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Table of contents :
Cover Page
Title Page
Dedication & Copyright Page
Contents at a Glance
Part One: What Your Numbers Reveal About You
Chapter One: What Do You Know About Numerology?
Chapter Two: Numbers Are Vibrating Energy
Chapter Three: Knowing Your Core: How the Numbers Add Up for You
Part Two: It's All in the Numbers
Chapter Four: A Year Can Be Universal, and Personal, Too
Chapter Five: Larger Than Life: Using Master Number Trends
Chapter Six: What Numbers Say About People: Doing Forecasts
Chapter Seven: When the Same Numbers Keep Coming Up
Chapter Eight: Daily Readings: How Your Numbers Resonate to the Date
Part Three: Reading Your Numerology Profile
Chapter Nine: Understanding Your Purpose in Life
Chapter Ten: Reading Core Numbers
Chapter Eleven: Should You Change Your Name?
Chapter Twelve: How Your Numbers Evolve
Chapter Thirteen: Finding Good Times: Decision-Making
Part Four: Using Numerology Forecasts
Chapter Fourteen: The Heart of Your Chart
Chapter Fifteen: Looking Into the Future
Chapter Sixteen: Seeing Numbers Everywhere
Chapter Seventeen: Is It Okay to Manipulate Numbers?
Part Five: Past Patterns, and Future Directions
Chapter Eighteen: Number Psychology and Your Intuition
Chapter Nineteen: The Highest Expression of Your Numbers
Chapter Twenty: The Shadow Side of Your Numbers
Chapter Twenty-One: Your Numerological Birth Chart
Chapter Twenty-Two: Understanding Your Karmic Lessons
Appendix
Numerology Excursion Charts
Index
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Numerology Workbook by Patricia Kirkman and Katherine A. Gleason
A member of Penguin Group (USA) Inc.
Numerology Workbook by Patricia Kirkman and Katherine A. Gleason
A member of Penguin Group (USA) Inc.
We dedicate this book to our readers. We encourage you to explore your truth through the essential vibration of numbers. Knowing the numbers empowers you. Act wisely. Have fun. Figure it out. Move in harmony with the energy of all things. Love and be loved.
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Contents at a Glance Part 1:
What Your Numbers Reveal About You
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1 What Do You Know About Numerology? Numbers reveal essential truths about us, our loved ones, and the world around us. Take a look!
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2 Numbers Are Vibrating Energy When you understand a number’s specific vibration, you can see the essential energy surrounding any person or situation.
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3 Knowing Your Core: How the Numbers Add Up for You Learn how your four Core Numbers reveal basic information about you.
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It’s All in the Numbers
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4 A Year Can Be Universal, and Personal, Too Discover how to recognize and interpret Universal and Personal Year energies.
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5 Larger Than Life: Using Master Number Trends Master Numbers such as 11, 22, and 33 reveal special, amplified energies.
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6 What Numbers Say About People: Doing Forecasts What can you find out by looking at your numbers—or someone else’s?
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7 When the Same Numbers Keep Coming Up Repeating numbers—within your chart and elsewhere— can give you valuable information.
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8 Daily Readings: How Your Numbers Resonate to the Date Daily forecasts can help you to use your energy productively and to live your life to its fullest.
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Reading Your Numerology Profile 9 Understanding Your Purpose in Life Your Destiny number, combined with a few other numbers, can tell you about your life’s purpose and how to pursue it.
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10 Reading Core Numbers Make basic interpretations based upon your Core Numbers—or someone else’s!
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11 Should You Change Your Name? Examine the impact of nicknames, married names, translations, and modified spellings.
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12 How Your Numbers Evolve You change over time, and so do your numbers. Find out how.
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13 Finding Good Times: Decision-Making You can use numerology to help you find the right date or time.
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14 The Heart of Your Chart Use numerology’s Excursion Chart to go deeper.
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15 Looking Into the Future Build a Numerology Forecast to look into the future—near … and far.
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16 Seeing Numbers Everywhere Numbers, numbers all around! Learn how to relate to the many numbers in your environment.
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17 Is It Okay to Manipulate Numbers? Find out to what extent playing around with your numbers is beneficial, and to what extent it is not.
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Past Patterns, and Future Directions
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18 Number Psychology and Your Intuition Explore family relationships and discover how psychic awareness helps inform the numbers.
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19 The Highest Expression of Your Numbers Learn to harness the most positive energetic expression of your numbers.
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20 The Shadow Side of Your Numbers Even if your numbers present difficulties or challenges, you can still work with them and overcome.
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Contents at a Glance
21 Your Numerological Birth Chart See how numerological and astrological influences relate to each other—and to you!
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22 Understanding Your Karmic Lessons Come to understand the Karmic Lessons of your numbers and how to use them to grow and learn throughout your life.
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Appendix Numerology Excursion Charts
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Index
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Contents Part 1: What Your Numbers Reveal About You
1 What Do You Know About Numerology?
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Numerology Then and Now..........................................................4 Why You Love Numerology..........................................................5 A Domain by Any Other Name.....................................................5 Baseball and Politics.......................................................................5 The Statistics of Our Lives.............................................................6 Letters as Numbers.........................................................................6 Master Numbers............................................................................7 Karmic Debt Numbers...................................................................7 Adding and Reducing Numbers.....................................................9 Figuring Is Destiny........................................................................9 In a Moment...............................................................................10
2 Numbers Are Vibrating Energy
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1: For One, and for All..................................................................14 2: Two for Tea................................................................................15 3: Follow Your Imagination..........................................................15 4: Always Building.........................................................................16 5: No Moss on a Rolling Stone....................................................17 6: The Art of Home and Family...................................................18 7: Your True Spirit.........................................................................18 8: Step Into Your Power................................................................19 9: Take Wing, Butterfly.................................................................20
3 Knowing Your Core: How the Numbers Add Up for You
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Your Core: The Real You..............................................................24 What Are You Destined For?.......................................................24 Calculate Your Destiny Number...................................................25 What Your Destiny Number Means.............................................26 More on Your Destiny .................................................................27 Your Subcycles..............................................................................27 Your Approach Number...............................................................27 Your Pinnacle Numbers................................................................28 Your Challenge Numbers.............................................................30
viii The Complete Idiot’s Guide Numerology Workbook Yearnings of Your Soul..................................................................33 Discover Your Soul Urge..............................................................34 What Your Soul Urge Number Means.........................................35 Look Inside....................................................................................36 Find Your Inner Self . .................................................................37 What Your Inner Self Number Means.........................................37 Express Yourself.............................................................................38 Determine Your Expression..........................................................38 What Your Expression Number Means.........................................38 Your Numbers at a Glance............................................................39
Part 2: It’s All in the Numbers
4 A Year Can Be Universal, and Personal, Too
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Everyone’s Feeling It.....................................................................43 This Year’s Number.....................................................................44 Years: By the Numbers.................................................................44 It’s Personal....................................................................................46 Find the You in Your Year............................................................46 The Positive.................................................................................47 Personal Pitfalls...........................................................................49 Your Personal Agenda...................................................................50 Mix and Match..............................................................................50 Compare and Contrast..................................................................55 Your Numbers at a Glance............................................................55
5 Larger Than Life: Using Master Number Trends
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Calculating a Higher Vibration....................................................57 What Master Numbers Say..........................................................59 11/2 Spiritual Messenger.............................................................59 22/4 Master Builder....................................................................60 33/6 Master of Healing Energy...................................................60 44/8 Master of Spiritual Power...................................................61 In Dreams Begin Responsibilities.................................................61 In the Limelight............................................................................62 Hail to the Chief..........................................................................62 More Master Numbers in the News.............................................65
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Pleased to Meet You......................................................................67 First Impressions..........................................................................68 Find the Key................................................................................68 Find the Karma...........................................................................69 Personal Habits............................................................................71 Growing Closer?...........................................................................72 Into the Past and the Future.........................................................72 Your Mini Trip..............................................................................76 Your Numbers at a Glance............................................................78
7 When the Same Numbers Keep Coming Up
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Doubled Destiny?..........................................................................81 Your Destiny, Your Challenge.......................................................82 Your Destiny, Your Karma...........................................................82 Your Destiny, Your Personal Year.................................................82 When It’s Universal and Personal................................................83 Identifying Your Patterns.............................................................84 The Alphabet, By the Numbers....................................................86 Doubling Within Your Core.........................................................90 Sharing Is Caring?.........................................................................90 Numbers All Around.....................................................................91
8 Daily Readings: How Your Numbers Resonate to the Date
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The Cycle Within the Year...........................................................93 Figuring Your Personal Month....................................................94 Meaning of the Month.................................................................96 Everyday Numbers........................................................................97 Your Personal Day.......................................................................98 Personal Day Energy...................................................................99 Priority Numbers........................................................................100 Your Numerology Calendar........................................................101 Your Numbers at a Glance..........................................................102
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9 Understanding Your Purpose in Life
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Your Purpose, Your Destiny........................................................108 Your Career, By the Numbers....................................................108 Destiny Number = 1..................................................................108 Destiny Number = 2..................................................................109 Destiny Number = 3..................................................................110 Destiny Number = 4..................................................................110 Destiny Number = 5..................................................................111 Destiny Number = 6..................................................................112 Destiny Number = 7..................................................................112 Destiny Number = 8 . ...............................................................113 Destiny Number = 9..................................................................114 Job vs. Career..............................................................................115 More Numbers............................................................................115 First Steps.................................................................................115 How Do I Get There?................................................................116 Which Way?..............................................................................117 Your Numbers at a Glance..........................................................119
10 Reading Core Numbers
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Your Close-Up.............................................................................121 Odd or Even?............................................................................122 Higher or Lower?......................................................................122 A Professional Reading...............................................................123 Learn It, Be It..............................................................................124 Cheat Sheet...............................................................................124 Your Core..................................................................................125 About Your Sweetie.....................................................................126
11 Should You Change Your Name?
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What Is in a Name?....................................................................133 Nicknames...................................................................................134 Shorter and Sweeter?.................................................................134 Getting a Handle on Your Nickname.........................................137 Adding and Subtracting..............................................................139 Marriage...................................................................................139 Who’s That Girl?......................................................................140 Spelling Bee...............................................................................142
Contents Makeover?....................................................................................142 Stage Names.............................................................................143 Adoptions...................................................................................146 Choosing a Name........................................................................146
12 How Your Numbers Evolve
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Revolution, Evolution.................................................................149 You’re Getting Better..................................................................150 Vibration of the Ages.................................................................150 Figure Your Age Digit...............................................................152 Subcycles: Youth, Maturity, Wisdom..........................................152 The Clock Is Ticking..................................................................153 Your Numbers Say …. . ............................................................155 Back to the Calendar...................................................................156 Universal Months......................................................................156 Universal Month Numbers........................................................157 Universal Days..........................................................................158 Universal Day Numbers............................................................159 Universal Weeks........................................................................160 Your Numbers at a Glance..........................................................161
13 Finding Good Times: Decision Making
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Decisions, Decisions....................................................................163 Your Decision Year.....................................................................164 It’s Up to You—and Your Year...................................................166 A Month to Decide.....................................................................166 Under the Letter …....................................................................167 The Essence of the Year..............................................................168 Your Yearly Essence, By the Numbers..........................................168 The Essence of the Issue..............................................................173 Choose to Act..............................................................................174
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14 The Heart of Your Chart
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Journey to You.............................................................................177 Is It a Problem?...........................................................................179 Moving Through the Houses.....................................................180 Gifts of the Magi?.......................................................................185
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xii The Complete Idiot’s Guide Numerology Workbook Tenor in Training........................................................................187 Professional Peek........................................................................188 Star Light, Star Bright.............................................................189 Your Numbers at a Glance..........................................................190
15 Looking Into the Future
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What’s Next?...............................................................................193 Your Numbers Lead the Way.....................................................194 The End of Youth.......................................................................195 More on Personal Years..............................................................196 Whatever Will Be.......................................................................197 Your Lucky Numbers..................................................................200 Lucky Name..............................................................................200 Birthday Luck...........................................................................200 Day and Time...........................................................................201 Keynote......................................................................................202 Lady Luck Method.....................................................................202 Your Numbers at a Glance..........................................................203
16 Seeing Numbers Everywhere
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Numbers All Around...................................................................205 The House Where You Live.......................................................206 The White House.......................................................................206 Other Government Houses.........................................................207 Your Personal House..................................................................208 House Numbers.........................................................................208 Apartment Numbers..................................................................210 Hanging on the Telephone.........................................................210 Private Numbers.........................................................................212 Social Security Number..............................................................212 Banking Numbers......................................................................212 Other Numbers in Your World..................................................213 Your Numbers at a Glance..........................................................214
17 Is It Okay to Manipulate Numbers?
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Opportunities Abound................................................................215 Wishful Thinking?....................................................................216 What the Numbers Say.............................................................217 Safe and Secure.........................................................................218
Contents xiii Avoidance.....................................................................................219 Where You Live.........................................................................220 What You’re Called...................................................................221 Hiding..........................................................................................221 Get Out There............................................................................222 Your Numbers at a Glance..........................................................223
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What Plane Are You On?............................................................227 Mental Plane.............................................................................228 Physical Plane ..........................................................................228 Emotional Plane........................................................................228 Intuitive Plane .........................................................................229 Your Personal Plane...................................................................230 Mental Plane, by the Numbers...................................................230 Physical Plane, by the Numbers..................................................232 Emotional Plane, by the Numbers..............................................233 Intuitive Plane, by the Numbers.................................................234 You and Your Intuition................................................................235 Look in the Numerology Mirror................................................236 Portrait in Process......................................................................236 Your Numerology Self-Portrait..................................................237 Your Numbers at a Glance..........................................................238
19 The Highest Expression of Your Numbers
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High Points of Your Life............................................................241 Precision Timing........................................................................243 Understanding Your Pinnacle Numbers......................................244 Yearly Peaks.................................................................................246 Figuring Yearly Pinnacle Numbers ...........................................246 Your Yearly Pinnacle Numbers...................................................247 Monthly Peaks.............................................................................248 Figuring Monthly Pinnacle Numbers.........................................248 Your Monthly Pinnacle Numbers................................................249 What to Wear?............................................................................250 Your Numbers at a Glance..........................................................251
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Meet Your Shadow......................................................................255 The Shadow Side, by the Numbers.............................................256 Know Your Shadow....................................................................258 Life’s Challenges..........................................................................259 Timing Your Life Challenges......................................................260 Challenges, by the Numbers.......................................................260 Your Life Challenge Plan...........................................................263 Yearly Challenges........................................................................263 Figuring Yearly Challenge Numbers...........................................264 Your Yearly Challenge Numbers.................................................264 Your Yearly Challenge Plan........................................................265 Monthly Challenges....................................................................266 Figuring Monthly Challenges.....................................................266 Your Monthly Challenge Numbers.............................................266 Your Monthly Challenge Plan....................................................267 Your Numbers at a Glance..........................................................268
21 Your Numerological Birth Chart
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The Science of Astrology............................................................271 The Signs and Their Energies....................................................272 The Planets and Their Vibes......................................................276 Pulling It Together: Numbers, Planets, Signs...........................277 Astrological Houses.....................................................................279 Universal Journey.....................................................................280 House Vibes...............................................................................281 Your Current House...................................................................283 Your Numbers at a Glance..........................................................284
22 Understanding Your Karmic Lessons
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What Is Karma?..........................................................................285 Karma in Action..........................................................................286 Your Karmic Lessons..................................................................287 Karma, by the Numbers.............................................................288 All the Numbers Vibrate............................................................290 Karmic Debt................................................................................291 Do You Owe?..............................................................................292 Deal With It!...............................................................................293
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Introduction Numerology, the study of the significance of names and numbers, can tell you about yourself, your issues, relationships, and your path through life. Called the “science of names and numbers” by some, forms of numerology have been around for thousands of years and were practiced in ancient China, Egypt, Greece, and Rome. In addition, Hebrew scholars have used numbers for generations to help them interpret sacred texts. But how does this ancient practice relate to you? Numerology considers that all numbers and names have an energetic vibration. Studying numerology can show you what kind of energy is working around you. Using numerology is like holding up a finely tuned energy mirror to yourself and to your path through life. Are you ready to examine your life? Do you want to start your journey of self-discovery? Are you ready to see the real you?
How to Use This Book Besides this book, all you need for your journey with the numbers is your birth date, your birth name, and a pen or pencil. And maybe some scrap paper or a blank journal, too! If you have no experience with numerology, you’ll want to start at the beginning and work your way forward. If, on the other hand, you’ve read other numerology books or studied the subject, you may want to dive into the particular chapter or chapters that spark your curiosity. Either way, you’ll gain insight into the numbers and how they describe your path through life. This book is divided into five parts that lay out how you can use numerology to gain insight into your past, present, and future. Part 1, “What Your Numbers Reveal About You,” introduces you to the energetic vibration of the numbers and explains how you can use your numbers to learn more about a very important subject—yourself! Part 2, “It’s All in the Numbers,” takes an in-depth look at your numbers, universal numbers, and the numbers of those close to you. Part 3, “Reading Your Numerology Profile,” is where you’ll learn what your numbers say about your purpose in life, your essential nature, and your name vibration. You’ll also look at how you and your numbers change over time and how you can harness numerology as a decision-making tool.
xviii The Complete Idiot’s Guide Numerology Workbook Part 4, “Using Numerology Forecasts,” looks deeper at your numbers—and at you!—and how you can use what you know to better your life. Part 5, “Past Patterns and Future Directions,” discusses patterns that may be holding you back, the lessons you need to learn, and how you can harness the positive energy around you.
Extras In addition, we’ve scattered boxes throughout the book with definitions, warnings, tips, and fascinating tidbits of information to help you learn and understand even more about numerology.
Add It Up
Lucky Numbers
These boxes warn you against pitfalls you may encounter.
These tips increase your understanding of numbers, numerology, and yourself.
Go Figure In these boxes, you’ll find all kinds of fascinating number-related facts.
These boxes introduce you to the terms used in numerology. Learn to speak the language of numbers!
Acknowledgments From Patricia: To Katherine and Lee Ann, whom I greatly appreciate for providing me with the opportunity to do the very thing I love the most—numerology. With your guidance, assistance, and encouragement, I finally was able to do what I long talked about. Thanks to my family for their patience and to Pat and Michael for your push to make me realize it’s okay to take a leap of faith.
Introduction xix From Katherine: Thanks to Patricia and thanks to Patricia again for her patience, good humor, accessibility, and super numerological know-how. I am grateful also to Lee Ann Chearney, creative director of Amaranth, book producer extraordinaire, and mother of many fine opportunities. And, a big shout out to all the folks at Alpha who work so hard to make books like this one possible.
Trademarks All terms mentioned in this book that are known to be or are suspected of being trademarks or service marks have been appropriately capitalized. Alpha Books and Penguin Group (USA) Inc. cannot attest to the accuracy of this information. Use of a term in this book should not be regarded as affecting the validity of any trademark or service mark.
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All numbers vibrate with energy. The many numbers in your life all have something to say about you. Your numbers can tell you about your talents, strengths, and weaknesses. If you know how to read them, your numbers provide a road map of your journey through life. So why not learn about the numbers and learn how to get the most from what life has to offer?
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What Do You Know About Numerology? In This Chapter u Numerology is an intuitive art u Numbers reveal truth u Every letter has a number u Add and reduce numbers u Numbers are a roadmap to the future
Astrology uses the placement of the heavenly bodies at the moment and location of your birth to reveal truth. Tarot uses archetypal images to show you the truth surrounding a situation, circumstance, or person. Palmistry uses the geography of your hands to reflect your essential nature. Numerology uses numbers. Of all these intuitive—or esoteric—arts, numerology is the one that resonates most convincingly to your daily existence. Why do we believe this is true? Because numbers are all around you, shaping and directing your life every day.
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Numerology has the most to tell you. It speaks your language. On American Idol, judge Kara DioGuardi tells contestants (all of whom, by the way, are assigned a number) that she is looking for the Idol whose artistry and message is most current, relevant, now—well, that’s numerology! Numerology gives quick answers to impatient souls. With just your birth name and date, numerology can reveal—within fifteen minutes—your entire life, who you are, what you need, and what you have to offer.
Numerology Then and Now Pythagoras, the Ancient Greek mathematician and philosopher, was the first to reveal compelling insights into the soul of numbers. While the Greeks were creating sophisticated theories to describe our world and universe in numerical terms, they were also keen to apply esoteric meanings to numerical harmonies. They set about doing just that. Archimedes’ discovery of the number pi—the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter, or approximately 3.1416—encouraged the understanding of tangible phenomena through numerical relationships. Today, computers calculate the value of pi to millions of decimals. March 14 (3/14) is celebrated as Pi Day, and people born on this day know their energy vibrates to a classic numerical harmony. After the ancient Greeks’ contributions, though, numbers became for a time more strictly the province of science than art. Famous discoveries by Isaac Newton defined the seventeenth century’s Age of Reason, during which phenomena became known through observation and experimentaLucky Numbers tion. Here, numbers existed as data only; no intuition, You may remember Pythathank you. Only what could be observed could be true. goras, from math class, Later, as the twentieth century began, physicist Albert and the Pythagorean theorem, Einstein used the elegance of mathematics to describe which describes the relationship his Theory of Relativity in the equation E = mc2, between the three sides of a right attempting to link an understanding of numbers as triangle. Many numerologists both data and meaning inseparably describing universal today consider Pythagoras to be phenomena. In fact, physicists today are still trying to the father of Western numerology. Just as modern-day numerestablish the full meaning of Einstein’s equation—in ologists do, Pythagoras saw both numeric and human terms. Whereas Newton’s that numbers describe vibratory famous Law of Gravity can be explained fully by a energy. falling apple, Einstein’s equation requires a more metaphysical contemplation of the universe. And now? We believe numerology holds so much power for people today because we’ve come full circle, back to the Greeks’ belief that numbers hold meanings that describe essential human truths. Numbers are more than data; numbers have souls … our souls.
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Why You Love Numerology The beauty of numerology is that it is the perfect way to explore numbers, whether you’re naturally drawn to numbers or whether you’re traditionally known by your friends to be really, really math-phobic. Why? Because numbers hold essential vibrations of energy that express human meaning. We know this because we human beings look for meaning in numbers all the time. Increasingly, we use numbers to tell other people important things about us.
A Domain by Any Other Name Shakespeare might have had us smelling roses to understand the power of words (“ … a rose by any other name would smell as sweet”). But, today, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) has us looking up the numbers in domain names, claiming that numbers represent more than quantities; they represent “potent brands.” According to the WSJ, in 2008, eleven of the 100 highest-priced domain names were numerical. Fifth Third Bank is using www.53. com. Huffington Post’s satirical news blog uses www.236.com as a play on 24/7. The power of numbers to convey direct meaning is something that isn’t very often missed these days. This is the twenty-first century Digital Age. Today, numbers are hyper-relevant.
Baseball and Politics Nate Silver is someone you should know about. Nate started out as a poker-playing journalist who loved writing about baseball (and also managed to spend a year studying at the London School of Economics). A smart guy, Nate describes himself as a rational progressive. Basically, he started, more or less, to think in statistics. Now, a lot of people know Nate through his blog site, www.fivethirtyeight.com, named for the number of electors in the U.S. Electoral College. Nate’s numerical musings have revolutionized both baseball and politics by changing the way we look at the numbers as well as by changing which numbers we look at. Nate says, “Both baseball and politics are data-driven industries. But a lot of the time, that data might be used badly. In baseball, that may mean looking at a statistic like a batting average when things such as on-base percentage and slugging percentage are far more correlated with winning ball games. In politics, that might mean cherry-picking a certain polling result or weaving together a narrative that isn’t supported by the demographic evidence.” Nate had his finger on the numerical pulse. As a result, New York magazine called him a spreadsheet psychic, “a number-crunching prodigy who went from correctly forecasting baseball games to correctly forecasting presidential primaries.”
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Patricia thinks Nate has achieved such success simply by doing what numerologists have done for centuries: analyzing the content of numbers to reveal correctly their potential for truth in action. Whether it is baseball’s walks plus hits per inning pitched (WHIP) or the political exit polling data for race, age, occupation, or geography, the power of using numbers in context is the name of the game. As a numerologist, Patricia knows that if she can help people put their numbers in context, then she can help them begin to look at who they are. If people see only the negative side of a number, taking that message almost as a personal mantra, Patricia can help those individuals to unlock the positive energy stored in their personal understanding of that number’s meaning, getting rid of interpretations that are restrictive or outdated. Patricia says: “Life is good, but has its ups and downs. Numerology shows us how we can enhance our lives and the lives of those around us.”
The Statistics of Our Lives Why wouldn’t you be drawn to this numerology workbook, fascinated by the opportunity to figure your numbers and understand what they say about you? Patricia likes to think of the numbers as your flashlight. Given a flashlight as a tool to light the way, some people become instantly blinded as they illuminate some dark, previously unexamined corner. What happens next depends upon each person. Some are afraid to look past the light to see what is really there, but the light shines on, waiting only for us to see. Others love the light, and love shining it. Today, numerology can be one more way you use the numbers of your life to tell a story about you. These days, people are melding experience, experimentation, statistics, and journaling with computer web pages and blogs that track anything and everything of interest. Go Figure Web applications help people create statistical Blogger Alexandra Cartravel logs, to create global positioning system (GPS) michael, founder of health graphs that record and track locations of users, and research site CureTogether, statismuch, much more. When it comes to numbers, pertically examines her eating habits sonal data collection is the new personal diary. We online. know ourselves by numbers.
Letters as Numbers So let’s get started working the numbers. In the nearby tables, you’ll see that each letter of the alphabet has a number. Mostly, you’ll be reducing that number; for example, the
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letter “L” is the 12th letter of the alphabet, reducing to 3 (1 + 2). It is important, however, to remember that “L” carries within that 3 the resonating power of both the numbers 1 and 2. When looking for insights, it helps to know the double-digit number, and to look there for extra meaning. In Chapter 2, we’ll look at the essential vibrations of the numbers 1 through 9.
Master Numbers The numbers 11, 22, 33, and 44 are Master Numbers, and you’ll learn more about those in Chapter 5. For now, remember that the double resonance of the repeating number adds a special power to that number’s meaning. Generally, when you find Master Numbers in your calculations, you do not reduce them. Or, you can represent them in both their double-digit and single-digit forms, such as 11/2, 22/4, 33/6, and 44/8.
Go Figure Samuel Beckett’s novel, Molloy (first published in French in 1951), is famous for its classic sucking-stones sequence involving 16 stones and 4 pockets (2 trouser and 2 greatcoat). For page after page in the novel, Beckett’s Molloy obsesses over how he can rotate the 16 stones among the pockets so as to suck them “turn and turn about.” In the end, “the solution to which [Molloy] rallied was to throw away all the stones but one, which [he] kept now in one pocket, now in another, and which of course [he] soon lost, or threw away, or gave away, or swallowed … “ Read the full passage at www.samuel-beckett.net/molloy1.html. We believe it is a hilarious expression of the 16’s Karmic Debt vibration of misplaced love, and the rigid thinking that the 4 can sometimes fall into.
Karmic Debt Numbers The numbers 13, 14, 16, and 19 are Karmic Debt Numbers, which means that they carry a special significance for righting Karmic energy that’s gone wrong in past experiences. You can record Karmic Debt Numbers in both their double-digit and single-digit forms, such as 13/4, 14/5, 16/7, and 19/1. You’ll learn more about these numbers in Chapter 22.
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Each Letter Has Its Own Number A
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19/1 20/2 21/3 22/4 23/5 24/6 25/7 26/8 As you can see, we have double digits with the letters, but we also consider them in their reduced, single-digit form. You’ll learn more about adding and reducing numbers in the next section of this chapter.
Numbers, Their Letters, and Brief Meanings 1
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Master Numbers and Karmic Debt Numbers 11/2 Peace messenger 22/4 Master builder 33/6 Great healer 44/8 Abundant power 13/4 Taking shortcuts/wrong effort 14/5 Self-indulgence 16/7 Bad love/mistrust in love 19/1 Selfishness/wrong authority
Adding and Reducing Numbers Numerologists use many different methods for adding numbers. Basically, you can either add across or you can add down. Most numerologists use multiple methods to check their results. There are some basic rules for adding and reducing, however, that you can use to guide your calculations.
Add It Up Be sure to reduce your numbers so that you can see the most primal expression of numerological energy. If you suspect you’ve got a Master Number or a Karmic Debt Number, however, look more closely at your calculations to confirm this.
Figuring Is Destiny When adding the numbers in a date, use the method in the following examples. Let’s look at adding the numbers in the birth dates of Princess Diana (July 1, 1961) and Pablo Picasso (October 25, 1881).
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In a Moment The date is January 12, 2009, and Captain Chesley B. Sullenberger III is about to land US Airways flight 1549 in the Hudson River after the plane’s engines were damaged by a passing flock of birds. To get the significance of the flight, add its flight number: 1 + 5 + 4 + 9 = 19/1. Here we see a Karmic Debt Number signifying a payback or abuse of authority. Could this safe landing reveal a numerological vibration of restoring authority and respect? Let’s look at the date: Month:
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20/2 + 25/7 = 2 + 7 = 9 The number 9 holds a vibration of endings and beginnings, and the transformative power of coming full circle. The pilot’s efforts saved all 155 lives on board the flight that day. Look at the numbers: 1 + 5 + 5 = 11/2. Here, we see a Master Number signifying spiritual redemption. All in all, a pretty momentous event on a momentous day!
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The Least You Need to Know u We start to work with our numbers from the day we are born. u Statisticians and numerologists shine a bright flashlight to illuminate the meanings of numbers in our lives. u Some letters have double-digit vibrations, and reduce to a single digit as well. u When adding a date, add down and then reduce. u Numbers can reveal the power of events, including the influence of a master life mission or Karmic Debt.
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Numbers Are Vibrating Energy In This Chapter u Numbers are fun, and always speak truth u Numbers 1 through 9 hold specific information u Numbers can feel better, or worse u Numbers reveal opportunity
Every number has a reason, a vibe. You just need to understand how to figure out what it is. With numerology, you can look at any situation or circumstance surrounding you and see the numbers rise to the surface. It’s quick, and fun! Within minutes, you can know a lot through the numbers and gain the power to shape your experience. In this numerology workbook, we’re going to give you lots of methods for figuring the numbers and revealing specific things. But first, we want to refresh your knowledge of the essential energy that each number— 1 through 9—carries with it. What can you know, just by the raw power of a number? Say you are a worldclass mountain climber, and your Destiny number (see Chapter 3) is a 6. One day you start up a challenging mountain with the best intentions and consummate
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skill. You’re well prepared; you’ve trained, and you’ve got all the gear. Halfway up the mountain, you have to stop. Your body just can’t go any further and you respect your limits. Now, your 6 Destiny number says that you are a perfectionist. Not only do you expect perfection of yourself, but others have come to expect perfection from you, too. In this situation, you know you’ve done the best you can. But be prepared. In all likelihood, your friends will be disappointed in you. They’ve become invested in you doing a perfect job, and they may be even harder on you than you are on yourself! So the moral of the story— you need to do the best that you can, not the best that other people think you can. For all the calculation that goes into preparing a Numerology Forecast, it all comes down to the power of each number. Once the essential energy of the numbers becomes a part of who you are, you’ll learn to trust their vibes. Let’s look at each number.
1: For One, and for All The number 1 is all about tenacity and right effort. It isn’t surprising to people who know about astrology that the 1 is the number of Aries. A 1 vibration carries initiative, desire, and the will to decide what needs to be done. Even the first letter of the alphabet, A, carries the vibration of the 1. This energy can’t sit, and is no good at waiting. The 1 is constantly taking the lead, always moving forward—to the head of the line, to the front of the class, to the top of the list. Wherever the starting line is, that’s where you’ll find the 1. Is there one friend whose e-mails always seem to appear first when you check your messages? That occurrence is evidence of the 1 vibe, and can help you understand your relationship to that friend. Whenever you see a 1 vibe, you’re going to look for self-sufficiency and lots of drive and enthusiasm. How you recognize and honor that 1 energy is up to you!
Lucky Numbers After reading this chapter, do a week of daily meditations on each number, 1 through 9. Think about how the vibe of each number manifests in your life and in the world around you.
The only time you’ll see a 1 vibe stand pat is when self-absorption or obstinacy sets in. Sometimes these qualities can be good things, and sometimes not. An unaware 1 can be blissfully engaged in the task at hand, not budging until the job is done or the problem is solved. This can be a great kind of feverish focus and involvement, unless collaboration is what is needed in the condition of the moment. The 1 energy needs to learn how to temper tunnel vision with diplomacy and how to weigh initiative with
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patience—that’s what we meant before when we said the 1 is all about tenacity and right effort. If the 1 holds both the vibe of sole focus and of good powers of delegation and working with others, then the 1 can accomplish much and will be beloved.
2: Two for Tea The number 2 has a partnership vibe and holds the energy of collaboration. We like to see the 2 as a grand tea party. (The letter T is a 2.) If you go to high tea at the Plaza Hotel in New York City, you find yourself in a delightful afternoon of cakes and cookies, tea, and conversation as your waitperson pampers and pays attention to supporting you and your guest in the most civilized enjoyment of an afternoon. The 2 vibe understands the power and comfort of partnership, loving union, and making peace. The 2 is about learning how to give, and also how to take care of something or someone. Do you have a friend who, like Mrs. Ramsay in Virginia Woolf’s To the Lighthouse (1927), throws the quintessential summer dinner party, one her guests will remember always for the care lavished upon them? This friend is in love with the 2 vibe. The trick is to be a good, careful host or partner who does not get overwhelmed to the point of losing sight of personal identity. So the 2 vibe needs to learn how to give and receive without losing itself, without disappearing. The well-balanced 2 honors the best of each partner, and looks for ways to express that energy with loving devotion. When the 2 loses sight of itself or its partner, the energy can turn to one of being taken unfair advantage of (think the Boston tea party or the Mad Hatter’s tea party), so much so that the 2 may actually turn away from partnership. In this case, the 2 becomes overly sensitive and risks loneliness. The energy of the loner may actually hold the broken attempt of the 2 to find peace of mind, love, and true equality in partnership. An anguished 2 can feel like sliding on a piece of satin—all emotion, no control. If the 2 holds both the vibe of good care and the attention needed for mindful living, then the 2 can love freely and enjoy experiencing the world with a partner.
3: Follow Your Imagination The number 3 makes us think of that famous quotation of artist Pablo Picasso, translated as, “I do not search, I find.” The 3 vibe always holds imaginative wonder, confidence, and the gift of seeing the world creatively. We suppose that most numerologists consider 3 the
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number of happiness, joy, and luck because we all know how great we feel when we are living our dreams and exploring our talents. Maybe you know someone who is a passionate artist and loves nothing more than creating art, talking about art, and living and breathing art. This friend enjoys opening her studio to the local community art walk, blogs regularly about her creative process, and has loads of Facebook friends. Social networking comes easily. When you see a 3 vibe, you see instantly the powerful urge to create, a willingness to consider things from more than one point of view, and a desire for self-fulfillment. The lesson of the 3 is to enjoy life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness without becoming fragmented and scatter-brained. So the high expression of the 3 vibe would be Picasso’s genius of finding, while the expression of the 3 vibe that is much less satisfying would be one of endless Add It Up searching (think of someone who tries learning a Too much of a number can bunch of instruments but masters none of them). mean we’ve come into this Therefore, 3 needs courage to learn how to imaglifetime to learn how to deal with ine so that those imaginings can lead to real-world that number’s vibe correctly. If accomplishments, rather than floating away on daythe number you’re looking for is dreams. nowhere to be found, then it is your Karma to find a way to integrate that number’s vibe into your life experience.
If the 3 can hold the vibe of creativity and is able to share those joys with others in a way that is compelling and disciplined, then the delights of 3 cannot be resisted.
4: Always Building The number 4 holds the vibe of the builder and of right work. If you know astrology, then you know the energy of Saturn—that’s the 4. Saturn is the planet of responsibility, doing business, and being organized. In numerology, 4 is the master builder, rock solid and reliable. You discover the 4 vibe in anything that is well thought out, meticulously detailed, and flawlessly logical. Like a blueprint, 4 is the keeper of details resting on the most solid of foundations. The 4 vibe can construct a house of cards that won’t collapse on itself or create a Lego masterpiece. The 4 is Ayn Rand’s Howard Rourke in The Fountainhead (1943), designing buildings so tall they touch the sky. A 4 can inspire trust and demonstrate a practical genius that can engineer miracles.
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Where the 4 vibe needs to be careful is when the urge to build becomes didactic, rigid, and a slave to routine. What should be genius degenerates into rote thinking and a mindless adherence to rules and regulations that may actually smother the success of the endeavor. The 4 governs health, too. When the 4 appears to be endlessly running on the treadmill, not able to jump off, then illness and stagnation can set in. The 4 may hold too much anger inside, be overly frugal, or find it impossible to delegate or share responsibility. When this happens, it might be necessary to smash the order and start fresh. Much as a Tibetan monk creates an intricate sand painting only to brush it aside and begin another, the 4 needs the insight and courage to renew the process and change things up every once in a while. If the 4 vibe is able to use its Saturnian powers to build and can do it without taking everything upon itself, then the 4 will earn the loyalty of colleagues and anyone interested in fulfillment through good work and new ideas.
5: No Moss on a Rolling Stone The number 5 loves taking risks. You won’t know anything about the 5 without knowing that first. In astrology, 5 is associated with the planet Mercury, which is the fast-moving planet of communication. Some people may be afraid of the number 5, believing when they see it that it means chaos is about to ensue or that there’s something going on that will never want to settle down. Other people see the 5 vibe as a liberating breath of fresh air, a sweet change. Look at 5 in relation to the stock market, a place for risk if ever we saw one. The best investors must have vision and be daring and bold in their trades; but, at the same time, they need to be balanced enough to take risks that are strategic and purposeful. This is the lesson of the 5. A good 5 vibe also has a Sherpa quality to it—one of strength, determination, and movement. A 5 is proactive rather than reactive; it won’t wait around to let other forces dictate what’s going to happen. An out-of-balance 5 can be restless, careless, bored, and hard to find or pin down. What is best expressed as wide-ranging curiosity and an insistence on trying new things devolves into disrespect, rebellion, and a desire to escape. If the 5 learns how to hold the vibe of risk-taking change and how to do it without wildness, then the 5 can travel the world, boldly and bravely tasting and leading the way to new heights for the rest of us.
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6: The Art of Home and Family The number 6 is the number of togetherness and family closeness. This is also the number of the perfectionist and one who has great need, sometimes at all costs, to be needed. The letter X holds a 6 vibe, and we think that’s on target: 6 marks the spot! The 6 can show where and how we settle down, with whom we do it, and whether the environment will nurture us. Any Go Figure issue having to do with homes or housekeeping— from pets to water problems to remodeling—are 6 The number 6 is associissues. The 6 governs alternative health, championing ated with the astrological natural remedies—when possible—for healing. zodiac signs of Libra, Taurus, and Pisces, and with the planets Do you know someone who is a classic homebody, Venus and Neptune. Think of someone for whom life only has meaning in relation Sandro Botticelli’s famous Italian to home and family? A lot of people share the belief Renaissance painting of Venus risthat family is everything and there’s no place like ing on the shell from the ocean’s depths; that’s the 6 vibe. home. The 6 vibe always reveals home as the main priority, reveals fierce family loyalties, and expresses a desire to nest. Too much 6 energy can express itself as meddling without the opportunity to see clearly the truth of the situation. It can show up when care giving becomes overwhelming and all the family responsibilities are too much centered on one person. Is there someone in your family who has always had to take care of everyone’s stuff? Does that person yearn to be free, sometimes erupting in bouts of renegade behavior or fights against authority? If the 6 holds both the vibe of nurturing family and the balance to see there’s a big world out there, then the 6 can enjoy the art of creating a safe haven the whole family can use as home base, to mark their comings and goings.
7: Your True Spirit The number 7 is the number of your true spirit. Gamblers love lucky 7. We think this is because the 7 holds the vibe of deepest self-knowledge—and when we know ourselves, we always come out winners! Remember when we added together the numbers in Princess Diana’s birth date in Chapter 1 and we came up with the number 7? Diana’s 7 shows that her life path revealed a deep spiritual quest. As the world watched, Diana lived in a way that attempted to reconcile her public and private lives, making both authentic to her true spirit. She understood that spiritual exploration meant looking outward as well as inward, as is
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evidenced by these words: “The biggest disease the world suffers from in this day and age is the disease of people feeling unloved. I know that I can give love for a minute, for half an hour, for a day, for a month, but I can give. I am very happy to do that, I want to do that.” Maybe you know someone who is always doing yoga, who goes to church or temple every week, or who reads sacred texts from many traditions and cultures. Such a person holds the 7 vibe of self-exploration, a process that must be solitary but that need not be lonely. The 7 also shows our need to keep our own counsel as well as our fear of not fitting in. When the 7 vibe is not able to share or express its spiritual truth, then the potential for isolation, fear, and misunderstanding becomes possible. A philosophy teacher once asked his students what they would do if they found themselves living in a place that did not respect their beliefs. For example, imagine you lived in Paris during World War II, when the Nazis invaded. Would you fight with the underground resistance? Would you openly oppose the occupying government and take your chances on what might happen? Or, would you try to escape to a safer place? All of these questions are expressions of the 7 vibe. Balancing spiritual beliefs in the world, in your public life as well as in your own heart, is the province of the 7. Teaching and learning, too, are very 7 activities. Bodhissatvas are teachers in the Buddhist tradition whose souls If the 7 holds the vibe of spiritual questing and have experienced enlightenment recognizes the need to share revelations and but who choose to reincarnate beliefs with others (and to show tolerance as on Earth to share their knowlwell), then the 7 may have the opportunity to edge with others. experience enlightenment, becoming a bodhissatva for the rest of us.
8: Step Into Your Power The number 8 seems more obvious in meaning than it really is. On the surface, the 8 seems to be all about money and success through material things. But look more deeply and you can see that the 8 carries with this energy the vibe of good stewardship and a smart use of resources. Right ambition describes the 8; when you see this number, you know you are in the territory of big goals and ideas. Right away, the 8 vibe might have you thinking of people such as Oprah Winfrey, Martha Stewart, Warren Buffett, or Bill Gates. They run companies, live in big houses, have a lot of money, and enjoy fame and, ostensibly, power, too. But looking more deeply at these people reveals profound truths about the 8 vibe. Each one is a visionary; all make it possible
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for the people who work under them to express their own ambitions and for the masses to benefit from the fruits of that work. When the 8 vibe gets it right, the result is something that expands opportunity and spreads rewards beyond the individuals who set the ambitions in motion. Remember our Picasso quotation earlier in the chapter in the discussion of the artful number 3: “I do not search, I find.” And remember that when we added the numbers in Picasso’s birth date in Chapter 1 we came up with the number 8. Picasso’s 8 reveals the clear eye of a visionary, an artist with a perspective so profound it shapes artistic vision through the generations. His granddaughter Marina wrote that Picasso used drawings as currency—something only an artistic genius following the destiny of the 8 might dare to do. The 8’s power to change the world does come at a price—8 energy is expensive. You may experience the joys of building a custom-designed, architect-built home and enjoy living in it, but you also have to participate fully in that home’s upkeep, landscaping, and furnishing, and—oh, yeah—you’ve got to pay the mortgage. Visions are dear. When the 8 vibe spirals out of control, the stakes get higher and higher, and power becomes more elusive and harder to hold onto. The 8 energy might turn ruthless. The big idea can narrow to tunnel vision, leaving a visionary blinded to what’s really happening. No longer able to shape forces, the 8 may now find itself being shaped by forces out of its control. If this happens, some kind of downsizing of the vision will take place. If the 8 holds both the vibe of ambition and expresses its vision with humility and right action, then the 8 will make this world a better place for everyone.
9: Take Wing, Butterfly The number 9 is the number of commencement, of endings and beginnings, and of coming full circle. We love the song “Love Potion Number 9” because it gets something right about the 9 vibe, and that’s this: 9 is the number of compassion. What do you think compassion is? Some people think of compassion as empathy, being able to put one’s self in someone else’s shoes and imagine what the experience might be like. Some think of compassion as love, feeling more for a cause or a person than you do for your own life. Some think of compassion as charity, helping those who need it. We think the 9 vibe has a little bit of all of these things. The 9 looks beyond itself; it goes global. When you see a 9, you can expect that a circle is closing and that there is some kind of metamorphosis taking place in either the physical, emotional, or spiritual realms (and maybe in all of them). The 9 vibe is transformational and no one within its reach will be
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the same after being touched by its energy. What is not needed in your life is taken away to make room for what needs to be added. If you’re not ready for the 9 vibe, the transformation can be a rocky experience. It’s okay to feel that way about it because the 9 vibe is a difficult energy with which to work. It may seem as if you should welcome changing beyond recognition—who wouldn’t want to emerge from life’s chrysalis as a beautiful butterfly? But shape shifting and morphing from one form to another takes courage, and it can be painful even when it changes us for the better. If the 9 holds both the vibe of caring deeply and of avoiding old, bad habits, then the 9 can carry you on gossamer wings to a new world of experience.
The Least You Need to Know u When you learn the essential meanings of the numbers 1 through 9, you can instantly see their influences in the world around you. u Seeing the numbers gives you the opportunity to use their energetic vibes to make decisions and take actions. u The numbers are always right—only our interpretations can be wrong. u Numbers have vibes that express themselves according to the truth of the situation; we need to pay attention to be able to balance the energy of a number advantageously.
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Knowing Your Core: How the Numbers Add Up for You In This Chapter u Discover your Destiny number u Sound out your Soul Urge u Investigate your Inner Self u Explore your Expression number Patricia believes there are four Core Numbers that reveal basic information about a person. These numbers are your Destiny, Soul Urge, Inner Self, and Expression numbers. Other important numbers include your Approach, Pinnacle, and Challenge numbers. We’ll tell you how to calculate each one, and give you an at-a-glance reference page for collecting and recording your numbers. Taken together, these numbers form the starting point for your basic Numerology Forecast.
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Your Core: The Real You We all have four numbers that are considered Core Numbers. Look closely at your Core Numbers. Because many numerologists use different names for the Core Numbers, let’s take the mystery out of the terminology. Here is a list of the four Core Numbers, along with some of the most commonly used names: u Destiny number (also called the Life Path or Birthpath) is found by adding all the numbers of your birth date. u Soul Urge number (also called Heart’s Desire or Soul Path) is based on all the vowels in your full birth name. u Inner Self number (also called the Destiny number or Inner Dreams) is based on all the consonants in your full birth name. u Expression number (also called the Personality number, Potential number, or Destiny number) is found by adding the number value of all the letters in your full birth name. Of course, you remember all numbers—with the exception of Master Numbers 11, 22, and 33—are reduced to a single digit, right? Let’s start by talking more about the significance of the Destiny number, which is probably the most important single digit you’ll ever meet!
What Are You Destined For? We look at the Destiny number first because it is the most important number, making up 50 percent of your numerology chart. Because you can’t change your birth date, the Destiny number is the only part of the chart that is permanent for many people. The other Core Numbers, which are based on your name, can be modified by name changes due to marriage, divorce, adoption, immigration, or personal choice.
Your Destiny number is the sum of all the numbers in your birth date. This number tells you about your life purpose, and can therefore help you determine your personal and career paths.
The Destiny number—the total numerical value of the month, day, and year of your birth—illuminates your purpose for being here on Earth at this moment. Knowing your Destiny number and understanding its implications is like having a personal road map for your journey through this life. From your Destiny number, you can get direction on what you want to accomplish, who you are, and whether you’re facing limitations or blessing on your path.
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When you look at your Destiny number, consider how your number personally relates to you. As we progress through your chart and look at the different areas, you’ll be able to see which numbers in your chart are a good match, where they reinforce each other, and where you have issues and lessons to learn. Knowing your Destiny number and learning about its relation to the other numbers in your chart can allow you to maximize your strengths and minimize your weaknesses.
Calculate Your Destiny Number Here’s an example of how to calculate the Destiny number, using October 9, 1960, as the birth date. October, of course, is the tenth month, so we start with a 10. Remember that after you add all the numbers up, you will start reducing. You reduce four-digit numbers, like the total we have below, by adding the first two digits (1 + 9 = 10), then adding the second two digits (7 + 9 = 16). Finally, add the 10 and the 16 to get 26, and reduce 26 to 8 (2 + 6 = 8).
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Let’s walk through the calculation. We added the birth month (10), the date (9), and the year (1960), and got 1979. Then, we started reducing, beginning with the first two digits—1 and 9—which we added to get 10. We added the second two digits—7 and 9—to get 16. Next, we added 10 and 16, and got 26. And 26 (2 + 6) reduced to 8. So we got a Destiny number of 8. For now, we’ll keep it simple and look only at the single digits. But we can add more to this picture later, when we are ready to use double digits. Do you have the hang of it? Of course you do! And, if you feel a little shaky, not to worry. We’re going to keep it simple and move step by step. Now, let’s find your Destiny number. 1. Write the number of your birth month: ________ 2. Write your birth date: ________ 3. Write your birth year: ________
Add It Up In your calculations, remember to include all four digits for the year. If you write 74 instead of 1974, you’ll end up with a wrong number.
