HAFEEZ N

Your Core Name Numbers are 11, 11, 9

Hafeez, both your Expression and your Heart’s Desire numbers are 11/2 (the 11 is a Master Number, more about that later, but they are based on 2 and we will start with that. This number combination generates a resilient, intuitive, and sensitive energy. Teamed with your 9 Personality number, this arrangement offers a limited range of career options, but with excellent potential. This will be true particularly in fields that rely heavily on an ability to relate to others. Your number combination is found among the greatest politicians and military leaders.

The diplomatic (though somewhat manipulative 2) is extremely competent when dealing with other people, especially those with sensitive egos. The 2 is a peacemaker, someone who can bring harmony and fellowship to the most difficult and conflict-driven environments.

Add to that the global consciousness of the 9 and you can see why politics, or one of its many offshoots, such as diplomacy or civil service, is a popular field for people with these numbers.

Art, music, and a sense of rhythm also come naturally to the 2, although they can be suppressed by insecurity and the inability to cope with criticism - one of the less desirable traits of the 2.

Like anyone, you need to love and feel loved. However, in your case, there is an added dimension. The 2 is your Heart’s Desire number, and as such it dominates your needs and desires. This suggests you don’t function well unless you are in a partnership.

The 2 normally feels a romantic partner is a necessity and thrives on the support and professional familiarity of coworkers. You would probably be happiest in an environment that supplies frequent interaction with people working toward the same goal. The military, law enforcement, construction, professional sports, or a small or mid-size corporation are a few examples.

Your personal life can be a little challenging, especially when it comes to matters of the heart. You may have difficulty fending off verbal abuse or criticism and likely avoid confrontation. In addition, some people with this combination tend to draw the wrong people into their lives (a surprising inconsistency considering the 2’s intuition is significantly more finely tuned than other numbers).

This subconscious drive to help people who are weak or damaged may cause you to ignore the inner voice warning you to back away. If this is your experience, work on self-confidence, and being more selective about the people you allow into your life. Beware of escaping into denial or a propensity to blame others.

Now let’s look at each of your core numbers individually.

This bridge can come only from a combination of either 8 and 1, or 9 and 2. This number urges you to spend more time and effort on spiritual matters, as either combination can cause a person to become too interested in material matters. Excessive attachment to money, goods, and status quo can make you vulnerable to the temptations of the material world.

You are the searcher and the seeker of the truth. You have a clear and compelling sense of yourself as a spiritual being. As a result, your life path is devoted to investigations into the unknown and finding the answers to the mysteries of life. You are well-equipped to handle your task. You possess a fine mind; you are an analytical thinker, capable of great concentration and theoretical insight. You enjoy research and putting the pieces of an intellectual puzzle together. Once you have enough pieces in place, you are capable of highly creative insight and practical solutions to problems.

You enjoy your solitude and prefer to work alone. You need time to contemplate your ideas without the intrusion of other people's thoughts. You are a lone wolf, a person who lives by his own ideas and methods. As a result, close associations are difficult for you to form and keep, especially marriage. You need your space and privacy, which, when violated, can cause you great frustration and irritation.

When your life is balanced, however, you are both charming and attractive. You can be the life of a party and enjoy performing before an audience. You enjoy displaying your wit and knowledge, which makes you attractive to others, especially the opposite sex.

But you have distinct limits. While you are generous in social situations, sharing your attention and energy freely, you are keenly aware of the need to "come off stage" and return to the solitude of your lair. You associate peace with the unobtrusive privacy of your world. Therefore, intimacy is difficult for you, because you guard your inner world like a mother lion does her cubs.

All this privacy and aloneness can cause isolation and loneliness, however. You can be aware of emptiness in your life, a part of you that yearns for company and close companionship that may be unsatisfied. If isolation is brought to the extreme, you can become cynical and suspicious. You can develop hidden, selfish motives, which people may sense and may cause them discomfort around you. You must guard against becoming too withdrawn and independent, thus shutting out the love of others and keeping you from experiencing the true joy of friendship and close companionship.

You must especially watch out for selfishness and egocentricity, thinking of yourself as the center of the universe, the only person who really matters. Social contact gives perspective on yourself and on life, while too much isolation can make you too narrow and even shut off from the rest of the world.

Secretly, you may feel jealous of the easy relationships formed by others; you may perceive others as less inhibited than you, or freer to express themselves. You may harshly criticize yourself for not being more gregarious, powerful, or capable of greater leadership.

Your challenge in life is to maintain your independence without feeling isolated or ineffectual. You must hold fast to your unique view on the world, while at the same time being open to others and the knowledge they have to offer. With your abilities to learn, analyze, seek out answers to life's important questions, you have the potential for enormous growth and success in life. By the time you reach middle age, you will radiate refinement and wisdom. Pythagoras loved the seven for its great spiritual potential.

