Numerology (the science of numbers) has been used by ancient seers for thousands of years. Pythagoras, the Greek mathematician and philosopher, brought it back into prominence 2,500 years ago as a guide to spiritual and personal fulfilment. Everyone has special numbers in their lives: the most important being their 'lifepath', which is about what they should do in order to fulfil themselves, which is based on the date of birth. We all live in cycles of 9 years, which begin during our 20's. Within each cycle we tend to concentrate on different issues, as though we are learning subjects at 'the school of life'. When we understand that there is a right time for everything in our lives we can become happy and successful. By using numerology we can discover the right time to do things, the right time to sit back and wait. As we move through life we need to learn certain lessons specific to our individual needs and these are shown in a personal numerology chart. By calculating our numbers (from our birthdate), we find the lifepath we should follow, and the right or wrong time to do things.

No, you don't have to be a mathematician to do numerology. It's as easy as adding 1+1!

How to find your 'lifepath number':
Add up the entire date of your birth, i.e. 16th April, 1969 would be 16/4/1969, which would add up as 1+6+4+1+9+6+9 = 36. Now add 36 together, i.e. 3+6 = 9 That means the lifepath number of someone born on 16 April 1969 is no. 9. Now see below to find out what to do and what not to do depending on your number.

Keywords on Numbers
Number 1: Be unique. Be independent. Be innovative. Use your intelligence. Be ambitious. Be the first person to do things. Be a natural leader. Have your own space. Be a decision maker. Don't isolate yourself off from others. Don't be co-dependent. Don't feel alone and lonely. Don't be eccentric. Don't be a loner and refuse to share with others.

Number 2: Have good relationships. Respond to others. Make your own choices. Realise 'it's not what happens that's important, it's how I react to what happens that brings about the result'. Don't be co-dependent on others. Don't blame others for what happens to you. Don't act like a victim. Don't be unwilling to make decisions or refuse to co-operate with others.

Number 3: Be creative. Be able to express yourself through music, song, dance, painting, writing, cooking, gardening. Be able to express your emotions: cry and laugh, be joyful. Create your own world as a child does. Have a happy balance between your spiritual, mental and physical needs. Don't hold on to old hurts. Don't refuse to express yourself and develop depression (which is the opposite of expression). Don't lack emotional expression. Don't be childish.

Number 4: Empower yourself, which means find things out for yourself and don't be influenced by others. Be stable, work hard to make yourself secure. Be of service to others. Have order in your life. Don't be unstable, or expect others to make you secure. Don't slog like a slave, use force, anger, or be a bully. Don't live in fear, chaos or be too regimented.

Number 5: Face conflict when it arises. Change when you need to change. Take a chance by doing something different. Break negative behaviour patterns. Construct your freedom, rather than 'hope for the best' without doing anything. Don't run from conflict, or hide from changes. Don't pretend things are alright when they aren't. Don't follow self-destructive behaviour patterns and refuse to change.

Number 6: Understand no-one is perfect, nor are we meant to be. Practise self-forgiveness and self love. Develop a healthy self esteem, compassion and 'unconditional love'. Be a 'people person' and use your natural wisdom to help others. Don't lack self-esteem. Don't pretend to be someone else in order to please others. Don't judge yourself or others. Don't refuse to forgive yourself, or others.

Number 7: Be willing to learn and always having an open mind. Be patient. Be intuitive. Trust yourself. Learn from experience and pass what you learned on to others. Don't be rigid in your beliefs. Don't be religious without showing compassion or unconditional love. Don't be impatient or distrustful. Don't never learn from the past.

Number 8: Have a happy balance between spiritual and physical needs, (physical needs are money, sexual satisfaction, shelter, food, good physical health and affection. Spiritual needs are wanting to know that you make a difference.) Don't have too much emphasis on money/possessions and/or sexual satisfaction. Don't work just for money or social status. Don't see the physical body only in relationships.

Number 9: Communicate about important things, and with your spirit thru' meditation/dreams. Care about people, the planet and animals. Be observant. Let go of the past. Don't refuse to communicate. Don't hoard things from the past and refuse to admit when things have come to a natural conclusion. Don't refuse to understand others.

No 11: Imagine the future and bring it into reality. Communicate with angels/spirit guides. See the 'divine perfection' in others and remember that it's what the person can be, rather than what they actually are. Don't forget to be human. Don't dream your life away. Don't be over-idealistic or be easily disappointed. Don't put people on pedestals. Don't fear death or fear spirit.

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