Creative Numerology

After last year’s journey of endings, drama, and deep feelings, you now need to find your bearings and accept not only whatever your present reality happens to be, but also the way it is making you feel. This is not the best time to push matters ahead. It will take more time for you to understand the nature of this new era of your life. Therefore, during this ‘waiting’ month, try to be patient, observant, and considerate of the needs of others. Explain to them that you intend to make a fresh start this year, and that something – or everything – must change. Communicate your intentions clearly and diplomatically, even if you are not yet sure of what you want to change. Let others express their feelings too, and keep in mind that you may need each other’s support throughout the year. In terms of how you get along with someone else, January offers the first positive new beginning of the year.

This is a time to both give and seek cooperation, to find some common ground, and create a spirit of partnership and teamwork. This cycle of connectedness is pointing out that when an action is taken in one area, it creates ripples of energy that effect all areas. Cause and effect are always at work and, this month, the degree to which you relate to and cooperate with others will be returned to you later in the year, and possibly by people other than those with whom you must cooperate now.

This is an opportunity to create ‘good’ karma, on the understanding that karma is just another word for cause and effect. For instance, imagine being in a crowd situation in which you are being pushed by the person behind or next to you. The tendency is to blame this person instead of the one at the back who made the original push and created a domino effect. Fear of being crushed then develops into hostility between you and the one closest to you. Always look for the real cause of any discomfort you are feeling.

This year holds many lessons in the appreciation of individuality and humanity’s amazing diversity. Your understanding of life comes from your experience of it. Your feelings are how you experience life. However, your feelings and your thoughts are not the same thing, and it is necessary for you to know the difference between them and allow them to come together in loving alignment. Knowing what you think and feel is the only way to be free, otherwise you will forever be in a state of confusion as your controlling masculine mind tells you one thing and your freedom-loving feminine feelings long for something else.

Focus on personal relationships so that a mutual acceptance can be reached; so that peace is in the air and there is a relaxed feeling between all concerned; so that love can flourish – or be found. Make this a gentle month. Force nothing. And hold on, inwardly and outwardly, to your personal dreams and desires.

Pay attention to those time-consuming details. Look for important connections and clues in all that is happening within and around you. The circumstances of someone else can provide great insight. Take a back seat. Quietly observe. Get a sense of what is really going on inside the complexity of your own reality. From what may seem an unlikely source, you will find a missing link – a connection – between something that appears to have little to do with you, and the course you will be taking for several years. January invites you to find the link between your past and your future which, of course, can only be understood in the present. Before you can know where you’re going you must know where you are. Make sure you read the description of your year ahead in the 1 year cycle.

You are not responsible for other people’s problems, and they are not responsible for yours. However, the people in your life this month are here to connect you to specific realities and questions that need your attention. The answers lie within you, not them.

Slow down. Relax. Instead of judging by appearances or making assumptions, allow yourself to feel what is going on. Go deeply into the situation and notice how your dependencies and insecurities (fears) influence your mood, behavior, and your tendency to believe one thing over another.

January is a social cycle. If you receive an invitation, accept it. Or perhaps you are in a position to issue an invitation. Remember that others cannot read your mind. They cannot know what you need or where you stand unless you tell them. Solutions can be found through open communication and you will need to both express yourself and listen.

It pays to be diplomatic this month. In fact, if you do not choose your words carefully, you may wish you had not opened your mouth at all. If you do find yourself “blurting” something out, treat it as an important lesson. We all have some ignorance in us – we are all quite capable of ignoring the reality of something or someone.

This is a time to count your blessings, but guilt may tell you that it’s wrong to feel in any way gratified while others are suffering. This shows that guilt serves no constructive purpose and appears to want to bring everyone down. Feel all your feelings as they arise, including the ones that feel good

This cycle responds to lightheartedness, optimism, creativity, friendliness, and the warmth shared between individuals who, at least, have the desire and intent for peace. Don’t neglect important duties, but try to lighten the load. Stop yourself from getting into a ‘rut’; before you’re actually in it.

