How to calculate the Personal Month
The calculation combines the Personal Year with the number of the calendar month:
Personal Year + number of the month → reduction
For example, during a Personal Year 4, in May, which is month 5: 4 + 5 = 9. The Personal Month is 9. In January, month 1, of the same year: 4 + 1 = 5, producing a Personal Month 5. The Personal Month therefore changes throughout the year, creating a subcycle within the annual cycle.
The role of the Personal Month
The Personal Month acts as a temporary variation. It influences the pace of the month, short-term opportunities, and the adjustments that may be required. It does not define the overall direction, but rather how the year takes shape in the short term.
Meanings of the Personal Months
| Number | Monthly dynamic |
|---|---|
| 1 | Initiative, beginning |
| 2 | Patience, relationships, adjustment |
| 3 | Expression, communication |
| 4 | Work, structure |
| 5 | Change, movement |
| 6 | Responsibility, connection |
| 7 | Introspection, perspective |
| 8 | Action, results |
| 9 | Review, completion |
| 11 | Intensity, heightened perception |
| 22 | Major construction |
Combining the Personal Month and Personal Year
The Personal Month becomes fully meaningful when interpreted in relation to the Personal Year. A few examples:
Year 4 + Month 5: a need for change within a structured framework—a movement to integrate without disrupting what is being built; Year 9 + Month 1: a new beginning takes shape even as the annual cycle calls for completion—often the seed of the following cycle; Year 2 + Month 8: tension between a year of patience and relationships and a month focused on action and results.
Other revealing cases include a Month 9 during an active year, which is a good time to complete what has already been started, and a Month 4 during a year of movement, which encourages slowing down in order to establish structure.
Limits of interpretation
The Personal Month does not predict an event. It indicates a tendency or climate and must be interpreted alongside the other cycles—the year and, for greater precision, the day. It gives the month a particular tone, not a certainty.
Summary
The Personal Month refines the Personal Year. It operates over the short term, must always be interpreted in relation to the Personal Year, and provides a more precise understanding of life’s rhythm. It is useful for identifying periods of intensity, phases of slowing down, and moments that are more favorable for particular actions.