Chapter Twelve of the Red Witch Tradition
Numerology
Silverstar Red Crow © 1998/2007

Individualizing the importance of numbers into a workable system that can be used to clarify issues in everyday life is called Numerology.
Like other occult sciences, Numerology draws upon ancient archetypal knowledge as a foundation to deciphering the puzzles of life. In contrast to other forms of occult study, Numerology takes no or few specialized books of diagrams and planetary movements or sacred tools in order to facilitate understanding. With basic computation skills, a pencil and paper and if need be a simple calculator, numbers offer a key to unlock some mysteries of self-discovery. This skill can be as simple as writing one’s name or as complicated as working a calculus problem. The choice is the seekers.
There are many numerological systems available today, some requiring little skill, others needing vast knowledge of math and metaphysics. Twenty years of research by my mother and twenty-five years of practical use by me are the basis of the system that is offered in this material. It is unique and in my biased opinion, a comprehensive system. This method strips the need for complication and offers a straightforward technique to understand the intricacies of a language that is used by the entire world, each and every day. Living a life based on Practickal Magick is not easy; thinking before one acts, being clear about intent and being genuinely caring. A simple tool, which aids in understanding, is helpful to that end.

SOME SIMPLE RULES

1. Any number added to nine equals itself. For instance, 5 + 9 = 14: 1 + 4 = 5 or 5 + 9 = 5. Sometimes it is valuable to understand the composite number (the blending of two numbers, the “14” above), but the value remains with the original number.
2. 11, 22, 33, 44 and 55 are Master Numbers and are used as whole numbers, not as composite numbers. Composite numbers are added to one another to find a primary number (a number between 1 and 9), but a Master Number stands alone.
3. To decipher composite numbers, first analyze each number individually; blend their value before adding them together to find the primary number. For instance, 14 = 1 (independent, self motivated) + 4 (hard physical work, solidity, tied to the home) = 5 (experientially based, sometimes scattered, dramatic). Blended together there is a more specific meaning than just “5”. The “5” created is independent, but is tied to the home, which can create clinging.

BIRTH NUMBERS

Birth Numbers indicate, similarly to astrology , a personal blueprint of one’s life. Birth Numbers are truly owned by the seeker since they are fixed factors. Name Numbers, on the other hand, are highly mutable since they can be changed on impulse, whether by marriage, by act of prowess or boredom.

Initially, add the month, day and year of a particular birth together.

MONTH + DAY + YEAR = BIRTHPATH NUMBER

February 9, 1956 = 5 BIRTHPATH
2 + 9 + 1 + 9 + 5 + 6 = 5 BIRTHPATH

Then, add the Sunsign Number to the Birthpath Number.

BIRTHPATH NUMBER + SUNSIGN NUMBER = DESTINY NUMBER

5 (Birthpath Number) + 11 (the number of the sunsign of Aquarius) = 7 DESTINY

Aries = 1
Taurus = 2
Gemini = 3
Cancer = 4
Leo = 5
Virgo = 6
Libra = 7
Scorpio = 8
Sagittarius = 9
Capricorn = 10
Aquarius = 11
Pisces = 12
Birthpath Numbers

Birthpath Numbers indicate a person’s particular gifts and strengths and warn against possible damaging behavior traits. These numbers do not always indicate what one desires as a life path or mission.

1 Birthpath:
1 Birthpath people put their needs first. They tend to be pioneers, heads of political parties, trailblazers, labor organizers and heads of households. They do not take orders well, but dispense them liberally. They are excellent providers; they tend to be perfectionists and are sometimes fearless. They must guard against being overly critical of others, too selfish and conceited. They must learn to share, co-operate within a group format and they need to learn to finish projects as well as start them.

2 Birthpath:
2 Birthpath people work better as part of a team. They are, by nature, kind and generous. They are natural parents, caring and patient. They tend to become over-stimulated and fall into long periods of rest to compensate. They co-operate, but tend to be fixed more than flexible.

3 Birthpath:
3 Birthpath people are action oriented. They have the ability to manifest desire into real form. They are natural communicators and basic mental abilities like reading, writing and arithmetic come easily. Writers, mathematicians and engineers are often 3 Birthpaths.

4 Birthpath:
4 Birthpaths are traditionalists. Craving order and strong foundations, they are natural land and homeowners, attracted to the earth, farming and building. Conservative by nature, they are slow to respond, carefully weighing all options.