This year, regardless of what is going on in the world, you will be patiently seeking a way to do what you want in life, where and when you want to do it, in your own style, and on your own terms; to be responsible for solving your own problems and to decline responsibilities that are not yours. In other words, you are seeking ways to rescue and heal your own free will. In order to succeed, you will have to stop pre-judging yourself – and others. This level of Free Will is the key to PEACE – and that is something else you’ll be learning a lot about this year.

For now, see yourself as equal to everyone else – a fellow traveler on the road of life. This will help you to realize just how much you allow other people’s judgments to stop you thinking and acting for yourself. There is no need for confrontation. Remember that life is a blend of mental, emotional, and physical energies. A balance among them must be reached in your heart.

If you are intellectually inclined, or if you spend too much time alone thinking and worrying, go out and experience physical and social activity. If you do not like to be alone, or give little thought to the deeper meaning of life, it is time to slow down and take a month-long inner journey which, by the way, you will not regret at all.

January offers a deeper understanding of the one magnificent connected organism that life is – and of which WE are all individual parts. Accepting reality moment-by-moment, no matter how it feels, and whether it changes or stands still, is the key to successfully navigating your way through this slow, sensitive, stay-in-the-background, low-energy year. Before you can know where you’re going you must know where you are. Make sure you read the description of your year ahead in the 2 year cycle.

Personal happiness and fulfillment are this year’s themes. And yet now, here you are, face to face with a major source of unhappiness – a situation that is far from fulfilling. Last year taught you the value of patience and, this month, you can ease a lot of frustration by incorporating it as far as your long-term goals are concerned! You may find yourself working very hard, physically, mentally, or emotionally, as you encounter a barrier to your happiness that can no longer be ignored or tolerated.

Your limits have been reached and it is very clear that things cannot stay as they are. No matter how angry, hurt, or afraid you feel, aggression cannot help matters, but that does not mean you should not make your feelings known. It is possible to be both assertive and diplomatic. No matter what the situation, approach others in a peaceful way and try to create an atmosphere in which everyone involved can express themselves with ease.

This cycle urges you to start simplifying your life – making it easier – not more complicated – and this means facing realities that you’ve been avoiding. It also means being practical, getting organized, and using existing resources to get what you need. Be inventive. For instance: selling unwanted items may help bring order to your finances. Combining your efforts with someone else can accomplish a task that neither of you could accomplish alone. If you need to rest, REST! Take some time off – without guilt – and don’t take it too personally if a certain responsibility is taken off your hands.

Frustration (anger) is building because so much emphasis was placed on others last year that your basic needs and desires were neglected. But it is not a matter of changing other people. A change must take place within you to which others will have to adapt. This includes changing the way you react to other people. Despite the fact that certain people and situations were constantly grinding on your nerves last year, you had to be very patient – to the extent that many of your feelings were ignored and shoved back down inside you.

Acceptance of these buried feelings can help you develop an optimistic frame of mind and the courage to take charge of your own life – even if the people closest to you seem to be undermining you right now. The real problem is that you want to please these people and your not pleasing them is making you feel guilty. Guilt turns love into resentment, and then into hatred. It prevents you from experiencing anything that feels good. Guilt tells you that feeling good is wrong. Then it contradicts itself by telling you that you were foolish for not doing what you wanted to do in the first place.

There is no such thing as healthy guilt. If your intention is to be loving, and this includes being loving to yourself, then guilt must not be allowed a place in your life. Guilt’s theme song is “I’m damned if I do, and I’m damned if I don’t”, and it’s not a pretty tune.

Self-acceptance is the only antidote to guilt, and that means accepting your right to exist as you are – which is the ultimate lesson of the 3 year cycle. The potential for happiness is all around you and you must get out of the box you think you’re trapped in and reach out for it. Ask yourself: “What will make me happy? What do I want?”

Certain plans and ideas can now be put into action. January’s emphasis on hard work represents the very foundation of this year’s journey away from the chains of guilt and toward the joys of your own innocence. Get organized. Start building the foundation for – actually start to create – the life you want to live. Before you can know where you’re going you must know where you are. Make sure you read the description of your year ahead in the 3 year cycle.

Your journey has just shifted from the light, fast, and open 3 year into the slow down-to-earth energy of the 4 year. The circumstances of last year enabled you to move closer to fulfilling a goal – and the circumstances of this year will reveal the determination and hard work it will take to bring a goal to fruition.

