6.0 The Core Concept of Numerology

6.0 The Core Concept of Numerology

We like to think of our physical existence as a manifestation of our individual soul. Within the manifestation of our soul, there is a desire to learn, grow, create, and experience life within a body. This body has an individual pattern--a soul vibration--that is unique unto itself. When our individual vibration is born into the physical world, it contains within it a seed. This seed has a natural instinct along with characteristics. These qualities are what the individual pattern has brought with it. It also has within it a purpose!

Let's take a look at this seed. It was planted at birth and there is a grand intention within. The expression of this life is a continuation of its 'spiraling' journey. Experiences of expansion, connection, and awareness of its divine nature perpetuate the spiraling motion. It relies on its innate knowledge to assist it in growth, and its greatest hearts desires, to fuel it as it moves towards its purpose. As its roots grow, it matures by knowing its place in co-creation.

In Numerology these are the five major vibrations that make up your core nature:

1. Life Path
2. Birth Day
3. Expression
4. Heart's Desire
5. Personality

Life Path

The Life Path is the sum of the birth date and describes what you are and your journey through life. Also referred to as your Destiny.

This vibration is at the heart of your being during this life. It tells you what you are really like. Its qualities want to be utilized and acknowledged. It is what is innate and natural for you. It is the vibration in which your soul has chosen to ground its essence. Therefore opportunities, experiences, and lessons that you attract this life will ask for you to draw on the energies present in your Life Path. By embracing these resources you will then be able to synthesize your other core parts. Note: Life Path is also called the 'Birth Force' in some Numerology texts.

Birth Day

The birthday number modifies the lifepath number slightly.
Your specific day of birth may direct you to added understanding of what you are here to do. For example, in the Birth Date of July 11th, 1956, the Birth Day is 11. It often combines with other energies to help them develop! Sometimes you will also find talents connected to this vibration since your Birth Day is a component of your Life Path (derived from your entire Birth Date).

Expression

The Expression is derived from all the letters in your name. It is the sum of both your soul and dreams. This is how the world see's you, it is how you express yourself to the outside world. A common mistake to make in Numerology is to call this your Destiny. This is incorrect, you are not the path you travel. Your Destiny is your Life Path which is calculated from your date of birth. Also referred to as Name Number.

The name you were given at birth tells a wonderful story. Your name is what you must be this life. It is a 'Divine Promise' of opportunity. When embracing the qualities of this vibration, you find that your soul adds to its experiences, knowledge, and growth. In the Expression number, you will find evidence of your purpose. As you synthesize this core part, you will also discover a deeper connection to your other parts. Sometimes natural abilities are also found within a person's Expression number.

It describes a person’s potential talents—the natural abilities as well as the related character traits. For most of us, these talents and skills are there at birth, although they are usually further developed as an individual grows and matures. Very often—but not always—these particular abilities are of primary importance in a person’s work and career. Frequently, the talents described by the Expression form the central feature of an individual’s career.

What you must do in this lifetime; what you came here to manifest; the person you aim to be. It reveals your physical and mental constitution and represents a lifelong target at which you are aiming. You work at fulfilling this potential every day of your life.

The Expression is derived by calculating the sum of the number values of all the letters in the name—for example, the letters in the full name appearing on the birth certificate.

Your First Name:
It tells us the numerologists many things about you including:
- The physical and mental influence of your direction for growth
- How predictably you think, act and behave
- How you will interpret life’s experiences

Your Middle Name:
It is thought to govern your emotional life and reveals your likes, loves, emotions and attraction to certain hobbies. It is a resource you can draw upon.

Your Last Name:
Whether it is your birth name, adopted name or married name, your Last Name reveals the inherited traits of the family and carries certain strengths and weaknesses.

Your Maiden Name:
A woman’s maiden name is her family name. It is part of her original birth name; and therefore, part of her cosmic code and blueprint for life. Whether you use your maiden name now or not, the energy present in that name will be with you all of your life. For it is your essence and belongs to your energy field.

Your Married Name:
In numerology, we look at the married name as an additional energy. The married name does not replace your original birth name. The essence of who you are is determined by the name given to you at birth, which determines your five major Core Numbers.

Your Adopted Name:
If you were given an adopted name early on in life, it may be the only name you have known. If that’s the case, work out your Numerology profile using your adopted name. This name represents the energy you’re presently experiencing and the strengths and weaknesses that will accompany you though life.

Heart's Desire

It’s what you in your inner secret self desire to be. It shows your underlying motivation or the general intention behind many of your actions. Also referred to as Soul's urge.

This vibration comes from the vowels in your name. The vowels are said to be very sacred and in some languages were so respected they were never written! The Heart's Desire provides insight into your soul's deepest urges and values (what you find important, just, fair, etc.) This is not to be taken lightly for it is a very wise part of you. It is the part that has the deepest feelings and sheds light on what you most desire. You will find your most essential motivations here. Your Heart's Desire is a major part of your core since it beautifies and rounds out your character. This part of you also wishes to harmonize with your other core vibrations so that you may express fully all that you are. The Heart's Desire is a key that will open doors for your other key parts to fully express.

