a duty - to rescue their free will from those who would seek to control it by sensing and 'feeling out' the truth. Intuition comes from your inner feelings and not your outer thoughts.

There is no need to lose your dignity or become a 'doormat' in order to cooperate. This year, you are developing a confidence and grace which will allow you to deal with all situations calmly and efficiently, without becoming enmeshed in other people's problems. Your ability to notice and take care of details will make you respected and indispensable. That is a powerful position to be in, but your high self-esteem will not allow you to become so indispensable that you cannot walk away from or change an adverse situation.

If you do not develop a warm and willing attitude toward others, you will find that your main experience is nervousness, conflicting relationships, blame, guilt, anger, fear, oversensitive and insensitive reactions, and unrelenting criticism. If any of this occurs, you may be trying to control another, or you may believe that others have the power to control you.

Interacting with others requires you to feel their singular presence; to listen not only to the words they are saying, but also to the overall message they are trying to convey; to see them as they are, in their entirety instead of focusing on one aspect, and to become aware of how you are connected to them. Even the slightest act of control or manipulation is likely to work against you. This year, you must release your control over others or break free of their control over you. You will discover how much more loving and lovable you have become in the process.

Last year you learned about the importance of your individuality and independence. This year you will learn that everyone is operating according to their own energies; everyone has their own story to tell; everyone is of equal importance; and everyone feels. The way we treat and relate to others affects feelings and behavior and the quality of life.

The 2 year will make you aware of patterns of behavior that impede your freedom or someone else's. In these turbulent times, being able to tolerate, understand, and cooperate, is an exact and extremely valuable talent - and this is your year to show just how talented you are.

NUMBER 3

A Journey to Personal Happiness

On a Sea of Appearances

Simply seek happiness, and you are not
likely to find it. Seek to create and love
without regard to your happiness, and you
are likely to be happy much of the time.
Dr. M. Scott Peck

After a year in which other people's needs eclipsed your own, it is your turn now. This is a simpler and more casual twelve-month cycle in which you must constantly ask yourself: "What do I want?" Your own long-term happiness and fulfillment are the central issues, and the 3 year cycle gives you the opportunity to discover, and then create, what you believe will make you happy. What you want is attainable regardless of what appears to be standing in your way. However, before the direction of your happiness can be uncovered, you first have to detect and heal the sources of your unhappiness which, you will find, have as much to do with what is taking place in the world as it does with your own personal situations, relationships, and memories.

You will have to feel what you are feeling and to express those emotions in a way that is natural for you. Only then can you know what you want. Happiness is a feeling - an emotion - which can only come from inside, and there will be at least one opportunity this year to feel joy as you have never felt it before. Yes, pure joy.

As the 3 year progresses and you find yourself in some kind of spotlight, you will certainly need to express your alternating fears of failure and success. This release will bring you to a more comfortable state of knowing who, what, and where you are now. From this realistic perspective, a new spectrum of options will open up for you. The past will become the present you have created. And the present will become the creative springboard from which to build your future.

You may have to take a few courageous leaps in the dark. Fear will be experienced and this will help you to significantly develop courage and to know that you are far more capable than you allowed yourself to believe. With this level of self-acceptance, your leaps will turn to bounds, and this year could turn out to be your most fulfilling ever.

Just remember that courage is not the absence of fear. If you are not afraid then courage has nothing to do with it. Courage is the acceptance of fear and the belief that you can deal with, or get through, whatever is causing it.

In addition to courage, the 3 energy is comprised of lightness, happiness, innocence, peace, truth, friendship, creativity, communication, youth, beauty, optimism, laughter, and love. Of course, everything has its opposite extreme, and the 3 energy is no exception. This cycle of 'light' certainly has its dark side which can include depression, sorrow, guilt, gossip, oppression, destruction, lies, enemies, ugliness, pessimism, cynicism, coldness, rejection, scandal, and even cruelty. If you experience any of these things, try to understand that they have their purpose too. These elements often enter our lives in the 3 year to show us just how easily we equate happiness with superficial and shallow things. This year's experiences will bring you into deeper waters - and the potential for deeper and more meaningful forms of happiness.

3 emphasizes independence within loving relationships. This is not a contradiction, but an opportunity to love deeply without constantly worrying about what others think. The more you approve of yourself and do what you want to do, the more others will accept you as you are because they will be witnessing the astonishing beauty that comes with authentic confidence. When this inner beauty is expressed outwardly, it is so hard to resist. 3 is the energy of attraction and charisma.

However, displays of false confidence, otherwise known as keeping up appearances, cannot work in the 3 year. Pretending you are happy or fearless is an impossible role to maintain and eventually becomes painfully apparent by a conspicuous lack of personal satisfaction. This year's events will make it plain that you do not require the approval of others.

Observe the three-sided or triangular nature of your relationships. Friction will arise if you try to keep or bring together certain individuals who do not belong in the same set of circumstances or social framework. By trying to please one, you may be upsetting another. All you can do is please yourself first and allow others to decide for themselves who their friends are. Friends play an important role in the 3 year, so try to create more free time for social interaction. What is your idea of enjoyment? Is there any imagination or creativity involved in your social life, or is it always the same old boring routine? Are you living by your own design or just following the crowd? Are you seeking friendship or approval?

This year, you are likely to become aware of how you have outgrown certain friendships and associations, and this may come as a shock to you. Your Will, which is made up of all your feelings, wants to be free. It wants to be around others who also value freedom and uniqueness. Your experiences will show you that Free Will is an accurate measure of human evolution which, in your case, is about to expand dramatically.

Maintain your precious individuality. You have many good qualities which need to be expanded. If you discover a talent you didn't know you had, pursue this new interest passionately. Focus on self-improvement, at all levels. You may want to change your appearance to better suit your new ideals, and this may require the elimination of an addiction.

Your responsibilities will be easier to fulfill if you put your own happiness first. Keep your goals firmly in mind as you make new discoveries about what you desire. Be prepared to make some drastic changes. Focus. If your attention becomes too scattered, you will have all the opportunities that the 3 year offers, but your mind will be too muddled to utilize them effectively.

We are living in a world that is rife with misery and suffering, and you may wonder if seeking personal happiness is appropriate or realistic. Guilt will tell you that it is wrong or impractical. But 3 reminds you that life was never meant to be an unhappy experience and, by allowing guilt to suck you in, you will be giving it more power to spread itself further into the world.

