JOHN DOE

Your Core Name Numbers are 8, 8, 9

Your core numbers are an 8 Expression, an 8 Heart's Desire, and a 9 Personality. This is not the easiest combination, but it is potentially very powerful.

The 8 is a practical, realistic, authoritative number. Its unique feature is the ability to find a balance between the material and the immaterial. For that reason, it is the preeminent business number; the 8 understands both the power and the limitation of money and worldly success. It has the ability to use money as a tool, as opposed to simply desiring it. Instead, it is interested in growth, progress, accomplishment, and expansion.

Your Expression number is 8. The Expression indicates your talents, abilities, and weaknesses, particularly as they relate to your career and productive life. You also carry the 8 as your Heart's Desire, making it more likely that you will find a career or business that brings real satisfaction. Your Heart's Desire number reveals what makes you truly happy and determines your likes and dislikes. This combination suggests you are an ambitious, goal-oriented individual who desires progress and expansion in your life.

The number that puts a different twist on your profile, is your 9 Personality. The 9 is the opposite of the 8 in many ways. It is the humanitarian, the volunteer, and the idealist. Your Personality number is the characteristic people notice when you first meet. Having a 9 in this position conveys your compassionate, tolerant, humanitarian nature.

Both the 8 and 9 tend to be financially successful, but for opposite reasons. Your 8 Expression lends the traits necessary to earn money. Willpower, effort, leadership, vision, and a highly competitive nature are the domain of the 8.

The 9 tends to do well precisely because it doesn't do anything solely for the sake of compensation; however, it is often rewarded in both gratitude and money. This contradiction is unique to the 9.

John, when it comes to your career, you will probably change direction several times during the course of your life. Business will always be central, but in different ways. You are like a ship being pulled by two tugboats - with captains headed in different directions. With experience and maturity, you have the potential to clarify your priorities and find a balance between giving and taking. This can allow you to accomplish great things.

Your personal life shares a similar scenario. You are driven, opinionated, and feel the need to be in charge. You can be somewhat aloof and may not be demonstrative romantically (although you attract those who are, drawn by your respect and tolerance for others). Under certain circumstances, you can also be a bully - something you may need to watch for. You were given higher-than- average personal power. Be mindful not to abuse it.

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

You should rely more on your own strengths and abilities. Be more decisive; don't beat around the bush and be straightforward when expressing your thoughts and feelings.

You need to take charge more often. Get off the beaten path and find original ways of doing things. Do not try to be conventional or try so hard to behave according to the expectations of others.

You are gifted with natural leadership and the capacity to accumulate great wealth. You have great talent for management in all areas of life, especially in business and financial matters. You understand the material world; you intuitively know what makes virtually any enterprise work. Your talent lies not with the bookkeeping or petty management, but with the greater vision, its purpose, and long-range goals. You are a visionary and a bit reckless.

You possess the ability to inspire people to join you in your quest, but often they are incapable of seeing what you see. Therefore, those around you need your continual guidance, inspiration, and encouragement. You must prod them into action and direct them along the lines of your vision.

You attract financial success more than any other Life Path, but effort is required. Your challenge in life is to achieve a high degree of detachment, to understand that power and influence must be used for the benefit of mankind. Those born with the Number 8 Life Path, who do not understand the real and relative value of money are bound to suffer the consequences of greed; they run the risk of losing it all!

You must learn to bounce back from failures and defeats. You have the character and resilience of a true survivor. It is not uncommon for a person with your Life Path to experience major reverses, including bankruptcies, financial failure, but you also have the talent and the sheer guts to make more than one fortune, and build many successful enterprises. More than most people, your failures in marriage can be extremely expensive for you.

Despite the difficulties that life presents, you will experience the satisfaction that comes from material wealth and the power that comes with it. Business, finance, real estate, law, science (particularly history, archeology, and physics), publishing, and the management of large institutions are among the vocational fields that suit you best. You are naturally attracted to positions of influence and leadership -- Politics, social work, and teaching are among the many other areas where your abilities can shine. You are a good judge of character, which aids you well in attracting the right people to you.

Most 8s like large families and sometimes tend to keep others dependent longer than necessary. Although jovial in nature you are not demonstrative in showing your love and affection.

