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Your personal number for 2008 (you keep this number for the entire year) is obtained by adding 2008 to your month and day of birth. For example, if you were born on May 31, add 5 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 0 + 0 + 8 = 19. Keep adding until you reach a single digit. 1 + 9 = 10. 1+0=1.. In this example, your number for 2008 would be 1. It applies to both your Monthly and Weekly Forecasts. SCROLL DOWN TO YOUR PERSONAL NUMBER….. Scroll Down For “People In The News”

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 A delay or distraction is occurring for your benefit. The harmony you seek can only come through cooperation and the acceptance of differences. Your self-consciousness is a fear of how you are being perceived. It stems from your reluctance to accept yourself as an equal, and effects your inner comfort level which, in turn, affects your behavior. Learn from experience.

 

 Try to relate to the needs and feelings of others. Don’t mistake humility for weakness. Genuine humility is your greatest asset now, and it is not something you can fake. Allow your heart to soften, and you will realize that humility enables you to communicate without self consciousness, and to seek the truth rather than merely repeat what you have heard. This is not humble pie. It is knowledge. It is power. Eat it up!

 

  You are standing on a stepping stone, and the resources at your disposal need a friendly and hospitable atmosphere in which to develop. Communicate your needs, and listen as others communicate theirs. Don’t stretch yourself in all directions in order to please or get ahead. Be clear about what you hope to achieve and respect the hopes of others. You need them and they need you - and there is beauty in this balance.

 

 Listen to someone else’s side of the story and notice how it connects to your own. Some things are simply not going to change any time soon, and you really need to accept that fact. Focus on areas of your life in which you are actually content. Appreciate them. There is a wide array of feelings moving within your body. Don’t ignore the ones that make you smile. They are a potent fuel, indeed!

 

Before you go rushing off into the jungle, gather relevant information and get organized. You may learn something valuable from an unexpected source. You are holding feelings inside that are bursting to get out - feelings that guilt has told you you’re not supposed to feel. But you ARE feeling them. You don’t have to act them out; but you do need to acknowledge and accept the circumstances that triggered them.

 

 This is a cycle of deeper understanding. Communication is emphasized - how we hold words back to prevent personal involvement; how we use humor to deflect seriousness, how we twist words to obscure reality, and how we form opinions without studying the facts. Speak the truth. Accept that others know more than you in certain matters. Listen, learn, and use that knowledge to improve the situation.

 

 You are experiencing intense feelings, one of which could be hatred. You may instantly deny this - until you consider that hate evolves out of anger that is not allowed to move. If you think certain events or circumstances did not trigger anger, then the guilt that is causing the denial must be addressed. Confrontation is unnecessary, but you do need to feel and accept this natural emotion, and allow it to express its way out of your body, privately and safely.

 

Remember that your life belongs to you! Talk is useless when your emotions are all tied up in an unmoving ball inside you. So, don’t talk: feel! Then you will be able to notice your advantages and resources. Knowing what you’ve got is the key to getting what you want. Perhaps you need to adjust and rearrange your life around what you would like to achieve - instead of struggling to merely fit it in.

 

 It may seem that no matter how hard you try to do things differently, you simply end up repeating the same old pattern. But, just noticing this pattern is the first step to breaking it. You may be reluctant to return to matters of the past, but it is in the past that the answer you currently seek is stuck. In order to understand who you are and why you are here, you need correct information about your own history.

Your personal number for 2008 is obtained by adding 2008 to your month and day of birth. For example, if you were born on May 29, add 5+2+9+2+0+0+8 = 26. Keep adding until you reach a single digit. 2+6=8. In this example, your yearly number for 2008 would be 8. You keep this number for the entire year, and it is the number you use to read your monthly and weekly forecasts.

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The study of change is the study of survival.
Edward T. Hall

May emphasizes extremes. relationships, relatives, domestic issues, neighborhood, responsibility, health and healing, justice, forgiveness, balance and peace. It is important to base your decisions on your true feelings but, because your survival instincts are on full alert and may cause you to feel extremely protective towards yourself and loved ones, you must also be careful not to jump to conclusions or prejudge anything.

Events may force you to focus on home or family matters, on those you love, or those to whom you are closely connected. If you have depended on someone or something too heavily, you will now realize that nothing and no one can be taken for granted in the 1 year. And, because so much emotion is involved in this cycle, an uncomfortable or extreme situation could emerge, even though it may not be entirely unexpected.

Accept that everyone is living and evolving at their own pace and don’t try to manipulate or take control. Don’t take on responsibilities that are not yours. You may think you are responsible for someone else’s problem or that they are responsible for yours. You may believe it is your responsibility to keep everyone happy. You may think you have no responsibilities at all. You may even find yourself being held responsible for something. This may be difficult to understand right now but your responsibility is clear: you must take care of yourself first, otherwise you will wear yourself out and be unable to take care of anyone or anything else.

While others are caught up in their own changes, you may find yourself with a new problem to solve or a deeply emotional dilemma to deal with. Assess where you truly fit in to the situation. Appreciate the feelings and needs of all concerned. Do what you can to help, but encourage others to find their own solutions, and remember that independence is this year’s theme.