Take your happiness - your right to exist as you want to exist - seriously. Does this mean that you should ignore what is going on around you or refuse to help where needed? The 3 year may sound like a selfish one, but it is not. You will be unable to attract success through blatant self interest. On the contrary. Life is urging you to reach out to others in a friendly, optimistic, and well meaning manner. A pleasant and generous nature will attract the success you are seeking. Think in terms of what you can contribute to a situation, rather than what you can get out of it. Then you will see your generosity and kindness being returned to you in different ways.

Know the difference between love and guilt. Where guilt exists, love cannot. 3 is the number of innocence. This year's events will show you that guilt really is the biggest obstacle in your quest for fulfillment. The only way to remove it is to stop prejudging what is right and wrong and develop total acceptance for your own natural capacity for decency and compassion.

3 is the number of communication and self-expression. Spoken or written words, images, sound, humor, and unusual ideas all play pivotal roles now. However, it is essential that you take your ideas seriously and are able to take a concept beyond the "idea stage" and actually create it in the material world. But a word of warning must be given here. These elements can also create many problems for you if they are used without regard for the reality in which you are using them. It is not uncommon in the 3 year for words to be blurted out thoughtlessly, or images to be pushed in other people's faces in a way that offends or hurts. This should not be taken lightly because if this does happen to you, you could find yourself in a difficult position that will not be easy to put right. Words and images are creative tools. The damage incurred by using them in a destructive way is often beyond measure.

It is so important that you check the facts out for yourself. It is often in the 3 year that we discover how easily we succumb to hearsay, the loudest voice, or the voice of 'authority'. The truth is likely to be buried beneath layers of deception or misconception, so try to keep an open mind. 3 is the number of appearances. What appears to be the case must be seen for what it is deep down and not just what it appears to be on the surface. Look more deeply into whatever you are dealing with, and remember that there is a big difference between struggle and effort.

3 is the number of optimism which, if correctly understood, is an important tool for clarifying and attaining your goals. You attract to you what you expect, whether you do so consciously or subconsciously. Guilt tells us that optimism produces false hope and, indeed, it does if we do not act to take advantage of the potential it reveals to us. The purpose of optimism is not to deceive us into denying our problems but to show us that greater possibilities do exist. Optimism is wanting to make the best of whatever your circumstances happen to be.

Ideas, plans, or projects you started two years ago are now likely to show signs of movement and progress. This will increase your optimism considerably and provide a new basis for action. Aim high. Give your very best effort.

One of 3's unique abilities is to spread itself to others, positively or negatively. For instance, the beauty that comes from genuine confidence transmits inspiration to others. Pessimism, resentment, or criticism transmit ugliness and gloom instead. The spreading quality of the 3 energy can have a monumental effect on you and those around you. Whatever you feel, say, do, or create, will actually rub off on others, affect their mood, and influence the atmosphere.

You will meet your fair share of cynics and those who love to criticize. For a while, you may even be one of them. Other people will have the effect of mirrors reflecting your innermost feelings back to you. This year, you will discover many feelings and beliefs that you have kept well-hidden, even from yourself. You will learn that your unhappiness is the result of your refusal to truly feel your feelings and, most importantly, express them.

One of those feelings is bound to be anger. In a year that is supposed to be about you getting what you want, dealing with people and situations that appear to be stopping you from getting it can trigger the kind of anger that you did not know you were capable of feeling. However, others are not holding you back. You yourself are allowing old beliefs and expectations to curb your progress. It really is up to you to create what you want.

You will have your fair share of problems this year, but you are perfectly able to deal with them as they arise. Your personal happiness is the theme, and it is important to understand that happiness is an emotion that needs to be expressed as and when you feel it.

Although the 3 year often starts out by emphasizing what is making you unhappy, its purpose is to help you see yourself in a positive new light. There are likely to be some exquisite surprises in store for you this year if you allow your Will - your deepest feelings - to guide you to them. Even as you are reading this, the 3 energy is offering you the gift of optimism, which is a positive beginning. Enjoy your trip with the 3 energy. It's going to be an interesting and creative one.

NUMBER 4

A journey of breakthrough
- on a sea of obstacles

Now is not the time to cling to
what was, but to amend what is.
Helen Hayes

The 4 year cycle is one of vision, management, priority, effort, limitation, restriction, determination and breakthrough. Your sense of identity - who you are and what you believe - is the principle theme. The events of this very practical year will leave you in no doubt that the time has come to set new priorities and strive toward a specific long-term goal. 4 is the number of organization and work; how things work, making things work, and working towards something that means a lot to you.

As the year unfolds, you will need to develop a clear vision of what you want and make a firm commitment to attaining it. Keep in mind that the reason the 4 year often feels confusing and 'difficult' is because its nature seems to place obstacles in your path any time your attention is diverted from reality. Setting realistic goals not only helps you to stay focused, but often results in a very satisfying achievement. Whatever it is you hope to accomplish, (and your priorities may change several times this year), you can be assured that it involves mental, emotional and/or physical hard work.

The 4 energy reacts to the strength of your Will, which is comprised of all your feelings, both pleasant and unpleasant. Denial of your feelings weakens and imprisons your Will which, by its very nature, needs to be free. The natural response of the human Will is that of complete acceptance of reality, along with whatever feelings reality triggers. The Will thrives on truth, even if the truth hurts. Those very sensations - the whole gamut of emotions - are our natural responses to reality. Of course, you may want to keep your feelings to yourself if circumstances call for a show of steadiness and resolve, but the long-term success that the 4 year offers is going to come through your ability to fully feel your feelings and gain the intelligence they contain.

Whatever you want to happen, you have to make it happen. A strong Will is needed. However, it is in the 4 year that we realize that our Will is not free at all because we have repressed it with a limited vision of our potential. 4 can make you feel restricted and boxed-in by circumstances that really are 'beyond your control', and knowing how you feel is the only way to know what to do next. It is from your feelings that creativity is born and, thankfully, your experiences along the down-to-Earth 4 year road will make emotional denial almost impossible.

The part of your Will that is free is now trying to rescue the imprisoned parts of itself. Don't worry if you do not understand this immediately. As the year unfolds and you face the reality of the world and your own personal life, new understandings, especially about the positive power of your emotions, will come.

