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The Life Path Number
The Life Path is the sum of the birth date. This number represents who
you are at birth and the native traits that you will carry with you
through life. The most important number that will be discussed here is
your Life Path number. The Life Path describes the nature of this journey
through life.
This is a number that is derived from all the numbers in your birth
date. The Life Path number is established from the date of birth. First,
convert the month to a single number, then add this individual digit, the
birthday, and the individual digits of the birth year. The individual
digits are again added together, as necessary to reduce the sum to a
single digit 1 through 9, or to the numerology "master numbers," 11 or 22.
These master numbers are not reduced any further.
Example: My birthday is February 8, 1939 (2-8-1939*). Add the month (2)
to the day (8) plus the total of the digits in the year (22). The total
comes to 32. Then add this number together. 3+2=5; my Life Path Number is
5.
*Be sure to add the full year, not just the
last two digits, i.e. 1939, not 39.
1
The Life Path 1 drive in this life is characterized by individualist
desires, independence, and the need for personal attainment. The purpose
to be fulfilled on this Life Path is that of becoming independent. This is
a two part learning process; first, you must learn to stand on your own
two feet and learn not to depend on others. After you are indeed free and
independent, you must learn to be a leader. Many of our Generals,
corporate leaders, and political leaders are men and women having the Life
Path number 1. The 1 always has the potential for greatness as a leader,
but they may fail as a follower. Many 1's spend most of their lives
shaking off their dependent side. When this happens, there is little time
left for enjoying the rewards to be gained through independence. The
individual with Life Path 1 has to overcome an environment in which it is
very easy to be dependent, and difficult to be independent.
A person with positive 1 traits abounds in creative inspiration, and
possesses the enthusiasm and drive to accomplish a great deal. Your drive
and potential for action comes directly from the enormous depth of
strength you have. This is both the physical and inner varieties of
strength. With this strength comes utter determination and the capability
to lead. As a natural leader you have a flair for taking charge of any
situation. Highly original, you may have talents as an inventor or
innovator of some sort. In any work that you choose, your independent
attitude can show through. You have very strong personal needs and
desires, and you feel it is always necessary to follow your own
convictions. You are ambitious, and either understand or must learn the
need for aggressive action to promote yourself. Although you may hide the
fact for social reasons, you are highly self-centered and demand to have
your way in most circumstances.
When the 1 Life Path person is not fully developed and expressing the
negative side of this number, the demeanor may appear very dependent
rather than independent. If you are expressing this negative trait of the
number 1, you are likely to be very dissatisfied with your circumstances,
and long for self-sufficiency. This is defined as the weak or dependent
side of the negative 1 Life Path. On the strong side of this negative
curve, the 1 energy can become too self-serving, selfish and egotistical.
Over-confidence and impatience mark this individual.
2
The positive attributes of the number 2 Life Path produces extremely
sensitive people who generally have the most delicate ability to be
balanced and fair. You clearly see the full spectrum of viewpoints in any
argument or situation, and because of this people may seek you out to be a
mediator. In this role you are able to settle disputes with the most
unbiased flair. There is sincere concern for others; you think the best of
people, and want the best for them. You are totally honest and open in
thought, word and deed. You are apt to excel in any for of group activity
where your expertise in handling and blending people can be used
effectively. Manners and tact mark your way with others at all times. In
many ways, you are a creature of habit and routine, and you like to your
path and pattern well worn and familiar. You are the master of compromise
and of maintaining harmony in your environment, never stooping to
aggravate or argue. A natural collector, you rarely dispose of anything
that may have a shred of value.
The negative side of the 2 is hardly a problem. The biggest obstacle
and difficulty you may face is that of passivity and a state of apathy and
lethargy. The negative 2 can be very pessimistic and accomplishes very
little. Needless to say, the negative 2 doesn't belong in the business
world and even the more positive individual with the 2 Life Path may
prefer a more amiable and less competitive environment.
3
The number 3 Life Path is one that emphasizes expression, sociability,
and creativity as the lesson to be learned in this life. Here we are apt
to find the entertainers of the world, bright, effervescent, sparkling
people with very optimistic attitudes. A truly gifted 3 possesses the most
exceptional creative skills, normally in the verbal realm, writing,
speaking, acting, or similar endeavors. The lesson to be learned with a 3
life path is that of achievement through expression. The bright side of
this path stresses harmony, beauty and pleasures; of sharing your creative
talents with the world. Capturing your capability in creative
self-expression is the highest level of attainment for this life path. The
characteristics of the 3 are warmth and friendliness, a good
conversationalist, social and open. A good conversationalist both from the
standpoint of being a delight to listen to, but even more importantly, one
who has the ability to listen to others. Accordingly, the life path 3
produces individuals who are always a welcome addition to any social
situation and know how to make others feel at home. The creative
imagination is present, if sometimes latent, as the 3 may not be moved to
develop his talent. The approach to life tends to be exceedingly positive,
however, and your disposition is almost surely sunny and open-hearted. You
effectively cope with all of the many setbacks that occur in life and
readily bounce back for more. It is usually easy for you to deal with
problems because you can freely admit the existence of problems without
letting them get you down. You have good manners and seem to be very
conscious of other people's feelings and emotions. Life is generally lived
to the fullest, often without much worry about tomorrow. You are not very
good at handling money because of a general lack of concern about it. You
spend it when you have it and don't when you don't.