A know-it-all, self-righteous, or judgmental attitude is a sure sign that you are denying some powerful feelings, such as fear, grief, and anger. Until the lessons of love and responsibility are learned, this leg of the journey may jolt you from one extreme to another.

Focus on your home. Or, are you wondering where your real home actually is? As an old reality ends and a new one starts to form, renew your faith in yourself and in life. No matter how restless you feel, you are in the right place, and this is the right time, to gain the experience you need.

Begin or expand a project that is dear to your heart. Stop judging yourself from the perspective of who you used to be. You will always be what you judge yourself to be, and until you change a particular way you see yourself - and what you are capable of - true satisfaction may never be reached. Then you will have to deal with the frustration of not knowing why.

You have reached the outer edges of a brand new beginning in your life. Will you walk confidently into it? Will you now take a greater responsibility for your own well-being and happiness? Will you accept this new path of love, balance, and connection? If you find yourself traveling unfamiliar roads during May, this is an indication that you really are ready to take a different, exciting, and more responsible road out there in the world, and that no matter how hard it is to let go of the past, once you do, a new and better tomorrow will be able to form. This month, a new understanding about love can result in a loving new beginning or fresh start.

I make the most of all that comes
and the least of all that goes.
Sara Teasdale

Having to face your own reality last month has probably left you eager to make some positive changes, but you still may not be able to see the best approach. Don’t rush. New understandings must be reached and specific adjustments must be made before you can regain the stability you desire.

Slow down. Navigating your way through May’s ‘strange’ vibrations will require an open and alert mind. There is no outside light to guide you. In fact, the only light that can illuminate your current reality exists within - and this is also the only light that can help you revive your sense of dignity. Keep a low profile and go about your daily affairs slowly and quietly. Cooperate and help where you can, and diplomatically ask for cooperation where needed.

Remember how the year started off, and take a detailed look at where you stand now. Notice how you are connected to everyone and everything around you, and how you have handled certain people and situations. If your approach has yielded favorable results, continue in that way. If not, there may be some part of your reality that you are not seeing or relating to.

Be honest with yourself. Only then can you relax from this stress, and gently move yourself into a kinder and easier segment of the journey. To begin with, you don’t have to spend every waking moment reeling from a recent event or clash, or worried about what the next problem may be.

Unexpressed emotions are causing this strain. Feel them - express them outwardly - and let them go. Then you will understand what needs to be done next. And, while you’re waiting for more understanding to come in,, make workable, achievable plans which match the direction you want to take.

Don’t be afraid of sudden flashes of intuition or strange dreams. Compare them to your real-life situation. May’s emotional awakening is trying to stir a sleeping or battered ambition. Feedback from others can trigger what needs to be felt. Stay alert, and remember that any problem you encounter can be turned around to your advantage.

In this peculiar and perhaps surreal month - a cycle of secrets - you are learning about the power that comes with the acceptance of reality, and the deadlock brought about by denial.

Relate to others tactfully. Be careful with whom you associate. You cannot afford to waste your time or resources. Don’t lower your standards. Pay attention to detail and listen attentively. Widen your outlook and try to be more flexible and relaxed. The lesson here is that of self-acceptance, (self-love), but you may have to feel your way out of disappointment (sadness), frustration (anger), or confusion (fear) to learn it. You may also find yourself facing a moral dilemma as you struggle to understand the true meaning of freedom.

May’s energies can create a feeling of being inadequate, vulnerable, or unprepared. You may feel that you should be doing more to help yourself or someone else. Relax. Just do what you can. Guilt always tells you that you should be doing better than you are, but from the understanding that your best really IS good enough, your ability to relate to others will expand, and you will then be able to experience a quiet confidence that feels warm, nurturing, and genuinely loving.

What we vividly imagine, ardently desire,
and enthusiastically act upon, must
inevitably come to pass.
Cezanne

It’s time to snap out of it, wake up, and make some positive waves. The power of communication is featured this month, along with friendliness, popularity, and giving others what they want in order to attain what you want.

You may be afraid to do something that you are perfectly able to do, and it is time to face that fear head on. As abstract as it may seem, your biggest and most debilitating fear is likely to be that of taking full responsibility for your own life. You can release this fear. You can succeed.

A potent energy has entered your world, urging you to implement last month’s plans or ideas even if, in part, they seem undoable. As you know, where there is a Will there is a way! A decision must be made and carried out.

Feel the positive energy surrounding you, including an improvement in the way others are able to relate to your side of the story, your ideas, talents, or potential.. Even if you are not getting this kind of attention from others right now, don’t worry. This could be a sign that these are not the people with whom you are meant to be dealing on a long-term basis, or that they themselves are being distracted by other issues. No matter what, think success, and understand that you do not need the approval of other people to live as you want to live.

In general, if you need something, ask for it. No matter how difficult a task appears to be, keep at it. Don’t give up. And don’t focus on the rewards alone, as this will reduce your focus on what you need to do in order for the rewards to follow.

