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The Personal Power Of Your Life Path Number
Numerology is based on the idea that there is a mystical relationship between numbers and destiny. It originated from the ancient practice of assigning numerical values to words and names, and attributing spiritual symbolism to such numbers.
In Ancient Greece, the mystic Pythagoras further developed this concept proposing that numbers are divinely inspired creations that carry sacred codes. This led to a system of divination that is still used today, and Pythagoras is therefore considered the father of modern numerology.
There are different systems of numerology that share some common principles, such as Chaldean, Pythagorean, Kabbalistic and Chinese numerology.
Numerology, however, is not fortune-telling in the traditional sense, as it does not simply attempt to prophecy or predict the future. Instead, numerology aims to reveal information about our personality, talents and gifts, our life path and purpose, as well as our potential and destiny.
In numerology, each of us has a set of unique, individual numbers known as our core numbers. These numbers are calculated from our date of birth, letters of our name, and other personal information. By analyzing the core numbers associated with us, we can gain insight into our personality, talents, challenges, opportunities, and spiritual lessons.
What Your Destiny Number Reveals About You
The ancient Greek scholar and inventor of modern numerology, Pythagoras, believed that everything is interconnected and that there is a divine relationship between numbers and letters and our personality, character and life path.
Pythagoras proposed that each number has a unique energy frequency and certain mystical properties that are key to understanding ourselves and the universe. For example, the number 1 symbolizes the origins and oneness of all things, because all the other numbers are created by repeatedly adding up 1 plus 1, plus 1, and so on.
In modern numerology, each person has certain core numbers in their numerology chart. Two of these core numbers that significantly influence and shape our life journey is our life path number and our destiny number.
Our life path number broadly defines our life path, overall purpose, and calling, while our destiny number identifies our individual talents, interests, abilities, traits, attitude, personality, and character.
In other words, your life path number defines your journey in this lifetime, while your destiny number reveals your unique traits to make the most of your journey and achieve your highest potential. The destiny number is also known as our ‘expression number’ or ‘lucky number.’
The Ancient Truth Of Your Life Path Number
Math was my least favorite subject at school. However, as an adult I did develop a greater appreciation for it. I even became a bit of a ‘number cruncher,’ but not in the typical way. Instead, I discovered that numbers are far more intriguing than its standard use in the classroom and boardroom.
I might have been much more interested in mathematics in my youth, had I known back then that Pythagoras, the famous Greek philosopher, was much more than just a stodgy old mathematician. Although he is most famous today for his mathematical and scientific discoveries, he was in truth a great mystic whose metaphysical teachings are seldom mentioned in modern textbooks.
Legend has it that miraculous events surrounded his life from an early age, including that his birth was predicted by Pythia, the renowned Oracle of Delphi at the Temple of Apollo. Although he spent his early years studying mostly in Greece, he later relocated to Egypt, where he lived for over two decades to study music, medicine, mathematics, magic, and mystical teachings.
Not only was Pythagoras a psychic in his own right, who practiced divination and prophecy, but he also used mathematics solely for mystical purposes, not for practical reasons. In fact, he believed that everything in the Universe consists of numbers. and that numbers can therefore reveal to us many universal truths and secrets.