Your 16 Life Path also reflects the presence of a Karmic Debt. (The 13,14, 16. and 19 are Karmic Debt numbers.) The 16 Karmic Debt means destruction of the old and birth of the new. The 16 is about the fall of the ego, and all that it has built for itself. It is a watershed, a cleansing. All that has been constructed, and all that serves to separate the person from the source of life is destroyed.

Through the 16, reunion with the Great Spirit is accomplished. This can be a painful process, because it usually comes after much ego inflation. This results in a struggle between the ego and the divine will. Life presents challenges to your grand plans, which can be resented and struggled against. It is a lost battle, and you will likely feel humbled in the face of the collapse that follows.

This humility is the key to later success, however, because you will learn to follow the intimations of a higher reality. In the destruction of the old, a spiritual rebirth takes place with an entirely new awareness. This rebirth affects every area of your life. It is a life much the better for the fall.

Those with the 16 Karmic Debt must be careful of egotism. Very often, those with the 16 use their highly intuitive and refined intellect to look down upon others and view the rest of the world as inferior. This causes acute alienation and loneliness. In addition, it invites retribution, for the egotist is humbled more harshly than any other. When the 16 is in one of the core numbers, this process of destruction and rebirth is a continual cycle that actually serves to bring you into higher consciousness and closer union with the source of life.

The 16 Karmic Debt can be a path of progress and great spiritual growth if it is looked at properly. One develops great faith by placing one's life in the hands of God. Through such faith, gratitude and peace are firmly established.

You are family-oriented and have a talent for settling disputes between people to the satisfaction of both sides. You somehow know the middle ground. Your lesson in life is to work with the whole subject of balance. You must come to truly understand the ancient and fundamental principle of opposites that seek harmony. Whether the realm is the emotions, caring for others, finances, work, or play, you must learn where you can be of service, exactly what you can do, and what are your limits.

You have a considerable amount of artistic talent. You have a deep appreciation of beauty and art.

You are highly responsible and will do without in order to fulfill a debt.

Your focus is on relationships. You want to help others and have a talent as a healer and could make a profession of the healing arts, either as a nutritionist, alternative health therapist (acupuncture, massage, for example) or doctor.

You need to know you are appreciated. You are given to flattery and vulnerable to praise. Criticism, on the other hand, leaves a very damaging impression on you. You take it deeply to heart.

You will sacrifice your own comfort to support and help others. You are generous, kind, and understanding.

You can be highly emotional and given to extremes in sympathy and sentimentality. You must learn to provide more than merely a shoulder to cry on. Study and the development of your healing skills bring you great rewards in life.

Your Life Path and Birth Day Bridge is 1, which combines individualism and personal power. Strive to recognize your moments of inhibition and question their source. Work on becoming franker and more direct. This has less to do with fear or insecurity than with trusting yourself and your instincts.

Consider the way most children lack inhibition or hesitation when responding to others. They are often painfully honest, but entirely without malice. Find a balance between refreshing directness and unnecessarily hurting another's feelings. Personal power is not the result of gaining authority, admiration or superiority - it comes from knowing who you are.

You must learn to be independent. You will be forced to stand up for yourself and your rights. You will be faced with situations in which you will have to choose between standing up for what you think is right versus giving in to another person's demands. You will have to struggle to strengthen and know your own will power. You will have to learn to be firm and trust your judgment. Don't run with the crowd, be an individual.

This whole lesson represents the frontiers of your consciousness. Therefore, you will have to experience much trial and error, sometimes exploding with bursts of aggression, other times being intimidated and letting frustration and anger build within you until you are ready to act on your deepest instincts. You will learn your own set of values; you will develop into an individual with original and innovative ideas.

This is a less demanding challenge. Growth is allowed to take place without one particularly serious obstacle. This does not mean that there will not be challenges on your path, but there is no single and consistent challenge during this period. However, you are being challenged to stay faithful and focused on your highest ideals.

There is an opportunity to go deeper within yourself, and discover the inner being that is you.

In order to gain the most from the strengths and talents inherent in your Expression, and the requirements of your Life Path, it would benefit you to acquire more of the 4's traits. These include determination, perseverance, persistence, and sometimes plain stubbornness.

The more focused and demanding you become, the more quickly you progress. Interestingly, physical and outdoor activities bring you closer to yourself and increase those skills - they are excellent forms of therapy for anyone with a 4 Bridge number. Spend a little time walking in nature, working in a garden, or building something.

Your concern for the wellbeing of society will grow more powerful as you come to maturity. You will be drawn to doing much public service. The long-term good of your community and even the world will occupy your thoughts increasingly. Service to humanity is fundamental to your life. You will grow in understanding and wisdom as you mature. Involvement with international affairs or humanitarian service offers you much satisfaction.