It is important that you believe that your life has taken a turn for the better, no matter how turbulent the waters may seem. This month’s combination of energies represents a big step forward into a future which you are designing by the strength of your desire, belief, and action.

You have more ability to make things happen this month than you have had in a long time. If you have to rely on a friend or relative to assist you, be grateful, kind, and willing to learn new things. Don’t let anyone or anything undermine your confidence. The magnetism of your determination and clear-headedness will draw opportunity to you.

There may be an improvement in your finances, business affairs, or relationships, or an opportunity to enable these improvements to occur later. This level of growth often requires a courageous leap of faith - a radical shift beyond the previously imaginable - so jump in and become passionately involved. Do not limit yourself. Just do what needs to be done. The dress rehearsal of the past four years is over. This, my dear, is the real thing!

Now, each step you take towards a goal is a goal in itself. If you feel stuck, remove yourself from the situation for a while and focus on something unrelated. This diversion will relieve your stress, rejuvenate your senses, and give you the incentive to get back in the game.

But, what if things are not going well? What if you have lost instead of gained? What if you feel disappointed, empty, or unable to see anything positive in your situation? What if there is no hope in sight? If you look closely at everything that has transpired in the last two years, you will realize that this cycle is showing you aspects of your own power that you have not used before. Start using it now. Keep going until you get it right! Yes, effort and determination are needed. But, what a wonderful gift it is to finally know what you want, and what you have to do to get it.

One way or another, the events of this month will reward you richly. The time for speculating is over. The time for doing is here. It may take longer to reach your destination than you imagined but, still, the journey has begun.

Those who don’t remember the lessons of
the past are condemned to repeat them.
George Santayana

Endings, completions, tolerance, generosity, facing reality, and acceptance are the themes of May. The time has come to free yourself of the weight of your own unexpressed feelings, because that is what is making you feel so confined. Let it out, safely and privately, and then feel yourself moving forward again.

Issues from the past may be preventing you from focusing on the positive potential of your present situation. You may feel angry towards someone else but, if you get deep into this feeling, you will realize that you are angry with yourself for a multitude of reasons which guilt keeps pointing out. Only you can end whatever you are subconsciously blaming yourself for. Once you do, you will be able to move comfortably into a brighter and more genuinely loving reality.

Finish whatever you have been putting off. This will open more space in your life. Wherever there is space, there is potential for new opportunity to enter. Simplify.

There may be some delay, frustration, or loss this month, or perhaps you are still feeling the effects of a previous loss. If someone or something has left you, or seems to be leaving you, understand that you do not own this person or situation. Look for the cause of the separation and allow the wheels of evolution and freedom to turn as they need to. This does not mean giving a free reign to those who need assistance or guidance, such as children, but the energy of this month does suggest that a more accepting or understanding attitude will serve the best interests of all concerned.

Be generous this month. This includes giving your time and effort, giving of yourself in a particular field or service, giving a sympathetic and understanding shoulder to cry on, or practical assistance and advice. Let go of resentment or insecurity and openly encourage or assist someone else. In another instance, you may need to stand up for yourself, get back in the driver’s seat and take control of your life, without trying to control others.

Take the time to observe how you and certain people are effecting each other. Stand still and look at your reality, and how it is connected to theirs. Stop fighting the fact that you are who and where you are. This cycle feels restrictive, but it provides a valuable lesson in seeing all sides of the story - not just the side you prefer or the side you are afraid of.

Open your imagination and let those exciting new ideas in - the ideas you have been shutting out of your conscious mind because you don’t know how to make them happen within the confines of your current circumstances. Look at the big picture instead of getting lost in the nit-picking details. How can you expect to create a new reality for yourself when you are merely lurking in its shadows, refusing to stand out and dazzle the world with your true colors? Discard those old ways which never did work for you. Enough is enough.

END that roller coaster of disappointment. You will soon realize that much of your fear was unfounded. Stop torturing yourself with a situation you can do absolutely nothing about! There is still a long way to go on the 4 journey but, if you are willing to accept that the present, regardless of its details, provides the only entry into the future, then you are over the worst of it now. Remember that the 4 road leads to breakthrough, not breakdown.

The one unchangeable certainty is that
nothing is unchangeable or certain.
John F. Kennedy

If something you have taken for granted reverses itself this month, it is essential that you face this reality and notice that there is more than one way to proceed. You do have a choice. It may be difficult to take a route you have never taken before but, no matter how alien these untraveled roads seem, you can be sure that one of them will lead to the result you want. And, if it were not for this upheaval or change of focus, you could find yourself going around in the same old worn out circles yet again.

With courage and a sense of adventure, this is a month of dynamic forward movement, new ideas and people, enthusiasm, independence, and sudden development. Someone else’s situation may be reflecting important information to you - or showing you the outcome of not exerting your personal power in the world.

The climb you wish to make must start with a single step. All you need is the courage to make a particular move that you were unable to make before. You may even find yourself being “supported” in an unexpected way, by someone who has been drawn to your talent, originality, your belief in yourself, or simply to the beauty of your spirit.

