CYCLE HISTORY EXAMPLE

for SALLY ARON

Origin; birth (0°):
Emergence (45°):
Test; crisis (90°):
Opportunity (120°):
Climax; reversal (180°):
Opportunity (240°):
Test; crisis (270°):
Nov 94
Feb 96 - Oct 96
Jan 98
Jun 98 - Jan 99
Jun 00
Jul 02
Aug 03

After deepening your grasp of the cycle's theme, examine the Cycle History. Note when this cycle began, Origin; birth (0°), and take some time to recall what that particular period was for you. What was happening for you in Nov 94? In particular, what can you remember that began during that time, especially having to do with the theme of "What is the ideal I strive for?" How does this time now (SEP 05 – MAY 06) relate to that earlier period?

The easiest way to see the outlines of the given cycle is to start by focusing on the red phases, because those are usually the most noticeable, containing the most tension. Besides the Origin; birth (0°) phase, look at the next red phase - Test; crisis (90°) - which occurred around Jan 98. How can you see that this time in your life was somehow a test or crisis regarding the theme of "What is the ideal I strive for?", and a development of what was only starting around Nov 94?

A turning point in most cycles occurs at its halfway point, the Climax; reversal (180°), when many of the trends since the birth of the cycle are reversed, or at least reach their conclusion or outcome. For you, this was Jun 00. How does that time relate to the birth and previous "test" period of Jan 98? The "test" period is often a time of choice, and the Climax; reversal (180°) brings you face to face with the outcomes of your previous decisions.

The final red phase comes at 3/4 through the cycle, the Test; crisis (270°), and another time of choice arises. During this phase, Aug 03, a period of letting go may arise. In fact all four of the red phases usually require letting go. Here you may have questioned the purpose of activities you had taken for granted. In fact they may have run their course, making it necessary to face a growing sense of emptiness and lack of direction. How does this relate to the theme of the cycle?

Now you are well on your way to enriching your understanding of the present, and how this time is a "challenge" or "opportunity" (or both) in the continuing development of the cycle as a whole.