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If you get a Master Number in Step 7, record it as 11/2, 22/4, or 33/6. Having a Master Number as your Destiny number is special. (See Chapter 5 for more on Master Numbers.) Also, keep watch for the Karmic Debt Numbers: 13, 14, 16, and 19. (See Chapter 22 for more on Karmic Debt Numbers.)
4. Add the numbers you wrote in Steps 1–3. Write your answer: ________
5. Now, start reducing. Add the first two digits, and write your answer: ________
6. Add the second two digits. Write your answer: ________
7. Add the numbers from Steps 5–6, and write the total: ________
8. Reduce by adding the two digits, and write your answer. This is your Destiny number: ________
What did you get? Read on to learn more about you and what destiny has in store!
What Your Destiny Number Means In earlier chapters, you’ve read about what the individual numbers mean, but let’s take a peek at numbers 1 through 9 as Destiny numbers. Each Destiny number has its own strengths and weaknesses.
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Leadership, self-sufficiency
Bossiness, prone to extremes
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Lover, peacemaker, partner
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Imaginative, creative, social
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Hard worker, practical
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Daring
Restless, easily bored
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Nurturing, family oriented
Too opinionated
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Spiritual
Eccentric, aloof, fearful
8 Practical, good with material side of things, leadership
Power seeker, status
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Bad habits
Creative as the actor, artist, global in thinking
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Now that you know your Destiny number, take some time to reflect. Is this a number that has often come up in your life? Is it a number that you like and have thought about? Or, are you surprised by your results? Note that if you are in your twenties (or younger!) you may feel you have been doing the exact opposite of what your Destiny number describes. Patricia points out that this is to be expected; most people behave in a manner that seems totally counter to their Destiny until they are in their thirties or forties. If you are inclined to journal, spend some time writing (or drawing or making a collage) about any thoughts and feelings that come up regarding your Destiny number.
More on Your Destiny We’re going to talk more about the Destiny number in Chapter 9. Right now, we want to introduce a few more numbers that give you an even clearer picture of how your Destiny number manifests in your life.
Your Subcycles By now, you know that your Destiny number is derived from the day, month, and year of your birth. These birth numbers, looked at individually, can give you even more insight. They describe the characteristics of each 28-year Subcycle of your life. Let’s see what this means for our example person, whose birth date is October 9, 1960. Your birth month describes the lessons of the first 28 years of life—the first Subcycle—are described by your birth month’s number. In this case, the example person’s first Subcycle is a 1 (October is the 10th month, and 10 reduced [1 + 0] is 1), which is all about learning to be independent. The day you were born describes your second Subcycle—from age 28 to age 56. In our example, the birth date 9 tells us that this period is about learning compassion, tolerance, and an understanding of the interconnectedness of all beings. The number of the year you were born describes your third Subcycle, and your lessons from age 56 on. In the case of 1960, we add and then reduce to get a 7, which is all about spirituality.
Your Approach Number Your Approach number tells you how to approach the day-to-day issues of your Destiny, and knowing this can help you feel fulfilled and achieve what you are here to do. To find your Approach number, add the numerical value of the letters in your first name. Then, add this
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number to your Birthday number (the reduced day of the month on which you were born). For example, Katherine’s name adds up to 46/1. She was born on the 9th of the month, so her Birthday number is 9. So to calculate her Approach number: 1 + 9 = 10. Then, reduce: 1 + 0 = 1. Her Approach number is 1.
Your Approach number tells you how to deal with everyday challenges and opportunities. You calculate your Approach number by adding your Birthday number (the reduced day on which you were born) and the total numerical value of letters in your first name.
Now, let’s figure your Approach number. 1. Write your first name: __________________ 2. Assign numbers to each letter: __________________ 3. Add the numbers and reduce: ________ 4. Write your Birthday number: ________ 5. Now, add your Birthday number and the value of the letters in your first name. Reduce, if necessary. This is your Approach number: ________ What did you get? We’ll talk more about your Approach number and its significance in Chapter 9.
Your Pinnacle Numbers Your Pinnacle numbers, which we will talk about in depth when we get into predictive numerology, help you understand the gifts presented by your Destiny number. In brief, we all have four Pinnacle numbers. A Pinnacle number describes the highest attainment you can reach in a specific time period. Your First Pinnacle lasts from birth until about age 27. Your Second Pinnacle covers the next nine years of your life, until about age 36. Your Third Pinnacle represents the following nine-year chunk of time, until about age 45. Your Fourth Pinnacle covers the rest of your life. (We will cover Pinnacle numbers in depth, and give a more precise means of calculating the exact start and finish of each of your Pinnacles, in Chapter 19.) To find your First Pinnacle, add your birth month to the day of your birth. Let’s stick with the example we have been using—October 9, 1960.
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10 +9 19 (1 + 9) = 10 (1 + 0) = 1 To find your Second Pinnacle, add the day of your birth to the year of your birth. 9 + 1960 1969 = 19/10 + 69/15 = 25/7 = 7 Your Third Pinnacle is found by adding your First Pinnacle to Your Second Pinnacle. 1 +7 8 To find your Fourth Pinnacle, add your birth month to your birth year. 10 + 1960 1970 = 19/10 + 70/7 = 17/8 = 8
Add It Up If figuring out your Pinnacles and Challenges seems like too much right now, don’t worry. We will come back to these concepts later in the book. You can skip ahead to the next section and read about your Soul Urge number, which is based on the vowels in your name.
Now, let’s find your Pinnacle numbers. First Pinnacle 1. Write the number of your birth month: ________ 2. Write the day of your birth: ________
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Your Challenge Numbers Your Challenge numbers, as the name suggests, describe the challenges or lessons you will face in each phase of your life. You’ll find Challenge numbers covered in depth in
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Chapter 20, but let’s see what these numbers are and how they may represent obstacles during the different phases of your life. To find your First Challenge number, start with your birth month, reduce it to a single number, and then subtract your day of birth. (We’ll keep using October 9, 1960, as an example. Remember that October = 10 = 1.) 1 –9 –8 First Challenge number = 8
Lucky Numbers If you get a negative number from any of the Challenge number calculations, don’t worry. Just erase that negative sign and keep going.
To calculate your Second Challenge number, start with your day of birth, and then subtract the reduced number derived from your year of birth. (1960 = 19/10 + 60/6 = 16/7 = 7) 9 –7 2 Second Challenge number = 2 To get your Third Challenge number, start with your Second Challenge number and subtract your First Challenge number. Remember: If you get a negative number, just ignore the negative sign. 2 –8 –6 Third Challenge number = 6 To find your Fourth Challenge number, start with the single digit that represents your birth month, and then subtract your reduced birth year.
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October = 10 = 1 1960 = 19/10 + 60/6 = 16/7 = 7 1 –7 –6 Fourth Challenge number = 6 Now, let’s find your Challenge numbers and learn more about the tests and learning that life will grant you as you move along your path. First Challenge 1. Write the reduced number for your birth month: ________ 2. Write the reduced number for your day of birth: ________ 3. Subtract the day number from the month number: ________ 4. Reduce if necessary, and leave off the negative sign: ________ Your First Challenge number: ________ Second Challenge 1. Write the reduced number for your day of birth: ________ 2. Write the reduced number for your year of birth: ________ 3. Subtract the year number from the day number: ________ 4. Reduce if necessary, and leave off the negative sign: ________ Your Second Challenge number: ________ Third Challenge 1. Write your Second Challenge number here: ________ 2. Write your First Challenge number here: ________ 3. Subtract the First Challenge from the Second: ________ 4. Reduce if necessary, and leave off the negative sign: ________ Your Third Challenge number: ________
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Fourth Challenge 1. Write the reduced number for your birth month: _______ 2. Write the reduced number for your birth year: _______ 3. Subtract the year number from the month number: _______ 4. Reduce if necessary, and leave off the negative sign: ________ Your Fourth Challenge number: _____ Whew! You made it through all that arithmetic! When you feel ready, move on to the Soul Urge number and learn more about you and your soul’s deepest desires.
Yearnings of Your Soul The Soul Urge describes what the individual self wants but may not be able to express. Some numerologists refer to the Soul Urge number as Heart’s Desire, Soul Path, or Soul number. Your Soul Urge number comes from the numerical total of all the vowels in your full birth name. Even if you have changed your name, you’ll want to use your whole name, as it appears on your birth certificate. If you were adopted, and you don’t know your birth name, use the full name your adoptive parents gave you. (We’ll talk more about name changes and how they can affect you in Chapter 11.) Remember that in numerology, in addition to a, e, i, o, and u, the letter w is considered a vowel if it is united with another vowel and is pronounced as a vowel, as in Shawn. And, y is also considered a vowel if no other vowels occur in the syllable, as in Sally. To find your Soul Urge number, add the numerical value of all the vowels in your full birth name. Here’s an example of how Patricia figures the
Your Soul Urge number is based on the numerical value of the vowels in your full birth name. This number gives you insight into your deepest desires.
Lucky Numbers If your name includes a Jr., Sr., or III (or other Roman numeral) at the end, just ignore the suffix. For example, when figuring the Soul Urge number for Barack Hussein Obama Jr., drop the Jr. So, yes, Obama’s Soul Urge is the same as that of his late father’s Soul Urge number.
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Soul Urge number. First, she writes the numerical value of all the vowels above the name: 1
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Discover Your Soul Urge Now, let’s figure out your Soul Urge number. 1. Write your full birth name on the heavy center line. Soul Urge = ________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________
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Birth name: ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ Inner Self = ________ 2. Then, on the line above your name, fill in the numerical value of each vowel. (See Chapter 2 for the letters’ numerical values.) 3. Add the vowels in your first name and write that number on the line above the vowels’ values. Add the vowels in your middle name and write that number above. Then, add the vowel values in your last name and write that number above, too. Reduce any double-digit numbers and write the number you get as your top row. (If you don’t have to reduce a number, fill the top row by repeating the single-digit number from the second row.) Finally, add across all three rows to get your vowels’ numerical total, reduce, and know your Soul Urge. Write your Soul Urge number here: __________
What Your Soul Urge Number Means 1 Wants to lead, tends to be a loner, is interested in big plans or big pictures, and can be domineering 2 Seeks to be with others, craves love and understanding, is a good partner, likes to be close to others and not to be alone, and prefers marriage to single life 3 Is socially inclined, wants to express self, loves beauty and creativity, and feels that the more people around the better 4 Likes and craves order, feels all things must be in their proper place, is dependable to a fault, and will demand dependability from others 5 Needs personal freedom, loves travel, is impatient, constantly seeks and thinks about change, and is interested in many different and unusual things 6 Is focused on home and family, and is responsible, with a desire for perfection 7 Is a loner, is aloof, is considered strange by others, possesses a great need for peace and quiet, and is the thinker
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Contemplate your Soul Urge. Consider how this new information illuminates the issues and situations in your life. Then, keep reading. We have more Core Numbers to discuss.
Look Inside Your Inner Self number is based on the consonants in your birth name. This number expresses the essence of what is important for you in this lifetime. From this number, you can gain insight into what you wish to accomplish on the deepest plane. This number expresses the part of you that is the dreamer. Close attention to your Inner Self reveals your deepest inner dreams and allows your dreams to become real. Some numerologists refer to the Inner Self number as the Destiny, Personality, or Inner Dreams number.
Your Inner Self number is based on the numerical value of the consonants in your full birth name. This number describes your deepest desires, your secret inner dreams.
Here’s how Patricia calculates the Inner Self number. First, she writes in the numerical value of each consonant beneath the name: A l e n a
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Then, she goes through the same process as she did with the vowels to determine the Soul Urge number. She adds the numbers from the first name to get 8, adds the numbers from the second name to get 15, and then she adds the consonants in the last name to get 18. In the third row of numbers, she reduces the double-digit numbers and, because it does not need reducing, repeats the first name’s 8. A l e n a
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Finally, she adds across all three rows, reduces, and gets 5, which is Alena’s Inner Self number.
Find Your Inner Self In the table on page 34-35, fill in the numerical value of each consonant on the line below your name. (See Chapter 2 for the letters’ values.) Add the numerical value of the consonants in your first, middle, and last names, and write those sums on the line below the consonant values. Lucky Numbers Reduce any double-digit numbers, and write the result in the bottom row. (If you don’t have to reduce a number, fill the bottom row by repeating the number from the second row.) Finally, add across all three rows to get your consonants’ numerical total, reduce, and find your Inner Self.
Remember that when figuring the numerological value of a name, you write the numbers for the vowels above the name. The numbers that represent the consonants go below the name.
Write your Inner Self number here: ________
What Your Inner Self Number Means 1 The leader 2 The ideal partner 3 The optimist 4 The builder 5 The seeker and bringer of change 6 The responsible one 7 The wise one 8 The business person 9 The empathic one Does your Inner Self number resonate for you? Spend some time thinking about this number, its associations, and how its vibration has manifested itself in your life.
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Express Yourself Your talents and potential are described with your Expression number, which is based on all the letters in your full birth name. The vibration of this number also affects how other people see you and how you express yourself. Some numerologists refer to the Expression number as the Personality, Potential, or Destiny number.
Your Expression number is derived from the numerical value of the letters in your full birth name. This number can guide you by helping you understand how others see you and how you best express your unique talents.
Here’s some good news: The Expression number comes from all the letters in your name. So, if you have already figured your Soul Urge number (based on the vowels) and your Inner Self number (based on the consonants), you can just add these two numbers to get your Expression number. In the example we have been using, Alena Blyth Moreno’s Soul Urge number is 4, while her Inner Self number is 5. So, Alena Blyth Moreno’s Expression number is 9.
Go Figure Your first name represents your physical self—where you live, where you work, and what you do. Your middle name is associated with your emotional self. Your last name represents the spiritual self, which is handed down through the generations.
Determine Your Expression Let’s find your Expression number. 1. Your Soul Urge: ________ 2. Your Inner Self: ________ 3. Add the two numbers above: ________ 4. Reduce if necessary. This is your Expression number: ________
What Your Expression Number Means 1 Ambitious, a leader 2 Cooperative, a peacemaker
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3 Optimistic, a dreamer, creative 4 A hard worker, practical, deliberate, and patient 5 A free spirit, fun loving, restless, self-indulgent 6 Devoted to family responsibilities, commitments, a homebody 7 Knowledgeable, spiritual, wise, understanding, patient 8 Organized, a manager, focused on material aspects, control 9 Helpful, a traveler, a communicator, expansive, a bleeding heart Spend some time reflecting on your Expression number. Can you see how this number describes you? Meditate, journal, collage, or draw, and try to feel how this number resonates for you. Then, read on!
Your Numbers at a Glance You will use the numbers associated with your birthday over and over again. Record them here to help cement them in your mind. Your birthday: ___________________________ Your birth month, reduced: ________ Your birth day, reduced: ________ Your birth year, reduced: ________ Now, for easy reference, record on this page all the numbers you calculated in Chapter 3. Your Destiny number: ________ Your Approach number: ________
Your First Pinnacle: ________
Your Second Pinnacle: ________
Your Third Pinnacle: ________
Your Fourth Pinnacle: ________
Your First Challenge: ________
Your Second Challenge: ________
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Your Fourth Challenge: ________
Your Soul Urge number: ________ Your Inner Self number: ________ Your Expression number: ________
The Least You Need to Know u Your Destiny number, the most important number in your chart, is based on your date of birth. u Your Soul Urge number comes from the numerical value of the vowels in your name. u Your Inner Self number comes from the numerical value of the consonants in your name. u Your Expression number is derived from your full birth name.
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In this part, you’ll take an in-depth look at your numbers—both universal numbers and the numbers of those close to you. You’ll learn about your own energy, the vibe that’s out there and all around you, and the energy and tendencies of the people you love. Understanding what you’re dealing with on this energetic level can help you navigate through life, reach your goals, and get more of what you want from life.
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A Year Can Be Universal, and Personal, Too In This Chapter u Determining the Universal Year u This year’s vibe u Your Personal Year u Putting numbers together: energy blends
A year carries numerological energy that is the same for everyone. That energy is Universal. But, a year also carries Personal energy. In this chapter, you’ll learn how to recognize and interpret Universal and Personal Year energies. In addition, you’ll learn how to relate these energies to each other and start to look at how these numbers relate to your chart.
Everyone’s Feeling It You have probably noticed that each year has a different vibe or energy. And, if you consider numerology, these variations come as no surprise! Just as a specific
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date, such as the date of your birth, has its own energy, the entire year pulses with its own numerological vibration. This vibe is described by the year’s Universal number.
This Year’s Number You find the Universal Year by reducing the digits of the year’s date. For example, 2008, which is the year that Patricia and Katherine started working on this book, reduces to 1. 2008 = 2 + 0 + 0 + 8 = 10 Then, reduce 10: 1 + 0 = 1 As you know from reading the earlier chapters of this book, 1 is all about beginnings. Universal Year is the number you get when you reduce the digits of the current year. This figure describes the energy of the current calendar year.
The publication year of this book, 2009, is a 2 Universal Year, which is all about our sensitive side. In addition, in a 2 Universal Year, we all deal with peacemaking, arbitration, and bringing people together. On the less positive side, lies can surface during this period.
Overall, 2009 is a time for looking at what is truly important for the universe. For example, because we are all affected by it, we all have to work as a team to solve the global financial crisis. To be successful, we must work with an understanding that we are part of a universal world, that it is not just about the individual, and that it is not just about the United States. The whole world is in this together.
Years: By the Numbers Let’s start at the beginning of our current nine-year cycle and look at each Universal Year and its numerological energy. u 2008: Universal Year = 1 A 1 Universal Year is about fresh starts, new beginnings, and change. You’ll want to start projects, take the lead, and take charge. u 2009: Universal Year = 2 A 2 Universal Year is about partnership, peacemaking, and arbitration. You may have lots of stuff laid out from the previous year—from heaps of old papers to serious financial or relationship issues—that will begin to settle down and resolve.
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Go Figure Interestingly, Barack Obama, who has a 2 Destiny number, will be sworn in as President in a 2 Universal Year. Ronald Reagan, considered by many to have been a great peacemaker, also had a Destiny number of 2.
u 2010: Universal Year = 3 The energy of a 3 Universal Year can be scattered. You may be prone to talk too much and not follow through. There’s also generosity associated with a 3 year, but you can end up being overly generous—particularly if you are in a 3 Personal Year as well—and wind up spending too much money. Luck can play a big part in how a 3 Universal Year feels to you. u 2011: Universal Year = 4 A 4 Universal Year is all about details and building a stronger foundation. You’ll get down and dirty. You’ll do some real work and know that times are tight and resources are precious for everyone. u 2012: Universal Year = 5 In a 5 Universal Year, expect major changes and the unexpected. Things do not go as planned. Luck will play a big role in your 5 year, and you will find that you come up with more short-lived, quick fixes than long-term solutions. u 2013: Universal Year = 6 A 6 Universal Year is all about perfecting and fine-tuning. You’ll get back to basics and focus on your family. You may find that your expectations are too high, and you may need to rein in your desire for perfection. u 2014: Universal Year = 7 This is a great year for teaching and learning, and the spiritual side will be more uplifting. During a 7 Universal Year, you may experience issues that relate to legal affairs. Revelations and a dropping away of illusion may take place as you continue to make decisions for the future. u 2015: Universal Year = 8 Power, money, and control are big during an 8 Universal Year. Everyone is going to want a piece of the pie. Be aware of greed—in yourself and in others—because it is all about money. And, watch yourself so you do not overspend. The better side of an 8 Universal Year is that this is a time of prosperity.
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Each of these Universal Year energies will also be affected by your own Personal Year. But wait, let’s get personal and talk about your Personal Year first!
It’s Personal As the name implies, your Personal Year number tells you what is happening for you, personally, during the course of the year. One way to look at it is that your Personal Year number describes where you are in your life cycle. If you know where you are in numerological terms, you can use your energy for the best possible results.
Find the You in Your Year You find your Personal Year number from the month and day you were born plus the number for the Universal Year. For example, if you are reading this in 2009 and you were born on October 2, your calculations would look like this: Month of birth: October = 10; reduced to 1 + 0 = 1 Day of birth: 2 Universal Year (for 2009): 2 So, you get 1 + 2 + 2 = 5 If you were born on October 2, 5 is your Personal Year number for 2009.
Your Personal Year number for this year is your birth month and day plus the Universal Year number of the current year. This number tells you what the energy of the year is like for you.
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Why not figure out your own Personal Year number now? Fill in the month and day you were born, and then write in the Universal Year number for the current year. (You can refer to the section “Years: By the Numbers” for a list of Universal Year numbers.) Month of birth: ________ (reduce if necessary) = ________ Day of birth: ________ (reduce if necessary) = ________ Universal Year: ________ Make sure to reduce the numbers for the month and the day first. Then, add those reduced numbers to the number for the Universal Year. What did you get? Your Personal Year number: ________ Now that you have your Personal Year number, read on to learn about the opportunities that can open for you depending on the type of Personal Year you’re experiencing. Then, learn about the pitfalls and potential difficulties that the different years can bring.
The Positive u A positive 1 Personal Year is all about fresh starts and new beginnings. The masculine energy of a 1 Personal Year is great for putting what you want to do into position. It’s a perfect year for a new job or a new leadership role. If you lead by example, others will follow you. It is best not to force your opinions on others—rather, be the Pied Piper. It is likely you will get help from men or authority figures in this year.
Add It Up Do you want a new job? Did you just miss a 1 Personal Year? A 1 Personal Year is a great time to start a new job, but avoid the temptation to beat yourself up over missed opportunities. There will be other good times for you—and many more great opportunities on the horizon!
u A positive 2 Personal Year is focused on relationships, partnerships, and the feminine. You will be more sensitive under the energy of a 2 Personal Year, and you will tend to feel everything. You are likely to receive help from women during this year. u A positive 3 Personal Year is about communication in all forms. It can also promote creativity. Perhaps you’ll feel a writing project coming on!
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u A positive 5 Personal Year is all about change. This is a great time to look for another job. The energy of this year is also about taking a risk or gamble. You may find yourself in a great hurry, too, because the 5 promotes speed. But, you’d be well advised Go Figure not to act too quickly lest you make mistakes. Barack Obama’s Personal u A positive 6 Personal Year is a year in which Year for 2009 is 5. This you will be concerned with family in the general will be a year of major changes sense of “the people near you.” (So, this could and surprises for him. Somehow we are not surprised! Being encompass friends, neighbors, or even folks at sworn in as President of the work.) You may take an interest in alternative United States would have to be health practices. You’ll also want everything a big deal, right? to be perfect, and you may start to feel a little compulsive. Allow the people and things around you to be what and who they are, and try not to force them to be what you want. u A positive 7 Personal Year is focused on the spiritual, teaching, and learning. This is also a time for illusions and delusions. Legal issues—such as contacts to be signed—may surface. You may feel suspicious in this time period. During a 7 Personal Year, children can feel as if the boogey man is lurking nearby. u A positive 8 Personal Year is all about money. You may say to yourself, “I want to be chair of the board; I don’t want to be a worker anymore.” You may have issues surface with the government—possibly the IRS—or with big business. This can also be a period during which life serves up a great opportunity to let go of things that don’t fit your life choices. An inheritance is also a possibility. u During a positive 9 Personal Year, you’ll wrap up what has been going on in the earlier years of this nine-year cycle. You will find that what you do for strangers works out to your benefit. You’ll probably be more concerned about the world at large than with yourself, and you’ll have more of a global perspective. In short, you will contemplate what you can do to make the world a better place. You may experience a letting go of what no longer fits in with the people, places, and things in your life. This letting go may not be your choice, but it will be for the best. If you have a Higher Power, you may feel his or her hand at work now.
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Personal Pitfalls u The negative side of a 1 Personal Year can drag you down. You may find that you don’t want to get busy and get things started. If you are not in the new job you like by September of this year, then it’s probably not going to happen any time soon. u The negative side of a 2 Personal Year, as you may already know, can make you sensitive. In fact, you may tend toward being over-sensitive. This hypersensitivity can create issues in your relationships or partnerships. (You remember that relationship issues are big during 2 Personal Years, right?) In short, during this time, you can make or break a relationship. u The negative side of a 3 Personal Year can leave you scattered and disorganized. You may find that you don’t pay attention when you need to, and gossip can become very tempting. Be aware of any grandiosity in your thinking and make sure that you don’t spend too much money. Unchecked, you could spend so much it will take you years to catch up. u The negative side of a 4 Personal Year can promote your anger and a tendency to find fault. You may, in fact, feel downright bitchy. If you ignore health issues now, you will find those issues more difficult to deal with in your upcoming 5 year. So, if you need one, schedule your check-up now. u The negative side of a 5 Personal Year can lead you to take too many risks, or to be tempted to over-indulge in drugs, sex, and alcohol. This is not a time to invest for the long haul, and things you start now are unlikely to last more than a few years. u The negative side of a 6 Personal Year can lead you to meddle in other people’s business. Someone asking for your help or advice is one thing, but jumping in without an invitation is another! You may find yourself prone to digestive issues if you allow the stress of trying to be perfect get to you; it will resonate with your stomach—ouch! u The negative side of a 7 Personal Year can bring you legal issues. You may also find that deceit and suspicion crop up. This can be a time of illusions, delusions, and uncertainty. You may find yourself changing your mind a lot. You may feel tired, so you will probably need more rest than normal. u The negative side of an 8 Personal Year can promote a tendency toward greed for both money and power. Your power hungriness may cause you to act
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Your Personal Agenda As a professional numerologist, after Patricia calculates your Personal Year number, she compares it to your Karmic Lesson and Challenge numbers. These figures tell you a lot about how your year will go. We’re going to talk about Karmic Lesson and Challenge numbers in upcoming chapters, but we want you to start putting your numbers together. So let’s look at how your Personal Year relates to the Universal Year. Lucky Numbers Your Personal Year for a given year determines how The vibration of your you will be affected by the Universal Year. Let’s Personal Year number will take 2009, which is a 2 Universal Year. That year have more impact on you than is a 2 Personal Year for Patricia. The mix of the 2 the Universal Year. But, it’s nice Universal Year with the 2 Personal Year underscores to look at how these two enerPatricia’s need to be sensitive to other people’s feelgies mix. ings, and tact will be particularly important for her this year.
Mix and Match To help you get the hang of how the energies of the numbers go together, we made a list. Use this as a starting point and see how your numbers stack up. As you become more familiar with your numbers, you’ll start to get a feel for their individual vibes and how they combine. Until that time, feel free to make use of this list.
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(Note that for these purposes, the energy of 1 combined with the energy of 2, for example, is the same as the energy of 2 combined with the energy of 1.) u Energy of 1 with 1 The energy of the 1 is to take control, to make things happen, and to reinvent the wheel. The need to control and put things in order is important, for the personal as well as the universal. u Energy of 1 with 2 The 1 energy wants to get on with it and take charge, while the 2 wants to slow down and work in partnership with others. This mix can be a bit of a drag because these vibes can seem to be at cross purposes. u Energy of 1 with 3 The 1 wants to keep things moving, but the 3 is about being creative and making everything seem easy and enjoyable. u Energy of 1 with 4 The 1 wants to take control, while the 4 brings balance and the need to build a strong foundation from which to work. u Energy of 1 with 5 The 1 always wants control, but 5 is about change and about allowing the opportunities change can bring to work for you. u Energy of 1 with 6 Oh, the need to be perfect! The 1 energy wants to allow the 6 to be perfect. But, you’ll want to remember to allow for some grace. Let circumstances work out for the best. You can’t control everything—even if this energy combo makes you feel that you can. u Energy of 1 with 7 The 1 is eager to get on with it, but the mistrustful 7 says, “Wait, let’s think about it.” Under this energy combination, prudence and patience are important because things are not always what they seem. u Energy of 1 with 8 The 1 is the controller, the board chairperson, the owner, and the operator. The 8 says, “I am all that and more.” The two energies will vie for dominance with money-maker 8 leading the pack. u Energy of 1 with 9 The 1, of course, wants to lead. But, the 9 wants to lead for the benefit of others and will allow you to focus on making the world a better place. u Energy of 2 with 2 The 2 energy is intensified here, thus underscoring the need to be sensitive to others. Courtesy, politeness, and tact will be important under this energy. u Energy of 2 with 3 The 2 says, slow down. The 3 energy wants to play, have fun, and spend (too much) money.
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u Energy of 3 with 8 In this combination, creative 3 looks for the money and how to be in control. But, the business-oriented 8 says, “We’ll do it my way. I own; I am in charge.” u Energy of 3 with 9 The 3 has so much to share and is often more scattered and creative than it knows how to control. With the 9, the 3 works for the world at large—for humanity—and is more creative and caring than anyone thought possible. While there is a tendency toward drama under this energy, you’ll not lose sight of what is real. u Energy of 4 with 4 Work, work, and more work. You’ll be building, doing, and focused on the details. u Energy of 4 with 5 You’ll deal with major details and the need to make change. You may find yourself fighting to make things better, while at the same time being unwilling to let go for fear of failing. u Energy of 4 with 6 The 4 energy wants to work and focus on details, and 6 needs to be perfect, regardless of the big picture. You’ll need to allow the desire to work and get things done blend with your perfectionism. u Energy of 4 with 7 Hard-headed 4, working with the mystical and fearful 7, can temper the fear of the unknown. If you allow the imagination to work off what you know—and do so with patience—everything will work out for the best. u Energy of 4 with 8 This combination always represents Karma. Questions about who leads and who follows arise, as will issues about work, money, and the details of how to achieve both. u Energy of 4 with 9 Practical 4 needs to put things in order, while the 9 looks to the problems of the world. Hard work and the need to take care of others make it hard to let go, especially when fear of failure lurks. u Energy of 5 with 5 Change, change, and more change! You’ll be drawn to quick fixes and want everything to go faster. The 5s say, “Let’s take a gamble and try to reach the brass ring!” u Energy of 5 with 6 The 5 energy is all about change, and the 6 wants control and perfection at all cost. It’s hard to reach for perfection when you don’t allow change. u Energy of 5 with 7 The 5 is looking into the mirror, and the 7 says, “It is all behind the veil in another world. Let’s see what is there.” But, the need to be cautious is very much an issue. Whom or what do you trust?
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u Energy of 9 with 9 You’ll see so deeply into the world around you that all things that once seemed foreign or different will seem as familiar as your own face in the mirror. You will be in a position to allow change and to care for all of humanity.
Compare and Contrast Now that you’ve looked at how your Personal Year relates to the Universal Year, flip back to Chapter 3 and compare your Personal Year to your Core Numbers. Use the list above for help. Then, spend some time journaling about what you’ve discovered. Maybe you’ll want to start a Personal Year/Universal Year blog!
Your Numbers at a Glance For easy reference, record on this page the numbers you calculated in Chapter 4. The current year: ________ Universal Year: ________ Your Personal Year (for the current year): ________
The Least You Need to Know u The Universal Year affects everyone. You find this number by adding the digits of the current calendar year. u Your Personal Year describes the vibe of the year for you. To find your Personal Year, add your birth month, birth day, and the Universal Year number of the current year. u Your Personal Year represents energy. You can use that energy in a positive way or in a negative way. u Your Personal Year affects the way you experience the Universal Year. u Your Personal Year relates in important ways to the other numbers in your Numerology Forecast.
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The Master Numbers 11, 22, 33, and 44 reveal special, amplified energies. When Master Numbers come up in your Numerology Forecast, pay close attention to what they have to say. And, double check your calculations to make sure your numbers truly represent a Master Number.
Calculating a Higher Vibration Typically, Master Numbers are written like this: 11/2, 22/4, 33/6, and 44/8. The first part is the unreduced Master Number, and the second part reminds us that the reduced number’s energy is also present. All Master Numbers represent this dual energy. The larger number works from the higher, spiritual plane, while the reduced number’s energy is more mundane.
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The Master Numbers are 11/2, 22/4, 33/6, and 44/8. Master Numbers are considered to have more potential than the other numbers. They get the Master name because they ask a lot of those who bear their energy.
If you have come up with a Master Number in your Numerology Forecast, check carefully to make sure your calculations are accurate. Note also that some numerologists figure differently than others do. For example, we’ve seen former president Bill Clinton cited as an example of someone with an 11/2 Destiny number. Clinton’s birth date is August 19, 1946. Why don’t you try calculating Clinton’s Destiny number now? (Remember that the Destiny number is found by adding all the numbers of a person’s birth date.) What did you get? ________
Katherine just tried it, and she got 2. Let’s run through the numbers. August, of course, is 8. So, we end up with this equation: 8 19 + 1946 1973 = 19/10 + 73/10 = 20/2 = 2 So, why do some numerologists get 11/2? Well, if instead of adding down, the way we just did, you add straight across …. 8 + (1 + 9) + (1 + 9 + 4 + 6) = 38 Then, 3 + 8 = 11, and there is your 11/2.
Lucky Numbers Some numerologists reduce first, and then add; others add the double digits, and then reduce. Still using Bill Clinton’s birth date, here is an example of how you would reduce before adding: 8 + 19 + 1946 8 + 1 + 2 = 11/2 And here is how you can add the double digits: 8 + 19 + 1946 8 + 19 + 20 = 47 = 11/2
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As we noted earlier, Patricia adds the numbers down when figuring a Destiny number, as we did in the first example for Clinton. (And then, just to review, she breaks the four-digit number into two parts, reduces each half, and adds the two reduced numbers.) If you want to be really thorough, try calculating the Destiny number all four ways and see what you get. Some numerologists use three methods to calculate the Destiny number: (1) reduce first, and then add; (2) add straight across; and (3) add down. If two of these techniques produce a Master Number, then they consider the Master Number valid. If you have not come up with any Master Numbers in your forecast, double check your figures. Go back and look at your work from when you figured out your Core Numbers in Chapter 3. If you ended up with 2, 4, 6, or 8, double check your calculations and make sure that you have not accidentally reduced a Master Number. Try using a different calculation method and see what you get. Once you have confirmed your numbers, read on and learn about the plusses and minuses of the Master Numbers.
Add It Up When calculating your Destiny number, just adding straight across on its own can lead you into trouble. You could end up with a Master Number that may not really be there. Or, you could miss one that is affecting you!
What Master Numbers Say If you have a Master Number in your forecast, know that it is a gift, but be aware that this gift carries many responsibilities. (If you do not have any Master Numbers in your forecast, not to worry! All of your numbers describe your special talents and abilities!) The Master Numbers can add maturity and wisdom to your life when used correctly. Some numerologists say people with Master Number energy have asked to return to this life to be teachers this time around. If you do have a Master Number (or more than one), you need to be careful to maintain balance in all areas of your life—physical, emotional, and spiritual. The amplified energy in the double-digit number can be a challenge. As Patricia says, when there is too much of an item, it can be more difficult to live with. But, let’s talk about the intense energy of the Master Numbers.
11/2 Spiritual Messenger Often thought of as the most intuitive of all the numbers, the 11/2 is called the Spiritual Messenger. The 11/2’s job is to bring spiritual insights to the rest of humanity. The vibration
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of this number is also that of the peacemaker. If you have 11/2 energy, harmony and cooperation are your hallmarks. You are sensitive to what goes on around you, and you need to resist the temptation to nitpick. Of course, with the doubled 1, like two individuals standing back to back, you have a strong dose of 1 energy. When feeling your 1 vibe, remember that the 2 is Lucky Numbers sensitive and craves companionship. The 11/2 carries all the As an 11/2, it’s important to stay grounded and balqualities of the 1 and the anced at all times. Integrity is also an important part 2. In addition, this number, which is thought of as the Spiritual of this number and is one of its strengths. As an 11/2, Messenger, has a contract to betif you are not working for your highest vibration— ter the lot of humankind by bringfinding and conveying spiritual truth—you will work ing spiritual insights to light. off the 2, and you may find yourself supporting the work of others rather than achieving your own goals.
22/4 Master Builder Considered the most powerful of all the numbers, the 22/4 is the Master Builder. As this name suggests, this number’s mission is to build things for the good of humanity. The strong, determined, and practical 4 will work hard to put things into place. The two 2s in 22 are caring and sensitive, and need to work in harmony with others. If you are influenced by the 22/4, as with other Master Numbers, you will feel the need to achieve more. You may use your esoteric knowledge to build in the real world. On the down side, the 4 energy can lead to rigidity—but the 22, with its more spiritual vibe, tends to be more Lucky Numbers comfortable with how things work out. This vibraThe 22/4 carries all the tion carries a great amount of responsibility—you qualities of the 2 and need to be a good guide to the many. If you ignore the 4. In addition, this number, the higher calling of this number, you will simply which is thought of as the Master work off the 4 energy, and you could fall into the Builder, has a contract to build role of rote laborer instead of becoming the dynamic to lift humanity up and aid in spiritual leader described by your numerological humankind’s spiritual evolution. potential.
33/6 Master of Healing Energy Said to be the most loving of all the numbers, the 33/6 is the Master of Healing Energy. The vibration of this number is one of love for all. If you have 33/6 energy, you demonstrate the highest level of caring for those around you, and you will strive to heal all with
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your love. While this number brings you consciousness of the whole, you may seem scattered. The double 3 gives you a great deal of creativity, but the flip side of that can be flakiness. And, of course, the 6 lends you responsibility, a focus on family, and a love of home. As a 33/6, you will be called to service, and you will do so with a joyful light. The 33/6 is the teacher of teachers. Altruistic and selfless, you may crusade for justice and tend to identify with the underdog. If you carry this energy, be careful not to become a martyr to one of your many causes. Remember: balance in all things! If you do not work off the higher love of this Master Number, you will dance to the 6 vibe, and you may feel burdened by all your responsibilities.
Lucky Numbers The 33/6 carries all the qualities of the 3 and the 6. This number, which is thought of as the Master of Healing Energy, has a contract to heal the world through its love.
44/8 Master of Spiritual Power The relatively rare 44/8 embodies the powers of the 4 and the 8 and thus is no stranger to hard work and material abundance. This vibration gives those who carry it the opportunity to be leaders, the power to lead, and the talent to be good at leadership tasks. (Some numerologists say Master Numbers 44/8 and higher occur so rarely that it’s hard to give an accurate description of how these energies function in our human realm.) If you hold a 44/8 in your forecast, direct your energies toward organization and leadership. When focused on those realms, you will achieve your visions. To meet your potential, you must also accept those around you without pushing them out of their comfort zone. You will find a spiritual use for the material abundance with which you have been blessed, perhaps by giving, receiving, and creating a higher order.
In Dreams Begin Responsibilities Like all the numbers, the Master Numbers bring both gifts and responsibilities. Because the Master Numbers have intense energy, they bear increased responsibilities. In fact, some say those with Master Numbers have come to Earth to fulfill a spiritual contract to help the human race. Whether you choose to shoulder this responsibility is your choice. You can take the path of least resistance and ignore the higher ideals to which you are drawn. Or, you can step up.
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If you chose to take on the responsibility, you will work at self-mastery by learning to control the dual energy of your Master Number. You will meet the tests and challenges of living by spiritual principles in a world where instant gratification, violence, and materialism can often Go Figure seem the order of the day. In acting for the good Some numerologists estimate of humankind, you will become the leader of your that only 0.5 percent of peodreams. In short, you will be a model, a shining and ple carry Master Number energy. vibrating example of how to fuse the spiritual and material worlds.
In the Limelight With the leadership potential and heightened energy that the Master Numbers can bring, it’s no surprise that people with Master Number energy can end up in the public eye. Remember that this attention also comes with a heavy dose of responsibility. But, what if a public office comes with a Master Number attached to it?
Hail to the Chief As she and Patricia were working on this chapter, Katherine noted that the United States was about to inaugurate its 44th President. She asked Patricia about the possible impact of this Master Number. First of all, 44 is a double 4, which is all about hard work or labor. Reduced, the 44 becomes 8, which indicates leadership for the good of others. Of course, the 8 wants to organize and, as an authority figure, dislikes injustice and tends to be ambitious. Key words for this job are power and authority. If we remember that the Master Numbers all have a higher calling or are spiritually bent, we could call the person who takes on a 44/8 office the Leader of the Flock. So, how will this Master Number energy affect President Barack Obama? Of course, becoming the 44th President of the United States will entail many different issues. Patricia started her investigation into how President Obama will handle his new job by looking at the vibration of the individual letters in President Obama’s birth name. Birth name:
B a r a c k
H u s s e i n
O b a m a
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Then, she made note of how many times each letter appeared. (We will work with your birth name in this same way, and explain more about what it can tell you in later chapters, particularly in Chapter 22, which is all about Karma.) By putting President Obama’s numbers into a chart, we can see where his innate strengths and weaknesses lie. Number
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Looking at the energy of President Obama’s name in this way, we can learn many things. For right now, let’s look at the 4 and the 8, which will both resonate with the job of the 44th president. Not surprisingly, by looking at the 4, it is clear President Obama’s name indiLucky Numbers cates he is not afraid of hard work. The 8 in his The letters of the 4 are D, name tells us he is capable of handling finances M, and V, while the 8 gets well. And, we’re pretty sure that hard work and H, Q, and Z. handling financial issues are a big part of the work his job requires. President Obama’s birth date is August 4—another 8 and another 4! (Some of you may know that adding the birth day plus the birth month gives you the Achievement number, which describes what you are to achieve in this life. In President Obama’s case, you get a 3 Achievement—the ability to communicate. As we have all seen and heard, he does this quite well.)
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But what if Senator John McCain had won the election and was to take on the office of the 44th President? Let’s look at his birth name and see what we can discover. Birth name:
J o h n
S i d n e y
M c C a i n
1 6 8 5
1 9 4 5 5 7
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Putting his numbers into a chart, we can see where Senator McCain’s innate strengths and weaknesses lie. Number
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The 4s in Senator McCain’s name also indicate he can face hard work and all the details hard work entail, while the 8 says he, too, handles finances well. It’s interesting to note that Senator McCain and President Obama share the same number of 3s, 6s, 8s, and 9s in their names—and, thus, from a numerological perspective, have many of the same talents and strengths. Furthermore, President Obama (born August 4, 1961) and Senator McCain (born August 29, 1936) have the same Destiny number. It’s a 2, the number of the peacemaker. It is comforting to believe that either of these men could rise to the times and provide the leadership and comfort we need.
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Go Figure Try figuring President Obama’s and Senator McCain’s Destiny numbers a few different ways. Then, check back here for the answers. For both of them, if you add straight across, you get 11/2. But, if you add down (Patricia’s preferred method), you get plain old 2. If you reduce Senator McCain’s numbers first and then add, you get 11/2. The same technique applied to President Obama’s date gets you a 2. Finally, you get 11/2 for both of them when you add the double digits!
More Master Numbers in the News To get a feel for Master Number energy, consider these individuals who have, at various times and for various reasons, been in the news. u Neil Diamond, singer-songwriter 22/4 Destiny number (DOB: January 24, 1941) u Margaret Thatcher, former prime minister of the United Kingdom 22/4 Destiny number (DOB: October 13, 1925) u Woody Allen, filmmaker/writer/comedian 22/4 Destiny number (DOB: December 1, 1935) u Bill Clinton, the 42nd president of the United States 11/2 Soul Urge (You remember that Clinton’s birth name was William Jefferson Blythe and that the Soul Urge is drawn from the vowels in the name, right?) Go to the library or bookstore or check online. Read some biographical information about one or two of the people on the list. Pick someone you have been curious about and someone about whom you know nothing. See if you can identify how the Master Number has impacted their lives. Have these individuals stepped up and accepted the responsibility of their number? Or, have the people in question gotten into trouble? Or, perhaps, those you have chosen to read about have done both. (Remember that Master Numbers bring a lot of duality!) Spend some time journaling about what you find out.
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The Least You Need to Know u While Master Numbers bear intense, spiritual energy, whether you use this energy on its higher level or just stick to the mundane is up to you. u 11/2 is the Spiritual Messenger, and is considered the most intuitive of the numbers. u 22/4 is the Master Builder, and is considered the most powerful of the numbers. u 33/6 is the Master of Healing Energy, and is considered the most loving of all the numbers u Though Master Numbers 44/8 and higher are rare, they do occur.
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What Numbers Say About People: Doing Forecasts In This Chapter u Friend or foe? u Karma, quickly u Your Habit number u Your name over time
You can find out a lot about people by looking at their numbers. In this chapter, we’ll take a look at simple ways you can build a Numerology Forecast for yourself or a loved one. Like astrological forecasts, numerological forecasts can reveal a person’s characteristics and can also reveal information about the past and the future. We’ll also start to look at compatibility issues, and we’ll have you start making some charts.
Pleased to Meet You When you first meet someone, you probably wonder, “Will we get along?” Will you end up friends or something more? But what can you really know about
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someone if you just know his or her name? Taking a close look at this new person’s name and using your new-found numerology skills can tell you a lot.
First Impressions You can actually learn about a person’s character and temperament by looking at the first consonant and the first vowel in his or her name. The first letter of your first name describes a good portion of the energy you were born under, and so is a force in shaping your personality. Why not take a look at the energy of the first letter in your first name right now? If you have a significant other, look up the number equivalent of the first letter in his or her name as well. (Or check out the first letter in the first name of someone you are interested in.) How do you know if your first letter’s number “gets along” with someone else’s first letter’s number? Read over the descriptions of the two numbers. Try to feel their vibes. As a general rule, Patricia usually says that even numbers go well with other even numbers and odd numbers go well with other odd numbers. Spend some time journaling about these numbers and their qualities. Or meditate on them. You want to work on developing your numerological intuition. With practice, the numbers and their energies will become second nature to you.
Find the Key Here’s another number that’s not hard to figure, even when you don’t know a lot about a new friend. The Key number is the total numerical value of all the letters in a person’s first name, reduced to a single digit. This number allows us to see how the life may be lived and how the person in question goes about his or her business. This time, we’ll use Katherine as an example. K a t h e r i n e 2
1 2 8
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Your Key number is the total of all the letters in your first name. This number describes how you live your life.
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sensitive and is a team player (2), needs personal freedom (5), can act as an authority figure (8), and is interested in others (9). (Okay, now Katherine is totally embarrassed!) Let’s try it. Write out your first name. On the line below your name, write each letter’s number equivalent. Then, add the numbers and reduce to find your Key number. Your first name: _____________________ The letters’ numbers: _____________________ = ________ (your Key number) Consider your Key number. Have you felt its energy in your life? Then, look at the individual letters in your first name and their energies. Just take a quick look now; later in the chapter, we’ll do a more thorough investigation of your first name (and a celebrity first name, as well).
Find the Karma We’ve devoted a whole chapter to Karma, Chapter 22, but we want to introduce the idea now. Karmic lessons, as you may know, are the issues you are here to work on in this lifetime. To find out what your Karmic number or numbers are, find which number vibrations are missing from your name. Here’s how it is done. Write out your full birth name or the full birth name of your friend. (Okay, it may be difficult to get a new friend to confess to that hideous, secret middle name. But, maybe if you tell yours, he or she will fess up and reveal the moniker of shame.) We’ll use Lindsay Lohan as an example, and we’ll fill in the numerical equivalent for each letter. L i n d s a y
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An Inclusion Chart includes the number vibration of all of the letters in your name. It allows you to see the strengths and weaknesses in your name’s energy.
Lindsay has no 2s in her name, so her Karmic number is 2. Because she has a 2 Karmic number, operating under a 2 will be difficult for her. In addition, a 2 Karmic number may indicate difficulties with the mother figure and with other women in her life. Remember that 2 is the Lucky Numbers number of sensitivity. In the end, being overly perWhen filling in your sonally sensitive can make us somewhat insensitive to Inclusion Chart, instead of others. writing numbers, try using tally marks. These little straight lines Now, let’s find your Karmic numbers. Write out are easy to count and add up your full birth name and fill in the number that corwhen you are done with your responds to each letter. Then, count how many times tally. each number appears. Fill in your results on the Inclusion Chart. Your full birth name: ______________________________________ The letters’ numbers: ______________________________________ Complete your Inclusion Chart:
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Write your Karmic number(s) here: ________________ Later in the chapter, we’ll use your Karmic number in another chart. But before we get there, we’re going to tell you about a few more numbers—of your own or of prospective friends—to which you should pay attention.
Personal Habits The Habit number tells you how often you will experience significant life events. To find your Habit number (or someone else’s!), count the total number of letters in the full birth name. For example, “Lindsay Dee Lohan” contains 15 letters, so Lindsay Lohan’s Habit number is 15/6. (You remember that 15 reduces to 6, right?) The double number tells us that Lindsay Lohan will experience major life events of great importance every 15 years. These events can be positive ones or negative ones. You can figure out what kind of event you will have by looking at your Personal Year for the year of the event. Note whether you are operating under one of your Challenges or Karmic numbers, and we’ll talk more about these later in the chapter.
Your Habit number describes the frequency with which you will encounter significant life events. To find your Habit number, count all the letters in your full name.
The single-digit number, in Lindsay’s case a 6, tells us events of a minor nature will impact her every six years. And again, the nature of these events—whether they are positive or negative—are determined by the year she is having. 1. Write your full birth name: _____________________________________________ 2. Count the letters, and write your unreduced total here: ________ This is your Habit number. It reveals how often—in years—you will experience major life events. 3. Reduce the number you got in Step 2, and write the result here: _____ This is how often—in years—you will experience minor events. Remember that you need to look at your Personal Year, which describes the overall tone of the period, to know if events indicated by your Habit number will tend toward the positive—such as meeting a new love interest—or the negative. Check your Challenge and Karmic numbers, too. Later in the chapter, we’ll use your Habit number in a chart, which will start to give you a nice numerological overview of your life—or of someone else’s!
