2017 is a Universal year 1. The year of the Magician.

January 1, 2017 by Anna

2017 is a Universal year 1, the year of the Magician

Welcome to 2017

a Universal year 1.

In Tarot terms 2017 is the year of The Magician.

Every January 1st many of us feel like the person in The Existence card, The Osho Zen deck version of the Magician.

A new year is often seen as a chance to start fresh and create a new better version of ourselves.

To successfully do that, we need to let go of our mistakes and of the bad habits and concepts that keep us stuck.

In Numerology a year 9 is when we are asked to finish what we started and let go of everything and every one that does not help us anymore.

2016 was a Universal year 9, the time to clean up house and make space and time for the new opportunities and goals of 2017, a year 1.

In Numerology life goes on in 9 years cycles.

There is a Universal year which impacts everyone and a Personal year which represents your own little world.

The Universal year is the big ocean and the Personal year is your own little island in it.

For a more detailed explanation you might want to read another post of mine Personal year and Universal year number .

The 1 energy is intense, creative, single minded, original, self centered and self sustaining.

2017 will likely bring lots of changes and innovation.

It is a year well suited for creative, original people who prefer to work on their own and are not afraid of walking off the paved path.

The Magician represents all those people who march at the beat of their own drum.

The Magician is an A personality. Someone who is creative, courageous and who is skilled at many things. The Magician can inspire us, but he does not play well with others as he does not follow the rules.

In a Universal year 1 the time is now, not later.

It is a time for action and for decisive people.

Let me close with some good affirmations for a year 1.

Seize the moment.

You have got the power.

If you can visualize it you can create it.

Stay with it, don’t get distracted.

Just do it.

Reflecting about family and heritage with the help of Tarot.

August 27, 2016 by Anna

My mom and her long time companion have just gone back to Italy after spending 25 days with me in Canada.

Family I was lucky to spend time with both.

While living and travelling with them, I had the opportunity to get reacquainted with my mom.

She looks very good for her age, but time passes for everyone. She has changed a lot. I was not prepared for it.

There is a new fragility about her. She has always been strong like a rock. The queen of Air I know, is now somewhat vulnerable. That changes the dynamics established between us over a life time.

Interacting with her has made me more aware of the changes in both of our lives.

As I reflect about family and heritage, I have decided to pick 7 Tarot cards to help me put into words what I am feeling.

6 of Water, 10 of Earth, 2 of Water, 6 of Earth from Gaian Tarot. The 6 of Water represents my childhood, my memories of growing up. It is a collection of snapshots of moments, feelings and experiences shared with people I once loved.

The 10 of Earth stands for my upbringing, for the times I grew up in, customs, traditions I have learned from my family and my country of origin.

The 2 of Water represents the love, affinity, loyalty and joy that I share with my family, my original pack.

The 6 of Earth is the give and get of every relationship. It changes over time and is different with every person, but at the base there is a common principal of fairness and cooperation.

The Wheel of Fortune reminds me of the inevitable passing of time and of the changes that come with it.
The now vulnerable children will grow and their strong parents will weaken. As adults they will perhaps have children of their own. If they are lucky, they will be able to depend on them when they too will become old.

Wheel , Lovers and The Gardener from the Gaian Tarot deck The Lovers card speaks to us of love, loyalty and commitment. Of honouring our promises and making important decisions from a place of love and compassion.

Lastly, the Empress (Gardener) is the nurturing and creative side of life. It is our mother, the one that nurtures, protects us, guides us, encourages us and eventually gives us the courage and the space to spread our wings and become who we want to be.

Never is the circle of life as clear as when several generations gather together for family events.
What about you? What do you think? Would you pick different cards? If so, what cards and why?

Personal year 6 and Major Arcanum 6, The Lovers.

January 22, 2016 by Anna

My Personal year for 2016 is 6, which in Tarot corresponds to Major Arcanum 6, The Lovers.

At the beginning of the year I wrote about the Universal year 9.

I explained the difference between Universal and Personal year.

To calculate your personal year number you must add the day and month of your birth, plus the year you are looking at.

In my case that is 15+9+2016 Since in Numerology we need to reduce everything to one digit 15 becomes 6 and 2016 becomes 9, therefore we have 6+9+9= 24 2+4= 6

I will try to explain the Personal year 6 through the eyes of Numerology and Tarot.

6 is a loving and caring number. Harmony is extremely important and the heart tends to lead the way.

A year 6 always follows a year 5, a time of challenges and instability.

The year 6 benefits from all the hard work done in the previous year and it is usually marked by progress.

Lovers from The Gilded Tarot deck, The Sacred Rose Tarot and Anna K Tarot

The Lovers card is about love, loyalty, commitment.

It is about making important decisions. Making choices that reflect our values, our priorities and being committed to them for the long run.

The Lovers want to help, sustain and elevate each other. The Love of the Lovers is pure, strong, reliable and enduring.

The Lovers says yes, even when no would be a much easier answer.
The Lovers is willing to sacrifice, because it is the right thing to do.

A year 6 therefore is usually a year where the focus is on family, friends, commitments.

It is a year where time is spent helping others, sharing, sustaining. It is the year where the promise we made long time ago might come to haunt us.

It is the year where commitments are tested. In health and in sickness, rich or poor..

It is the year when loyalty could be challenged by temptation.
Where doing what is right might not be in our best interest.

The 6 and the Lovers are about harmony in and out.
It is about consciously making our decisions and having the courage to live with the consequences.