The serious and practical 4 energy needs a specific goal to work towards so that it can maintain its profound sense of purpose. It responds best to routine, efficiency, order and organization. There really are limitations on how far you can travel this year. So, when you find yourself dealing with the inevitable frustrations that come with such restriction, remember that the very essence of the human Will is ACCEPTANCE, and think about the parable of the two frogs who fell into a pail of milk. One of them could not accept its sudden new reality and drowned. The other realized (accepted) what had happened and could not accept such a fate. It went into survival mode and thrashed around and did whatever it could to stay afloat. Eventually, all that effort paid off. The thrashing around turned the milk into butter and the frog was able to climb out.

Last year, you learned about the power of optimism. It was pessimism that defeated the first frog and caused it to drown. The 3 year urged you to see beyond your first impressions and face the reality of the situation. The first impression that the first frog had was that nothing could be done to change things, so why even try? 3 is the number of 'the joy of living' and it seems that the second frog enjoyed life enough to want to persevere in order to preserve it. His purpose was not only to survive, but also to find a way to enjoy life again.

This year, you will be developing a greater sense of your own purpose and you will be setting a definite course or direction for yourself. You cannot drift aimlessly along and just hope for the best. You need a specific and meaningful goal to focus on and be responsible for.

Seriously consider every aspect of your life and confront yourself with the vision of where each aspect is leading. And, later in the year, when you find yourself churning around in a situation that appears to place you out of your depth, be practical, face the facts, and look for solutions that will change your circumstances, or at least help you get through them.

Yes, 4 is a serious and life-changing year, and as soon as you accept the nature of the 4 year, you will be able to relax into it. From a more accepting frame of mind, you will have a better chance of shaping your reality as you would prefer it, rather than have it shaped for you.

This year, you must organize your life according to what is important to you. Things you believed were important may be the very same things that are now restricting you. Blaming others is just another form of restriction because it implies that you are a victim when, in reality, it is you who is causing your own restrictions by refusing to prioritize. That is what good organization is all about. Being able to deal with various issues in the right way, at the right time, with the right people, in the correct order of importance, and in the direction you want it all to go.

The circumstances of the 4 year can make you feel 'stuck' and, yet, their true purpose is to point out where you are stuck on the road of life, and help you to break free from situations and beliefs that are keeping you physically, emotionally, creatively or intellectually restricted. These issues are preventing you from evolving into the person you know you can be. This year, you will be facing the reality of YOU - and it may not always be a pretty sight, especially when you find yourself more afraid of change than you thought you'd be.

It is time to weed out the useless and trivial aspects of your life, especially those beliefs and attitudes that simply don't matter in the grand scheme of things. These trivialities are distracting you from the larger picture. Focus on what really matters to you and, even then, face the possibility that half of those things don't matter either. What does matter is your freedom to exist as you want to exist, and the level of loving intent in your heart.

Take an honest look at those aspects which you believe are holding you back. Many of them are of your own making. Are you too set in your ways or too frivolous and uncaring? Are you too stubborn to learn from your past and present mistakes? Are you unrealistic about your talents and potential? Are you unhealthy due to poor diet, substance abuse, or lack of exercise or sleep? Are you unrealistic about finance and materiality? Do you distract yourself from reality? Do you base your actions on your own feelings and beliefs, or those of other people? Are you freeing your Will, or giving it away?

Be honest with yourself. Identify what is not working and, through the process of elimination, you will soon see the direction you must take if you are to build the identity and new circumstances you desire. 4 is the number of the builder, and it is time to construct what you want. Hard work is inevitable and careful planning is essential. Visualizing what you want, in great detail - using ALL your senses - is the key to bringing it all together. A certain dream or goal may have emerged last year but, this year, you are dealing with the hard work that comes with reaching and then sustaining a goal.

Review and organize your finances and material assets. The events of April and May will bring these matters to your attention. Conserve all your resources, and be aware of what your resources actually are. Skills, abilities, knowledge, contacts, family, friends, are all potential resources. Use them only as needed, and take nothing and no one for granted. Next year's 5 cycle will provide the atmosphere and opportunity for you to invest in yourself or in something else that excites you. Be practical and efficient with this year's limited reserves. Understand how money works and be aware of what is happening in the deceptive world of politics and economics. Any time you feel yourself struggling this year, stop what you are doing and face the facts, just as they are.

The 4 year is a road of limitations and roadblocks - life's very own obstacle course. It brings you to what you believe are your personal limits. In turn, you will learn to expand your Will to such an extent that the increase of energy you're emitting will push your limits further away from you. Then, although you will still have limits - we all do - they will not be boxing you in or otherwise pressuring you.

At some point this year you could find yourself a lot less trapped or restricted than you thought you were and, perhaps, even sitting on a cushion that seemed to appear from nowhere but which actually manifested from the power of your determination not to give up. There is often a magical effect when one's determination is generated towards reality, and not just wishful thinking.

You will be coming to terms with your own identity this year and "who am I?" and "what is my purpose" may be two of your most frequent questions. Your sense of identity does not come from what you do in life but from the way you feel about life and your place in it. Your professional life, or just making ends meet, may predominate, but there is more to you than what you do for a living. The question is, what do you do for a life? In these unpredictable evolutionary times, nothing is out of the question. Keep your imagination OPEN, no matter how practical you feel you have to be. Most people on Earth cannot yet imagine alternatives and possibilities, but there is no going back to way life was. The more freedom you give your imagination, the more likely you are to find a way forward that is just right for you.

Although there may be a spurt of highly accelerated action this year, progress is usually not rapid in the 4 energy. You may often encounter delays and hurdles, and bouts of loneliness, pessimism and frustration, only to regain your acceptance of reality, and with it, your balance, vision, belief in yourself, and determination.

Why must the 4 year be so frustrating? To show you that many of your restrictions are unnecessary and that no matter what situations arise, you can deal with them in the best possible way and perhaps even use them to your advantage. If you are able to adjust to new realities as you go, you will be able to break through limiting circumstances that you or others have built. This may not be the easiest of years but, with the combined strength of your feminine will and masculine intellect, it can be one of the most fulfilling cycles you will ever experience.

NUMBER 5

a journey of change, freedom,
newexperience, and learning
from mistakes.

You are the person who has to decide.
Whether you'll do it or toss it aside;
You are the person who makes up your mind.
Whether you'll lead or will linger behind.
Whether you'll try for the goal that's afar.
Or just be contented to stay where you are.
Edgar A. Guest

You enter your personal 5 year cycle of freedom at a time in humanity's journey when freedom itself is one of the most important aspects of our times. You will have to devise some resourceful and innovative ways to retain and expand your freedom, whatever that may mean to you, while you are being urged to do just the opposite. Just remember the old adage: freedom defined is freedom denied.