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Growing Closer? Speaking of your Personal Year, pay attention to which phase of the nine-year cycle you are in. And if you can find out which Personal Year your new friend is in, well, that information can only help you! Let’s suppose you are in a 2 Personal Year. During that year, you will be focused on partnerships and relationships. And, say you meet a cute new guy or girl. Before you get all crushed out, you’d be well served to find out which Personal Year the prospective object of your affection is in. If he or she is in a 5 year, which is all about personal freedom and taking risks, chances are an affair may be in the cards, but a romance will probably not be. If you feel so moved, review the information on Personal Years in Chapter 4, and then read on. We’re going to show you another type of chart in which you can gather a bunch of the information from this chapter.
Into the Past and the Future Using your name and a few of your numbers, an Excursion Chart plots your physical, emotional, and spiritual life from birth to the present day and beyond. We are going to introduce the Excursion Chart in this chapter. We will cover it more in depth, line by line, as you read through this workbook. (So if you have questions when you look at the full Excursion Chart on page 75, try to hold your horses! The answers are coming! If you just can’t wait, flip to Chapter 14, where we go over the chart in detail.) Each letter in your name represents both a temporal slice of your life and the energy under which you live during that period. The length of each time period corresponds to the letter’s numerological equivalent. So for example, if your first name is Cathy, the initial c describes the first three years of your life (c = 3). At the same time, that c and its 3 energy are the vibe of your life for those three years.
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Your first name describes your physical self, your middle name is your emotional self, and your last name is the spiritual self that has been handed down from generation to generation.
An Excursion Chart plots your life by allowing you to look at your full name over time and compare it to several of your other significant numbers. We like to think of the Excursion Chart as a map of the trip that you are on. In addition to meaning “a short trip or outing,” excursion can also mean “movement in an oscillating or alternating motion.” That sounds like a numerological vibration to us!
Let’s see what we can learn about actress, singer, and celebrity bad girl Lindsay Lohan by looking at part of her Excursion Chart. We’ll focus on the physical plane by looking at her first name. Here is Lindsay’s name with the numerical values written underneath. L i n d s a y 3 9 5 4 1 1 7 On an Excursion Chart, a professional numerologist would write Lindsay’s first name like this: LLLIIIIIIIIINNNNNDDDDSAYYYYYYY Each letter repeats to reflect its numerological value, and each letter represents one year. Because Lindsay’s first name starts with an L, she was born under creative and talkative 3, and lived with this 3 vibe for three years. Then, she moved to the next letter in her name, I, and spent the next nine years under the influence of intuitive and compassionate 9. Of course, 9 has the ability to attract opportunities for success, and it is the number of drama and the theater. It was under this number that she was cast in The Parent Trap, her first big box-office hit. Moving on to the N, for five years she was under the influence of 5, the promoter of change, risk-taking, and overindulgence. Because 5 is one of Lindsay’s Challenge numbers, there was a good chance she’d experience the negative aspects of this number. (We’ll talk about Challenge numbers in depth in Chapter 20.) Patricia describes the down side of 5 as being about sex, drugs, and rock ’n’ roll. Could it have been during this period the young star started experimenting with drugs? Certainly there was change going on in her life. On the negative side, her father was in and out of jail on a few different charges. More positively, in 2002, Lohan signed a five-album production deal with music producer Emilio Estefan.
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Lohan’s next four years are described by the 4 (the d in her name), and 4 is also one of her Challenge numbers. The 4 is about restrictions and limitations. She probably felt jailed, held down, and unable to do what she wanted. This, coming off of the “let’s play and make merry” vibe of her 5 years, has given her a quick shift away from fun and toward responsibility and dealing with real life. In 2008, Lindsay came under the influence of the letter s, which equals 1, and which is yet another Challenge number for her. And 2009 found her still under the 1 (a also equals 1). The 1 vibe is one of leadership, self-sufficiency, and ambition. This energy could be great for business dealings, but remember we are just looking at her first name, which represents the physical plane of her existence. For a full reading, we need to consider all the lines in her Excursion Chart. Taking a quick look at her full chart, which appears on page 75, we notice her Essence Line, which describes the overall tone of her year. (We will discuss your Essence number extensively in Chapter 13.) In 2008 her Essence number was 38, which reduces to a 2, and in 2009, it was 20, which also reduces to a 2. The 2 deals with her Karma and has a major impact on her sensitive side, partnerships, relationships, and female issues. All this may leave Lindsay feeling lonely, and other people may find her bossy. While 1 has a lot of great get-up-and-go energy, it can also promote extreme behavior— overwork and drastic diets are two issues to which Lindsay has fallen prey. The year 2009 was both a 2 Universal Year and a 2 Personal Year for Lindsay. And 2, of course, is also her Karmic number. Sounds like too many 2s to us!
Go Figure In October 2008, Lohan launched a fashion line called 6126. Lohan named the clothing line, which features leggings and leopard print “ankle gloves,” after legendary actress Marilyn Monroe, whose birthday was June 12, 1926. Add the digits of the company name and you get 6, which is all about family and responsibility. Of course, if Lohan had studied numerology, she would have used all the digits of Marilyn’s birth year and ended up with this: 6121926, which reduces to a 9 and gives you a whole different vibe.
In 2010, Lindsay will be feeling the 7 (y = 7), which is all about spirituality, teaching, and learning. Could this vibe cause her to give up the party-girl lifestyle for good? Will she record a song based on religious chants the way Madonna did? Lindsay may also have some legal issues to deal with, but they may be as benign as simply having more contracts to sign. She’ll be working under the energy of the 7 through 2016, the year she turns thirty.
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Of course, we have just looked at Lindsay’s first name here. An analysis of her complete Excursion Chart, which includes her first, middle, and last name, provides a much clearer picture of what the future has in store. Here’s what Lindsay’s complete Excursion Chart looks like.
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You will note that the Excursion Chart we have drawn up for Lindsay gets through her first name once and only covers her first 30 years of life. To look further into the future, you would just write out her name again, repeating letters just as you did the first time. After the end of each name, Patricia puts a period to mark the end of the name’s cycle. Are you ready to start looking at the first 30 years of your life in the same way? Don’t worry, we’re going to keep it simple and start with just your first name and a few other numbers. Now, here we go!
Your Mini Trip Fasten your seat belts for a little excursion into your life. For now, we’re going to look only at your first name. Are you ready? Do you have a pen? Actually, you may want to use a pencil and then ink in your chart once it is done. Ideally, you should use a black pen, a red pen, and a green pen. Write out your birth name in the space below. Then, write the corresponding number underneath each letter. Write your first name here: __________________________ Your name by the numbers: __________________________ Just to review and get you warmed up, the first period of your life is described by the number associated with the first letter in your name. 1. Write the number that corresponds to the first letter in your name: ________ 2. You lived under the influence of this letter for ________ years. (Fill in the same number you wrote in Step 1.) Does this make sense? You are going to begin work on your own Excursion Chart. We’re going to start with a mini chart—using only your first name—that will map out your first 30 years. Find the grid on page 77, and then write your full birth name and your date of birth at the top. Write in your Karmic number or numbers that you found earlier in this chapter. Then, write the Challenge numbers you discovered in Chapter 3. Now you are ready to start filling in your Mini Excursion Chart. Each of the following steps corresponds to a row on the chart. 1. Write the year you were born in the top left box. Then, across the top line, fill in the years sequentially. 2. This line is already filled in for you. It corresponds to the years you wrote in Line 1 and represents your age.
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3. Find your two-digit Habit number that you figured earlier in this chapter and record that number on Line 2. Mark an x right below the number, in Line 3. For example, if your Habit number is 20 (Katherine’s is!), mark an x in the box below Line 2’s 20. 4. Skip the first box. Write the first letter of your first name in the second box. Repeat the letter the same number of times as its numerical equivalent. For example, if your name starts with d, fill four boxes with a d because d = 4. Fill in the rest of the letters in your first name, making sure to repeat each letter the appropriate number of times. If you finish spelling out your name, start it again and fill the line. 5. Enter your Personal Year for the current year. (You calculated this in Chapter 4.) Then, fill in the row by adding 1 as you move to the right. These go in nine-year cycles, remember. 6. Calculate the Universal Year for the year you were born. (You remember that the Universal Year is all the digits for the year reduced to a single digit, right?) Fill in the Universal Year numbers by adding 1 as you move from box to box, completing each nine-year cycle. Your Mini Excursion Chart Name: 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6
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Year, starting with the year you were born Your age Habit number First name Personal Year (corresponds to Line 8 on Lohan's Excursion Chart) Universal Year (corresponds to Line 9 on Lohan's Excursion Chart)
Once you are done filling in your Mini Excursion Chart, get your red pen. Look over your chart. Find all the places where your Karmic number appears. Circle your Karmic number in red or rewrite all the instances of your Karmic number in red ink. (Because we can’t use color in this book, we have circled Karmic numbers and underlined Challenge numbers.) Now, check for the letters that correspond to your Karmic number and circle them (or rewrite them in red), too. You want the years you were dealing with your Karma to stand out so you can see them.
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Now, get your green pen. Circle all your Challenge numbers (or write them in green). Then, do the same thing to all the letters that correspond to your Challenge numbers. Spend some time looking over your chart. It contains important information. It lays out the events, on the physical plane, of the first 30 years of your life! Note which years you were dealing (or will be dealing) with Karma and which years you faced (or will face) Challenges. Pay particular attention to the year or years indicated by your Habit number. Spend some time journaling about any memories that come up.
Lucky Numbers What if you don’t have a middle name? Some people may feel that you are missing something. But in such cases, many numerologists believe your emotional life is represented by the letters in both your first name and your last name.
If you’re feeling ambitious, go to Appendix A. We’ve included a blank Mini Excursion Chart there. You might want to photocopy it and fill it out for a friend, partner, or relative. If you’re really ambitious, photocopy the blank full Excursion Chart in Appendix A. Fill in all the information you’ve gathered in this chapter. Then, add your middle name and your last name, repeating the letters as appropriate. Are you starting to see some patterns? If you want to look at more than 30 years of your life, just continue the grid and repeat your name to cover as many years as you want to see. Or skip this step for now and get ready for more information about you and your numbers!
Once you feel ready, read on. In Chapter 7, we’re going to talk about what it can mean when you see the same number, or numbers, repeating in your Numerology Forecast.
Your Numbers at a Glance For easy reference, record on this page the numbers you calculated in Chapter 6. Your Key number: _______ Your Karmic number(s): ________ Your Habit number: ________ Your Habit number, reduced: ________
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The Least You Need to Know u The total numerical value of all the letters in your first name gives you your Key number. This number describes how you live your life. u You find you Karmic number or numbers by determining which number vibrations are missing from your full birth name. u Your Habit number, which is found by counting all the letters in your name, tells you how often you will experience significant life events. u Plotting out your name over time on an Excursion Chart—which includes significant events, your Personal Year, and your Karmic and Challenge numbers—can give you a great overview of your life.
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When the Same Numbers Keep Coming Up In This Chapter u Destiny number repeats u Personal vibe, universal vibe u Core Number repeats u Numbers in relationships
In this chapter, Patricia helps you understand what it means when numbers keep appearing—in your Core Numbers, Numerology Forecast, or the world around you! In addition, we’ll talk about what it means when you and your partner share many of the same numbers … and what it means when you don’t.
Doubled Destiny? Do you see the same number appearing more than once among the numbers in your Numerology Forecast? If you do, you’re probably wondering what the repetition means. There are many possible number pairings. We’re going to focus on the most important ones. Let’s take a look.
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Your Destiny, Your Challenge When you have a problem number—in other words, a Challenge or Karmic number— duplicated in your Core Numbers, the Core Number gives you an extra boost to help you work through the issues these numbers represent. For example, Katherine’s Destiny number is 8, and 8 is also one of her Challenge numbers. So Katherine’s 8 Destiny—which tells us she wants to be the boss, organize, and manifest— will help her face the demands of her 8 Challenge number. In a sense, because of her 8 Destiny number, she already knows something about 8 energy, so she is primed to face the 8 Challenge and deal with it. Though the Destiny number can help in these cases, many numerologists believe having the same Destiny and Challenge number can actually make your Challenge more challenging. But know that your Destiny number is still going to help you out.
Your Destiny, Your Karma Similarly, if your Destiny number and your Karmic number are the same, you’re in a good position. Your Destiny number will help you learn and deal with the issues to which your Karmic number wants you to give attention. (We’ll talk more about Karma and your Karmic Numbers in Chapter 22.) So if you have doubling, you get a better opportunity to work through your Karma, and working through your Karma is one of the major reasons you are here on Earth!
Your Destiny, Your Personal Year If your Destiny number matches your Personal Year for a given year, some numerologists consider that year a lucky one. But others, Patricia included, say that too much of one number can put you out of balance. For example, if you are in a 7 Personal Year and you have a 7 Destiny number, it’s true that the energy around you will be conducive to 7-type activities, and these are the sorts of things you will have to do to fulfill your destiny. But you’re going to have to pay attention and work a little harder than you normally would to maintain some balance in your life. If you just listen to that 7, you may go to a 7 extreme and end up a hermit on a mountain top. Better to strive for balance and bring some of the spiritual and hermit-like qualities of the 7 into a life full of friends, grocery shopping, and all the other stuff you do.
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When It’s Universal and Personal If your Personal Year and your Universal Year are the same, you can have a rough time. Usually, individuals that live with this numerological configuration tend to find their personal issues rather provoking. But what would life be without difficulties and prods to change? We’re going to take another look at Lindsay Lohan’s Excursion Chart, keeping our eye out for repeating numbers. As you may have noticed, Lindsay’s Personal Year is always the same as the Universal Year. As with duplicating Core Numbers, you end up with a lot of emphasis— some would say too much—on the number in question. To stick with the analogy we used earlier, it may just be one too many candy bars. Through Lindsay’s chart, you’ll see why having the Personal and Universal Years share the same vibration can leave you open for extra stress.
Add It Up Resist the temptation to use your new knowledge of numerology to scare yourself. You may learn your numbers reveal a difficult pattern. But whatever your numbers say, know that you have free will. You may face obstacles, but you are not doomed. Use your knowledge to help yourself and others lead balanced and productive lives
On Lindsay’s chart, take a look at the column for 1990. Notice the 1 Personal Year (line 8) and the 1 Universal Year (line 9). Now, still looking at the column for 1990, look at the 28 on her Essence Line (line 6), which describes the tone of her year. (We’re going to talk more about how to calculate your Essence number a little later in this chapter, and talk more about its significance and meaning in Chapter 13.) Okay, now look closer. That 28, of course, reduces to another 1. So Lindsay had three 1s influencing her that year. And (we’re
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The Essence Line on your Excursion Chart shows the sum of the value of the letters in your name under which you operate for a given year. This number describes the general tone of your year. In combination with your Personal Year number, it helps you see what the year will bring you.
not done!), 1 also was one of Lindsay’s Challenge numbers. This would have been a very tough year for the young Lindsay—and probably for her mother, too. (Can you say “headstrong”?) In addition, Lindsay probably had major issues with her father that year, as 1 represents the father figure. Even if 1 were not a Challenge for Lindsay, having three 1s hit her all at once … Well, it’s just too much!
Now, let’s slide over and look at 1991 on Lindsay’s chart—a 2 Personal Year and a 2 Universal Year. We’re going to focus on the number in the Essence Line again. This time it was a 29, and 29 reduces to 2! Bang, bang, bang. But we’re not done. (You knew that, right?) As if all this weren’t enough, 2 was Lindsay’s Karmic number. So she had a lot to deal with, probably was feeling super-duper sensitive, and in all likelihood was having issues with her mother or other women, as 2 is the number of the female and the mother figure. Are you starting to see some of the possible pitfalls inherent in having the same Personal and Universal Year? If your year is Karmic or a Challenge, you get hit and hit hard. Let’s take a look at two more examples from Lindsay’s chart. Then we’re going to shift the focus back to you. In Lindsay’s 2009 column, take a look at her Essence Line. The 20 reduces to a 2, and she has both a 2 Personal Year and a 2 Universal Year. And—right you are!—2 is a Karmic number for her. In 2009, we can say that Lindsay will probably be reacting very much on the sensitive side, and she’ll probably have issues with relationships, women, and the mother figure. Finally, in 2015, Lindsay is going to be in an 8 Personal Year, and it’s going to be an 8 Universal Year. And just as in the other examples we examined, the 44 in her Essence Line reduces to the same number as the Personal and Universal Years. Yup, it’s another 8! Based on this information, we want to say that Lindsay will probably be dealing with money and business issues, and it’s probably going to be intense!
Identifying Your Patterns Find the blank Excursion Chart in Appendix A. You may want to make a photocopy or scan the chart. You’re already familiar with much of the information you need. You already have your Karmic number or numbers and your Challenge numbers.
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Lucky Numbers If you know how to make a table in a word processing program such as Microsoft Word, you may want to create your own Excursion Chart that way. (That’s how Patricia generated the charts we used when working on this book.) Or use a spreadsheet program, such as Excel. Feel free to customize your table by using different fonts and by highlighting years that were (or will be!) especially significant for you.
You calculated the first six lines of information when you completed the Mini Excursion Chart in Chapter 6. So transfer that information to your full Excursion Chart now. Remember to write your Karmic numbers in red ink and your Challenge numbers in green ink. Keep those pens handy because you’re going to need them in the steps that follow. You may also want a piece of scratch paper to do your figuring. (Remember that we can’t use color in this book. So our charts show Karmic numbers circled and Challenge numbers underlined.) 1. On line 5, add your middle name. Remember to repeat each letter the same number of times as its value. For example, if your middle name is Anne, you would write it like this: A N N N N N N N N N N E E E E E You use five Ns (for each occurrence of n in the name) because N equals 5, and you use five Es because E also equals 5. Use red ink for letters that represent your Karmic numbers and green ink for letters that represent your Challenge numbers. (If you don’t have a middle name, skip this step and go to Step 2.) 2. On line 6, fill in your last name, using the same method as above. 3. Now, figure the number for your Essence Line. This step may seem a little bit tricky at first, because we are going to treat the letters differently than we have been. Instead of using reduced numbers for the letters of the alphabet, you’re going to use the ordinal numbers of the alphabet—in other words, numbers 1 through 26. In the next section of this chapter, we’ve provided a list for your reference, which includes the nuances of each letter. Here’s a quick example of the Essence Line calculation from Lindsay Lohan’s chart. In the column for 1987, the letters are L, D, and L. So we get the numbers 12, 4, and 12. When we add them together, we get 28, which reduces to a 1. If you can write small (Katherine can’t), write in both the 28 and the 1, like this: 28/1.
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Add up all the columns of letters to complete your Essence Line. Remember to write your Karmic numbers in red and your Challenge numbers in green. (In Lindsay’s chart in this book, we used circles to highlight her Karmic numbers and we underlined her Challenge numbers. At home, you can use colored highlighters to annotate your charts.) Once you are done, look over your chart. Note years in which you are operating under your Karmic numbers, and those in which your Challenge numbers are in effect. Pay attention to the years in which your numbers double up. Do your Personal Year and Universal Year numbers match? If they do, know that we are not given more than we can handle. So the going may be tough. But you can do it. Yes, you can! Perhaps, in places, your Essence Line matches your Personal Year. Consider what the doubling, tripling, or even quadrupling of a given number’s energy could mean for you. You may also want to look back to a specific year in your past—one that was eventful, either in a good way or a bad way. Do you see anything in your numbers that can help you make sense of what happened? Spend some time journaling about your insights.
The Alphabet, By the Numbers Here’s a listing of each letter of the alphabet and its specific energy. u A = 1 A, with its 1 energy, is a leader. It is up front, and it is the originator of ideas and actions. A is about ambition and aggression. As such, it can be headstrong, but it is capable of adjusting. u B = 2 B likes to be a team player. At the same time, B wants to be noticed without stepping up front. Prone to collecting or packrat-like behavior, B is emotional and needs to be nurtured and kept in balance. u C = 3 Easy-going and social, C is a letter of expression and creativity. On the down side, C can be scattered and extravagant or wasteful. C can have some psychic ability, but it is often unaware of this talent. u D = 4 With its 4 energy, D is a very practical letter. D people are very down to earth and determined. Keeping their emotions in check, they work super hard.
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u E = 5 A letter of change and physical movement, E represents freedom. E can be mental or emotional, too, and likes to inspire. u F = 6 With its 6 energy, F is a letter of home, family, and community responsibility. F has intuition and represents responsibility. u G = 7 Like the other letters associated with 7, G is a thinker. G tends to be aloof, a loner. This letter represents introspection and tends to get a bit dramatic when not understood. u H = 8 H is about ambition, as well as financial gains and losses. H deals with the material side and can have issues making decisions. u I = 9 Concerned with humanity as a whole and completion, I is a guide. On the flip side, I energy can create chaos and destruction. When we are working under this letter, we need love and compassion. In addition, under this letter (and other letters associated with 9), we tend to be the most accident-prone. u J = 10 Like A and S, which also have a reduced value of 1, J is a leader and an originator. In addition, J describes new beginnings and justice. This letter may be inclined to procrastinate and needs to be encouraged to complete the things it has started. u K = 11 Like the other letters with a reduced value of 2, K is a team player, wants to be noticed without promoting itself, and can be a bit of a packrat. K has heightened sensitivity that follows its intuitive side. u L = 12 Like C and U, L has a reduced value of 3. A letter of expression and creativity, L is easy-going and social, but it can be flakey and an excessive spender. L has strong convictions and uses its abilities and sense of reason to communicate. u M = 13 Like D and V—the other letters with a value of 4—M is practical. M is less expressive than the other letters and can be unfeeling toward others. M is drawn to opportunities that deal with responsibility and tends to be a “show me” type.
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Go Figure In Hebrew, the word chai, which means “living,” has a numerical value of 18. Because of this, people often give money for birthdays, bar or bat mitzvahs, or weddings in multiples of 18. Giving the number 18 is considered symbolic of giving life.
u S = 19 Along with A and J, S is a leader and an originator. On the other hAnd the emotional S might not let the usual clear-headed 1 vibe take hold. S can be statusconscious, dramatic, and eager to take the spotlight.
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u T = 20 A team player who wants to be noticed like the other 2 letters—B and K—T may also collect or hoard. In addition, T is tense and nervous and wants to please. Under T energy, you need to work to keep your decisions in balance. u U = 21 Easy-going and social, like the other 3 letters, U is also about expression and creativity and can be scattered and extravagant. This flakiness can lead to loss— domestic issues, emotional upset, and upheaval. Because of this duality, U has issues and isn’t as strong as the other 3s. u V = 22 Very practical, like the other 4 letters, V is intuitive and tends to be much more spiritual. A builder of strong foundations on the material plane, V can drive itself to exhaustion when committed to a task. u W = 23 Concerned with change and movement like the other 5 letters, W seeks opportunities to deal with the higher side of things. W can be sorry and regretful when unable to execute the changes that seem necessary. In addition, this letter represents unexpected changes. u X = 24 Like the other letters with a reduced value of 6, X is concerned with responsibility, home, family, and community. X represents service and responsibility and is probably the most problematic of the 6 letters. Working under an X, you may have to make sacrifices. u Y = 25 Mental and introspective, like G and P, Y is dual in nature. This letter is gifted with psychic abilities, but has a hard time choosing how to handle them. Y represents decisions and opportunities. u Z = 26 Like the other letters associated with 8, Z is ambition and finances. In addition, Z has prophetic abilities, is emotional, and can be inspirational. Under Z, though, you need to work to stay in control and keep a nice balance.
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Doubling Within Your Core What about repetition among the Core Numbers themselves? When your Core Numbers duplicate—say you have a 3 Destiny number and a 3 Expression number—you end up with a lot of emphasis (some would say too much) on all the 3 issues. As Patricia likes to say, “One candy bar is nice, but two candy bars can be too many.” On the bright side, though, many numerologists consider it best when your Destiny and Expression numbers are both odd numbers (1, 3, 5, 7, or 9). So if your Destiny and Expression numbers are the same, then at least you have that going for you. We’re going to talk more about your Core Numbers and how they relate in Chapter 10. Right now, let’s take a quick look at how your Destiny number and your Expression number vibrate and what it takes to make them move smoothly. The perfect relationship between what you want to do (your Expression number) and what you can do (your Destiny number) occurs either when both your Destiny and your Expression number are odd, or when both numbers are even. If, however, your Destiny and your Expression numbers are a mixed pair—in other words, one is odd and one is even— then we know that there will be some discord between the two numbers and thus some conflict in your life. Please know that it is very common to have such a mixed pair in your chart. This is not a situation you should worry about. What would life be without some conflict?
Lucky Numbers Many numerologists say that if your Expression number is as high, or higher, than your Destiny number, then you have the opportunity and strength of will to accomplish your life purpose. When the Destiny number is higher than the Expression number, you may tend toward periods of depression or restlessness. If your Destiny number is higher than your Expression number, though, consider yourself lucky. You have your numerological knowledge on your side, and you can use it to help you overcome any obstacles in your path.
Sharing Is Caring? What if you and your significant other have many of the same Core Numbers? When you share the same numbers and thus the same issues with a partner, it can be very good or it can be total upheaval. On the down side, if you are in pain, it can be hard to accept your partner’s issues. By the same token, if your partner is having a tough time, he or she may
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not be as sympathetic as you’d like. On the other hAnd when things are good for both of you, they are great! Sharing the same Personal Year number with a partner also has its ups and downs. It is true that having the same Personal Year number means you could both be working under the same sweet vibe, which can be fun and even great. But when the year is tough for both of you, it is no fun at all. And the situation can turn even more difficult if one of you is also facing Challenge or Karmic numbers. When that happens, the relationship can undergo some major rifts. Bottom line, it is better to appreciate the honey and the vinegar, but too much of either isn’t good.
Add It Up Sure, it is nice to share and nice to find someone who gets your vibe. But when you and your partner resonate to the same number energy, it can be too much, and too much isn’t always the best. Know that having numbers that are different from your partner’s does not make you incompatible. If you use numerology to help you be aware of your own issues and your partner’s, your differences can be opportunities for growth and learning.
If you are in a relationship, take a look at your Personal Year and at your partner’s. Know that numerology is a tool you can use to improve both of your lives. If you are patient, aware, and willing to use your knowledge, you can help your partner over hurdles. Numerology can help you be a better partner and forge a stronger relationship. Also look at your partner’s Karmic and Challenge numbers. Compare these numbers to your own. If your Challenge and Karmic numbers are different from your partner’s numbers, your work on his or her issues can be a great learning experience. And it’s an experience that will bring you closer together.
Numbers All Around Do you see numbers from your chart in the world around you? Perhaps these numbers are part of your address. For example, if you live at 1457 Elm Street, you would look at your house number like this: 1 + 4 + 5 + 7 = 17/8. If 8 is a Challenge or Karmic number for you, you’ll want to pay particular attention. Living in an 8 house could be a chore, and possibly costly. (Remember that 8 represents monetary gain or loss.) We’re going to talk more about numbers in the environment—such as your street address or house number, apartment number, and phone number—in Chapter 17. Meanwhile,
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make a note of any numbers you keep seeing. Compare this number to your Core, Karmic, and Challenge numbers. If you have a favorite number (one that makes you feel good), check to see if this number is prominent in your chart. Does this number represent a particular lesson for you? Spend some time journaling about your thoughts and feelings.
The Least You Need to Know u If your Destiny number is the same as your Challenge or Karmic numbers, the Destiny number can help you deal with the issues at hand. u When your Destiny number and your Personal Year number match, you’ll want to be aware and work to stay in balance. u Having a Personal Year number that matches the Universal Year number can be challenging. But if you were born with this configuration of numbers, you can handle it. u Sharing numbers, energy, and issues with a partner can be fun or it can be stressful. u By knowing what your issues are, you can use numerology to help yourself and your partner forge a better relationship and a better life.
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Daily Readings: How Your Numbers Resonate to the Date In This Chapter u Months are personal, too u Your Personal Day u Important numbers first u Your numerology calendar
In this chapter, Patricia gives you a basic way to create daily forecasts and discusses how to interpret them. In addition, she’ll tell you how to record your forecasts in a way that’s easy to use every day.
The Cycle Within the Year In many different cultures and traditions, people look at the year as a wheel that turns, cycling through the seasons and the months again and again. Depending
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To find your Personal Month number, add your Personal Year number to the number of the month. Your Personal Month number will tell you which tasks or activities go best with the energy of the month in question.
on where you live, you may or may not be very affected by the seasons. As we pointed out in earlier chapters, numerology concerns itself with a ninepart cycle. Back in Chapter 4, we talked about your Personal Year number, but did you know you have a Personal Month number, too?
Every year, you cycle through your Personal Months 1 through 9. They’re like your own personal seasons. And you have a Personal Day number, too. We’re going to talk about how to figure your Personal Month and Day numbers, and why you’ll want to record these figures and be aware of them as you move through your day-to-day life. Let’s see what we can learn by looking at some of First Lady Michelle Obama’s numbers. Mrs. Obama was born January 17, 1964. Just to review, to determine her Personal Year for 2009, you add her birth month plus her birth date plus 2009. Of course, 2009 reduces to 2, the Universal Year number. So you get this: 1 + 17 + 2 = 20/2 So Michelle Obama’s Personal Year for 2009 is 2. (And yes, you are right, her Personal Year and her Universal Year match.) Once you have the Personal Year number, just add the number of the month to it to get your Personal Month. For Mrs. Obama, looking at January 2009, you get this: Personal Year + month = Personal Month 2+1=3 So during January 2009, Michele Obama was in a 2 Personal Year, which is about partnership, peacemaking, new friends, and marriage—but also divorce. She was in a 3 Personal Month, which is about new friendships and either optimism (if your month is going to go positive) or pessimism (if it tilts negative).
Figuring Your Personal Month Now, let’s work on your Personal Month number. To calculate it, start with you Personal Year number. (Remember that your Personal Year is your month of birth plus your day of birth plus the current calendar year.) Then, add the single-digit number of the month.
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The Months, By the Numbers Month
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January
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February
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March
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April
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May
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June
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July
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August
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September
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October
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November
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December
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Go Figure Under the old Roman calendar, there were ten months: Martius (31 days), Aprilis (30 days), Maius (31 days), Iunius (30 days), Quintilis (31 days), Sextilis (30 days), September (30 days), October (31 days), November (30 days), and December (30 days). The remaining 61 days of the year fell into an unnamed period of winter. So back then, September was the seventh month and not the ninth. Perhaps this is something to keep in mind should you become interested in historical numerology.
For example, say it is May 2009 and 2009 is a 3 Personal Year for you. Add 3 (your Personal Year number) plus 5 (May’s number), and you get 8, which is your Personal Month number for May 2009. Let’s gather all of your Personal Month numbers for this year.
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For _____ (the year), my Personal Year number is _____, and my Personal Month numbers are: Jan. ___
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Once you have all your Personal Month numbers for this year, read on and learn what each month has in store and how best to plan your activities to go along with your personal vibe.
Meaning of the Month Here are some key words and phrases and brief descriptions of the energy of each Personal Month. Use these descriptions to help you on your path, and let the nuances of each month add to your developing understanding of the numbers themselves. u Personal Month = 1 Assume leadership, take charge This is a month of beginnings and fresh starts. You’ll probably feel the energy as a desire to tackle new projects. u Personal Month = 2 Work with associates, success with woman/feminine This is the month when what you started in your 1 month starts to take root and grow. You’ll want to work with other people, and you may find yourself helping them with their projects. u Personal Month = 3 New friendships, a sense of optimism or pessimism This is a month of social activity and creativity. You may find yourself adding creative touches to your project. Or you may just want to go out and play with your new friends. This can be a great time to go out to lunch, tour a museum, and go shopping. But watch yourself and see that you do not over-spend. u Personal Month = 4 Work to build a strong foundation Make sure the details of your project are on track, and work hard. All kinds of foundation work will come to the forefront this month—from attending to health matters and getting the right insurance plan to settling family issues to dealing with a possible termite infestation in your home.
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u Personal Month = 5 Pleasant changes, travel You may want to take off in a new direction this month and abandon the project you have been working on. Better to take a break—or a vacation!—rather than to give up altogether. So why not make some travel plans or, at least, plan a night out with friends? u Personal Month = 6 Love and marriage, obligations This is a great month to stay home and nest with your family. You may find yourself cooking, cleaning, attending to yard work, and finally fixing that sticky back door. u Personal Month = 7 Delays, a good time for agreements, life slows down Your projects may experience a slow-down, but you can use this time well. The slower pace will allow you time for introspection. You may want to be alone, and finding time to spend with a good book or in meditation may be the order of the day. u Personal Month = 8 All opportunities are present This is a great month to deal with your business and financial dealings. So pay those taxes—or figure out where the money is going to come from. u Personal Month = 9 Help others The end of your cycle of months, the 9 will find you finishing things up and getting ready to start the whole process again. This is a great time to look around you and see who needs your help.
Everyday Numbers In addition to having a Personal Month and Year, you have a Personal Day number. The influence of the Personal Day can be pretty subtle, but it is there. To find your Personal Day number for a given day, you add your Personal Month plus the calendar day.
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Your Personal Day number equals your Personal month number plus the day of the month. Your Personal Day number tells you which tasks or activities go best with the energy of the day.
Let’s use January 20, 2009, the day Barack Obama was sworn in as President of the United States, and figure out what Michelle Obama’s Personal Day was. We already know Mrs. Obama was in a 3 Personal Month. So for her Personal Day, we get this:
Personal Month + Date = Personal Day
3 + 20 = 23/5
5 = Change!
We’d like to point out one more thing about Mrs. Obama’s numbers. Like many other people, we couldn’t help noticing the stunning Isabel Toledo dress Mrs. Obama chose to wear for the inauguration. We weren’t so concerned with the designer, though.
Go Figure
We know you’re curious, so here’s a list of the numbers with their associated colors. 1 = Red 6 = Blue 2 = Orange 3 = Yellow 4 = Green 5 = Tan
7 = Purple 8 = Gray 9 = Gold
What we noticed was the bright hue—yellow. The color yellow is associated with the number 3—Mrs. Obama, as we noted above, was in a 3 Personal Month. (Yes, the numbers have colors, too. We’ll talk more about them in Chapter 19.)
Your Personal Day Now, let’s calculate your Personal Day for today. You’re going to add your Personal Month, which you found earlier in this chapter, plus the day of today’s date.
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Your Personal Month + calendar day = your Personal Day ________ + ________ = ________ Now, take a look at the list below to see what kind of day you are having and how best to use your energy.
Personal Day Energy Here are key words and phrases that describe the energy of each Personal Day. Let this information guide your activities and help you to use your energy most efficiently. u Personal Day = 1 Good for appointments and business deals u Personal Day = 2 Coming to agreement, requires that you act diplomatically u Personal Day = 3 All forms of self expression u Personal Day = 4 Work and only work u Personal Day = 5 Personal contacts, change u Personal Day = 6 Start nothing that can’t be completed u Personal Day = 7 Rest, introspection, meditation
Add It Up What if you have a final exam or a major work presentation scheduled and you’ve just found out it’s happening on your 7 Personal Day? Not to worry! True, the energy around you will be more conducive to resting or meditating. But remember that 7 has a lot of mental energy. Even if the energy of your day is totally counter to thinking, you can still do well. You just have to be prepared. So if you do have an event planned that seems not to “go” with your day, don’t fret. Instead, get to work and strive to do your best. All days are good days!
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Priority Numbers There are a lot of numbers in your chart. As a numerology beginner, you may find their sheer number a tad overwhelming. (Well, Katherine has, at least.) Here’s a major tip that will help you out: your Personal Year number is more important than your Personal Month number or your Personal Day number. (So if calculating and looking at the Personal Month and Personal Day numbers feels like too much, skip them for now.) Always look at what your Personal Year has to offer first. Also note whether your Personal Year number is one of your Challenge or Karmic numbers. Then, check to see if you have too much of the number working around you. Once you have figured your Personal Year, and you have determined what kind of energy it has and whether it is a Challenge or Karmic number, then you can look at your Personal Month number. Again, you’ll want to check whether your Personal Month is an issue for you. In other words, is the number for the given month one of your Challenge or Karmic numbers? Do you have a lot of the number around you? Perhaps your Personal Year and Month numbers are the same. Or perhaps they are both the same as your Destiny number. If So you’ll need to pay attention and work hard to stay in balance. You’ll also want to consider how the energy of your Personal Month goes with your Personal Year. For example, if you’re in a 4 Personal Year, which is all about work and laying a strong foundation, your 3 Personal Month, which is about creativity and self expression, will feel really different than if you were in a 5 Personal Year, which is associated with change and taking risks. Remember, the Personal Year is the base for your number stew, and the Personal Month and Day are like herbs and spices that add flavor and nuance. Finally (if you are up for it), take a look at how the day of the month, in the form of your Personal Day, works within the rest of your forecast. If your Personal Year and Personal Month numbers are good for you, but the day is one of your Challenge numbers, that number won’t have much of an impact. It will be a bump in the road. If your Personal Year isn’t so great, but the month looks good, the energy is still not bad to work with and you won’t have to struggle too much.
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If, on the other hAnd the year is positive and the month is negative—it’s either a Karmic or Challenge number for you—then you will have 30 or 31 days to work on learning how to get the most out of this time. Even though this month may have issues, not every day of the Lucky Numbers month will be difficult for you. Look at where If you are familiar with the positive and the negative overlap. (We’ll astrology, you may want provide an easy way to do this in the next secto consider the impact of your tion.) Patricia believes that, if you look into all Personal Day as being similar to your numbers, there isn’t anything that is going the impact of the transiting moon. to create major issues if you are prepared for it. Perhaps you can feel it when the Knowledge is power, and knowing what you will moon enters your astrological birth sign. If So you’re probably face will give you the ability to make the most of pretty sensitive, and you may feel any situation. Remember that lessons—be they the changes as your Personal Day Karmic or Challenges—are important parts of cycles from number to number. your life. In addition to promoting learning, they keep you from becoming bored and restless.
Your Numerology Calendar Daily Forecasts are a great way to work out your issues for the day, month, or year. Remember to look at your Personal Year first and your Personal Month second, and then add the calendar day to it to give you your daily reading. Patricia uses a regular monthly calendar to record her own readings. She marks Karmic issues in red and Challenges in green. So if her Personal Year is a Challenge, at the top of each monthly page she draws a green line to represent the Challenge for the year. But if the year is Karmic, it gets a red line. If the month is also a Challenge, she makes another green line underneath. Or if it is Karmic, she draws a red line. Finally, she looks at the days and circles the Challenge days in green and the Karmic days in red. This method is a good way of looking at your year. Without much thought, you’ll understand what kind of energy you are dealing with and what needs to be addressed. Here’s an example: In 2009, Patricia is in a 2 Personal Year, and 2 is one of Patricia’s Challenge numbers. (Yes, her Personal Year is the same as the Universal Year.) So at the very top of each page on her calendar, she made a green line to represent the year’s Challenge.
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Then, she looked at each month. Because she is in a 2 Personal Year, January is a 3 Personal Month. (You remember that the Personal Month number equals the Personal Year number plus the number of the calendar month, right?) She has no issues with the 3, so she left the month blank. Because January is a 3 Personal Month, she knows February is a 4 Personal Month, March is a 5 Personal Month, and so on, and she can mark her calendar accordingly. Finally, she looked at the individual days and figured her Personal Day numbers. (Remember, the Personal Month number plus the calendar day equals the Personal Day number.) So she circled the 8th, 17th, and the 26th in green to highlight her Challenges. We’ll do the calculation on these dates just to be clear: Personal Month + calendar day = Personal Day 3 + 8 = 11/2 3 + 17 = 20/2 3 + 26 = 29/2 Now, at a glance, Patricia can see what the issues are and how best to expend her energy. Now get out your calendar and try it, too. Mark your Challenges in green and your Karmic numbers in red. By knowing what each number represents for you, you will have an idea of which activities are best suited to your time and energy.
Your Numbers at a Glance For easy reference, record on this page the numbers you calculated in Chapter 8. The current year: ________ Your Personal Month numbers for the current year: Jan. ___
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The Least You Need to Know u In addition to having a Personal Year number, you have a Personal Month, too. u Your Personal Day number tells you which activities are best suited to the energy of a given day.
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u Your Personal Year number is more important than your Personal Month or Personal Day numbers. u It’s easy to record your personal numerological information on an ordinary calendar. You’ll want to pay the most attention to your Personal Year number and to your Challenge and Karmic numbers.
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Many people spend years searching and worrying about their purpose in life. They ask: Why am I here on Earth? What is my life’s work? Perhaps you have asked questions such as these. Or perhaps you have merely wondered about your destiny and wished you knew where you were headed. By looking at your Destiny number, you can start to find some answers. Not surprisingly, there’s more nuance to your destiny than just one number can reveal. In this chapter, we look at career options suited to the different Destiny numbers and at how to interpret your Destiny number in relation to a few other crucial numbers, all of which will help to guide you on your path.
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Your Purpose, Your Destiny In Chapter 3, you found your Destiny number. Since then, you’ve learned a lot more about numerology and the vibration of the numbers. We hope your new knowledge has contributed to your understanding of your own destiny. To make sure you are clear on what your Destiny number can tell you, we’re going to take a closer look at this most important number. When you first figured your Destiny number, did it come as a surprise? If So do you feel more comfortable with the number now? Have you started to see how it describes you? Remember, if you are under forty, you may find that you have been doing exactly the opposite of what your Destiny number indicates. This is quite common and not something to worry about. But perhaps work and career issues are what have been concerning you. For that, we have a little list …
Your Career, By the Numbers Back in the olden days, your work or career was largely mapped out for you by your family. If your dad was a miller, you grew up to be a miller. If your parents were bakers, you grew up to be a baker, too. These days, you are no longer limited to family-generated careers. We all have stepped out into our own space. For the most part, you can choose what you want to be when you grow up, and this change is taking place all over the world. But all this choice can be tough and confusing. Through the numbers, you can get a good bird’seye view of what works best for you in your career choice. The numbers can show you how qualified you may be and can point out where you may meet major issues along your road. By looking at your Destiny number, you can find what work works best for you.
Destiny Number = 1 The 1 is a strong work number, so many career areas provide great opportunities for those of you with a 1 Destiny. You enjoy working alone and can make strong and creative decisions. You are attracted to innovative and creative fields and love anything new or different. Cultivate some flexibility of mind; at times you’ll be well served to rethink you position. Be self-reliant and step up when opportunities and leadership positions present themselves. If you do work with others, you’ll want to stand out and you may be spurred by your competitive nature to work super hard. But keep in mind that there are other people in your workplace. Try not to step on too many toes! At the same time, strive to remain positive and enthusiastic. A good attitude coupled with your hard work can lead you up your career ladder.
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Career Key Words for 1s Leader Inventor Designer Director Idea person
Destiny Number = 2 Normally a quiet team player, those of you with a 2 Destiny like to work in association with others. You can thrive as an assistant, creator of harmony, and detail person. Any field that deals with or needs accuracy is open to you, and you possess a finely tuned ability to gather facts. In addition, many 2s have musical talents (think harmony!). Note that you prefer situations in which others make the final decision. As you know, 2s are very sensitive to the needs of others. Because of this, your workmates may well come to you for assistance. Be aware that your shyness can tend to attract those who may take advantage of you. Strive always to use your diplomatic nature if strife occurs in your workplace, and be prepared with your peacemaking skills; 2s are quite often called upon to settle disputes. Career Key Words for 2s Secretary Assistant Statistician Collector Nurse Practitioner of healing therapies
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Destiny Number = 3 As a 3, you are very sociable and enjoy being around other people. You need to be in an environment where you can express yourself and your talents. You thrive when you can use your charm and sparkling personality in your work. You have an aptitude for words, both written and spoken. If you harness it, this verbal gift will open many career doors for you. While you are drawn toward artistic careers, you also are concerned with the pleasures of life and have a decided taste for luxury. You are unlikely to find satisfaction in a career that does not offer good-sized rewards, such as money or fame. Career Key Words for 3s Actor Talk show host Disc jockey News reader Writer Beautician Fashion designer or model Journalist Hostess Social director
Destiny Number = 4 With its solid foundation, the 4 has a very strong work vibration. You work your best in practical areas that require accuracy and perseverance. You like to work with your hands and can succeed in areas that deal with mechanics and machinery. In addition, you possess a sharp scientific mind. You are also a nature lover, and you may be drawn to careers that allow you to get your hands dirty. Be aware of your stubborn streak and work to keep it in balance. You’ll also want to watch out for the down side of your 4 energy, which can turn into laziness.
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Lucky Numbers If you’re having trouble relating to the energy of the 4, take a look at a Tarot deck. The Emperor card, which is one of the Major Arcana and which bears the number 4, may help you out. This card depicts the archetypal father, architect, and builder. Talk about a strong foundation!
Career Key Words for 4s Engineer Builder Mechanic Draftsman Accountant Architect Real estate broker Ecologist
Destiny Number = 5 As a 5, you need freedom, and you work best when given free rein. You like change and travel, and you may find yourself changing jobs often because the work ceases to hold your interest. If you have the freedom and frequent change you need in your workplace, you will excel. You do your best in speculative areas and are good at sales or in promotion. In addition, you work well with the public and have an almost uncanny ability to do many things at once. You can be an excellent administrator and have the talents to take on that type of challenge. Be aware of your tendency to vacillate or flip-flop, and guard against it in the workplace lest others worry about what has gone wrong. Your magnetic personality will attract others. Use your talents and magnetism to bring people together and your career will soar. Career Key Words for 5s Promoter Investigator Reporter
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Destiny Number = 6 As a 6, you are a perfectionist. You are interested in beauty and community, and you have a strong social conscience. The beautification of a home or the improvement of a community excites you. You work well in groups and may find fulfillment in restaurant work or home building. Your perfectionist self wants everything, particularly job-related issues that touch on homes or families, to run smoothly. When working with others, keep in mind that not everyone is going to do everything perfectly. Give others a break and the benefit of the doubt, and your projects will flourish. Career Key Words for 6s Social worker Doctor Nurse Interior decorator Butler Valet Counselor Dietician Teacher Chef
Destiny Number = 7 Those of you with a 7 Destiny number work best alone. You possess strong verbal skills, particularly with the written word. You have an unusually active mind, a knack for research, and the ability to ferret out answers that elude others. Happily, you enjoy research and any kind of sleuthing. You are attracted to scientific and philosophical disciplines and any work
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that allows you to use your sharp analytical abilities. If you rein in your tendency to daydream and use your agile mind productively, your intelligence will allow you to shine. Career Key Words for 7s Psychiatrist Clergyman Occultist Researcher Philosopher Investigator Scientist Detective
Destiny Number = 8 The 8 is the number of authority, banking, and the material world. Those of you with 8 energy will find success in many areas, but particularly in banking, business, and real estate buying and selling. You relish positions of responsibility and are intrigued by the inner workings of commercial organizations. While you enjoy physical activity, your energies tend more toward mental work than toward physical labor. When focused and positive, you can handle money well. In addition, you generally have good judgment, strong powers of observation, and a healthy level of self-confidence. If you curb your tendencies to be bossy and overly fixated on money, any enterprise you undertake will meet with success. Career Key Words for 8s Banker Stockbroker Manufacturer Corporate executive Business consultant Retailer Financier Fundraiser
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Destiny Number = 9 Talented and sensitive to the needs of others, the 9 works best in areas concerned with the welfare of others. Your humanitarian vibe keeps you focused on the universal human condition and how you can be of service to others. As such, you are drawn to teaching, publishing, and other means of educating the public. You can be expressive, but you may need to push yourself to get your creative work done. Because you are so attuned to the feelings of others, particularly the less fortunate, learn to keep your emotions under control so you do not become overwhelmed by the misery in the world. If you curb your tendencies to give up on half-completed projects and use your energies for the good of all, you will excel. Career Key Words for 9s Artist Publisher Lecturer Painter Playwright Physician Lawyer Humanitarian Philanthropist
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Job vs. Career Of course, your job is not your whole life. Your job, in fact, may be just a job. You may find that the paying work you can get is not part of your path to fulfilling your destiny. In that case, you’ll need to remind yourself—on a regular basis—what your Destiny number says you’re here to accomplish. Stay focused and engage in activities that will help you reach your goals. This could mean volunteering at a soup kitchen, hospital, nursing home, or animal shelter; tutoring a child; working in a community garden; or joining a theater group or a chorus. Use your imagination! Regardless of your job title, you 1s out there need to lead, while the 2s pitch in on projects or learn a new healing modality. You 3s will want to act, write, or host amazing parties. 4s may want to garden, fix cars, or learn about machinery or the outdoors. You restless 5s could volunteer to write press releases for a nonprofit or you could find satisfaction in traveling the world. If you have the 6 vibe, you may find your calling as a homemaker and parent, or maybe you’ll become a gourmet cook. You 7s will want to research and dig up information, perhaps at your local historical society, or maybe the info you’re after is not of this world. Those of you who live under the 8 may want to start a small business on the side or help fundraise for your favorite charity. You 9s will make art, volunteer, and strive for the betterment of humanity. Whatever your Destiny number and whatever your job title, your path is important. Working to fulfill your destiny is your mission in life. And you know what? When you work toward your destiny, you not only grow as a person, but also you help others along their paths; thus, you aid humanity as a whole to evolve to a higher level. So get out there!