Yet, despite all the encouragement that this month offers, you may feel vulnerable, abandoned, or stuck. This is because the energies of May require you to stand alone in your new circumstances and experience the power of your individuality and independence. You are in new territory in which you must focus on you, your life, your desires and ambitions, and your ability to be yourself and lead your own life.

A significant change has taken place, and yet your life has not changed enough for you to feel totally comfortable. Give yourself time to adjust to an unexpected shift and, although it is necessary to focus on you, remember that others have their own agendas, priorities, and problems. Be sure that the attention you are receiving is not solely for the purpose of improving someone else’s situation while your own remains neglected. Be aware of the games people play.

BEGIN something - a new activity, job, friendship, relationship, business, or project - or start a new phase of an existing experience. Relax with who you are. Make a change which will remove you from those who don’t appreciate you, and place you where what you have to offer is actually being sought.

Recognize when you are behaving self-destructively, and try to offset these tendencies with a more constructive use of your time, energy and resources. Make no mistake, what you are trying to achieve is important, but remember that others have goals and needs too. The more at ease you feel around other people, the more comfortable they will feel around you - and the more progress can be made.

Recognize your past mistakes regarding ego, your expectations of other people, and your sense of self-importance. Your reality has altered and it is very important to know where you stand - and to remain flexible. This is a chance to positively transform your life, your relationships, and your view of the world.

Peace can never be achieved by force.
It can only be achieved by understanding.
Albert Einstein

This month emphasizes relationships, cooperation, peace, love, compassion, details and connection. Above all, you must be patient. The art of problem solving is one of 6’s principle themes and, this month, life may send you a series of sensitive situations to practice on. Use gentle persuasion and tact. Make suggestions, not demands.

Aggression and force will not work for you. But miracles can happen if you are patient enough to wait for them, and aware enough to see the different options available. Take it all in your stride. Try to understand, deeply and compassionately, what is going on.

Do not force your plans ahead or you may push them into the wrong place and time. By diverting your attention to another person or situation, a new experience will arise from which you will gain valuable information - a new intelligence which can help restore much needed harmony to an important relationship or situation.

If you find yourself saying, “I don’t have time for this”, take a deep breath and just take the time. The world will not fall apart if you stop what you’re doing to sort this out. In fact, something important could fall apart if you don’t. Many details are involved, including some that you or others are avoiding. Let go of all that stress and go slowly and peacefully instead. Be diplomatic and courteous. The people with whom you must interact now are all potential partners in some way.

Someone close needs your attention, patience, and understanding. Don’t judge or condemn. You now have an opportunity to solve a problem which affects not just one but, possibly, many others. You are well aware of a past mistake and you know that there is too much to lose by repeating it even one more time.

It is often in the 6 year that we decide to reinvent ourselves, and now it is time to invent a new way of understanding, enjoying, experiencing, and living your life. You may have to examine your own tactics and motivations to realize just how subtly you may have been controlling others, or have allowed your repressed feelings to control your own behavior. You may even find yourself being held accountable for past actions. If so, accept it. Don’t fight it. Life is pointing out a mistake so you don’t have to suffer its consequences again.

Insecurity, anger, and fear must be recognized and given outer expression. Take responsibility for the role that you, yourself, have played in a particular matter and, instead of allowing blame and guilt to rule, look for common ground to build upon.

Love must be free in order to be love, so why not relax with that fact and seek healing instead of deeper conflict? Consider the needs and feelings of all concerned. Insecurity breeds obsession, and this can jeopardize all your relationships. Don’t try to force someone into a position which is merely convenient for you, or allow yourself to be used for someone else’s ulterior motives. This is extreme behavior, and the only thing it creates is war. This is a month in which you are learning about peace which, of course, starts within.

Real knowledge is to know
the extent of one’s ignorance.
Confucius

This month emphasizes the joys of life. However, its vibration is so light and carefree that you may fail to notice it or take it seriously. Now, in this serious 7 year, it is time to understand how and why your pursuit of personal fulfillment holds the answer to your present circumstances.

There is also an emphasis on innocence, creativity, communication, social interaction, art, and beauty. Imagine how life would be without these joyful elements. It would not be worth living. Try to feel, accept, and embrace May’s exuberant vibration. It will help you define personal happiness and show you how willing others can be to help if you approach them in a friendly way.

The weight you are carrying is made up of all those ideas, facts, and emotions that you are currently unable to process or express - compounded by guilt, which tells you that you should already know the answers to your questions. This can result in an uncomfortable tension in your shoulders as if you have been carrying something alien on your back and are now trying to shake it off. Remember that guilt doesn’t care if you find the answers or not. It only wants you to feel guilty - a heaviness you can no longer afford to bear.

Be aware of the flaws, imperfections, or superficiality in some of the activities, people and things you thought could or should make you happy. The 7 energy tends to dull the gloss and glamour of life so that you can see reality instead. There could be some concern in matters of friendship, creativity, social standing, your (or someone else’s) physical appearance, or the way in which you and others are expressing yourselves.

The change you desire to your status or conditions may require you to learn new skills, behavior, or procedure. Being comfortable and self-assured in foreign or even hostile surroundings is part of what needs to be learned in order to groom yourself for the opportunity that next year offers.

