What’s ahead for 2016? 
 
The start of a new year is always a time when we seek guidance and signs to help us plan the ensuing twelve months.  Definitely this is a ritual when optimists choose to hear reassuring good news – and the pessimists seek to have their worst fears validated.
 
As a numerologist who believes in the power of positive thoughts and speech, I definitely choose to be part of the optimists’ club.  This being said, however, the truth is that, whether consciously or not, we are collectively creating our future moment by moment with our words, thoughts and deeds.  Destiny is a result of our mass collaboration, not a giant force over which we have no control.
 
If you are one of those who recognizes the power of thought, word and deed to create reality, I welcome you to this assessment of the number energies at play during 2016.   Each month has a dominant Universal energy which we can use constructively as though the wind is at our backs when aware of the potentials.
 
Our year of 2016 is termed a “Nine” Universal Year.  (2 + 0 + 1 + 6  =  9) Nine is representative of Universal love and brotherhood.  Of all the single digit numbers, Nine vibrates at the highest level.  It requires soul growth and mastery of our experiences of the past eight years.  Our tests will be more challenging, but our rewards can be the biggest.  Keeping love, compassion and forgiveness in our hearts allows us to transit Nine’s energy in a way that helps us to pass our tests with greater grace and ease.
 
Nine years are the only years when our Universal Year Number and the month numbers are synchronized.  Thus – January is a Universal One Month, February is a Universal Two Month, etc.  This does make for easier calculations!
 
Following are some guidelines regarding what the Universal energies of each month of 2016 may offer us:
 
JANUARY 2016  -  A NUMBER ONE UNIVERSAL MONTH
 
START SOMETHING NEW! 
 
One encourages us to initiate action, speak up, take the lead and to be original and inventive.  But watch out!  Mercury is retrograde this month, so postpone all those  important contracts until next month.

 
FEBRUARY 2016  -  A NUMBER TWO UNIVERSAL MONTH
 
FOCUS ON RELATIONSHIPS. 
 
Partnerships, agreements, contracts and litigation all are part of the Two energy.  Because this is a Nine Universal year of endings, we are likely to see an increase in the severance of partnerships – both personal and business.  Conversely, partnerships and agreements that have been in the development stage may be consummated during this time.

 
MARCH 2016 – A NUMBER THREE UNIVERSAL MONTH
 
LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL. 
 
A Three Month in a Nine Year focuses on the good things in life.  It can be an opportune time for wardrobe additions, beauty and spa treatments, parties and celebrations, artistic endeavors or anything else that brings joy to your heart.  Attention to theater and entertainment and all branches of the arts can be in synchronicity with Three’s vibration.  Three also encourages generosity so give freely as you are called.

 
APRIL 2016 - A NUMBER FOUR UNIVERSAL MONTH

GET DOWN TO BUSINESS
 
Taxes are due – and it’s time to get your finances in order.  Spring housecleaning and organizing in general are activities that our Four Month prescribes for you.

 
MAY 2016 -  A NUMBER FIVE UNIVERSAL MONTH

A NEW PATH TO TRAVEL
 
Will you move?  travel? encounter the unexpected?  win the lottery?  May is a Five Month and offers us change and new experiences.  Keep an open mind and be flexible.

 
JUNE 2016  -  A NUMBER SIX UNIVERSAL MONTH

LOVE IS IN THE AIR
 
June is a Six Month – all about love, relationships and our well being.  No wonder it’s a favorite month for weddings to take place.  Look for ways to be there for others and be open to receiving as well.  This can be a month when love takes you by surprise – whether it’s romance, a new friendship, family harmonies – or even a cute and cuddly new pet to curl up with.  Conversely, if you’re in a relationship that isn’t serving you, this can be an appropriate time to say good-bye to that other person.

 
JULY 2016  -  A NUMBER SEVEN UNIVERSAL MONTH

PAUSE AND REFLECT
 
Our Seventh Month of July invites us to take time off and reflect on what we’ve accomplished so far – and evaluate how we choose to utilize the rest of the year.  Typically
a “vacation month” anyway, this July is good for taking a solitary retreat to restore and refresh your energies as well as tap into Divine guidance from other realms that will assist you in charting your course for the Fall months.

 
AUGUST 2016  -  A NUMBER EIGHT UNIVERSAL MONTH

TESTS OF MASTERY
 
August is an Eight Month – and instructs us to get back to business.  As we are in a Nine year, there can be a lot of endings and completions this month, especially regarding legal and estate matters.  For some, a source of employment and income may come to an end.  Know that as a cycle completes, a new one is ready to begin.

 
SEPTEMBER 2016  -  A NUMBER NINE UNIVERSAL MONTH

LETTING GO
 
September is our Nine Universal Month in our Nine Universal Year.  It’s time to release everything that no longer serves you – people, careers, homes, habits, lifestyles.  If you don’t know what you should release, the Universe will likely demonstrate this to you, hopefully in ways that are subtle but clear.  Imagine your life without the things that drain your energy.  Then take steps to create the reality.

 
OCTOBER 2016  -  A NUMBER ONE UNIVERSAL MONTH

A NEW START ON THE HORIZON
 
October is always “preview month” for the following year.  This month we will receive the message that 2017 offers us a new beginning.  What would you like for the next nine years to offer you?  Take time to meditate and get really clear, perhaps writing down your thoughts in a journal or creating a vision board.  Allow the Universe to receive your message and be prepared to follow instructions for creating your new life.