More Numbers Now, as promised, we’re going to give you some more numbers that can help you to interpret and refine your understanding of your Destiny. Some of these numbers may seem familiar, while at least one of them may be entirely new.
First Steps Your Achievement number describes what you must first achieve to start on the path toward your Destiny. If you do not accomplish what your Achievement number lays out, there isn’t the slightest chance you can scratch the surface of achieving your destiny. Until you have worked through your Achievement number, you will probably experience many ups and
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downs around the number in question. Some numerologists believe that the Achievement number characterizes your first 28 years, but others say it affects you for 50 years. Patricia feels that the influence of your Achievement number is with you your entire life. Your Achievement number describes what you must achieve to begin on the path toward your Destiny. You figure your Achievement number by adding the number for your birth month to the day of your birth.
You find your Achievement Number by adding the month and day of your birth. For example, if you were born on June 6, you would add 6 (for June) plus 6 (for your day of birth), and get 12/3. So your Achievement Number is 3. If you have a 3 Achievement number, the 3 will create tensions—not overwhelming problems, but bothersome stress—in your life until you learn to express yourself as the 3 asks.
Back in Chapter 5, we pointed out that President Barack Obama has a 3 Achievement number (his birthday is August 4). In addition, he has a 2 Destiny number. Based on these numbers, we can say that he needed to learn to express himself and communicate (3)—which he has done and done well—before he could launch himself on his path to becoming a peacemaker, which is what his 2 Destiny number wants him to do. Makes sense, right? Now write the number for your month of birth: ________ Write the number for your day of birth: ________ Add them (and reduce if necessary) to get your Achievement number: ________ Compare your Achievement number with your Destiny number. Spend some time considering how they relate to each other. Write about any thoughts, feelings, or memories that come up.
How Do I Get There? If you want to reach your Destiny, your Approach number describes the best approach for you to take toward your every-day circumstances. You will learn which areas need improvement so you can avoid difficulties. From this number, you can get help with how to handle both the successes and the stumbling blocks of your life. Remember that you find your Approach number by adding your Birthday number to your Key number, the single digit that represents the value of all the letters in your first name. (Remember, we discussed the Key number in Chapter 6. You calculated your Approach number in Chapter 3.)
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Lucky Numbers If you think of your Destiny number as describing a destination that is your ultimate goal in life, then your Approach number answers the question, “How will I get there?” The answer is, by leading (1s), helping (2s), expressing yourself (3s), building a solid foundation (4s), taking risks (5s), nurturing (6s), analyzing and studying (7s), manifesting on the material plane (8s), or by cultivating compassion and forgiveness (9s). Whatever your Destiny number, using the vibration of your Approach number when dealing with everyday life will speed you along your path.
For example, if your Birthday number is 7 and the letters in your first name add up to 3, you add 7 + 3 and get 10/1. So your Approach number is 1. From the 7 Birthday number, you know that you are interested in study, research, and the spiritual, and that you can be fearful and aloof. The 3 says that you require creativity, while the 1 says that you must not sit back (no pouting!) and that you must take action and work hard. If you have a 6 Birthday number, you’ll want to express your need for perfection, particularly in your home (or garden). If your Key number is 12/3, add 6 and 3 to get your 9 Approach number. The 3 says you are very expressive, and may be involved with lots of little projects—possibly too many, which may leave you scattered. This can create upsets in your home. According to the 9, you’ll need to learn to make adjustments for others’ needs. More flexibility in the home is called for. Ease up on your expectations of other people And as the 9 says, try not to fall into the bad habit of imposing your sense of what is perfect on them. Consider your Approach number together with your Key and Birthday Numbers as we have above. Can you see how your Approach number informs your Destiny number and gives you tips to consider along your path?
Which Way? Your Direction number (which is sometimes called your Destiny Direction) tells you the nitty-gritty of what you must do to achieve your Destiny. From this number, you can learn how to act and what to do. As Patricia says, “Flat out, the Direction is the last word on how to handle your Destiny.”
Lucky Numbers If the travel metaphor works for you, then your Direction number answers the question, “Which way do I go?” By guiding how you act, your Direction number tells you which way to go to reach your Destiny.
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To find your Direction number, add the number associated with your birth sign (see the following table) to your Destiny number. Here’s an example: If your Destiny number is 1 and your birth sign in the Zodiac is the 7th sign (Libra), add those numbers —1 plus 7 equals 8—and you have an 8 Direction number. Your Destiny number tells you where you are supposed to be going in life—in this case, the 1 leads you toward being a leader—while your Direction number takes you specifically toward the goal you are trying to achieve. The 8 Direction number relates Your Direction number tells you to business activities that work with your personal what you must do to achieve gifts, while the 7 indicates study. As an 8, you need your Destiny. You find your to achieve, take pride in your work, be seen as having Direction number by adding your dignity, and do your best. Both the 7 and the 8 tembirth sign number to your Destiny number. per the 1, which can be bossy, and say, “While you lead, you need to be aware and efficient, but resist trying to control or micromanage others.” Here’s a table that shows the signs of the Zodiac with their corresponding numbers.
The Zodiac, by the Numbers 1
Aries (March 21–April 20)
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Aquarius (January 20–February 19)
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It’s time to find your Direction. Write your Destiny number: ________ Write the reduced number of your Zodiac sign: ________ Now, add the two numbers (and reduce if necessary) to get your Direction number: ________ Look at your Direction number along with your Destiny number. Spend some time contemplating how they inform each other. Journal or meditate on this subject, if you feel so moved.
Your Numbers at a Glance For easy reference, record on this page the numbers you calculated in Chapter 9. Your Achievement number: ________ Your Approach number: ________ Your Direction number: ________
The Least You Need to Know u Working to fulfill your Destiny—whether through your career, volunteer work, homemaking, or making art—is your mission in life. u Your Achievement number—your month of birth added to your day of birth— describes what you first must do to achieve your Destiny. u Your Approach number—the value of all the letters in your first name added to your Birthday number—tells you how best to handle your everyday successes and failures. u Your Direction number—the number of your birth sign added to your Destiny number—outlines what you must do to attain your Destiny.
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In this chapter, we’ll take another look at your Core Numbers. We’ll find out which of your numbers naturally go together. We’ll learn which numbers contribute added resonance or nuance to the meaning of your Core Numbers. We’ll do some exercises to get you super familiar with your own core. And we’ll look at the numbers of the other people in your life.
Your Close-Up When looking at your Core Numbers—your Destiny, Expression, Soul Urge, and Inner Self numbers—it’s important to remember that these numbers are permanent. They don’t change. (We hear someone out there asking about name changes—a great topic, which we will address in Chapter 11. For now, yes, you can change your name and create a new number vibration based on your new name. But your birth name is still your birth name, and its energy will still affect
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you.) On the other hAnd numbers such as your Personal Year or Personal Month are temporary. They change over time. For the most part, your Core Numbers are like a snapshot of the real you. They don’t so much predict as describe. There are some general predictions you can make, however, based on your Core Numbers.
Odd or Even? As a general rule, the energy of an even number (2, 4, 6, or 8) goes best with other even numbers. The odd numbers (1, 3, 5, 7, and 9) “get along” best with other odd numbers. When odds are together with odds and evens are together with evens, the overall energy flows smoothly, harmoniously, and efficiently. Typically, when the numbers are mixed— odds together with evens—things don’t go smoothly. Patricia thinks of an odd and even number working together as a set of gears on which the teeth don’t quite match up. The wheels turn, but they can slip, and some energy is lost in that slippage.
Higher or Lower? On the up side, most numerologists say that if your Expression number is as high, or higher, than your Destiny number, you are in a good position. You have the strength and will have the opportunities to fulfill your Destiny and accomplish your life’s purpose. On the down side, if your Expression number is lower than your Destiny number, you may tend toward restlessness or even depression.
Add It Up Is your chart a mish-mash of odd numbers and even numbers? (Katherine’s is!) Perhaps your Destiny number is higher than your Expression number. Or maybe your Soul Urge number is higher than your Expression number. If any of these scenarios describes you, don’t fret. Use your knowledge and watch yourself. You can learn to change your unproductive behavior. Remember that the numbers are here to help you, not to depress you! And whatever the numbers say, you have Free Will, and you can work to counter the tendencies they indicate.
If your Soul Urge number is higher than your Expression number, you may find it difficult to fulfill your Soul Urge’s call. If you live with such a configuration in your chart, you may find that you tend toward dreaminess, so much so that your life may feel a lot like a dream.
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A Professional Reading Patricia has worked with clients for 30 years And thus, has a lot of experience with the numbers! If you go to Patricia for a reading, here’s what happens. She looks at your Destiny number first. Speaking as a professional numerologist, Patricia says, “I consider the most important number of a chart to be the Destiny number, at 50 percent of the Core. This is the reason why we exist in this life. This number is modified by the birth date. The Subcycles are the support for the chart, and the Pinnacles are the trimmings to pull it all together. The other major players I work with are the Personal Year numbers. To complete the picture, I look at the Personal Month and for extra trimmings the Personal Day and the Personal Hour.” (We touched on the Subcycles in Chapter 3, and will discuss them more in Chapter 12.) After considering your Destiny number, Patricia looks at your name and determines the total value of vowels and consonants to figure out your Expression number. When dealing with the letters K and V, she does not reduce them; instead, she leaves them written as 11 and 22. (Remember, don’t reduce Master Numbers.) This way she is sure Master Numbers do not get lost in her calculations. Then, Patricia moves on to your Soul Urge, which she considers 30 percent of the Core chart. (You remember that the Soul Urge is calculated from the value of all the vowels in your full birth name, right?) Because this number shows what the person wants in this life, it makes sense that it holds such a large share of the chart. After your Soul Urge, she considers the consonants in your name and derives your Inner Self number, which represents what a person thinks. Finally, she adds the vowels and consonants together to show your Expression number, which represents how others see you. Patricia notes that there are additional issues and options that a numerologist can look at in a person’s chart. Specifically, she likes to see how the Core Numbers interact with the whole name and all of its numbers. Why not get out your Excursion Chart now. If you’re up for it, fill in your name to bring you up to this year. Repeat your name as many times as you need to. (Refer to Chapter 6 and Chapter 7 for instructions, if you need them.) You may have to extend the chart for another page to fit in all your letters. Note that your Destiny number is the same as your Personal Year number for the year that you were born. Now take a look, remembering to pay attention to the values of each letter in your name …. Is your Destiny number showing up in other places in your chart? And what about your other Core Numbers? As always, when numbers double up, they add more emphasis to the issues they represent. They also tend to underline the events taking place in your life during the time period the numbers are in effect. For example, if you have a 6
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Destiny number, and you notice on your Excursion Chart that this year you are working under the letter F, which equals 6, you will know that issues of nurturing and family will come to the forefront. At the same time, you will be prepared because you know this year may be an eventful one.
Go Figure In the 1960s TV series The Prisoner, actor Patrick McGoohan (March 19, 1928–January 13, 2009) played a character called Number Six, a former spy who has been captured by a mysterious opponent. Interestingly, if you figure McGoohan’s Destiny number, you get 6! Just as his character does on the show, McGoohan would probably say, “I am not a number, I am a free man.” A good reminder that, while our numbers influence us, we still have Free Will!
Learn It, Be It The numbers, of course, are the basis of any Numerology Forecast. To really read and interpret a forecast, you need to learn your numbers. Internalize the information about each number so that the info is at the tip of your tongue. Just as you repeat new words over and over to yourself when learning a new language, you want to play with the numbers until they sink into your mind and your body. You want them to become automatic. So when you see a 6, you know just by looking at it what the 6 energy can entail. To help you really get the numbers in general—and your numbers in particular—in your system, we’ve come up with two exercises.
Cheat Sheet Basically, you’re going to make a list—a cheat sheet, if you will. You’ll write each number on the page, and then you’ll add a list of words that describe each number’s energy. You can use your cheat sheet for review and for reference. If you want, you can make it look pretty. Or just dash it off on notebook paper. It’s up to you! You’ll need a pen and a sheet of lined paper. You may want to have your copy of this book handy, too! 1. On the left side of the page, list the numbers 1 through 9. You may want to skip a few lines between each number so you have plenty of room to write. 2. Quickly write in the key words, or meanings, for the numbers you remember. If you can’t come up with any words for a number, it’s no big deal. Skip it for now and move on to the next number.
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3. Now, look up the key words that you did not remember and fill them in. 4. Add a few more words to each number and make sure to include a word or two that describes the negative expression of each number. You can also add the letters associated with each number, if you feel so moved. If you regularly read over your cheat sheet, the meanings of all the numbers will start to sink in. Carry it with you when you go out. That way, if you have to wait in a line at the bank or the grocery store, you can study your numbers while you wait. Or tape a copy of your cheat sheet to your refrigerator, bathroom mirror, or somewhere else where you will frequently see it.
Lucky Numbers Listening to your own voice reading out loud is a simple and painless way to get information to sink in. Record yourself reading your cheat sheet. Listen to your recording when you go for a walk, work out at the gym, or sit in traffic in the car.
Your Core Now you’re going to make yourself another reference sheet. This one is going to show your Core Numbers: your Karmic and Challenge Numbers, your Universal Year number, and your Personal Year number. If you’re feeling artistic, and you want to make your Core Number sheet look pretty, go ahead. Be creative! Alternatively, you could just write your numbers out as a list. Do whatever suits you and your mood. You’ll need a sheet of paper and three pens—one red, one green, and one black. 1. In black ink, write your Destiny number. Then, add your Soul Urge, Inner Self, and Expression numbers. 2. Add your Karmic and Challenge numbers. (You calculated your Karmic number or numbers in Chapter 6, and you found your Challenge number back in Chapter 3.) 3. Write your Personal Year number for this year and the Universal Year number. (See Chapter 4 for a reminder about these numbers.) 4. With the red pen, circle all the occurrences of your Karmic number or numbers. For example, if your Karmic number is 4 and you are in a 4 Personal Year, you would circle the 4 where it is listed as your Karmic number and the 4 for your Personal Year.
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Study your Core Number sheet. Do you notice more red than green on your sheet? Or perhaps you have no red on your sheet, and you are one of the fortunate ones who has no Karmic issues to work out in this lifetime. Note whether your numbers are mostly odd or mostly even. Learn your Core Numbers by heart so you’ll be aware of the energy you carry and how other numbers that come up may affect you. If you want to gain better understanding of another person, such as your significant other, best friend, boss, parent, or child, make a Core Numbers sheet for him or her. Just glancing over someone’s sheet can give you a view of what really makes that person tick. We’re going to talk about the numbers in relationships in the next section.
About Your Sweetie Are you just itching to look at your significant other’s chart? Do you want to find out if you two are meant for each other? Or are you trying to decide whether you should dump the character in question and move on? Patricia points out that no relationship is perfect, and we all need to work on our issues. But hang on, and we’ll take a closer look. Some numerologists compare Core Numbers between partners by subtracting a Core Number from your chart from the same Core Number in your partner’s chart. The result of this calculation is called the Stress number, which is said to show the nature of the stress between you. The Stress number also offers ideas about how to solve the conflict it describes. For example, if your Some numerologists subtract Soul Urge number is 9 and your honey’s is 2, we one of your Core Numbers from subtract and get 7. The negative expression of 7 is your partner’s to find your Stress probably an issue between you. You may both feel number. The Stress number can that the other is aloof, suspicious, too dreamy, or help you identify the difficulties between you and point the way depressed. To help heal this rift, look to the positive to how you can improve your expression of 7. Together, examine your levels of relationship. spiritual consciousness and make sure each partner is getting enough alone time—without your sensitive 2 partner feeling abandoned!
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Patricia, on the other hand, stresses the importance of the Personal Year. She says, “When I look at a couple’s issues together, first I ask, ‘Which Personal Years are they in? Are they a good fit in terms of Personal Year? Do they match?’” (In Chapter 7, we discussed how sharing the same Personal Year number with your partner can have its ups and downs.) Furthermore, Patricia is a firm believer that a person cannot enter into a lasting relationship when he or she is in a 9 Personal Year. Regardless of how wonderfully the other numbers in the couple’s charts may fit, 9 is all about endings. A 9 year is simply not a time to begin things. Individuals who are in a 9 Personal Year tend to need other people and will lean on those they think are compatible—only to realize in their 1 or 2 Personal Year that they don’t want to be in the relationship. Patricia also pays close attention to the Karmic and Challenge numbers between partners. (We talked about this in Chapter 7, too.) She notes, “As you learn about your own numbers and your mate’s numbers, you may discover why you two are a good match and you may discover why you are not so well-suited, but don’t jump to conclusions.” You need to look at your whole numerological profile (including Karmic and Challenge numbers and which letters you are both working under on your Excursion Charts)—and not just your Core Numbers—to clearly see what is going on and what the future will bring to you both. Some numerologists stress that the key to compatibility with your partner is sharing one or more of the same Core Numbers. They suggest that the way to find your soul mate is to find someone who has the same Soul Urge number as you do. Well, sharing a Soul Urge number can be great! When things are going well, it may be great. But as Patricia points out, it can also be really hard, super stressful, and full of emotional turmoil. Imagine that you are going through a stressful time and wrestling with your issues. You’d hope that your partner would be there for you, right? But imagine, too, that your partner is having the same life issues and is also stressed out. In such a situation, he or she may not be able to help you out, and at the same time, you probably won’t be available to act as a support either. So it really can be okay if you and your honey don’t share any numbers. But what if my Destiny number is 3 and my significant other’s is 5? Well, in that case you are about creativity and self-expression and your partner is about travel and change, and a blending of your energies could bring many opportunities for fun. “But what if …?” you ask. We hear you, and we’ve made a list of the various energy combinations. You can compare your Destiny number with your partner’s Destiny number, or compare Expression numbers or Soul Urge numbers …. You can also compare your numbers with those of your boss, best friend, child, or neighbor. In the list that follows, a 1 paired with a 2 is the same as a 2 paired with a 1. So if you are a 6 and can’t find 6 paired with 1, look under 1 with 6.
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Go Figure Number One is a character’s name in Douglas Adams’s original radio play The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. The character, who is none too bright, is an officer on a star ship. His major duty, though, seems to be serving drinks. In the TV series, this character was renamed Number Three—another odd number!
u 1 paired with 4 Leader 1 can get bored with balanced, foundation-building 4. This can function in the work arena, but the energies are at odds in a personal relationship. u 1 paired with 5 1 wants to keep control, while 5 is about change. If the 1 can initiate new ideas and plans while the 5 promotes them, this can work. u 1 paired with 6 Control-seeking 1 and perfectionist 6 can work super hard on projects together because both want to get it right. But the odd and even energy here can create friction.
u 1 paired with 7 When 1 wants to act, mistrustful 7 needs time to think. Both will need alone time and to remember that prudence and patience are important. u 1 paired with 8 Both will want control of their own area and will vie for dominance. This can work if you are in business together or are workout partners, but it can be uncomfortable when making a home. u 1 paired with 9 Both want to lead and together you may come up with great ideas. But make sure you both hang on to your independence and decisionmaking skills. u 2 paired with 2 The 2 energy is intense here, and you are both really sensitive. You’ll feel understood, but will need to work hard to maintain your politeness and tact, especially when under stress, so as not to hurt your partner’s feelings.
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u 2 paired with 3 The 2 wants to move slowly, while the 3 wants to play, have fun, and buy stuff. The 2 can end up feeling overwhelmed by the 3 and will often take a backseat to 3’s wants and desires. u 2 paired with 4 Sensitive 2 may feel unhappy if 4 pushes too much to get things done. But overall, this is a harmonious pairing. u 2 paired with 5 Sensitive 2 will feel neglected and abandoned while 5 is out seeking change. u 2 paired with 6 Together, 2 and 6 make great relationships of all kinds. If there are issues between you, you will work them out. u 2 paired with 7 The 2 may not understand the 7’s need to be alone and may end up feeling super sensitive. The 7 may mistrust 2’s desire for companionship and closeness. u 2 paired with 8 The 2 can happily follow the 8, either in a work situation or at home. The 8 should know, though, that 2 may be very attracted to 8’s money. u 2 paired with 9 Empathy and concern for others will rule in the home of a 2 and a 9. Conflict may arise, though, because the 2 does not like to be alone and the 9 needs space. u 3 paired with 3 Two 3s together may talk a lot and possibly come up with creative ideas. There may be a great deal of enthusiasm at the outset, but you will both be flighty and scattered. An affair could be fun, but don’t count on being in it for the long haul. In business, you could hatch good ideas if you manage to stay grounded. u 3 paired with 4 The 3 wants to express and create, while the 4 just wants to get down to work and will probably find the 3’s talk annoying. u 3 paired with 5 The creativity of 3 and the change of 5 can bring fun opportunities. Watch out for impatience and a desire for speed, though. u 3 paired with 6 Chatty 3 and homebody 6 can make a good pair. All will not be smooth sailing, however, because 3 is odd and 6 is even. u 3 paired with 7 Social 3 may feel cramped by 7’s introspective style. On the other hAnd 7—with all its knowledge—can be very understanding. u 3 paired with 8 Communicative 3 and business-oriented 8 can come up with some big ideas, but 8 will vie for control and 3 will find 8’s practical outlook a drag.
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u 5 paired with 6 The 5 energy is all about change, and 6 wants to control and perfect everything. These energies run counter to one another. But if the 5 really wants to settle down, things could work out—for a while. u 5 paired with 7 The 5 is much more social and outgoing than the 7. If both can accept these differences, and if 7 can learn to trust even though 5 likes to change, they can get on well. u 5 paired with 8 The 5 wants change, while the 8 wants control. If 5 harnesses the ability to promote 8’s ideas, this can be a productive business pairing. Personally, the 5 will quickly tire of the 8’s practicality. u 5 paired with 9 Both are forward-looking And if they share humanitarian values, they can get along quite well. u 6 paired with 6 Together, two 6s make for obsessive domesticity. You may get on well if you both can back off the perfectionism a bit and try not to force things, but maintaining balance could be hard work. u 6 paired with 7 The 6 will want a family, and the 7 will want lots of alone time and quiet. These differing desires can cause conflict. u 6 paired with 8 Together, these two are about family and work, and they like it that way! u 6 paired with 9 Although these two are an even–odd pair, this is a thoughtful and considerate combination. Both may work together to improve the community at large. u 7 paired with 7 While a 7 understands another 7’s need to be alone, both can end up acting aloof. And if one falls into fearful negativity, the other can follow. u 7 paired with 8 Spiritual and mistrustful 7 will not like 8’s bossiness and emphasis on the material world. The 8 can feel that 7 is out of touch with the real world. u 7 paired with 9 The 7 wants to believe, while 9 takes the long view. Though 7’s fear can feed on the unknown, 9—as the teacher and caregiver for the universe—will make it all better. u 8 paired with 8 Control, taking charge, and the making and spending of money are the order of the day. In a personal relationship, issues of control will be paramount. In business, you could make money if you can achieve some balance.
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Go Figure You may have heard the expression “the ninth circle of hell,” but did you know it comes from Dante Alighieri’s epic poem The Divine Comedy? Dante (c. 1265– 1321) began writing his long poem—considered one of the world’s greatest pieces of literature—in 1308, and he worked on it until his death. In this master work, Dante describes a journey through the three realms of the dead. In addition to envisioning hell, he also describes paradise, which, like hell, has nine spheres. Balance in all things!
Whatever your numbers, remember that relationships are complex; not everything is simple, nor is every meaning apparent upon first glance. Consider your numbers, be prudent, and strive to treat one another with kindness and respect. Always look for the positive expression of your union, in the numbers and in life as well!
The Least You Need to Know u Your Core Numbers are permanent and do not change. u The energy of even numbers flows smoothly and harmoniously when teamed up with other even numbers. u Likewise, the energy of odd numbers flows efficiently and without strain when working together with other odd numbers. u Some numerologists compare Core Numbers between partners by subtracting one Core Number from the other. Other numerologists emphasize the Personal Year, Karmic, and Challenge numbers of both individuals.
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Are you thinking of changing your name? Have you always gone by a nickname? Or do you want to take one on? Numerologists are often asked by clients whether they should change their names. In this chapter, we’ll examine the impact of name changes and choices, including the use of nicknames, taking a name in marriage, and modified spellings. We’ll also look at how to choose a name for your business, child, or pet.
What Is in a Name? From reading this book, you’ve probably learned there’s a lot of energy in your name. Each letter of your name describes the vibration of one of the numbers.
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Remember, too, that numerology tells us that your first name describes your physical self— where you live, work, and play. Your middle name is your emotional self—how you feel and how you react in relationships. Your last name is about your spiritual self, which is handed down through the generations. So what if you do want to change your name? Or what if you already have? Patricia says, “I like to think of the birth name as the palm of our hand. All points in our life show there. When we make changes to the name, it’s like putting a glove on the hand. It gives us a different coating, but underneath, who we are is still the same. The main part of us really never changes; we just add additional layers.”
Nicknames Do you have a nickname? Perhaps you use a shortened version of the name you were given at birth. Many Catherines become Cathy or Cate, while Margarets are called Margie, Marge, or Maggie. Perhaps you go by a name that bears no direct relationship to your given first name, such as Junior, Shorty, or Pinky. Or maybe you get called by the name your baby sister used for you because she couldn’t pronounce your real name. Any such name alteration can affect you. Let’s take a look at a few nicknames by the numbers.
Shorter and Sweeter? If your name is Richard and you get called Rich, the difference in your shortened name is not huge. R i c h a r d R i c h 9 9 3 8 1 9 4 9 9 3 8 As you know from looking at your Excursion Chart (see Chapter 6), the first letter of your name describes much of the energy you were born under. Patricia pays particular attention to the first consonant and the first vowel of the first name. If you add the number value of these two letters, you can see how a person is perceived by others and how the person’s worries are expressed. In the case of our hypothetical Richard, he has two 9s up front, which, when added and then reduced, equal 9 (9 + 9 = 18 and 1 + 8 = 9). Here, we look to the number’s negative expression and see that this 9 indicates Richard can be a bit of a martyr, has a tendency toward melodrama, and can be accident-prone. And when Richard is called by his nickname, his two 9s do not change.
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Let’s look at another nickname that is based on the given name: a Cynthia, who is called Cindy. With this one, you can see more of a difference. C y n t h i a
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Cynthia’s first consonant and first vowel add up to 1 (3 + 7 = 10 and 1 + 0 = 1). The 1 tells us that Cynthia can be seen as aggressive and opinionated. On the other hAnd Cindy, with her 3 and 9 up front, has a 3 vibe (3 + 9 = 12, 1 + 2 = 3). She can be moody and scattered and is prone to gossip and talking too much.
Lucky Numbers But what if your nickname is T.J., which is made up entirely of consonants? In this case, just use the letters themselves. The T (which equals 2) is a sensitive letter and indicates the person likes to do things with others. The J (which equals 1) tells you that the person with this name can be independent, but—because the 2 is first—prefers the company of others. Then, look at the total of 3, which indicates a person who likes to enjoy things—with others, alone, or in a group.
Now, let’s look at an example in which the change seems even more dramatic. We’ll examine the name of dramatic actress and Academy Award-winner Sissy Spacek, whose birth name is Mary Elizabeth Spacek. (She got the name Sissy from her older brothers.) First we notice the S, which is 1, and the I, which is 9. We add 1 and 9 and get 1, which tells us she can seem aggressive and opinionated. Mary, on the other hAnd gives us a different feeling because M equals 4 and A equals 1. So we get 5, which can indicate restlessness and impatience. Because Sissy Spacek is the name that she uses professionally, let’s look at the value of all the letters in this name. Remember that you can use an Inclusion Chart, a diagram that Patricia likes to think of as a tic-tac-toe board, to count how many times each number appears. (You may recall that we used this same technique with Lindsay Lohan’s name when we mentioned Karma back in Chapter 6.) S i s s y
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Go Figure The letter e is the most commonly occurring letter in the English language. Amazingly, in 1939, Ernest Vincent Wright published an entire novel called Gadsby: Champion of Youth in which Wright does not once use the letter e—except in his own name. Yup, more than 50,000 grammatically correct words and not one single e!
Here are the highlights of Sissy Spacek’s Inclusion Chart. We see from the quantity of 1s in her name that she knows who she is. The absence of 4s tells us she likes to take short cuts. The single 5 indicates she has a hard time accepting change. (5 is a very common number in names. So only having one 5 shows a deficiency in 5 energy.) The absence of 6s says she looks for perfection and order, especially in family life. The fact that she has two 7s indicates a high degree of intelligence, while the absence of 8s speaks to her attitude toward money; it doesn’t mean a lot to her—as long as she knows it is there! Finally, the single 9 tells us she is more of a loner than a social butterfly.
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The fact that she has four 1s in her name indicates she can be headstrong. The 2s tell us she gives and takes equally well. The 5s say she is not too fond of change, unless she is the one making the change. From the lack of 6s, we learn she wants things perfect and placed in order. From 7, we know she has a good head on her shoulders. Her two 8s tell us moneymaking is high on her to-do list, and she knows how to use money and how to give directions. The two 9s indicate that she has care and concern for others, tries to be somewhat of a peacemaker, and is sensitive to what others want or need. By using the name Sissy, Miss Spacek gained a stronger 1 vibration. Coupled with her 1 Achievement number, this would make for an intense amount of 1 energy! Note that while Sissy is weak in 8s, Mary Elizabeth is strong in that area. And interestingly, both the name Sissy and Mary Elizabeth lack 6s. So using the name Sissy has not helped her with this Karmic lesson.
Getting a Handle on Your Nickname If you have a nickname, if you had one in the past, or if you’re thinking of adopting one, write that name (or those names!) here: ___________________________________________. Examine the first vowel and the first consonant of your nickname (or nicknames). Find the numerical value of these two letters and add them. Consider what the total of these two numbers says about you. If you are looking at a current nickname, does the name still fit you? Is this what you want people to see? Would you be better served by using your full given name? Perhaps you have already grown out of your nickname and have moved on. If So consider how the name impacted your past. And if you are thinking of taking on a nickname, consider how the name will feel, but also whether it is really you. If you feel up for it, make yourself an Inclusion Chart using your nickname and last name. (Here’s a blank chart, for your convenience.) Then, make one using your full birth name,
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or find the one you made in Chapter 6, if you did one. You can also draw up an Inclusion Chart with your full first name and your last name (in other words, leaving out your middle name) if this is a label that you go by. Finally, compare each name, number for number. Write your name: ___________________________________________ Write the numbers: ___________________________________________ Now, count how many times each letter occurs, or use tally marks to fill in the chart.
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Does your nickname have any numerical strengths that your given name does not? Is your nickname putting too much emphasis on numbers that are already prevalent in your chart? Or is your nickname creating new areas for Karmic lessons? (As we’ve mentioned before, we’re going to talk about Karma in Chapter 22.) You also may want to figure your Soul Urge, Inner Self, and Expression numbers for your alternate names or for any name you’re thinking of using. (Flip back to Chapter 3 for directions.)
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Adding and Subtracting Have you added a name to your original birth name? Maybe you took a new last name or have gained a middle name. Or perhaps you dropped one of your names. There are many reasons you may have modified your name. Let’s take a look at a few.
Marriage Have you taken your husband’s last name? Many women take their husband’s last name in marriage. When doing So some drop their middle name and start using their maiden name as a middle name. Others just add the husband’s last name to their own, sometimes creating a hyphenated name. Let’s look at another celebrity example. Business magnate and talk-show host Martha Stewart was born Martha Helen Kostyra in New Jersey on August 3, 1941. She married Andrew Stewart on July 1, 1961. First, let’s look at the name by which we all know her. M a r t h a
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The shortage of 3s tells us she has a difficult time communicating and is prone to sharp speech. The single 7 indicates that she has a good mind and can be intuitive about those around her. The two 8s tell us money is important to her; she will make a lot of it in this lifetime, and she knows how to use it as a tool. It’s interesting to note that, under both names, she has issues with communication. Overall, the name Martha Stewart has not brought her any great strength. So it’s a good thing she was strong already!
Who’s That Girl? Perhaps you have been tempted by the simplicity of having just one name. A number of celebrities have dropped their last and middle name and now go by just one name. Let’s take a look at singer and actress Madonna and what her shortened name may be doing for her. M a d o n n a 4 1 4 6 5 5 1
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Interestingly, the issues represented by the numbers 2, 7, and 8 are present in her birth name as well. Not surprisingly, her longer birth name shows strengths that her shortened name does not—in the 3 and 9 boxes, which indicate creativity coupled with an ability to communicate and a concern with the world at large. As Madonna, without her middle and last names, she lacks compassion for the world at large. Perhaps dropping her last and middle names allowed her to disregard the feelings of society. Maybe if she hadn’t dropped her other two names she would never have developed the bad girl image that helped catapult her to fame. Remember that any name you take on will never replace your birth name. It just adds another layer to the complex picture of who you already are.
Spelling Bee But perhaps you haven’t shortened your name so dramatically. Maybe you just changed the spelling a little to make it easier for other people. For example, maybe you were born Magdeleine, but now you use the spelling Madeline.
Lucky Numbers Were you born in a country where English is not the official language? Is your American name different from your name in your native tongue? Perhaps your first language is written in an alphabet that is different from the one with which we have been working. If you live in the United States, Patricia recommends working with your name as it is spelled here.
In that case, you’ll want to draw up your charts using your full birth name, and you’ll also want to look at your “easier” name by creating an Inclusion Chart and by figuring your Soul Urge, Inner Self, and Expression numbers. This way you can get a good view of what this new layer has brought you. If you haven’t drawn up an Inclusion Chart for your birth name and for the name that you use in your day-to-day life, why not do so now?
Makeover? By now you probably get it. A new name can bring some new energy into your life, And if you choose wisely, that can be beneficial. But a new name is not going to change who you are. Let’s look at a couple of people and situations that seem to be transformational.
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Stage Names Of course, many actors, musicians, and other people in the public eye have changed their names altogether. Let’s take a look at a few and see what we can find out. Grammy-Award winning singer/songwriter Pink was born Alecia Beth Moore. Because you probably know her as Pink, let’s take a look at her stage name and what it can tell us. P i n k 7 9 5 2 1
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Go Figure Some numerologists say that any number that appears more than four times in your Inclusion Chart describes your Hidden Passion or Hidden Tendencies. Others say that the number that occurs most often in your name is your Hidden Passion number. But if you draw up your Inclusion Chart, none of the numbers in your name will be hidden!
Let’s look at one more celebrity example. Movie star John Wayne (1907–1979), who played in many Westerns and was the quintessential macho man, was Marion Morrison at birth. See how the name gives us a different feel for who he was? “John” is a quiet man. Nobody messes with him. He keeps his own counsel. “Marion,” on the other hAnd knows how to manipulate—not that the manipulation is all bad—and could make things happen. When Marion became John, he did not give up his Marion qualities. The name Marion still affected who he was during the entire course of his lifetime, although he was also working from the name John. Both names had their affect.
Let’s take a look at Marion Morrison’s numbers. Date of birth: May 26, 1907 Destiny number: 3 Achievement number: 4
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as John Wayne—from the increase in the 5 vibration and from the diminished 6 energy. Interestingly, under both names he is missing the number 3, which indicates he could not communicate his real feelings. Patricia points out that his 3 Destiny number said he had to communicate, which he did—on the world stage!
Adoptions Were you adopted? Perhaps you don’t know your birth name. Not to worry! Use whatever name is on the first birth certificate that you have—even if it is just “Baby Girl Moore.” (So Baby would be your first name and Girl your middle name.) Then, construct your charts using the name you were given by your adoptive parents. If your birth certificate shows the name given by your adoptive parents, use that name. When you work with your adopted name, you are working with the energy of the name you have become. If you do know your original birth name, you may be surprised to find it carries some of the same energy as your adopted name, much like some of the celebrity stage names we’ve looked at in this chapter.
Choosing a Name Whether it’s choosing a name for your new business, a new baby, a pet, or yourself, use your intuition and take it slow. For a business or a nickname, write out a list of the names you are considering. Then, rank the names. Finally, draw up an Inclusion Chart for your top three or four names and see which one fits best.
Lucky Numbers When figuring the name of your business (or business to be), leave off the “Inc.” or “Ltd.” much the way you do with a person’s name that ends with “Jr.” or “III.”
When choosing a name for a living being, you’ll want to make sure you take the person’s or animal’s spirit into consideration. For a baby, make a list of the names you are considering. Once you’ve met your new bundle of joy, the right name will become clear. After you’ve settled on a name, you can figure the baby’s numbers. Resist the temptation to cook up a name you think will make your baby successful. You don’t want to saddle the kid with too many of your own aspirations!
For a pet, descriptive names are fine, but make sure the name you settle on is one you won’t mind repeating—over and over again! (Here, Fluffy! Fluffy! Flu-u-u-ffy!) And while naming your Chihuahua “Killer” may be funny, why not let the name reflect the love you feel for this little creature?
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The Least You Need to Know u Even if you change your name, the vibration of your birth name stays with you and affects you. u Look at the first consonant and first vowel of your first name, or the name you are called by, to see what it says about you. u You can draw up an Inclusion Chart to consider the energy of your birth name, nickname, and last name, or any other name you’re thinking of using. u When choosing a name for yourself, your child, your business, or your pet, use your intuition first. Then, apply the wisdom of numerology.
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We’ve noted that certain numbers are permanent. They do not change. Your Destiny, Expression, Soul Urge, and Inner Self numbers are fixed. But as you move through life, how you relate to these numbers may change. Other numbers in your chart, such as your Personal Year number, change by moving through their nine-part cycle. And as the years pass, you move through your Subcycles, the major phases of your life. While all this is going on, you are evolving by learning, growing, and striving to mature into the best you that you can be.
Revolution, Evolution Each year your Personal Year number changes, each month your Personal Month number changes, and each day your Personal Day number changes. Of course, your Destiny number, which does not change, is the basis for these everevolving figures because it is the starting number for your Personal Years. (You
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remember that your Destiny number equals your Personal Year number for the year you were born, right?) The fact that the numbers repeat in a nine-phase cycle presents you with great opportunities. For example, if you did not work well with the energy of 5 in your last 5 Personal Year, you will have another chance when your 5 year rolls around again. (In fact, you will have the opportunity to work with the 5 as a Personal Month and as a Personal Day, too.) Perhaps you have major issues with making changes in your life. Even though you know you need to make some changes—such as getting a new job or moving to a new house or apartment—when change is offered, you freeze, do nothing, and then the moment is lost. Consider that, the next time 5 comes around, you will actually be in a different place. This time it’s not going to be the same old 5! As you move through your life, you’re not just chasing your tail in a big nine-year circle. Try thinking of it this way: You are trekking a spiral path up a mountain. Circling the mountain once takes nine years, but each time you complete a revolution you are higher up on the path. So when you reach 5 again, you will be closer to the mountain top, and you will have a much better view! In addition, many of the other numbers around you will have changed since the last time you reached 5. So this time you may be able to step up to the plate, see that 5 as an opportunity for you, and make the changes required.
You’re Getting Better No matter what you do, every year your birthday comes and your birthday goes. That’s one way you’re changing and evolving without having to do a thing! Not surprisingly, numerology takes your age vibration into account. Let’s take a look.
Vibration of the Ages Simply put, your Age Digit is the reduced sum of your age. So if right now you are 28 years old, your age digit is 1 (2 + 8 = 10/1). Then, you can look at how that 1 affects your Personal Year number.
Your Age Digit describes the way your age influences your Personal Year. You find your Age Digit from the reduced figure that represents your age.
Unless your birthday is in December or January, look ahead to your age at your next birthday and combine that number with the age you are now. Say your birthday is in April, and you turned 28 in 2009. Between January 1, 2009, and your birthday in April, you were 28. After your birthday, you were 29. To figure your combined Age Digit, reduce 29 and 28
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to single digits and then add the results. So 29 reduces to 2, and 28 reduces to 1. Add them and you get 3. That 3 is going to interact with your Personal Year number. Your Age Digit is a minor influence throughout your year. Of course, the first thing you want to check is whether your Age Digit for this year is one of your Karmic numbers. Is it a Challenge number for you? Is this number doubling another number in your chart and thus making it more important? Then, consider what your Age Digit says about the lessons you are to learn during the course of the year. But let’s look at how your age’s vibration may impact the experience of your Personal Year. You would guess that a 3 Personal Year would be a rather pleasant experience—social, creative, and fun—right? But if you find that your Age Digit for the calendar year is 4, the vibe may hit you a little differently. The 4 will demand hard work and attention to detail, while your 3 just wants to go out and play. If you’re having a year described by these two numbers, you may feel conflict between your job and your personal desires. Of course, you wouldn’t feel this tug every day of the year, but it would diminish the fun that 3 wants you to have. But let’s say you’re in a 4 Personal Year, and your Age Digit for the year is also 4. You can see that the 4 Age Digit would add to your need for hard work and would add to the weight you’d feel about not being able to get on track. No matter which way you’d turn, you’d get bogged down, which is no fun. All work, no play, and no sense of progress! On the other hAnd suppose you had a 3 Age Digit to go with your 4 Personal Year. That 3 could add a bit of creativity and social fun to take away some of the sting and sense of restriction that a 4 Personal Year can bring. To get a better understanding of the Age Digit and how it relates to your Personal Year, let’s take a look at singer, songwriter, and actress Beyoncé Knowles.
Lucky Numbers Some numerologists refer to your Age Digit as your Age Vibration.
Beyoncé was born September 4, 1981. During the calendar year 2008, she was in a 5 Personal Year. (Remember, the Personal Year equals the month of birth plus the date of birth plus the Universal Year, so 9 + 4 + 1 = 14/5.) Of course, you know that 5 is all about personal freedom and change. In 2008, Beyoncé turned 27 And of course, in 2009 she turned 28. If you combine both of her ages during the 2009 calendar year, you get 27/9 plus 28/1—9 and 1 equals 10/1.
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Her 1 Age Digit together with her 5 Personal Year (for 2008) say that she needs her freedom and that she needs to do it her own way. As she approached 2009 and her 6 Personal Year, she probably started thinking about 6 issues—home, family, and the need for a perfect bond. So we’re actually not surprised that she married in 2008. In 2010, Beyoncé will look at 28/1 plus 29/2, which adds up to an Age Digit of 3. She’ll be entering into a very creative period, and we know she does that well! She may express her creative side through a major career change or by creating a new life.
Figure Your Age Digit Now, it’s your turn—time to find your current Age Digit! 1. Write the current calendar year: ________ 2. Write your current age: ________ 3. Reduce the number of your age and write the result: ________ Consider the number you got. Does it represent a Karmic number for you? Is it one of your Challenge numbers? Think about how it combines with your Personal Year number. Now, look ahead to your next birthday. 4. Write the age you are going to be: ________ 5. Reduce that number and write the result: ________ 6. Add the numbers from Step 3 and Step 5. Reduce, if necessary. Write the result: ________ What did you get? Check to see whether this is a Karmic or Challenge number. Then, spend some time meditating on how this number could interact with your Personal Year number. Consider how this number is going to help you along your path. Spend some time journaling on this topic, if you feel so moved.
Subcycles: Youth, Maturity, Wisdom The three Subcycles, often described as the three major periods of your life—youth, maturity, and wisdom—are another set of numbers that are constantly evolving. As you mature, you move through one cycle and into another. You calculated the numbers that describe your Subcycles back in Chapter 3, but here’s a little review. Your first Subcycle is described
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by the number of your birth month, your second Subcycle is defined by the date you were born, and your third Subcycle is the reduced year of your birth. (If you want to review this calculation, flip back to Chapter 3.)
The Clock Is Ticking The timing of your Subcycles, when you progress from one cycle to another, depends on your Destiny number and on your Personal Year the year you were born. (Right you are! Your Destiny number and your Personal Year number the year you were born are the same number!) In addition, this cycle is based on your Saturn return. (If you are not familiar with astrology, not to worry! Simply put, about every 28 years, the planet Saturn returns to the same position in the sky. So around the time you turn 28, the planet comes back to the spot that Your Subcycles are the three it occupied at the time of your birth.) The end major periods of your life. They of your first Subcycle falls some time between are described by your birth the year you turn 25 and the year you turn 33. month, birth day, and birth year. Some numerologists call these In other words, at about age 28 the period of slices of your life Growth Cycles, your youth ends. (Sorry! But we all have to grow others call them Major Cycles, up some time!) Then, the period of your matuand still others use the term Life rity begins. Because 9 always marks the end of a Cycles. cycle, you can find the end of your first Subcycle by finding the 9 Personal Year that is closest to the year you turn 28. Now, let’s try it. Because you’re familiar with Lindsay Lohan’s Excursion Chart, we’re going to use her as an example. Turn to Lindsay’s Excursion Chart on page 75. On the chart, look at the column for the year she is 28. Note that she is in a 7 Personal Year. Move over two columns to the year she is 30 and find her 9 Personal Year. This means that age 30 is the end of her first Subcycle. Her second Subcycle starts at 31. To find the end of Lindsay’s second Subcycle, add 27 to the end of the first Subcycle. So 27 and 30 equals 57. The third Subcycle starts right after the second one ends, and it continues for the rest of your life. Lindsay’s Subcycles and their timing look like this: Lindsay’s birthday: July 2, 1986 Destiny number: 6
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First Subcycle: age 0–30; described by birth month: 7 Second Subcycle: age 31–57; described by birth day: 2 Third Subcycle: age 58–??; described by birth year: 6 Now we’re going to narrow down the timing on your own Subcycles. To pinpoint the end of your first Subcycle, get out your complete Excursion Chart. On the Age line, which is second from the top, find 28. Then, look at your Personal Year (line 8) for the year you turn 28. If your Personal Year number the year you turn 28 is 9, then that is also the end of your first Subcycle, and your second Subcycle starts the next year when you turn 29 and are in a 1 Personal Year. If your Personal Year the year you turn 28 is not 9, look for the 9 Personal Year that is closest to when you turn 28. It will be somewhere between the year you turn 25 and when you turn 33. The important thing to remember is that your first Subcycle ends in a 9 Personal Year, and your second Subcycle begins in a 1 Personal Year.
Lucky Numbers Some numerologists find the end of your first Subcycle by subtracting your Destiny number from 36. If you use this method, double check with your Excursion Chart. You want to make sure that your first Subcycle ends with a 9 Personal Year and that your Second Subcycle starts with the 1 Personal Year closest to the year you turned 28.
Write your age when your first Subcycle ends: ________ To find the end of your second Subcycle, add 27 to your age at the end of your first Subcycle. Write the sum: ________ Fill in the table below. First Subcycle: age 0–________; described by birth month: ________ Second Subcycle: age ________–________; described by birth day: ________ Third Subcycle: age ________–________; described by birth year: ________
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Your Numbers Say …. You live with the numbers of your Subcycles for a long time. So get familiar! 1 As a first Subcycle, 1 can describe a child who is given lots of freedom to become an individual and/or one who is left alone too much. As a second Subcycle, 1 is about ambition and striving for achievement. As the third, this number says you will remain active and independent and may feel very proud of your accomplishments. 2 If your first Subcycle is 2, you’ll be learning about cooperation and may be very sensitive and emotional, close to your mother, and concerned about relationships. In the second Subcycle, you’ll feel 2 as a need to learn tact and how to deal with other people’s feelings. In the third, harmony, cooperation, and close friends will characterize your mature years. 3 A 3 Subcycle is all about happy self-expression in which the arts can play a major role. You will probably enjoy parties and a wide social network and will need to take care not to scatter your creative energy—rather, harness that energy by writing, painting, acting, or making music. 4 In the first Subcycle, this can describe a home with strict rules and hard work. Over all, you are looking at hard work, attention to details, and the laying down of a solid foundation. 5 The freedom and change of the 5 can be a lot to handle in youth, and you may find sex, drugs, and alcohol major temptations. In the other two Subcycles, you’ll probably see travel, new homes, new jobs, and great new opportunities to promote yourself and your ideas. 6 This number is about duties, responsibility, and family. If the number 6 describes your third Subcycle and you have learned to balance your desire for perfection, you will have a happy and well-appointed home. 7 Quiet time and periods of reflection are what the 7 brings. In a first Subcycle, this can be tough, and you may feel that no one understands you. As you mature, you will learn to use your solitude for study, meditation, or spiritual endeavors. 8 Work and achievement are the key words for the 8. When this number comes up in your later Subcycles, it may speak to financial success and recognition for your achievements and expertise.
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9 Concern with the larger picture, a global world view, love, and compassion are what the 9 teaches. These can be tough lessons when you are young. There’s some loss or letting go with this number, but it all leads to a wider understanding of the higher workings of the universe. All this said, you’re getting to know the numbers pretty well at this point. So when interpreting your Subcycle numbers and how you are evolving over time, look over our list—but use your intuition, too!
Back to the Calendar In Chapter 4, we talked about how your Personal Year differs from the Universal Year. In Chapter 8, we looked at your Personal Month and Personal Day, but we haven’t discussed the Universal Month and Day. Like your Personal Year, Month, and Day, the Universal Month and Day are always changing, evolving, and bring you new opportunities. We’ll also take a quick look at another universal vibration—the days of the week.
Universal Months You find the vibration of the Universal Month by adding the number of the calendar month to the Universal Year number. For example, to find the Universal Month for December 2010, you add 12 and 2010 and then 3 and 3 to get 6. While you are vibrating to your own Personal Month issues, consider the influence of the Universal The Universal Month number Month, too. Compare your Personal Month to the affects everyone. To determine Universal Month and consider how these enerthe Universal Month number for gies blend. Remember that the Universal Month a given month, add the number may have issues for you; it may represent a Karmic of the calendar month to the Unior Challenge number. Or it may be a number that versal Year number. For example, you’d find the Universal Month describes fun! Of course, the number of the Universal number for February 2009 by Month influences everyone. So if it is a month of fun, adding 2 and 2009 to get 4. you’ll want to join in!