The desire for luxury and comfort is especially strong in you. Status is very important. You must be careful to avoid living above your means.

Your Life Path treads that dangerous ground where power lies -- and can corrupt. You may become too self-important, arrogant, and domineering, thinking that your way is the only way. This leads inevitably to isolation and conflict. The people you run the risk of hurting most are those you love, your family and friends.

Be careful of becoming stubborn, intolerant, overbearing, and impatient. These characteristics may be born early in the life of an 8 Life Path, who often learn these negative traits after suffering under a tyrannical parent or a family burdened by repressive religious or intellectual dogmas.

Those with the 8 Life Path usually possess a strong physique, which is a symptom of their inherent strength and resiliency.

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 number give you a 2 Bridge, indicating that your personal growth depends in large part on your ability to sense the emotional and mental disposition of others. Your ability to connect with people is a powerful tool that can greatly advance your progress.

You are in danger of becoming a rolling stone. Your desire to experience and enjoy life can overwhelm every other priority you have. Your need for freedom dominates you. You want to try everything and go everywhere.

You must guard against overindulgence -- and even dependence upon -- alcohol, food, drugs, and sex.

You must work at establishing and maintaining long- lasting relationships. Be tolerant and understanding. This will enable you to have people in your life who are more than mere company.

You need to discipline your urge to change every situation that does not immediately suit you. Stick with projects, maintain your friendships, don't abandon people or situations the minute they become the slightest bit difficult.

If few fives are in the chart you have a fear of change and cannot let go of people and situations. This holds you in the past, restricting your growth. Learn to take prudent risks and be more adventurous.

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.

Your bridge number is 0 (this is one of the few places in a numerology chart that can produce a zero). It suggests you could be more accepting of what you perceive as your shortcomings and indicates a tendency to be unnecessarily hard on yourself, possibly declining opportunities due to a lack of confidence. Although this will diminish somewhat with age, you could benefit from taking an honest look at the underlying causes of this harsh self-assessment. Think about this the next time an opportunity presents itself.

In your favor, your Life Path and Expression numbers are the same, which is considered fortunate. This suggests you possess the ability to make real progress in the area of personal growth, as well as progress on your chosen path.

As you mature, you will become increasingly occupied with the larger questions of life, reading, contemplating and searching for a deeper understanding of who you are and what this life is all about. You may turn to philosophy or religion, but will likely examine a wide array of areas, broadening your knowledge in many disciplines.

Your intuition grows stronger, as does your ability to look beneath the surface of every subject you study. You are able to analyze abstract questions and live according to your higher ideals. You may find yourself needing more time alone; your need for privacy will likely increase.

If you already have several sevens in your chart, you will have to guard against becoming withdrawn, and alienated. If you have no sevens, you will now have the ability to deepen your understanding of one particular field. You will have the opportunity to become grounded in a particular area of study.

The first part of your life, through your late 20's or early 30's, is a period of much intensity. When the 1 dominates, it requires fortitude, courage, and flexibility. You are forced to use every one of your talents to achieve individuality and independence. This is a period of integration and focusing on your life's dreams.

Your ability to stay the course is repeatedly challenged, but adequate resources become available to assist you. Resilience, independence, and fortitude are required. As you strengthen these characteristics, they become an integral part of your personality and help you to emerge stronger for it. This cycle marks a time of progress in your development.

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 part of your life will likely find you in a position of leadership. You act rather than react; you are an instigator, a self-starter. You may move in a new direction during this period. You will need to be proactive to overcome obstacles. Courage, self-confidence, and perseverance (more than the support of others) will be required to reach your goals.

Many people become less active or involved when they reach their later years; you experience renewed energy and drive. This is a period of integrating different aspects of who you are and focusing on your life's dream. The people who are close to you may suggest slowing down, but you are meant to make your greatest advancement later in life.

This is a period of inner development and soul searching. John, you will deal with the deeply important questions of personal existence and the meaning of life. You will need time to be alone to contemplate your inner world. This is a time of spiritual growth. You will experience a heightened sense of faith. The power of the universe will be the force that carries you along. During this 7 Pinnacle, spiritual growth, increased knowledge, and wisdom are the big rewards. The 7 Pinnacle provides the basis for contentment in older age, because you now begin to understand life more deeply.