5 Birthpath:
5 Birthpaths must experience to learn. Naturally flamboyant and dramatic, they crave the spotlight and love attention. They love love for love’s sake and attach to it with wild abandon. 5 Birthpaths must guard against succumbing to scattered energy and suggestibility.

6 Birthpath:
6 Birthpath people are protective of self and family. They are naturally responsible, which make them wonderful caretakers and planners. They are easily moved by music and often make good musicians. They must guard against being too territorial and controlling.



7 Birthpath:
7 Birthpaths are perfectionists. They hold themselves to high standards and are often paralyzed out of fear of failing, choosing not to start something rather than fail. They are not afraid of being alone and make good scholars and researchers, monks and confessors; must guard against martyrdom and over-committing one’s energy.

8 Birthpath:
8 Birthpaths tend to reach for higher meanings in every thing; 8 rules success and failure, so 8 Birthpaths are driven towards both, sometimes sabotaging their efforts with too much steam. They are traditional and conservative, like 4’s, but have the ability to see the larger picture. They make good administrators, in secular and religious arenas.

9 Birthpath:
9 Birthpath people are natural teachers, mentors and guides. They crave being needed. They love to organize messes and other people’s lives and tend to meddle too much. They love to be heard, but often hold the student above the teacher; can be too selfless, if few 1s or 5s are present.

11 Birthpath:
11 Birthpaths love large groups of people and selfless acts. They love to organize people and movements for the sake of change. They make good communicators and arbitrators, but need to guard against being too self-important. Sometimes they are attracted to communication with the Spirit World and often have gifts of mediumship and prophecy.

22 Birthpath:
22 Birthpaths are natural executives. They are excellent managers, builders and engineers, both in the secular and religious worlds, often seeing no separation between the two. They can make powerful leaders, but must guard against being tyrannical.

33 Birthpath:
33 Birthpath people are natural healers. They are attracted to service and can accept the most extreme conditions for the sake of the ALL. They must guard against being too extreme and suggestible. Unfortunately, because they are so tuned-in to the needs and suffering of others, mental imbalance, drug and alcohol addiction and terrorism can be negative affects of a 33 Birthpath.

44 Birthpath:
44 Birthpath people are powerful in stature and substance. They work as guides for healers, especially with when death is close. They are natural Shamans and Witches and love the drama of the Life-Cycle. They must guard against being overly morbid and watch out for insanity.

55 Birthpath:
55 Birthpaths are mystical by nature. They tend to be loners, content with communing with the Divine on their own terms. Often they have the gift of prophecy and tend to live in their dreams, finding that the rich world of the subconscious is a preferable home to the corporal world. They must guard against shutting themselves off from humanity and thinking that only they know the way.

Sunsign Numbers

ARIES = 1. Catalytic spark, assertive, centered, single-minded.
TAURUS = 2. Conservative, penetrating, generous, knows intrinsic values of people and things.
GEMINI = 3. Communicators, free thinkers, extremely suggestible, difficulty taking firm stands.
CANCER = 4. Emotionally based, tied to the home, traditional, can be manipulative.
LEO = 5. Dramatic, experientially based, proud, sexual.
VIRGO = 6. Analytical, centered, hard working.
LIBRA = 7. Loves beauty and harmony, prefers balance but has difficulty making up one’s mind, artistic.
SCORPIO = 8. Complex mind, attracted to mystery, sensual.
SAGITTARIUS = 9. Loves being the teacher, philosophy, ending projects and organizing, but has trouble with procrastination.
CAPRICORN = 10. Ambitious, stubborn, must control one’s environment.
AQUARIUS = 11. Scientific, loves large groups and movements, can be aloof and seemingly cold.
PISCES = 12. Intuition based, dreamer, has a hard time being practical.

Destiny Numbers

Destiny Numbers often point to one’s truest desires as far as a life path is concerned. Unfortunately, this does not always correspond with one’s particular strengths or gifts, but does offer a direction where true happiness can be found.

1 Destiny:
“The Catalyst”. Loves finishing first, highly competitive, athletic, needs personal control over people and things in own environment.

2 Destiny:
“The Partner”. Works well with charities, dealing with large sums of money, personal power broker, real estate, and wonderful work-at-home parents.

3 Destiny:
“The Communicator”. A writer, speakers, media personalities, grade school teachers, coaches—physical and mental for adults as well as children.