Restlessness and confusion are likely to rule as you experience an ominous feeling that much is expected of you. Your freedom to move back and forth, or communicate, may be compromised in some way. Hastiness or aggression will not make things move any faster. Effort and attention to detail are needed as delays and obstacles add to your frustration.

No matter how prepared you believed you were, you now realize that the effort involved is either greater than you thought or different than you imagined. You are in the complex process of building the life you want – and it is now becoming apparent (and perhaps shockingly so), that you will have to reassess and redesign your current reality. Don’t be discouraged by all the work involved. If you keep the big picture in your mind, you will know exactly what has to be done. With continued effort and belief in yourself, you can turn this month’s frustration into a springboard for future success.

January is a month of change. It also brings opportunity, which may be disguised as something else entirely. Look beyond what is immediately apparent and see the different potential on offer. Take it slowly and calmly. Pay attention to the details and, despite some confusing distractions, try to focus on the matter at hand.

This month’s unpredictable vibrations have sent you a new set of circumstances through which to expand your horizons. You may find yourself in a situation that is new to you, and may have to take care of issues you never had to deal with before. One change leads to another, and you will need to make some changes of your own so that you can successfully turn this important curve in your journey. This is a time of squarely facing the facts and understanding the implications involved with each of your options. It is a time of steady maneuvering.

If an old but comfortable situation has changed or has become counterproductive, do not succumb to denial of the facts. The time has come to let go of the old, and welcome the new. A comforting sense of grace will emerge from this acceptance.

You need freedom: not freedom from your responsibilities but, rather, the freedom to take care of them with more ease. This will occur when you start to participate in the situation instead of trying to control it.

Make moderation a rule this month so that nothing can block (or blur) your vision. You have begun a new segment of your wondrous journey. It may not feel like the smoothest or friendliest of roads right now. But here you are anyway. Keep your eyes on that road. Keep your wits about you. Assume nothing. Be courteous to everyone. Above all, keep your desires and goals safely in your heart and know that, through a down-to-Earth and practical frame of mind, you will have the opportunity to bring them to fruition this year. Before you can know where you’re going you must know where you are. Make sure you read the description of your year ahead in the 4 year cycle.

The restrictive 4 year is over and you are in very different territory now. No matter how things seem, you are free which, I hasten to add, is a major responsibility in itself. Of course, you are still carrying some old 4-year baggage that you simply don’t have to struggle with any more, and it’s time to look for ways to lighten your load. Guilt is causing most of the excess weight here. Simply recognizing that fact will be helpful to you and whoever else is involved.

Don’t rush. Relax, think, and weigh up your situation. Here you are, newly arrived in ‘Freedom-land’, and you’re not sure what that means or what your next move should be. There are just so many different scenarios and options to consider.

As this month proceeds, don’t be afraid to make mistakes because that is how you’ll find out what will work and what will not. January emphasizes the mistakes you have always made regarding responsibility, and the extremes you sometimes go to when it comes to fulfilling – or avoiding – certain commitments. Others have responsibilities too, and these are the ones that need to leave your shoulders now.

Of course, even in a state of freedom, life will always be full of challenges, mysteries and problems. This year, you will be learning how to deal with them more constructively. This month, you will need to focus on the space in which you live and the people with whom your space is shared. Your life is going to change this year and what affects you will affect them too. Recognize the restrictions that exist in your personal/domestic life.

This month emphasizes love, family, pets, financial and physical security, material belongings, and location. The more restricted you feel, the more obviously a change is needed. You may feel restless about where you want to be, and with whom. However, blaming someone else for your situation is pointless because we are each responsible for our own happiness. Know the difference between helping and interfering.

Don’t worry – as the year proceeds, you will find ways to free yourself. The important thing is that you have started to love yourself again and take your own needs more seriously.

Controlling the situation is not important now. Finding ways to change it to your liking is what matters. January provides a new direction through which your creative talents can flow and expand. Use this new perspective to further your ambitions. Be honest with yourself when you consider the mistakes you have made in the areas of family and duty. You may have to change some outdated beliefs.

