Week #5: January 27-February 2
food for thought for your yearly cycle number
The fifth week will bridge the gap between the first and second months of 2024.
January, a one month, and February, a two month, bring us collectively back to the beginning of the cycle. To the most spirited of sparks and the most tender of buds. They show us what it truly means to start again, to put one foot in front of the other towards connecting the dots between this and that, and to ground into our centers, while not forgetting to consider those around us.
But we’re in the final year in a series that’s been playing out for almost a decade, so January and February of 2025 are actually the beginning of the end. That’s messy business… Things are changing day-by-day. Just take a good look around!
In a 9 collective year, every single daily, weekly, and monthly number is amplified. Due to the fact that 9 can essentially be canceled out in any reduction calculation it appears in (truly, try some out, i.e. 1+9 = 10, 1+0 = 1), every core number this year becomes more of itself. Magnified, and polarized. Embodying both sides of the coin at the same time.
Meaning for this week…
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Week #5
Five is the number of freedom and adventure. It’s the messy middle, which riles up our stomachs, and asks us to get in the ring and experience life.
When it comes to the tarot’s Minor Arcana, nobody likes to pull a five. They’re sticky energies; ripe with conflict, distress, poverty, grief, disappointment, and anguish. But as the saying goes, the only way out is through, and so when the five of cups, swords, pentacles, or wands finds itself upright on the table, the poor recipient knows to gird their loins and prepare for discomfort or discontent. The two Major Arcana cards ruled by five—The Hierophant and Temperance—are a bit friendlier, encouraging us to be our own spiritual authorities, while leaving room for both moderation and miracles, but by in large, fives are unsettling.
That being said, five can also be a beacon of fun, pleasure, transformation, play, joy, and ease! Not all changes are hard or undesired. Oftentimes, we can’t wait to try something new, whether it be a new hobby, hair color, or habitat. Five’s archetype, The Changemaker, rules the tipping point, which might feel like a relief after the rigidity of four. And one doesn’t embody the 2025 archetype of The Humanitarian until they’ve been through a few metamorphoses. This week, see if you can’t weather the storms with enthusiasm and flexibility, two qualities that don’t bypass hardship, but rather allow you to eagerly engage with the full spectrum of the human experience.
January 27-February 2 for Your Yearly Cycle
To find your yearly cycle number, add the digits of your month and day of birth to 2025, and reduce until you reach a single digit. For example, the calculation for my birthday of July 7 looks like: 7+7+2+0+2+5 = 23, 2+3 = 5.
Please note that I reduce doubled digit numbers like 11 and 22 to their root numbers when working with yearly cycles, so please calculate and read accordingly.
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