5 is the number of diversity, travel, and different cultures. Whatever you are dealing with, seek a deeper understanding of what is involved. Awareness of reality is the best safety-net you can have in this exciting and unpredictable cycle. 5 is also the number of change, chance, variety, choice, different belief systems, the sudden, the unexpected, the unusual, and the physical. This year will be quite an experience for you - a new experience.

You now stand at the halfway point of an entire nine-year cycle of your life. The first four years are behind you. The last four are yet to come. The events of this 'middle' year will enable you to know the difference between the old you, the present you, and the potential you. Expect a substantial change in your life, or a sequence of smaller changes that will lead not only to a whole new way of life, but also a completely new understanding of life itself.

The 5 year provides opportunities to turn your life around by setting off in a direction that is totally different to any you have taken before. The best way to approach this journey is with a complete change of attitude. Last year's 4 year was limiting and restrictive. This year, you must focus on being limitless and free, and be able to recognize opportunity as it appears. This will require an open and adventurous mind. Pick and choose carefully between your various options. Take only those which pertain to your true desires and not your temporary whims. If you try to take advantage of every opportunity that presents itself this year, the confusion of so much diversity will limit your ability to focus, and this could prevent success in any area.

If the numerological energies could be seen as roads or highways, route #5 would be the widest and busiest. This is where all traffic seeks a change of course. Without a basic goal or sense of direction, accidents occur and people find themselves in places they don't want to be. Start out with a firm goal in mind; a specific sense of destination. But do be flexible. Even the best laid plans can change without warning signs of any kind. Remember: 5 is the number of the sudden and the unexpected - the unforeseen.

You are now on a fast-paced journey which is filled with options, action, and excitement. It is an adventure into life. It is a time to discover your true potential by experiencing things you have not experienced before. This year is likely to be full of new people, places, and possibilities. An opportunity may fall right into your lap, or you may find yourself going back and forth in all directions, as you consider whether a particular change of course is what you want or not. Finally, a decision must be made, and courage may be required.

Base your choices on the feelings that come from your awareness of reality, and an understanding of the probable outcome of your choices. This does not mean you should judge something before you have experienced it. It means that you must be aware of how one change can create a chain reaction of many changes. It is essential that you know what you are feeling on a moment-by-moment basis. Denied feelings remain trapped inside you and deplete your freedom. This year you will be releasing all the unexpressed emotion which has weighed you down for far too long.

Regardless of what is happening globally, the world is opening up for you now, and is inviting you to experience it to the fullest. Yes, experience itself is what is on offer this year. In order to receive it, and in order to retain your freedom, some mistakes may have to be made. Remember that a mistake becomes experience when its lesson is learned and not repeated. Allow your mistakes to evolve into expertise. Alexander Graham Bell, for instance, invented the telephone by mistake. He was actually trying to invent a hearing aid. One of the biggest mistakes you could make this year is giving up on something before you have given yourself the opportunity to experience it in a state of freedom. You do not always have to lose what you have in order to get what you want. Guilt, disguising itself as fear, makes you feel this way.

This year, you will become aware of the mistakes you frequently make which always result in disappointment. The 5 energy will help you to finally take responsibility for your mistakes and, if you really are open to freedom and meaningful change, it will provide the alternatives you seek! From this experience, you will become stronger, more capable, effective, relaxed, and impressive as a human being because you will have learned and grown from a mistake instead of repeating it. Your mistake will no longer be a source of misery, guilt, and disappointment. It will no longer be a mistake. It will be EXPERIENCE. Each month of the 5 year gives you the opportunity to notice an ongoing mistake, change your approach and gain new experience. You will soon realize that freedom is always a matter of the choices you make.

Loosen up and feel the freedom that exists within, regardless of your external situation. This powerful feeling will help you to change your outer circumstances. The 5 vibration is acutely attuned to your expectations and desires. It is also the principle energy involved in sex and reproduction. Conception most often takes place when the 5 energy is active. What will you conceive this year? A child? An idea? A plan? What are you expecting? What do you believe?

Without change, we stagnate. Some changes will occur suddenly and unexpectedly, while others will be initiated by your own effort. Expect the unexpected. Be prepared for anything. Make freedom your prime concern. Understand that you are where you are so that you can prosper from the experience of it. If you are to make the appropriate choices and changes, you must be aware of reality at all times. There really are alternatives to your present circumstances but, first, you must recognize what needs to be changed inside you.

At some point this year, perhaps from the very beginning, you will feel a deep need - a powerful urge - for more freedom and spontaneity in your life. And, if you want to be free, you must start living more freely! Get away from old routines and do things differently. Look for those new directions. Do not scatter your attention or spread yourself too thin, otherwise you may find yourself jumping from one thing to another without accomplishing anything. Your curiosity can lead to success or to disappointment, so make sure you focus on what matters!

5 is a very sexual and physical energy, and these areas of your life will be very much in focus this year. Indulgence is fine, but do not fall into the trap of over-indulgence in the physical aspects of life which also include food, alcohol, drugs, gambling, taking foolish chances, and extravagance. Such behavior can give the appearance of freedom, but is actually an addiction of some kind. Excesses can create unexpected reversals which will impede your progress. That would be both sad and unnecessary this year.

Place a special emphasis on your body. Take care of it. Respect it. Heal it. Strengthen it. Become more aware of your physical senses and abilities. Use them creatively. Get adequate rest and relaxation. Love your body and enhance your physical comfort. Be aware of the sexual nature of the 5 energy. It is sex, after all, that makes life possible in the first place!

See things as they really are. One person's reality is not the same as another's. Honesty is essential because freedom cannot flow outside of reality. Start by being honest with yourself and you will see that honesty has nothing to do with laws, rules and regulations. It has to do with straightforwardness, truth, and self-acceptance. Head games and manipulation will backfire on you. Try to be genuine at all times.

Your horizons are much broader now. 5 has all the elements of being in the "fast lane". If you set out confidently, with a specific goal in mind, you will be able to relax and enjoy these action-packed episodes. Set your sights high and experience the reality of change, variety, adventure, opportunity and, above all, your own precious Free Will.

NUMBER 6

a journey of responsibility,
relationship, balance, love
and healing. A year of re-inventing
yourself.