As you mature, your appreciation for the arts and beauty in any form will also increase. It is quite possible that you will be actively involved in the arts, if that is not already the case, often as a benefactor.

If you have few 9s in your chart, or none at all, you will gain a sense of your personal place among the human race. You will feel you belong and that you have provided something of lasting value for the future. If you already have several 9s in your chart, especially among the core numbers, you will have to guard against arrogance, aloofness, and alienation.

This is a chaotic time full of unexpected events and changes. Entering life with a 5 first Period Cycle often means a less-than-stable family and/or school environment. This can give rise to an obstinate, rebellious streak. From an early age you may have trouble keeping reality and fantasy separate. As a child and young adult, you may be perceived as "different." You are drawn to social interaction, but there may be times you feel you do not fit in well.

You are adventurous and more than once attempt a feat that is clearly dangerous. You are easily bored, and perhaps find refuge in some form of overindulgence. It may take you longer than most to find stability and a goal.

Your middle years are a time of responsibility and duty. The issues of commitment, marriage, and family come into sharp focus. If you honor your commitments with acceptance and love, this can be a period of harmony and support. You are needed by others; you are loved and appreciated. Reinforced by the loving, family-oriented 6, this is the best cycle for marriage and commitment.

In the same way, partnerships go well, and progress is made through joint effort. Conversely, commitments that are broken or not deeply made tend to end in separation or divorce more often during this period than others.

Artistic talents you possess may surface or heighten, and opportunities for self-expression present themselves. A commercial opportunity is supported, possibly your own business. This is a time of progress through flexibility, cooperation, and compromise.

The latter period of your life finds you continuing to move through changing circumstances. There is an inherent restlessness associated with a 5 Period Cycle - one of the few cycles that encourages a more impulsive response to situations you encounter.

You are drawn to travel, new people, and different cultures. This is a dynamic, somewhat chaotic cycle, where not much happens according to plan. You do best when you are social, physically active, and involved - giving your heart and mind the experiences they crave.

During this period, you have a flair for successfully promoting yourself. You are drawn to all that is progressive and farsighted. This is a time to be quick and flexible, and to grasp opportunities as they come.

This is a challenging period in which you are at a high point of sensitivity and intuition. There is so much going on in your psyche that you can suffer much confusion over direction and identity. On the other hand, there is a wide-open channel between the personal consciousness and the higher realms of the unconscious. You are constantly being inspired and even assaulted by information and insight. Because of the intensity of these revelations, you must learn to ground your life in faith and a practical vocation that keeps your feet on the ground every day.

This is a period of enormous spiritual and personal growth. You will come out of it with a highly uncommon clarity and understanding of life. At the same time, it is a period of enormous demands, emotionally and spiritually. Any attachment you might have to specific identity traits -- who you think you are and why you are here, for example -- is constantly challenged. There is a desire to settle into some field or way of life to attain stability, but the energy of this Pinnacle is not allowing it. It is as if there is a destination, or destiny, to which you are being driven. You do not feel in control of this process. Instead, you are acutely aware of the forces that are shaping your life. You must surrender to them.

Meanwhile, you experience the emotional turmoil that can come with this highly charged period. There is a definite, even compelling, sense of being different. You are aware of a feeling of receiving special attention from spiritual forces. Your perception of life is somehow more acute than others; you see more clearly and more spiritually due to your high degree of sensitivity. It is as if you have a perfectly accurate peripheral vision, in which everything stands out in sharp relief. At times you may feel that you can see into the souls of things. At the same time, you may feel like a foreigner to the earth. You are completely impractical. Sometimes you may feel that you do not understand the workings of the physical world. Practical things escape you. You feel awkward and clumsy at times and are aware perhaps how fluidly other lives are going. This increases your sense of being an outsider.

More important than all the awkwardness and feelings of being different is the overwhelming sense of having a purpose or a message to reveal that will make other people's lives happier, healthier, and more at peace. You want desperately to bring this out.

The challenge of the 11 Pinnacle is to remain grounded and attached to this dream. You must find practical and useful ways to be of service to others, at the same time developing yourself so that one day you may be able to bring forth that which is within you.

The influences of this period make you highly creative, innovative, and inventive. You have a completely unconventional approach to problems. Trust your intuition, seek harmonious settings to restore your sense of inner peace, and work hard to keep your feet on the ground. This period will bring great rewards on all levels, and with perseverance you will find your rightful place.

This is a demanding time in which all your personal power comes to the surface and is made available to you. At the same time, you face an enormous challenge in which all that power is needed. This challenges are both physical and spiritual. The physical side is obvious in some large enterprise or dream that you are struggling to make manifest. The spiritual side is more hidden, but just as important, in that one must deliver the full wealth of his spiritual understanding and vision to create something great and lasting for the general wellbeing of society.

