In numerology, the life path number is derived from the date of a person’s birth. Deriving this number consists of two steps. First, add the digits of the person’s full date of birth. For example, if someone was born on November 8, 1986, then the numbers added together would be 8 plus 22 plus 1986. The final sum would be 2016.
Secondly and finally, add the digits of the number found previously. Working with the previous sample, the sum would be: 2+0+1+6 = 9. That final sum, in this case, the number 9, is what numerologists will be working with to find the life path. To make this process a little easier, try using a numerology website with a calculator designed for this purpose.
The different numbers in the life path system are 1 through 9. Each of these numbers are associated with a specific set of personal characteristics (some of which are positive and others negative) as well as the journey that these people tend to follow. For sums that exceed the number 9, the series starts over. 10 = 1, 12 = 3, and so forth.
Additionally, there are what have been termed “master numbers” which are doubles found in the last step. The ones most focused on are 11 and 22, but some systems also use 33, 44, and so on. There are some numerology users and writers who believe that people with these types of numbers, especially 11 and 22, have more potential than those whose final number has a differing sum. In that vein of thought, an 11 has more potential than a 2 or a 20.
Learning of greater potential through numerology has made some proud of their inherent trait or imagined destiny, but others may get depressed or feel unable to live up to those expectations. For this and other reasons, leading numerologists have decided to throw the idea of master numbers out the window and simply incorporated these numbers into the regular one through nine series.
This is certainly a more equitable take within numerology, since no human being is inherently better than another, and the idea of master numbers may lead people to think otherwise. Numerology is simply intended to guide someone to their best possible life, rather than define them as a human being.
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