You have an enhanced appreciation of poetry and nature. Walks in nature provide great therapeutic value and spiritual nourishment.

This is a time of specialization. You will pursue some course of development with fervor and focus. Your ability to concentrate will be greatly increased. Your desire to study in all forms -- reading, self-reflection, and contemplation -- will reach an all-time high. Your intuition is much more sensitive, making your path a little easier and more direct, since you know intuitively the appropriate next step.

Under this Pinnacle, you will become an expert in one particular field. Your capacity to penetrate the depths of a subject area is enormous. You will look below the surface in virtually everything you encounter. It is very possible that you will find yourself in a teaching role.

You must consciously work on your closer relationships, especially with your spouse and children. You must explain that your desire to turn inward is not an escape or an avoidance of those you love, but a deep need for knowledge. Your challenge is to avoid becoming critical or cynical of others. You can become so withdrawn from society that you look down on others. You may forget that you, too, are part of the imperfect human race. Sarcasm is the lowest form of communication, and a trap you could fall victim to.

Your desire to attain some high degree of perfection is sincere. But that pursuit can make you miserable if you lose perspective and fail to realize the relativity of human existence. Perfection is a Utopian goal, but an unrealistic ambition. It can cause you to be dissatisfied with yourself and others.

The 7 provides the possibility of true refinement, insight, and a high degree of wisdom. This deep understanding is the basis for self-love and true happiness.

This is a period that will teach the realities of freedom and expansion. You will travel great distances, meet many new and interesting people, experience many adventures, and essentially come to know the world. You are in a period of accelerated experimentation and learning. Experience is your teacher. Your ability with words is greatly increased. You can write and speak with ease. You are also able to successfully promote yourself. In fact, this is the source of much adventure; new opportunities for work, travel, and exotic experiences present themselves with regularity.

Your challenge is to prevent yourself from becoming a rolling stone. You need to ground yourself in a particular discipline, career, or relationship. This will not limit your freedoms so much as give you a base for operation. Otherwise, you may find yourself skipping from one meaningless job to the next, one superficial relationship after another. You can also fall victim to the abuse of food, alcohol, sex, or drugs. You must accept limitations as a necessary base for your freedom. Freedom cannot exist without limitations, otherwise you would be without identity, and without existence.

You may fear being anchored or tied down, which can cause you to skim the surface of a pursuit you enjoy, or important relationships. You must come to know the true meaning of freedom, which is unconditional love. You give your love and energy without the condition of holding on to a place, a person, or an occupation; and you expect the same in return -- to be loved for what you are, rather than someone who belongs to another. There is a highly spiritual path offering itself that requires detachment without loss of love. Many turn away from this and instead choose to maintain a superficial relationship with the world, or with other people.

You must cultivate your talents, especially your verbal and writing abilities. You are likely a gifted salesperson, or promoter.

John, this Pinnacle causes you to be extremely sensitive, intuitive, and full of insight. It is a period that requires patience and the development of inner awareness. You are being asked to use gentle power and persuasion to obtain your desired goals. Direct approaches, forceful displays, and confrontations will likely work against you. You will find the most satisfactory roles to be supportive. You are now a gifted advisor, a diplomat and a peacemaker. Your insight into other people's feelings and motivations is so acute that you seem to be able to see right to the core of things. But rather than use these gifts to create differences between people, you must use them to create peace, to mend rifts, to harmonize.

Your challenge during this period is to bring balance to duality in every form, and at every level. You will recognize the value of both sides of an argument and be able to see the middle ground where peace can be made. You can create the atmosphere in which both sides can compromise and work harmoniously. You are the glue that keeps people and important projects together.

The weaknesses you must face and overcome are too much sensitivity. You may be tempted to indulge your feelings, to be too easily hurt. You may lack self-confidence, especially at the beginning of the Pinnacle when your heightened sensitivity and awareness make you conscious of your own shortcomings. You may succumb to fear and hesitation. All of this can lead to emotional turmoil. You need courage and the willingness to reach out for support.

Your sensitivity will make you acutely appreciative of beauty and harmonious environments. At the same time, you need beauty and harmony around you. You have an increased appetite for music and the arts in general. You may find that your musical talents coming to the surface. If you do not already play an instrument, give in to any inclination to take one up.