A community is like a ship; everyone ought
to be prepared to take the helm
Henrik Ibsen

Our most basic instinct is survival. But when we, our loved ones, or our beliefs are threatened, we can take some astonishingly extreme protective measures. However, we often fail to realize that the extremes we run to can turn out to be more dangerous than the original threat. There are now three powerful lanes of energy open to you. On the left and right, there are the unstable fringes of opposite extremes. The center lane is balance, and this is where you need to focus. Welcome to the 6 year cycle, in which you will feel a growing sense of duty and priority.

Accept that you do have responsibilities, but don't assume you already know what they are. As the year proceeds, you will realize that at least one responsibility is no longer yours, or was never yours to begin with. Overlooked responsibilities may now require attention. Your primary obligation is to yourself, or you will be in no position to take care of others.

You want to become more self-reliant and secure, and to establish your 'place' in the world. You may also have to focus on the needs of someone else, and find a way to balance their circumstances with your own. Adjustments and sacrifices may have to be made. In most cases, the best way to help others is by letting them be responsible for themselves. Other cases will require an unusual level of patience, compassion, and understanding. You may also have to reconsider ideas and beliefs that are no longer appropriate to these times or to your unique situation. There is no need to enslave yourself to the needs of others if you are responding with love. But if your responses come from guilt or the fear that guilt produces, you could be in for a bumpy ride.

This year emphasizes love and matters of the heart including marriage, family, children, parents, close friends, duty, the home, healing, education, security, peace, and creativity. Both the pleasures and the problems of your personal life will predominate. When love is your motivation, almost anything can be achieved. First, however, it may be necessary to learn the difference between love and control. Love and guilt. Love and fear. Love and attraction. Love and hate. Love cannot be bought, sold, manipulated, or controlled in any way. Failure to understand this has produced the mistaken belief that love hurts. Love can never hurt. It is only the loss of love that hurts. And it is our great fear of losing love that causes us to hold on to it too tightly. And then, love itself gets hurt. However, blame and anger may have to be expressed in order to realize that forgiveness is necessary.

As the year proceeds, any need to control situations will be minimized. Simply by letting people be who they really are, any manipulative instincts will start to feel out of place, and your emotions will flow openly and lovingly. Others will feel at ease in your presence. This will create genuine uni... and all because you are starting to love and appreciateyourself more than ever before! And so you should! You are a very different person to the one you were just a couple of years ago. You have grown. You have evolved. And it's about time your lifestyle reflected more of the 'new' you.

Meanwhile, do not make promises you cannot keep, and do not take on responsibilities that are not yours. If you do, resentment and frustration are sure to follow. Accept that certain demands on your emotions, time, and money will be made this year. Accept that you now have it in your power to heal yourself, and that you are also able to help with the healing of others. Yes, health and healing are major factors of the 6 year. It is often in the 6 year that symptoms arise so that you can get to the root of what has caused them. The cause is almost always unexpressed emotions that are imprisoned within your body and need to be released.

Although you will have your own problems to deal with this year, you may also feel like everyone else's counselor or problem solver. The 6 energy is so magnetic - so rich in feelings - that it can attract people to you, even strangers, who sense that you may be able to help them. But, you must not encourage anyone to become dependent on you or let your need to volunteer interfere with your real priorities. Know when to say NO.

In the 6 year cycle, new responsibilities almost always arise. New possibilities appear. New places are discovered. New homes are often sought or bought, as people seek their right place in the world - a place in which a strong sense of belonging can be enjoyed. Home-based businesses are conceived, started or expanded. Additional responsibilities arise in the work place. Relationships and circumstances can be seen for what they really are, if you take the time to look and feel deeply enough into them. This is a time in which marriages and partnerships are formed or reformed. Babies and new creative ventures are born. Long lost relatives and friends pop up from nowhere. Unhappy relationships or associations are healed - or ended.

Emotions run high and low, hot and cold. Justice is sought and judgments are made. Your very concept of justice may change as you realize that justice for one often means deprivation for another, and that real justice takes place on a much higher plain than most people are yet capable of understanding.

Wherever there is blame toward yourself or someone else there is also hatred. Therefore, past judgments must be reexamined and the feelings involved must be expressed outwardly. The space being taken up in your body by hate is space that could otherwise be occupied by love. Eventually, hatred will eat away at your body and erupt as either disease or rage. This is a time to accept, understand, forgive, and heal, which cannot happen if the emotion of hatred is being held in denial.

Hatred cannot leave the Earth if its very existence within each and every one of us is denied. Our intent can be so loving that it is difficult to even consider that we may be holding hatred inside. We all are. And the sooner we admit it, and seek to heal it at its cause, the sooner love can free itself of conditions and rules.

This year, you want to be seen as reliable and dependable, and it can be comforting to know that you are approved of and 'belong' in a certain circle. But you must stop judging yourself and others by what society or authority deems 'acceptable'. There is no one on Earth who is sufficiently educated or trustworthy to determine your truth for you, or to dictate the direction of your life. Seek no one's approval but your own, and follow your own feelings to determine the truth. This is Free Will. This is responsibility.

6 represents education - especially the kind that involves the personal pursuit and discovery of truth over assumption. We all have much to learn about life, and most of it will be learned far from any classroom, teacher, politician, guru, or preacher. Don't assume that you or any one else has all the answers. There is an extreme energy at work when we insist that we are right all the time - or - when we assume we are wrong and need others to tell us what is right.

6 gives you the power of magnetism. You will attract whatever you focus on far more easily this year. Of course, this can have its drawbacks. Focus on danger, and you'll end up in dangerous situations. Focus on nickels and dimes, and that's all you'll have. Focus on other people's shortcomings and you'll be surrounded by negative behavior. Look for problems and, believe me, you'll find them. Try to focus on the good in other people. Replace outdated beliefs with new and more realistic understandings of life's precious diversity. Seek peaceful solutions to all problems, and allow others to live their lives without your constant input and judgment.

If you are struggling with an obligation reluctantly, resentfully, or fearfully, you are probably doing it for the wrong reason. Responsibility too often implies something for which you have no choice; something which takes away from your freedom; something that is little appreciated, or something that has been forced upon you. Love cannot force. Guilt can and does!

If a responsibility is not of your will then the chances are that it is not yours. Careful thought should be given to your motivation for taking it on. This year's circumstances are offering you the liberty to take care of your real responsibilities lovingly and naturally. The balanced energy of 6 renovates, restores, and heals.

You are on a journey of power and priority; of learning the truth of how you feel about your various relationships. It is a journey of healing the gaps between generations, genders, judgments, and individuals. It is a journey of peace. It is a journey of love.

