“2017 is a 1 Universal Year that promises major changes, increased energy across the board on a worldwide scale, and new directions for many of us, as countries reach out to each other or turn their backs on age-old alliances. This will be a year of technical breakthroughs and vast economic and political shifts. However, while those changes make all the noise and get all the attention, the most significant transformation will be an unprecedented rise in global awareness concerning idealistic and spiritual matters.

When you look back throughout world history, some years stand out as pivot points. This year, anno Domini 2017, will be such a pivot point.

During 2017 the number1 rules: a driven, forceful, confrontational, and often divisive number, the 1 can be a troublemaker like no other, and there is no doubt we will see reflections of its often crude and insensitive attitude — not unlike a bull in a China shop. But when it comes to pushing for a new direction or making progress, there is no more powerful number than the 1. Pushing hard and fast is its most obvious quality, so hold on to your hat, we’re in for a ride.

In short, 2017 is the first year of a nine-year cycle that, by exposing much that was kept in the dark, diminishes the power of the large (corporations, governments, religious institutions), and empowers the small (individuals, communities, grassroots activists). Although vastly different, the nine-year cycle starting in 2017 is not unlike the 1960s, when the voices of individuals became loud and clear and people discovered their power and used it; when art, music, and philosophy experienced a renaissance that still echoes through our lives today, and when spirituality reached greater heights than ever.

We have talked about “the information age” for decades, but it hasn’t really started yet. That distinction goes to 2017. This is nothing to be afraid of. On the contrary, unless you would rather hide in the dark than dance in the light, you should welcome it with excitement and an open mind.”

~Hans Decoz, excerpt from Numerology.com