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Universal Month Numbers u Universal Month = 1 A 1 month is an excellent time for opening a new cycle of independence and leadership, which can bring rewards and achievement. This is also an excellent time for buying and selling goods; for seeking publicity, new friendships, or relationships; and for initiating creative projects. A 1 month will revitalize you and make you feel important and special. u Universal Month = 2 This month is about cooperation with others. You’ll probably not start any new projects, but you’ll team up with others to complete ongoing work. You may find yourself dealing with relationships, sensitive issues, or sensitive relationship issues, and you may end up playing matchmaker or peacemaker between other parties. u Universal Month = 3 You’ll want to socialize, feel popular, and appreciate lovely things. Warm fuzzy feelings and optimism are the order of the day. Be careful not to squander too many of your assets at this point in time. If you don’t watch yourself, you may tend to go through money like a drunken sailor. u Universal Month = 4 The 4 is about work and more work. You may work very hard to achieve, but find yourself feeling limited because you’re not getting a lot of pleasure from your efforts. You may worry about money, but you will find that you do have enough. You’ll be laying a foundation for your future, so put your best ideas forward. You may be surprised at what comes from them. u Universal Month = 5 In a 5 month, major changes and adjustments will take place. Many of these will be temporary, so be prepared. Your employment may prove to be more rewarding than usual as you have 5’s luck factor on your side. Seize your opportunities and use this cycle to deal with change in the best way possible. u Universal Month = 6 You’ll want to put everything into perfect order. This will be a nice month if you are able to balance your desire for perfection with your innate selflessness and accept your responsibilities with grace. More important, adopt a realistic attitude toward your projects and issues—whether artistic or personal. Know that some will be ongoing; not everything can be solved now.
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Universal Days As you’ve probably guessed, the Universal Day is found by adding the Universal Month number to the calendar day. You can also just add up the whole date. For example, February 17, 2009 becomes 2 plus 17 plus 2009 to equal 3. You’ll find that every day is favorable in some way, for some activity. But don’t forget that the individual days can also have Karmic or Challenge numbers for you. The Universal Day number affects everyone. To determine the Universal Day for today, add the Universal Month number to today’s date.
You want to get the most you can from each day. So look at what you want to do, check the date, and pick a favorable time to get out there and do what you need to do. If your Personal Day vibrates the same as the Universal Day, this can be a great time for plans—whether they are for business or pleasure.
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Universal Day Numbers u Universal Day = 1 This is a great time to sell goods, seek a new job, start out on a journey, or begin a new project, particularly a project that involves music or building and creating with your hands. This is also an excellent time to enter contests or engage in any activity that is centered on men and male energy. u Universal Day = 2 The 2 is about cooperation, kindness, and giving or receiving help. You’ll want to deal with women and strive to keep feelings of fear or timidity in check. You may be given secret information, and it’s important to keep the secret safe. This is also a good time for fundraising because you’ll be asking people to participate in something that will be helpful to others. u Universal Day = 3 You’ll feel social, loved, and loving; you’ll be in a party mood; and you may be drawn to participating in public life. This is a very favorable time for decisionmaking, for asking for special favors, and for buying special gifts. The 3 is also a great vibe for attending movies, theater, or concerts, or expressing your own creativity. u Universal Day = 4 The 4, the number of strength and stability, wants you to work deliberately. You’ll put things in order, be organized, play by the rules, lay a good foundation, and maybe fix up your home. You may feel somewhat restricted or confined by your duties, but your efforts will pay off. This is also a great time for signing long-term contracts, especially ones that deal with real estate. u Universal Day = 5 This is a good day for moving to a new house, movement in general, meeting new people or trying anything new, although your plans may change at the last minute. You’ll want to watch both your driving and your verbal speed—you may start an argument by speaking quickly and without thinking. You’ll also enjoy time with children, entertainment, or beauty treatments—after all, 5 is about your sensual self. u Universal Day = 6 Taking care of the home, family, and creative projects are the order of the day. You’ll want to share your responsibilities with family and friends, but be careful not to expect too much of people. The 6’s vibrancy makes you feel warm and
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Add It Up Your numbers for a given day may be good for getting a job, writing a novel, or finding love, but none of these things will occur if you spend all day lying on the couch in front of the television. The numbers will not make things happen. Each number’s vibration is conducive to certain activities. You can use numerology to help you see these vibrations and to guide you toward your best opportunities. Or you can let opportunities slip through your fingers—the choice is yours.
u Universal Day = 9 The 9 is about giving and caring for others and for the world at large. Be truthful and stick to your values under this vibe. You may feel creative and want to express yourself in theater, visual art, or music. Metaphysics, occult subjects, and unique trips or adventure travel may hold your attention, and you’ll have the knack for attracting publicity, especially for worthy causes. If you use your finances to assist others, you will prosper in the end.
Universal Weeks The days of the week are a quick cycle. Who hasn’t woken up on Thursday morning and asked, “Where did the week go?” Just like the month and the date, each day of the week
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has its own number vibe. So if you have difficulty with the number 7, you may not want to make big plans for Sunday, the day with 7 energy.
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Because everybody always seems to be going somewhere—whether it’s metaphorically walking the path of life, taking a long weekend in another town, or canoeing the length of the Amazon—we thought some travel tips for the days of the week would come in handy. Monday, a 1 day, is good for travel in the southern direction. Tuesday, a 2 day, is good for travel in an easterly direction. On Wednesday, a 3 day, you’ll want to move toward a colder climate. On Thursdays, days of 4, you’ll want to move in a northerly direction. Friday, with its 5 vibe, and Saturday, with its 6 vibe, are both good for moving toward colder climates. Finally, Sunday, the 7, favors travel in a westerly direction. Happy trails!
Your Numbers at a Glance For easy reference, record on this page the numbers you calculated in Chapter 12. Your Age Digit: ________ Your Subcycles: First Subcycle: age 0–________; described by birth month: ________
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Second Subcycle: age ________–________; described by birth day: ________ Third Subcycle: age ________–________; described by birth year: ________
The Least You Need to Know u While you repeatedly cycle through the numbers 1 through 9, your experience of a given number is never an exact repeat because you are growing, maturing, and progressing on your path, and some of your numbers are evolving with you. u Your Age Digit, the reduced sum of your age, interacts with your Personal Year vibration. u Your life is divided into three Subcycles—youth, maturity, and wisdom—each of which is described by its own number vibration. u You’ll want to look at the Universal Month and Day, which affect everyone, in addition to your Personal Month and Day, which impact only you.
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An essential component of making any good decision is finding the time to act. In this chapter, we’ll look at how numerology can assist you in your planning.
Decisions, Decisions What should you wear? What should you eat? Where should you shop? What time should you leave? What size coffee do you want? You’re faced with constant decisions every day. Do you have a hard time making up your mind? Or do you worry over decisions you’ve made? You are not alone! And numerology can help. We’re not going to talk about which dress you should wear to your cousin Lisa’s wedding, nor will we discuss the relative merits of a salad versus a grilled cheese
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sandwich with fries. We are going to look at some of the larger decisions you may face— such as, would now be a good time for you to open your own business? Or is this a good time to get married? Or to go back to school? Let’s start with your Personal Year.
Your Decision Year Your Personal Year has a lot to say about decisions. For example, the best times to make the decision to start a new business are in your 1 Personal Year or in your 5 Personal Year. If you’re going into a business partnership, then the best time would be in your 2 Personal Year, because 2 relates to partnership both of a personal and of a business nature.
Go Figure Of course, you know what decision means, but did you know that it comes from a Latin word that means “to cut off”? So when you make a decision, you are cutting off the other options. And yes, decision and its Latin root are related to the word scissor.
You certainly would not want to make a decision about starting a new business when you are in a 4 Personal Year. A 4 Personal Year is great for details and building a good foundation, but you may be short on cash. Your resources may be limited because the previous year, when you were in your 3 Personal Year, you may have overspent while you executed your great ideas and engaged in all the fun the 3 can bring. So while the 4’s ability to work things through could be good, you probably won’t have the resources to support your new ideas.
If you keep your thoughts together and use your 4 year to build the details and prepare for the major changes that will arrive in your upcoming 5 Personal Year, you can make the shift, stand your ground, and make your new decisions bear fruit. In a 7 Personal Year, you’ll need quiet time to think and plan for the future. Slow down and look around at how to put things together. You certainly won’t want to be out in large gatherings; the noise and confusion will probably distract you. Use your 7 year to go to school and to plan. This is also a perfect time to get in touch with your spiritual side. At the end of your 7 year, the outline for what you would like to do will be complete. Once the 7 year is behind you, you’ll be able to see where the best opportunities lie, whether they be in deciding to open a new business or in heading back to school. In your 9 Personal Year, you wouldn’t want to start a business or get married because 9 is a time of completion and endings. Even if your other numbers are good for these activities, your 9 Personal Year is still a 9 Personal Year! It is not a time to start; it is a time to finish up and complete.
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Of course, the best time to start a relationship or marriage is in either your 2 or your 6 Personal Year. And in fact, it is best if you meet your marriage partner under one of these numbers. The 2 usually brings a relationship of intense love and passion, while the 6 is more comfortable, friendly, and warm. Relationships started under the 6 are usually with partners you have met through friends. When making plans that involve other people, check out which Personal Year those folks are in. Suppose you’re in your 5 Personal Year and you’re planning a party. Fun! But your housemate is in a 7 Personal Year. Well, a party is going to be the last thing on your housemate’s mind. So you may want to schedule for a time when your housemate will be feeling more social, or arrange to have your event at a time when he or she is off on a meditation retreat out of town. Alternatively, you could have your party at a restaurant or at the home of a like-minded and social friend. Are you deciding about having a child? Usually you’ll find that the best time for having a child is in your 3 Personal Year, which is a year of creativity. Or you may find pregnancy happens quietly and easily in your 5 Personal Year, when you are dealing with high sexuality and can accidentally become pregnant.
Go Figure The Obama children, Malia and Sasha, were born in 1998 and 2001, which put Mrs. Obama in a 9 Personal Year for Malia’s birth and a 3 Personal Year for Sasha’s birth. In President Obama’s case, he was in a 3 Personal Year for Malia’s birth and a 7 Personal Year for Sasha’s birth. When Malia was born, she came out of the creativity of her father’s chart, while Sasha comes out of the creativity of her mother’s chart.
Of course, no matter how good the number of your Personal Year is for what you’re planning to do, you need to take into account your Karmic and Challenge numbers. Let’s say you want to start a business and you are about to enter a 1 Personal Year. But 1 is either a Karmic or a Challenge number for you. During your 1 year, be particularly careful. As Patricia says, “This is not a time to step out of the box and create issues for yourself.” Of course, this is not to say you cannot start a business. You’ll just want to look around a bit and be creative about the time you choose. When you know your numbers, you know how to handle the events in your life and how best to set the stage for what you need to accomplish.
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It’s Up to You—and Your Year Perhaps you are facing some big decisions in your life right now. Or maybe you’re not. And perhaps you have nothing much going on, but you wish you did. Let’s take a look at your Personal Year and its energy and see if we can get things moving in a beneficial way. What Personal Year are you in right now? (Turn back to Chapter 4 if you need a quick reminder.) Write its number here: ________ Now, use your intuition and what you have learned in this chapter and write down a few key words associated with the types of decisions and activities that go well with the Personal Year you are experiencing. Key words for your Personal Year’s decisions and activities: ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________
A Month to Decide Each month offers its own opportunities, as does each year. If the year is great for new beginnings, but the Personal Month you’re planning to put things into motion seems to collide with your plans, then change the month. Let’s say your plans to marry are made in your 2 Personal Year—and all is pretty wonderful! You’re starting to plan the wedding and trying to find a good date. Friends and relatives make suggestions. What about June? You have a list of a few possible dates. You look at what Personal Month you and your intended mate will be in and can immediately narrow down the list. Because you know your numbers, you know not to get married during your 4 Personal Month. You know this will not be a good month for a wedding as the 4 tends to make you (and everyone else!) faultfinding and bitchy about details, and that kind of attitude will surely take away from the joy of your event. You decide your 6 Personal Month would be a good choice because this is a time of friends, family, and gatherings. With you in a 6 Personal Month, your wedding will be joyful—for sure. And your 5 Personal Month would also be a good choice because 5 is all about parties and changes. If your Personal Year has an issue and you have no choice but to create your future, then you need to choose the Personal Month with the best impact And hopefully, the difficult energy of your Personal Year will be lessened. Say you are in a 5 Personal Year, which is all about socializing and constant changes, yet you need to keep on top of your projects
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at home and at work or school. You’ll need stability to keep things happening and to keep your nerves under control. You can use your 3 Personal Month to be creative about what needs to be done. You can also use your 7 Personal Month to relax, rest, and catch up from all the changes the 5 has brought you. If you look at your numbers and choose your time to act, you can choose a time or times that will give you that extra edge.
Lucky Numbers Suppose you don’t have a lot of choice. You need to sign the lease on your new apartment, but you’re in a 9 Personal Month, which is not conducive to new beginnings, but rather is all about endings. And suppose the day that the landlord insists it must be done is a bad Personal Day for you. What to do? Well, you can work to choose a specific time that has better energy for you. We’ll talk about the hours of the day and how to choose a time that’s good for you in Chapter 19.
The great part about having an understanding of your numbers is that you can avoid choosing to act at the most difficult times. And if circumstances force you to act at a less-thanideal time, you will know how to make the most of the situation and release what you can. Which Personal Month are you in now? (You calculated these for in Chapter 8.) Write its number here: ________ Spend some time thinking about how your Personal Month goes with your Personal Year. Then, write down a few key words for decisions and activities that might benefit from the combined energy or your Personal Year and Personal Month. ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________
Under the Letter … When you’re looking for a good decision-making vibe, you’ll also want to use your Excursion Chart. After you’ve considered your Personal Year and Month, look to your Excursion Chart to see the letters you’re working under for the year or years in question. In your chart, you can see what’s happening to you and what the energy around you is during any given year.
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Consider the impact these letters are having on you and on any plans you may have in the works. Look back to the section called “The Alphabet, By the Numbers” in Chapter 7 for help. Then, write a few key words for decisions and activities that may go well with the energy of your letters for the year. ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ Now, don’t put your Excursion Chart away yet. We’re going to discuss another part of it in the next section.
The Essence of the Year The Essence Line on your Excursion Chart shows the value of the letters in your name under which you operate during a given year. This number describes the overall tone of your year, which is something you’ll want to keep in mind when planning your decisions. Essence numbers, as you probably remember from Chapter 7, are left unreduced. The double-digit numbers give you more subtlety and nuance than a single digit can. Remember, though, that you’ll also want to be aware of what your Essence Line numbers reduce to. So let’s take a look at your Essence for the year and see what we can learn about the energy around you.
Your Yearly Essence, By the Numbers We’ve grouped the numbers into “families” that share a reduced digit. You’ll find that the meanings of numbers within these families are also related. If you don’t find the number you’re concerned about, such as 39, look to the number family (in this case, 39 becomes 12, which reduces to 3). u The 1s The 1 indicates new beginnings. Nonconformist and forceful, the energy of this number can be aggressive. You may begin many projects, but complete few of them. Under this vibe you may gain a new perspective on an old issue. You will be happiest when you’re able to carry out your own ideas, and you may develop new ways of thinking.
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a tendency to indulge too much, and seeking pleasure will be the order of the day. Just remember, this is a bad time to break any laws. Be prepared and know that many of the events and changes that transpire at this time won’t last long, which also means they won’t leave any negative effects. You may come down with a minor illness, but changeable 5 will see that you quickly recover.
Add It Up While the energy of 5 can be fun because of its parties and travel and changing scenery, you’ll also want to strive to be cautious and not take too many risks. Have fun, but work to keep yourself in check—drugs and alcohol can be a major temptation during this time. And please wear your seatbelt when you’re in the car, and try to refrain from speeding!
The 14 indicates you’ll have possible problems in your work or career. You’d be well served not to be self-seeking at this time. You’ll probably feel very high strung or nervous under this vibe, and you may experience some type of health problem. In addition, your finances may be erratic. The 23 says long-distance travel, a change in your job, or an entirely new career. You may find other people demand your help, but most new issues that surface under this number are about your work and career. u The 6s With the 6, home life is key, and domestic issues are in the foreground. If you have children, they play a very important role in what’s taking place. Due to travel, you may experience temporary separations from them, and you will feel sentimental. Over all, you’ll find communications are difficult. Although you’ll be focused on family, you may experience financial gain. The vibe can swing very hot or cold, and you may end up either getting married or getting divorced under this number, or you’ll fall into a love–hate relationship. You may be prone to arguments with your loved ones or family members. Know that much protection is offered to you under this number. Under a 15, you’ll probably feel hypersensitive, and your emotions can run high. Domestic problems may appear as if from nowhere, and with these you’ll experience emotional upsets. You may feel the financial strain of bearing too much responsibility. While over all, this is a good time for relationships or marriage, depending on your orientation, you may hit some rough spots. Members of the opposite sex may create problems for you at this time.
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Go Figure Remember that the numbers 13, 14, 16, and 19 are Karmic Debt Numbers. These numbers represent selfishness in past lives. We’re going to talk more about them and other issues of Karma in Chapter 22.
u The 8s The 8 brings both opportunities for financial gain and many responsibilities. You may find that anything you buy will cost you more than at other times, but whatever you purchase will be of high quality. You will have to work to achieve financial gain, but know that your responsibilities are real opportunities for advancement and recognition. From time to time, you may feel strapped for cash, but you are in a good position to remedy such a situation. The buying and selling of real estate will come to the foreground. This is an excellent time to run for public office. Keep your ego in check and all your endeavors will be more successful. You may travel during this period, but for business and not for pleasure. Similarly, most of your social engagements will be connected to your work or career.
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Under the 17, material success will be available to you in all your business dealings. You’ll be able to accomplish many things during this period. Make sure to consider all the details. If you attend to them, your dealings will go well. This is an excellent financial vibration—better, in fact, than the basic 8. The 26 says, “It’s time to pay your debts.” So if you owe anything to others, pay up now. You may find that people whom you don’t owe anything request repayment, too! You will find you have little time or energy for the self under this number. u The 9s The 9 can bring a slight tendency toward introversion, and you may also find yourself falling into self-pity. As the 9 describes, endings, divorce, loss, separation, and emotional upsets can come with this number. Not a cheerful time! This can also be a time of high drama; the actor can show up And in fact, anything to do with the theater, arts, or acting can be especially good outlets for creativity. You may feel tense, emotional, and prone to romance. However, the 9 can be good, because you may accomplish a lot. More negatively, though, legal matters could crop up. Others may try to take away what is yours at this time. You’ll be feeling argumentative and probably sad and unhappy, too. When you are working under the 18, people will tax your nerves. You may be heavily prone to arguments and have to struggle with others and their dishonesty. On the upside, this number can bring career advancements, which may be large. Other people will turn to you for advice. This Essence, although good, will not offset the basic 9, which usually means there are issues or problems. Guard against extravagance and arguments. The 27 contains the elements of the 9 and the 18 combined. You may be very accident-prone during this time. Be particularly careful with automobiles—look both ways before you cross the street, wear your seat belt, don’t drive under the influence of drugs or alcohol, and don’t let anyone who is under the influence drive you!
The Essence of the Issue When looking at your Essence numbers with an eye toward making a decision or picking a time to make your plans, remember that to get an accurate reading you need to judge your entire chart, not just one line of it. Your Essence number combines with your Personal Year number, the Universal Year number, and a few more numbers we will discuss in depth in
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Choose to Act While reading this chapter, you’ve considered the energy of your Personal Year and Month. You’ve contemplated which kinds of decisions and activities may go well with these energies. You’ve also looked at the letters you’re working under and your Essence number for the year. Perhaps now the time has come to decide … or to decide that you are going to decide. If there’s an issue that’s been niggling at you and the time is right, why not let your knowledge of the numbers help you and make that decision this week? Alternatively, if your numbers say, “Wait and see,” do that, but be aware that a time for you to decide and for you to act is coming. So be prepared, get ready, And when the time is right, get out there and start moving along the road of Free Will that leads toward fulfilling your life purpose.
The Least You Need to Know u Your Personal Year number has a big influence on the kind of projects and decisions you’ll want to take on in a given year. u Your Personal Month is the second biggest influence on you and is, therefore, an important factor to consider when making any big decision. u When making a big decision or planning something important, look at the letters on your Excursion Chart because they make up the overall vibration of your year. u Your Essence number describes the overall tone of your year. Knowing your Essence number can help you make the right decision at the right time.
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You’ll want your Excursion Chart (from the appendix) handy while you read this chapter, and Lindsay Lohan’s chart, too, (flip back to page 75). We’re going to dive back in, tie up some loose ends, and make the trip, if you will ….
Journey to You Your Excursion Chart allows you to pull together all the information on the issues that are most important in your life. It speaks to romance, finances, career, and health. Patricia says, “I find the Excursion Chart to be the most important and informative when reading a client’s numbers.” You’re going to finish filling out your Excursion Chart in this chapter. Before we get to those missing lines, let’s run through your chart from the top. As you may remember from earlier chapters, we labeled each line with a number just to be clear. The lines are as follows:
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Lucky Numbers If you have a short middle name, you’ll find that you have rapid turnover in your life. If you have a longer middle name, your life will be much more sedate and stable.
6 Your last name. You know that your last name represents your spiritual self. You worked your last name into your chart in Chapter 7. 7 Essence Line. This line shows the sum of the numerical value of the letters in the three rows above. You leave the number unreduced, so you’ll have a two-digit number on this line of your chart. We talked about the Essence Line and listed a table of Essence number meanings in Chapter 13.
8 Personal Year. We discussed your Personal Year and how to figure it in Chapter 4. 9 Universal Year. You can find information on the Universal Year in Chapter 4. 10 Problem Number. This is the total of the Personal and Universal Years, reduced. Some numerologists don’t figure the Problem number, so don’t be surprised if you see charts that don’t show it. We are going to talk about your Problem number in this chapter.
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11 Blank. We leave this line blank to make the chart easier to read. Some numerologists don’t have any blank lines in their charts. 12 Astrological House Transits. We are going to discuss these in depth in this chapter. 13 Another blank line. 14 Magi Transition. This is another set of numbers we will discuss in detail in this chapter.
Is It a Problem? Your Problem number (line 10 on your chart) describes how your Personal Year is affected by the Universal Year. From this number you can learn what you are here to overcome during the course of the year. To find your Problem number, add your Personal Year and the Universal Year Numbers and then reduce to a single digit. Let’s look at Lindsay’s chart for some examples. In 1986, the year she was born, she was in a 6 Personal Year, and it was a 6 Universal Year. Add 6 and 6 to get 12, and reduce to 3. Lindsay does not have any issues with the 3, as it is neither Karmic nor a Challenge for her. And 3, of course, is all about self-expression and creativity. In 1987, she was in a 7 Personal Year, and it was a 7 Universal Year. So 7 plus 7 equals 14, which reduces to 5. The 5, which is about change and taking risks, is one of Lindsay’s Challenge numbers.
Your Problem number describes the issues or challenges you’ll need to overcome in a given year. Find your Problem number by adding your Personal Year number to the Universal Year number. (And then, of course, reduce!)
Now, let’s figure your Problem numbers. For your birth year, write your Personal Year number: ________ For your birth year, write your Universal Year number: ________ Add your birth year Personal Year and Universal Year numbers. Write the sum here: _________ Reduce to a single digit. This is your Problem number: ________ Is this number Karmic or a Challenge for you?
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Moving Through the Houses Now we are going to move on to line 12 of your Excursion Chart. This line shows your Astrological House Transits.
An Astrological House represents both a part of your life and a part of an astrological wheel or chart. The word transit describes the movement of a planet across another heavenly body or across an imaginary line. If you think of the houses as being up in the sky, then your Astrological House Transit describes what part of the sky you are working under for a given year.
Patricia says, “When looking at your chart, your Personal Year is always your main consideration. All the other numbers are the dressing, which help to describe what is happening during that time period.” That said, your Astrological House Transits give you a more specific view of what is happening during your Personal Year. Astrological House Transits, of course, come from astrology, and they run on a twelve-year cycle. Your Astrological House Transit number for a given year lasts from birthday to birthday. For example, you are seen to be born into the 1st Astrological House. Then, on your first birthday, you progress into the 12th house. From there, on your next birthday, you move into the 11th, the 10th, and so on until you get back to the 1st.
In Astrology, the twelve houses are usually depicted as a wheel, which is divided up into twelve pie slices. Each slice, which is one house, represents a part of the sky. The slices also represent the major areas of your life—from your physical self to your home and from your relationships to your work. You will need to remember that Astrological House Transits operate from birthday to birthday and not from the beginning of the calendar year to the end. Because they run from birthday to birthday, each Astrological House Transit operates with two different Personal
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Years and gives its own flavor to each of these Personal Years. You will find that the Transits are very accurate and may give you that extra edge of information about the events of the year. You’ll also want to keep in mind that the numbers for the Astrological House Transits are not reduced. These numbers are not reduced because they are actually the names of the houses and as such are not treated as numbers. For the same reason, your Karmic and Challenge numbers do not apply to this line. Are there Karmic numbers in the Astrological House Transit line? Yes! On this line, 12 is Karmic, and it is Karmic for everyone.
Lucky Numbers If your birthday falls between October and December, you’ll probably feel your Astrological House Transit operate more with the coming year. For example, say that on your birthday in November of this year, you entered into the 2nd Astrological House, which is about money and business partnerships. In all likelihood, you won’t start to feel that energy until after the first of the year.
Now, let’s take a look at Lindsay’s chart. If you slide down to line 12, you can see that Lindsay’s Astrological House Transit numbers start with 1. The next year, she gets a 12, then an 11, and so on. Your Astrological House Transit line is going to look the same as Lindsay’s line. You always start with 1, then go to 12, and then count backwards from 12 until you get back to 1 again. The meanings of the Astrological Houses may be unfamiliar and unclear to you. As we said earlier, these numbers are actually names. So before we talk about reading Lindsay’s numbers—and yours!—let’s run through the significance of each transit. u 1st Astrological House This house is all about your personality, your appearance, how you relate to others, and your successes or failures. It’s also about your well-being, your habits, how you work with other people, and how you relate to the public. Overall, you’ll find that the 1st House Transit is easier than the other transits. u 2nd Astrological House When this house comes up, look at issues involving money, earnings, business partnerships, income, investments, and your savings. The money issues could be gains or losses.
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u 6th Astrological House During a 6th House Transit, you’ll be thinking about alternative health, relationships, family members of all ages, pets, and other small animals. You may also be concerned with your aunts and uncles. This is a good time to look into work relationships, as well. Go Figure Your health may be on the table, usually in the form On an astrological chart, of diet and exercise. This is also a time when your the 1st house through the work responsibilities may be demanding and lead 6th house are drawn on the you to overdo it. Pay attention to people who work lower half of the page and are for you in a service capacity—such as nannies, babyconsidered to be below the horisitters, or hair dressers—you may experience some zon. The 7th house through the loss in these areas and need to find new people to 12th are above the horizon. help you out.
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u 7th Astrological House You’ll be focused on issues having to do with partnerships of all types, especially love and marriage, although business partnerships can also come into play. Keep in mind that, when we say marriage, you have to think in terms of the new marriage—commitment that might be with or without official legal papers. If you’re single, you may find your mate at this time. Under this transit, you may face some legal issues or even a lawsuit. Your health could become an issue because you probably aren’t paying attention to what is transpiring. If you do see a doctor under this transit, guard against a tendency to be vague when explaining what your issues are. Before you leave for the doctor, make a list of any problems or symptoms, and make sure to have a copy for both you and the doctor. u 8th Astrological House Much of what you’ll deal with under this transit will be about your personal resources, power, and how you affect the world around you. You’ll have many opportunities for financial gain and will probably have the opportunity to upgrade your possessions. You’ll also have the option to build a strong foundation for yourself. This time period is also about rebirth, which means that you may see the ending or death of a situation. During this year, some unexpected money will come your way. u 9th Astrological House This transit is about long-distance travel as well as things and people that are foreign to you. The travel may be for educational purposes—such as looking for a place of higher education or searching for religious enlightenment—or you may engage in other types of exploration. You could also see an interruption in your education at this time. You could be involved in a writing project, be it letters home or items that you publish. This time could also be about your siblings, or you may find that you have issues with your in-laws. You may find romance with a foreigner or with someone foreign to you. u 10th Astrological House This transit brings opportunity for advancement, gains in position, or improved living conditions. You could also face a situation in which your prestige is challenged. During this time, a change in your place of work or residence is possible. Although you may inherit money or property, most issues will be about your career, reputation, credit, ambition, and parents. If you are in your 20s or younger, you can assume the issues will be about your parents’ life. In times of adversity, when under this vibration, it’s best not to change jobs or careers unless you have no choice.
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Add It Up Are you dealing with a 12th Astrological House Transit? Yes, it can be a tough time, but you’ve dealt with it before, and everyone goes through this. In fact, everyone goes through this transit every twelve years. So don’t worry. But do try to keep your nose clean, if you know what we mean. Do your best to stay out of trouble. Resist the temptation to cheat or sneak around, and all will come out for the best.
Now, look at how the house transit works with your Personal Year. Here are two examples from Lindsay’s chart. In 1986, the year she was born, Lindsay was in a 6 Personal Year, and she had a 1st Astrological House Transit. As a newborn, the issue of family would be felt strongly, but as a threat because it wouldn’t feel perfect to her, which is what the 6 wants. Parental issues probably created uneasiness for her. In 2009, Lindsay was in a 2 Personal Year, and she had a 2nd Astrological House Transit. The 2nd House Transit brings issues of money, savings, investments, and business partnerships.
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Lindsay’s 2 Personal Year is about her sensitive side, partnerships, relationships, and female issues. In early March 2009, it was reported that Lohan was planning to convert to Judaism to prove her devotion to her then-girlfriend. A few days later, Lohan put her $1.2 million Manhattan apartment on the market. Sounds like some intense issues with both women and money! (Of course, in 2009, it seemed that everyone was worried about money.) Remember, too, that 2 is Karmic for Lindsay. So whatever occurred, it had a major impact on her. Now, you’re going to fill in your Astrological House Transit line. Start by placing a 1 in the column for the year you were born. Move over one square and write in a 12. (Remember that 12 here is Karmic. So circle it or write it in red.) Move over one more square and fill in an 11. Next comes 10, then 9, and then 8. Count down until you get to 1. After the 1, start with 12 again until your Astrological House Transit line is filled. What Personal Year are you in right now? ________ Which House Transit are you experiencing? ________ Spend some time contemplating the possible interactions between your Personal Year and your House Transit. Write down a few key words that describe the issues and opportunities this year may bring you. ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________
Gifts of the Magi? The last line of your Excursion Chart (line 14) shows your Magi Transitions. Like Astrological House Transits, Magi Transitions work with your Personal Year and with the other numbers on your chart. Magi Transitions also operate from birthday to birthday rather than by the calendar year.
The Magi, of course, were wise men—the astrologers of the day. The word Magi actually comes from the same root from which we get magic. The Magi Transition describes the overtone of your year, an additional emphasis of energy that interlocks with the Personal Year and the other ongoing issues in your chart. You calculate your Magi Transition for a given year by reducing the year of your birth to a two-digit number. Add that number to the current year and then reduce to a two-digit number.
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The Magi is a nine-year cycle that highlights your tendencies for the year. These numbers describe the overtone of the year and how you operate within it. Patricia notes, “As always, the Personal Year is all-important and is what we work from. We look at each issue on the Excursion Chart and read them separately as well as together.” The more you look at the numbers, the more information you can garner from your chart. Because your Personal Year runs on a nine-year cycle and the Magi Transition typically does, too, you will almost always experience the same combination of Magi Transition and Personal Year. (There are some exceptions to this rule, which you will see later in the chapter.) Let’s take a look at Lindsay’s chart for an example. Her Magi Transition number for 1986 was 21, and she was in a 6 Personal Year. Now, let’s slide over nine years to 1995. In 1995, Lindsay’s Magi Transition number was 21 again, and her Personal Year was 6 again. The same thing happens with the Universal Year. If you experience a 27 Magi Transition during a 2 Universal Year, then each time the 2 Universal Year rolls around, you will be under a 27 Magi Transition. What does change, though, will be your personal letters, the Essence of the letters (the number on your Essence Line), and the Astrological House Transit. When you look at these changes, you’ll get a new flavor of the situation and how it will affect you. Now, let’s look more closely at Lindsay’s chart. For 1986, the year she was born, she had a 21 Magi Transition. Here’s how to read this number. First, look at the 2, which says relationships and the mother figure. Then, look at the 1, which is about leadership, self-sufficiency, and the father figure. Finally, reduce the 21 to 3, which talks about self-expression and creativity. So Lindsay’s creative side (3) has that extra push coming from the mother figure (2) and the father figure (1). And her father was, in fact, involved with much of her career beginnings. Here’s how to figure the Magi Transition. We’re going to keep using Lindsay as an example. You start with your year of birth. Reduce it to a double-digit number. To do this, reduce the first two numbers (19) and then reduce the second two (86). Then, add both halves. Like this: 19 | 86 19/10 + 86/14 = 24 Add this double-digit number to the year. 1986 + 24 2010 When we reduce using the same procedure, 2010 becomes a 21 Magi Transition.
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So Lindsay was working under a 21 Magi Transition from July 2, 1986 (the day she was born) until July 2, 1987. (Remember that the Magi Transition operates from birthday to birthday.) Now, let’s figure your Magi Transition. First, we’ll find your double-digit birth year number. Write the year of your birth: ________ Reduce the first two numbers and write the result here: ________ Now, reduce the second two numbers: _________ Add the two reduced numbers to get your double-digit birth year number: ________ Now, add your birth year number to the year you were born:____ Reduce to a double digit. This is your Magi Transition for the year you were born: ________ On your Excursion Chart, record this number on line 14 under the year you were born. Now, fill in the rest of your Magi Transition line. Remember that the Magi Transition typically works in a nine-year cycle. In most cases, your numbers will range between 19 and 29.
Tenor in Training Just to give you another example, take a look at singer-songwriter Josh Groban’s Excursion Chart. Spend some time contemplating his chart. Note in which years his Challenge and Karmic numbers fall. Look for any repetition of the numbers within a year. Did you notice his Magi Transition line? In his birth year, he had a 20 Magi Transition, but nine years later he had a 29, instead of a 20. So here you find an exception to the rule! Patricia points out, of course, that both numbers reduce to a 2. Complete Excursion Chart: Joshua Winslow Groban February 27, 1981
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Professional Peek Patricia took a quick look at Josh’s chart, and this is what caught her eye. From the W in Josh’s middle name, his first 5 years of life seemed to involve changes going on all around him, and Josh probably dealt with many emotional changes. (You remember that the middle name describes the emotional life, right?) He could also have had some digestive problems during the period that corresponds with the O in his first name. Jumping ahead to 2000, you can see the X that marks a major life event on Josh’s Habit number line. In addition, his 50 Essence Line for the year 2000 reduces to a 5, the number of change. Then in 2001 and 2002 you see the A and J on the physical line, which shows a lot of movement in his life—major changes probably in terms of both residence and relationships. On the Essence Line for 2001, Josh has a 35, which reduces to an 8 and is about finances. He’s also in a 5 Personal Year, which indicates more change. Shifting to the year
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Go Figure In June of 2008, Josh participated in a star-studded event honoring South African activist Nelson Mandela on the occasion of Mandela’s 90th birthday. The concert raised money for Mandela’s charity, which is called 46664 and is dedicated to raising funds and awareness to combat HIV/AIDS. 46664 was Mandela’s number when he was in prison, and today it is used both as the name of the charity and as a reverential title for Mandela himself. Ah, but what does this number reduce to? It’s an 8—the number of the leader and the number of money. Mandela is certainly a leader, and the funds for his organizations will be equal to his tasks.
So what was going on in Josh’s life during this period? Well, in 1999 he graduated from high school in Los Angeles and then moved to Pittsburgh to enroll in Carnegie Mellon University. But he left Carnegie Mellon after four months because he was offered a recording contract. In 2000 and 2001, he toured with classically trained singer Sarah Brightman. Also in 2001, he made his recording debut on the soundtrack for the movie AI: Artificial Intelligence. In addition, he sang in a number of high-profile benefit concerts, and in May 2001, he appeared on the TV show Ally McBeal. Finally, his first album, which is simply called Josh Groban, appeared in November 2001. This album went double platinum, selling 2 million copies in about a year. In early 2002, Josh performed at the closing ceremonies of the Winter Olympics, and then in November he appeared in his own PBS television special. To close out the year, he sang at the Nobel Peace Prize Concert in Oslo, Norway. Then, with a group of other stars, Josh performed at the Vatican in Rome at Christmas. In short, we think it’s fair to say that between 1999 and 2002, Josh went from being a guy who could sing and was starting college to being an international star. Talk about change! That’s quite a transformation!
Star Light, Star Bright Now let’s do a little comparison of Josh’s Excursion Chart with Lindsay’s Excursion Chart. The first thing we notice is the X on the Habit number line. In Josh’s case, his Habit number of 19/1 indicates that he’ll have a major life event every 19 years and relatively minor events will have an impact on him every year. Lindsay’s 15/6 Habit number tells us that she’ll experience significant events every 15 years and minor ones every 6 years.
190 Part 4: Using Numerology Forecasts Let’s compare these significant years—19 and 15—between the two stars. If you continue down Josh’s column for the year he turned 19, you’ll see the letters U, N, And O. On the Physical Line, easygoing, creative, and extravagant U is paired with the N, which wants change. Balancing these dynamic tendencies is Josh’s Spiritual Line O, which is all about emotional responsibility and family. The 6 energy of the O is reinforced by Josh’s Problem number for the year. Lindsay’s big year (the year she turned 15) was influenced by the letters N, D, and H. These letters talk about change (N), hard work (D), and ambition and financial matters (H). The N (5) and the D (4) are both Challenges for Lindsay, so they add some negativity. Her 26 Essence number, which reduces to an 8 and doubles the H on her Spiritual Line, says “time to pay your debts.” Generally, under this Essence number, you have very little time for yourself—other people will make lots of demands on you. Josh’s 50 Essence number speaks of change and travel, as does the N on his Emotional Line. He was in a 4 Personal Year, which is about hard work and details, and 4 is Josh’s Karmic number. The hardworking 4 may have helped to ground Josh in the swirl of 5 energy, but over all, these two energies tend to conflict. The fact that the 4 is Karmic for Josh could indicate negative events, but it looks to us as if Josh stepped up, worked hard, and met his Karma head on.
Your Numbers at a Glance For easy reference, record on this page the numbers you calculated in Chapter 14. Your Problem number: ________ Your double-digit birth year number: ________ Your Magi Transition number for the year you were born: ________
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u Your Astrological House Transit number gives you a more nuanced picture of what your Personal Year will bring. This number runs on a twelve-year cycle and works from birthday to birthday. u Your Magi Transition number describes the overtone of your year. This number operates on a nine-year cycle and runs from birthday to birthday.
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Do you have questions about the future? Where will you be next year? In two years? What about in five years? People have always wanted to know what the future will bring. Lucky for you, you have the insights of numerology to help you see your way. You’ll want your completed Excursion Chart close by while you read this chapter. Because luck can play a role in even the best-laid plans, we’ll show you how to figure your lucky numbers.
What’s Next? The ancient Greeks envisioned that we all stare into the past, and that the future sneaks up behind us. If most people have their backs turned, the future probably does catch them unaware! Because you know how to use numerology as a tool, you can look forward. Using your numerological insight, you can face the future head on, make plans, and carry those plans to fruition.
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Your Numbers Lead the Way The key to success in building for your future is to look at your Personal Year, your Universal Year, and the letters you are working under for the time period that concerns you. When looking to the future, as always, check the following: Will you be operating under a Karmic number? What about your Challenge numbers? Does the period in question bring you an overabundance of a certain number? These are all questions that you’ll want to answer. You should also pay close attention to the letters with which you are working. Are some of them duplicated? If So they will give more impact to the year in question. Do you see any other duplication in your numbers for the year? What about your Personal Year and your Essence number? Don’t forget to check your Habit number, which will tell you if the year in question is one of significant events or not. And of course, you’ll want to take your Problem number, Astrological House Transit, and Magi Transition numbers into account, as well.
Lucky Numbers When you see three or more years of the same number on your Essence Line, then that time period will be emphasized and will have a relatively great impact on you. For example, look at 2010, 2011, and 2012 on Lindsay Lohan’s Excursion Chart (see page 75). You’ll see that she has a 42 Essence number in each of these years. Because this 42, which is about family and perfectionism, appears three times in three successive years, it will have a bigger affect on Lindsay than if it showed up just once.
In addition, you’ll want to consider a few numbers that are not on your Excursion Chart. What’s your Age Digit for the year—both before and after your birthday? How could these numbers impact what is taking place? What Subcycle will you be in? (You’ll also want to look at your Pinnacle numbers. We calculated these in Chapter 3, and we’ll talk more about them in Chapter 19.) We wish we had your chart in front of us. If we did, we’d walk you through a little slice of your future. We do have Lindsay Lohan’s chart, though. So we will just have to make do and use her as an example.
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The End of Youth Let’s look at the column for 2016 on Lindsay’s Excursion Chart. Probably the first thing you’ll notice is the X on her Habit number line (line 3). So 2016 is a year that will bring significant events to Lindsay’s life. She’ll be in a 9 Personal Year, which is neither Karmic nor a Challenge for her, and it will be a 9 Universal Year. Her Problem number for the year is also 9, and this is starting to look like an overabundance of 9 energy! The 9, of course, is about completion and endings. Interestingly, 2016 is also the year Lindsay completes a pass of her first name on her chart. After the final y, notice the period, which marks the end of her first name. In 2016, she’ll be working under the letters Y, D, and O. Mental and introspective Y brings psychic abilities, decisions, and opportunities. The D, with its 4 energy, is practical and hardworking. Keep in mind that 4 is one of Lindsay’s Challenge numbers. Meanwhile, O is all about responsibility, home, family, and community. Lindsay’s 44 Essence number is in the 8 family, which brings opportunities for financial gain as well as many responsibilities. She’ll be under a 7th Astrological House Transit, which says she’ll be focused on partnerships, love, marriage, or maybe a business partnership. In addition, she could face legal issues, or even a lawsuit during this time, and her health could suffer from inattention. Now, add this to the mix: Lindsay will be experiencing a 24 Magi Transition, which is about her sensitive side, partnerships, and women (2); details and hard work (4); and family responsibilities and a desire for perfection (6). We’ll note just two more of Lindsay’s numbers that will come into play. In 2016, she’ll be finishing up her first Subcycle, which is described by the number 7. The end of the first Subcycle signals the end of the period of her youth and the beginning of her maturity. (We discussed how to figure the timing of your Subcycles in Chapter 12.) Finally, we’ll look at her Age Digit for the year. Lindsay will turn 30 in 2016. But for about half the calendar year, she’ll still be 29. So we combine her age before her birthday with her age after her birthday, in other words: 29/2 plus 30/3 equals 5. In 2016, many issues will be brought to the table for Lindsay. She’ll want to be less sensitive to things around her, but will also want to experience many changes. The 5, of course, is all about change and taking risks. This will be a new start for her, and may be even more important than her past issues.
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More on Personal Years Before we turn to your Excursion Chart and your future, we want to give you a few more tips about your Personal Years. When looking to the future, the Personal Year is still the major influence. So you’ll want to consider it and its energy first. Overall, your Personal Year number will either be positive or negative. If your Personal Year number is one of your Karmic numbers, your year will be negative, and you’ll probably have to work hard. But you’ll come out on the other side having learned your lesson. (Well, we hope you do!) If your Personal Year number is one of your Challenge numbers, then the year will be somewhat negative. Know that 4s and 8s are always Karmic in some way. You’ll find that they can be positive in some respects, but mostly they tilt negative. To foresee whether these numbers will go negative for you for a given time period, you have to absorb what the year really means, take a look at it, and see how the entire picture fits together. In other words, closely examine your other numbers for clues. Overall, if you tend to go with the flow and respond to the demands of your numbers, these years will not be so bad. Another thing about a 4 Personal Year: This is a good time for you to deal with your health. If you ignore health issues that crop up at this time, you may very well end up with a health problem on your hands. So pay attention and take the necessary actions. In an 8 Personal Year, you could gain a lot of money, or you could lose a lot of money. You’ll find that 8 demands charity. If you give part of your money away, you’ll gain more money in the end.
Add It Up If you’re dreading an upcoming 4 Personal Year, please relax. The 4 does ask you to work hard and pay attention to your health. Okay, maybe it’s not the most fun time. But you know what? You can deal with it! And in fact, you and everyone else you know has dealt with a 4 Personal Year—once every nine years.
If you’re in an 8 Personal Year (or are looking to a future date when you will be in one), watch out for the period between November 10 and 16. You may experience an unpleasant or even traumatic event, the impact of which won’t hit you until April of the next year. A 9 Personal Year could bring you health issues. Or it could bring you the end of a health issue because 9 is about conclusions and endings. Either way, you’ll want to pay attention to your physical well-being. Numerology tells us that every year in August you get to review the past year, and in September you have a great opportunity to review the year that
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you’re experiencing. You can see where you have done well and where you need to improve. In October, you’ll start to feel the coming year and its energy. This way you can be prepared! You’ll know to make plans that go with the energy of your year. If you work with the energy of your year rather than against it, you can make good use of your efforts and see your plans through.
Whatever Will Be Now, it’s your turn. Pick a future year you want to know about. Get out your crystal ball…. No, wait, we mean your Excursion Chart! Check the numbers in the column for the year you’re concerned about. We’re going to help you do that by asking you some questions. Write in the year you’re interested in: ________ What Personal Year will you be in? ________ Is this number Karmic or a Challenge for you? ________ Write a sentence or a few key words that describe what this Personal Year will be like for you. ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ What will the Universal Year be? ________ Is this number Karmic or a Challenge for you? ________ Write a sentence or a few key words that describe what this Universal Year will be like for you. ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________
Go Figure In 1993, which was a 4 Universal Year, former U.S. President Bill Clinton was in a 4 Personal Year. This was also the year he took office. He worked hard that year and got a lot done, including signing into law the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, which allows an employee to take unpaid leave due to a serious health condition, to take care of a family member with a serious medical condition, or to care for a new child. So he was paying attention to someone’s health!
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Fill in your Problem number for the year. ________ Is this number Karmic or a Challenge for you? ________ Write a sentence or a few key words that describe the issues that your Problem number indicates. ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ Which letters will you be working under? ____ ____ ____ What numbers correspond to these letters? ____ ____ ____ Do any of these letters represent Karmic or Challenge numbers for you? ________ Write a few sentences or some key words that describe what your letters will bring you during the year in question. ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ What will your Essence number be? ________ Is this number Karmic or a Challenge for you? ________ Write a sentence or a few key words that describe what you may experience under this Essence. ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ Does your Habit number indicate that the year will bring you significant events? ________ Which Astrological House Transit will you be experiencing? ________ Write a sentence or a few key words that describe what your House Transit for the year will be like. ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________
Chapter 15: Looking Into the Future 199 Which Magi Transition will impact you? ________ Write a sentence or a few key words that describe the energy of your Magi Transition for the year. ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ What about your Age Digit for the year? What will it be before your birthday? ________ After your birthday? ________ What is your combined Age Digit for the year? ________ How could this number impact what is going to take place? ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ What will your Subcycle number for the period be? ________ Does the year bring you to the end of one Subcycle or to the start of a new one? ________ Write a sentence or a few key words that describe the energy of your Subcycle. ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ Does the year in question bring you an overabundance of any numbers? Do you see duplications? Perhaps your Personal Year and your Essence number are the same. Are any other numbers in your year repeating? If So you want to pay attention to them and to their energy. Add It Up Remember, too, that if you see three or more Are you having a hard time years of the same number on your Essence Line, relating to your future numthen the events of that period will be emphasized bers? Are you finding it tough and will have significance in your life. to imagine how they will feel? Many of your numbers repeat on Spend some time contemplating your answers to a nine-year cycle. So look back all the questions in this section. Let your intuto a time on your chart when you ition and your understanding of the numbers experienced the same number. guide you as you envision your future. If it feels Can you remember what the experience was like for you? right to you, spend some time journaling about what you discover. If you had an idea of where
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Your Lucky Numbers We all plan, figure, and work hard. (Don’t we?) But sometimes stuff just happens. So really, who doesn’t need a little luck? There are many different means of figuring your lucky numbers. Let’s look at a few.
Lucky Name Here’s an easy one. Just count the letters in your full birth name. For example, Joel Beth Wilson contains 14 letters. So 14 is considered one of Joel’s lucky numbers. How many letters are in your name? Write that number down here: ________ Does this number feel lucky to you? If it does, great! Use it whenever you need a lucky number. If it doesn’t, then you may want to keep looking for your luck. We have a few more ideas.