NUMBER 7

the inner voyage
~ a year of learning ~

Life is a process of growing and outgrowing,
and what fits snugly today, be it an idea, attitude,
or belief, may be entirely the wrong size tomorrow.
Sally Brompton

Welcome to the 7 year cycle. 7 energy flows in an atmosphere of privacy, solitude, and quietness. It is constantly seeking answers to its steady stream of questions about itself and life. It is seeking truth, wisdom, dignity, fulfillment, and perfection. This year, so are you.

However, without knowing its purpose, the 7 journey can be confusing or even depressing. No matter how much you want to surge ahead, this is a year of learning how to create the conditions you truly want for yourself. In the process, 7 will constantly expose you to aspects of your life with which you have become dissatisfied, so that you can realize just how perfect and satisfying your life can become if you are willing to make the changes that need to be made. Only then will you know where you truly belong in this rapidly evolving and uncertain world.

In this self-centered year, you will be seeking - and finding - a direction that feels right for you. A more serious side of your nature will emerge, along with a stark awareness that the status quo is simply not good enough any more.

Instead of rushing out to find new opportunity, be patient and wait for opportunity to come to you. Trying to force yourself ahead will result in the same old feelings of dissatisfaction you thought your forcing would eliminate. This is not a time to do - it is a time to plan.

Slow yourself down and admit that you feel lost on life's great churning ocean. You are not sure of what you want, and even if you are sure, you know you're never going to get it unless you make a serious commitment to it. Do not panic. Being lost may be the only way to find out where you are - which is exactly where you are meant to be. You are right on schedule.

The need for you to slow down and take things easier cannot be overstated. In the 7 year, there is a tendency for people to trip and fall if they are moving too fast. This can quite literally mean a physical fall of some kind, and although this does not have to happen if you are cautious, its purpose is to shock you out of your own denials and force you into a quieter and more introspective mode. Or, the '7 fall' can sweep one's private life into the glare of public scrutiny. 7 is the number of scandals, secrets, conspiracies, and paranoia! Where one's pride (feelings of superiority) is adversely effecting others, a 'fall from grace' is possible. One way or another, denial is not an option this year and, if you do succumb to any kind of 'fall', it will not be long before you realize that it was not only inevitable but also an opportunity to move ahead in a more comfortable and natural direction.

7 emphasizes introspection, emotion, research, analysis, intuition, reflection, seclusion, and faith. This is meant to be a quieter, "inner" year in which you can learn the answers to your most burning and often avoided questions.

This year, you must seek what feels ideal for you, and study and analyze what needs to be learned in order to make it a reality. It could take the entire year to figure things out, so don't assume you already have the answers. Instant gratification is not on this year's agenda. When 7's slow pace causes frustration and worry, remind yourself that this is not lack of movement, but a chance to move more realistically towards greater long-term goals. Be patient. Have faith. Very little activity is required during the 7 year cycle. It should be used to gain the mental and emotional experience that will make greater achievement possible in the 8 year.

Although your life will be moving slowly, it is possible for significant things to happen, but these advances should be seen as stepping stones to the greater potential that will present itself next year. No matter what, you will be made aware of the imperfections in your life so that you can study and analyze your options.

Everything you experience this year will be influenced by 7's power of reflection. Once this power is recognized, your life will become easier to understand and organize. Reflection means not only looking back and pondering the past, but also looking at everything and everyone in the present and seeing your reality being mirrored back to you throughthese people and things. Whatever or whoever affects you is your reality. Some aspects of your current reality will feel out of place and no longer desirable.

No matter how spiritually or materially 'advanced' you think you are, the reflective power of 7 will expose an empty space in your life which can make you feel quite lonely. Accept that this emptiness exists, and you will discover the fullness of your true capabilities. You see, that emptiness is your own unfulfilled potential.

When deep emotions arise feel them. Experience them. Do not deny them. If ill health occurs, it is an indication that a buildup of unexpressed emotion is bursting to get out, and may do so in the form of what we erroneously call depression. In fact, it is suppression - the 'holding in' of your emotions. Once these feelings have been recognized and released from your body, great improvement will occur in your mental, physical, and/or emotional health.

There is never a need to hurt yourself or anyone else when releasing your emotions. But you do need to spend time alone, with no distractions, so that the feelings involved can be given your undivided attention. Sometimes your feelings may take you by surprise, as if they were dark secrets you were keeping from yourself, but the insight involved will boost your confidence.

Over-analysis is a form of denial. To overanalyze means that you have the correct answer but are refusing to accept it. Then you go on searching for the answer you would prefer rather than accept the truth. Remember that the truth for one is not necessarily the truth for another, and that the truth has a tendency to drive you crazy just before it sets you free. Perhaps what you once thought was craziness is simply what it takes to free yourself from outdated beliefs.

You cannot expect others to know what you are thinking or feeling, what is happening to you, or to understand your moods and bouts of secrecy. They may think you are on a different wavelength entirely, (which you are.) You may be difficult to approach or comprehend. No one can read your mind or feel your feelings. So communicate. Instead of taking your relationships for granted, seek to understand them.

Everyone in your life is now reflecting your reality back to you. Their behaviors and attitudes can teach you a lot about yourself and provide vital information as to what is happening in your life, and on this planet.

Use this year to gain knowledge, confidence, and expertise. Realize just how gifted and unique you are. Accept the fact that you are a free spirit. Embrace the diversity of life and your place in it. This year of introspection and soul-searching is an opportunity to rediscover yourself as you are now - and to let go of the person you once were. Life is not confined to one field or locality. Get reacquainted with the "big" world, along with its beauty and its horrors; excitement and its mediocrity. Recognizing these extremes will help you secure a balanced position for yourself.

This is your year to learn the basics of magic. Yes, magic. The secrets of manifestation. The laws of abundance. The Will must determine what it wants by the way it feels. Consciousness must then plan for this accomplishment by considering and orchestrating all the facts. You must face your fears and allow them to move through you and out of you. Through this process, you will know what needs to be feared and what does not.

Genuine intent to succeed will release you from the bondage of guilt. Without guilt, your reality can be seen for what it really is, and balance can be maintained. Without balance, your magic may well materialize, but not as you had hoped. Acceptance of reality is the key and, for this, your total presence is required. Only by being completely present in a situation will you find the answers you need. This is why the 7 year asks you to plan rather than do.

Life stretches way beyond our own private environments. Beyond this living planet, we are connected to an entire universe which is brimming with life and energy that we cannot even imagine. Explore every aspect of your own reality and, by the end of this year, there will be no doubt in your mind as to who and what you are and where you fit in to the ever-changing kaleidoscope we call life.