Your mental powers are greatly enhanced. At the same time, your determination and efficiency are proportionately increased, making you the master builder. The 22 is a Master Number, which means that you must perceive something large in the archetypal world and materialize it. Everything you focus on is large -- your plans are big and cover long periods of time; you envision making an enormous and lasting impact on the world.

At the same time, your problems and challenges are equally large. You will have to devote yourself entirely to this dream. Without a full commitment to your largest ambitions, you will slip into frustrations and the world of broken dreams. This is why the 22 Pinnacle is so demanding -- nothing less than everything you've got is necessary to bring forth your full potential, and the gift you must give to the world. This is a Pinnacle of extremes.

You are not alone, however, in your struggle. There is much spiritual and material support to help you realize your plans. People are attracted to you who intuitively understand your larger purpose. You gain a close following of friends and supporters who feel enriched by participating in the dream you have articulated.

Courage is essential. You need confidence and faith to help you endure the challenges of the period and help you overcome the many obstacles in your path. You are eminently practical during this period. Your approach to problems is methodical but bold. You are careful of details, yet courageous in your attack on the problems at hand. It is a period in which you must dive in, never hesitating over the possible consequences. Your personal life will likely take a back seat to the excitement of the dream.

This is a Pinnacle of enormous potential requiring much effort. Your day has arrived. Now you must make the most of it.

This is a period requiring much independence, courage, resiliency, and initiative. You must bounce back after many difficult experiences. The challenge of this Pinnacle is to gain will power. There is not a lot of support from others or from family. You must draw from your own strength. You will have to guard against self-pity or surrender. Keep focused on your dreams. This Pinnacle will require an iron will to keep hold of your goals, and also the flexibility to maneuver around difficulties, and bend with the winds of adversity.

This is a period of rapid self-improvement and growth. You will be forced to use every talent and capability you possess. You will need to be resourceful. You must continually put out effort, but with it comes great reward. Without it, there is no accomplishment nor satisfaction, only a negative attitude toward life. Be careful not to become too self-centered, headstrong or self-important. Be strong but flexible. Be open to the counsel of others but make up your own mind.

The benefit of this Pinnacle number is a strong sense of your individuality and strength. You will know what you are made of. There are many hidden gifts in this period, perhaps the greatest of which is faith. Your Pinnacle provides you with the characteristics of leadership, boldness, and daring. You will have many unconventional ideas and the skill and courage to make them a reality. Your abilities to manage and organize people and institutions are greatly enhanced. You have vision and confidence in the worth of your dreams.

These characteristics provide great opportunity for success and major accomplishments.

You are creative, but your thoughts tend to be scattered. You jump around inside your head without much focus. You come up with solutions that reveal an illogical approach, yet they often work. As it applies to you, rational thinking is a contradiction. You project, interpret, and analyze your projects and problems in a manner that often leaves others flabbergasted.

However, you are unbeatable when it comes to shining new and original light on issues; often coming up with unique answers. You have this Rational Thought number in common with a number of famous and original thinkers throughout history.

Hafeez, try to have perspective and a more lighthearted attitude toward emotionally-charged issues. Control your anger. Discipline is your strength.

Also, look at the larger picture and the need for compromise. Your sense of justice must be elevated to another level where such virtues as forgiveness, compassion, and deep understanding are the guiding lights. A practical approach to these ideals, is to try to put yourself in the shoes of the person with whom you are in conflict. There are always more angles to a problem than you tend to acknowledge.

You are creative and original. You make and lose money easily. However, you will probably do well financially in the long run. You are independent and you rely on your own judgment. You may be a loner. Skepticism and self-doubt are your greatest enemies. You need time in nature to feel your true self and re-establish your direction and clarity.

You may tend to lose yourself in trivial details, causing confusion and indecisiveness, and even paralyzing your ability to react quickly and forcefully. You have to learn to trust your instincts and to act quickly. Hesitation and procrastination have to be avoided.

You need a solid foundation in your life. You need a family and work-environment in which you have responsibility, dependents, and the rewards that come with completing specific tasks.

You are active and inspiring; you are daring in business and other areas of life. You have strong likes and dislikes and live according to your opinions. You are charming and witty but get bored easily. You work hard and determined and are very goal-oriented. You thrive on the combination of enthusiasm and challenges, the lack of which makes you dull and disinterested. You are like a flare, burning brightly for a specific duration, but must move on to other projects in order to sustain your excitement.

