ah, a Brit! So you were born 20/10/84 and for me that would mean 10th month, 20th day, 1984 year, right?

10-20-1984 = 1/2/4 = 25/7
challenges: 1/2/3/1
year: as of your NEXT b-day, 9

gee, all the 7's are coming out of the woodwork! :) Be sure to read the posts about 25/7 life lesson #, both here in this forum and the Ask Shelley forum.

Born on the 2nd day, this makes you quite sensitive. You may have to often retreat and cave just to stop feeling everyone's sadness because you are like a sponge, soaking up the vibes all around you. This can be quite exhausting. It's important for you to learn that anything anyone says about you is most a projection of their own dis-owned selves. For instance, a negative, pessimistic person will call YOU pessimistic should you complain about the slightest thing. so do NOT take what anyone says personally. If they're accurate, it won't bother you near as much, so long as you are being honest with yourself.

People born on the 2nd day usually get into a helping profession of some kind that involves counseling. Customer service, therapy, teaching, paralegal, that kind of thing. They excel at finding and using the fine details and often have a great artisitic sense with 2-dimensional forms. They make wonderful diplomats and peacemakers and can handle arbitration suits, that kind of thing.

They tend to get a rep for being "wishy washy" because they can see both sides of every issue - and they often LIVE both sides of every issue to find out where they really feel comfortable.

going into a 9 year means this is THE time to take stock and look back on the past 9 years with love and forgiveness. People from your past will come into your life one last time so you can remember the drama that happened with them and garner all the wisdom and learning from that experience. If you are single, next year is an excellent time to meet "the one." It's a great year to study philosophy, self-help matters, different ways of looking at life.

As of your b-day in 2005 you will be starting a new cycle. So decide what stays an dwhat goes, what is worht repeating and where your passion really lies. Follow your bliss.