If you think you already know your true identity, you may be in for some interesting and possibly shocking, revelations. The 7 year enables you to discover how perfect you and your life can become when your emotional Will teams up with knowledge.

NUMBER 8

Developing personal power.
A journey of true understanding,
balance and achievement

Whatever the soul knows how to seek,
it cannot fail to obtain.
Margaret Fuller

You get what you want in the 8 year. You really do. However, if what you want is out of touch with reality, it could end up being a liability, and if you do not know what you want, life will react with the same level of uncertainty! This year, you must be specific and realistic. The 8 year is a time of self-empowerment, which starts with the often startling realization of how little power you actually have in this world, and that it is entirely up to you to regain your power and find a way to live as freely as possible.

This year, you will prosper according to the strength of your determination, the accuracy of the information you follow, and the depth of your awareness. Throughout the year, your ability to make things happen and get things done will increase. Your expectations will rise, along with your confidence and feelings of satisfaction.

Last year was deeply emotional and/or confusing for you, but it enabled you to answer many questions about who you really are and why your life is as it is. It had to be that way so you could know what your needs really are. Now, enough is enough. It's time to get down to business! You instinctively know that you must become stronger than you have ever been.

Traditionally, 8 is known as the number of power, material and financial gain, achievement, reward, status, and satisfaction. The 8 year vibration will provide the means - the personal power - with which to change the status quo and accomplish a significant goal that will alter the entire direction and quality of your journey.

There is another aspect of the number 8 that is seldom mentioned in modern numerology. Yes, 8 is the number of power on the material plane, but it must be remembered that power cannot sustain itself without accurate information, and that accurate information alone is not enough. Information that is not understood has no value and can even do great harm. The 8 energy will help you to develop CORRECT UNDERSTANDING of available information. That is what produces the perfect balance from which visions are turned into material reality, and through which the material experience becomes a deeply spiritual one.

The feeling of inner satisfaction (contentment) is the ultimate reward of the 8 year, but it may take all year to correctly understand why its value is so great.

It is up to you to decide precisely what you want to accomplish, and to eliminate any habits or attitudes that have held you back in the past. You may start out in one direction at the beginning of the year, only to find yourself in an entirely new situation later on. Progress will come from information or insight that you have accumulated during the course of the year.

This year's accomplishments are only the beginning of your long-term advancement. Remember that desire comes in two forms: from love or hate. When you are in tune with your desire that comes from love, its power can drive you, and often carries you from the inside, toward external success. Trust it. This year's events and circumstances will lead you from one evolutionary experience to the next. Each will bring you closer to your 'right place' in the world. A sense of belonging is one of the most precious rewards on offer this year, but this quest must begin with where you are.

If you are not happy where you are, then it is up to you to do what is necessary to change your circumstances. Your 'right place' is not necessarily a matter of geographical location. Being where you want to be can also refer to matters of love, relationship, health, status, finances, or any area where improvement is desired. Whatever your desire may be, it is important that you treat it as a goal - a reachable ambition. Even though your goals may be of an external nature, the ultimate goal must be the inner feeling of satisfaction, which is what happiness really is.

Material gifts and support from others will come more easily this year. You may also meet others who are searching for the warmth of personal satisfaction, truth and freedom. You can no longer endure the limitations of those who do not share or understand your need for independence and fulfillment.

At first, others may oppose you; those who think you may be aiming too high, or those who feel insecure with your ambitions. Or, you yourself may have doubts as to how you can make your desires happen when you do not appear to have the means or knowledge to do so. Or, you may be able to feel the strong potential of the 8 energy, but are unable to pinpoint what it is you really want to accomplish. Once you believe that you can create what you want if you are willing to learn HOW to make it happen, you will realize that you are exactly where you need to be to find the necessary inspiration and resources.

Make no mistake, this is not an easygoing year. The material plane is often a very cold and competitive place. Consistent hard work and determination are necessary. Difficult decisions will have to be made, along with adjustments that you may not be prepared for. Physical, mental, and emotional stress can result. You must take adequate time to rest and replenish your energies, even though you may not think you need to. Be sure to take frequent breaks from the work load, or you could burn yourself out.

This year's circumstances will expose you to many different forms of power. Some will excite you while others will enable you to see the dire consequences of power when it is abused or neglected. However, only from a more powerful position of your own will you be able to retain your freedom and fulfill your needs. This is a year of dynamic action, efficiency, intelligence, and faith. It is a time to reap the rewards of whatever you have "invested" into life. These rewards depend largely on how much love for what you are doing is involved. Ultimately, you will learn that love has many different forms and is, without doubt, the greatest power of all.

You may have to reconsider the very concept of money, power, and success as the reality of these things change before your eyes. True success, in this day and age, can no longer be measured by what you take out of life but, rather, what you contribute to it. You are not here in creation to toil for others, but to create your own unique destiny. If money or power appear to be all that is driving you, then you are likely to achieve certain goals, but their long-term potential will be far less satisfying. Recognize the power others have over you. Find ways to release yourself from their control or, at least, do not set yourself up to be controlled.

The 8 year is a quest for inner satisfaction, contentment, and happiness. One of the first rewards of the year may come as an opportunity to finally do what you want to do - a return on your investment of having the courage to search for what you truly desire in the first place. Or, you may have the chance to bring what you already have or do to a much higher level. Seize the opportunity and bet big on yourself.

You are the only one you can count on for prosperity and security. Be aware of what is taking place in the world. This will increase your power levels and will enable you to take precautionary measures to protect your resources and reputation. You are ready to turn your life around and make it truly satisfying. This time, you are taking yourself much more seriously. This time, you're going to get it right!

An increased sense of self-importance may be felt, and this is a good sign that you are feeling the urgency and the pleasure involved in taking charge of your own life. This is no time for false modesty or for outright arrogance; just practical application to what must be done.

Contradictory emotions will arise for the purpose of balancing your ego, not suppressing it. When your ego reaches that tranquil place between over-inflation and self-depreciation, it goes peacefully to sleep while your abilities increase. It is a time to reclaim your Will and start doing what you really want to do.

Be aware. What was once considered sound business sense may not apply today. Competition is not the answer to maintaining quality. Quality cannot help but suffer when competition turns into war; and it always turns into war at some point. The finest quality can only be maintained by love of quality. Remember this as you present yourself and your ideas to the world this year. Concentrate on the larger issues and move away from pettiness and dependency. Delegate as much and as fairly as possible. Aim higher than ever before. Go after what you really want and believe you'll get it.