Friends and family are an important part of May, so don’t become too withdrawn or reclusive. The elements of social interaction and secrets come together in a strange way this month. 7 promotes openness, but its opposite reflection is that of plotting, scheming, or hiding the truth. Be aware of the motivations of others - without becoming paranoid. Or, is it you yourself who is plotting, subconsciously, to bring yourself down?

If you are involved in a serious situation, acknowledge it, but focus on finding a realistic solution. By creating an optimistic atmosphere, the solution will be easier to accept by all concerned. This is a cycle of self-expression, but do not use it to trivialize, criticize, spread gossip or rumor, or promote only one side of the story. Thoughtlessly expressed words can create havoc in your life this month. There is no need to hurt others - or yourself - just because you are dissatisfied. Communicate creatively, not destructively. And remember that the 7 year is about planning, rather than doing.

If you run into a wall, don’t turn around
and give up. Figure out how to climb it,
go through it, or work around it.
Michael Jordan

May brings you into a down-to-earth cycle which highlights the work that must be done to fulfill a goal - and the inevitable obstacles in your way. This cycle emphasizes your identity - the way you see yourself, and the way you believe others see you.

As you sort out your beliefs about you and your reputation, you may experience limitations, delays, postponements, mental blocks, and other complications. If so, consider all the details as they arise. Only then can you analyze the situation and get organized. Make a commitment to get through this obstacle course, and then feel yourself grow!

You will be amazed at what you can achieve with patience, effort, efficiency and belief in yourself. This means that you will need to feel your fear. You may not like how it feels, but this is nothing compared to the feeling of dissatisfaction - self hatred - you will experience if you do not face and feel your fear, head-on, and take advantage of this month’s opportunity to advance. The key to dealing successfully with fear is to know what should be feared and what should not.

Appreciate what you already have, including your ideas, resources, talent, passion, and imagination. Appreciating them means loving them, using them constructively, expanding them, and increasing their value. Appreciate, too, the people around you whose individuality and problems are very real. They may be only too happy to cooperate if they know that you truly believe in yourself.

Persevere, chip away at, and break through restrictive situations. In the process of laying this all important groundwork, you will encounter what you thought were your limits, only to realize that your expanded belief in yourself has pushed your limits to a place where they no longer pressure you. You are READY to take this vital next step.

We often limit ourselves through outdated thinking, or because we feel we must do things in a certain way. Some obstacles may seem permanent or immovable, such as age, responsibility, limitations of the physical body, finances, or the condition of your personal or working environment. By accepting the reality of your life in all its detail, you will find that certain “obstacles” may serve a constructive purpose.

An opportunity may arise for you to heal your physical body or to make changes to other areas of your life with which you thought you would always be “stuck”. These represent some of the wonderful but less obvious rewards of the 8 year.

Get plenty of rest this month because the heavy workload can deplete your physical energy. Acknowledge that you have a fear of change and feel what your fear is telling you. When your passion becomes stronger than your fear, it is a sign that the power of your Will is finally breaking free. When you become passionately involved with the pressures of getting a goal off the ground, you will be able to look back over the past five months and pleasantly startle yourself with how far you have come.

One’s knowledge cannot go
beyond one’s experience.
John Locke

May reveals old judgments that have been imprinted upon you throughout your life. The more clearly you understand (feel) the inaccuracy or irrelevance of your old programming, and how it is so painfully restricting your progress today, the more easily you will be able to steer yourself in the direction that is right for you.

However, part of you, (your mind), may demand to know why all this change is necessary, and may insist that you ‘pull yourself together’ and get back to “normal”. If so, notice how the past has made the present inevitable, and that your craving to get back to “normal” is actually a wish to get back to the past - which is full of the same old mistakes, habits and faulty ‘programming’ that led you to your present circumstances.

It all comes to a head this month, and that is why issues you thought were over are now back in your life! Stop blaming other people - or even yourself. Admit that mistakes have been made, but don’t judge yourself for having made them. Simply realize that, now, the only option left is that of real and meaningful change. Allow your mistakes to evolve into experience. Be aware of your surroundings or you could become accident-prone, reckless, or unable to keep up with changing situations.

There is an emphasis on your physical body now. Take care of it and realize how vital a part of you it is. You may want to block out - deny - your present reality with excesses of alcohol, food, drugs, sex, gambling, or some other means of avoiding the emotions involved. This month, your physical condition is an indicator of just how much buried emotion you are holding in.

You may feel lonely standing there at the crossroads of your life, with no idea where any of these roads will lead. But you are not alone. Millions of people, all over the world, are also standing at their crossroads. But it is you alone who must make the choice of either moving forward into a reality of your own design, or returning to ‘normal’ and stagnating in an unacceptable situation.

This month emphasizes FREEDOM, and you must now free yourself from normal routines and activities or, at least, approach them in a different way. Free yourself from the word normal. It’s just another word for average.

Notice how normal conventional thinking has almost killed Free Will on this planet. Allow yourself to think differently. Make peace with yourself. Everything starts with the self because if there is no peace within, there can be no peace in your outer reality either.