A person in a 2 Pinnacle who uses his or her sensitivity, understanding, and insight is very appreciated by others. You may not fully realize just how much others appreciate and respect you. This may cause you to feel undervalued, or that you are not getting the recognition you deserve. You appear shy and humble, particularly if this is your first Pinnacle, but inside there is much pride that must be kept in check.

You may want to hide from the tumult of life, or from difficult situations. This may tempt you to color the facts in order to protect harmony. Be careful of this tendency, because it often backfires.

You have an eye for precision and detail. Your taste in all aspects of life is enhanced and you possess a certain class that others admire. If you make the most of these qualities, your appearance is considerably improved, making you both attractive and graceful.

You are the visionary, and you focus on the larger picture. You ignore the details in favor of spectacular solutions. You love to blow someone's mind.

You understand the balance between the rational and the irrational, and you have no problem combining the two. You have a vivid imagination and you are often surprised that others don't immediately grasp a concept that seems clear and logical to you. You have little patience when others allow fear and caution to slow down a project.

Try to focus on your problem, John, rather than avoiding it. You may try to avoid the issue by indulging your senses to keep from feeling the pain of a conflict. Be careful not to escape into food, alcohol, and drugs.

You are capable of finding a highly-creative solution to any situation the minute you put your mind to it. The answer lies well within your grasp.

Your J is for Justice. You are honest, loyal, reliable, and sincere. You want to improve the lives of others. You may try too hard to please everyone. You have a clever mind and are incredibly talented. However, you must work at motivating yourself to make the most of your talents.

You tend to scatter your energies far and wide, making it difficult for you to complete projects and tasks. You need discipline and organization in your life. You have a strong urge to escape difficulties by forcing change, instead of trying to work out the problem. You learn quickly, however, and adapt well to change.

Your success in life depends on your ability to ground yourself and accept responsibilities. A family and career do much to anchor your life.

You have a strong presence. You are charismatic and have a dramatic flair in your personality, which may direct you to the theater.

You are also drawn to politics, publishing, promotion, and public service -- any career that requires a certain amount of time before the public. You are attracted to doing things on a large scale.

You are a humanitarian. You are concerned about the wellbeing of society. You have a great deal of compassion, tolerance and generosity. You are highly idealistic and a bit of a dreamer. You are not particularly practical, however. Very often, you are not understood by others, and sometimes considered indifferent and aloof.

In some way, you want to please everyone and tend to give promises that may be impossible to keep.

If you develop your abilities, you have a significant chance to become famous.

John, 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.

You are very romantic. You are highly creative and imaginative. You fantasize about your perfect "other": a White Knight on a horse, or a beautiful princess. Your response to painful emotional situations -- especially in childhood -- was to create a fantasy world to which you escaped. You may still be doing that as an adult, perhaps to your detriment. Reality lacks the romance and excitement of your fantasies.

You can be disorderly and disorganized, however. You can be rather moody. You likely have much artistic talent, especially in writing, acting, or singing.

You don't have any letters on the Intuitive Plane.

It is not uncommon to have no Intuitive letters in your name. This doesn"™t mean you are not intuitive but that you have a more difficult time to access your intuition. The letters in your name are less representative of your strengths and talents, than of your ability to access and use them.

Your short name provides you with more leadership abilities and business sense. It encourages you to use more power in your relationships and directs you to higher standards of success.

Your Minor Expression number makes you a better judge of character. You are more realistic in your evaluation of others and their potential. You are not easily fooled.

You must be willing to apply more effort toward all your endeavors. You likely demand more of yourself.

Your abilities as a manager, organizer and administrator are enhanced. You are competitive and determined. You are more likely to initiate your grander plans and visions.

Your Minor Heart's Desire increases your ambition and inner strength. Your ability to deal with business, managerial, and organizational matters is enhanced. You are able to focus on your goals and apply the necessary determination and effort to realize them. Your shortened name increases your capacity for leadership and personal power. It makes you more conscious of material wealth. You are more willing to work hard to improve your status or financial position.

Your shortened name makes you more aware of being a good judge of character, and you are willing to work on this talent. This results in becoming a shrewd judge of others and a better negotiator.

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.