NUMBER 9

- the end of an era -
going back to claim your future

What we call the beginning is often the end.
And to make an end is to make a beginning.
The end is where we start from.
T.S. Eliot

The 9 year cycle brings you to the end of a complete nine-year cycle of your life. It is a year to complete unfinished business, reach conclusions and tie up loose ends. These actions will help you step into the next nine years of your life without the pressure of unresolved matters of the past pulling you back.  

As one door closes another opens, but if you refuse to accept that certain doors really have closed, you will be unable to recognize the new possibilities. It is time to face the absolute reality of your past - and how it is impacting your present, and then decide how you want to create your future. Your reality is not just a matter of where you stand today or where you want to be tomorrow. It is made up of everything that has ever happened to you, everyone you have ever met, anything you have ever done, and any feeling you have ever felt - or denied.  

Where you stand today is the result of where you have been. But before you can progress, you must release yourself emotionally, mentally, or physically, from those aspects which no longer serve a purpose and are chaining you to a point in time that no longer exists. It is time to integrate your past with the present, so that the potential of your future can be seen and felt. This is achieved by accepting the past exactly as it was and by feeling everything about it that you have been unable to feel.  

A significant transformation is likely this year - alterations and improvements to all areas of your life, even though you may not immediately see the positive merits of certain situations. When the old buried emotion that is weighing you down is released, life suddenly becomes a lighter experience and is more easily understood and enjoyed. If you feel a sense of numbness or stagnation, it is because you are so close to accepting your full reality but are holding the emotions involved in, instead of expressing them out. This magnetic pressure prevents forward movement and draws you to a repeat of the very situations you would prefer to avoid. We have all been conditioned to believe that emotional expression denotes weakness and is “negative”. In fact, emotional expression is our strength, our own self-healing mechanism, our only means of freedom, and the ultimate tool of creativity.  

People who refuse to accept the past spend their lives rehashing the same old situations, making the same old mistakes, unable to accept new realities, and dissatisfied with everything. They justify their unsatisfactory existence by blaming others, blaming time, blaming life itself and blaming themselves.  

Some people claim to be apart from or above the journey humanity is taking, all the time resenting that they are too afraid to be a part of it. And, because none of us has truly evolved into Free Will yet, we are all effected by these misunderstandings.  

This year, it is not enough to simply have an intellectual understanding of Free Will. You will learn that your feelings are your only means of activating personal freedom. This year of endings and conclusions offers you the chance to free yourself of the erroneous beliefs that have always caused unhappiness, dissatisfaction, and stagnation. The 9 year cycle teaches you how to break free from the past by releasing your grip on it. Without this understanding, you will forever be a victim of something that once happened to you. It is time to heal. 

Nothing new happens in the 9 year cycle until the necessary endings take place. The more you strive to begin something new without first releasing the old, the more resistance life will give you. If you do not make an effort to accept your emotional realities, you may find that your history will repeat itself in the next nine years.  

This is a year to go back over your life’s continuous journey and consider everything that happened to you. There will be things you don’t want to remember; memories you may be blocking from your consciousness. These are the very events and situations that need to be addressed. These are the heavy loads that are weighing on you like an anchor, preventing you from moving forward into the kind of life you desire. The more genuine intent you have to allow forgotten memories to resurface, the easier it will become to accept 9’s healing process.  

It is the sheer weight of past and present emotion that causes depression, even though we try to fool ourselves into believing that depression can be avoided by avoiding these emotions. This pretense creates deeper denial and, eventually, deeper depression. If you find yourself dwelling on certain emotions such as anger, fear, or grief to the extent that you cannot live constructively, there is a good chance you are using these emotions as an excuse for continuing to deny another emotion which is even more deeply buried. Denial is no longer an option on this Earth. It is denial that has caused many of the dire problems that humanity faces today. This applies as much to your personal life as it does to life in general. 

Being afraid to feel your feelings is a natural response. The only way to deal with this fear is to understand that fear, like all other feelings, must be allowed to follow its own evolutionary process. It must be allowed to move. When you cling to fear you are refusing to accept its ability to help you. And, by stopping its movement you, in turn, become paralyzed by it. Feel your fear, accept its presence. Allow it to move through you and out of you. This process develops courage, and the ability to recognize those things which really do need to be feared, and those which need not be feared at all. Your feelings are your senses and instincts, all of which are vital to your survival.  

Be honest with yourself. Mere positive thinking can do more harm than good if you are not simultaneously feeling that way. Your thoughts and feelings are two very different energies and must be experienced separately so that you can tell them apart. And when your masculine thoughts and feminine feelings make peace and join forces, your personal power to survive and prosper increases significantly, and your entire being evolves.  

The 9 vibration takes you in what seems like the wrong direction - backwards - but this is the direction you must take in order to find the unfinished issues which are preventing you from going forward. It is natural for the 9 year cycle to be an emotional one. Not only will you be dealing with emotions from the past, but also with new emotional situations in the present which, in effect, help trigger the old feelings which need to be released.  

This year’s circumstances may be reenactments of the past, in different forms, representing the consequences of certain actions, inaction, beliefs, and attitudes. You cannot live fully in the present if part of you is stuck in the past. Therefore, you will want to go back and retrieve those parts of yourself that are stuck there.  

Generosity and compassion play important roles now. Through a greater depth of feeling in yourself, you will become more sympathetic to other people’s realities and more aware of how you, and they, are compounding certain problems by denying the feelings involved. You will also become aware of the difference between compassion and guilt.  

If you are reluctantly involved in something, guilt may have convinced you that it’s the right thing to do. Maybe it is. Maybe it isn’t. But the only way to be sure is by letting your true feelings guide you. It is in the 9 year that we realize the extent to which guilt has kept us from achieving happiness and how much we have denied guilt by reversing it into blame.  

In the 9 year, unhappy memories arise so they can be healed, creating more inner space for happiness to resurface. Inaccurate beliefs are replaced by new truths and potentials. As you accept what has happened to you, you develop a clearer picture of what you want to happen. The old you becomes the present you, and your Will - your desire - determines the future you.  

Not all endings have unhappy emotions attached. Some situations will be concluded, bringing you much relief. Don’t assume the worst. Accept that your past is the ground you had to cover in order to get to where you want to be. Your understanding of this will make your 9 year one of the most exhilarating and dynamic journeys you will ever travel.