This cycle responds to your expectations; not what you think you expect, but on a deeper level, what you feel is going to happen. When sudden or unexpected things occur, as they may this month, they are usually things that you did expect deep down but were unwilling to bring into your consciousness, and shrugged them off instead. Or, you may be thinking very positively about change - but nothing changes. This shows that deep down you did not expect anything to change - and that mere positive thinking is always outweighed by denied feelings.

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PEOPLE IN THE NEWS 2008

1 YEAR CYCLE:
Lance Armstrong - Ed Balls - George Bush Sr. - Barbara Bush Jr. - Jenna Bush - Naomi Campbell - Walter Menzies Campbell - Jim Carry - Raul Castro (Cuba) - Bill Clinton - Hillary Clinton - Stephen Colbert - Anderson Cooper - Ellen DeGeneres - Arun Gandhi - Stedman Graham - Hugh Grant - Judith Giuliani - Peter Hain - Barron Hilton Jr. - Eddie Izzard - Jesse Jackson - Dean Kamen - Hamid Karzai (Afghanistan) - Robert F. Kennedy Jr. - Imran Khan - Dennis Kucinich - Kim Jong Il (North Korea) - Junichiro Koizumi (Japan) - Lindsay Lohan - Cindy McCain - Todd McKenney - Harriet Miers - Michael Moore - Evo Morales (Bolivia) - Hosni Mubarak (Egypt) - Michelle Obama - Gen. David Petraeus - Gen. Colin Powell - Chris Rock - Lynne Spears - Andrew Sullivan - Prince William - will-i-am

2 YEAR CYCLE:
Mohamed Al-Fayed - Corinne Bailey Rae - Hilary Benn - Helen Clark (New Zealand) - James Clyburn - Tom Cruise - Carson Daly - Howard Dean - Elizabeth Edwards - Jimmy Fallon - Diane Feinstein - Harriet Harman - Paris Hilton - Brook Hogan - Hulk Hogan - Vicki Iseman - Elton John - Angelina Jolie - Ban Ki-moon (U.N.) - Naomi Klein - John McCain - Phil McGraw - Martin McGuinness - Kate Middleton - Pervez Musharraf (Pakistan) - Keith Olbermann - Bill O’Reilly - Ian Paisley - Gwyneth Paltrow - Ron Paul - Mark Penn - Nawaz Sharif - Shimon Peres - Brian Piddick - Guy Ritchie - Karl Rove - J.K. Rowling - Arnold Schwartzenegger - Naseeruddin Shah - Michael Ware - Brian Williams - Asif Ali Zardari

3 YEAR CYCLE:
Mahmoud Abbas (Palestine) - Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (Iran) - Roger Ailes - Bashar al-Assad (Syria) - Kim Basinger - Pope Benedict XVI - Jimmy Carter - Chelsea Clinton - Ann Coulter - Brian Cowen (Ireland) - Candy Crowley - Cameron Diaz - Mia Farrow - Bill Gates - Julia Gillard - Rob Lowe - Chris Matthews - Gerry McCann - Cynthia McKinney - Markos Moulitsas - Bill Moyers - Gavin Newsom - Nancy Pelosi - Rene Preval (Haiti) - Vladimir Putin (Russia) - Mahinda Rajapakse (Sri Lanka) - Randi Rhodes - Nicolas Sarkozy (France) - Wesley Snipes - George Soros - Jack Straw - Donald Trump - Melania Trump - Jim Webb

4 YEAR CYCLE:
Shinzo Abe (Japan) - Bertie Ahern (Ireland) - Victoria Beckham - Richard Belzer - Mary J. Blige - Bilawal Bhutto Zardari - Fidel Castro - Michael Chertoff - Roger Clemens - John Conyers - Jim Cramer - Alistair Darling - Larry Flynt - Sonia Gandhi - Charlie Gibson - Alberto Gonzales - Neil Patrick Harris - Seymour Hersh - Katie Holmes - Karen Hughes - Jeff Immelt - Janet Jackson - Patrick Kennedy - John King - Larry King - Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner (Argentina) - Bill Maher - Elisabeth Murdoch - Barack Obama - Ehud Olmert (Israel) - Brad Pitt - Richard Quest - Daniel Radcliffe - Aishwarya Rai - Nicole Richie - Kevin Rudd (Australia) - Tim Russert - Jessica Seinfeld - Sophie, Countess of Wessex - George Stephanopoulos - Jon Stewart - Sting - Jon Tester - Helen Thomas - Ted Turner - Vito Fossella - Henry Waxman - Jack Welch - Robert Wexler - Robin Wright Penn - Oprah Winfrey - Amy Yasbeck - Jose Zapatero (Spain)