It is the essence of your being and what lies behind your every decision and direction you take,what you want to become.

It describes a person’s inner motivation—what a person wants to be, to have and to do—and the potential abilities and obstacles which accompany that motivation. The Soul Urge is influential in determining a person’s point of view and the principles on which he acts. Although the Life Path and Expression are generally easy to see in a person, the inner motivation is often a very private matter—unless revealed through the use of numerology.

Note:
The letter Y can represent either a vowel or a consonant.
e.g. In the name "Sydney"
The first letter Y is a vowel and the last letter Y is a consonant.

This can be of importance, especially for the letter Y, when determining your Heart's Desire(vowels) or your Personality(consonants) Numbers.
This website incorporates functions to determine if the letter Y in the name is used as a vowel or a consonant.

What About The Letter W?

If a syllable begins with W, and the next letter represents a vowel, W almost certainly represents a consonant. In "woe," for example, W represent a consonant.
There are no syllables beginning with W in which W represents a vowel.

For W, it never occurs in the middle of a syllable, at least in native English words. There is the borrowed Welsh word “cwm,” [pronounced “coom”] spelled C-W-M, which refers to a kind of valley. In this word, yes, W represents a vowel. This word is so rare as to be best ignored.

When W occurs at or near the end of a syllable, it’s often part of yet another diphthong. Words like “brown” and “cow,” end with two vowels run together. First you have "aa" [as in "cat"] or "ah," and then you have "oo." So in these words, you could argue that W does indeed represent a vowel. On the other hand, maybe to you the word "cow" sounds like it ends with the consonant "wuh" instead of the vowel "oo." Just as with the diphthong "oy," phoneticians disagree. So my recommendation is just to say that the combination O-W represents the diphthong “ow,” and stop there.

W also occurs at the end of words like “saw” and “drew.” These words don’t end with diphthongs; they end in the vowels "aw" and "oo." By the same kind of reasoning we've already been using, it’s best not to call W a vowel or a consonant, but just to say that the letter combination A-W represents the vowel "aw," and the combination E-W represents "oo."

So to sum up, the only time you can truly say that W represents a vowel is in those rare Welsh borrowings, such as "cwm" and "cwr".
The word "cwm" is a special type of valley, and "cwr", is a type of train tracks made from single long rails rather than a bunch of short ones put together.

In this website, W is always considered a consonant.

Personality

Narrow entrance hall to the great room that is your true nature. It’s the first impression that people get of you; it’s how you appear to others; it is not necessarily what you really are. It shows what people expect from you because of the image you present. Also referred to as Your Inner Dreams or Outer Personality Number.

The information within the Personality gives us an understanding of how others may attempt to see and direct us. It provides us with insight on which aspects of our personality others may recognize and validate. This information is derived from their first surface impressions. What we are describing is the influence the outer world has on us. Yes, the Personality number has qualities that are very much a part of us. We may be content with what this vibration has to offer for a while. However, it is the Heart's Desire vibration that assists us in manifesting our full natures. The Heart's Desire will lead us to a greater fulfillment found within our Expression vibration. As you will recall, the Expression includes both the vowels (Heart's Desire) and the consonants (Personality) in your name.

What you secretly desire and dream, possibly something you may not even be aware of or acknowledge.

You are a blending of these vibrations. Sometimes one core part may stand out more than others. Often one part stays in the background as you recognize, express, and experience the other parts. Eventual synchronization and blending of all parts into a balanced, fully functioning, and expressive self is the ultimate experience of this lifetime.

Karmic Numbers

There is a theory in Numerology that a few numbers bring qualities along with them that suggest karmic, or unfinished, business. It may be that we choose to create lessons in these areas to round out our natures. Another possibility is that we want to develop qualities that were somewhat void in the past. Either way, Karmic Numbers can feel a bit more challenging than others. If you have a Karmic Number as one of your Core Elements, you may experience the number as over-balanced or under-balanced before experiencing a fully balanced and accessible energy.

Look for these Karmic Numbers in your Core Elements. Reflect on the area of your life that the Core Element represents and note where you may find confusion from the Karmic Number that is present there. For accuracy, remember that the numbers 11 and 22 are Master Numbers and stand on their own. Always add an 11 as an 11 rather than a 2 and a 22 as 22 rather than a 4. This makes a difference in determining if you have a Karmic Number or not.

Karmic Debt Numbers will show up as your Birthday Number or one of your five Core Numbers. No matter where they show up, it’s a signal that you’re working with issues from the past. The number itself will tell the nature of the issue you are facing.

There are four Karmic Debt Numbers: 13, 14, 16 and 19.
If we reduce the numbers:
13 ==> 1+3=4
14 ==> 1+4=5
16 ==> 1+6=7
19 ==> 1+9=10 ==> 1+0=1

We see that the basic single digit numbers are, 1, 4, 5 and 7.
The double digit number used to reduce to a single digit is a Karmic debt only if it is either 13, 14, 16 or 19.

For example, 23 ==> 2+3=5 is not a karmic debt.