Hafeez, you have a quick and highly versatile mind. You can absorb great quantities of information quickly and retain the important points. You are impatient with routine procedures and will rebel if forced to conform to any existing pattern for very long. You like to be involved in several projects at the same time. You are dynamic and resourceful.

Your emotions are powerful, and you tend to dominate in your personal and business relationships. You are likely to be the controlling partner in any relationship. You are highly ambitious. You are driven by your competitive instincts. You tend to be status conscious and want to show the world your success. Money and power are integral parts of your life. You dream of big things in life -- heading corporations, building big businesses, directing large numbers of people.

You are extremely intuitive and spiritual. You take your spiritual ideas and experiences quite personally. There is a danger of too much attachment to your ideas and thus becoming deluded.

You have talent as a teacher or minister. You have psychic experiences often related to friends and relatives and should take these messages seriously.

Your short name increases your sensitivity, intuition, and perceptiveness. It leads you toward deeper investigation of the mysteries of life. You are attracted to religion, philosophy, and spiritual understanding. It may awaken your intuitive and even psychic abilities. At the same time, your Minor Expression number makes you more sensitive to your own shortcomings. It encourages you to work on yourself. You cannot avoid personal transformation under this influence.

Your increased sensitivity will encourage you to seek out harmonious and peaceful environments. This will balance the nervous tension that the 11 can stimulate. Your heightened intuitive powers bring highly creative ideas, sudden insights, and realizations.

Your capacity to work with others is also improved. You are now humbler and modest and seek ways to avoid conflict and maintain harmonious relationships.

Your short name increases your sensitivity, intuition, and perceptiveness. It inspires you to deepen your investigation of the mysteries of life. You are more attracted to religion, philosophy, and spiritual understanding. It may awaken your intuitive and even psychic abilities. At the same time, your Minor Heart's Desire number makes you more sensitive to your own shortcomings. It encourages you to work on yourself.

Your increased sensitivity will encourage you to seek out harmonious and peaceful environments. This will balance the nervous tension that the 11 can stimulate.

Your desire to work with others is also improved. You are likely to feel humbler and modest and seek ways to avoid conflict and maintain harmonious relationships.

Your heightened intuitive powers bring highly creative ideas, sudden insights, and realizations.

You are elegant, graceful, and charismatic. Many admire you. You have the kind of stature that pulls people to you or repels them intensely. Some are jealous of you and may seek to belittle you. You may encourage this to some extent by the amount of arrogance you radiate.

You are kind and sympathetic, helpful and compassionate. Behind the controlled and calm facade, you are sensitive, vulnerable and emotional.

You have excellent taste. There is a good deal of artistic talent in you that shows in your home environment and your clothing. You tend to see yourself as a guardian of society, a benevolent leader, guiding and directing your community toward a better world.

This is a period of much soul searching and spiritual growth. This year will find you intuitive and sensitive, but possibly less clear about what you want from life, doubting old and established ideas and patterns. Your assignment is to turn inward. Meditate, and contemplate your feelings and options.

There will be hard work and responsibility, both at home and at work. You may tend to play the martyr during this time if you feel you are sacrificing too much. This could be an avoidance of responsibility more than an act of genuine, selfless love. There will be many opportunities to help and give comfort as others come to you for guidance and a shoulder to cry on. Give - and find a balance for your needs during this period.

The N transit delivers opportunities to expand your horizon. It is an adventurous period, increasing the possibility of travel or a change in residence.

This is a dynamic time offering new activities and opportunities to make important social contacts. You seek love and fulfillment and are likely to feel more sensual than usual. Sacrifice, adaptability, and flexibility are called for. You will also be concerned with finances and may worry too much about these matters.

You may be more forgetful during this transit. Exercising your intuition is important during this period.

This is a time of enormous sensitivity and equally enormous change. Your intuition is galvanized. You are capable of even psychic experiences. But your awareness of the higher realms serves to throw a light upon all that is low and unenlightened in your own life. The contrast can be shocking. Hafeez, you are all-too aware of your shortcomings as a human being. This can drive you more deeply inward. You are extremely self-conscious. There may be feelings of failure and self-recrimination. These must be kept under control.

All of this stems from an element of shock present in your life. The very ground upon which your personality is based seems to have experienced an upheaval. This psychic quake can often be replicated by some event in your life. Consequently, your identity is shaken. It is a time to search within you. Are you happy with what you are doing? Is your work directly in line with your higher values and talents? This is a period of self-review in which you will have a great opportunity to set your life upon a more deeply spiritual and lasting foundation.

Consequently, you can make much progress and experience a great deal of future happiness as a result of this period. There is a realignment occurring that is putting you in touch with your deeper nature. The inner and the outer are now becoming one. It is a period of quickened psychological and spiritual growth.