Birthday Luck Another way of finding your lucky numbers is to combine your birth month and birth date. If you’re dealing with double-digit numbers, you can generate as many as four lucky numbers using this method. For example, if you were born on October 17, you could combine the 10 for October with the 17. Put together, you get 1017. Or you could reduce the day of birth to a single digit—8 in this case—and combine that 8 with your birth month (10), which yields 108. You could add the 8 to your 10 birth month and get 18. Or you can reduce everything to a single digit and get 9. Perhaps unluckily, if your birth month and birth date are already single-digit numbers, you won’t get so many lucky numbers using this method. For example, if you were born on May 3, you’d look at 5 for May with your 3 and get 53 as one lucky number. Then, you could reduce that 53 to 8, yielding you a second lucky number. If your birth month is a singledigit number and your birth date has two digits, you’ll get a nice group of lucky numbers using this method. For example, for a June 12 birthday, you’d get 612. Reduce the 12 to a 3 and combine it with your 6 for 63, and then reduce to get 9. The same is true if your birth month number is a double-digit number and your birth date is a single digit—November 4
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would be an example. Combining 11 and 4 gives you 114. Reduce the double-digit month to 2, combine with your 4 to get 24, and reduce to get 6. Let’s try the same calculations with your information. Write the number of your birth month here: ________ Write your birth date here: ________ To get your first lucky number, stick the two together: ________ To get your second lucky number, reduce your birth date to a single digit (if it’s not already a single digit) and stick it next to your birth month number: ________ To get your third lucky number, reduce your birth date to a single digit (if it’s not already a single digit). Then, add it to your birth month number: ________ To get your fourth lucky number, reduce to a single digit: ________ Can you make any more lucky numbers from your birth month and date? If So write them here: ____________________
Add It Up You may have just found your lucky numbers, but we’re not suggesting that you take up gambling. Really! Even with lucky numbers, that can be quite a risky pastime. And if you are in a 5 Personal Year—in which you may be tempted to take too many risks—please be extra careful!
These numbers are considered to be lucky for you. But use only the ones that suit you best. It’s important that you choose one that feels (or the ones that feel) the most like you. They’re your lucky numbers, after all!
Day and Time If you’re trying to win something, you can use the day of the week and the time to uncover your lucky number for the time period in which you’re going to play or bet. To use this method, read the time on a twenty-four hour clock, like military time. So noon is 12, 2 p.m. is 14, 3 p.m. is 15, and so on. You’ll also need numbers that correspond to the days of the week.
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For example, if you were going to place a bet or buy a lotto ticket at 4 p.m. on Friday, you would use 16 to represent 4 p.m. and 5 for Friday. Then, combine the numbers to get 165. Reduce the 16 and then combine to get 75. Reduce 75 to get 12, and finally reduce 12 to get 3. Four lucky numbers for one specific time!
Keynote To find your Keynote lucky number, look at the number of letters in your name and the hour of play. For example, if your name has nine letters and you want to find your lucky number for 8 p.m. (which is the 20th hour), combine the 9 with 20 to make 920. Reduce 920 to get 92, and then reduce again to 11. Finally, reduce your 11 to 2. So you get the magic numbers 920, 92, 11, and 2. Use the one that suits you best. So imagine you were going to make a bet at 12 noon. You’d combine the number of letters in your name with 12. Why don’t you try it, just for fun? Number of letters in your name: ________ Now, try reducing: ________ How many luck numbers did you get?
Lady Luck Method The Lady Luck method is a little different. To find this lucky number, count the number of letters in your sweetheart’s full birth name, and count the number of letters in your full birth name. Then, combine the two totals. For example, say your love has a 17-letter name and yours has 18 letters. Combine these two figures to get 1718, 89, 17, or 8.
Chapter 15: Looking Into the Future 203 Write your sweetheart’s name here: _____________________________ Count the number of letters: ________ Write your name here: _____________________________ Count the number of letters: ________ Combine the two numbers, reduce, and see what you get: _____________________________ Use whichever of these numbers feels right to you.
Your Numbers at a Glance For easy reference, record on this page the numbers you calculated in Chapter 15. Your Lucky Numbers Lucky Name method: ________________ Birthday Luck method: ________________ Lady Luck method: ________________
The Least You Need to Know u When planning your future, first consider your Personal Year number; it will be the major influence on you. u Take account of the other numbers on your Excursion Chart for a given year. u Your Subcycle number and Age Digit also affect you, so consider their energy, too. u You can use several different methods to determine your lucky numbers. Always use the lucky number that feels right to you.
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Seeing Numbers Everywhere In This Chapter u Your house number u Phone, for you u Banking and confidential numbers u Numbers all around you
In this chapter, Patricia talks about how to relate to the many numbers in your environment. In a world full of numbers, what meanings can we see?
Numbers All Around We live surrounded by numbers. They mark our houses, identify us, and enable us to contact one another by phone. Numbers allow our computers to work, and they help us make our lives work. They describe, quantify, categorize, and organize. They also vibrate. Some of them have valuable information for you.
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The House Where You Live Where do you live? What’s the address? In addition to all the other numbers we’ve talked about, the numbers associated with your place of residence can have an impact on you. Say, your address is 1345 Maple Avenue. Look at that 1345. To do that, add straight across: 1 + 3 + 4 + 5 = 13/4. So you have a 4 House number. If 4 isn’t a problem number for you (So it’s neither Karmic nor a Challenge), you can live quite comfortably in this 4 house. If, however, 4 is Karmic or a Challenge for you, then you’ll find that while living in this house you’ll be working a lot, and you’ll always have things to do around the house and issues to take care of.
Your House number describes the energy of your home. To find your House number, simply add the digits in your street address.
Even if 4 is not an issue for you, it might happen that, at a certain time, the 4s in your chart double up. Say you’re in a 4 Personal Year, and you’re working with letters that have a value of 4—then you’ll be overloaded with details to work on. In such a situation, you’ll probably have a tendency to be overly critical, faultfinding, and maybe even difficult.
The White House Let’s take a look at a famous example: 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue—The White House! 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue—a house of secrets (16/7) and a place where the abilities to teach and to learn are quietly prevalent. This house also deals with issues of the law. In addition, people who live in a 7 house are typically seen to be different from their neighbors, or they are thought to hold themselves aloof and are usually considered to be “not the norm” for the neighborhood. But what effect did moving into the White House in 2009 have on the Obamas? In 2009, Barack Obama was in a 5 Personal Year, so the move would create many changes and a lot of high energy. Life as he had known it would be altered for the remainder of his term in office. His 5 Personal year meant having a great need to create change. The 7 House number may help give him time to reflect and meditate on the many issues that he’ll have to deal with during his presidency. Michelle Obama was in a 2 Personal Year in 2009 and thus was very sensitive to all going on around her. She and the universe work on the same sheet of music—her Personal Year and the Universal Year are always the same. She was put into the position of peacemaker, and arbitrated when she could. She was able to keep her poise and the meditative side of
Chapter 16: Seeing Numbers Everywhere 207 the 7 house probably helped her with this, but what was said about her certainly affected her and her relationships with others. Malia Obama was in a 4 Personal Year. For her, this move created some anger and stress, mostly because of the confinement that it entailed. She rankled under losing her freedom and was not thrilled with the additional rules and regulations that come with being a First Daughter. Again, the meditative, teaching, and learning vibes of the 7 house probably helped her deal with her situation and her feelings about it. Sasha Obama, in a 9 Personal Year in 2009, would be interested in all types of issues, people, and changes around her. In a way, 2009 was probably a time of fantasy for her. Many of the people and events around her were strange or foreign to her. This was also a dramatic time for her, and she was on the world stage. We hope that the 7 House number helped her deal with the fascinating flurry around her.
Other Government Houses When we look at the official residences of the heads of state of other countries we find that they often have a 1 House number. The Élysée Palace, the official residence of the President of the French Republic, is situated at 55 rue du faubourg Saint-Honoré. That 55/1 House number was created by many changes, and it describes someone who likes to keep things in control. That makes us think of Charles de Gaulle, who, in 1958, was the main force in introducing a new constitution and in inaugurating France’s Fifth Republic. We look at Germany and see that the principal residence of the German president is in the Schloss Bellevue, in Berlin, which is located at Spreeweg 1—another 1 House number. This pure 1 speaks about the need to lead and to be in control. 10 Downing Street, the residence and office of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, gives us a 10/1 House number. This describes an individual who likes being in charge, and the political parties there are constantly vying for the chance to lead. By contrast, the official residence of the Prime Minister of Canada is located at 24 Sussex Drive in Ottawa—a 24/6 House number. This is a place that wants things to be perfect. We also see the need for family and concern about what helps others, a partnership that works to unite and keep things together. The official residence of the Prime Minster of India is located at 7 Race Course Road—a 7 House number, which here deals strongly with the spiritual and religious as well as with the need to teach the masses. And India has certainly ramped up on teaching and learning in recent years.
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Your Personal House Katherine was interested to note that she lives in a 1 house, and she and most of her neighbors are single. Patricia notes that Katherine’s building is actually a 19/1, a place where Katherine is in control of what happens. In addition, it’s a place that is for the self (1), but that also works well for others (9). Katherine grew up in a 2 house, which says that women were prominent—And in fact, she has a very energetic mother, a bunch of sisters, and even the cats were mostly girls. She’s also lived in 3, 4, 7, and 9 houses. Patricia currently lives in a 9 house, which is all about other people and service. But what about you? Where do you live? What’s your House number? Write down the number of your street address: __________ Now, add all the digits together to reduce: ___________ What did you get? ________ This is your House number. Is this number Karmic or a Challenge for you? Does it double up any of the numbers in your chart for this year?
Add It Up If you have just found that you live in a place with a House number that represents Karma or a Challenge for you, resist the temptation to over-dramatize your situation. We all have Karma (which we will talk about in detail in Chapter 22), and we all have Challenges. In fact, we were put here on Earth to deal with them. So you really are okay and you really can deal with it.
Can you see anything new about yourself and how you are relating to your home from this number? Here’s a quick list of House numbers to spur your thinking.
House Numbers u 1 House number says: “I’m independent. I live here by myself.” This can be a place of control, leadership, courage, and taking charge. You could feel alone in this house, and you may have a tendency toward impatience. u 2 House number is about partnerships and the female element. Women tend to dominate in 2 houses, which are generally quiet and generally harmonious. On the down side, you could feel overly sensitive in this environment and end up behaving badly.
Chapter 16: Seeing Numbers Everywhere 209 u 3 House number wants to play; if you live here, you’ll want to play and have fun, too. This is also a house of enthusiasm, self-expression, and creativity. Watch that you don’t get over-stimulated, though. With the 3, you could end up feeling scattered. u 4 House number demands tending. Living here, you’ll have lots of work to do and responsibilities to deal with, particularly around the home. But you will meet your challenges and build a solid base for the future. You may feel restricted by your responsibilities, and you will have to work a bit to loosen up and have fun. u 5 House number usually contains people who like to party, entertain, move, and travel. They can make fun—but noisy—neighbors. Change will happen a lot here, which can be good or bad. Rein in a desire for haste and speed, and you could have a lot of fun in a 5 house. u 6 House number is all about family and the desire for perfection. If you live here, you probably have a beautiful home and a nice garden, and you take your homemaking responsibilities seriously. Guard against a tendency toward argument and playing the martyr, and all will be well. u 7 House number can be a place of secrets, spirituality, teaching, learning, and the law. Patricia notes that lawyers, police personnel, and those hiding from the law may be found in 7 houses. In addition, a house with a 7 often shelters the odd or eccentric folk of the neighborhood.
Lucky Numbers You can figure your license plate number, too. Just convert any letters to numbers, and then add it all up and reduce to a single digit. Here’s an example: 926 HNP. So if you substitute numbers for the letters, you get 926 857. Then 9 + 2 + 6 + 8 + 5 + 7 = 37, which reduces to 10 and then to 1—an independent and courageous car!
u 8 House number can be upscale in materials or location, and often costs more. This is a house of business and prosperity, which is a good thing, because these houses often have big expenses. You’ll gain the respect of your neighbors in this house, if you exercise your good judgment. u 9 House number is a place for everyone else. Many people will come to you in this house, and you will give to them. What you do for others—even for strangers—works out to your benefit. Watch out for the tendency toward melodrama that this energy can bring.
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Look over the House numbers of some of your homes from the past. Many times, people start to see patterns in where they have lived or where they have worked. (You may want to figure the House numbers of some of your places of employment, too. Just look at the building number and add straight across.) So don’t be surprised if you often end up in a 2 home and a 4 office, or a 6 home and an 8 office. Or maybe your home and your office tend to share the same number.
Apartment Numbers If you live in an apartment, calculate your building number and your apartment number, too. All you have to do is reduce your apartment number to a single digit. If your apartment number contains letters, convert them to their numerical value and then reduce. You can also look at the digits separately. For example, apartment 2D is a 6 (2 + 4 = 6).
Lucky Numbers If you live in an apartment complex, look at the numbers in your street address, the number or letter of your building, and your individual apartment’s numbers.
This is a place where you seek perfection. In a 6 apartment, you’ll want things to be exactly the way you want them to be! The need to be perfect or the need to work to create the home and feelings of home are important under this energy. Then, looking at the numbers without reducing, we see 2, which is feminine, sensitive, and seeks harmony. The D, which is a 4, looks at details and works toward completion and making everything right. It takes a lot of work and determination to make things complete in the “perfect” space.
Write your apartment number here: ________ Convert any letters into numbers. Then reduce. What did you get? ________ If you want a little help with the meaning of your apartment number, consult the list of House numbers that we detailed earlier in the chapter.
Hanging on the Telephone If you’re really curious, why not take a look at your phone number? You won’t feel the vibration of your phone number as much as your House number; it is a more subtle
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influence. That said, to figure your phone number’s numerological vibration, drop off the area code. The area code applies to everyone in your area, and thus is not specifically about you. So you’ll want to add up the last seven digits. For example, if your phone number were 456–1414, just add straight across, like this: 4 + 5 + 6 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 4 = 25/7 And the 7, of course, is about teaching, learning, spirituality, the law, and secrets. The 2 in the 25 tells us about partnerships and sensitivity, while the 5 describes movement and change. Interesting! This is the number of the White House switchboard, and you’ll remember from earlier in the chapter that the address of the White House comes out to a 7, as well. Katherine was interested to note that her phone number adds to 33, which reduces to 6. So she has the 3s, which talk about creativity and self-expression, and the 6 is about nurturing family and community and service for others. She uses this phone for business (for all the calls she made to Patricia while working on this book) and for personal calls, too. Patricia’s phone number, like her House number, adds up to a 9, which is all about other people and helping them out. Today, with many of us having more than one phone, you may notice that you use your cell phone for the personal and the fun. If that is the case, you’ll probably see that your cell phone number reflects the use that you make of it. Alternatively, if you use your cell phone for business, you may find that, once you reduce the number, you’re looking at a business-like digit. What’s your phone number? Write your seven-digit number here: ________________ Add the seven numbers, and then reduce. What did you get? ________ Does this number represent Karma or a Challenge for you? If it does, first consider what you use the phone for. Is it for business? For pleasure? Or perhaps a mix of the two? Has it been giving you any problems? If it has been giving you trouble, then you may want to consider changing your number. You can ask for a number that is more user-friendly for you. If you use separate lines for personal and business calls, or if you keep a landline and a cell phone, calculate both numbers.
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Private Numbers We’ve looked at some of your numbers from the public realm—numbers that are easy for others to know or see. But what about the numbers that you keep to yourself? Let’s take a look.
Social Security Number You definitely want to keep this number private. But what is its vibration? You can add all nine numbers straight across to find out, and then reduce. Katherine was interested to note that her Social Security number reduces to a 29/2. This number says that the energy she’ll be using to take care of herself for later years is about partnerships and working for or with others, probably more females than males. Add up your Social Security number, reduce it to a single digit, and then consider its energy and how it may be impacting you.
Add It Up Please make extra sure that your private numbers stay private. Resist the temptation to write your bank account number or your Social Security number in this book. You may feel that no one is going to look inside, and you may be right—But where identity theft is concerned, better safe than sorry!
Banking Numbers Again, if you’re curious, what about your bank account? (This is going to be another subtle influence, but an influence nonetheless.) To see your bank account’s numerical vibration, you can just add all the digits straight across and then reduce. Katherine is wondering about her bank account. She’s had it for a long, long time, and she’s just now discovered that the digits add up to 40, which reduces to a 4. And 4 is her Karmic Number. Hmm … She wonders if this number is part of the reason that she feels compelled to check her balance online every morning. Patricia says, “The 4 is a restrictive number, and no matter what numbers attach along with it, the 4 will feel limited or poor. Fifty cents in the pocket or fifty thousand dollars in the bank, this number brings the feeling of restriction where money is concerned.” So no wonder Katherine often worries about her account! When Patricia receives a check, she often takes a look at the check number. This number can give her a hint about what this incoming money is best spent on. For example, if the
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check number adds up to 3, it’s about fun and entertainment. (Or maybe it’s about communication, in which case she may use the money to pay her cell-phone bill.) If the check number comes out to a 4, then it’s more for saving, repairing the home, medical bills, or anything that will keep her foundation strong. If figuring your bank account number and check numbers seems like too much to you, though, don’t worry about it. And remember, use what you know of numerology to help yourself out, not to make your life harder.
Other Numbers in Your World Is there a number that comes up a lot for you? Do you have a favorite number? Maybe it’s your birth date or Destiny number. Or is there a number you keep tripping over, one that has caused you a lot of issues in life? (Katherine used to find playing cards on the street a lot, usually bearing the numbers 3—creativity and self-expression, or 9—compassion for humanity and endings.) Pay attention to these numbers in your world, look closely, use your new knowledge of numerology, and discover what these numbers are trying to tell you. Here’s an example: Do you wake up at night and then look at the clock? Perhaps you find yourself awakening at 2:22 in the morning, and perhaps this has happened numerous times. Are you starting to wonder what’s with that 2:22? Maybe it’s time to take a look at what’s going on in your life. The hour 2:22 gives you 2 + 2 + 2 = 6, and 6 is a number dealing with family, relationships, perfection, or your desire for perfection. So how do you relate to that 6? First, which Personal Year are you in? Are you experiencing a time of relationships and or family issues? Or are these, perhaps, issues you have been pushing away? If So maybe the time has come to deal with whatever 6 issues may be bothering you. Perhaps you dream about a certain number. Well, then the same advice applies. Take a look at the number from your dreams. Consider that it may have a message for you. It may be pointing out an area that is of concern to you or one that you need to be giving more attention. Can you see how your favorite number or the number (or numbers) that you keep encountering—whether in your waking life or while you sleep—may have a lesson for you? Spend some time contemplating your favorite number or one in your environment that you seem to see everywhere. Consider what this number is trying to say to you. Spend some time journaling about your insights, if you feel so moved.
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Your Numbers at a Glance For easy reference, record on this page the numbers you calculated in Chapter 16. House number: ________
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The Least You Need to Know u Your house or apartment has a numerical vibration, too. u To find your House number, add up the digits in your street address and reduce. For your apartment number, covert any letters to numbers, and then add the digits and reduce. u Your banking numbers and other numbers that you want to keep private also have a specific vibration. You can see this energy if you add all the digits and then reduce to a single digit. u If you have a favorite number or if you keep seeing the same number around you, pay attention to that number’s meaning. It may be trying to tell you something.
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Is It Okay to Manipulate Numbers? In This Chapter u Discover your numerical opportunities u Feel safe and secure u Avoid difficulties u Realize you at your best
Some people can’t help but play with numbers. Are you one of those people? In this chapter, Patricia gives insights into when it’s okay, and not okay, to try to manipulate your numbers. In other words, where is the line between being savvy about the numbers around you and manipulating the numbers in a way that is negative?
Opportunities Abound When you work with the numbers, you get the chance to see what life has to offer and how best to take advantage of the opportunities laid at your feet. How you use your opportunities can make a heaven out of hell or a hell out of heaven,
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as they say. Rather than call it manipulation, Patricia thinks of working with her numbers as hedging her bets. She says, “Yep, we gamble on things every day, so why not take advantage of what the numbers have to offer?” If you know that you have issues with a certain number, say it is Karmic or a Challenge for you, you certainly shouldn’t use the time when that number is in effect—whether it’s a day or a month—to try to make something important happen. You already know that doing so could create Lucky Numbers difficulties for you, or that—at the very least—your We know you’re just itchactions could be problematic. ing to know more about On the other hAnd when your Excursion Chart Karma. That’s why we’re giving you a whole chapter on the shows a lot of activity, and it’s placed in the best of subject. Just sit tight and wait for circumstances, then it is the time to achieve, to take Chapter 22. that gamble, and to step up to the plate and make a difference in your life. When you act under numbers that are plusses for you, it’s great to watch how well things go. You’ll do much better when you use the numbers to direct your efforts to make the most of your energy. Then, you can allow your good feelings about what is taking place to help you to the next level on your path. Each year, each month, and each day has its best side. Try to use the best side of each number to enhance your energy, complete your projects, and help you to reach your goals.
Wishful Thinking? For years, Patricia had been looking and looking for a pair of beige shoes. She finally found a pair And even though they were much more expensive than any pair of shoes she had ever owned, she bought them. She was in a 9 Personal Year and reasoned that the 9, which can be about endings, was saying “this is the end of your search.” The problem was, though, that 9 also says “start nothing new.” But Patricia wanted the shoes, and she wanted the 9 to describe the end of her long search. What actually took place validated the real meaning of the number. When the core of the number says no, you can’t make it say something else. The first time she wore the shoes, she skinned one of the heels when walking over a metal grate. The next time she wore them, the same thing happened. The third time she wore them, she caught the toe of one shoe on the curb and tore the outside surface all the way back to the arch. The shoes were ruined, and she threw them out—after only three wearings!
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Go Figure The song “Revolution 9,” which appears on the album The Beatles (also known as the White Album) is said to include a secret message. When played backward, the repeat words “number nine” sound like someone saying “Turn me on, dead man.” Not long after the album’s release, a rumor arose that this phrase was a hint that band member Paul McCartney had died; by the fall of 1969, the rumor had spread internationally. Because of the rumor’s pervasiveness, several books have been written on the topic. But what was that 9 really trying to say?
So the moral of the story is this: try not to push. Look at your numbers and carefully consider their meaning. Double-check with yourself and with your numbers. Are you indulging in wishful thinking?
What the Numbers Say The numbers ask you to take the appropriate actions. Just in case the actions or states that go with each number aren’t totally fresh in your mind, here’s a quick list: Numbers and Their Actions
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See, the numbers don’t ask that you do a lot—just that you take the simple message of each one and act on it. Take the time to learn which numbers work best for you, which numbers create issues for you, and which numbers make you feel safe and secure.
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When looking for the numbers that work best for you, try to find numbers that are neither overrepresented nor underrepresented in your chart. Remember to consider the influence of your Personal Month and Personal Day, too. Consider how the numbers work together with your Personal Year. Do they give you a gift or a challenge? Do they add to what is taking place in your life or do they dilute the effects of what is taking place? Here’s an example. In March 2009, while we were working on this chapter, Katherine was in a 3 Personal Year and a 6 Personal Month. The 6 is one of Katherine’s Challenge Numbers, and she was finding that acting like a 6 by staying home and being domestic—cooking and cleaning!—was rather trying. At the same time, on her Excursion Chart, we saw that she was working under two As—one on the Physical Line and one on the Emotional Line. She was also working under an O, which is a 15/6—more of that Challenge number! Her Essence number for the year was 17, which reduces to an 8, another one of her Challenges. It was a 2 Universal Year, and the 2 represents another Challenge for Katherine. Her Problem number for the year was 5, which is about change and movement, while she was experiencing a 12 Astrological House Transit (which is always Karmic) and a 27 Magi Transition. Looking at Katherine’s Inclusion Chart, we see that she has a lot of 1s and 5s, so considering that fact and that her Karmic Number is 4, we would say that good, safe numbers for her are 3, 7, and 9. Because she is in a 3 Personal Year, though, she may want to be careful not to overdo the 3 energy. For example, she might not want to spend too much money, talk too much, or indulge in gossip. You want to use all your skills to balance what is taking place and what you know about the numbers. Check your Excursion Chart. Double-check for Karmic and Challenge numbers, and consider the energy of your Personal Year. If you start to work on a project or plan and feel as if you’re riding on a teeter-totter, you may want to rethink what you’re trying to do at that time. Perhaps the energy of your project or plan just doesn’t go with the energy of the numbers around you. Once you readjust, which may mean simply starting to work on a different Personal Day, see how all of a sudden the project isn’t the challenge you thought it was. Instead, it is an opportunity for a new beginning.
Safe and Secure Now, let’s take a look at your chart and figure out which numbers can help you feel safe and secure for the time period you are in right now. You’ll want your Excursion Chart and your Inclusion Chart, too. First, consider your Personal Year and its energy. Ask yourself the questions that you always want to ask: Is this number Karmic or a Challenge for me? Is this number over- or underrepresented in my charts? (Remember that four or more of the same number in your
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Inclusion Chart shows an overrepresentation, except in the case of 5, because the letters that represent 5 occur so often in English. So five 5s would not be overrepresentation.)
Lucky Numbers Ideally, the 5s in your Inclusion Chart represent approximately 25 percent of your numbers. Overall, you’ll find that people who have three to five 5s do better with the energy flow. Remember that if you have insufficient 5s in your chart, it’s important for you to be flexible. If you have few 5s, the thought is to hold tight and do it your way. This is not the true way. Instead, bend with the changes, and you’ll find that you’ll be given more opportunities and more openings for luck to come your way.
Then, look at the letters that you are working under and your Essence number. Consider the Universal Year, your Problem number, your Astrological House Transit, and your Magi Transition. And which Personal Month are you in? Write your Personal Year: ________ Write your Personal Month: ________ Your Karmic number (or numbers): ________ Your Challenge numbers: ________ What numbers are overrepresented in your chart? _________________________________ What numbers are underrepresented in your chart? _________________________________ Now, write the numbers that should be a safe bet for you and that make you feel safe and secure: ___________________________ Remember that these are the numbers that are going to work for you now—this month, this year. Next year, you’ll be in a different Personal Year and will probably be working with different letters.
Avoidance When you look at the numbers around you, avoid taking important actions during days, month, or years that relate to your Karmic lessons or Challenges. If you take on important projects while under Karmic numbers, it will take much more work to achieve your goals. And you’ll want to watch yourself when your Karmic number is in effect. If, for instance, the number 3—which is about self-expression—is an issue in your chart, then you have to
220 Part 4: Using Numerology Forecasts pay attention to what you say. If the 7 represents issues for you, you need to remember that 7 is a number of silence. You need to let others speak first. After they have had their say, you can speak. This way, the words you use won’t be repeated in a negative way or twisted by others. This is not to say that when your Karmic number is in effect you should crawl into bed, pull the covers over your head, and do nothing. You need to meet your responsibilities—go to work or school and deal with your friends and family. Luckily for you, you can use the other numbers around you—the ones that work best in your chart—to remove the sting from the situation. For example, say you are in a 4 Personal Year, and 4 is a Karmic number for you. You may find that the universe will not allow you to wait on taking action. So you sit down and look at your numbers. You can select a month and a day that work well for you. This way you have the opportunity to be a winner in whatever pursuits you choose. But what if you have no choice? What if you have to attend a family member’s wedding and it is happening on a day that is just bad for you? Well, sometimes we can only do our best, right? So do your best to look nice and get there on time and be polite—but don’t stick your neck out. If you’re in a 7 day, month, or year, this probably means little or no drinking. In a 7, you won’t be able to hold your liquor; in fact, anything chemical seems to produce a strong reaction. Avoid the uncle who always teases you and draws you into an argument. And no dancing on tables, especially if you’re in a 5; the odds are the table will collapse or you’ll slip, slide, and hit the floor. You don’t want to be the only thing people remember about the wedding, right? It happens to all of us. We all have bad days. We all have numbers in our charts that show problems, and these numbers may influence us for a period of time. So you make adjustments to work these areas as best you can. You can’t stop living because things aren’t perfect, but you don’t have to push the envelope at that time either. Life is always a lesson. Knowing your numbers allows you to make the most of all situations. We all need to look at our numbers, learn from them, and make the most of the numbers around us. A little positive number energy can go a long way!
Where You Live But what about House numbers? We’re glad you asked! If you have a choice, avoid living in a house the number of which is Karmic or a Challenge for you. So if 8 is your Karmic number, it’s perfectly okay to steer clear of dwellings with an 8 House number. Living in such a place could bring added stress into your life. It could also just make all the things you have to do harder to execute.
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What if you’ve just figured your House number and you find that it is a Karmic number for you? Well, first of all, remain calm! Karmic numbers do not spell disaster. We all start working on our Karma the moment we are born. Know that, if you really need to move, the opportunity will present itself. Many times, your Karmic issues are your greatest lessons. The opportunity to live in a house that has a Karmic issue may provide the means to overcome that lesson and go forward in a more positive and enlightened way.
What You’re Called As we discussed in Chapter 11, you can absolutely change your name to give yourself some better numbers. You saw in Chapter 11 how new names and stage names can help or possibly hurt you. That said, remember that your birth name is like your fingerprint. It does not change. Any new name that you use is merely a glove that you pull on. Your birth name is still under there, and it will still influence you. So your Karmic numbers from your birth name will still be present. Your new name may soften some of your Karmic issues, but it can’t take them away. And of course, be careful not to saddle yourself with a new name that brings you lots of new Karma.
Go Figure In Leo Tolstoy’s classic Russian novel War and Peace (1869), Pierre, one of the book’s heroes who has become convinced that French Emperor Napoleon is the beast prophesied in the Apocalypse, fiddles with numerology. Pierre messes with his name to such an extent that he actually adds his nationality to his last name and uses “L’russe Besuhof” (the Russian Besuhof) in his calculations. When he does this, his name works out to the same number as Napoleon’s name. Pierre decides that, because their numbers are equal, he himself is destined to kill Napoleon and save Russia. Hmm … what do you think?
Hiding There really is a difference between avoiding major actions when the numbers are not good for you and hiding. Even when your numbers indicate rough times, you can’t just crawl into a comfy spot and hide. You still need to meet your obligations, and your numbers want you to live your life, love, and prosper—not cower in fear. Avoid dwelling on the possible negative aspects of your Karmic and Challenge numbers. You don’t want to develop a phobia about your numbers! Fear of certain numbers will not
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help you. Just ask someone who suffers from triskaidekaphobia, tetraphobia, or hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia. Allow your knowledge of numerology and your growing understanding of the numbers to help you. Remember, everyone faces Karma and Challenges. They are part of life, and they help you learn and grow. Patricia says, “I believe that the best of times are found when we learn how to live with the numbers that can create our problems and challenges. Then we feel we have overcome.”
Triskaidekaphobia is a fear of the number 13. Tetraphobia is a fear of the number 4, which is associated with death in a number of Asian cultures. Hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia is a fear of the number 666, which appears in the New Testament’s Book of Revelations.
Get Out There Review your chart. The numbers in your chart will show you which areas of your life need to be redirected. For example, if you have a Karmic issue with the number 2, you probably tend to be overly sensitive, particularly in relationships, and you may have issues with the mother figure or other women in your life. Instead of being uptight and upset with females or about your relationships, you can redirect the energy by reminding yourself that you are sensitive. If you let the people in your life know that you tend to be super-sensitive, it can really make a difference. A simple “I’m sensitive, too” can open many doors, especially when others feel you have it all and nothing bothers you. Rather than sulking or feeling bad, this can be a better way to express the energy of a number that is either Karmic or a Challenge for you. (We’ll talk more about this topic, your Karma, and Challenges in Chapters 20 and 22.) Then, notice all the numbers in your chart that have positive vibrations. Common sense says, use the numbers that have the most to offer you. So during your good days, months, and years, get out there and achieve. Take advantage of all your good moments and all the opportunities the numbers bring you. Remember that the numbers are not magic. You will not make money in your 8 Personal Year if you just lie on the couch and watch soaps. Your 8 Personal Year tells you to get out there and act like an 8. Pretend you’re chairman of the board, and you may find you can act and react in a very positive way to your feelings. Yes, you have to work for it! And the same is true of all the other numbers. Use the energy of the numbers around you to get what you want out of life.
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Your Numbers at a Glance For easy reference, record on this page the numbers you calculated in Chapter 17. Your numbers of safety and security for this year: ___________________________________
The Least You Need to Know u Your numbers and the numbers around you present you with opportunities. Use them! u You can find out which numbers will help you feel safe and secure for any given time period. u Avoid difficulties by being aware of your Karmic and Challenge numbers. u You can face your Karma head on by dealing with it. Talk to the people in your life about your issues and get the understanding and support you need.
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Get deeper into the numbers and learn to cultivate your intuition. Here, you’ll learn about your Pinnacles, your Challenges, and your Karmic numbers and their associated lessons. You’ll also take a look at the shadow side of the numbers and learn how you can relate the insights of numerology to the age-old wisdom of astrology.
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u Your temperament: strengths and weaknesses u Letters on the Planes u Intuition development u Your numbers, your self In this chapter, you’re going to take a look at some of the more psychological aspects of numerology. You’ll see how numbers can describe your temperament, you’ll learn to strengthen your intuition, and you’ll try an exercise that will further familiarize you with your Core Numbers and your own inner being.
What Plane Are You On? The Planes of Expression are four areas—Mental, Physical, Emotional, and Intuitive—that describe your temperament based on the vibration of the letters in your full birth name.
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Here’s a table that shows how the letters fit into the planes: Mental
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Your Planes of Expression show the energy of each letter in your full birth name as they relate to the Physical, Metal, Emotional, and Intuitive realms. The numbers on your Planes of Expression chart describe the strengths and weaknesses of your character.
Now let’s take a look at each Plane.
Mental Plane The Mental Plane is all about logic and decisions. If you have Mental Plane energy, you use logic to make decisions rather than your imagination. You’re probably the “show me” type, and you just want the facts. In addition, you’re determined, and you have a good mind, a strong ability to think, and may seem coolly calculating to others. Your energy is about the basics of life—job, finances, home, and family.
Physical Plane If you’re very much on the Physical Plane, you’re a practical person. You have great common sense, and you are physically active. In addition, you are strong, have a lot of energy, and are good at physical tasks.
Emotional Plane If you have a lot of Emotional Plane energy, you’re emotional, creative, and interested in beauty. You can be sentimental. Overall, you’re sympathetic to others and require sympathy from other people, as well. Your decisions can seem illogical to others, and logic is something that doesn’t seem to hold your attention.
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Intuitive Plane If you’re more on the Intuitive Plane, you’re gifted with a strong intuitive sense. You tend to be more interested in spiritual matters than in the practical or the physical. You’re also concerned with knowledge, and you possess the ability to inspire others. Let’s look at the temperament of actress and star of the Ugly Betty television series, America Ferrera, by looking at her Planes of Expression. First, let’s write out her full birth name. Birth name: America Georgine Ferrera Then, fill in the number of letters that you find in the appropriate box on the chart. For example, the letters in the Mental Plane that correspond to America’s name are as follows: three As, two Gs, and one N. That’s 6 letters in the Mental Plane. So enter a 6 in the Mental box. Mental
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Lucky Numbers Here’s a quick and easy way to check your work on your Planes of Expression table. Add the numbers in the boxes. For America, we have 6 + 6 + 8 + 2 = 22. And there are 22 letters in her name. Now you know you didn’t leave any letters out. Missing just one letter could set your whole chart off.
Did you get 6, 6, 8, and 2—in that order—for America’s Mental, Physical, Emotional, and Intuitive Planes? That’s what we got! Looking at America’s Mental Plane letters, we see that she is someone who can always be counted on to do what she says. When she agrees to do something, you know for sure it’s being taken care of. She has a tendency to get involved with other people’s issues, even to the extent of meddling. She can be overly concerned and upset when criticized or if her motives are questioned. She probably assumes too many tasks that aren’t really her responsibility and may feel that what she has given to others is unappreciated. She has a strong family bond and a great care for children.
230 Part 5: Past Patterns, and Future Directions On the Physical Plane, we see that she loves to help others. She has a good deal of artistic talent, and loves to work with other people. She could do well as a counselor. In addition, she tends to have funky taste in clothing and in how she decorates her home. She may tend toward feeling overwhelmed by things, and she worries that she doesn’t get things done the way she feels they should be. America’s Emotional Plane letters say that she can be extremely stubborn. For the most part, she wants to control situations and tries to avoid admitting to her mistakes. Like many of us, she wants to appear at her best, even when she can’t afford to do So and this can cause her considerable frustration. She has a need to protect and take care of her ego. In relationships, she prefers to be the dominant one rather than the dominated. From America’s Intuitive Plane letters, we learn that she’d do well to learn to trust her instincts. She has good vibrations on this plane, but she tends to create inner conflicts. She has strong psychic abilities, but she typically doesn’t understand her psychic messages. She often questions how she feels and wonders how others would react to the issues facing her.
Your Personal Plane Let’s figure your Planes of Expression numbers. Write your full birth name: _________________________________ Count the letters that fit into each Plane, and then record them in the chart. Mental
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What did you get? We’ve prepared lists of the numbers in each Plane and their meanings, so read on!
Mental Plane, by the Numbers u 1 Mental Plane You are self-reliant, even to the point of being stubborn. You can be headstrong and may have a tendency to force your ideas on others. When faced with a decision, you may wait too long to make up your mind. In addition, you tend to allow others to talk you out of what you think.
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u 2 Mental Plane You have musical talent. You have a tendency to become too involved with details. When making a decision, you often look to others for support before you move forward. u 3 Mental Plane Your feelings of inferiority cause you to talk too much in an attempt to build up your ego. Others may see you as boastful and self-centered. Watch your tendency to give up when faced with a physical challenge. u 4 Mental Plane You are a natural manager, and you have great planning skills. But you can be overly serious, and this can hold you back. Try to curb your tendency to envy the success of others. You are definitely the “show me” type. If you haven’t seen it (or seen how Add It Up something works), you won’t believe it. Your Planes of Expression describe your strengths and u 5 Mental Plane You are good at weaknesses. Resist the temptation promotion and sales, and you can do to dwell on the weaknesses. But well when helping a nonprofit or other what if you don’t like what you organization with a public service see here? Try to remain openagenda. You dislike repetition, and you minded and take in everything— need to feel free. You are drawn to the positive and the less than anything unusual or different. Watch positive, too. your tendency to get off track, and try to keep your nose out of other people’s business. u 6 Mental Plane You are all about family, children, and friends, and you are reliable and responsible. Education and the arts will give you a push forward. You can be emotional and sensitive to criticism, and you need to be appreciated for what you know. Watch your tendency to meddle and get too involved in other people’s affairs. u 7 Mental Plane You are very analytical, and you like to do things alone (especially work. You can be withdrawn, but if you know your topic, you converse well and with ease. Watch your tendency to hold grudges, especially toward those who have embarrassed you. u 8 Mental Plane You are ambitious, and you crave recognition. Making and spending money concerns you, and you need to make a lot because your expenses are high. Watch your tendencies to be disloyal and to think that others have betrayed you.
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Physical Plane, by the Numbers u 1 Physical Plane You are very active, original, and competitive. On the down side, you often procrastinate and leave projects unfinished. You dislike when things don’t go as planned. You would do well to curb your tendencies toward impatience. u 2 Physical Plane You often lack self-confidence and tend to be overly sensitive. Watch your tendency to be too detailed; it’s holding you back. Try to let go of objects that no longer have a purpose in your life. u 3 Physical Plane You are talented, artistic, and creative, particularly with your clothing. You like variety, and you can be very sexual in how you speak. Watch your tendency to be scattered, so things don’t get helter-skelter. u 4 Physical Plane You like rules, do everything by the book, and often view sex as a chore. Watch your tendencies toward stubbornness, laziness, and cutting corners. u 5 Physical Plane Travel is number one on your list, and you are a great salesperson. You feel restless if you have to follow procedures, and you may suffer from nerves. You may be drawn to drugs, alcohol, or gambling, so watch out. u 6 Physical Plane You like to help with projects, particularly artistic ones. You can make odd fashion and decorating choices, so take a friend when you go shopping. Try to curb your tendency to be overly sentimental. u 7 Physical Plane You are analytical and you would make a great teacher, particularly of math or science. You are respected and have a lot of dignity, but you can also be viewed as strange or odd. You can become so overly concerned with opportunities that you miss them.
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u 0 Physical Plane You are a dreamer. You would do almost anything rather than work. You hate getting dirty or breaking a sweat.
Emotional Plane, by the Numbers u 1 Emotional Plane Because you are nervous and high-strung, you can come across as rather rude. You often mistrust what you feel, and this tendency can limit your friendships and relationships. u 2 Emotional Plane You are unusually sensitive to the arts. You share well with others, but you have a hard time not worrying. You find criticism very hurtful, but you are pretty good at dishing it out. u 3 Emotional Plane You are talkative, and you need to put your artistic abilities to use. You want to be popular, and you enjoy attention. u 4 Emotional Plane You are good at making evaluations, and you like it when your work is appreciated. When relationships become emotional, you are uncomfortable. You have a tendency to hold on to things for too long and for the wrong reasons. u 5 Emotional Plane You like your freedom and dislike a lot of closeness in a relationship. Once a relationship is over, however, you have a hard time letting go. u 6 Emotional Plane Home, family, and security are your main interests. You can be tough with discipline—maybe too tough—and can be touchy about your emotional side. You have a tendency to hold on to things that have embarrassed you for much too long.
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Intuitive Plane, by the Numbers u 1 Intuitive Plane You need to learn to trust your inner self. Your intuitive side is strong, but at times you just don’t get it. You would do well to learn to let go and grow. This will help you come up with more original ideas. u 2 Intuitive Plane Your psychic abilities are strong, but you need to learn to trust your own feelings. Though the knowledge that you possess is important to you, and you want everyone to know how much you know, you fear your own knowledge. u 3 Intuitive Plane You are very talented, and you will excel in any type of art form. You have the ability to make others see the best that they have to offer. u 4 Intuitive Plane You’re great with details, and you would make a talented inventor. Your intuitive side makes you nervous, though, and you have a hard time being involved with things if you feel they aren’t practical. u 5 Intuitive Plane You have good insight, and you seem to know and feel what others want or expect from you. Typically, though, you don’t feel comfortable with your intuitive side. u 6 Intuitive Plane You’re always looking for ways to help others. But you tend to think rather than act. You often think people are better than they actually are and you end up disappointed.
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u 9 Intuitive Plane You daydream a lot, and you have trouble staying focused. You’re great at influencing other people, but you tend not to be at all practical. u 0 Intuitive Plane You lack faith in yourself, and you can be fearful of what you know. You could gain a lot through meditation and learning more about the self.
You and Your Intuition Are you intuitive? How intuitive are you? Like other esoteric disciplines, numerology combines left-brain activity, in the form of knowledge of the numbers, with right-brain activity—using your intuition. So far in this book, you’ve added and reduced numbers and learned a bunch of new terminology. In short, you’ve used your left-brain skills a lot! To become proficient at numerology, you need to develop your intuition. You can learn to become more intuitive. Here’s how. On a clean sheet of paper, write this affirmation ten times: I grow more intuitive every day. I listen to my intuition and allow it to guide me to the greatest good. Then, write it on a few sticky notes. Post them around your house or workspace—on the bathroom mirror, the fridge, your computer monitor—wherever you will see them and be reminded of your affirmation. During the day, whenever you have a free moment, repeat the sentences to yourself a few times.
Go Figure The spot between your eyebrows, which is known as the sixth chakra, is considered to be the seat of intuition. Also known as the third eye, your sixth chakra allows you to look into the intuitive realm. If you meditate and focus your energy on your third eye, it will open up and help you to see more clearly.
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Before you go to sleep at night, get settled, close your eyes, relax, and say your affirmation to yourself ten times. When you wake up in the morning, before you jump out of bed, start coffee, and check your e-mail, repeat your affirmation to yourself ten times. You may even want to write it out if that feels right for you. Commit to working with your affirmation for one week, and then see how you feel. Are you more in tune with your inner guidance? Keep going if you like the results, and see what affect your developing intuition has on your abilities to read and understand your numbers.
Look in the Numerology Mirror Now you’re going to access the right side of your brain, and you’re going to do it through art. If you don’t have any artistic skills, don’t worry. You can so do this. And if you love to draw or paint or create needlepoint, you can go to town with this exercise. You’ve calculated your Core Numbers and a good handful of other numbers that describe you and your path through life. Now, it’s time to gather some of them together to form a picture—a portrait of you. If you’re familiar with the Tarot deck, you may want to think of your numerology portrait as the card that represents you and your core issues. Katherine tried this exercise, and even though she draws like a puppy with muddy feet, she was really pleased with the results. Here’s the process she went through to create her image.
Portrait in Process First, Katherine stayed very left-brain and wrote her Destiny, Achievement, Approach, and Direction numbers on a blank sheet of paper. She added her Soul Urge, Inner Self, and Expression numbers. Then, she started to doodle. Katherine has an 8 Destiny number. Because the Destiny number is the most important number in the chart, making up 50 percent of the core, she drew a big gray 8. (Gray is the color associated with the number 8; see the table below.) Because she likes to think of her Destiny as a destination, she placed the 8 in the upper right hand corner of the page. And she drew a stick figure to represent herself at the bottom left corner. Without thinking about it too much, Katherine drew her stick figure standing on a step, which she feels represents her Achievement number of 1. She colored the step red to capture the 1 energy. As the 1 Achievement number asks, her figure is stepping up, striving to achieve individuality and independence. Katherine then erased one of her stick figure’s arms
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and redrew it so that the arm is raised and is pointing toward the 8, the direction she wants to go. This gesture felt to her like something a 1 would do. To express her Direction number, which is 6, Katherine drew a gently curving path in blue. The path leads from the top of her 1 step to the gray 8 in the upper corner. Because her Approach number is 9, which is associated with the color gold, she added wavy gold lines, which in her mind represent motion, over the blue path. Then she changed the lines and tried to make them look like little decorative rocks. For her Soul Urge number of 2, Katherine placed a heart-shaped orange locket around her stick figure’s neck. Because Katherine’s Inner Self number is 7, she drew a small glowing purple book at the stick figure’s lower abdomen. In retrospect, she likes the book and its placement for a few reasons. First, the number 7 is associated with books and learning. Secondly, she’s always liked the idea of the hara, which, in the Zen tradition, is the seat of your spiritual energy and is located in the low belly. In addition, she writes books of an esoteric nature.
Hara is a Japanese word that means “belly.” The hara is considered to be the body’s center of gravity. Its precise location is three finger widths below the navel and two finger widths behind. The hara is also considered to be the source of spiritual energy and the seat of the soul.
Then she dressed her figure in a gold cape, which she decorated with columns of the number 9, to represent her 9 Expression number. This made her think of the Tarot’s 9 of Pentacles, which depicts a prosperous lady in a garden. The cape on Katherine’s figure partially conceals her 7 Inner Self number because that number feels private. Finally, she added a few more touches—an orange kitten with blue eyes, which her figure is holding close to her chest, and a third arm, which the figure is using to scatter nuts and seeds for the birds, squirrels, and other animals. Katherine wondered whether she should turn the golden rocks on the blue path into nuts and seeds. And she thought that she might turn the big gray 8 in the corner into a building—maybe a castle—but then she ran out of steam! She could go on and on about this image and her interpretation of it—but now, it’s your turn!
Your Numerology Self-Portrait If you have ideas for your portrait while you are reading this, quickly sketch them. You may want to let your sketch sit for a few days and see if any more information comes to you. If you have no ideas, don’t worry.
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Get out some colored pens, pencils, markers, water colors, stickers, and any other art supplies that you feel comfortable with. You may want to put on some music to help you loosen up. If it feels right to you, make some doodles, squiggles, and wavy lines. Have as much fun with this exercise as you can. Start with your Destiny number. Write or draw it in first because it is your most important Core Number. Use the color with which your number is associated. Here’s a table of the numbers with their colors:
1 = red
4 = green
7 = purple
2 = orange
5 = tan
8 = gray
3 = yellow
6 = blue
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Add your Achievement, Approach, and Direction numbers. Then fill in your Soul Urge, Inner Self, and Expression numbers. Keep adding images until you feel that your drawing is done, or done for now. Put your drawing up where you will see it every day. Come back to your drawing whenever you feel inspired to add elements. If you are absolutely uncomfortable with drawing, you can create your portrait as a chart. But try to use some graphic elements. Write each number in the color with which it is associated. Add arrows or wavy lines to show the relationships between the numbers. In short, use your imagination—and let it spark your intuition! Are we having fun yet?
Your Numbers at a Glance For easy reference, record the numbers you calculated in Chapter 18. How many letters do you have on each Plane?
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The Least You Need to Know u The Planes of Expression describe the strengths and weaknesses of your character. u Your Planes of Expression numbers are based on the Mental, Physical, Emotional, and Intuitive vibrations of the letters in your full birth name. u Numerology uses both the rational, computational side of your brain and the more artistic, intuitive side. u If you want to, you can learn to become more intuitive. Being more intuitive means that you will have a better grasp of the numbers and their vibrations.
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In this chapter, Patricia helps you understand your Pinnacle Numbers, which describe your highest attainments. We’ll also take a look at how you can use color in your life to enhance the positive expression of your numbers.
High Points of Your Life Your Lifetime Pinnacles, or Points of Attainment, describe what you can achieve during set periods of your life. If you don’t pay attention to these numbers, you could fall into difficulties. But if you heed their messages, you will be guided to
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your highest goals. You’ll find that your Pinnacle numbers change when you move from a 9 Personal Year, which is about endings, into your 1 Personal Year, a new beginning.
