BORN ON THE 17th OF JANUARY

January 17th is the day of the heavyweight. Individuals born on January 17th are some of the most powerful individuals of the year.

They express themselves directly, especially because they have a very clear objective, a very firm idea in terms of achieving their desires. They are able to effectively assess their chances of success based on past experience and the difficulties they may encounter in this respect.

Since the early years, the natives of January 17th learn what makes a human being to be insensible. They come to understand the importance of motivation, and that needs are what force people to act, and often determine how they will respond to any given situation. Most of those born on this day understand early who controls themselves, who is disciplined, and who succeeds in life.

More advanced natives are in touch with their own impulses and desires, and are able to consistently find the strength to overcome life's challenges. Less evolved natives of the day focus on how they can control the environment, and not on knowing themselves first. They can thus become masters of manipulation, a manipulation masked and an absolute leadership of others.

Whether they impose themselves physically or not, the natives of January 17th display a commanding presence and tend to dominate. Because their purpose is generally well defined and they have a remarkable control over themselves, at least external control, others may feel intimidated to some extent by these people. Those born on this day do not ask permission to manifest as they really are. They tend to release all inhibitions that hold an average person to express their talents and their more dynamic side of personality. Indeed, people born on January 17th are concerned with achieving individual accomplishments and are usually passionate advocates of human rights. Thus, they are rarely the best team members and often will work much better on their own.

The greatest danger that threatens the natives of January 17th is losing touch with their feelings, concerns and philosophy of others. Because those born today cannot tolerate any compromise in their plans, they can arouse antagonism in relations with associates, colleagues, even friends. They will draw down less powerful individuals in order to care for wounds and waiting to recover. Thus, it is crucial for the natives of January 17th to anchor themselves firmly in a social context, while they strengthen their friendships and family ties. Above all, they must not become isolated or force those around them to play inert and undesirable roles.

Tips

• Give the others a chance.
• Give up control and you can free yourself.
• Cultivate humility and keep up with the times you live in.

Having a birthday falling on January 17th is a positive omen. You are likely to live in deep harmony with people that you work with. This year you are likely to encounter good fortune and luck. There may be a period of time during which you will feel sluggish. The advice is to eat a better diet. Concentrate on one thing at a time because you are likely to take on more than most people.

Numerology: Ruled by Saturn

You are known to be ruled by day number seventeenth, if you are born on the 17th of the month. There are many great personalities, authors, as well as artists born on January 17th: Muhammad Ali, Pedro Calderón de la Barca, Al Capone, Anton Chekhov, Michelle Obama, Pope Pius V, Kevin Reynolds, etc.

Your ruling planet is Saturn. You have to guard against obstacles, accidents, bad luck and criminal tendencies. Saturn is the god of justice. It is always shown with a balance in one hand and a knife in other. Saturn weighs your past and punishes you as per your deeds. If Saturn is your ruling planet, never forget the term "what you sow, so shall you reap."

If you are born on 17th, your day number is eight. You may suffer at the start of your life, but this will change. You have to take extra care against mishaps and accidents in your life. You can face lots of obstacles from childhood. You must follow the path of hard work in order to gain success. You must show courage to meet the challenge of failures, disappointments and accidents. You must guard against risks. Do not take responsibilities more than you can take on, as it may increase your chances of failure.

You can look for a successful career in the field of law and justice. You may also be successful in a career related to law enforcing agencies. You show power to understand scriptures. You are normally compassionate, lovable and merciful. You are always ready to help and sacrifice for the poor and needy. You are a staunch believer in God, love an ascetic life, and like serving poor and the sick. You are a very good religious preacher. When you are hurt by somebody, you can go to any extent for revenge. You may even take recourse of cheating, blackmail, fraud or even murder. But beware, try to control this behavior, or you may ruin your life.

You have to be extra careful when you reach the following ages: 17, 26, 35, and 44. Your lucky numbers are 1, 4 and 9. Your lucky days are 1st, 10th, 19th, and the 28th. You must start important actions, business, or major deals on these days to ensure better luck. In terms of your numerology, your unlucky days are 8th, 17th, and the 26th of any month, as they will cause losses, ill will, sufferings, accidents and even illness. The lucky gems are blue sapphire, and the most powerful lucky gem is the star sapphire. Another favorable gem is blue aquamarine stone.

Being born in January - what this means

The first part of January is ruled by Saturn (1st-19th). Your ruling planet, Saturn, the embodiment of caution and prudence is the ruling figure of the month of January. Underneath Saturn's influence, you never take any vital step without deep reflection and without being completely positive of the result. Saturn controls the month of January. If you are born under the auspices of Saturn you are motivated to succeed and have a powerful position in life. You are gifted with computers, logic and an excellent organizer of all sorts. You seek a lot of respect and you are after continuous accomplishments.

Being a child of Saturn it means you age backwards. That is you are born old and you grow young. This applies to your spirit, but also to the way you look. You are at your best at middle age. You are blessed with a good fortune, but you must work hard for it. You usually choose the hard way. As a child of Saturn, you have a price to pay, and you must do that in your youth. You are the last one while a child or a young adult, fact that made you shy and unconfident. However, these weaknesses turned into skills later on in life. They made you persevere and be strong which in turn bring you big accomplishments and self-fulfillment.

You, being born in the month of January will have a strong ambition, energy, perseverance and belligerence. As January is the first month, you are a born leader. You have a tendency to make larger efforts in achieving your desired goals. As you are born in January, you have the tendency to be rather sceptical, analytic, and rather suspicious. Your mental strength is large enough, philosophic and scientific in nature. You are a thinker and a social person. Your special qualities are intelligence and the ability to investigate.

You are forgiving in nature. Your love, duty and social living are perpetually distinctive. Some people may find you occasionally rather eccentric. As a person with a powerful mind and a steady trend towards independence, you should lead in everything you do, otherwise you will lose interest in the work. You hate restrictions of any kind and are a rebel against everything that has the character of binding, although, at times you are inclined to respect traditions and authority. In general, January is a positive month in which to be born, however you have to cultivate cheerfulness or you may have the tendency to fall in depression. In life, you will face lots of confusion. You also do not make lasting friendships, and you will have just a couple of old friends. At heart, you usually feel terribly lonely. You feel alone even in crowd. You are a loner. You usually support the less trusted cause, and you will go to any extent not to be defeated. As a result you will simply amass enemies.

When it involves faith, folks born in January tend to be fanatic follower of the religion, or, on contrary, their consciousness is directed to different extremes, even when they do not believe in something. Those born in January can be in best harmony with those people born underneath their own sign or the sign of Taurus and Virgo. You have the chance of marrying either a much younger or a much older person. The Moon has a strong influence on you, and it usually affects your mood, as well as your career path. You are organized, logic, patience, and you have a very special charm.

January is classified as the winter month, which has seven letters. To be born in January from a numerology perspective it means that people with a birthday on your day are focused on effort. There is nothing that will stop you once you set your mind on something. Your birthstone is the garnet. The garnet is a beautiful stone and has a large range of colors. Usually it is the red garnet is the one used for the January birthstone. Your flower is the snowdrop and it symbolizes affection, love, happiness, fidelity, imagination, and distinction. Your colors are black, dark red, and dark blue.

Summary of your characteristics

Strengths

• Independent.
• Expressive.
• Strong.

Weaknesses

• Imposing.
• Isolated.
• Stubborn.