5 YEAR CYCLE:
King Abdullah (Jordan) - Kirsty Alley - Charles Barkley - Beyonce - Joe Biden - Ian Blair - Barbara Boxer - Kenneth Branagh - Gordon Brown (UK) - George W. Bush (USA) - Jeb Bush - Dick Cheney - Lynne Cheney - Jacques Chirac - Sheryl Crow - The Dalai Lama - Leonardo DiCaprio - Prince Edward - Craig Ferguson - Mel Gibson - Arianna Huffington - Sheila Jackson Lee - Marion Jones - Jack Kevorkian - Anna Kournikova - Rush Limbaugh - Stella McCartney - George Michael - David Miliband - Heather Mills - Benjamin Netanyahu - Conan O’Brien - Pratibha Patil - Prince - Erik Prince - Nancy Reagan - Rihanna - Gov. Bob Riley - Joe Scarborough - Al Sharpton - Than Shwe  (Burma) - Ashlee Simpson - Silda Spitzer - Howard Stern - Morgan Tsvangirai (Zimbabwe) - Ivanka Trump - Jesse Ventura - Rev. Jeremiah Wright

6 YEAR CYCLE:
Ben Affleck - John Ashcroft - Barbara Bush Sr. - Neil Bush - Gurinder Chadha - Dave Chappelle - Sacha Baron Cohen - Chelsy Davy - Nick Denton - Chris Dodd - Russ Feingold - Tina Fey - Isla Fisher - Melinda Gates - David Gregory - Chuck Hagel - Linda Hogan - John F. Kerry - A.Q. Khan - Elizabeth Kucinich - Jude Law - Barbara Lee - Jay Leno - Ken Livingstone - Rachel Maddow - Dmitry Medvedev (Russia) - Roh Moo-hyun (South Korea) - Robert Mugabe (Zimbabwe) - Rupert Murdoch - John Murtha - Dana Perino - Valerie Plame - Amrita Rao - Sumner Redstone - Harry Reid - Nicola Roxon - Shilpa Shetty - Jacqui Smith - Britney Spears - Arlen Specter - Justin Timberlake - Maxine Waters - Kanye West - Venus Williams - Amy Winehouse - Lynn Woolsey

7 YEAR CYCLE:
Joshua Bolten - Bono - Laura Bush - Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall - Johnny Depp - Lou Dobbs - Pete Doherty - Kevin Federline - George Galloway - Rudolph Giuliani - Whoopi Goldberg - Kathy Griffin - Sean Hannity - Stephen Harper (Canada) - Prince Harry - Barron Hilton Sr. - Conrad Hilton - Nicky Hilton - Mick Jagger - Hu Jintao (China) - Scarlett Johansson - R. Kelly -Ted Kennedy - Floyd Landis - Royston Langdon - Sam Lufti - Madonna - Ayaan Hirsi Ali - Thabo Mbeki (South Africa) - Paul McCartney - Matthew McConaughey - Angela Merkel (Germany) - Rosie O’Donnell - Natalie Portman - Rachael Ray - Henry Rollins - Mitt Romney - Jerry Seinfeld - Oliver Stone - Kiefer Sutherland - George Tenet - Charlize Theron - Usher 

8 YEAR CYCLE:
Paula Abdul - Dan Abrams - Gerry Adams - Abhishek Bachchan - Alec Baldwin - Bob Barr - David Beckham - Wolf Blitzer - Michael Bloomberg - Richard Branson - Des Browne - Prince Charles - David Copperfield - John Edwards - Queen Elizabeth - Melissa Etheridge - Geraldine Ferraro - Harold Ford Jr. - Barney Frank - Robert Gates - Al Gore - Nick Hogan - Kathy Hilton - Richard Hilton - Mike Huckabee - Boris Johnson - Kevin Johnson - Emeril Lagasse - David Letterman - Gong Li - Nelson Mandela - Nicoletta Mantovani - James Murdoch - Willie Nelson - David Paterson - Sean Penn - Prince Philip - Condoleeza Rice - Ron Reagan - Pat Robertson - Salman Rushdie - Charles Schumer - Will Smith - Tony Snow - Eliot Spitzer - Aung San Suu Kyi (Burma) - Barbara Walters - Viktor Yushchenko (Ukraine) - Jay-Z - Jacob Zuma (South Africa)

9 YEAR CYCLE:
Pamela Anderson - Tom Brokaw - Carla Bruni-Sarkozy - Felipe Calderon (Mexico) - Rosalynn Carter - Hugo Chavez (Venezuela) - Liz Cheney - Mary Cheney - Wesley Clarke - Katie Couric - Simon Cowell - Bill Kristol - Mike Farrell - Al Franken - Mark Foley - Amy Goodman - Whitney Houston - Steve Jobs - Garry Kasparov - Nicole Kidman - Joseph Lieberman - Kate McCann - Kate Moss - Ray Nagin - Olusegun Obasanjo (Nigeria) - Joel Osteen - Charles Rangel - Robert Redford - Bill Richardson - Tom Ridge - Bernie Sanders - Dan Savage - Cindy Sheehan - Maria Shriver - Don Siegelman - Jessica Simpson - Manmohan Singh (India) - Jamie Lynn Spears - Patrick Swayze - Donald Tusk (Poland) - Desmond Tutu - Liv Tyler - Tang Wei - Serena Williams - Joseph Wilson

Your personal number for 2008 is obtained by adding 2008 to your month and day of birth. For example, if you were born on May 29, add 5+2+9+2+0+0+8 = 26. Keep adding until you reach a single digit. 2+6=8. In this example, your yearly number for 2008 would be 8. You keep this number for the entire year, and it is the number you use to read your monthly and weekly forecasts.

