Poor Fit Years

The age group descriptions have been cross-checked with people of most ages and the 'fit' is reasonably accurate in the majority of cases. When an age group description does not 'fit' you, wait until the year is over before passing judgment -- surprises often happen in the twelfth month. If you are still unconvinced then consider the effects of significant others on your life map this year. Check out the age of the most dominant person in your life for the year -- a partner, a boss, a parent or even a child -- and see if their age description is a better 'fit' for you.

In another instance, a man discovered that the 'following' year seemed to fit him far better than the description given for his actual ages. In certain parts of the world, conception rather than birth is believed to be more important, and for all we know it probably is. However, few people know the exact date of their conception and for this reason we must necessarily base our life cycles upon our birthdays. By putting his age forward nine months this man achieved a reasonably good fit.

It's possible, too, that your birth certificate is botched and you're a year younger or older than you think you are!

Another possibility is that you may have been a slow developer -- walking and talking later than your age cohort, or possibily had your development delayed by hospitalization or some other trauma. Any delay in your formative years may carry through for the rest of your life, and the ramifications of each year may come later for you than your age cohort.

Also, national and international events intervene in everyone's life to upset their personal applecarts. In a year of marriage, for instance, you might find yourself on the other side of the world embroiled in a war with wedding bells the furthest thing from your mind. In a perfect world, you could very well be marrying that year -- in an imperfect world you do what you're told to do.

The Effect of Others on Our Life Map

Generally, a person living a free and independent life is more likely to have a perfect 'fit' for the Secret of Your Age than someone who's married, responsible for children or otherwise hindered by others in their personal development. The more people your life is influenced by, the less likely your ability to achieve the potential of your age. In a challenging year, the influence of others may be a blessing, but in a green light year others are more likely to hold you back than encourage you.

It's an unfortunate fact of life that some of us suffer years that are totally dominated by others and our lives become extensions of theirs. For people who have difficulty relating to the age descriptions over their entire lives, then you must consider the possibility that you have been living in somebody else's shadow all of your life -- and that person could be anyone with whom you have an attachment, even God.

One woman checked out the ages of the most significant people in her life for each year and came to the remarkable revelation that her entire life so far had been lived according to somebody else's life path -- first her father's and then her husband's. When she took advantage of the right year in which to analyze her relationships, she took charge of her life and is now doing her own thing.

Also, significant others can include people outside our orbit completely but nevertheless affect us significantly. Think of Osama bin Laden and George Bush and you get the drift of how other people in positions of power can change our lifepath completely.