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 strong emotional experiences, which can affect your health if you are not mindful. You may find yourself worrying unduly. It is likely that more responsibility will be placed on your shoulders, with sensitive, emotional issues involved. You will find yourself more interested in religious, philosophical, and physical studies. Your leadership abilities will be heightened during this transit.

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. John, 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.

After last year's constant involvement with yourself and very possible occasional doubts about the state of your business or career you will find this year to be a relief. Things finally work out. Long postponed checks and promotions come through. You see the light at the end of your financial tunnel and an inner strength and confidence is breaking through. This is your year of harvest and, depending on the effort you put out in the past seven years, your reward will be equally large.

There is a beauty in these cycles we can recognize and understand and in doing so we find ourselves "in the flow" and there is no more need to try and struggle upstream. So this year you will have an opportunity to involve yourself fully in work and material growth and bring home the rewards, at the same time a certain detachment is also necessary, for you and for the experience you have because it is not the reward that brings you happiness but your experience of life, which is why before the rewarding eight year you have had such opportunity for growth during the soul-searching of a seven year. Give in to your ambitions, you will find yourself clearer and more focused and able to pursue and reach your goals. Your power is visible and strong, mental creativity is high, vision and intuition will guide you, and at the same time you are more efficient and focused.

There can be loss, serious loss, bankruptcy and failure, because always the rewards are directly proportionate to your effort and motivation, however you know the effort you put out and you know your motivations, so there must be no room for fear and doubt, only for success and winning and this year will undoubtedly turn out to be a very satisfying year.

This is your year to finish up all unfinished business, to clean house and make room for new things. On a material level this is a good time to get rid of unnecessary weight, to give away or sell what you do not need anymore and to pay off old debts.

On a spiritual level you will experience a different mode altogether. Your attention should turn to others and their needs, find ways to be of help and give time and energy to worthwhile causes. You must lighten your burden of questions and doubts and the best way to do so is by directing your attention to another direction, away from yourself and you will find yourself becoming lighter and more in touch with yourself. This is a time of completion, problems can be solved and over with, strained relationships relax or disappear, the sources of stress in work or business can be better understood and dealt with. Be social and communicative, enjoy music and other arts. Your creativity is higher than usual.

There can be some difficulties this year due to your desire to face obstacles and overcome them, decisions have to be taken and courage and strength may be severely tested several times, this is not going to be an easy year all the time but you will feel relieved and on the brink of a positive breakthrough by the end of this year. This is the end of a nine year epicycle and will you will feel many times the excitement of a new and promising era when optimism is your friend but you will also experience the fear of letting go, however the more you let go the more room there is to be filled during the next epicycle.

After reading your 2 Essence and 8 Personal year texts, John, you probably noticed their traits have little in common. When the most sensitive, gentle number (the 2) is paired with the controlling, decisive, ambitious 8 it can quickly bring things to a boil.

The challenge this presents will require you to intentionally work on being sensitive to the needs and feelings of others, while simultaneously refusing to allow emotions and relationship issues to come between you and your goals. Such sensitivity comes naturally for the cooperative, harmonious 2, but the influence of your results-oriented 8 could make this more difficult.
Keeping your personal and professional lives separate will help, as one inspires the heart to dominate, while the other demands a focused, sometimes aggressive approach.

This combination can bring great success or total disaster. A positive outcome is much more likely (especially if you are able to bring your hard-charging side to work but leave it at the door when you get home). However, although the 8 is usually proficient in business and career, it is not uncommon for someone with a 2 Essence/8 Personal Year to make serious (and uncharacteristic) mistakes in this area. This is even more of a concern if you are a business owner or are in upper management. Positions with greater responsibility tend to experience more consequential effects from poor decisions.

The positive versus negative outcome applies to your personal life as well. Fortunately, a negative result rarely appears in both areas (personal and career), as mistakes are almost always the result of allowing one number to overshadow the other. It will help if you stay even keeled and grounded. Take time to think things through - impulsive behavior is not advised.

Romance could be a big winner this year, as the 2 and 8 combination helps others notice your sensitivity and awareness as well as your confidence. To maintain a healthy relationship, however, you will need to ensure your ambition does not detract from the attention you give to your partner.