 
NOVEMBER 2016  -  A NUMBER TWO UNIVERSAL MONTH

CHANGES, CHOICES AND TESTS OF MASTERY
 
Are you really ready to transition to the next major life change?  This month will offer you the opportunities to test your mettle and make the commitments to take your life to the next level.  Your relationships are your keys to your success.  Do you renegotiate them or leave them in the past and head for new partnerships?  You can figure it all out this month.
 

DECEMBER 2016  -  A NUMBER THREE UNIVERSAL MONTH

A PAUSE FOR GRATITUDE
 
As we will be on the brink of the beginning of a whole new nine-year Universal cycle, it is time to pause and reflect on our journey of the past nine years, celebrate our triumphs and the mastery of our lessons.  It’s appropriate to offer gratitude for our past and current blessings along with generosity and love to our fellow humans and to the planet which nurtures us.  Visualize a world of peace and harmony during this sacred time and know that you are helping to make it a reality.
  
In addition to the Universal number transits outlined above, you as an individual is transiting your own Personal Year energy.  To receive your personalized guidelines for each month, CLICK HERE and join my Divine Life Community.

This year and always:  
                                     MAY ALL YOUR DREAMS COME TRUE
                          AND MAY YOU BE FILED WITH HAPPINESS AND JOY!

As I’ve noted at the beginning of each monthly forecast this past year,  2014 was ruled by the Number Seven.  Seven as a Universal Year Number focuses on divine revelations, truth revealed, healing and convalescence, preparation for change, the power of mind and intuition. 

In addition to the categories I mentioned above, Seven represents the world of the “unseen”, other realms and dimensions and riddles or mysteries to be researched or solved.  Seven can also motivate us to seek answers from a spiritual source.   Now that we have traveled the journey of this Seven year, I’ve looked backward at our collective events and have chosen three categories that to me illustrate the “unseen”, spiritual and metaphysical aspects of Seven energies at play on a large scale. 

The first event relates to our internet which, of course, we all rely on worldwide for communication, services and information.  In essence this invisible energetic force not only offers us miracle connections and supportive services but also at present makes us vulnerable to having our personal and financial security breached by unknown assailants.  The year began with the publicity and aftermath of the massive customer data breach suffered by Target.  (This event occurred in December 2013 showing the Seven energies already emerging.) Some estimate that as many as 70 million people were affected.  Perhaps you were one as I was.  In addition to multiple other security breaches publicized throughout the year we are ending 2014 with another major breach reported by Sony Pictures this time with the hackers allegedly being politically motivated North Koreans.

Internet security as a major issue creates a “mystery” to be solved for which we will need some major technology advances.  (Seven loves mysteries and also fosters scientific research.)  Interestingly, as we head into 2015, an Eight Universal Year which brings to the forefront issues of money, justice and large corporations, I read where Target is being assaulted with litigation as an aftermath of their security breach debacle as customers have filed class action suits for damages, and the banks are suing Target for remuneration for their massive expenses in having to address customer issues related to the data breach and create new credit cards for the millions affected.

The second episode revolves around the major unsolved mystery that made headlines this past year:  the baffling disappearance of Malaysian Airlines Flight MH370.  In my own mind I saw a similarity to the many reports of disappearing aircraft and boats in the area known as The Bermuda Triangle over the years.  Did that flight indeed disappear through a portal into another dimension I wondered?

It turns out, I’m not alone.  The website CP World reports the following: 

“In a recent poll conducted by CNN, 1 in 10 Americans believe that "beings from another dimension, time travelers, or aliens" may have had something to do with the plane's disappearance. 21 percent of the people polled claim that the plane could have landed rather than crashed, and they believe that the people from the flight survived.

Other conspiracy theorists, including website humansarefree.com, claim that the plane may have been hijacked and flown to a remote location. There are also websites that claim that Malaysia Flight MH17, the plane that crashed in a field in Ukraine, is in fact Flight MH370 and that it was deliberately crashed in a "false flag" operation to discredit Russia.

Meanwhile, a new book titled "Flight MH370—The Mystery" suggests that the plane may have been shot down accidentally by US-Thai joint strike fighters in a military exercise in the South China Sea.”

Regardless of what you believe or don’t believe, the legacy of our Seven year leaves us with a major mystery that raises questions about the existence of other worlds and dimensions or unknown conspiracies at play and asks us to seek answers that stretch us to consider possibilities beyond the realm of what is considered valid demonstrable proof in our third dimensional world.

The third event category which I perceive as relevant to the Seven vibration is the event which motivates us to seek spiritual guidance and comfort in the face of circumstances which bring us distress and over which we as individuals do not appear have access to any immediate control to alleviate.  The emergence of the Ebola virus as a threat to worldwide health is one example.  Another is the escalation of terrorism in the Middle East with increased incidents of innocent citizens loosing their homes and being subjected to unspeakable acts of violence, torture and death.

These are the types of events which force us to seek “answers” and solutions from prayer and our sources of spiritual nourishment.  Some will even argue that it is misfortune which activates our compassion and love for our fellow men and which motivates us to improve conditions for all those affected. 

Now let’s briefly examine how this past year affected you personally.  If you were transiting a Seven, Nine or Two Personal Year, chances are you received your own trials and tribulations which prompted you to pray for guidance and support.  (If you’re in this category, the coming Eight Universal Year should be much easier for you, by the way.)  Regardless of your own Personal Year transit numbers, my guess is that you ended this year with a new vision of what is possible for you going forward in time.  Reflect on this, and I believe you will see this is true for you.

Our forthcoming Eight Universal Year supports all of us in taking our visions and manifesting them in reality.  More about this in my next blog entry.