Give those you love a sense of inclusion in your life. Do something unusual and exciting with them. Bring fun and laughter back into your relationships and loosen that rigid attitude which belongs in the past. Love is in the air. Get into it — or — consider how you can best get out of a situation where love does not exist. Before you can know where you’re going you must know where you are. Make sure you read the description of your year ahead in the 5 year cycle.

Regret is an opportunity to do things differently
when they pop up in your  life again – and
important lessons always do.
Holiday Mathis

In a year of responsibility, problem solving and re-inventing yourself, January is a time of analysis, introspection and planning. This combination often creates an initial fear of not knowing how to deal with a particular situation. But there is no need to think the worst. There is something you need to clarify inside you before you make any further judgments or moves. This month, life asks only for your presence, your attention, and your genuine intent to learn new things.

Before your new direction can be seen, you may have to recognize a misunderstanding that you are holding on to, particularly with regard to people to whom you feel you have some kind of obligation. Seriously analyze your situation, as it is now. The door of opportunity is knocking, but how can you hear it if you reject the possibility that an alternative exists?

Know what your responsibilities actually are. There is a lot of sorting out to do. Be patient. Trust yourself. Spend time alone, with no distractions. Minimize your activities. You need time for yourself. Listen to the questions you ask yourself, and hear the responses you give. Listen to how you argue with yourself when alternatives appear. Notice your resistance to change. Feel yourself resisting – fighting off – your own changing reality and, consequently, your potential for greater happiness. When you become aware of this inner battle, you will also realize that everything starts from within. Forgiving yourself for whatever you are regretting right now will enable this year’s essential healing process to begin.

Once you have accurately assessed your circumstances, consider your own needs and desires. How do you want things to turn out? What do you actually desire in your life? Then consider the reality of the outside world; this changing, evolving, dangerous world in which dependence is an unwise option. Then ask yourself if you are free, or are you trapped in stagnation because you have outgrown the norm? Perhaps what you want – in the way you want it – is no longer possible. Examining all the details can lead you in a new and more satisfying direction. Notice where your old familiar ways of doing things are no longer appropriate or desirable.

Take charge of your life as you travel through these confusing evolutionary times. Broaden your outlook. Accept what cannot be done and focus on what can. Work on restoring the LOVE which your anxiety now threatens to harm in some way.

Guilt holds you responsible for everything that does not feel good. Never forget that guilt is the great deceiver. It may be twisting the word “responsibility” in a way that makes you feel responsible for someone else’s problem, or using its deflecting nature to blind you to certain matters that you really do need to know about. Life is now urging you to accept a responsibility lovingly and, at the same time, find a way to balance it with your own needs. Before you can know where you’re going you must know where you are. Make sure you read the description of your year ahead in the 6 year cycle.

It’s never too late to be what you might have been.
George Eliot

This month emphasizes material assets, finances, status, and career, and you are likely to experience a loss of enthusiasm for a particular ambition or situation. January’s vibrations are pointing out to you that certain circumstances have served their purpose but are now revealing their imperfections and limited long-term potential.

January is not a time for rash decisions or impulsive moves. Being aware of the dullness that surrounds you is sufficient for now because the solution to this is not immediately apparent. In fact, this entire year will be an exercise in self awareness and looking for the truth, rather than assuming that you already know it.

You will soon understand the necessity of this 12-month cycle of deep thought and meticulous planning. Any changes that take place this month, or this year, are for the purpose of positioning you closer to your true direction – your heart’s desire.

You may not like where you are at the present time, but if you cannot see any other possibilities, stay there for now. On the other hand, if you believe that where you are is perfect, you may not yet have felt the greater potential stirring inside you. Give yourself time. You will feel it. This year of self-discovery has only just begun. Approach this month in an efficient and businesslike manner and be willing to learn new things, especially where career and finances are concerned. Be aware of everything that is going on around you, not only in your immediate vicinity but in the big world of economics and politics, too. Be aware of the instability of power and money, regardless of how vehemently others may deny there is a problem. Stay clear of ideas and schemes that have outlived their effectiveness to produce an income. Be aware.

