2 Personal Year | April is a 6 Personal Month

🤔  Reflection for April: This is the month to get all warm, snuggly and give out some lovin’.

 

Just when you thought your life couldn’t get more relationship-focused, here comes April!  This month focuses on home, family, and the relationships in your world.

This is a four-week period devoted to caretaking on every level. It’s time for self-nourishment and self-love. And it’s also about extending yourself to other

 

Let’s also place your month into a larger context.

Don’t forget that we’re all globally experiencing a 9 Universal Year — a collective time of unraveling, letting go of the old to make room for the new.  It’s tumultuous, emotional, and — most often — confusing and somewhat draining emotionally, physically, and spiritually.

Add to that some rather seismic Astrology:  Last month (March) alone, this is the break-down:

Venus and Mercury retrogrades, a total lunar eclipse, and the spring equinox, potentially bringing shifts in relationships, communication, and new beginnings.

  • March 1: Venus began its retrograde in Aries, which could impact relationships, values, and creative expression.
  • March 13-14: A total lunar eclipse, potentially bringing out-of-the-blue shifts in wellness, daily routines, and mental energy.
  • March 14 – April 7: Mercury retrograde in Aries, which could lead to miscommunications and re-evaluations, then moving back into Pisces on March 29th, remaining there until after it goes direct on April 7th.  
  • March 20: Spring equinox, marking the start of a new astrological cycle as the sun enters Aries.
  • March 29: A new moon and a partial solar eclipse.

What’s the point of this review of what you’ve just been through last month? There’s A LOT going on energetically, whether we like it or not or even believe in it or not. I’ve always joked (but not joked) that once you know both your Astrology and your Numerology, you’re out of excuses!

Just know that this is a year for the record-books globally and perhaps it’s the same for you in your own personal life as well.

 

The big question for you this month: “How do I relate to others?”

And more importantly, how is that working for me? Do I feel a sense of support and nurturance from those in my intimate circle?  Do I feel that I give that to myself?

This month offers opportunities to get real about the give-and-take of healthy and deep relationships.

The Gottman’s released a book you might want to pick up and read this month, titled Fight Right:  How Successful Couples Turn Conflict Into Connection. This is a great read for all types of relationships across the board. It’s simply an eye-opening reference for each of us to understand our own relationship and communication styles. It takes two to tango, after all!

Whenever you work with the energy of the 6—the vibe for your month—it brings in opportunities to step back from judgment and lighten the grip on the illusion of control.

 

This month can also bring about issues relating to family or domestic responsibilities in the realms of legal affairs, doctor bills, and other things of that nature.

Truly this is a training-ground month for practicing non-reactivity.  Can you hold the space without jumping to conclusions prematurely?  Can you wait and process for a moment before jumping into (or out of) the fray?

This is an excellent time to tend to the closeness you feel with your children, pets, and other special family members or relatives. Enjoy the comfort April offers you and relax into it. Take it in. Give yourself the gift of extending your support to others this month and also allow others to do the same for you.

 

Overall, April is earmarked for anything having to do with enjoying and engaging with home and family stuff—from planning or starting that remodeling project to taking the family on a special outing. It’s also a terrific month for getting out on the dating scene if you’re single and ready for partnership.

It’s an equally great month to find added time to dote on your significant other. Maybe you sign-up for a couples cooking class or surprise your “other” with a ticket to the game or event that they’ve been interested in attending.

Overall, this is an amazing month to enjoy the more “warm and fuzzy” parts of life. It can also be a red-letter time for business, especially if you have a service-related job or career. Just count on home, family, and relationships taking the front seat in April.

 

Master 11/2 Personal Year

If you’re experiencing an 11/2 Personal Year, pump up those double 1’s and see how that tracks for you this month in terms of the “home, family, and responsibility” thematic.

The magnetic and visionary elements of the number 6 might very well shine brightly for you in April, ushering in some glorious focus on your love-life and on all of your connections.