Your intuition now will guide you safely from the storm. While your emotional life may be turbulent, your intuition gives you a sense that you are on the right track. In fact, you have not lost direction, but taken a quantum leap along your path. It can be a bit jarring, but altogether positive. Meditate, pray, seek out harmonious settings, take walks in the woods, and be close to nature. Let the inner self guide you to a greater happiness.

There can be many wonderful inner and even psychic experiences that reassure you of the love and support coming to you from the universe itself. It is a time of illumination on all levels. Make the most of it. Allow the higher forces to guide your rapid growth.

This is a year of expansion and personal growth. It is a time of heightened personal expression. Creativity and artistic talent come to the forefront. You are lighthearted and drawn to all kinds of social events. More than most other years, you will entertain and be entertained. You meet new and exciting people. It is a time to appreciate all that you have.

You are highly dynamic and charismatic. Your challenge is to avoid scattering your energies. You have a rare opportunity to bring forth new and creative ideas. But that requires discipline and focus. It is easy to be optimistic and enthusiastic this year and this may result in speeding up your projects. Yet there will be delays and disappointments unless your enthusiasm is based upon the reality of work and concentration.

This is a pleasant time in which friendship is enjoyed and love shared easily.

This is often a good financial year, particularly if your creativity is well directed. Surround yourself with upbeat and positive people.

You may travel more than usual, which in all likelihood will be filled with exciting people and pleasure. Control this year's tendencies towards glamour and extravagance, yet allow yourself more room to enjoy and celebrate.

You communicate well this year and are more capable of getting your ideas across.

February brings changes; June sees the completion of a project and July signals a new beginning. August can be emotional, as can November.

This is a year to be organized and practical. Take care of details. Commit yourself entirely to your goals. Your concentration and ability to focus will be much improved over last year. You will have an attitude of realism and determination.

There can be a sense of limitation and some frustration this year. However, it is a year of important opportunities that must be seized. There can be considerable work-related travel. You must be flexible this year to make full use of the opportunities that present themselves. It will require a combination of perseverance, hard work, and versatility. You will receive recognition for your efforts and support from your friends and family.

It is a good year to buy real estate or remodel your home. It is also a good time to take care of projects which have been postponed for too long. Fulfill your obligations and do not be afraid to spend some of that hard earned money. Selling and trading during this year usually is quite successful. This is the year to work on your foundation and prepare yourself for the many changes that will undoubtedly come next year.

As a result of your hard work, there will be much satisfaction and a feeling of accomplishment. January and February will bring some important change, a new opportunity perhaps. March requires self-reflection and reshaping of your plans. It is a good time to meditate on what lies ahead. June brings a new and important step -- a breakthrough, perhaps -- in your work. October brings changes and a sense of chaos. You may feel threatened by the changes that are on the horizon. But November brings assistance in the form of a promotion or additional financial support.

After reading your Essence and Personal Year cycles, Hafeez, you may have sensed the potential for a little turbulence ahead. A conflict exists between your light-hearted 3 Personal Year and your emotionally vulnerable 2 Essence (mainly relating to your personal life, emotions, and relationships).

Romance could be a particularly vulnerable aspect under this combination, due to the emotional 2's tendency to exaggerate relationship issues. Consequently, although it is cooperative and harmonious by nature, the overly sensitive 2 could put a damper on the upbeat, playful aspect of a potentially fruitful, creative year.

Although you may have ups and downs emotionally, the 2 and 3 combination is favorable for business, career, and projects. It is especially helpful in professions that require interacting with others (sales, public relations, real estate, marketing). Politicians and attorneys also fare well. Artists can expect a breakthrough in creativity, as the intuitive 2 is a wonderful companion to the creative, playful 3.

Challenges for the 3 include being easily distracted and having difficulty completing projects. You may find yourself daydreaming more than usual. Getting lost in your thoughts while dealing with others could lead to misreading them or leaving them feeling ignored or undervalued. Combined with the susceptibility of the 2, inattention could also make you more vulnerable to being taken advantage of.

Success during this period will require you to be as efficient and disciplined as you can be (not easy with the 3 in play). Also, be aware that your emotions could be somewhat overblown at times; try not to get caught up in unnecessary drama.

After reading your Personal Year and Essence cycles, Hafeez, you probably noticed both influences are practical and realistic. However, this is pretty much where the similarities end.

The 2 lends an intuitive, vulnerable and emotionally charged mindset, while the practical 4 is the most no-nonsense and least emotional of the nine numbers. As your Personal Year number, the 4 will affect the events and circumstances you encounter this year.

The conflict between the impassive 4 and sensitive 2 can leave you feeling insecure in your relationships and social interactions. The rigid 4 would rather ignore the strong feeling of the emotional 2. Romance could be especially challenging. One moment you might be all heart and feelings, and the next be too focused on your project or routine to have time for it. This could make you look, and feel, as if you are unsure of what you want; changing your mind or manner can send mixed messages that leave others confused.