After reading your 2 Essence and 9 Personal year texts, John, you may have surmised the potential for turbulence in emotions and relationships this year. Your 2 Essence is concerned with feelings (yours and those of others), however your 9 Personal Year can be somewhat aloof and ready to move on.

These conflicting influences can produce discord or bring relationships to a close. Relationships that are on shaky ground but have a genuine connection usually mend, even strengthen, during this period. However, relationships that are irreparably damaged (due to betrayal or abandonment, for instance) tend to end.

Having a 9 as your Personal Year number suggests this will be a period of completion and getting rid of excess baggage. Your 2 Essence will bring the focus to relationship issues - both personal and work related - so the 9's need to tie up loose ends will very likely affect your relationships, as well as other areas of your life.

Depending on your career the 9 and 2 can be beneficial, or not. If you work with people in healing or education (nurse, psychologist, social worker, teacher, etc.) it tends to be quite favorable. Work that centers around negotiation (retail, real estate, politics, law, law enforcement) are not as well supported. While the 2 is generally a good negotiator, the indifferent, aloof 9 can undermine this quality.

Finance is usually affected positively. The enhanced intuition of the 2 and material detachment of the 9 tend to work well together in this area. Another positive aspect of the 9 is its potential to deliver "luck and good fortune," especially where money is concerned. (This is different from the 8, for example, which is required to work for material gain.)

This period asks you to let go and finalize past issues. Consequently, there will be less support for romance, long-term commitments, and extended contracts. The best approach for meeting the year's challenges will be to focus time and attention on your relationships, and work to clear unproductive habits, possessions, and circumstances.

March demonstrates how you can sometimes make more progress and be more successful by staying in the background than by forcing the issue. March gives you ample opportunity to influence others, to make them listen to your ideas, even to inspire them to do things your way. You are tactful and sensitive, yet also driven and motivated. You find better ways to handle challenging situations.

Later this month, you gain respect and recognition and will find yourself taking on a leadership role. Your authority is impressive because you balance force and strength with diplomacy and tact. Romance is favorable and, if you are single, you may meet someone through work or a business meeting who will touch your heart.

The events of this month inspire creativity and optimism, as well as a need for flexibility and adaptability. Sometimes, the early part of an 8 Personal Year brings financial challenges and problems. If this is the case, April is the most challenging time of the year. It is a testing time that forces you to confront your lifestyle and your priorities. With the right adjustments, you can put yourself on sounder financial ground. The month also encourages a certain detachment from trying to control financial matters too much. Once you stop controlling matters too much, your spiritual understanding of life really pays off in a practical and applicable way.

Last year's opportunities to contemplate and search for insight -- which may have seemed unproductive at times -- now prove to be your best defense on the battle ground of material progress. You are being forced to achieve a balance between the spiritual and the material, especially this month. In any case, April will reveal to you how capable you are of doing that. Be generous but don't waste money. Focus on getting things done, but don't let financial reward be your only motivation. Introduce creativity and a playful attitude to the job at hand. And most important; don't let temporary setbacks ruin your ambition. This is a time to reach out, not to suppress.

Romance and relationships continue to be favorable. Social events bring new people. Your self-expression and sense of humor improve, and it is easy to make new friends during this time.

May is a time of hard work, progress, and opportunity. As with most of this year, the focus in May is on career and finances. There may well be a great opportunity that comes your way. This opportunity offers all kinds of changes, such as a move of residence (either in June, or in or around November), a change of employer, or a promotion.

The early part of May can be frustrating due to the need to involve yourself with routine affairs and details. You have some catching up to do. You may feel restless and bored. However, later this month brings the opportunity you have been waiting for. You are more organized and manage your time well. You are dependable and anxious to take care of some long-postponed chores. You may decide to start a remodeling project on your house. Your relationships are more harmonious.

If you are involved in a long-term love relationship, you will find that comfort and security replace some old doubts.

June brings changes and unexpected events. There isn't much use in planning too much this month, because much will happen unexpectedly. This is a hectic and dynamic month. Go with the flow; be flexible; and trust your instinct. If you are able to adapt to the unpredictable events of this month, your experience will be exciting and adventurous, and quite possibly profitable. However, if you insist stubbornly to stick to your plans and expectations, you will be disappointed.