Enjoy this close-knit vibe and allow yourself to prioritize others in your circle. If it comes down to choosing to stay late at the office or take an early exit (or PTO) to be at a friend’s gathering, your kid’s performance or your parents’ surprise anniversary party, opt for taking the down-time with your loved ones.

Don’t forget that the 2 Personal Year offers a lot of opportunities and energetic support around networking. And when the 11/2 is at play, often these networking opportunities have some higher stakes attached. Perhaps this is a month where you’ll connect with that Angel Investor or meet up with someone who introduces you to the person who’ll hire you for your dream job.

The sky is the limit during the 11/2 Personal Year, yet remember those built-in delays and always intuitively tap into the right timing. Be clear about what you’re “feeding” in your life right now. Feed what you want to see grow and blossom.

 

>>If you want a reminder about the nuts-and-bolts of the 2 Personal Year, watch this video.

 

Note: There are two schools of thought regarding the Personal Year.

 

The first is that it runs from January 1 – Dec. 31 of each calendar year.

The Personal Year is derived from adding together your MONTH of birth + the DAY of birth + the CURRENT YEAR.

Therefore, the logical flow is that it takes place for the calendar year for which it is being calculated.

**Remember: If you subscribe to this mode of thought, your Personal Month RESETS and CHANGES on January 1.

 

The second mode of thought is that the Personal Year runs from birthday to birthday, somewhat like a Solar Return in Astrology.

If you know my work at all, you’ll know that I’m someone who simply attempts to point out the different schools of thought and then the ball is in your court. It’s up to each of us to determine method makes the most sense to us and feels right or correct.

It’s like anything else in life. People can get really adamant about the correct diet (keto? paleo? vegan? gluten-free? vegetarian? and on and on).

You can go to different doctors with the same condition and get different courses of treatment. You can study Pythagorean numerology, or subscribe more to Chaldean numerology, or other modalities.

I don’t mean to belabor it, but it might surprise you how many people contact me and leave comments insisting that their particular methodology is the only right way to do it.

If you subscribe to the birthday-to-birthday way of thinking, you calculate this way:  Using your birth date, add the MONTH + DAY + YEAR OF YOUR LAST BIRTHDAY

Just know that you’ll change into a new Personal Year on your BIRTHDAY, meaning that you’ll also change which Personal Year you read for your Forecast! This mode of thinking is more confusing until you wrap your brain around it.  đź’Ą

 

So I just want to be clear. It’s up to YOU to determine what school of thought feels right to you. And it’s ends up being just that:  HOW IT FEELS. Sit with it. Ponder it. Feel into it.

If you feel the Personal Year runs from birthday-to-birthday, you will still reference the forecast for your Personal Year, yet the flow of it is a bit more wonky. Meaning: On your birthday, it switches gears and might feel as if it’s more of a dramatic or abrupt shift.

Either way, the forecast still applies to you. Just use your own mind, body, and spirit to make the most out of the information.

 

For those of you who follow the Grand-Dog Update, I have emotional news.  Oliver passed over to the Dog Star ✨ on March 14th. He was my daughter Miranda’s “Ride-or-Die,” as she says. She adopted him in 2011 from the Humane Society, where he had reportedly been found abandoned in a dumpster in Albuquerque, New Mexico.  I’ll share her written “Obituary” for him:

I knew this day would come, and I still wasn’t ready. ❤️💔 Yesterday, we said goodbye to the sweetest, derpiest, most vocal, expressive, opinionated, and beautiful soul. Oliver was my ride-or-die for over 13 years, my best boy through every chapter, and he lived a full life of so many adventures and so much love. I will miss you more than I can ever say, my little Ollie-boy, Sweet Potato, Ollie Biyali, Mr. Peebody, Oliver Rowdy. Life will not be the same without you. 🥺❤️💔❤️‍🩹

I just wanted to let all of you know that the update will include Rio and Oscar — yet we’ll always think about Oliver as well!  I know he’s up there with our other beloved family dogs.  So Oliver sends all of us love and a reminder to relish all the minutes and enjoy all the snacks.