Answers To Readers’ Questions Diane J (12/15/1953) stated that she ‘felt lost’ and wanted to know her life’s purpose. With an 18/9 Life Path Diane, your life should be dedicated to doing and being for others. The 9 is the humanitarian and philanthropist and in many ways, your life is more about others than it is about you. You should be an active person and being busy would satiate your restlessness. You have a 19/1 Soul Urge and that shows that your leadership talents (which should be considerable as you have an 8 Expression) would be quite useful in the area of public service. You are quite capable of being an organizer, director or manager of a project and if said project was something that would benefit the greater good, it would help to soothe your uneasiness. Diane, you also have a 16/7 Image and at times, you may be inaccessible to others. Coupled with a 3 Challenge in the first two positions, you may be your own worst enemy when it comes to inter-personal relationships and interacting with others. You probably come across as somewhat aloof, and you may not do anything to dispel that impression. The 3 Challenge shows that you have issues around your self-esteem and in your ability, or willingness to express yourself. It is important that you “find your voice” and step into yourself in a manner that benefits you, and those around you. Also, compounding your problems is your 6 Lifetime Challenge. This Challenges shows that you need to learn to accept and take responsibility for your life. You must also be extremely cautious about involving yourself in relationships that are co-dependent in nature. Another thing (and this can be a biggie!) is that you are not always right! You must learn to give thought and consideration to others and their opinions and values and not arbitrarily dismiss them because they don’t jibe with your worldview. Your 18/9 Life Path also indicates that you are a natural healer and perhaps you should look into some type of work that brings healing and comfort to others. This could be in the guise of physical healing or as a counselor or advisor or anything in which you can use your intuitive abilities.  If you are working on the negative side of the 18/9 energy, then you may be a bit too touchy and irritable while also being too easily deceived by those with whom you come in contact. You are in the final days of your 5 Personal Year and moving into a 6 Personal Year. The 5 indicates that this past year (beginning at your birthday in 2012) was a year of change. It was during this time that the fabric of your life went through changes and transitions that put you more onto your true path. As you enter your 6 Year, be prepared (and willing) to be of service to others. Perhaps, if you find a new path on which you can use your gifts, you will be better positioned to improve the lives of others, and consequently, improve your own life. Be ready and willing to also experience transitions in the realm of relationships. Be prepared to be confronted with the element of choices and learn to make the correct choices in all matters. The people with whom you come in contact can, and will have a profound effect on the life you live. Learn to recognize and honor their presence. This means you must become more engaged in your own life. You feel lost because you have not done with your talent, that which you should. I wish you well on your journey. May it be blessed with insights and enlightenment. Melanie N. (9/24/1969) asked if she would continue to struggle financially. The first thing I see in your chart, Melanie is that you have a 22/4 Life Path. 22 is one of the Master Numbers in Numerology, and as with all Master Numbers, is a higher calling of the lower digit. It is also an indication that you ‘volunteered‘ to enter this plane when you did in order to help ‘build a new world‘. A common thread for all Master Numbers, but especially for the 22, is that you must learn that your efforts must always be directed outward for the benefit of all. If you are too self-directed in that which you do (in other words, you’re working to benefit and make money for you above all else) it is almost guaranteed that you will fail and experience hardships. When Master Numbers are not manifested at their higher vibration, they revert to the worst conditions of the lower digit. In your case, that would be the 4 and you would be faced with a never-ending string of obstacles and hardships. You must ask yourself if you are truly committed to the improvement of the welfare of the collective, and not just ‘in it for the money‘ and the resultant financial gains for you. You have no 2s in the spelling of your name and a 2 Lifetime Challenge which would indicate that you may be severely lacking in patience. Is your impatience working against your own self-interest?  You also have a 17/8 Expression and if you are on the negative side of that energy, then you are filled with doubt and faithlessness which can propagate great upset and uncertainty. In other words, you may very well be your own worst enemy. The 17/8 can also create an intensity in your energy that if wrongly directed will create problems with others and if directed inward, will create a condition of great worry and possibly anger. One other consideration with an 8 energy is that you may be more about your work, than you are the financial reward. Relaxing with that concept, and accepting it as a part of your being, may be key in helping you to move forward. You have 10 letters on the Physical Plane and this shows that you can be a dominant and powerful force with great capacity to be a leader in a chosen field. With that in mind, I see that you have 7-5s in the spelling of your name and this tells me that you must learn to FOCUS and maintain BALANCE. Perhaps you are attempting to be too many things and therefore scattering your energy, resulting in little or no positive outcomes. Ask yourself (or those who know you) at which of your many and varied practices are you best and most proficient. Then, concentrate your energies in developing and promoting that talent for its highest good and best return. You just entered your 21/3 Personal Year in September. The strongest conditions of this vibration are travel, change, rewards, success and new worlds. The underlying 3 indicates a year in which you are best served using your creative talents and words to further yourself and your career. An increase in social activity and contact with new people may be just the thing you need to propel your forward. Coupled with a 14/5 Essence you are in for an active, progressive and potentially successful year. Again, it is incumbent upon you to harness your talents and energies and direct them in a positive, forward-moving direction. This could be a year in which you right the ship. It would behoove you to consider that which I have shared and find a way to incorporate it into your life. Success can be yours…you must make that choice. Do you have a question for Michael? You can submit your questions to him through the contact page on his website: www.michaeljohnfierro.com. ]]>