A Pinnacle number describes the highest attainment you can reach in a specific time period. You have four Lifetime Pinnacle numbers. Your First Pinnacle is the sum of your birth month plus your birth date. Your Second Pinnacle is the sum of your birth date plus your birth year. Your Third Pinnacle is the sum of your First Pinnacle and your Second Pinnacle. Your Fourth Pinnacle is the sum of your birth month and your birth year.
You calculated your four Pinnacle numbers back in Chapter 3. Flip back to that chapter and find your Pinnacle numbers now. Write them here: First Pinnacle number: _______ Second Pinnacle number: _______ Third Pinnacle number: _______ Fourth Pinnacle number: _______ Here’s a table that shows the approximate duration of each Pinnacle: Method
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Some numerologists figure the end of your First Pinnacle by subtracting your Destiny number from 36. If you were born October 9, 1960, and thus have a Destiny number of 8, you would start with 36 and subtract 8 and get 28. So age 28 would be the end of your First Pinnacle. But we’re going to be more precise. Remember how we found the precise end of your first Subcycle back in Chapter 12? Well, you’re going to use the same technique to find the end of your First Pinnacle.
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Precision Timing On your Excursion Chart, find the 9 Personal Year that is closest to the year that you turn 27. (Why 27? Because it represents three nine-year cycles.) It will lie somewhere between the year you turn 25 and the year you turn 33. Your First Pinnacle is about becoming an individual, finding friends, and self-expression. This period ends when you are in a 9 Personal Year, at the same time that your first Subcycle ends. This transition marks the end of youth and your move into being a real grown-up. Your Second Pinnacle lasts for nine years. This period is your early adulthood, which is often about responsibility and your career or work. To find the end of your Second Pinnacle, just add 9 to your age at the end of your First Pinnacle. Your Third Pinnacle also lasts for nine years. This period is best described as one of seeking freedom. To find the end of your Third Pinnacle, just add 9 to your age at the end of your Second Pinnacle. Your Fourth Pinnacle begins right after your Third Pinnacle ends, and it lasts until the end of your life. This period is about responsibility, maturity, wisdom, and spiritual insights. Here’s an example of how you’ll find the precise ends of your Pinnacles. Just the way you did when you found the end of your first Subcycle, you want to check your Excursion Chart. You want to locate the 9 Personal Year that is closest to the year you turn 27. For example, if your birth date were October 9, 1960, you’d look at your Excursion Chart and see that the year you turned 27 you were in an 8 Personal Year. You slide over one year, to the year you turned 28, and find a 9 Personal Year. So if this is indeed your birth date, your Go Figure First Pinnacle ended at age 28. Remember, if Some numerologists refer your 27th birthday does not fall on a 9 Personal to Pinnacles as Points of Year, just slide over on your chart to the closest Attainment. Others call these 9 Personal Year and use that age as the end of numbers Turning Points. your First Pinnacle. Don’t worry, we’ll walk you through this process in one second! In the case of the person with the October 9, 1960, birthday, to find the end of the Second Pinnacle, we would add 9 to 28 (remember, we just discovered that this person’s First Pinnacle ended at age 28) and get 37. To find the end of her Third Pinnacle, we’d add 9 to 37 and get 46. And the Fourth Pinnacle starts when the third one ends, and it lasts for the rest of her life. So our October 9, 1960, example begins the Fourth Pinnacle at age 47.
244 Part 5: Past Patterns and Future Directions Fill in the Pinnacle time chart below. Check your Excursion Chart by looking at the year you turn 27. If you were in a 9 Personal Year that year, great! Then 27 is the end of your First Pinnacle. If not, slide over to find the 9 Personal Year that lies closest to your 27th birthday (or check the end of your first Subcycle). Write your age at the end of your First Pinnacle: ________ To determine the end of your Second Pinnacle, add 9 to your age at the end your First Pinnacle: ________ To find your age at the end of your Third Pinnacle, add 9 to your age at the end of your Second Pinnacle: ________ Write in the age when your Fourth Pinnacle begins (the year after your Third Pinnacle ends), and know that it will be with you the rest of your life: ________
Understanding Your Pinnacle Numbers Everything that you already know about the numbers applies to their meanings as Pinnacle numbers. Here are some quick notes that pertain to the numbers as Pinnacle numbers: 1 A perfect Pinnacle with which to start your life 2 At the start of life, this number can indicate issues of missing the father figure 3 A great number, wherever it is found 4 Describes a time of limitations 5 Describes freedom 6 Describes a time of responsibility 7 A quiet or possibly lonely period; try to avoid stress 8 Your focus will be on the material side of life 9 This is a time of long-range plans and of travel
Lucky Numbers Your Pinnacle numbers work with your Challenge numbers. We’re going to talk about your Challenge numbers in depth in Chapter 20. Hang tight!
When you look at your Pinnacle numbers, ask the same questions that you ask when you consider your other numbers. Is this number Karmic or a Challenge for you? (If it is a problem number for you, know that you’ll face some real life work, keep at it, be positive, and learn as much as you can.)
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Then, look at your Personal Year. How does the energy of your Pinnacle number go with the energy of your Personal Year? Say you’re in a 7 Pinnacle, which says slow down, meditate, rest. At the same time, you’re in a 5 Personal Year, which is all about movement and change and will make it hard for you to settle down. Well, you’re going to feel a tug of war between these two energies. Next, imagine that during your 7 Pinnacle and your 5 Personal Year, you enter a 4 Personal Month. The 4 wants you to work hard and to be detailed and precise. The 7 can say, “I don’t trust what I think.” The 5 wants change, travel, and movement. Despite the fact that these energies may seem like an odd mix, there’s probably an activity that is perfectly suited to such a number combination, such as a working mediation retreat in an exotic location … or something like that. Similarly, if you were in a 4 Pinnacle and a 5 Personal Year, you’d feel the tug of war between the 4, which wants to work and focus on details, and the 5, which wants to party, but if you work as a party planner this energy could be excellent for your business. Other combinations have more obvious positive effects. Say you are in a 4 Pinnacle and 6 Personal Year. The 4 wants you to work hard and attend to details, while the 6 is also concerned with details, perfection, and focusing on the family. Imagine how much you’d get done with this number combination! Not only would your work be in order, but your house would be, too. You’d probably end up finding the mate to all those stray socks and alphabetizing your spice rack. Imagine what you could accomplish—oh, the details!—while in a 4 Pinnacle and a 4 Personal Month! Remember that, as a general rule, even numbers tend to go best with other even numbers, and the energy of an odd number mixes best with the energy of another odd number. What if your Pinnacle number is the same as your Destiny number? (Katherine has two Pinnacle Numbers that are the same as her Destiny number.) What if it’s the same as your Expression, Soul Urge, or Inner Self number? Remember that, when your numbers double up, it can make everything more difficult. We’ll reuse Patricia’s candy metaphor: one candy bar can be good, but two or more can make you sick. Yes, you really can have too much of the good things in life. Of course, your Life Pinnacles describe long-range issues. If you’re interested in a more short-range forecast, you can look at your Personal Year and the Universal Year and read those with the letters on your Excursion Chart. But you can also fine-tune your reading by looking to your Yearly Pinnacles. Right now, we’re going to do just that.
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Yearly Peaks You have four Yearly Pinnacles, and they operate on a set schedule. The First Yearly Pinnacle is from January 1 to March 31, the Second is from April 1 to June 30, the Third is from July 1 to September 30, and the Fourth is from October 1 to December 31. Your Yearly Pinnacle numbers describe what you can best hope to achieve during the four periods of the year. Your Yearly Pinnacles describe the high points of your year. Each year is divided into four periods, so you have four Yearly Pinnacle numbers.
About your Yearly Pinnacles, Patricia says, “This is truly a way of fine-tuning what is taking place in the life. Each number gives a different dimension of the events in your life.” Remember that the longer the time period a number is in effect, the more strength it has. So your Life Pinnacle numbers will be stronger than your Yearly Pinnacle numbers.
Figuring Yearly Pinnacle Numbers Before we proceed, you’ll need your Achievement number, which you figured in Chapter 9. (Just quickly, your Achievement number, which is also known as the birth digit, is your month of birth plus day of birth.) To figure your First Yearly Pinnacle number, add the Universal Year number to your Achievement number. Let’s use October 9, 1960, as an example again. For the current year, we’ll use 2009. So the Universal Year is 2. The Achievement number for October 9 is 1. (October equals 10, which reduces to 1; 1 plus 9 equals 10, which reduces to 1.) The Personal Year for someone with this birth information in 2009 is 3. First Yearly Pinnacle number for the year 2009 (January 1 to March 31) Universal Year + Achievement number 2+1=3 Second Yearly Pinnacle number (April 1 to June 30) Personal year + Achievement number 3+1=4
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Your Yearly Pinnacle Numbers Now, let’s find your Yearly Pinnacle numbers for this year. First, write the year here: ________ Fill in the Universal Year number: ________ (If you need a refresher on figuring the Universal Year and Personal Year numbers, flip back to Chapter 4.) Write your Achievement number: ________ Your Personal Year number: ________ First Yearly Pinnacle number (January 1 to March 31) Universal Year + Achievement number = First Yearly Pinnacle number
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Third Yearly Pinnacle number (July 1 to September 30) First Pinnacle + Second Pinnacle = Third Yearly Pinnacle number
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Monthly Peaks Your Monthly Pinnacle numbers describe your highest attainments during the month. The month breaks down into four segments, so you have four Monthly Pinnacle numbers. To find your Monthly Pinnacle numbers, you need your Personal Year number and the number of the calendar month. Your First Monthly Pinnacle lasts from the first of the month until the seventh day of the month. Your Second Monthly Pinnacle lasts from the eighth until the fourteenth of the month. Your Third Monthly Pinnacle lasts from the fifteenth until the twenty-first day of the month. Your Fourth Monthly Pinnacle lasts from the twenty-second until the end of the month.
Figuring Monthly Pinnacle Numbers We’ll continue to use October 9, 1960, as an example of a birth date, and March 2009 as the current month and year. So the current month we’ll be using is 3. The Personal Year is 3, and the Personal Month is 6. (You remember that Personal Month is Personal Year + calendar month, right?) First Monthly Pinnacle number (1st to 7th of the month) Current month + Personal Year 3+3=6
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Lucky Numbers Some numerologists figure four Daily Pinnacle numbers. To get your First Daily Pinnacle number, which lasts from midnight to 6 a.m., add the reduced calendar day to your Personal Month number. For your Second, which lasts from 6 a.m. to noon, add your Personal Month to your Personal Day. To get your Third, which lasts from noon to 6 p.m., add your First and Second Daily Pinnacles together. Finally, to get your Fourth, which lasts from 6 p.m. to midnight, add the calendar day to your Personal Day.
Your Monthly Pinnacle Numbers Now, let’s find your Monthly Pinnacle numbers for this month. Write the current month and year: ____________ Write the month number. Reduce it to a single digit: ____/____ Your Personal Year: ________ Your Personal Month: ________ Now, fill in the chart on the next page.
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Third Monthly Pinnacle number (15th to 21st of the month) First Monthly Pinnacle + Second Monthly Pinnacle = Third Monthly Pinnacle number
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Fourth Monthly Pinnacle number (22nd till end of month) Current Month + Personal Month = Fourth Monthly Pinnacle number
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What did you get? Did you ask yourself, “Are any of these numbers Karmic or a Challenge for me?” How do they go with your Personal Year and Personal Month? What about your current Lifetime Pinnacle and your Yearly Pinnacle numbers?
What to Wear? Here’s another way you can help yourself work toward your highest attainments and harness more of the positive energy around you: through color. Remember from Chapter 18 that each number has a color associated with it? So why not use color to enhance the vibration around you? It could be just a scarf that gives you a hint of the color. Or you could go whole hog and plan an outfit around the color. Wearing a color that is good for you is quite beneficial. Have you ever noticed that, in the many books on dressing for success, there are power colors to wear? Well, it isn’t any different when you look at your numbers.
The Colors, by the Numbers 1 = red
4 = green
7 = purple
2 = orange
5 = tan
8 = gray
3 = yellow
6 = blue
9 = gold
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Say you are in a 3 Personal Year. If So you may want to wear some yellow, the color of 3, to help you express yourself and be creative the way the 3 wants you to. You could also choose to wear the color that represents your Personal Month or your Personal Day.
Go Figure If you’re familiar with the chakras, spinning energy centers that lie along your spine, you may have noticed that the number-color correspondences are the same as the colors of the first four chakras. The first chakra, which lies near the base of your spine, is seen to be red. The second chakra, which is two inches below your navel, is orange. The third chakra, which sits at the level of your solar plexus, is yellow. The fourth chakra is at your heart, and it is green. What about the last three chakras? Five, six, and seven are, respectively, blue, indigo, and violet.
If you’re in a 1 Personal Day and you’re off to a job interview, why not wear some red? It is a good power color, and it could help you get out there and keep your 1 energy up. If you’re working on your spiritual side, and it is a good day for learning and lessons, you could wear some purple. Purple, after all, is the color of learning and spirituality. Alternatively, if you’re feeling brave, you could use color to help you deal with your Karmic number (or numbers) by wearing just a little of the color that goes with that number. This could reinforce a bit of good Karma for you. This may not be for everyone, but you do need to work off your Karmic numbers. Maybe for you, wearing the essence of the color or having that color around will draw your attention and make you more conscious of working on your Karmic issues. (We’re going to talk more about Karma and how to deal with it in Chapter 22.) When you start using the colors of your Personal Year, Personal Month, or Personal Day, see how they make you feel. After observing, wear the ones that feel good and right to you. You may be surprised when you start to pay attention to number-color correspondences. Some days, you may find that you have chosen a color that represents your number without even thinking about it.
Your Numbers at a Glance For easy reference, record the numbers you calculated in Chapter 19. Lifetime Pinnacle numbers Your First Pinnacle number: ____ which lasts from age ____ to age ____
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Your Second Pinnacle number: ____ which lasts from age ____ to age ____ Your Third Pinnacle number: ____ which lasts from age ____ to age ____ Your Fourth Pinnacle number: ____ which lasts from age ____ until the end of your life Yearly Pinnacle numbers for the year ________ Your First Yearly Pinnacle number: ____ which lasts from January 1 to March 31 Your Second Yearly Pinnacle number: ____ which lasts from April 1 to June 30 Your Third Yearly Pinnacle number: ____ which lasts from July 1 to September 30 Your Fourth Yearly Pinnacle number: ____ which lasts from October 1 to December 31 Monthly Pinnacle numbers for the month of ____________ Your First Monthly Pinnacle number: ____ which lasts from the 1st to the 7th of the month Your Second Monthly Pinnacle number: ____ which lasts from the 8th to the 14th of the month Your Third Monthly Pinnacle number: ____ which lasts from the 15th to 21st of the month Your Fourth Monthly Pinnacle number: ____ which lasts from the 22nd until the end of the month
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The Least You Need to Know u You have four Lifetime Pinnacle numbers. They describe your highest attainments for a given period. u Each year, you have four Yearly Pinnacle numbers. They tell you what you can achieve in each quarter of the year. u Each month, you have four Monthly Pinnacle numbers. These numbers describe your attainments for each section of the month. u You can use color to enhance the positive energy of your numbers. You can wear a little of the color or a lot—whatever suits you.
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The Shadow Side of Your Numbers In This Chapter u Looking into the shadows u Your Lifetime Challenge numbers u Your challenges for the year u The challenges the month can bring you
In this chapter, Patricia helps you examine the more difficult expressions of your numbers. First, we’ll peer into the shadows and look at the not-so-nice side of the numbers. Then you’ll spend much of the chapter learning to identify and work with your Lifetime, Yearly, and Monthly Challenge numbers. Does that sound like a lot of Challenges? Never fear! Read on!
Meet Your Shadow You know by now that the numbers offer you great opportunities. You also know that each number can have its less than positive side. Rather than seeing the nonpositive side of the numbers as negative, why not think of these difficult aspects
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as the shadow side of the numbers? We all have our shadow sides, and the numbers are no different. Psychiatrist Carl G. Jung (1875–1961) described the shadow as the instinctive and weaker side of our personalities, which we tend to fear, reject, repress, hate, or avoid. Everyone has a shadow side. Typically, in fairy tales or in a story such as The Wizard of Oz, the shadow side is represented by a witch. She’s not evil per se, but she is badly behaved much the way a very powerful toddler would be. Jung also saw the shadow as the source of our creativity. The shadow holds much undeveloped potential. Confronting The shadow is a psychological your shadow is an important step on the path to term pioneered by Swiss psychiaself-awareness and thus self-fulfillment. The more in trist Carl G. Jung. Jung saw the touch you are with your shadow, the easier your life shadow as part of the personalcan be. ity that you may hate, fear, or repress. The shadow is associWe’re going to take a quick look at the negative or ated with your creativity and has shadow sides of each number. Consider the challenge lots of potential. A confrontation that the shadow side of each of your numbers poses with your shadow is essential for for you. Then, we’re going to move on and look at self-awareness. your Challenge numbers, which are often described as weaknesses to which you are prone.
The Shadow Side, by the Numbers u 1 Shadow Side Traits The flip side of the 1’s strength and leadership can be aggression and pushiness. If you have a lot of 1 energy, you can come across as opinionated, willful, and egotistical. You can also be impatient and stubborn. Guard against these tendencies and let your 1 lead you to your best qualities of leadership, courage, innovation, and self-determination. u 2 Shadow Side Traits The gentle nature of the 2 can snowball and become too much, leading to passivity. If you have a lot of 2 energy, you can be seen as weak and clingy. You may fall into depression, suffer from indecisiveness, and worry excessively about what others think of you. You can also be critical to the point of nitpicking. Resist the temptation to fall into the negative expression of your 2, and let it guide you toward partnership, romance, and developing your skills of peacemaking.
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u 3 Shadow Side Traits The chatty optimism of the 3 can go overboard. You may be prone to gossip, exaggeration, and talking too much. The 3, with all its creativity and facility with words, can be scattered and extravagant. You can be seen as messy, moody, impractical, insincere, and childish. Guard against these tendencies and let your 3 energy express itself with joy, humor, and a sense of fun. Engage your creativity and all should be well. u 4 Shadow Side Traits The steady calm of the 4 has its flip side in stubbornness. You can seem boring or bored, slow, depressed, and suspicious. Guard against a desire to have fixed opinions. Resist the 4’s natural interest in defining what is right and what is wrong so that you are not viewed as rigid. The 4 can feel restrictive to the point of repression. Instead of going there, let your 4 energy help you build a strong foundation, attend to details, and get a lot of work done. u 5 Shadow Side Traits The freedom-loving, adventuresome 5 can behave rashly and take too many risks. You can be seen as unstable, lustful, conceited, and hasty. You can also be restless and have a hot temper. Guard against the temptations of drugs and alcohol and be careful in your love affairs; don’t hurt anyone or be sneaky. Let the energy, sex appeal, and adaptability of the 5 guide you toward the happy expression of this changeable number. u 6 Shadow Side Traits The loving and nurturing tendencies of the 6 can tip into meddling in the affairs of others. If you have lots of 6 energy, you can be seen as a busy-body. You also may fall into codependence, stubbornness, and martyrdom. Guard against these tendencies, and let your 6 express itself by creating a loving and harmonious home or garden. u 7 Shadow Side Traits Thoughtful, intelligent 7 can be aloof, moody, suspicious, and depressed. With 7 energy, you can be silent and mistrustful, particularly of yourself and your own mind. People may find you reserved and hard to get to know. Guard against the tendency to withdraw and grow out of touch with other humans. Allow the 7 to express itself by helping you learn, rest, develop your mind and spirituality, and meditate.
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Know Your Shadow Did any of the descriptions of the shadow sides of the numbers strike a chord with you? Do you engage in any of these shadowy behaviors? Recognize the fact that you must first own your behaviors before you attempt to change them.
Add It Up When contemplating your shadow side, be gentle and forgiving with yourself. Resist the temptation to be hard on yourself. Remember that we all have shadow sides, and that we all have things about ourselves we would like to change. Approach your issues with compassion and go slowly.
List the two or three numbers with shadow sides that impact your life the most. ________ ________ ________ Pledge to tackle one of these numbers. For the next month, strive to be aware of this number and its shadow side. Spend some time journaling about this number, its shadow, and its impact on you, if you feel so moved.
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Life’s Challenges You figured your Lifetime Challenge numbers in Chapter 3. Go find those numbers now. Write your Challenge numbers in the spaces provided. First Challenge number: ______ Second Challenge number: ______ Third Challenge number: ______ Fourth Challenge number: ______ Many numerologists, including Juno Jordan (1884–1984), who is considered to be the mother of modern numerology, figure four Life Challenge numbers. (If you are familiar with The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Numerology by Kay Lagerquist and Lisa Lenard [Alpha Books, 2004], you know that they use four Challenge numbers as well.) To calculate the timing of your Challenges when working with four Challenge Numbers in the Juno Jordan manner, you can just match your Challenge Numbers up with your Pinnacle Numbers. So your First Challenge lasts the same amount of time as your First Pinnacle. Then, your Second Challenge lasts for nine Your Challenge numbers years, just the way your Second Pinnacle does. describe what you must face to Your Third Challenge also lasts for nine years, achieve your Pinnacles. These and your Fourth Challenge starts when your numbers can help you underThird Challenge ends and lasts for the rest of stand some of the lessons you’re your life. Interestingly, for many people, the here on Earth to learn. Third and Fourth Challenges come out to be the same number, as they did in the example we used in Chapter 3. All that said, other numerologists, such as Kevin Quinn Avery, calculate three Challenge Numbers. Because Patricia studied in Avery’s lineage, we’re going to show you his system. According to Avery, your First Challenge number is a minor Challenge. Many numerologists refer to it as your First Minor Challenge. Your Second Challenge number is also a minor Challenge, and it is known as your Second Minor Challenge. Your Third Challenge number is a major Challenge. This number is known as your Major Challenge. If you are working with three Challenge Numbers, and you are strictly following Avery, then the timing is often described like this: Your First Minor Challenge is felt most during the first half of your life. Your Second Minor Challenge is strongest in the second half of life, while your Major Challenge is felt your entire life.
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Timing Your Life Challenges Flip back to Chapter 19 and check the timing of your First Pinnacle. Then, fill in the chart below.
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Now, take a look at the meaning of each Challenge number.
Challenges, by the Numbers u Challenge Number = 1 This number asks you to work on your courage, strength, and force of will. To meet the Challenge of your 1, you will have to step up and be decisive. Resist the temptation to be wishy-washy and to let others make decisions for you. Please yourself! Use your creativity, demand respect, and march ahead with your head held high. If others treat you poorly, let go of your resentment of them. Staying mad at these people will only keep you tied to them in an unhealthy way. Let the issue drop and move on.
Go Figure Amelia Earhart (1897–1937), the pioneer of American aviation, had First Minor and Major Challenges that were both 1s. And if you figure a fourth Challenge number for her, you’ll also get a 1. If you’d like to see Earhart’s entire numerology chart, check out Ruth A. Drayer’s book Numerology: The Power in Numbers (Square One Publishers, 2003).
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u Challenge Number = 2 You really are more sensitive than most people. It would do you good to step out of your own point of view and consider how others see things. Doing so probably will help you forgive others and not hold grudges for perceived slights. To meet your 2 Challenge, work on your assertiveness. Act confident, be forthright and tell the truth, use your talents, and be yourself. If you do, all sorts of good will follow. Resist the temptation to obsess over details, and know that your psychic abilities are real and you really can use them. u Challenge Number = 3 The 3 asks you to hone your creative abilities. So work at your art—painting, sculpture, weaving, singing, dancing, writing, playing or composing music, or whatever form of creative self-expression feels right. If you do apply yourself in this way, opportunities will open up for you. The 3 also wants you to be social for fun and in the wider arena, too. So in addition to spending time with friends, get involved in community affairs. Maybe someone needs help planning that community arts festival. Whatever you do, be aware that the down side of the 3 is being scattered. Take care to ground yourself, and don’t waste your energies. u Challenge Number = 4 The 4 wants you to develop a sense of order and good work habits. This includes being on time! Avoid any tendencies to procrastinate. Meet your obligations head on, and then you won’t have to worry about the stuff you haven’t done. Yes, many tasks can feel rote or even downright boring. Best to jump in and get done whatever you need to do. Procrastinating and then worrying about it will waste your energy and talents and will ultimately drag you away from your goals. Also watch your tendencies toward being stubborn or opinionated. Resist the temptation to push. Step back and see how events unfold. u Challenge Number = 5 The 5 wants you to learn to let go in appropriate ways. So pay attention to how, why, and when you give up on people or things, and don’t throw the proverbial baby out with the bath water. You can find success in the travel industry or working in advertising, publicity, or promotion. Curb any desires to escape your responsibilities, and you’ll do well. Be aware that you may be more sexual or sensual than the next person. This interest in pleasure is fine so long as you don’t allow it to lead you into careless, reckless, or unsafe behavior. u Challenge Number = 6 The 6 wants you to learn about true love and companionship. To do this, you must let go of your perfectionism a bit and stop trying to make others toe your
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Go Figure Remember looking at Josh Groban’s Excursion Chart back in Chapter 14? Josh’s First Minor Challenge is 7, his Second Minor Challenge is 8, and his Major Challenge is 1. Josh will feel the most impact from his First Minor Challenge for a while yet. He doesn’t enter his Second Minor Challenge until he turns 33 in 2014.
u Challenge Number = 8 The 8 wants you to deal with issues of money and power. You may be tempted to ignore these topics, but if you do So you will not be fulfilling your 8 Challenge. Alternatively, you may be totally obsessed with money and power. Going to that extreme is not what your 8 wants. Try for balance. If you do find balance, you’ll have many opportunities for recognition and success. If you strive to behave in an honorable manner and to be above board in your dealings, you will do well. u Challenge Number = 9 Because your Challenges are found using subtraction, and because 9 is the highest number we deal with in these calculations, it’s not possible, using the systems presented here, to have a 9 Challenge number. u Challenge Number = 0 The 0 tells you that you possess the knowledge and abilities of all of the numbers. You know and understand what you need to do in this lifetime. Your major challenge is in recognizing that fact. Yes, you really do know! Make your own decisions and accept responsibility for the choices that you make. Some people call this challenge the Challenge of Choice, because the choice is yours. Others refer to this 0 as the Cipher Challenge. (Cipher is just a fancy word for “zero.”)
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Your Life Challenge Plan Consider what you need to do to meet your Life Challenges. What are your numbers asking of you? Write your numbers here, consult the list “Challenges, by the Numbers,” in the preceding section, and jot down some actions you can take to meet your challenges. First Minor Challenge number: ________ I’ll meet my First Minor Challenge by ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ Second Minor Challenge number: ________ I’ll meet my Second Minor Challenge by ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ Major Challenge number: ________ I’ll meet my Major Challenge by ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________
Yearly Challenges You have three Yearly Challenge numbers—the First Yearly Minor Challenge, the Second Yearly Minor Challenge, and the Yearly Major Challenge. All three of these numbers affect you all year, but the First Minor Challenge will ask for your attention most during the first half of the year, while the Second Yearly Minor Challenge will want attention during the second half of the year. You’ll feel the demands of the Yearly Major Challenge equally all year.
Your Yearly Challenge numbers describe the issues that you will meet and need to deal with if you want to achieve your Pinnacles for the year. You have three Yearly Challenge numbers—two minor ones and one major one.
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Figuring Yearly Challenge Numbers Let’s use October 9, 1960, as an example, as we have in previous chapters. For the current year, we’ll use 2009. So the Universal Year is 2, while the Achievement number (or birth digit) is 1. The Personal Year is 3. First Yearly Minor Challenge number for year 2009 (first half of year) Universal Year – Achievement number 2–1=1 Second Yearly Minor Challenge number (second half of year) Personal year – Achievement number 3–1=2 Yearly Major Challenge number (all year) First Yearly Minor Challenge number – Second Yearly Minor Challenge number 1–2=1
Your Yearly Challenge Numbers Now, let’s find your Yearly Challenge numbers for this year. The current year: ________ Universal Year: ________ Your Achievement number: ________ Personal Year: ________ First Yearly Minor Challenge number (first half of year) Universal Year – Achievement number = First Yearly Minor Challenge ________ – ________ = ________ Second Yearly Minor Challenge (second half of year) Personal Year – Achievement number = Second Yearly Minor Challenge ________ – ________ = ________
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Your Yearly Challenge Plan Now you know what your Challenge numbers for the year are. To help you see where you need to go this year, read over the section “Challenges, by the Numbers” found earlier in this chapter. Use the space provided to note some actions you can take to meet your challenges head on.
Add It Up Challenges are … well, challenging! So when dealing with the issues that come up around your Challenges, be kind and treat yourself gently. Forcing or threatening yourself will not help. Compassion for yourself, on the other hAnd will pay off in the end.
First Yearly Minor Challenge number: ________ I’ll meet my First Yearly Minor Challenge by ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ Second Yearly Minor Challenge number: ________ I’ll meet my Second Yearly Minor Challenge by ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ Yearly Major Challenge number: ________ I’ll meet my Yearly Major Challenge by ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________
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Monthly Challenges You have three Monthly Challenges—the First Monthly Minor Challenge, the Second Monthly Minor Challenge, and the Monthly Major Challenge. Your First Monthly Minor Challenge will want your attention during the first half of the month, while the Second Monthly Major Challenge will be in effect the second half of the month. You’ll feel your Monthly Major Challenge all month long.
Your Monthly Challenge numbers describe the issues that you must deal with to achieve your Pinnacles for the month. You have three Monthly Challenge numbers—two minor ones and one major one.
Figuring Monthly Challenges We’re going to stick with October 9, 1960, as the date of birth for our example, and we’re looking at March 2009. So the current month number is 3, while the Personal Year is also 3. The Personal Month is 6. First Monthly Minor Challenge (first half of month) Current month – Personal Year 3–3=0 Second Monthly Minor Challenge (second half of month) Personal Year – Personal Month 3–6=3 Monthly Major Challenge (all month) First Monthly Minor Challenge – Second Monthly Minor Challenge 0–3=3
Your Monthly Challenge Numbers Now, let’s find your Monthly Challenge numbers for this year. The current month: ____________
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Current month number: ________ Personal Year: ________ Personal Month: ________ First Monthly Minor Challenge (first half of month) Current month – Personal Year = First Monthly Minor Challenge
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Second Monthly Minor Challenge (second half of month) Personal Year – Personal Month = Second Monthly Minor Challenge ________ – ________ = ________ Monthly Major Challenge (all month)
First Monthly Minor Challenge – Second Monthly Minor Challenge = Monthly Major Challenge ________ – ________ = ________
Your Monthly Challenge Plan Now you know what your Monthly Challenges are. Consider what you need to do to meet these challenges. Record your numbers in the following section, and then read over the list “Challenges, by the Numbers.” Finally, make note of actions you can take to meet your Monthly Challenges.
Lucky Numbers Some numerologists figure Daily Challenges. To get your first, which lasts from midnight to 6 a.m., you’ll need the reduced calendar day and your Personal Month. Subtract the smaller of these numbers from the larger. For your second (6 a.m. to noon), you’ll need your Personal Month and Personal Day. Subtract the smaller number from the larger. To get your third (noon to 6 p.m.), start with your First and Second Daily Pinnacle numbers. Subtract the smaller number from the larger. Finally, when you’re figuring a fourth (6 p.m. to midnight), take the calendar day and your Personal Day and subtract the smaller number from the larger. Alternatively, you could figure the first three and see that the first one is about the day’s first half, the second one impacts the day’s second half, and the third affects you all day.
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Your Numbers at a Glance For easy reference, record the numbers you calculated in Chapter 20. Lifetime Challenges Your First Minor Challenge: which lasts from age ____ to age ____ Your Second Minor Challenge: which lasts from age ____ to age ____ Your Major Challenge: which lasts from age ____ to age ____ Yearly Challenges for the calendar year ________ Your First Yearly Minor Challenge: ____ which impacts you most the first half of the year Your Second Yearly Minor Challenge: ____ which impacts you most the second half of the year
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The Least You Need to Know u It’s important for you to look at the negative or shadow side of your numbers, as well as at the positive energy that the numbers give off. u Your Lifetime Challenge numbers will guide you toward the attainments described by your Pinnacle numbers. You have three (or four) Lifetime Challenge numbers. u Much like your Lifetime Challenges, your Yearly Challenges will point you toward what you need to do. But these numbers operate for the course of only one year. u Your Monthly Challenge numbers describe what you need to do during the course of the month to reach your Monthly Pinnacles.
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What do you know about astrology? You probably know your sun sign, and you may know your rising sign, too. Or perhaps you check your horoscope in a newspaper or magazine every once in a while. (If you don’t know about these things and have never really considered astrology, not to worry.) We’re going to take a trip through the signs of the Zodiac and the planets to see how they relate to your numbers.
The Science of Astrology People have watched the heavens for thousands of years. As early as 2900 b.c.e., the Sumerians built temples from which to study the movement of the planets.
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Astrology, which explores the relationships among the positions of the heavenly bodies, was one of the first sciences. Before 1600 c.e., astrology was taught in all the major universities of Europe. A number of famous people, whom you’ve probably read about in science class, were astrologers. Nicolaus Copernicus (1473–1543), who popularized the idea that Earth revolves around the sun instead of the sun moving around Earth, is credited with setting off the Scientific Revolution. In addition to being an astrologer, Copernicus was a mathematician, a physician, and an artist. Then there was physicist, mathematician, and philosopher—and astrologer—Galileo (1564–1642), whose physics experiments relating to the movement of objects are still taught in schools and colleges today. Johannes Kepler (1571–1630), who is famous for his laws of planetary motion, counted astronomer, mathematician, and astrologer as his vocations. Kepler even looked at the numerological relations between music, mathematics, and astrology. But what is astrology? Astrology says that the movement of the heavenly bodies affects us here on Earth. Astrologers have a shorthand way of saying this: “As above, so below.” In other words, the relationships between the planets in the heavens create different vibrations, much the way your numbers do, and these vibrations are felt on Earth. When you look at your astrological birth chart, you’re seeing a snapshot of the position of the planets at the moment of your birth. This map of the sky describes your inherent talents, your weaknesses, and your overall vibe. In these respects, your astrological birth chart is very much like your numerology chart.
The Signs and Their Energies The zodiac is the name of the path that the sun and the planets appear to travel along as Earth revolves around the sun. The earth’s journey around the sun takes one year. In the course of a year, the sun seems to move through each of the twelve signs of the zodiac. These signs are actually constellations of stars that the sun appears to pass through as we on Earth move around the sun. So your sign, zodiac sign, or sun sign describes the position of the sun in the heavens at the time of your birth. Find your sign on the wheel of the Zodiac.
The zodiac is a band of the sky that is divided into twelve sections or signs. Each sign carries the name of a constellation. The English word zodiac comes from a Greek word that means “carved figures,” which in turn is based on the Greek word for “animal.” And many of the signs of the zodiac are, in fact, animals.
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If you didn’t know your sun sign before, now you do! Just as the numbers have energy, each sign has its own energy. Here are some brief descriptions: u The Energy of Aries (March 21–April 20) Aries is about beginnings, leadership, and assertiveness. This fiery sign, which is pictured as a ram, likes to take the lead and be first. If you have Aries energy, you like challenges. You have confidence and can inspire it in others. On the down side, Aries can be argumentative and may tend to ignore the feelings of others. u The Energy of Taurus (April 20–May 21) The sign of Taurus is depicted as a bull. Taurus is calm, grounded, dependable, and stable. If you’re a Taurus, peace and harmony are important to you. You can be quite sensual, if you feel secure. On the negative side, you can become obsessed with your own security, you tend to be overly cautious, and you may become wildly attached to your material possessions.
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Go Figure Famous Leos include former President Bill Clinton and President Barack Obama; former First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis; Madonna; actor Robert DeNiro; rock-and-roll legend Mick Jagger; and Napoleon Bonaparte, once Emperor of France.
u The Energy of Virgo (August 23–September 22) The Virgo vibe is about analyzing everything, particularly the self. Virgos look to the details to improve themselves and the world at large. In this respect, you Virgos want to serve the greater good. If you’re a Virgo, you’re super organized, generally calm, and committed. On the down side, you can be inflexible, faultfinding, and a worrywart. u The Energy of Libra (September 22–October 23) Libras are about balance, harmony, and justice, and their symbol is the scales. If you are a Libra, you probably have an active mind; you tend to look at all issues from every side imaginable. You can be social and talkative, You like to please others, but you sometimes forget to please yourself. Romantic, idealistic, and charming, Libras can also be insincere, pretentious, and indecisive.
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u The Energy of Scorpio (October 23–November 22) Scorpio energy is intense. This is the sign that is all about sex, death, birth, and regeneration. If you are a Scorpio, you can be magnetic, shrewd, inspiring, compassionate, and brave. You can also be mysterious or even secretive. You have leadership abilities, but you can misuse your power. Be careful not to fall into manipulation, and resist the temptation to act out of vengeance or cruelty. u The Energy of Sagittarius (November 22–December 22) Sagittarius is all about enthusiasm, exploration, freedom, independence, and fun. If you are a Sagittarius, you probably like to travel, and you are quite social. You can be generous to the point of excess, and you may talk too much or be too blunt in your dealings with others. You can be very high-energy, and you often need to be reminded to slow down. If you don’t, you may get so scattered that you wear yourself out. u The Energy of Capricorn (December 22–January 21) The Capricorn vibe is one of ambition, achievement, and self-control. If you’re a Capricorn, you’re efficient, political, organized, and career-oriented. You like structure and you take your responsibilities seriously. On the down side, you can be cold, calculating, suspicious, and rigid. While Capricorns have been known to step on people while climbing to their goals, overall they’re kind and enjoy helping others. u The Energy of Aquarius (January 21–February 19) Aquarius is all about idealism, originality, and inventiveness. If Aquarius is your sign, you’re independent, especially in areas of thought, and you don’t like to be pigeonholed. You can be a bit eccentric, but your ideas may pay off in the form of new inventions that will help humanity as a whole. On the other hAnd you can be cranky, aloof, and detached. u The Energy of Pisces (February 19–March 21) Pisces energy is compassionate and spiritual. If you’re a Pisces, you can be sympathetic and intuitive, and you can also be shy, sad, timid, and impractical. You are very sensitive, have a great understanding of the human psyche, and can create a magically nurturing home. You can be a bit of a dreamer And if you don’t cultivate your spiritual side, you can let this go too far by falling into escapism. Pisces is depicted as a fish.
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The Planets and Their Vibes Astrology, of course, has more to say about you than just a description based on your sun sign. Your astrological birth chart details the position of each planet so you can see how that planet’s vibe affects you. And of course, each planet has its own energy. Here’s a quick list.
Lucky Numbers Of course, the sun and the moon aren’t planets. In astrology, the planets include the celestial bodies that move through the zodiac in regular patterns. That’s why the sun and the moon are in the list with the planets.
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Venus Love, beauty, harmony, money, social graces, art, resources, and possessions Mars Warrior ways, physical energy, boldness, courage, action, desire, and ego Jupiter Wisdom, luck, higher education, abundance, philosophy, exploration, and growth Saturn
Responsibilities, discipline, structure, limitations, and perseverance
Uranus Change, originality, liberation, the unexpected, intuition, and technology Neptune
Idealism, spirituality, intuition, and subconscious
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Each sun sign has a planetary ruler, a planet that lends the sign a lot of energy. To help you understand the signs and the planets better, here’s a list of the signs and their planetary rulers.
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Planetary rulers of a sign are the planet (or planets) that are in charge of that sign. No matter where a planet appears in your chart, it still governs its own sign. The sign and the planetary ruler share some of the same energy.
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Find the planetary ruler or rulers of your sun sign. Consider the energy of your planetary ruler or rulers (as shown in the list preceding this one). Does this information shed any light on you and your sign?
Pulling It Together: Numbers, Planets, Signs Astrology uses ten planets and twelve signs of the zodiac, whereas numerology is mostly concerned with nine numbers. The numbers 1 through 9 correspond to different signs and planets. Take a look at how these two esoteric systems match up. Some of the matches between systems may be exactly what you would guess, and some of them may surprise you a bit.
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Find the number associated with your astrological sign. Then, find the number associated with your sign’s planetary ruler.
Go Figure In 2006, after the general assembly of the International Astronomical Union (IAU) adopted a new definition of the term “planet,” Pluto lost its planet status. The IAU now considers Pluto to be a dwarf planet. Despite this new appellation, many people and most astrologers we know still consider Pluto to be an important influence in your astrological chart.
Write your sign and the number associated below. Then, fill in your planetary ruler or rulers and the associated numbers. Your sign: _______________ Your sign’s number: ________
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Astrological Houses We introduced the concept of Astrological Houses and Astrological House Transits in Chapter 14 when we examined the last line of your Excursion Chart. Now we’re going to take a closer look at the Houses and what they can mean for you. You may want to have your Excursion Chart handy as you read through this section. As we said earlier, each House describes an area of your life. Take a look at the diagram below.
In addition, each House has signs and planets associated with it. Just as each planet rules a certain sign (or signs), each planet naturally rules a House or an area of your life. Following is a diagram that shows the Houses with their natural planetary rulers and signs. Can you see how the signs and the planets help to define the energy of each House? Can you now better relate to the energy of the Houses? Find your sun sign and your sign’s naturally ruling planet on the planetary rulers and signs chart. You’re probably pretty familiar with the energy of your sun sign. Consider that the energy of the House in which your sign “lives” is very similar and may be both familiar and comfortable to you.
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Go Figure Often depicted in novels and films, the traditional midlife crisis, in which a person has an affair or buys an expensive car, frequently occurs around the time an individual turns 37, just in time for the 12th Astrological House Transit. These days, many psychologists aren’t sure whether the midlife crisis is a real phenomenon. One thing is for sure: the 12th House Transit does exist.
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Remember that the period of each of your Astrological House Transits lasts from birthday to birthday. The Transits actually start to take shape two or three months prior to the change taking place. So a few months before your birthday, you get a preview of what you’ll be facing for the year. This preview gives you the opportunity to start working on the issues that need to be addressed. If you’re facing a period that seems to be negative, then you’ll be able to get to work and try to off-set some of the issues. As the Transits are waning, or leaving, the energy loses intensity for the last two months of the period.
House Vibes In the following list, we’ve linked each house with its natural sign and planet (or planets) to help you get a feel for each Transit and how the Transit will impact you. u 1st Astrological House Transit Key aspects: Personal issues, appearance, the self, your influence over others, and publicity Sign: Aries Planets: Mars, Pluto
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Add It Up Are you worrying about your 12th Astrological House Transit? Are you concerned about your Karma? We have two things to say to you. First, relax! You can deal with it. Second, be smart. That means no sneaking around and no secret love affairs. Finally, keep reading. There’s a whole chapter on Karma coming up. (Okay, we lied. We had three things to say!)
Your Current House Which Astrological House Transit are you experiencing now? Write the number of your Astrological House Transit here: ______ Contemplate the energy that this Astrological House Transit is bringing you. Will it aid the events and activities that you have in mind for the year?
284 Part 5: Past Patterns and Future Directions Remember that you want to read your Astrological House Transit in relation to your current Personal Year. The energy of your Personal Year may make your Astrological House Transit easier to work with or it may create additional issues for you. It just depends on the mix. It is the mix of energies—Personal Year and Astrological House Transit—that will show you what you are going to face during each year and which activities will work best for you. Patricia says, “I like to think of this as layering; each has its own purpose and lesson to work from or through.” First, of course, look at your Personal Year to see if the number presents Karmic or Challenge issues for you. Then, look at how adding the House Transit gives you an additional spin. Next, look at the letters on your Excursion Chart—which line they are on? How do they affect you? They affect you along with the number on your Essence Line. Patricia continues, “It’s as if the Personal Year on your Excursion Chart is a simple black dress. You add all your adornments—in the form of the other numbers on the chart. Sometimes what you end up with is overdone, and your chart describes too much energy and too many activities. Other times, the other numbers add just the right zing, you have a fabulous outfit, and a great set of numbers to work with for the year.”
Your Numbers at a Glance For easy reference, record on this page the discoveries you made and the numbers you calculated in Chapter 21. Your Astrological Sign: ______________ The number associated with your sign: ________ Your sign’s planetary ruler: ______________ The number associated with the planetary ruler: ________ Astrological House associated with your sun sign: ______________
The Least You Need to Know u Your astrological birth chart describes you and your vibe very much the way the numbers on your numerology chart do. u Each sign of the zodiac is ruled by one or two planets. The signs and their planetary rulers share energy. u The numbers 1 through 9 correspond to the signs of the zodiac and the planets. u Knowing about the natural planets and sign of an Astrological House can help you understand your Astrological House Transits.
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Understanding Your Karmic Lessons In This Chapter u Reaping what you have sown u Karma and you u Blast from the past u Your Karmic balance sheet
We spend a lot of our lives looking back at the past or forward to the future. In this chapter, Patricia will help you understand the Karmic Lessons of your numbers and how to use them to grow as you learn through life.
What Is Karma? The concept of Karma comes from the Hindu and Buddhist traditions. It’s the sum and the consequences of your actions during your soul’s phases of existence. These accumulated consequences and actions shape your destiny.
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The word Karma comes from a Sanskrit word that means “act, deed, or work.” Karma is the accumulated actions of your soul. This accumulated energy carries over from one lifetime to the next. Thus, you are born with Karma that you need to work through in your present incarnation.
Jagat Singh (1884–1951), a saint in the Surat Shabd yoga tradition, said this about Karma: “The law of karma is universal. It is the fixed and immutable law of nature. Each soul must reap what it has sown. Every soul shall have to bear the exact consequences of its actions.” In other words, what goes around comes around. If you do good, you will reap good. If you are not good, you will, in turn, reap the not good. Patricia is a firm believer that we start to work on our Karmic Lessons the day we are born. In addition, as she sees it, we are here both to learn and to teach. Our parents have us for the lessons we can teach them, and we are theirs for what they can teach us. If we came into this lifetime with nothing to learn, there’d be no purpose for our trip to this time and place. She says, “I know of no one who’s come into this lifetime wearing wings and sandals. We are here to work with each other and to bring changes to those around us in a positive way.”
Karma in Action Your Karmic numbers represent the vibration that is missing from your birth name. This missing vibration describes your Karmic Lessons, what you are here on Earth to learn. In earlier lives, you did not learn the lesson of your Karma. So you are here in this life to do so. Your Karmic number tells you what you need to do to learn your Karmic Lesson. For example, if your Karmic number is 4, you need to work hard, build a strong foundation, and attend to details to learn the lesson of your Karma. Of course, if 4 is your Karmic number, you’ll be sorely tempted to do the exact opposite! You’ll want to take short cuts, procrastinate, and hope that someone else will deal with those pesky details. (Katherine’s Karmic number is 4, and does she ever know this!) Before we take a look at your Karmic number and Karmic Lesson, let’s examine a personality from the news. We’re going to take a look at businessman and investment advisor Bernard Madoff, the man accused of running the largest investment fraud ever committed by a single person. Here’s Madoff’s full birth name: B e r n a r d
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So Madoff’s Karmic Numbers are 7 and 8. The lack of the 7 vibration in his name tells us that he does not have faith and does not have much of a conscience. The missing 8 tells us that, in past lives, he exercised poor judgment in the financial realm. He’s acted out of ego, instead of using good sense.
Go Figure As of this writing, Madoff is housed in the Metropolitan Correctional Center, a federal prison in New York City. Madoff’s prisoner number is 61727054. This number reduces to 32/5, which says that his creativity (3) has lead to the dissolution of his partnership (2), and brought him to a situation of limited movement and no change (5). Well, “limited movement and no change” sounds like jail to us!
The 8 Karmic number asks that you help others and not let the fear of poverty control you. We’d say that Madoff, currently suspected of having defrauded clients of as much as $65 billion, has not lived up to his 8. What do you think?
Your Karmic Lessons In Chapter 6, you found your Karmic number (or numbers). Write your Karmic number or numbers: ________ Of course, when looking at your Karmic number, check to see how it works with the other numbers in your chart. Is your Personal Year number this year Karmic for you? Also see if your Karmic number is doubling up on you by taking a look at all your yearly numbers on your Excursion Chart. Remember, too, that a 12th House Astrological Transit is always Karmic.
288 Part 5: Past Patterns and Future Directions Please remember that Karma does not spell doom. Your Karma represents a debt that is owed or due. We all come into this lifetime with lessons to learn, and it is through the name given to us at birth that we find our personal Karmic Lessons. Your Karmic numbers tell you how to correct or rework issues from a past lifetime. They give you the opportunity to redo, replant, and relearn what you missed or skipped over in the past.