You are in a position to show your special talents and abilities to people who can be influential in your career. You are able to think on your feet and your reflexes are sharp. This time is particularly good for those who are in retail, real estate, or some other business that's based on sales and closing deals. Financial gains are often considerable.

Travel is possible and favorable. This is also a good time to move or change your environment in some way. Romance is very exciting and, if you are single, you will have to hide out to keep from meeting someone. People gravitate to you and are more than usually attracted to you.

July is an excellent time for business and financial affairs, John. Respect and recognition for past efforts is followed by financial gain or promotion. You are in a position to ask and receive what you believe to be your due. However, you may find that you are not as diplomatic as you might be. This is your most challenging weakness during this month. Guard against arrogance. Your responsibilities increase possibly as a result of a promotion.

Family affairs, friendships, and romance also move to the foreground and are rewarding and healing. You will be asked to sacrifice some of your time and energy to a younger person or someone who is old or sick. You feel closer to the people around you and you want to be there for them. Somewhat contradicting to this show of warmth and affection is the lack of tact and sensitivity you may display a number of times during this month. John, you may be too intent on forcing people to see life as you do, rather than allowing them their own perspectives and their own rates of growth.

The later part of this month brings changes that arise from a chance meeting at a social event. This change may be based on a romantic encounter and may affect your living situation.
An unexpected travel is also a possibility.

The emphasis changes from outgoing to inward seeking. You are more serious now and self-reflective. You question the wisdom of some of your decisions and choices made during the past ten to twelve months. You keep to yourself and are generally less social. You are engrossed in your work and feel a need to do a better job. Your desire for perfectionism is strongly enhanced, which results in self-criticism and impatience with others. At the root of this change in attitude is a spiritual need for clarity and understanding. You want more security, both internally, as well as in your worldlier roles. You would do well spending some time alone for contemplation and meditation. In this respect, August stands out during this otherwise "material" year.

Family and friends take a backseat during this period. There are strong feelings connected to your relationships with your loved ones, but these are experienced and expressed more subtly.

Romance becomes more serious. You share mental, spiritual, and emotional experiences on the deepest level. There is no room for superficial exchanges. Your relationship with the person you are attracted to intensifies and becomes stronger as a result.

September is a month with great potential for your career and finances, especially to increase your finances for the long-term. It is a time to be aggressive and outspoken. Your authority is needed, and you will have to apply yourself one hundred percent. However, there is another side to this month. You may feel that you have reached the pinnacle of your career, or that work and other areas of your life have become dull and monotonous. You may feel you need a break.

You are approaching a time of deep inner change. Several times during your life you have reached a point at which you need to break out of a cocoon. All evolution is gradual, but periodically interrupted by sudden bursts of growth, or change.

You are at a stage in your life when you feel ready for such a change. However, you are not clear about the true nature of this change and, while you may feel inspired to force some practical changes now, you should approach this with care. Avoid impulsive decisions as well as any contractual arrangement that would tie you down for a long time. You need to rely on your own strength and feel confident that you have a certain amount of control over your own future. You should relax and let things develop at their own pace.

Social events are highly favorable and there will be ample opportunity for that.

October marks the beginning of the end of a certain era in your life. Now you begin to let go of certain expectations you have long held. There is a feeling of emptiness and of "what now?" The time has not yet come to respond to these feelings in a practical way. Now is the time to begin to become comfortable with the need to change. The changes contemplated involve both personal and professional life.

For these reasons, October could become an emotional time. Some melodrama and role playing are actually a subconscious way for you to test the people around you, and the depth of their commitment. You are also testing your own position towards people, career, environment, spiritual beliefs, and other aspects of your life. You have, even if you are not aware of it, already begun the process of selecting what you want to remain in your life and what you want to discard.

This process, which continues through different stages over the next 2 years, is natural and nothing to be afraid of. You are entering a period of reawakening. This means a letting go of some of the comfort and security that surrounded and protected you for many years.

Start giving some of your energy to a good cause that benefits others. Ultimately, it will benefit you. It takes the spotlight of your doubts and questions and gives you strength and confidence.

For October, practical matters can be handled with ease. It is much better to pay off debts than to incur new ones. Completion is favored over new starts. It is a time to tie up loose ends, not so much to begin new projects. It is a time to clean up and prepare for new things coming into your life.

