To calculate our personal year

I will leave it up to you to consider whether your Year's Cycle starts in January or on your birthday and you will realize at one point or another, which is best for you. You can be the judge here.

For example: To calculate our personal year

If your birthday fell between January 1st of last year and now, use this year. Born May 7, 1975 - In order to establish the yearly cycle you would put 2009 added to your day and month of birth. 2009 + 5 + 7 = 23 = 2 + 3 = 5

If you were born in December (and we are calculating this in November), because we have not yet arrived at your month of birth (which falls in the same year) you would calculate using 2008:
Born Dec. 11, 1952. 2008 + 1 + 2 + 11 = 24 = 2 + 4 = 6 This would mean that you are finishing off your year 6 and soon to enter into year 9 when your birthday arrives

To calculate our personal year

If your birthday fell between January 1st of last year and now, use this year. Born May 7, 1975 - In order to establish the yearly cycle you would put 2002 added to your day and month of birth. 2002 + 5 + 7 = 16 = 1 + 6 = 7

If you were born in December (and we are calculating this in November), because we have not yet arrived at your month of birth (which falls in the same year) you would calculate using 2001:
Born Dec. 11, 1952. 2001 + 1 + 2 + 11 = 17 = 8 This would mean that you are finishing off your year 8 and soon to enter into year 9 when your birthday arrives.