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LIFE CYCLES
FORMATIVE CYCLE PRODUCTIVE CYCLE HARVEST CYCLE
AGE 0 – 27 AGE 28 - 54 AGE 55 - …
11 5 2
MAJOR CYCLE MASTER NUMBER 11/2: A CYCLE OF ILLUMINATION – Age 0 - 27
The 11 is a cycle of growth and understanding of higher human ideals, and is a time of inspiration, self-
improvement, and revelations about how life truly works.
It is only through a deep personal transformation and improvement of self-expression that you will be
able to bring forth these revelations, because you were born to illuminate others and share with your
community. The more willing you are to work on yourself; the better you will be for the world.
During this first major life cycle, you may have to relearn the lessons of the 2: partnership and
cooperation.
As an 11, if you accept the path of the ‘spiritual messenger’ you will find great reward, including
financial support, and even fame. If the energy of the 11 is too intense or too demanding, you will
revert to the energy of the 2, where the issues of sensitivity, cooperation, and relationship will dominate
every day. Either way, this is a period in your life where you will learn to find harmony within yourself
while you learn to lead.
MAJOR CYCLE NUMBER 2: A Slow Cycle – Age 0 - 27
This is a period of slow, patient development. Your natural gifts of gentle persuasion and peacemaking
will be utilised often. You learn to cooperate with others, and how to be part of the team.
Partnerships of any kind are important, and the lessons will be around learning the skills of tact,
diplomacy and compromise, whilst gaining a clear understanding of how relationships work. This is a
gentle vibration and it teaches gentleness, support, and harmony, and encourages you to seek out
beauty and harmonious environments.
Discord and disruption are not tolerated well.
MAJOR CYCLE NUMBER 5: A FREEING CYCLE – Age 28 - 54
Rapid progress and change characterizes the 5 major cycle; and travel, moving house, and changing jobs
are all part of this cycles energy.
It is a time for promoting yourself, seeking new opportunities, and there is also the prospect of visiting
foreign lands, discovering new cultures, and having exciting new adventures. Seeking change, taking
risks and facing new adventures will bring you great satisfaction.
You are learning the lessons of freedom, which, if managed well, will show you the excitement of life,
and, if managed poorly, will teach, as Janis Joplin sang, that freedom is a metaphor for recklessness, for
nothing left to lose.
MAJOR CYCLE NUMBER 2: A Slow Cycle – Age 55 - …
Patience and cooperation will be the hall-marks of your mature years.