~first~, after reading your 2 Essence and 1 Personal Year cycles, you may have noticed they are polar opposites. This is the case for all combinations where numbers follow each other, such as 3 and 4, or 6 and 7. The best way to bring a measure of harmony to their conflicting traits lies in being sensitive and tactful in your relationships, while maintaining a decisive, goal-oriented attitude in all things practical.

A 1 Personal Year delivers events and circumstances that demand seizing opportunities as they present themselves. It asks that you take charge and remain in control. This may not be easy (and this is where the conflict arises) because your state of mind, driven by your 2 Essence, could lack the drive and ambition you need to get the most out of the situations you encounter.

The advice for practical, business-type matters is to toughen up. Save your sensitive side for personal relationships. This is a year when your attitude toward family, friends, and romance will demand a gentle, caring approach, but your professional life will benefit from being direct, bold, and authoritarian.

Fortunately, even if you have difficulty adopting a forceful manner, your career or business should benefit from the progressive energy this period brings. Romance also is highly favored, especially for new relationships.