Life Maps and Free Will

The forty-eight age groups are representations of a combination of two cycles -- the 12-year phase and the annual cycle. In keeping with human nature, each age group description has both a positive and negative representation. In describing each age group, negative representations are sometimes given precedence in dangerous years in order to encourage you not to go down a certain path. It's guidance, not a prescription.

The Secrets of Your Age is based on astrological principles and plain common sense. Everyone knows that life follows a cyclical pattern of highs and lows and that everything has a beginning, a middle and an end. Similarly, everyone knows that we all possess ego, material, social and emotional needs and that we all meet these needs by a process of development starting from birth.

The simple magic of the Secrets of Your Age is that it draws together all of these common sense principles into a coherent system of three cycles. It is both a map of our lives and a crystal ball into which we can gaze to see our futures and allows as much free will as our circumstances permit.

Generally, you can't walk before you learn to crawl, but at most ages you do have a choice. You can follow what everyone else is doing at your age -- getting married or amassing fortunes or whatever -- or you can do the opposite. Knowledge is power, and if you know what is coming up you can prepare yourself for it.

Also, bear in mind at all times that significant people in your life can affect your life map dramatically.