You are not in the right mood to pay much attention to romance or personal relationships of any kind, unless it's to test the strength of the relationship. You may be a little judgmental and self-righteous and will need to guard yourself against this sort of thing.

The month of November brings confidence, independence, and individuality. Now, you are driven to take up new challenges, tackle new projects, and get a firm grip on your life. You have energy to spare and you use this to inspire and motivate others. You feel that there is nothing you can't deal with. You are ambitious and result-oriented. You receive an opportunity that will have long-ranging effects on your life. You are confident, but also a bit stubborn and hardheaded. You are direct and not as sensitive to other people's feelings as usual.

This is a good time for business and finances. It is a time to be decisive and adventurous, not a time to be conservative. Courage and originality are key ingredients needed to take full advantage of this cycle. You are more stable and outgoing in your personal life, much to the delight of friends and relatives. You are also generous and inspiring, but not in the mood to deal with the petty stuff. You are a little impatient.

Romance may prove to be the most challenging aspect of this period. The chances of meeting someone is good, but your approach may be too aggressive and lacking in sensitivity. If you are married, or otherwise committed, a small warning: not everyone is on the high curve of his/her cycle, so be patient.

December shifts the focus to relationships and all affairs of the heart. Co-workers are demanding, not only in work-related matters, but also in personal areas. You may catch some flack or become involved in conflicts that don't appear to have anything to do with you. All your tact and diplomacy are needed to maintain harmony in the work place. However, you are better equipped to deal with sensitive affairs than usual and you manage to diffuse most of these potentially explosive affairs.

Pretty much the same experiences await you regarding relationships with relatives and friends, but here too, you are able to keep the peace.

Your intuition and sensitivity are your strongest assets during this month.

There is, however, also a need to stand up for yourself. Someone is about to claim credit which rightly belongs to you. Again, diplomacy and tact are required to solve this problem. This is also a good month for negotiation and financial affairs, particularly concerning loans and mortgages.

Romance can be powerful but may cause problems when money is involved.

January brings progress as well as some turmoil. Your career offers opportunities that should be taken advantage of, but you may also be wondering if you want to continue on the path you have chosen. A change of course may be taking shape. You may want to focus more on the ideas you had at the beginning of your professional life. Even if you do not have a career, a return to the idealistic views you had at an earlier time cannot be avoided now.

A similar desire for purity and idealism influences your relationships with friends and relatives. You find yourself confronting some of the people close to you. You may decide that some of your relationships are no longer desirable.

You experience emotional ups and downs, caused by a need for confirmation of your love on one hand, and a tendency to be critical and judgmental on the other. You are aggressive and emotional at times. This combination may shake the foundations of many of your relationships. Undoubtedly, some of these foundations may crack, but others will prove to be strong and remain undamaged.

Financially, this is a time to be extremely careful.

February awakens you to many of the underlying factors that influence your career and personal life. You are highly intuitive; you experience strange and vivid dreams; and you gain insights that border on psychic premonitions. At the same time, you continue to be vulnerable in the emotional area. Any kind of criticism can devastate you. You should avoid confrontations. You are in a position where you can gain considerable understanding of the motivations and desires that influence you, as well as others.

This is an important and valuable time, because you are learning much about the true nature of human beings, including yourself. The challenge here is to see yourself and others in a spiritual light, with love and forgiveness.

Some people who go through this particular cycle experience bitterness and anger. For others, this cycle brings faith and gratitude. For everyone, the impressions are lasting.

Romance is powerful; you see and hear and feel more fully than usual, which brings an added intensity to the experience of love.

Whenever the number 3 takes center stage, it lightens things considerably. You are not nearly as vulnerable as last month. You are more playful. You express yourself easily and you manage to inspire and motivate others. You receive some positive information about your career and your financial status. Meanwhile, you are considering some big changes in these areas of your life. You may want to keep your thoughts to yourself or share them only with one or two of your most trusted confidants. You are not ready to make decisions or take steps that are irreversible, but that time will come soon.

This is an exciting time, when everything seems more intense, more alive. You are more creative and communicative.

John, you should take the time to enjoy yourself. Go on a vacation. Visit friends. Be social. Give yourself a break. Romance is favorable, but you have to guard against irresponsible and superficial behavior.