Interestingly, these opposing influences are positive for almost all areas of your professional life. This is especially the case if your work is detail-oriented or you are in management. As changeable emotionally as you can be in personal relationships, you will likely be quite successful in non-emotional, practical, project-related dealings. Your 4 will be the ally that keeps you focused and efficient, and the 2 will lend the cooperative, harmonious, intuitive traits that help you work well with others.

This is a good year to focus on your career, business, and other productive areas. In your personal life, protect yourself emotionally but try not to be overly sensitive. To stay focused on your goals, you will need to make an effort to keep the peace in your private life.

August requires a sensitive and cooperative attitude at work and in all other areas. You are upbeat and optimistic during the early part of this month, but an anticipated reward or recognition may go to someone else, much to your dismay. Your challenge is to set the record straight by using your diplomatic skills. Do not allow anger to alienate you from those involved. Otherwise, relationships go favorably this month. You are in a position to smooth out some long-standing disagreements between people close to you. Often, these disagreements do not involve you directly. You have the opportunity to serve as a peacemaker.

Romance is favorable, your feelings run deep and your ability to communicate them is enhanced. A good month to spend extra time with your lover.

Hafeez, your creativity is at an all-time high. You find solutions and discover new ways to improve old methods.

You are communicative and express yourself well. You have a strong urge to write to old friends you haven't seen in some time. This need to re-establish relationships with people may even surprise you.

At work, you discover that it is easy to reach others and influence the way they feel about themselves and their work.

You uplift them and are rewarded with gratitude and support.

This is a time to be social, easy-going, and optimistic.

October requires you to be practical and disciplined in all matters. It brings opportunity as well as limitations. Career is a high priority, and you will find yourself putting in overtime. Details will need to be taken care off. There is very little room for slacking, and everyone may be making demands of you. You may feel frustrated and need to blow off steam.

On the other hand, there is also much opportunity implicit in these demands, and you will be pleasantly surprised with the rewards that come your way late in the month. You'll have to respond quickly. You may feel that you are not ready to take on the new challenge that comes with this opportunity, but if you overcome this temporary lack of confidence you will be well rewarded.

This month is demanding in domestic affairs, as well. There is an ongoing need to watch finances carefully, make decisions concerning your budget, and plan for the future. If you have not been keeping a close eye on your checkbook, This month will force you to balance your account and make up for haphazard expenditures of the past.

There's not a whole lot of time for romance this month, but when you can find the time, your partner's love brings perspective and rejuvenation.

November brings change, excitement, and possibly a financial boost. It brings movement -- travel, a change of residence or office, perhaps.

You will receive a letter or phone call from someone close to you whom you haven't heard from in some time.

This month should be light and playful. Try not to take things too seriously. The down-side of this combination (5 and 3) is in the area of relationships. You may tend to misread others, to be a little insensitive and short on tact. Avoid confrontations in personal matters as well as those related to work. As long as you are upbeat and supportive, friendship and social events are favorable.

As was the case with February of this year, November may also find you in the mood to indulge yourself. Moderation may be hard to maintain, but it's still the best advice.

This monthly cycle stabilizes your work environment but requires that you work on your relationships and family affairs. You will be in the unique position to counsel and support someone in your circle of friends and family with immediate and positive result. It will be one of the most rewarding experiences of this year for you.

A promotion or a raise are possible, as is an increase in your workload. This month is good for business and financial affairs, particularly for long-term planning and investment. If you are involved in legal affairs, the time is right to surge ahead.

Romance is also favorable. Commitments bring stability. For those who have become involved in a relationship during this year, this is a good month to exchange vows.

You experience some self-doubt related to your work situation. You may question your direction. This frustration will be in the background for most of the year, but this month particularly feels a little bit out of control. However, hidden forces are guiding you carefully, and your best approach is to persevere. Later this month, or early next month, an opportunity will come your way that represents a step forward in your career.

This month also brings some unexpected changes in other areas of your life; possibly an unexpected trip. Be cautious in all financial affairs.

Your family members demand a lot of attention, and much practical guidance is required from you. They look to you for direction.

Social events are favorable, particularly when they are work-related. You will make a very positive impression on someone who can help you move forward.
If married or involved, maintain harmony and avoid rocking the boat.

February brings an increase in responsibility and workload. You receive recognition for your efforts and abilities, and probably a financial increase, as well. Perhaps even more important is the role friends and family play during the period. Loyalty and a willingness to sacrifice time and energy to your loved ones are needed. In return, you receive comfort and satisfaction. It is a time of love, warmth, and a strengthening of the bonds that form the foundation of your life. It is also a good time to start domestic projects, such as minor remodeling and home repair.