As more jobs and entire industries become obsolete, and those that remain offer less and less long-term security, it is necessary to face new truths about making a living. Throughout the 7 year cycle, you will be exposed to your own unique talents – gifts from life that you may not know how to use productively – or may not even know you possess. Do not discount them. They are the key to finding both the security and the satisfaction you crave.

As humanity continues to evolve towards free will, regardless of how the journey appears to be going, we are not on this abundant Earth to labor under the control of some industry or other. We are here, in this evolving creation, to evolve and create. We have been programmed to believe that our gift is actually our curse, but when your gift becomes fully accepted into the everyday fabric of your life, your “living” cannot be far behind. But don’t rush. It may take this entire year to figure out HOW to make that happen.

This month, you will be exposed to new and unexpected realities. It is up to you to follow your own Will and find your own truth. The answers are unlikely to leap out at you, but your awareness of new potential can evolve into solid ambition later in the year. For now, keep your everyday life going, and spend as much time as you can contemplating new possibilities… Before you can know where you’re going you must know where you are. Make sure you read the description of your year ahead in the 7 year cycle.

 

Insanity is doing the same thing over and
over and expecting a different result.
Albert Einstein

A situation which has prevented you from living the life you want to live, is coming to an end. If you are still stuck in last year’s introspective frame of mind, it is time to wake up and face the reality of your present situation.

Your emotions, and the emotions of those around you, may be running high. Observe and sense what is really going on. Your feelings are telling you what you really want by pointing out what is no longer available or desirable. Once you accept that something must end, alternatives will start to appear. And remember: although getting what you really want is what the 8 year offers, this must start with correct understanding of your current reality. Without that, you will not know how to proceed, or even why you want what you say you want.

At least one major goal can be accomplished this year, probably more. For now, however, unfinished business needs to be completed so that there are no loose ends to trip you up as the year unfolds.

This month takes you backwards – so you can define the things that are preventing you from moving forward. Recognize all the attitudes, beliefs, and situations that have kept you from feeling fulfilled. Consider those unproductive aspects which have been slowing you down; that consistent set of circumstances which always seem to end in disappointment, no matter how much effort you put into it.

Your Will is waking up now and is expressing itself through those intense feelings you’re having this month – especially those rich feelings of self-appreciation you had forgotten you were able to feel. Once you have made a decision which is not derived from guilt or blame, your self-esteem will be raised to the level needed to fulfill your needs, and others will give you their support.

Endings must now be made in a way that will allow you to walk away from a certain situation without regret. Be patient, tolerant, open minded, forgiving, compassionate, and optimistic. Above all, accept and enjoy the feeling that is urging you to believe in yourself as your feminine Will starts to feel freer. Situations may arise which test your patience and tolerance. Their purpose is to show you that you do have a choice: you can remain dependent on others for your fulfillment, or you can take full responsibility for your life by developing a strong intent to fulfill a specific goal. If you choose the latter, you will have to focus on whatever your goal happens to be.

This cycle will also teach you a lot about giving – and that giving and receiving are equal parts of the same process, as one cannot be achieved without the other. There are so many ways to give: your time; support; money; service; understanding; sympathy; creativity; etc. But giving out is not the only way to give. Sometimes giving involves giving in, giving way, or even giving up.

You will give something, this month. Just remember that in order to give, you must first let go. Finally, it is important to be aware that the transition from the wispy, dreamy planes of the spiritual 7 year into the much colder and harsher material energy of the 8 year can be confusing and stressful. Allow for this in the first 3 months or so. Before you can know where you’re going you must know where you are. Make sure you read the description of your year ahead in the 8 year cycle.

I don’t believe people are looking for the
meaning of life as much as they are looking
for the experience of being alive.
Joseph Campbell

It is difficult to live successfully and independently when so many aspects of your life are dependent on so many outside factors. This cycle urges you to ‘be yourself’. Then it asks you: “How can you be yourself when such a large part of you is lost somewhere in the past?”

It emphasizes the pleasures of material attainment – and also makes it clear that materiality alone cannot bring happiness. It says “Hold on” one minute and “Let go” the next. Ultimately, this cycle is urging you to stop blindly pushing yourself forward and go back into the past instead, where you will be able to understand where your previous actions and beliefs have LED you.

