Cassandra's Psychic Cycles

The sun was warm but the wind was chill.
You know how it is with an April day
When the sun is out and the wind is still,
You’re one month on in the middle of May.
But if you so much as dare to speak,
A cloud comes over a sunlit arch,
And wind comes off a frozen peak,
And you’re two months back in the middle of March.
—Robert Frost, “Two Tramps in Mud Time”

When I was around eight years old, my friend Marcy and I found a copy of Robert Frost’s poems while we were rummaging in my uncle Ralph’s bedroom. Uncle Ralph was single, and based on his reputation, and bachelor status, and the tendency of the members on the paternal side of my family to create cousins who were “born on the wrong side of the blanket,” we thought we were doing something wicked when we used to sneak into Uncle Ralph’s room and read Robert Frost poems to each other. Somehow it was even more fun than reading my aunt Marion’s books about contraception. As adults, Marcy and I both have strong literary leanings. Perhaps Robert Frost was partly responsible.

My dog thinks it is spring already. He is being hoodwinked by the longer days. He stands wistfully at the door, wearing his favourite red sweater, which is no longer necessary in the house—he wore it all through the cold weather—but which he loves. The red raincoat is a different story, loathsome in the extreme. And the dog boots -- Grrrrrr. Let’s not go there.

To find out what the rest of February has in store for you, calculate your key number by adding the day and month of your birth. Continue adding until you arrive at a single digit. For example, if your birthday is October 14, your personal number is determined as follows: 10 + 14 = 24. Then 2 + 4 = 6, and you have the key number (6) that you will keep for life.


Key number 1

In November, my friend Lindsay’s Siamese cat was eaten by a coyote in False Creek. The cat was a great hunter himself. “He knew the game,” Lindsay said when she finally accepted that the cat was gone. December’s darkest days remind us of the shadowy parts of life, which make the Christmas lights shine all the brighter. Happy holidays!

To find out what the rest of December has in store, calculate your key number by adding the day and month of your birth. Continue adding until you arrive at a single digit. For example, if your birthday is October 14, your personal number is determined as follows: 10 + 14 = 24. Then 2 + 4 = 6, and you have the key number (6) that you will keep for life.

Key number 1