4 Destiny:
“The Nurturer”. Homemakers, farmers, builders, designers, interior and landscape, empaths, counselors. Loves nature.
5 Destiny:
“The Ruler”. Loves to be in the spotlight, performers of any kind, professional entertainers, restaurateurs, innkeepers, attorneys and receptionists. Loves to travel.

6 Destiny:
“The Divine Parent”. Professional caretakers, nurses, counselors, guardians, teachers. Moved by literature and music, can be good musicians.

7 Destiny:
“The Perfectionist”. Idealist, likes to be alone, thinkers. Make good confessors and professional researchers and scholars.

8 Destiny:
“The Transformer”. Loves mysterious people, death and dying and challenges on all levels. Good doctors, surgeons, attorneys, clergy and sales, particularly real estate.

9 Destiny:
“The Light Bringer”. Professional organizers, teachers and guides. Loves mental activity of all kinds, good with animals and people of all ages.

11 Destiny:
“The Spirit Communicator”. Loves crowds and social activities. Intellectual pursuits, communication of all forms and teaching, all motivate these people. Scientists, political activists, psychic counselors, professional artists.

22 Destiny:
“The Divine Builder”. Loves anything grandiose. Natural engineers, executives, managers, high level power brokers, religious leaders.

33 Destiny:
“The Healer”. Amazing transforming powers that can heal, nourish and restore. Massage therapists, psychic healers, psychic advisors and counselors, relationship therapists and career counselors.

44 Destiny:
“The Shaman”. Has an innate power of psychic journeying. Make good grief counselors, undertakers, archeologists, Witches, professional clergy, trance mediums, long-term investment bankers, mortgage lenders and real estate developers.

55 Destiny:
“The Sage”. Most comfortable pontificating. Make good academics, professional scholars, inventors, high level athletic coaches, travel writers. Can have gifts of prophecy and thought transferal.



Pinnacles and Challenges

Pinnacles represent the strengths, rewards and high points of life. When unopposed by other significators, they can feel like gifts from the gods. Usually they represent one’s own natural survival skills and innate gifts of insight that help clarify issues or lessen the pain of normal life experience. Each Pinnacle represents an eighteen-year cycle.
Challenges represent the friction, difficulties and low points of life. They give insight where extra strength is needed to overcome obstacles. Challenges are not to be feared, but respected and dealt with; without friction in life, there would be little change, diminished reward and superficial stimulus. Each Challenge represents a twenty-four year cycle.
Initially, write down the month, day and year of a specific birth date, leaving plenty of room (about 3”) above and below.
To find the 1st Pinnacle, add the birth month and the birthday together and reduce it to a primary number, unless it is a Master Number. To find the 2nd Pinnacle, add the birthday and the birth year together. The 3rd Pinnacle is found by adding the 1st and 2nd Pinnacle together. The 4th Pinnacle is found by adding the birth month and the birth year together.
The 1st Challenge is found by subtracting the birth month from the birthday (or visa versa). The 2nd Challenge is found by subtracting the birth year from the birthday (or visa versa). To find the 3rd Challenge, subtract the 1st and 2nd Challenge from one another.














4th Pinnacle
(Age 54-72)


3rd Pinnacle
(Age 36-54)


1st Pinnacle 2nd Pinnacle
(Age 0-18) (Age 18-36)


MONTH, DAY, YEAR = BIRTHPATH + SUNSIGN = DESTINY

1st Challenge 2nd Challenge
(Age 0-24) (Age 24-48)


3rd Challenge
(Age 48-72)

If particular lessons have not been learned by age 72, two things might occur: 1. One can become stuck repeating the same mistakes over and over again or 2. One can be inordinately effected by Universal Year Cycles , until particular lessons have been learned
4th Pinnacle =
5

3rd Pinnacle =
5

1st Pinnacle = 2nd Pinnacle =
11 3

FEBRUARY, 9, 1956 = 14 = 5 BIRTHPATH + 11 SUNSIGN= 7 DESTINY

1st Challenge = 2nd Challenge =
7 6

3rd Challenge =
1
If a certain birth date is in October (the 10th month), November (the 11th month) or December (the 12th month), there will be two numbers for each Challenge.


