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Your numerology numbers

Six numbers from your full birth name and your date of birth, worked out the Pythagorean way, each with what it is usually taken to mean.

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As on your birth certificate, all given names and surnames.

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How the numbers are worked out

Pythagorean method

Each letter has a value from 1 to 9: A, J and S are 1; B, K and T are 2; and so on to I and R, which are 9. Accents are ignored, so José counts as JOSE. Your Expression number adds every letter of your full birth name, your Soul Urge the vowels (A, E, I, O, U; Y too, in a name with no other vowel) and your Personality the consonants. Each name is reduced on its own first, then the totals are added and reduced again.

Your Life Path comes from your birth date: the month, the day and the year are each reduced to a single digit, then added and reduced once more. Born 5 October 1990: 10 becomes 1, 5 stays 5, 1990 becomes 1 + 9 + 9 + 0 = 19 and then 1; 1 + 5 + 1 = 7. If any sum lands on 11, 22 or 33, it stays: those are the master numbers.

Your Birthday number is the day of the month reduced, and your Personal Year adds your birth month and day to the current year, reduced to 1–9. It changes every January.

Numerology is a tradition for reflection, not a science and not a forecast. Read the numbers as a set of questions about yourself, useful exactly as far as they ring true.

The Life Path numbers

1–9 · 11 · 22 · 33

Every birth date leads to one of these twelve. Each page covers strengths, challenges, love and work.

1independence · initiativeThe self-starter. A 1 tends to move first, trust its own judgement and feel most alive when it is shaping something new rather than following a plan someone else wrote.2cooperation · sensitivityThe peacemaker. A 2 reads the mood in a room, works best alongside others and often holds groups together through tact, patience and attention to small details.3expression · creativityThe communicator. A 3 thinks out loud, brings colour to everyday life and tends to feel most itself when it is creating, performing, writing or making someone laugh.4stability · disciplineThe builder. A 4 likes things done properly, values order and honesty, and usually earns trust by showing up, keeping promises and making plans that actually hold.5freedom · curiosityThe free spirit. A 5 learns through experience, adapts quickly and tends to feel most alive when life offers movement, variety and room to change course.6care · responsibilityThe nurturer. A 6 notices who needs looking after, creates warmth around it and often feels most fulfilled when it is caring for family, friends or a community.7reflection · insightThe seeker. A 7 wants to understand what lies beneath the surface, needs quiet to think and often trusts hard-won knowledge more than easy answers.8ambition · authorityThe achiever. An 8 thinks big, takes charge naturally and tends to measure progress in visible results, while learning how to use influence with fairness.9compassion · idealismThe humanitarian. A 9 cares about the bigger picture, feels for strangers as well as friends and often wants its life to leave the world a little kinder.11intuition · inspirationThe visionary. A master number with the gentle 2 underneath, 11 combines strong intuition with a wish to inspire, and often feels life with unusual intensity.22vision · masteryThe master builder. With the steady 4 underneath, 22 joins large ideals to practical skill, and often feels drawn to create structures that serve many people.33compassion · guidanceThe master guide. With the nurturing 6 underneath, 33 expresses love through guidance and creative service, and often feels responsible for uplifting the people around it.

Common questions

Numerology
What is my Life Path number?▾

It is the number your full birth date reduces to: month, day and year are each reduced to one digit, then added and reduced again, keeping 11, 22 and 33. It is the number numerologists read first, as the main theme of a life.

Which name should I use?▾

Your full name as it was given at birth, every given name and surname. A married name or a nickname gives different numbers; some people compare both, reading the birth name as the foundation and the current name as how they show up today.

What are master numbers?▾

When a sum lands on 11, 22 or 33 it is not reduced further. These master numbers are read as intensified versions of 2, 4 and 6, with more potential and more pressure. Many people never have one among their core numbers.

Is numerology accurate?▾

There is no scientific evidence that numbers derived from a name or a date describe a person. Read it the way you would read a horoscope or a tarot card: a prompt for reflection, not a fact or a prediction.

Same arithmetic, tarotTarot birth cardsYour birth date reduced to the Major Arcana.Your yearTarot year cardThe card for the twelve months from this birthday to the next.Free drawDraw tarot cardsAsk a question and draw a spread from the full deck.