On the negative side, a 3 may be so delighted with the joy of living
that the life becomes frivolous and superficial. You may scatter your
abilities and express little sense of purpose. The 3 can be an enigma, for
no apparent reason you may become moody and tend to retreat. Escapist
tendencies are not uncommon with the 3 life path, and you find it very
hard to settle into one place or one position. Guard against being
critical of others, impatient, intolerant, or overly optimistic.
Typically, the life path 3 gives an above-average ability in some art
form. This can encompass painting, interior decorating, landscaping,
crafts, writing, music, or the stage, or all of the above. You are apt to
be a happy, inspired person, constantly seeking the stimuli of similar
people. Your exuberant nature can take you far, especially if you are ever
able to focus your energies and talents.
4
The Life Path 4 produces the most trustworthy, practical, and
down-to-earth of individuals; the cornerstone members of society. The goal
of this life path is learning to take orders and to carry them out with
dedication and perseverance. You always demand as much from yourself as
you do from others. You are apt to be an excellent organizer and planner
because of your innate ability to view things in a very common sense and
practical way. You have the kind of will power that is often mistaken for
sheer stubbornness. Once a decision is made, it will be followed through
to the conclusion, right, wrong, or indifferent; you are very set in your
ways and determined to handle things the way you are so certain that they
should be handled. Your tenacity of purpose and ability to get the job
done borders on obsession. Loyal and devoted, you make the best of your
marriage, and you are a dependable business partner. Friends may be few in
number, but you are very close to them and once friendships are made, they
often last a lifetime. The number 4 is solidly associated with the element
of earth from which it gains it strength and utter sense of reality. You
are one of the most dependable people you know. If patience and
determination can ever win, you are sure to achieve great success in
life.
The negative side of the 4 can prove dogmatic to an excess,
narrow-minded, and repressive. A lot of skin-deep people turn you off, and
you lack the tact to keep your feelings from being totally clear to all
around. Additionally, the negative 4 has a bad tendency to get too caught
up in the daily routine of affairs and often misses the big picture and
major opportunities that come along once in a while.
5
A Life Path 5 person is usually very versatile, adventurous, and
progressive. With a 5 life path, you are one of those people who is always
striving to find answers to the many questions that life poses. You want
to be totally unrestrained, as this is the sign of freedom and
independence. You abhor routine and boring work, and you are not very good
at staying with everyday tasks that must be finished on time. You are,
however, a good communicator, and you know how to motivate people around
you, perhaps inclining you to be a teacher of some sort. A love of
adventure may dominate your life. This may take the form of mental or
physical manifestation, but in either case, you thrill to the chance for
exploration and blazing new trails. You are apt to be multi-talented, but
just as likely to suffer from some lack of direction, and there is often
some confusion surrounding your ambition.
In the most negative application or use of the 5 energies, you could
become very irresponsible in tasks and decisions concerning your home and
business life. The total pursuit of sensation and adventure can result in
your becoming self-indulgent and totally unaware of the feelings of those
around you. In the worse case situations negative 5's are very
undependable and self-serving.
On the average, the number 5 personality is rather happy-go-lucky;
living for today, and not worrying too much about tomorrow. It is
important for you to mix with people of a like mind, and try to avoid
those that are too serious and demanding. It is also important for you to
find a job that provides thought-provoking tasks rather than routine and
redundant responsibilities. You do best dealing with people, but the
important thing is that you have the freedom to express yourself at all
times.
6
The Life Path 6 indicates that very prominent in your nature is a
strong sense of responsibility. You are idealistic and must feel useful to
be happy. The main contribution you make is that of advice, service and
ever present support. This is the Life Path related to leadership by
example and assumption of responsibility, thus, it is your obligation to
pick up the burden and always be ready to help. The Life Path 6 is one who
is compelled to function with strength and compassion, a sympathetic and
kind person, generous with personal and material resources. Wisdom,
balance, and understanding are the cornerstones of this Life Path. Your
extraordinary wisdom and the ability to understand the problems of others
is apt to commence from an early age allowing you to easily span the
generation gap and assume an important role in life early on. While the 6
may assume huge responsibilities in the community, the life revolves
around the immediate home and family, for this is the most domestic of
numbers. Most with Life Path 6 are the positive types who willingly carry
far more than their fair share of the load and are always there when
needed. You are very human and realistic about life, and you feel that the
most important thing in your life is the home, family and friends.
