In this lesson, we are featuring the Life Path. We like to think of the Life Path as a 'seed' that is planted on the day of birth. Your accumulated wisdom lies within it. Perhaps you could call this your 'heritage'. It?s like a record that you can rely on for tapping into your innate talents and abilities. As you become aware of this part of our nature, life seems to become simpler. If more parents understood their children's Life Path, it would be much easier to provide direction and help to build confidence.
Some Numerology systems call this part of your nature the Birth Force or Birth Path. No matter what you call it, its meaning remains the same. It is what you will always have on hand. Your Life Path is one of your greatest assets. You can always count on this part of your nature to be there for you.
The Life Path and the Expression work hand in hand. Dr. Juno Jordan, one of our favorite Numerologists, used an analogy from business to contrast the Life path (or Birth Force) and Expression (or Destiny) numbers. She said, "The Birth Force represents the stock on hand and the Destiny the business to be established." We like that analogy because it can help you to understand how important your Life Path is.
When we surrender to our nature and use our tools, we can progress and begin to allow our purpose to unfold. In addition, we often find that the Life Path qualities often appear as opportunities, challenges, and lessons. We're learning how to embrace the qualities of the Life path in a balanced way.
Remember that all vibrations can be expressed as 'balanced', 'under-balanced', and 'over-balanced'. If the person in the example above is expressing their 1 in a balanced way, they will use their leadership and pioneering spirit. Some other qualities that may be active are the capabilities to generate creative thought, inventive ideas, determination, a sense of humor, inspiration, and clear thinking.
Now, if there are other aspects within the core that are at odds with the 1 vibration, we may find the 1 will express itself in an under-balanced or over-balanced state. If this person has conflict in accessing their innate tools, they may appear to lack confidence, show signs of insecurity, become dependent on others, or become passive (under-balanced). If they feel threatened or have difficulty in channeling this vibration, then they might become bossy, opinionated, or dominating (over-balanced).
There will always be a reason why conflicting numbers are present in a person?s life. Most likely it is to strengthen or develop the person in some way.
Try to find the intention behind the creation of a potentially conflicted combination of numbers. Ask yourself, what positive attainment could come out of this combination?" By doing so, you will then be on a useful track!
To calculate your Life Path, you calculate the numeric value of the month, day and year that you were born. Each month is translated into its numerical equivalent:
January =1
February = 2
March = 3
April = 4
May = 5
June = 6
July = 7
August = 8
September = 9
October = 10 ? (1+0 =1)
November = 11? (1+1=2)
December = 12 ? (1+2=3)
If you were born in April your month would be calculated as - 4
If your date of birth was the 25th, your day would be calculated as 2+5 = 7
The year would be added in this manner: 1965 ((1+9+6+5 = 21) 2+1=3)
Someone born on April 25, 1965 would be calculated as 4 + 7 + 3 = 14 (1+4 = 5)
The Life Path result is 5. Now the next step is to consult the numerological study of the Life Path of the 5 for the meaning and direction of the ?5? trend line.
Dennis Francis
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Some Numerology systems call this part of your nature the Birth Force or Birth Path. No matter what you call it, its meaning remains the same. It is what you will always have on hand. Your Life Path is one of your greatest assets. You can always count on this part of your nature to be there for you.
