5 Personal Year | January is a 6 Personal Month
HAPPY NEW YEAR! 🥳
Last year, I focused the Monthly Forecasts by sharing your DIRECTIVE for the month.
I alway intuitively feel out what I feel the key container might be for the year and for 2025, I’m going to focus the monthly forecasts by offering a REFLECTION to frame the energy of the month.
Why? Because 2025 is a 9 Universal Year (find out more about the 9 Universal Year and how it interacts with your Life Path here).
The 9 Universal Year is the end of a global cycle of time. The Universal Year indicates what we’re all experiencing as a global community.
This is a year of emotional and transformational endings, conclusions, and letting go of the old to make room for the new. The 9 is also calls for a spiritual awakening. It’s the number of humanitarianism and of universal wisdom. These are the focal points for 2025.
And it won’t be an easy or comfortable journey!
With that said, I want to avoid any confusion you might have regarding your Personal Year and how it moves from year to year.
First of all, there are two basic 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.
Therefore, if you experienced a 4 Personal Year last year, December was a 7 Personal MONTH.
Then January rolls around and you shift to your 5 Personal Year.
In the 5 Personal Year, January is a 6 Personal Month (we add the 5 Personal Year + the number of the month [January = 1] which is 6).
So you’re experiencing the same vibe that you did two months ago, in November.
The second mode of thought is that the Personal Year runs from birthday to birthday, somewhat like a Solar Return in Astrology.
I acknowledge that there are people who will fiercely assert that the birthday-to-birthday method is the only method.
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.
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.
🤔 Reflection for January: Responsibility calls. You’re starting out your freedom-seeking year with some added duties and commitments.
You’re coming out of a year that required a lot of endurance. Ultimately, the idea is that whatever you’ve worked so hard at putting into place is now going to offer you a solid platform from which to launch into some expansive change. (YIPPEE!!)
It’s your year to get out there, have fun, and test your limits. Yet also know that you can feel a sense of not knowing which way to turn or what invitation to accept. It’s a little bit like throwing yourself into a Vitamix blender and seeing where you land . . !
The energy of the 5 Personal Year supports you in all things freedom-related and yet your challenge is to use this frenetic energy optimally by not spinning out of control or alternately, by not retracting or hiding-out from this energy.
It’s time to face fears (this is a big one during the 5 Personal Year!), truly embrace uncertainty, and yet get a few directives and parameters in place in order to bring things from here to there.
This is a year where you can feel a heightened level of restriction or confinement, forcing you to make some bold moves in order to shake off the shackles.
While it might be tempting to hit the ground running (or partying!), January offers you a more home-based vibe.
The energy of the 5 Personal Year and the 6 (the energy of your month) don’t necessarily speak the same language. The 5 will say “don’t fence me in!” while the 6 will respond: “I’m building my special white picket fence and painting it! Come on over for a mug of hot cocoa while I put on the finishing touches.”
So, the vibe of the month might feel a bit conflicting. It’s a mix of freedom and fun, folded in with nurturing and responsibility.
Around January 6th, a new love interest might enter the scene. If you’re coupled, this can be a time where you both enjoy a bit more sizzle in your relationship (Hint: This requires some planning on your part!) This taps into the sensual nature of your entire 5 Personal Year — the 5 is the vibe that’s known for its super-sexiness.
Remember that the 5 isn’t just about sex (although it’s surely about that as well), it’s about the sensual experience. That is multi-dimensional. It’s a year to enjoy good food and savor the flavors and the ambiance. It’s a year to take hikes in the woods or by the ocean and breathe in the fragrances like you would if you were a wine connoisseur. It’s a year where how things look, smell, taste, and feel will reach a different level of sensitivity.
As for January, this is more about nurturing relationships, getting your home in order, and stepping up to some additional responsibilities.
January 13th is the day to take care of any financial or legal matters connected with your home. You might become a bit obsessed about changing up your home-base starting January 17th or 27th.
This month offers you a moment to consolidate your sense of direction and equilibrium as you begin this grand adventure you’re embarking on for the next twelve months and beyond.
CONTEMPLATIVE THOUGHT FOR JANUARY:
It’s time to step away and get some distance. See how your family (your religion, culture, etc) shaped you. Feel into that shape.
Now ask yourself if you like that shape? If not, what shape would you prefer? If you don’t like your shape or want to change or improve upon it in any way, 2025 is the time to remold your shape into what YOU want it to be. The 9 Universal Year supports all shedding, reshaping, endings, conclusions, and spiritual awakenings.
>If you want a reminder about the nuts-and-bolts of the 5 Personal Year, watch this short video.
**For those of you who are new to the Monthly Forecast, each month I share pics of my Grand-Dogs! These are my daughters’ dogs: Oliver is the senior gentleman (with one blue eye and one brown eye). Oscar is the Wire-Haired Fox Terrier. Rio is a Pitbull-Mix. They are the Dynamic Trio!