The number 6 Life Path actually produces few negative examples, but
there are some pitfalls peculiar to the path. Avoid a tendency to become
overwhelmed by responsibilities and a slave to others. Also, avoid being
too critical (of yourself or of others). The misuse of this Life Path
produces tendencies towards exaggeration, over-expansiveness, and
self-righteousness. Imposing one's views in an interfering or meddling way
must be an issue of concern. The natural burdens of this number are heavy,
and on rare occasions, responsibility is abdicated by persons with this
Life Path 6. This rejection of responsibility will make you feel very
guilty and uneasy, and it will have very damaging effects upon your
relationships with others.
7
A Life Path 7 person is a peaceful and affectionate soul, and by nature
rather reserved and analytical. The overwhelming strength of the number 7
is reflected in the depth of thinking that is shown; you will garner
knowledge from practically every source that you find. Intellectual,
scientific and studious, you don't accept a premise until you have
dissected the subject and arrived at you own independent conclusion. This
is a very spiritual number and it often denotes a sort of spiritual wisdom
that becomes apparent at a fairly early age. You need a good deal of quiet
time to be with your own inner thoughts and dreams. You dislike crowds,
noise and confusion. You are very thorough and complete in your work, the
perfectionist who expects everyone else to be a meet a high standard of
performance, too. You evaluate situations very quickly and with amazing
accuracy. You rely heavily on your experiences and your intuition, rather
than accepting advice from someone; your hunches usually prove to be very
accurate, and knowing this, you are one who tends to follow the directions
they seem to guide. It's easy for you to detect deception and recognize
insincere people. You aren't one to have a wide circle of friends, but
once you accept someone as a friend, it's for life. You really aren't a
very social person, and your reserve is often taken to be aloofness.
Actually, it's not that at all, but merely a cover up for your basic
feeling of insecurity. You actually like being alone, away from the hustle
and bustle of modern life. In many ways, you would have fit in better in
much earlier times when the pace of life was less hectic.
In the most negative use of the 7 energies, you can become very
pessimistic, lackadaisical, quarrelsome, and secretive. A Life Path 7
individual who is not living life fully and gaining through experiences,
is a hard person to live with because of a serious lack of consideration
and because there is such a negative attitude. The negative 7 is very
selfish and spoiled. If you have any of the negative traits they are very
difficult to get rid of because you tend to feel that the world really
does owe you a living or in some way is not being fairly treated.
Fortunately, the negative 7 is not the typical 7, at least not without
some mitigating positive traits. This number is one that seems to have
some major shifts from highs to lows. Stability in feelings may be elusive
for you.
8
With the Life Path of the number 8 you are focused on learning the
satisfactions to be found in the material world. The Life Path 8 produces
many powerful, confident and materially successful people. You are apt to
be very independent, forceful and competitive. Your routine is involved in
practical, down-to-earth affairs, and there is relatively little time for
dreams and visions. You will want to use your ambitions, your
organizational ability, and your efficient approach to carve a satisfying
niche for yourself. Most of your concerns involve money and learning of
the power that comes with its proper manipulation. This Life Path is
perhaps the one that is the most concerned with and desirous of status, as
an accompaniment to material success. If you are a positive 8 you are
endowed with tremendous potential for conceiving far-reaching schemes and
ideas, and also possessing the tenacity and independence to follow them
through to completion. In short, you are well-equipped for competition in
the business world or in other competitive fields of endeavor. You know
how to manage yourself and your environment. You are practical and steady
in your pursuit of major objectives, and you have the courage of your
convictions when it comes to taking the necessary chances to get
ahead.
The negative 8 can be dictatorial and often suppresses the enthusiasm
and efforts of fellow member of the environment. Often, the strength of
their own personality excludes close feelings for other people with whom
they come in contact. Material gains and rewards often become issues of
utmost importance, even to the neglect of family, home and peace of mind.
Dedication to success can become an obsession. Emotional feelings are
often suppressed by the negative 8, resulting in isolation and loneliness.
All Life Path 8 people must avoid discounting the opinions of others.
9
The keys to the nature of a Life Path number 9 person are compassion,
generosity, and a very humanitarian attitude. This is the lesson that must
be learned in this life. Usually this number produces an individual that
is very trustworthy and honorable, and one unlikely to harbor any sort of
prejudice. Obviously, this is a rather tall order, but you are, in fact, a
person that feels very deeply for individuals less fortunate than
yourself, and if you are in a position to help, you certainly will. You
tend to be quite sensitive, as you see the world with much feeling and
compassion. The 9, being the highest of the single digit numbers, holds an
elevated position and poses certain responsibilities. The purpose of life
for those with a 9 life path is of a philosophical nature. Judges,
spiritual leaders, healers and educators frequently have much 9 energy.
