Calculate Your Personal Year Number

How to Calculate Your Personal Year Number

Now that you understand what a Personal Year represents, let's calculate yours!

Don't worry. The math is simple.

You'll need three pieces of information:

• Your birth month

• Your birth day

• The calendar year you want to examine

You do not use your birth year.

Let's Calculate a Personal Year for 2027

We'll use someone born on July 15.

Step 1: Write down the birth month.

July = 7

Step 2: Reduce the birth day.

15 = 1 + 5 = 6

Step 3: Reduce the calendar year.

2027 = 2 + 0 + 2 + 7 = 11

11 = 1 + 1 = 2

Step 4: Add the three numbers together.

7 + 6 + 2 = 15

1 + 5 = 6

Our example gives us a Personal Year 6.

Simple enough, right?

When Does Your Personal Year Begin?

I use the birthday-to-birthday method.

Someone born on July 15 enters their Personal Year 6 on July 15, 2027.

Until that birthday arrives, they're still experiencing the Personal Year that began on July 15, 2026.

Let's calculate that number.

2026 = 2 + 0 + 2 + 6 = 10

1 + 0 = 1

Birth month: 7

Birth day: 6

Calendar year: 1

7 + 6 + 1 = 14

1 + 4 = 5

Our example looks like this:

July 15, 2026 – July 14, 2027: Personal Year 5

July 15, 2027 – July 14, 2028: Personal Year 6

Remember:

The calendar year determines the number. Your birthday determines when that number begins.

Adding Your Birth Path for Additional Insight

Here's another technique I use when interpreting Personal Years.

I add the person's Birth Path Number to their Personal Year Number.

The resulting number can offer additional insight into how the year's influences might affect that individual.

For example:

Birth Path 4 + Personal Year 5 = 9

Let's examine these numbers together.

Birth Path 4: Generally prefers stability, structure, security, and predictability.

Personal Year 5: Associated with change, unexpected developments, and disruptions to established routines.

Combined Number 9: Traditionally associated with endings, completion, and letting go.

When interpreting these numbers together, I would consider the possibility of an unexpected break or ending involving something the individual previously considered stable.

That could involve employment, a relationship, living arrangements, or another established part of life.

Of course, the numbers don't tell us exactly what will happen.

But they provide another perspective when examining the individual's circumstances.

The Birth Path describes the individual. The Personal Year describes the cycle. The combined number adds another layer of interpretation.

And that's why I prefer looking beyond a single number.

Now It's Your Turn!

Calculate your Personal Year for your next birthday.

Then add your Birth Path Number and reduce the result to a single digit.

As we explore Personal Years 1 through 9, we'll discuss their traditional characteristics, opportunities, and challenges.

Remember, numerology provides information and perspective.

What you do with that information is always your choice.

See Clearly. Choose Wisely.

Carol St. James Coffee with CSJ™