While reading the texts about your Essence and Personal Year cycles, ~first~, you may have noticed the conflicting traits of the 3 and 4. Your 3 Essence brings optimism, self-expression, and creativity particularly to the way you feel about and experience the lessons you are asked to learn this year. It lends a playful, although somewhat scattered, state of mind. In contrast, your 4 Personal Year will deliver events and circumstances that require you to be dependable, organized, and efficient. The conflict stems from the need for a focused, methodical approach at a time when you will probably feel more spontaneous and imaginative.

Although there will be periods where these differing influences struggle for dominance, they also have great potential (especially in your professional life). Success will come from accessing the creativity and originality of your 3 Essence, while employing the discipline and planning ability of your detail-oriented 4 Personal Year.

Although progress is possible, you may find this period frustrating. You will probably feel irritated by what feels like too slow a pace. The situations you encounter will require careful plodding, slow but steady progress, and a keen eye for detail. However, your impulsive 3 Essence would rather play, create, or jump to the next new and exciting project. Take time to slow down, assess your plans, and question your approach. Ask yourself whether your efforts are logical or impulsive. Highly creative fields will have more leeway than more structured environments, but focus will be required for success in any career or project.

If you can find a way to balance the stable 4 and scattered 3, you should find this a rewarding, breakthrough cycle. It is not uncommon for someone influenced by this combination to look back and view it as one of the most productive periods of his or her life.