Material gains are not overly important, although the quality of some life
path 9 people is such that they are materially rewarded in very
significant ways. Often, the number 9 life path requires a very selfless
attitude and the giving up of material possessions for the common good.
Even the very average of those with life path 9 possess extremely
compassionate tendencies. The desire to help others, especially the
troubled or underprivileged, is strong. You are apt to frequently find
yourself being used and let down by others, as your generosity is misused
and abused.
The number 9's very deep understanding of life is sometimes manifested
in the artistic and literary fields. Here you may be able to express your
deep emotional feelings through painting, writing, music, or other art
forms. Often, however, there if a great deal of difficulty finding a
suitable outlet for the 9 Life Path. The 9 is usually well suited to the
helping and healing professions; the number is less inclined to the
competitive business environment.
You have the ability to make friends very easily, as people are
attracted to your magnetic, open personality. You have a special gift of
understanding people, which if used correctly can be of great benefit to
others. Your interest in people tends to make you quite social. People
just naturally like you because you are so sympathetic, tolerant and
broadminded. In many ways, you are a romantic that can get lost in your
loves and passions. Relationships can be difficult for you, however,
because it is hard to strike a balance that will work effectively. If your
partner is one sharing your giving attitudes, the relationship will be
happy and lasting, but materially very difficult. On the other hand, if
you choose a down-to-earth, materially conscious individual, problems will
arise quickly.
As do all the life path numbers, the 9 has its negative side, and
because of the demanding nature of the truly positive 9, many tend to fail
in this category. It is not uncommon for persons with the 9 life path to
fight the realities and challenges of purpose imposed here because
selflessness is not an easy trait. You may have difficulty believing that
giving and a lack of personal ambition can be satisfying. It must be
realized and accepted that little long-term satisfaction and happiness is
to be gained by rejecting the natural humanitarian inclinations of this
path.
11
The number 11 Life Path has the connotation of illumination describing
its general focus. This is the number associated with spiritual awareness.
As one of the two master numbers, 11 vibrations yield understanding and
knowledge beyond the grasp of others. The attitude toward life of those
possessing this Life Path is somewhat extreme; extremely intuitive,
avant-garde, idealistic, visionary, and cultured. These extremes make you
an interesting, if unusual person, with much to offer society. The Life
Path 11 person is deep-thinking, and you are no doubt interested in
understanding many of life's mysteries and more intriguing facets. Your
inventive mind and broadminded views will permit you to succeed in life in
any number of ventures. You can best serve society, however, in those
endeavors utilizing your skills of counseling and guidance. Much of your
idealism is people oriented and quite humanitarian in nature. You expect a
great deal of yourself and of those to whom you are close.
On the negative side, there is a lot of nervous tension associated with
the 11 life path, and you can be a difficult person to deal with because
of this. For this reason, relationships, at times, can be difficult. This
is a Life Path that seems to feature broad mood swings between the elation
and depression. You are likely to have trouble making decisions and
getting your life in gear, so to speak. There is a tendency for the 11 to
harbor feelings of uneasiness, and dissatisfaction with accomplishments
and personal progress in life. Your grandiose schemes usually make sense,
but you can get off the track and they can be very impractical. You have a
very distinct side that lacks common sense, and you are quite often unable
to distinguish between fantasy and reality. In this regard, you are
perhaps more of a dreamer than a doer. When you do get on target, your
ideas seem to have been inspired on high. Perhaps you are not a leader,
but you are a visionary and a very talented idea person.
22
The Life Path 22 is the higher of the two master number, and the most
powerful of all the Life Path numbers. As such, it is also the most
difficult to live up to and fulfill. The 22 individual in endowed with
many powers from within and they can reach any heights in life. A truly
positive Life Path 22 person, equipped with a suitable education, can be a
master builder in society. An idealistic nature is grounded in practical
terms, allowing you to conceive grandiose, far-reaching schemes and carry
them through to the end. If you desire and are willing to work for it, you
can achieve enormous success, prestige, and fame. Obviously, everyone with
this Life Path does not become famous, but you may have realized early in
life that you have the capacity to accomplish a great deal with relatively
little effort.
Several Life Path number possess special spiritual understanding,
however, the 22 is unique in that this path has great understanding, but
also the ability to apply knowledge in a practical way. There is purpose
to your life and you view your tasks and obligations in a very emotionally
controlled and determined way.
Really negative 22 people are very rare. When they do show up, there
power is similar to positive 22, but motivations are in a negative vein
and they are very dictatorial, insensitive, and overbearing. The majority
of 22 people fall into an average category who still have sufficient
ability to reach great heights within their chosen fields. The ability to
control emotion may help in the business world. This is a powerful Life
Path, both for the material gain it can bring and for the higher good that
is often achieved for mankind.
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