In order to make the best use of this monthly information, be sure to read the full description of your YEARLY NUMEROLOGY FOR 2008, on the main web site: creativenumerology.com

Life is what happens to you while
you’re busy making other plans.
John Lennon “Beautiful Boy, (Darling Boy)”

Unexpected or sudden development is the nature of this cycle. Consequently, what at first seems like an upheaval or a continuation of the usual restrictions may turn out to be a catalyst for positive forward movement. You may also experience a significant change of heart as you finally find a new angle from which to look at your situation. This is a good thing because a complete change of attitude is called for if you are to flow more easily with life’s ebbs and tides and take advantage of new opportunities as they arise.

Besides, by now you must be very tired of struggling to maintain an unsatisfactory status quo. No matter how it seems, you have a lot of freedom this month. Just be sure you don’t mistake this for the frustration of not knowing what your next step should be.

Are you basing your decisions on old information or outdated methods and habits? Has an unexpected situation thrown you off course? Are you afraid that all this change will lessen other people’s regard for you? Remember that love without freedom is a contradiction in terms. Freedom provides the space we need in which to experience love - unconditionally. The events of this month are actually setting you free to begin the process of creating happier conditions.

Remember that this year marks a brand new era of your life. Your current problems are temporary and are reminders of what you need to change. You are meant to be where you are. You are meant to be having the experience you’re having because, in April of the 1 year, there is always an opportunity to prosper if we can just accept the opportunity for what it is.

The problem is, if you don’t know what you are feeling, you cannot know what to expect. If you cannot differentiate between a thought and a feeling, your outer reality will produce the same confusion. If you do not expect positive change, then a lack of positive change is what you will get. However, notice how mere “positive thinking” is often a form of self-deception. What really matters now is what you are feeling.

Be honest with yourself, and remember that change means CHANGE - a complete and drastic alteration in the way you observe, comprehend, relate to, approach, deal with, resist, or compound your situation.

April emphasizes the physical, instinctive and sensual side of life and urges you to be more aware of your body and physical presence. Do not take chances that could harm you or others in some way. Be aware. Keep your wits about you on this unfamiliar and shifting ground. Recognize a mistake and stop repeating it.

The 1 year encourages you to be independent. You already know just how dependent you have been on certain people and things. Now, you must start to take full responsibility for yourself and act in your best interests at every turn. In at least one case, there may be an emotional parting of the ways.

You are learning how to create what you want, but you must be honest with yourself about your present position. Even if you have a passionate goal, if you don’t know where you stand, you will be unable to sense the direction in which to take it. Accepting where you stand is not defeat. It is the courageous and evolutionary act of facing reality. If you cannot accept your own reality, your life will forever be a dissatisfying illusion which you yourself continue to paint.

Stop holding your past at arms length as if you are afraid that it will catch up with you. It’s meant to! Let it! The past is filled with knowledge and experience, and what it has to teach you needs to be accepted into the present. Only then will you be able to feel, sense, and create what you want.

How shall we expect charity towards others
when we are uncharitable to ourselves?
Thomas Brown

Make a new and genuine commitment to patience and compassion because you cannot ignore your current situation. Insensitivity or selfishness will work against you and can only cause resentment from those whose wellbeing is connected to your own.

This cycle of love, healing, and balance, emphasizes responsibility towards home, family, relatives, spouse, lover, parent, child, pet, neighbor, or friend. The question of duty and loyalty may arise. Domestic and/or work-related responsibilities may also be involved.

April is rich in lessons about freedom - and not just your own. Keep your goals firmly in mind as you adapt to new circumstances in which you are not meant to be the star of the show but, rather, the one who must act in the best interests of all concerned. Or perhaps you must be the mediator and peacemaker who brings fairness or practicality into the situation. Perhaps it is your role this month to connect certain people together. Perhaps it is time to take a greater responsibility to fulfill your part in a joint effort. Perhaps you will be engaged in a combination of all of those things.

Whatever the case, until you fully accept what is happening in your life, the stress of fighting your own reality may seem overwhelming. What you are really fighting with here is the fear of being humbled. ACCEPT that a certain phase is over and a new one is trying to begin, and you will also realize that humility and acceptance are your only means, at the present time, of steering your life into a more acceptable direction.

Continue to believe in yourself while someone else takes center stage. Stop struggling. Try to be calm and flexible. You may receive some kind of praise for your efforts which will boost your confidence - or you could be made to feel responsible for a certain matter that you would probably prefer to keep hidden or private. Try to make the environment friendlier and brighter, regardless of how many details you are dealing with.

Don’t try to control everything. Your intentions may be good, but you may be too concerned, or even paranoid, about the way others are conducting their lives or effecting yours. Tolerance and a desire to accept differences can prevent ugly situations.

You cannot solve other people’s problems for them. Team up with them instead for the benefit of all. Their idea of life is unique to them, just as yours is to you. Your priorities may differ. You are now learning how to exercise genuine fairness and compassion without losing yourself or your freedom in other people