Here you are, standing alone in the world to face your own reality, make your own decisions, and do whatever needs to be done not only to survive, but also to create a reality that you truly desire. You know that something has to end but you’re afraid to know what the outcome will be. First, an important change must take place in your understanding of both independence and the power of the individual.

January represents the beginning of a year of endings. The new evolves out of the old but, by refusing to accept the emotional reality of your past, the old has no choice but to repeat itself – and you don’t want that. Your feelings must be allowed to move in all directions; forward, backward, to and fro, so that you can recognize the old unexpressed emotions that are still trapped inside you.

Visualize your life with a past, a present, and a future. Notice how your past has created your present and how the future you desire can only be created out of your present circumstances. You know you are entering a new phase of your life and yet you may experience great frustration, and fear of failure, while this transitory and temporary period plays itself out.

If you feel as if you’re waiting in the wings and are afraid you’ve missed your cue, realize that you are living in both the “letting go” cycle of your past, and the “learning the ropes” cycle of your future. You have no idea what to expect from the people involved in either cycle and they, too, have no idea what to expect from you. Be as gracious and patient as possible and don’t blame yourself or others for this month’s changes and delays, many of which are due to events taking place elsewhere. You are dealing with the realities of the world – and your own life – and there is a lot of ground to cover. No matter how many different circumstances arise for you this year, they are all connected to the experience of releasing yourself from the past.

Of course, life will go on, and you will be moving forward each time you let a piece of the past go. Be determined – but allow things to unfold naturally – as you GO BACK to claim your future. Before you can know where you’re going you must know where you are. Make sure you read the description of your year ahead in the 9 year cycle.

PEOPLE IN THE NEWS – 2009

1 YEAR CYCLE:
Emperor Akihito (Japan) – Carla Bruni-Sarkozy – Felipe Calderon (Mexico) – Rosalynn Carter – Hugo Chavez (Venezuela) – Wesley Clarke – Natalie Cole – Schapelle Corby – Katie Couric – Simon Cowell – Paul Drayson – Arne Duncan – Mike Farrell – Al Franken – Tim Geithner – Amy Goodman – Adrian Grenier – Steve Jobs – Tessa Jowel – Garry Kasparov – John Key (New Zealand) – Nicole Kidman – Joe Lieberman – Kate McCann – Idina Menzel – Kate Moss – Michael Mukasey – Mike Nutter – Olusegun Obasanjo (Nigeria) – Joel Osteen – James Packer – Richard Parsons – Charles Rangel – Robert Redford – Bill Richardson – Tim Robbins – Bernie Sanders – Maria Shriver – Don Siegelman – Manmohan Singh (India) – Patrick Swayze – Donald Tusk (Poland) – Desmond Tutu – Tang Wei – Cornell West – Jerry Yang

2 YEAR CYCLE:
Gloria Arroyo (Philippines) – Hanan Ashrawi – Donna Brazile – George Bush Sr. – Barbara Bush Jr. – Jenna Bush – Naomi Campbell – Raul Castro (Cuba) – Bill Clinton – Hillary Clinton – Stephen Colbert – Anderson Cooper – Matt Damon – Elizabeth Dole – Peter Hain – Geoff Hoon – D. L. Hughley – Rev. Jesse Jackson – Wyclef Jean – Hamid Karzai (Afghanistan) – Robert Kennedy Jr. – Imran Khan – Dennis Kucinich – Kim Jong Il (North Korea) – Lindsay Lohan – Reggie Love – Michael Moore – Evo Morales (Bolivia) – David Morrissey – Hosni Mubarak (Egypt) – Michelle Obama – David Oddsson (Iceland) – David Petraeus – T. Boone-Pickens – Colin Powell – Mark Warner – will-i-am – Michelle Williams – Prince William