Karma, by the Numbers u Karmic Number = 1 With 1 as your Karmic Number, you probably try to control everything and come across as selfish and controlling. You do this because you don’t have faith in your own inner power. You are reluctant to begin projects and will often stop and start things. You need to learn to concentrate more on others and less on yourself. Doing so will help you feel more courageous and decisive. u Karmic Number = 2 You tend to be overly emotional and will dwell on your fear of being abandoned. You can be critical, nitpicking, and impatient, and you often lack tact or diplomacy. You may accumulate stuff, when really you should be giving things away, and you often focus on an unimportant detail and miss the bigger picture. Learn patience and learn to be your own best friend. If you care well for yourself, you will not feel needy, and you’ll have a much easier time creating the life you want. u Karmic Number = 3 You lack self-esteem, but often feel that you’re bigger than life. You tend to overschedule and keep very busy to help fill the emptiness inside. You often hide from social situations and avoid speaking in public. Of course, being social and taking the stage are exactly the things that will help you. Use your creative side to create change and make things grow for you and your friendships. Try not to over-spend, but do enjoy what life has to offer. Remember to be humble, and take care that you don’t ignore the needs of others. u Karmic Number = 4 You can be resentful, and you often feel that you don’t get credit or accolades for your hard work. You tend to take care of others instead of yourself. You fear being without and worry about projects that you have left unfinished. You want luxury and money, but you often feel that the more effort you make, the less you receive. Because of this frustration, you want to take shortcuts, shirk your duties, and see what you can get away with. Learn to deal with the details and work with discipline and you will flourish.
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u Karmic Number = 5 Your life is all about change. You can be hasty, tend to move too fast, and can be intolerant of others. You have a great need for personal freedom. Your ego can seem big, and you may be perceived as conceited. You’d do well to keep your ego in check and learn to accept criticism. Learn to give criticism in a constructive way without being sharp tongued. While you often have luck on your side, you can be a bit too much of a gambler. Learn to take appropriate risks. u Karmic Number = 6 In a past life, you may have refused to accept responsibility. In this life, you’ll be surrounded by people who need you to help and care for them. You’ll need to treat others with consideration, even when the situation is not perfect. You worry that other people will take over your life and sap your energy. You often feel unappreciated. Give of yourself anyhow. It’s important for you to let others know that you really are concerned about them. Otherwise, you may seem as if you’re trying to get ahead on their backs. Do your best not to meddle in the affairs of others, and don’t let your perfectionism destroy your relationships. u Karmic Number = 7 You are working to understand the difference between illusion and reality. You also are developing faith. In this lifetime, you’ll have the opportunity to create a space of love and spirit. Master your fear of other people. Don’t worry so much about losing control and falling over the edge. When mastered, the 7 is the number of the teacher and letting go of personal fears. Trust your gut feelings and act on them. u Karmic Number = 8 In the past, you may have avoided dealing with the material world, or you may have shown poor judgment with regard to financial matters by putting your ego above your sense. You need to learn to be the boss and take care of business without trampling other people. You also need to help others. Resist your fear of poverty. Don’t allow it to control your life. Be careful not to allow yourself to appear selfish to others.
290 Part 5: Past Patterns and Future Directions u Karmic Number = 9 You don’t understand compassion and forgiveness, and you need to learn to trust your intuition. Getting involved with humanitarian causes will help you out. Strive to get comfortable with the God force and cultivate a sense of gratefulness and kindness toward those around you. If you don’t allow the positive side of your emotions to come forward, you’ll draw only negative emotions toward yourself and others. Resist the temptation to seek others’ approval to the detriment of your own best interests. Consider your Karmic number and its lessons. What do you need to do to learn your Karmic Lesson? Jot down some actions that you can perform to start working on your Karma. I’ll learn my Karmic Lesson by … ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________
All the Numbers Vibrate But what if there is no missing vibration in your birth name? If you don’t have a missing vibration, then you don’t have a special Karmic influence. Does this mean that you don’t have any Karma at all? Nope. If you don’t have a special Karmic number, then you actually get to deal with a little bit of all of the numbers, as you’ve acquired a little bit of all nine types of Karma. Back in Chapter 8, we took a quick look at First Lady Michelle Obama’s numbers. Now let’s take a look at her birth name: Michelle LaVaughn Robinson. M i c h e l l e
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Go Figure The 16/7 can really set you on the path to transformation. If you’re familiar with the Tarot deck, the Tower in the Major Arcana carries the number 16. Typically, this card depicts a tower that has burst into flames after being struck by lightening. Two people leap from the windows to escape the fire. Destruction and rebirth, or a rising from the ashes, are what the 16 is all about.
u 19/1 Somewhere along the line you abused your authority, and you may be tempted to behave in a selfish way in this lifetime. You need to learn to face what life has to offer on your own, to stand up for yourself in appropriate ways, and to treat your personal power and that of others with respect. Until you learn your lesson, you may experience life changes of a sudden nature. Look beyond your own needs, but don’t allow yourself to cling to others. The number 19 is the number of the planet Saturn, the collector of money owed and of Karmic Debts. If you refuse to face what you owe, you’ll just end up owing more. So pay up now!
Do You Owe? Flip back to Chapter 3 and take a look at your Destiny, Soul Urge, Inner Self, and Expression numbers. Did any of these numbers come out to 4, 5, 7, or 1? If So doublecheck your calculations. You want to make sure you haven’t missed a Karmic Debt Number—13/4, 14/5, 16/7, or 19/1—in your chart.
Chapter 22: Understanding Your Karmic Lessons 293 Did you find a Karmic Debt Number among your Core Numbers? If you did, carefully read over the descriptions of your Karmic Debt Number. What is your Karmic Debt Number asking of you? Note the actions that you need to take to pay off your debt. Consider what you can do most easily. Write down some actions you can take to pay off your debt. I’ll pay off my Karmic Debt by … ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________
Deal With It! We all have Karma, and we are here on Earth in this lifetime to deal with it. Whether you have discovered a Karmic Debt Number in your chart or have an upcoming year in which you’ll be facing your Karmic number and its lessons, you’ll do best to heed what your numbers say. When looking at your Excursion Chart, remember that when your numbers double up— say your Karmic number is showing up in your Personal Year and in your Essence Line— they have their strongest negative effects. This will also be true when identical letters double up in your chart—for example, if this year the letter from your first name, which represents your physical self, is the same as the letter from your last name, which represents your spiritual self.
Add It Up If you choose, you can ignore your Karma. Doing so would be like enrolling in a class, sitting through the lectures, and accomplishing basically nothing. You still may pass the course, and the experience will be okay for you, but it will also be no big deal. On the other hAnd you can put in a lot of effort and maybe receive just an okay grade, but you feel great because you know what you put into it. If you are passive, you will keep repeating the lesson of your Karma until you finally get it. If you step up, though, you will learn And even if you don’t do it all perfectly, you’ll feel better for it.
The more you know about the numbers and letters in your life, the better you’ll be able to plan events in both the daily and long-term arenas. If you look ahead on your chart, you’ll be able to take advantage of the good things coming and to minimize the negative issues, too. Plan ahead and you can make your life flourish.
294 Part 5: Past Patterns and Future Directions As you plan your trip through life, remember that you have the right to choose the road you wish to travel. You can make the decision to take a detour or to abandon the trip and sit beside the road. It’s to your advantage to take a map with you and to make informed choices by using that map. Your numerology chart, of course, is your road map for your trip through life. At times, you’ll need to add more to your life, perhaps by changing jobs, moving to a new location, or taking on a new project. There will also be times when you’ll want to let go—by eliminating what no longer works for you and your best interests. Do you worry about big decisions? Well, you don’t have to. All you need to do is pull out your life map, see what opportunities are open to you, and go for it. If your numbers seem negative, take what you feel are the lemons and make lemonade. But don’t forget about all your good numbers! Take the time to consider your positive numbers and see how you can make them into something even better. Patricia says, “Add the trimmings to your life that give you that extra boost. You’ll not only feel fulfilled, but you’ll be able to share your gifts and talents with those around you. Remember, the more we give, the more we receive.”
The Least You Need to Know u We all have Karma, the accumulated actions and consequences of our souls. u Your Karmic number, the vibration that is missing from your birth name, describes what you are here on Earth to learn. u If you ignore your Karma, you will keep experiencing the same lessons over and over again until you get it, learn, and finally change your behavior. u The Karmic Debt Numbers—13/4, 14/5, 16/7, and 19/1—represent abuses from a past life as well as the opportunity to make amends.
Numerology Excursion Charts Your Excursion Chart maps out your life. By looking at your full name, your Personal Year, the Universal Year, and a few other significant numbers, you can see what kind of energy will be around you for any given year. Use this information to plan your activities. If you focus on projects and tasks that go well with the energy that surrounds you, your efforts will flow smoothly and with ease. In this appendix, we’ve collected a few Excursion Charts for you. First, we include a blank Mini Excursion Chart (introduced in Chapter 6) for you to fill in. The Mini chart is a great way to introduce yourself—and friends or family that you might be doing the numbers for—to one of the more advanced tools professional numerologists use when they do numerology forecasts. Second, we’ve included a blank full Excursion Chart. Completing the full Excursion Chart takes a bit of focus, but reveals a wealth of information based on the numbers. Just like astrology’s birth chart, numerology’s Excursion Chart holds a lot of details about your past, present, and future. You might want to photocopy one or both of these blank charts so that you always have a blank one available for future numerology work. Third, we’ve included the full Excursion Charts that appear in this book for Lindsay Lohan (from Chapter 6) and Josh Groban (from Chapter 14). Those charts provide good examples of completed Excursion Charts. Explore the charts to see what numerical nuances you can discover. Use what you learn to help you interpret the numbers in your own Excursion Chart.
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Index A abundant power, 9 abuse of authority, 292 accountant, 111 Achievement number, 137, 264 Barack Obama, 116 calculation, 116 definition, 115-116, 246 actor, 110 administrator, 111 adoptions, 146 advancement, opportunities for, 172 advertising copywriter, 112 Age Digit, 151, 194, 199 Beyoncé Knowles, 152 calculation, 152 definition, 150 Personal Year, 151 age vibration, 150-151 Challenge number, 151 Personal Year number, 151 agreements, 97 Allen, Woody, 65 Ally McBeal, 189 alphabet, energy of letter, 86-89 alternative health, 18 ambition, 87, 183, 190, 231, 275 American Idol, 4 anger, 49 apartment numbers, 210
Approach number, 27, 117 calculation, 28, 116 definition, 28 description, 116 Archimedes, 4 architect, 111 artist, 114 artistic abilities, 233 artistic skills, 236 Destiny number, 238 portrait, 236 self-portrait, 237 artistry, 8 assistant, 109 astrological chart, horizon, 182 astrological forecasts, 67 Astrological House, 180, 279 current House, 283 Excursion Chart, 279 meaning, 181-184 universal journey, 280 Astrological House Transit, 180, 194, 218-219, 280 12th House, 287 cycle, 180 definition, 180 line, 181, 185 numbers, 181 period, 281 Personal Year, 180, 184 astrology, 3, 14, 153, 271 description, 272 famous people, 272 houses, 180 map of the sky, 272 planet of communication, 17 transitioning moon, 101
authority, 113 abuse of, 292 figure, 69 automobiles, 173
B bad love, 9 banker, 113-114 banking, 113 banking numbers, 212 basics, 3 adding and reducing, 9 examples, 9 momentous event, 10 beauty of numerology, 5 baseball and politics, 5-6 data-driven industries, 5 domain names, 5 personal data collection, 6 history, 4 Karmic Debt Numbers, recording, 7 letters as numbers, 6 Karmic debt Numbers, 7 Master Numbers, 7 Master Numbers, 7 beautician, 110 Beckett, Samuel, 7 birth chart, 271, 281 Astrological Houses, 279 current House, 283 universal journey, 280 astrology, 271 famous people, 272 map of the sky, 272
302 The Complete Idiot’s Guide Numerology Workbook planetary rulers, 277 planets, 276 zodiac, 272 matching of systems, 277-278 planetary rulers, 277 reference numbers, 284 zodiac signs, energy, 273-275 Birthday number, 116-117 birthdays Age Digit calculation, 152 Challenge number, 151 birth digit, 246 birth name, 121, 134, 221 change, 139-140 lucky numbers, 200 blog site www.236.com, 5 www.fivethirtyeight.com, 5 bodhissatva, 19 Bonaparte, Napoleon, 221, 274 boogey man, 48 Botticelli, Sandro, 18 Buffett, Warren, 19 builder, 8, 16, 111 business consultant, 113 dealings, 173 partnerships, 181-183 start-up, 164 businesspeople, 114 butler, 112
C career advancements, 173 career issues, 108 Destiny number 1, 108 Destiny number 2, 109 Destiny number 3, 110 Destiny number 4, 110 Destiny number 5, 111 Destiny number 6, 112
Destiny number 7, 112 Destiny number 8, 113 Destiny number 9, 114 job vs. career, 115 perfectionist self, 112 Personal Year, 47 volunteer work, 115 career problems, 171 Carmichael, Alexandra, 6 celebrities America Ferrera, 229 Aretha Franklin, 114 Barbra Streisand, 114 Beyoncé Knowles, 152 Jane Fonda, 114 John Wayne, 144-145 Josh Groban, 187, 262 Kara DioGuardi, 4 Lindsay Lohan, 73-75, 83, 153, 179, 186, 194-195 Madonna, 140 Mick Jagger, 274 Neil Diamond, 65 Oprah Winfrey, 19 Patrick McGoohan, 124 Paul McCartney, 217 Pink, 143 Robert DeNiro, 274 Sissy Spacek, 135-136 Warren Beatty, 114 Woody Allen, 65 chakra, 235 chakras, spinning energy, 251 Challenge number, 101, 259 Age Digit, 152 age vibration, 151 calculation, 31-33 definition, 259 description, 30 destiny number, 82 example, 84 meaning, 260-262 negative number, 31 partners’, 127
Pinnacle numbers, 244 timing, 259 change, 289 chef, 112 clergyman, 113 Clinton, Bill, 58-59, 65, 197, 274 collaboration, energy, 15 collector, 109 color energy, 250 numbers, 98, 250 Pinnacle numbers, 250 communication, 47, 182, 276 difficult, 171 planet, 17 community improvement, 112 responsibility, 87 compassion, 20, 117, 275 Complete Idiot’s Guide to Numerology, The, 259 confidence, 273 Copernicus, Nicolaus, 272 Core numbers, 90, 121 Destiny number, 27 Approach number, 27-28 calculation, 25 Challenge numbers, 31-33 meaning, 26 reflection, 27 Subcycles, 27 doubling, 90 duplicated, 90 Expression number, 38 definition, 38 description, 38 determination, 38 meaning, 38 Inner Self number, 36 calculation, 36 definition, 36 description, 36
Index 303 determination, 37 meaning, 37 Karmic Debt Number, 293 learning, 124 cheat sheet, 124-125 reference sheet, 125-126 partner’s, 90-91, 126 Destiny number, 127 energy combinations, 127-132 key to compatibility, 127 personal close-up, 121 Expression number, 122 odd and even numbers, 122 Soul Urge number, 122 Pinnacle numbers, 28-30 professional reading, 123 Destiny number, 123 Expression number, 123 Master Numbers, 123 Soul Urge, 123 reference numbers, 39 scenarios, 122 Soul Urge numbers, 33 calculation, 33 definition, 33 description, 33 discovery, 34 meaning, 35-36 Stress number, 126 values of letters in name, 123 corporate executive, 113 counselor, 112 creativity, 87, 96, 108, 173, 260-261, 274, 288 criminal activity, 184 CureTogether, 6
D Daily Challenges, 267 Daily Forecasts, 93 Challenge number, 101 cycles, 93 meaning of Personal Month, 96-97 Personal Month calculation, 94-96 everyday numbers, 97-99 numerology calendar, 101-102 Personal Day number, 97-98 Personal Month number, 94 Personal Year Challenge, 101 priority numbers, 100 reference numbers, 102 data-driven industries, 5 daydreaming, 113 debts, 170 decision-making, 163 action, 174 Essence Line, 168 issues, 173 numbers, 168-173 Excursion Chart, 167-168 Karmic Debt Numbers, 172 Personal Month, 166 future, 166 key words, 167 marriage, 166 Personal Year, 164-165 business start-up, 164 Challenge number, 165 endings, 164 energy, 166 marriage, 165 plans involving other people, 165 spiritual side, 164
delusions, 48 DeNiro, Robert, 274 designer, 109 Destiny Direction, 117 Destiny number, 13-14, 107, 149 Approach number, 28 calculation, 28 description, 27 artistic skills, 236, 238 Barack Obama, 45, 65 Bill Clinton, 58 calculation, 25, 59 Challenge numbers, 30, 82 Core Numbers, 90 Destiny number 1, 108 Destiny number 2, 109 Destiny number 3, 110 Destiny number 4, 110 Destiny number 5, 111 Destiny number 6, 112 Destiny number 7, 112 Destiny number 8, 113 Destiny number 9, 114 John McCain, 65 Karmic number, 82 life purpose, 108 Master Number, 26 meaning, 26 partner’s, 127 Personal Year, 82 Pinnacle number same as, 245 professional reading, 123 reflection about, 27 repeating numbers, 82 Subcycles, 27, 153 detective, 113 Diamond, Neil, 65 dietician, 112 Digital Age, 5 DioGuardi, Kara, 4 diplomacy, 14 diplomatic nature, 109
304 The Complete Idiot’s Guide Numerology Workbook Direction number, 117-118, 237 director, 109 disc jockey, 110 discipline, 276, 288 disorganization, 49 Divine Comedy, The, 132 divorce, 94, 169, 171 doctor, 112 domain names, 5 domestic problems, 168-173 draftsman, 111 Drayer, Ruth A., 260
E Earhart, Amelia, 260 eccentricity, 26, 275 ecologist, 111 Einstein, Albert, 4 emotional happiness, 169 Emotional Plane, 228 emotional relationship, 182 emotional responsibility, 88 emotional turmoil, 127 emotional ups and downs, 88 emotional upsets, 170 energy abundance, 170 adopted name, 146 aggressive, 168 alphabet, 86-89 amplified, 59 Aquarius, 275 Aries, 273 calendar year, 44 Cancer, 274 Capricorn, 275 color, 250 combinations, 128-132 conflicting, 190 difficult, 166 dual, 57 enhancement, 216
even number, 122 expensive, 20 first name, 68 Gemini, 274 home, 206 Leo, 274 letters, 168 Libra, 274 male, 159 Master of Healing Energy, 60-61 Master Numbers, 57-59 melodrama, 209 name, 133 new name, 142 nickname, 138 numerological Pi Day, 4 primal expression, 9 Obama’s name, 63 overdoing, 218 partner’s, 91 Personal, 6, 43 Personal Day, 99 Personal Month, 96, 100 Personal Year, 100, 166, 185, 218, 245 Pinnacle number, 245 Pisces, 275 redirection, 222 righting of wrong, 7 Sagittarius, 275 scattered, 45 Scorpio, 275 Social Security number, 212 spinning, 251 Subcycle, 199 Taurus, 273 tendencies in 1 energy, 256 tendencies in 2 energy, 256 tendencies in 3 energy, 257 tendencies in 4 energy, 257 tendencies in 5 energy, 257 tendencies in 6 energy, 257
tendencies in 7 energy, 257 tendencies in 8 energy, 258 tendencies in 9 energy, 258 Universal, 43 Universal Year, 44 vibrating, 13 1 vibration, 14-15 2 vibration, 15 3 vibration, 15-16 4 vibration, 16-17 5 vibration, 17 6 vibration, 18 7 vibration, 18 8 vibration, 19 9 vibration, 20 bodhissatvas, 19 daily meditations, 14 social networking, 16 wide-ranging curiosity, 17 vibrations, 5 vibratory, 4 Virgo, 274 waste of, 261 engineer, 111 environment, numbers in, 205 house numbers, 206 apartment numbers, 210 list, 208-209 other government houses, 207 personal house, 208 Prime Minister of Canada, 207 Prime Minster of India, 207 Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, 207 White House, 206-207 license plate number, 209 miscellaneous numbers, 213 private numbers, 212 banking numbers, 212 Social Security numbers, 212
Index 305 reference numbers, 214 telephone numbers, 210-211 envy, 231 esoteric arts, 3 esoteric disciplines, 235 Essence Line, 284 Excursion Chart, 84 Personal Year matching, 86 Estefan, Emilio, 73 even number, energy, 122 Excel spreadsheet program, 85 Excursion Chart, 153, 177, 216, 218, 245, 287, 293 Astrological Houses, 279 cycle, 180 meaning, 181-184 Transits, 180, 280 Core Numbers, 123 creation, 85 decision-making using, 167-168 definition, 73 Emotional Line, 190 Essence Line, 84-85, 168 calculation, 85 emphasized time period, 194 Essence number, 74, 195 Habit number line, 188 Josh Groban, 187, 262 professional career, 188 significant events, 189 letters, 72 life information, 177 age, 178 Astrological House Transits, 179 birth year, 178 blank lines, 179 Essence Line, 178 first name, 178 Habit number, 178 last name, 178 Magi Transition, 179
middle name, 178 Personal Year, 178 Problem number, 178 Universal Year, 178 Lindsay Lohan, 73-75, 83, 153, 179, 186, 194-195 Magi Transitions, 185 cycle, 186 determination, 186 Mini Excursion Chart, 76-77 nicknames, 134 Pinnacle numbers, 243 Problem number, 179 definition, 179 determination, 179 example, 179-180 reference numbers, 190 Subcycles, 154 exploration, 276 Expression number, 38 definition, 38 description, 38 Destiny number, 90 determination, 38, 123 high, 90 high vs. low, 122 meaning, 38 extravagance, 169 extreme behavior, 74
F Facebook friends, 16 faith, 289 family closeness, 18 family-generated careers, 108 responsibilities, 39, 170 Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, 197 famous people Albert Einstein, 4 Alexandra Carmichael, 6
Amelia Earhart, 260 America Ferrera, 229 Aretha Franklin, 114 Ayn Rand, 16 Barack Obama, 45, 48, 65, 116 Barbra Streisand, 114 Bernard Madoff, 286 Beyoncé Knowles, 152 Bill Clinton, 58-59, 65, 197, 274 Bill Gates, 19 Carl G. Jung, 256 Chesley B. Sullenberger, III, 10 Copernicus, 272 Emilio Estefan, 73 Ernest Vincent Wright, 136 Galileo, 272 Isaac Newton, 4 Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, 274 Jagat Singh, 286 Jane Fonda, 114 Johannes Kepler, 272 John McCain, 65 John Wayne, 144-145 Josh Groban, 187, 262 Juno Jordan, 259 Kara DioGuardi, 4 Kay Lagerquist, 259 Leo Tolstoy, 221 Lindsay Lohan, 73-75, 83, 153, 179, 186, 194-195 Lisa Lenard, 259 Madonna, 140 Margaret Thatcher, 65 Martha Stewart, 19, 139 Michelle Obama, 94, 98, 206, 290 Mick Jagger, 274 Napoleon Bonaparte, 221, 274 Nate Silver, 5 Neil Diamond, 65
306 The Complete Idiot’s Guide Numerology Workbook Nelson Mandela, 189 Oprah Winfrey, 19 Pablo Picasso, 9, 15-16, 20 Patrick McGoohan, 124 Paul McCartney, 217 Pink, 143 Princess Diana, 9, 18 Pythagoras, 4 Robert DeNiro, 274 Ruth A. Drayer, 260 Samuel Beckett, 7 Sandro Botticelli, 18 Sissy Spacek, 135-136 Virginia Woolf, 15 Warren Buffett, 19 Woody Allen, 65 fashion designer or model, 110 faultfinding, 166 fear of poverty, 287 Ferrera, America, 229 fertility, 274 financial dealings, 97 financial demands, 170 financial matters, 190 financial success, 155 financier, 113 First Challenge number, 259 First Minor Challenge, 259 first name, energy, 68 fixed numbers, 149 flakiness, 89 flexibility in the home, 117 flexibility of mind, 108 Fonda, Jane, 114 forecast. See Numerology Forecast forgiveness, 117 foundation work, 96 Fountainhead, The, 16 Franklin, Aretha, 114 freedom, 275 friendships, 96, 184 frustration, 288 fundraiser, 113
future, 193 Astrological House Transit, 194 lucky numbers, 200 birth month and date, 200 birth name, 200 day and time, 201-202 Keynote, 202 Lady Luck method, 202 numbers, 194 Age Digit, 194 end of youth, 195 Essence Line, emphasized time period, 194 Habit number, 194 letters, 194 Magi Transition number, 194 not on Excursion Chart, 194 pertinent questions, 194 Problem number, 194 Personal Years, 164, 196 clues, 196 dreading, 196 health issues, 196 money, 196 review, 197 traumatic event, 196 reference numbers, 203 specific year, 199-200 Age Digit, 199 Astrological House Transit, 198 key words, 198 letters, 198 Magi Transition, 199 Personal Year, 197 Problem number, 198 Subcycle number, 199 Universal Year, 197
G Gadsby: Champion of Youth, 136 Galileo, 272 gamblers, 18 Gates, Bill, 19 global issues, 130 global positioning system (GPS) graphs, 6 good care, vibe, 15 good stewardship, vibe, 19 gossip, 170 GPS graphs. See global positioning system graphs great healer, 9 greed, 45, 49 Groban, Josh, 187, 262 Growth Cycles, 153 grudges, 231
H Habit number, 178 definition, 71 future, 194 major life event, 72 meeting people, 71 happy self-expression, 155 hara, 237 health issues, 48-49, 196 health problems, 172 hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia, 222 Higher Power, 48 Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, The, 128 HIV/AIDS, charity, 189 home beautification, 112 homebody, 39 hostess, 110 house of endings, 184 house numbers, 206, 220 apartment numbers, 210 government houses, 207
Index 307 list, 208-209 personal house, 208 Prime Minister of Canada, 207 Prime Minster of India, 207 Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, 207 White House, 206-207 Huffington Post’s satirical news blog, 5 human meaning, vibrations of energy expressing, 5 humanitarian, 114 issues, 46 vibe, 114 humanity, 87-88, 130, 275 hypersensitivity, 49, 274
I IAU. See International Astronomical Union idea person, 109 idealism, 275-276 identity theft, 212 illness, 171 illusions, 48 Inclusion Chart, 219, 286 definition, 70 Hidden Passion, 144 Hidden Tendencies, 144 Martha Stewart, 139 name choice, 146 nicknames, 135, 137 Pink, 144 Sissy Spacek, 136 tally marks, 70 independence, 8 individuality, 236 inheritance, 48, 183 initiative, 14
Inner Self number, 36, 237 calculation, 36 definition, 36 description, 36 determination, 37 meaning, 37 names for, 36 instincts, 276 intelligence, 276 intensity, 275 interior decorator, 112 International Astronomical Union (IAU), 278 Internet applications, 6 sites domain names, 5 www.53.com, 5 www.samuel-beckett.net/ molloy1.html, 7 introversion, 173 intuition, 87, 89, 199, 290. See also psychology and intuition affirmation, 236 development, 235 seat, 235 intuitive arts, 3 Intuitive Plane, 229 inventiveness, 275 inventor, 109 investigator, 111, 113 investments, 181 irresponsible behavior, 292 isolation, potential, 19
J Jagger, Mick, 274 Jordan, Juno, 259 journaling, 27, 65, 68 journalist, 110 Jung, Carl G., 256
K Karma definition, 285-286 ignoring, 293 meeting people, 69 universality, 286 Karmic Debt paying off, 292 vibration of misplaced love, 7 Karmic Debt Numbers, 10, 172, 291 abuse of authority, 292 Core Numbers, 293 irresponsible behavior, 292 laziness, 291 remedies, 291-292 responsibility, 292 significance, 7 Karmic Lessons, 285 Bernard Madoff, 286 change, 289 definition of Karma, 285 emotions, 288 example, 286 Excursion Chart, 287, 293 faith, 289 heeding the numbers, 2 93-294 Inclusion Chart, 286 intuition, 290 Karmic Debt Numbers, 291-292 Karmic number, 286 lessons to be learned, 286-287 numbers, 288, 290 vibration, 290 material world, 289 missing vibration, 286 paying off debt, 292 relationships, 289
308 The Complete Idiot’s Guide Numerology Workbook resentfulness, 288 self-esteem, 288 selfishness, 288 Karmic number Age Digit, 152 Astrological House Transit line, 181 fear of poverty, 287 partners’, 127 Personal Year number, 196 repeating numbers, 82 Kepler, Johannes, 272 Key number, 68, 116 Keynote lucky number, 202 Knowles, Beyoncé, 151
L Lady Luck method, 202 Lagerquist, Kay, 259 Law of Gravity, 4 lawyer, 114 laziness, 291 leader, 109 leadership, 26, 86-88, 96, 109, 115, 118, 274 Master Number, 62, 65 opportunities, 169 positions, 108 learning, 48 lecturer, 114 legal issues, 48-49, 183 legal matters, 173 Lenard, Lisa, 259 letters as numbers, 6 Karmic Debt Numbers, 7 Master Numbers, 7 license plate number, 209 Life Challenge numbers, 259 plan, 263 Life Cycles, 153 life purpose, 107
Achievement number Barack Obama, 116 definition, 115-116 career, 108 Destiny number 1, 108 Destiny number 2, 109 Destiny number 3, 110 Destiny number 4, 110 Destiny number 5, 111 Destiny number 6, 112 Destiny number 7, 112 Destiny number 8, 113 Destiny number 9, 114 Destiny number, 108 Direction number, 118 job vs. career, 115 other numbers, 115 Achievement numbers, 115-116 Approach number, 116-117 Direction number, 117 reference numbers, 119 volunteer work, 115 Zodiac by the numbers, 118 Lifetime Challenges, 268 Lifetime Pinnacles, 241 calculation, 242 combinations, 245 timing, 243 understanding of numbers, 244 Lohan, Lindsay, 73, 83, 153, 194 loner, 35 love affairs, 169 love and marriage, 97 “Love Potion Number 9”, 20 luck, 45 lucky 7, 18 lucky numbers, 156, 200
birth month and date, 200 birth name, 200 day and time, 201-202 Keynote, 202 Lady Luck method, 202 luxury, taste for, 110
M Madoff, Bernard, 286 Karmic numbers, 287 prisoner number, 287 Madonna, 140 Magi Transition, 185, 195, 218-219 cycle, 186 definition, 185 determination, 186 number, 186, 194 Personal Year, 186 magnetic personality, 111 Major Challenge, 259 Major Cycles, 153 major life event, 72 male energy, 159 Mandela, Nelson, 189 manipulation of numbers, 215 avoidance, 219 adjustments, 220 birth name, 221 House numbers, 220 situations, 220 hiding, 221 number meaning, 216-217 opportunities, 215 actions, 217 example, 218 Inclusion Chart, 219 Personal Month, 218 Personal Year, 218 safety and security, 218 wishful thinking, 216-217
Index 309 reference numbers, 223 using number energy, 222 manufacturer, 113 marriage, 94, 97, 183 name change, 139 Personal Year, 165 Master Builder, 9, 60 Master of Healing Energy, 60-61 Master Number, 7, 26, 57, 123 calculation, 57-59 Destiny number, 59 dual energy, 57 energy, 59 journaling, 65 leadership, 62, 65 Master Builder, 60 meaning, 59 Master Builder, 60 Master of Healing Energy, 60 Master of Spiritual Power, 61 Spiritual Messenger, 59 presidential inauguration, 62 responsibilities, 59-61 self-mastery, 62 Spiritual Messenger, 59-60 unreduced, 57 writing, 57-58 Master of Spiritual Power, 61 material aspects, 39 material issues, 170 material possessions, 273 material success, 173 material world, 113, 131, 289 math phobia, 5 maturity, beginning, 153 McCain, John, 64 McCartney, Paul, 217 McGoohan, Patrick, 124 mechanic, 111
meddling, 49 melodrama, 209 Mental Plane, 228 mental work, 113 Microsoft Word, 85 midlife crisis, 280 Mini Excursion Chart, 76-77 mission in life. See life purpose mistrust in love, 9 Molloy, 7 money, 19, 48, 181, 196 moneymaking, 137 moniker of shame, 69 Monthly Challenges, 266 determination, 266 numbers, 266 plan, 267 Monthly Pinnacle numbers, 248 determination, 248 your numbers, 249 moodiness, 170 multitasking, 111
N name choice, 133 birth name, 133-134 adding to, 139 Madonna, 140 marriage, 139 spelling, 142 subtracting from, 139 decision, 146 energy, 133, 142 Inclusion Chart, 146 new name, 142 adoptions, 146 stage name, 143-145 nickname, 134, 137 appropriate, 137 dramatic change, 135 Excursion Chart, 134 Inclusion Chart, 135
numerical strengths, 138 shortened name, 134 pets, 146 natural leader, 109 nature lover, 110 Nazi invasion, 19 nervousness, 89 news reader, 110 Newton, Isaac, 4 nicknames, 134, 137 appropriate, 137 dramatic change, 135 energy, 138 Excursion Chart, 134 Inclusion Chart, 137 numerical strengths, 138 shortened name, 134 number. See numbers number evolution, 149 Age Digit, definition, 150 basis, 149 birthdays, 150 Age Digit calculation, 152 age vibration, 150 Challenge number, 151 calendar, 156 Universal Days, 158-160 Universal Months, 156-158 Universal weeks, 160 Destiny number, 149 Excursion Chart, 153 number vibration, 160 opportunities, 150 reference numbers, 161 Subcycles, 152 beginning of maturity, 153 definition, 153 numbers, 155-156 table, 154 timing, 153 Universal Day number, 158
310 The Complete Idiot’s Guide Numerology Workbook Universal Month determination, 156 issues, 156 numbers, 157 vibration, 156 numbers. See also shadow side of numbers actions, 217 colors, 98, 250 energy, 9 fixed, 149 information, 124 integrity, 60 lucky, 156, 200 meanings, 4 nine-part cycle, 149-150 opportunities, 255 overabundance, 199 peacemaker, 64 phobias, 221 potential for truth in action, 6 power to convey meaning, 5 raw power, 13 scaring yourself, 83 too much, 16 numbers, Achievement, 137, 264 Barack Obama, 116 calculation, 116 definition, 115-116, 246 numbers, Approach, 27, 117 calculation, 28, 116 description, 116 numbers, Birthday, 116-117 numbers, Challenge, 101, 259 Age Digit, 152 age vibration, 151 calculation, 31-33 description, 30 destiny number, 82 example, 84 Lindsay Lohan, 73 meaning, 260-262
negative number, 31 partners’, 127 Pinnacle numbers, 244 timing, 259 numbers, Destiny, 13-14, 107, 149 Approach number, 27-28 artistic skills, 236, 238 Barack Obama, 45, 65 Bill Clinton’s, 58 calculation, 25, 59 Challenge numbers, 30, 82 Core Numbers, 90 Destiny number 1, 108 Destiny number 2, 109 Destiny number 3, 110 Destiny number 4, 110 Destiny number 5, 111 Destiny number 6, 112 Destiny number 7, 112 Destiny number 8, 113 Destiny number 9, 114 John McCain, 65 Karmic number, 82 life purpose, 108 Master Number, 26 meaning, 26 partner’s, 127 Personal Year, 82 Pinnacle number same as, 245 professional reading, 123 reflection about, 27 repeating numbers, 82 Subcycles, 27, 153 numbers, Expression, 38 description, 38 Destiny number, 90 determination, 38, 123 high, 90 high vs. low, 122 meaning, 38
numbers, Habit, 178 future, 194 major life event, 72 meeting people, 71 numbers, house, 206, 220 apartment numbers, 210 government houses, 207 list, 208-209 personal house, 208 Prime Minister of Canada, 207 Prime Minster of India, 207 Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, 207 White House, 206-207 numbers, Inner Self, 36, 237 calculation, 36 determination, 37 meaning, 37 names for, 36 numbers, Karmic Age Digit, 152 Astrological House Transit line, 181 fear of poverty, 287 partners’, 127 Personal Year number, 196 repeating numbers, 82 numbers, Karmic Debt, 10, 172, 291 abuse of authority, 292 Core Numbers, 293 irresponsible behavior, 292 laziness, 291 recording, 7 remedies, 291-292 responsibility, 292 significance, 7 numbers, lucky, 156, 200 birth month and date, 200 birth name, 200 day and time, 201-202 Keynote, 202 Lady Luck method, 202
Index 311 numbers, manipulation of, 215 avoidance, 219-221 hiding, 221 number meaning, 216-217 opportunities, 215-219 reference numbers, 223 using number energy, 222 numbers, Master, 7, 26, 57, 123 calculation, 57-59 Destiny number, 59 dual energy, 57 energy, 59 journaling, 65 leadership, 62, 65 Master Builder, 60 meaning, 59-61 presidential inauguration, 62 responsibilities, 59-62 self-mastery, 62 Spiritual Messenger, 59-60 unreduced, 57 writing, 57-58 numbers, Pinnacle, 241 calculation, 28-30 Challenge numbers, 244 colors to wear, 250 definition, 242 description, 28 destiny number same as, 245 energy, 245 Excursion Chart, 243 First Pinnacle, 242 Lifetime Pinnacles, 241-245 Monthly Pinnacle numbers, 248-249 Pinnacle duration, 242 reference numbers, 251-252 Second Pinnacle, 242 Third Pinnacle, 242
timing, 243 Yearly Pinnacles, 246-248 numbers, Problem, 178-180 numbers, repeating, 81 Core Numbers, 90 Destiny number, 81-82, 90 environment, 91 Excursion Chart, 84-85 Expression number, 90 partner’s Core Numbers, 90-91 Universal and Personal Years, 83-89 numbers, Soul Urge, 33, 122, 127 artistic skills, 237 calculation, 33 discovery, 34 meaning, 35-36 numbers, Universal, 43-46 numbers, Yearly Challenge, 263-265 numerological energy Pi Day, 4 primal expression, 9 numerology basics, 3 adding and reducing, 9 examples, 9 momentous event, 10 beauty of numerology, 5 baseball and politics, 5-6 data-driven industries, 5 domain names, 5 personal data collection, 6 history, 4 Karmic Debt Numbers, recording, 7 letters as numbers, 6 Karmic debt Numbers, 7 Master Numbers, 7 Master Numbers, 7 Numerology Forecast, 67 basis, 124 Excursion Chart, 72
definition, 73 Essence number, 74 letters, 72 friendships, 72 Habit number, 71 Inclusion Chart, 69 definition, 70 tally marks, 70 interpretation, 124 Key number, 68 Master Numbers, 57-58 meeting people, 67 first impression, 68 Habit number, 71 Karma, 69 Key number, 68 Mini Excursion Chart, 76-77 number power, 14 Personal Year, 71 reference numbers, 78 Numerology: The Power in Numbers, 260 nurse, 109, 112
O Obama, Barack, 33, 62, 64, 98, 116, 274 children, 165, 207 Destiny number, 45 Personal Year, 48 Obama, Michelle, 94, 206, 290 obsessive domesticity, 131 obstinacy, 14 occultist, 113 Onassis, Jacqueline Kennedy, 274 opportunities, 97 opportunity for advancement, 183 optimism, 96 originality, 275-276
312 The Complete Idiot’s Guide Numerology Workbook originator, 88 out-of-balance vibe, 17 overindulgence, 49, 171 overspending, 170
P–Q packrat, 87 painter, 114 palmistry, 3 partnership, 8 past memories, 276 patience, 288 peace messenger, 9 peacemaker, 26, 38, 60, 64, 206 peacemaking skills, 109 people feeling unloved, 19 perfection, desire for, 45 perfectionist, 14, 35, 112 perseverance, 276 personal data collection, 6 Personal Day bad, 167 color, 251 energy, 99, 218 Michelle Obama, 98 number, 97 calculation, 97-98 definition, 98 Personal energy, 43 personal freedom, 69 personal habits. See Habit number Personal Month, 166 energy, 96, 100 future, 166 influence, 218 marriage, 166 meaning, 96-97 number, 94 personal resources, 183
Personal Year, 46 Age Digit, 151 Astrological House Transits, 180, 184 Barack Obama, 48 business start-up, 164 career, 47 Challenge, 101, 165 clues, 196 colors, 251 decision-making, 164-166 Destiny number, 82 difficult energy, 166 dreading, 196 endings, 164 energy, 100, 166, 185, 218, 245 future, 164, 194, 196 health issues, 196 housemate, 165 Magi Transition, 186 marriage, 165 money, 196 new friend, 72 number, 46, 48 Age Digit, 152 age vibration, 151 anger, 49 change, 48 communication, 47 definition, 46 disorganization, 49 foundation, 48 fresh start, 47 global perspective, 48 greed, 49 hypersensitivity, 49 importance, 100 legal issues, 49 meddling, 49 money, 48 opportunities, 47 over-indulgence, 49
people, 48 pitfalls, 49 relationships, 47 selfishness, 50 sharing same number with partner, 91 spiritual, 48 Obama children, 165 opportunities, 218 Pinnacle numbers, 243 plans involving other people, 165 repeating numbers, 82 review, 197 spiritual side, 164 Subcycles, 154 traumatic event, 196 Universal Year, 55, 83 personalities, shadow side, 256 pessimism, 96 pet names, 146 philanthropist, 114, 170 philosopher, 113 Physical Plane, 228 physician, 114 pi, 4 Pi Day, 4 Picasso, Pablo, 9, 15-16, 20 Pink, 143 Pinnacle number, 241 calculation, 28-30 Challenge numbers, 244 colors to wear, 250 definition, 242 description, 28 destiny number same as, 245 energy, 245 Excursion Chart, 243 First Pinnacle, 242 Lifetime Pinnacles, 241 calculation, 242 combinations, 245
Index 313 timing, 243 understanding of numbers, 244 Monthly Pinnacle numbers, 248 determination, 248 your numbers, 249 Pinnacle duration, 242 reference numbers, 251-252 Second Pinnacle, 242 Third Pinnacle, 242 timing example, 243 Fourth Pinnacle, 243 Second Pinnacle, 243 Third Pinnacle, 243 Yearly Pinnacles, 246 definition, 246 determination, 246 your numbers, 247-248 Planes of Expression, 227-228 definition, 231 Emotional Plane, 228, 233-234 example, 229-230 Intuitive Plane, 229, 234-235 Mental Plane, 228, 230-232 personal, 230 Physical Plane, 228, 232-233 table, 229 planetary rulers, 277 planets, vibes, 276 playwright, 114 Points of Attainment, 241-243 potent brands, 5 power hungriness, 49 power seeker, 26 practitioner of healing therapies, 109 pregnancy, 182 Presidential Medal of Freedom, 114
Princess Diana, 9, 18 Prisoner, The, 124 private numbers, 212 banking numbers, 212 identity theft, 212 Social Security numbers, 212 Problem number, 178-179 definition, 179 determination, 179 example, 179-180 procrastination, 87, 261 project slow-down, 97 promoter, 111 prophetic abilities, 89 psychiatrist, 113 psychic ability, 86 psychology and intuition, 227, 234 artistic skills, 236 portrait, 236 self-portrait, 237 Direction number, 237 hara, 237 Inner Self number, 237 intuition, 235 affirmation, 236 development, 235 seat, 235 Planes of Expression, 227-228 Emotional Plane, 228, 233-234 example, 229-230 Intuitive Plane, 229, 234-235 Mental Plane, 230-232 personal, 230 Physical Plane, 228, 232-233 table, 229 reference numbers, 238 publicist, 112 publisher, 114
purpose. See life purpose Pythagoras, 4
R Rand, Ayn, 16 real estate broker, 111 recognition, desire for, 231 relationships, 47, 155, 171, 182, 289 difficulties, 234 trouble in, 130 repeating numbers, 81 Core Numbers, 90 Destiny number, 81, 90 challenge, 82 example, 82 Karmic number, 82 Personal Year, 82 environment, 91 Excursion Chart creation, 85 Essence Line, 84 identifying patterns, 85 Expression number, 90 partner’s Core Numbers, 90-91 Universal and Personal Years, 83 alphabet, 86-89 example, 83-84 identifying patterns, 84-86 reporter, 111 research, 112-113 resentfulness, 288 responsibility, 89, 169, 292 bearing too much, 171 demanding, 182 desires to escape, 261 family, 170 letter, 88 Master Numbers, 59-61 planet, 16
314 The Complete Idiot’s Guide Numerology Workbook positions, 113 vibration, 60 retailer, 113 revelations, 45 right effort, 14 risk-taking, 17, 130, 195 Roman calendar, months, 95 roots/home, 8
S sacred quest, 8 salesman, 112 sarcasm, 274 scientific mind, 110 Scientific Revolution, 272 scientist, 113 Second Minor Challenge, 259 secrecy, 184 secret involvements, 184 secretary, 109 seeker, 8 self-absorption, 14 self-awareness, shadow confrontation, 256 self-confidence, 113, 232 self-control, 275 self-esteem, 288 self-exploration, vibe, 19 self-indulgence, 9 self-pity, 173 self-reliance, 108 self-righteous tendencies, 262 self-sacrifice, 274 self-sufficiency, 14, 26 selfishness, 9, 50, 288 selflessness, 232 sentimentality, 171 shadow, definition, 256
shadow side of numbers, 255, 264 Achievement number, 264 Challenge numbers, 259 Life Challenge plan, 263 meaning, 260-262 timing, 259-260 Daily Challenges, 267 Lifetime Challenges, 268 Monthly Challenges, 266, 269 determination, 266 numbers, 266 plan, 267 numbers impacting life, 258 Pinnacles, 263 reference numbers, 268 shadow confrontation, 255 behavior ownership, 258 numbers, 256-258 traits, 256-258 temptation, 258 Yearly Challenge numbers, 263 definition, 263 determination, 264 plan, 265 Yearly Challenges, 268 shadowy behaviors, 258 shortcuts, 9 showmanship, 274 shyness, 109 Silver, Nate, 5 Singh, Jagat, 286 sixth chakra, 235 sleuthing, 112 small business start-up, 115 social activity, 96 social director, 110 social networking, 16 Social Security numbers, 212 social worker, 112
Soul Urge number, 33, 122, 127 artistic skills, 237 calculation, 33 definition, 33 description, 33 discovery, 34 meaning, 35-36 Spacek, Sissy, 135-136 spinning energy, 251 spiritual beliefs, balancing, 19 Spiritual Messenger, 59-60 spiritual questing, vibe, 19 spirituality, 276 spreadsheet program, 85 psychic, 5 stage name, 143 John Wayne, 144-145 Pink, 143 statistician, 109 Stewart, Martha, 19, 139 stockbroker, 113 Streisand, Barbra, 114 Stress number, 126 Subcycles definition, 153 Destiny number, 153 energy, 199 Excursion Chart, 154 first, 154-155 numbers, 155-156 Personal Year, 154 second, calculation, 153 table, 154 timing, 153 Sullenberger, Chesley B., III, 10 Sumerians, 271 super-sensitivity, 26, 129, 222 Surat Shabd yoga, 286
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Universal weeks, 160 Universal Year, 43, 197 combined energies, 50-55 taking shortcuts, 9 definition, 44 talk show host, 110 energy, 43 tarot, 3 number, 247 Tarot deck, 238 personal agenda, 50 Emperor card, 111 Personal Year, 83 Tower in the Major Arcana, Personal Year number, 292 46-47 teaching, 48, 112 anger, 49 team player, 69, 86 change, 48 telephone numbers, 210-211 communication, 47 temptations, 155 Core Numbers, 55 tenacity, 14 disorganization, 49 tetraphobia, 222 foundation, 48 Thatcher, Margaret, 65 global perspective, 48 Theory of Relativity, 4 greed, 49 togetherness, number of, 18 hypersensitivity, 49 To the Lighthouse, 15 legal issues, 49 Tolstoy, Leo, 221 meddling, 49 transformation, 8, 20 money, 48 Transition, Magi, 185, 195, over-indulgence, 49 218-219 people, 48 cycle, 186 pitfalls, 49 definition, 185 relationships, 47 determination, 186 selfishness, 50 number, 186, 194 spiritual, 48 Personal Year, 186 vibration, 50 traumatic event, 196 reference numbers, 55 travel, 97, 170-171, 183, 190 Universal number, 43 triskaidekaphobia, 222 calculation, 44 tunnel vision, 14 number and energy, 44-46
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Universal Day numbers, 158-160 Universal Month determination, 156 numbers, 157-158 vibration, 156 Universal number, 43-44 calculation, 44 number and energy, 44-46
V vacillation, 169 valet, 112 vengeance, 275 verbal gift, 110 verbal skills, 112
vibrating energy, 13 1 vibration, 14-15 2 vibration, 15 3 vibration, 15-16 4 vibration, 16-17 5 vibration, 17 6 vibration, 18 7 vibration, 18 8 vibration, 19 9 vibration, 20 bodhissatvas, 19 daily meditations, 14 social networking, 16 wide-ranging curiosity, 17 vibrations age, 150-151 Challenge number, 151 Personal Year number, 151 expression human meaning, 5 misplaced love, 7 missing, 286 opportunities, 160 Personal Year number, 50 responsibility, 60 Universal Month, 156 vibratory energy, 4 volunteer work, 115
W–X–Y–Z War and Peace, 221 Wayne, John, 144 wealth/visionary, 8 web applications, 6 websites domain names, 5 www.53.com, 5 www.samuel-beckett.net/ molloy1.html, 7 White Album, 217 White House, 206-207 willpower, 88, 274, 276
316 The Complete Idiot’s Guide Numerology Workbook Winfrey, Oprah, 19 wisdom, 276 Wizard of Oz, The, 256 Woolf, Virginia, 15 word processing program, 85 work problems, 171 vibration, 110 volunteer, 115 Wright, Ernest Vincent, 136 writer, 110 wrong authority, 9 wrong effort, 9 Yearly Challenge numbers, 263 calculation, 264 definition, 263 plan, 265 Yearly Pinnacle, 246-247 Zodiac, 118 definition, 272 Destiny number, 118 signs, energy, 273-275