Whatever your experience of 2019, the winds of change are sweeping through the gua of the woman/wife/mother/matriarch. Whatever stage of life you are in, maiden, goddess or crone, let this energy lift you out of whatever rut that made you feel stuck all year.

I am often asked about the number 5 as it relates to The 8 Elements. Each personal element is associated with a number. And among the other aspects of personal energy, this number determines how many people you need to be complete. When we make the jump from a Soft Wood 4 to a Hard Metal 6, the question arises: What about the number 5?

In 2018, the Hard Metal energy visits the Mother Earth house. The Mother Earth personal element represents women, the virgin and goddess, wife and mother, matriarch and crone.

In this second part of the blog series on 2018 Personal Feng Shui, you will learn more about what this year holds for you based on your personal element. In addition to the energy visiting your personal element’s gua, your personal element’s number is also visiting a certain area, or Life Center, for the entire year ahead. Unlike the energy of the number visiting your gua that brings potentials, where your personal element’s number lands and sets up housekeeping contributes to helping you set intentions about where your energy will be spent and expressed.

In the first part of this blog series about personal feng shui in 2018, you will learn about the energy visiting your personal element’s gua. Each year as the energy shifts, a new dynamic is created between permanent personal energy and visiting annual energy. While understanding the five element dynamics of the Fire year energy on your person element is important, knowing what effect the annual energy has the potential to have on your personal energy is also essential. That way you can make it the best year yet or at least make the best of the year ahead.

The spark of fire that will burn brightly and cheerfully through 2018 has been kindled.  How fast it burns and how wildly the flames blaze through your life, will depend on the energy dynamics that are created between your personal element and the Fire element. In this blog, you will learn about the potential effect fire energy will have on you during this very auspicious Fire year.

Each of the Five Elements are associated with a unique taste. Foods that have that distinct taste are the go to or favorite foods for The 8 Personal Elements. These are the foods they love or crave, the foods they get really good at making themselves or the foods they might eat every day without getting bored.

In this part of the 2016 Annual Energy Report, you’ll learn about three of the aspects of the Mother Earth element:  her Physical Human Energy, her West House Group and her Young Adult Human Stage of Life.

Mother Earth years vibrate with the spacious and palpable energy of unconditional love. The affinity that you can enjoy within an intimate relationship with your equal, your opposite, your complementary partner. As the archetype of The Lover, they bring the potential for romantic relationships and marriage, conscious coupling and conscious conception. They honor the sacred feminine energy of women. They remind us of the value of femininity. Recognize the importance of the roles females play in our lives. Appreciate the responsibilities mothers and wives, sisters and daughters take on. See the beauty in feminine qualities and the strength in feminine forms of power.

Mother Earth is one of four yin energy personal elements. Yin energy has feminine qualities. It’s receptive and creative, intuitive and sensitive, compassionate and caring. It waits to be invited to participate and responds to initiated action. It is gently yielding in nature, opening, allowing and surrendering.

What makes a study of the Mother Earth element so unique is that its characteristics apply not only to the people who personify this element, but to the planet herself. A thorough understanding of what the Mother Earth element exudes, needs and values, provides wonderful insight into the life experiences its inhabitants might be inspired to create. Humans are a product of their environment, a beautiful expression of the Mother Earth element, her personal energy, her conscious presence in the galaxy and her life-giving and life-sustaining essence.

There is much talk, especially in women's circles about not needing a man to complete them. The “You had me at hello…” scene from Jerry Maguire struck a chord and brought movie goers to tears. But as actor and Mother Earth element, Tom Cruise stated in the first part of his "You complete me" speech, he said “We live in a cynical world!” We want to connect with people, and yet after suffering heartache and heartbreak, we are afraid of getting hurt again. So, when a connection loses its strength and breaks, we try to convince ourselves that we don’t need anyone else. That we can be complete without other people; our parents or partner, our family or friends. That we can complete ourselves.