If you are not married and are not involved in a relationship, you may meet someone who catches your interest. In this case, the relationship will develop slowly but will endure. Your focus should be on being dependable and active. There is no room for procrastination.

Your health improves during this time.

Hafeez, March should bring some significant changes in your outlook. Indeed, the month is filled with the mystery of life. You are aware that you are developing spiritually. It is not a good time to deny important issues in your life or be superficial about significant matters. Your dreams are vivid, and if you take some time immediately after awakening to contemplate their meaning, you have the potential to gain some insights that uplifts you and raises your confidence in your life's direction.

You are mentally sharp and creative. You solve problems and gain insight into things that have floated in the background of your consciousness for some time. It is a period of hard work -- possibly overtime -- juxtaposed with much soul-searching and the need for quiet contemplation.

You may be offered an opportunity to become involved in a new endeavor. Be careful with anything that promises a fast return. This year, long-term projects are far more favorable than get-rich-quick-schemes, or short-term gambles.

Your need for peace and quiet during this month may make your friends and family members wonder whether you have some problem that you are not willing to share.

April promises to be rewarding financially as well as in other areas of life. There is a catch: It is essential to take care of details, to be reliable, and to keep things organized. If you allow yourself to get sloppy in any of these areas, the results could be disastrous. Still, the combination of numbers (8 and 4) gives you ample support in all efforts at organization and management. Respect, recognition, financial reward come to those who are careful. Financial problems and struggle (some may even experience bankruptcy) come to those who are careless. The more you stay clear and focused, the higher the rewards will be.

Relationships that are not related to work are not a high priority this month. Your attention should be given towards career and finances, as well as to people who play important roles in those areas of your life. The advice for this month is to get up early, put your nose to the grindstone, be organized, and don't hesitate to move yourself to the foreground in your work-environment. If you are due for a raise, ask for it. If a business associate is not fulfilling his/her duties, confront that person. If a payment is due, call it in.

This month may introduce some emotional turmoil due to a relationship gone awry. A friend or co-worker has let you down. Your trust has been damaged, and you realize that this is not just a temporary disappointment but the conclusion of the relationship. While you have reason to be angry, you should avoid self-righteousness. You may want to remember that you are not without fault. It allows the anger and disappointment to turn into understanding and forgiveness, even if the situation cannot be saved. As a way of healing this type of wound, life may offer you the opportunity to become involved in a good cause. Sacrificing some of your time and energy will prove very rewarding and will deliver some benefits that are not immediately obvious.

Your health requires some special attention, particularly your digestive tract. Watch what you eat. Avoid excesses.

It is possible that your career is heading for a change of direction, which may be of some concern to you. Look to next month for some insight into that aspect of your life.

June gives you a new start in some area of your life, perhaps career, or some new project or endeavor. This is a month of promise and opportunity. Your energy-level increases, as does your excitement for your new direction.

This period requires courage and flexibility. You should also be more verbal: Express your thoughts and feelings; inspire and motivate others to follow your lead. You may have a difficult time relaxing or enjoying yourself outside working hours. But it's important that you do just that.

An attraction to someone at work may signal danger to you. Even if you are committed, this attraction will prove quite powerful. Be careful. It may damage your future in many ways, not least of which is your career. Consider postponing any action in this area.

At this time, your relationship with the people in your work or business environment is extremely important. You will need to be sensitive to their needs and desires, and you will probably be called upon to play the role of mediator in a conflict between some of these people. Your success in that role will directly affect your future. You may be disturbed by these new challenges because they emerge at a time when your workload is considerable. However, you are more sensitive and better able to discern the true basis of the conflict this month.

Hafeez, your enhanced sensitivity also helps you in other areas of your life. Romance is strongly represented, but should be kept out of the work environment, which may not be an easy thing to do. You may have the opportunity to go to a concert or some other musical event and because of your enhanced sensitivity, such events will prove very therapeutic. Pamper yourself in healthful ways, such as massage, a new exercise, and dietary regime, or some time near the ocean, in the mountains, in the forest.

August is a good time for some relaxation. You will find your workload a little less demanding and may want to take some time off. You are upbeat and optimistic and able to inspire and uplift others. Do not take matters so seriously this month. It's a time of enhanced creativity and practical application. You are original in your approach to problem-solving. You receive inspiring ideas and can turn some of them into reality. You impress others with your deep understanding of the issues.

This month also brings spiritual realizations and insights. You are more aware of the underlying forces that are at play in your life and in the world around you.

The challenge of this month is in overcoming fear. You may find yourself confronting some injustice. It may be necessary to meet that injustice alone. Stand up for yourself!

Be wise, but do not seek to avoid the issues.