3 YEAR CYCLE:
Abdullah Badawi (Malaysia) – Corinne Bailey Rae – Hilary Benn – John Boehner – David Cameron – Helen Clark (New Zealand) – James Clyburn – Tom Cruise – Elijah Cummings – Howard Dean – Elizabeth Edwards – Christie Heffner – Paris Hilton – Angelina Jolie – Ban Ki-moon (U.N.) – Naomi Klein – Annie Lennox – John McCain – Phil McGraw – Martin McGuinness – Kate Middleton – George Monbiot – Pervez Musharraf (Pakistan) – Keith Olbermann – Bill O’Reilly – Ian Paisley – Gwyneth Paltrow – Ron Paul – Nawaz Sharif (Pakistan) – Shimon Peres – Gordon Ramsay – Susan Rice – Tara Reid – Guy Ritchie – Christina Romer – Karl Rove – J.K. Rowling – Robert Rubin – Arnold Schwartzenegger – Naseeruddin Shah – Marina Silva (Brazil) – Walter Veltroni – Michael Ware – Brian Williams – Asif Ali Zardari (Pakistan)

4 YEAR CYCLE:
Mahmoud Abbas (Palestine) – Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (Iran) – Roger Ailes – Madeleine Albright – Bashar al-Assad (Syria) – Aso Taro (Japan) – Pope Benedict XVI – Jill Biden – Tony Blair – Silvio Berlusconi (Italy) – Warren Buffett – Jimmy Carter – Chelsea Clinton – Jon Corzine – Ann Coulter – Brian Cowen (Ireland) – Matt Dillon – Mia Farrow – Bill Gates – Boy George – Julia Gillard – Caroline Kennedy – Chris Matthews – Gerry McCann – Cynthia McKinney – Sara McLachlan – Markos Moulitsas – Bill Moyers – Gavin Newsom – Suze Orman – Deval Patrick – Tim Pawlenty – Nancy Pelosi – Zara Phillips – Rene Preval (Haiti) – Vladimir Putin (Russia) – Mahinda Rajapakse (Sri Lanka) – Nicolas Sarkozy (France) – Kathleen Sebelius – Jeanne Shaheen – Matt Smith – Wesley Snipes – George Soros – Ted Stevens – Donald Trump – Melania Trump – Abhisit Vejjajiva (Thailand) – Rick Wagoner – Jim Webb

5 YEAR CYCLE:
Bertie Ahern – Victoria Beckham – Bilawal Bhutto Zardari (Pakistan) – Fidel Castro – Michael Chertoff – Steven Chu – John Conyers – Jim Cramer – Alistair Darling – Tom Daschle – Taye Diggs – Otis Ferry – Richard Fuld – Sonia Gandhi – Alberto Gonzales – Michael Griffin – Geir Haarde (Iceland) – Seymour Hersh – Katie Holmes – Jennifer Hudson – Jeff Immelt – Janet Jackson – Patrick Kennedy – John King – Larry King – Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner (Argentina) – Kirk Kerkorian – Eric Shinseki – Paul Krugman – Bill Maher – Lakshmi Mittal – Elisabeth Murdoch – Alan Mulally – Barack Obama – Ehud Olmert (Israel) – Brad Pitt – Samantha Power – Richard Quest – Aishwarya Rai – Robert Reich – Nicole Richie – Kevin Rudd (Australia) – Luke Russert – Seal – Steven Spielberg – George Stephanopoulos – Jon Stewart – Jack Straw – Helen Thomas – Ted Turner – Ali Velshi – Henry Waxman – Robert Wexler – Oprah Winfrey – Somchai Wongsawat (Thailand) – Jose Zapatero (Spain) – Fareed Zakaria

6 YEAR CYCLE:
King Abdullah (Jordan) – Jennifer Aniston – Charles Barkley – Beyonce – Joe Biden – John Bolton – Cory Booker – Barbara Boxer – Helena Bonham Carter – Rod Blagojevich – Gordon Brown – George W. Bush – Jeb Bush – Dick Cheney – Lynne Cheney – Jacques Chirac – The Dalai Lama – Leonardo DiCaprio – Prince Edward – Rahm Emanuel – Eric Holder – Arianna Huffington – Hugh Jackman – Gen. James Jones – Marion Jones – Femi Kuti – John Legend – Don Lemon – Rush Limbaugh – Peter Mandelson – Claire McCaskill – Martie Maguire – George Michael – David Miliband – Andrea Mitchell – Anne Mulcahy – Janet Napolitano – Benjamin Netanyahu – Sarah Palin – Henry Paulson – Pratibha Patil – Prince – Erik Prince – Nancy Reagan – Eric Schmidt – Al Sharpton – Than Shwe (Burma) – David Tennant – John Thain – Morgan Tsvangirai (Zimbabwe) – Ivanka Trump

