Those of you interested in Astrology or Numerology may be familiar with
the concept that every day has a unique energy.
A unique set of possibilities, surprises, gifts and difficulties or
issues rather.
As each day and each year have their unique energies, so does our own years
as well. What do we mean? Well,
according to numerology, starting on the day of our birthday every year of our
lives offer a different energy to live and deal with. Some say that this is how
our destiny is set and revealed. Some believe that a child is born at a time
that has been predetermined and that date and time identify that child’s
destiny. So, every year, his or her year up until his or her birthday and after
the birthday offer different possibilities for the child, for the person. These
two time fragments have different energies and will affect the person
differently. In short, the numerological
year starts and ends with our birthdays.
Let’s look at what number 2016 is in Numerology. 2016 adds up number 9.
2+1+6=9. What does the number 9 say to
us in general?
Well, 9 is usually told to be about introspection. It’s considered to be about going inward,
maybe learning to connect or connecting with our inner voice, with the inner
voice of our spirit, the real voice of the universe as some may call.
9 is usually told to be about searching for internal fulfillment and
about finding it. In 9, there is a
connection with the real truth. How can
I describe this state better? You know, there are times when regardless of what
is happening outside, at work, with friends, with the World, regardless of how
bad everything might seem and be, regardless of the cloudy greyness and
darkness in life, internally we may still feel complete, safe, light and
delightful. That feeling of feeling
complete without needing anything or anyone or at least needed less from
outside is considered to be about the energy of number 9 in a year or day or a
person. 9 is taken to be about
searching, experimenting and sometimes reaching that state. This may involve spending more time alone and
being aware that we can always choose not to be alone.
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There is an important date for many Turks , Muslims and Sufis in
December. December 17th.
December 17th is the death anniversary of Mevlana Celaleddin-i Rumi.
That date is considered to be a date of a wedding since according to Rumi and
his disciples that is the date he returns to God.
Mevlana Celaleddin-i Rumi lived
in the 13th century, spent most of his life in Anatolia and passed
away in the city of Konya on December 17th, 1273.
Rumi - that is the name most of the World know him
and call him by, although we Turks use the word Mevlana - was a scholar, teacher, religious and spiritual master, a
master of words and poetry. For many he
is a true example of showing how one learns to surrender to God completely and
with utter love.
This year let’s look into what this December 17th might be
telling us through its interpretation in Numerology. To be able to look that up
for this year, we need to make a calculation to find its number in
Numerology. We need to reduce it to a
number including or less than 22. 17.12.2015
can be reduced to the 22 possible numbers of Numerology by adding up the
numbers of the date and month first.
17+12. 29. Then, we add 2015 and 29. That is 2044. And now we need to add
up the individual numbers is 2044. 2+ 0+ 4+ 4. The result comes out as the
number 10.
Some believe that the Universe is based on a mathematical system and
that life and destiny is designed and may be revealed through math. Through
numbers. Sufis and Kabalists are known to look into the number values of name,
prayers and the holly texts and look for answers in the numbers that come up
and appear. Numerology tries to do it in
its own simpler way. Let’s look into what the energy December 17th
offers might be telling us this year.
10 is told to be about expansion. It is believed to contain an energy of
break-throughs. Unexpected goodness and positive personal self-realizations may
appear. How that date will actually live
out in our lives is of course for us to discover. If we choose to listen to Rumi, we might need
to let go of all our expectations and just surrender to what is or surrender to
God. And maybe that will involve doing
what we can with what we see and discover.
And let’s leave the last words to RUMI.
From the book The Glance (A
translation of RUMI by Coleman Barks):
The Self We Share
Thirst is angry at
water. Hunger, bitter
with bread. The cave
wants nothing to do
with the sun. This is
dumb, the self-
defeating way we’ve
been. A gold mine is
calling us into its
temple. Instead, we
bend and keep picking
up rocks from the
ground. Every thing has a shine like gold,
but we should turn to
the source! The
origin is what we truly
are. I add a little
vinegar to the honey I
give. The bite of
scolding makes ecstasy
more familiar. But
look, fish, you’re
already in the ocean:
just swimming there
makes you friends with
glory. What are these
grudges about? You
are Benjamin. Joseph
has put a gold cup
in your grain sack and
accused you of being
a thief. Now he draws you aside and says,
“You are my brother. I
am a prayer. You’re
the amen.”
We move in eternal regions, yet
worry about property
here. This is the
prayer of each: You are
the source of my
life. You separate essence from mud. You
honor my soul. You bring rivers from the
mountain springs. You brighten my eyes. The
wine you offer takes me out of myself into
the self we share. Doing that is religion.
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With love and light.
Zeynep
