3 Personal Year | August is an 11/2 Personal Month
August is an 11/2 Personal Month:
This is the month to channel new ideas and to trust your intuition.
We’re closing in on a peak time for you in your 3 Personal Year. Next month is a crescendo in your year where the energy of the creative and communicative number 3 reaches full richness and intensity.
Both patience and initiative benefit your creative projects and relationships this month. While that is indeed oxymoronic, its power is undeniable. Taking right action at the proper time will be the touchtone for August.
July was a great launching pad for you to begin to take off—when new projects came together and “seeds” were planted that you’ll need to nurture and cultivate. This year has potentially been full of new interests, friends, people, places, and emotional openings.
Right now, an important task needs to be tied up and put to bed sooner rather than later at the beginning of the month. When that’s successfully tucked away, you’ll need to take a step back, re-evaluate, and breathe.
August is a bit of a “hurry up and wait” month for you and yet don’t waste any of this precious time on impatience and frustration. Why not take some time for a bit of reset?
It’s a time to truly reflect on what this year has brought you so far.
Have you been devoted to self-improvement in some manner? Are you embracing your emotional life and communicating on a different level than before? This is the month to take stock and see how you actually feel on a variety of levels.
Part of this reflective month could be used to refocus and re-devote yourself to a creative project you have percolating inside of you or halfway developed and molting on your desk.
This can be a writing project, a new garden layout or giving yourself the time and space to take that intensive course you’ve been delaying or talking yourself out of signing up for.
The high-octane projects you engaged with in July will continue through August 9th or so, then will slow down or be held up briefly, probably until at least August 17th.
August is a great time to tap into your creative juices and reach out and help others. The number 2 is the number of partnership, so August offers a bit more down time for you to devote to the other people in your life that may have been put aside for a while.
Understand that August holds a Master number 11 for you. What does that mean? The 11 ups the ante in the realms of spiritual illumination, artistic creativity, and inspired healing. This is an opportunity to truly go deep.
It’s a time to look at anything having to do with partnerships and relationships. How do you relate to others? How do you relate to yourself? It’s a great month to see how love shows up for you and how you show up for love.
This might be a great time to binge watch Couples Therapy, sign on to jimmy_on_relationships on IG, or (gasp!) read a book about relationships that piques your interest. There’s plenty out there right now. I always reference the Gottman Institute as a go-to for those who might be serious about learning how to understand ourselves and how we show up in relationships.
Key into your humor, lightness, and creativity—even though it might feel a bit heavy right now. Just consider this a time to replenish your reserves—mentally, physically, spiritually, and emotionally.
Also remember that this is a great month for investing more of yourself into your intimate relationship or relationships with those you love. You have a lot to give to others this month, whether it’s in a tangible realm or it’s a touch, gesture, or just being available to listen.
If you have the opportunity or desire, take the time for romance, particularly around August 22nd or 27th.
It’s imperative that you listen to yourself—what words do you speak? What thoughts are you listening to in your mind? Words have power and incredible impact and it’s particularly necessary to pay attention to and listen to the words you use.
Take the guidance offered in The Four Agreements (by Don Miguel Ruiz) this month and every month, particularly powerful in your 3 Personal Year. One of the four agreements is: Be Impeccable with your Word. This means to speak with integrity and make sure your words align with your thoughts and intentions. Meaning; don’t say one thing and do another. Say only what you mean, directly and without hidden meaning, passive-aggression or drama.
This also includes avoiding negativity and not engaging in gossip, negativity or speaking badly about yourself or others. And lastly, use your words only in the service of love and truth. Speak, think, and feel words that uplift, motivate, inspire and offer heart-centered connection.
The focus in your 3 Personal Year is on the sometimes difficult task of finding the lightness even when your world tips into a dark or heavy place. The key is to focus on the solutions rather than get mired down in the problem.
What’s next for you? What’s the happiest surprise you could imagine?
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. 💥
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.
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>>If you want a reminder about the nuts-and-bolts of the 3 Personal year, watch this short video.
For those of you just starting to follow the monthly forecasts, I always share a photo of my Grand Dogs. Both of my daughter’s are proud dog Mom’s. Rio is a Pitbull mix and Oscar is a Wire-Haired Fox Terrier, and Penny. ❤️