7 YEAR CYCLE:
Ben Affleck – Mukesh Ambani – Princess Anne – Ehud Barak – John Barrowman – Max Baucus – Beau Biden – Lord Bingham – Cherie Blair – Barbara Bush Sr. – Kate Capshaw – Gurinder Chadha – Chelsy Davy – Chris Dodd – Dick Durbin – Russ Feingold – Douglas Feith – Tina Fey – David Gergen – Robert Gibbs – Phil Gordon – David Gregory – Chuck Hagel – Jesse Jackson Jr. – Sandi Jackson – John F. Kerry – Henry Kissinger – Elizabeth Kucinich – Jay Leno – John Lewis – Ken Livingstone – Rachel Maddow – Dmitry Medvedev (Russia) – Roh Moo-hyun (South Korea) – Robert Mugabe (Zimbabwe) – Rupert Murdoch – John Murtha – Dana Perino – Amrita Rao – Dan Rather – Sumner Redstone – Harry Reid – Nicola Roxon – Ken Salazar – Alexei Sayle – Shilpa Shetty – Thaksin Shinawatra (Thailand) – Jacqui Smith – Maya Soetoro-Ng – Britney Spears – Lawrence Summers – Paul Volcker – Kanye West – Amy Winehouse – Howard Zinn

8 YEAR CYCLE:
David Axelrod – Kevin Bacon – Bono – Laura Bush – Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall – Alan Colmes – Johnny Depp – Lou Dobbs – Pete Doherty – Kevin Federline – Yousaf Gillani (Pakistan) – Rudolph Giuliani – Whoopi Goldberg – Lord Goldsmith – Sean Hannity - Mariska Hargitay - Elisabeth Hasselbeck – Prince Harry – Ayaan Hirsi Ali – John Howard – Mick Jagger – Hu Jintao (China) – Scarlett Johansson – Shahrukh Khan – Ted Kennedy – Anthony Lake – Madonna – Natalie Maines – Tzipi Livni (Israel) – Bernard Madoff – Thabo Mbeki (South Africa) – Angela Merkel (Germany) – Rosie O’Donnell – Ryan O’Neal – Vikram Pandit – John Podesta – Natalie Portman – Rachael Ray – Emily Robison – Mitt Romney – Mikheil Saakashvili (Georgia) – Aaron Schock – Joss Stone - Captain Chesley Sullenberger – Charlize Theron – Blair Underwood – Usher – U Win Tin (Burma) – Antonio Villaraigosa – Tom Vilsack – Tiger Woods

9 YEAR CYCLE:
Gerry Adams – Lily Allen – Abhishek Bachchan – Alec Baldwin – David Beckham – Mark Begich – Tony Benn – Ben Bernanke – Wolf Blitzer – Michael Bloomberg – Richard Branson - Erin Brockovich - Prince Charles – Norm Coleman – Greg Craig – John Cusack – Bill Daley – Shaun Donovan – Queen Elizabeth – Harold Ford Jr. – Barney Frank – Michael Franti – Shirley Franklin – Morgan Freeman – Robert Gates – Al Gore – Stephen Harper (Canada) – Mike Huckabee – Bianca Jagger – Valerie Jarrett – Bobby Jindal – Boris Johnson – Radovan Karadzic – Heidi Klum – Dervla Kirwan – Jack Layton (Canada) – David Letterman – Gong Li – Nelson Mandela – James Murdoch – Willie Nelson – David Paterson – Sean Penn – Prince Philip – Amy Poehler – Condoleeza Rice – Ron Reagan – Craig Robinson – Salman Rushdie – Chuck Schumer – O.J. Simpson – Aung San Suu Kyi (Burma) – Laura Tyson – Barbara Walters – Paul Wolfowitz – Viktor Yushchenko (Ukraine) – Jay-Z – Jacob Zuma (South Africa)