4th Pinnacle =
11

3rd Pinnacle =
5

1st Pinnacle = 2nd Pinnacle =
9 5

DECEMBER 6, 1952 = 35 = 8 BIRTHPATH + 9 SUNSIGN = 8 DESTINY

1st Challenge = 2nd Challenge =
6 & 3 2

3rd Challenge =
4 & 1


JANUARY = 1
FEBRUARY = 2
MARCH = 3
APRIL = 4
MAY = 5
JUNE = 6
JULY = 7
AUGUST = 8
SEPTEMBER = 9
OCTOBER = 10
NOVEMBER = 11
DECEMBER = 12

The reason for not reducing the month number is that a month number, like a Sunsign Number is not reduced to a primary number to figure the initial Challenge Number. Only after the first Challenge Number is found, a secondary Challenge can be figured by reducing the month number to a primary number. Consequently, there are two possibilities created when subtracting values. In the example above, when 6 is subtracted from 12 it equals 6. Then the month number 12 is reduced to a primary number by adding 1 + 2 = 3. When 3 is subtracted from 6 it equals 3. You might encounter the same possibility when the birthday number is a Master Number; a secondary 2nd Challenge is created that which in turns effects the 3rd Challenge.
Creating a secondary Challenge tends to illuminate the playing field, similarly to understanding a composite number. In the above example, the 1st Challenge is 6 & 3. The subject is challenged by a chronic lack of responsibility (signified by the 6), which is compounded by the inability to be a self-starter (signified by 1 in this placement). Being able to find additional numbers increases the ability to make a sensible interpretation for the subject.

Pinnacles

1 Pinnacle:
Finds comfort and freedom from being independent. Self motivated to achieve goals and is inspired by new opportunities. Works well alone. Accolades come for ingenuity.

2 Pinnacle:
Comfort is high; funds flow in. Partnerships are successful. Sensuality is welcomed and love is paramount.

3 Pinnacle:
The ability to communicate to a wide range of audiences is indicated. Dreams and desires manifest. Relationships with younger people and or siblings are highlighted.
When 12 is the composite number, be prepared to deal with large groups of
people as an expert, liaison or speaker. Old fears and karmic relationships
could be highlighted.

4 Pinnacle:
Peace in the home is a real possibility. Love of nature and animals figure prominently. Planning for future endeavors is successful. Renewed love of tradition is indicated.
When 13 is the composite number, be prepared to see a mystical side to
Everything, whether in your immediate environment or not. Synchronicity
is the rule, rather than the exception.

5 Pinnacle:
Exciting adventures, love affairs, travel; surplus energy and positive drama are indicated. A greater sense of mobility and ease of sexual expression enhance feeling free with the physical body. The five senses are heightened.




6 Pinnacle:
Heightened feelings of responsibility inspire the beginnings of new long-term relationships. Rewards are found by tackling problems that need solving or wounds that need healing. New job opportunities.
When 15 is the composite number, be willing to be flexible in your approach to
other people; be careful about being too possessive of people, material things
and ideas. Make sure that the attention you are receiving is positive, rather than
negative.

7 Pinnacle:
A sense of attainment is achieved. Happiness is found through scholarly pursuits and spiritual exploration. Solitude is a friend.

8 Pinnacle:
The battle between success and failure seems to wane and accomplishment is had. A personal relationship with the Divine is achieved or feels closer.

9 Pinnacle:
Happiness is found when the teacher has a willing student. The teacher urge is fulfilled and innate organizational skills are put to great use. A new philosophical outlook is reached.

11 Pinnacle:
Divine inspiration fills everyday life. Revelations abound and a new and usable psychic gift is activated. Spiritual success is fulfilled in a group setting. The communicator receives an audience.

22 Pinnacle:
One’s life plan becomes reality. Successful and rewarding retirement presents itself. Building and engineering skills are activated.

33 Pinnacle:
Self-healing is possible through introspection and psychic action. Desperation leaves and calm composure replaces it. Healing gifts are strengthened through use and service.

44 Pinnacle:
Death and dying are transformed into rebirth and discovery. Reward through inheritance. Old debts are paid and forgiveness abounds.

55 Pinnacle:
The Divine is heard and becomes teacher to the teacher. Prophecies are fulfilled.





Challenges

1 Challenge:
Fear of being alone. Sorrow or great loneliness is activated if Pinnacle does not balance cycle. Has difficulty motivating personal action. Low self-esteem.

2 Challenge:
Partnerships are broken or damaged. Financial loss.

3 Challenge:
Difficulty in communication; hard to find words, others have a hard time understanding. Relationships with siblings break down. Goals are stagnant.
When 12 is the composite number, be prepared for old friends and colleagues
to leave your life, either for a long time or a permanent separation.

4 Challenge:
Removed from nature. Feelings of suffocation. Loss of home or safety. Overworked.
When 13 is the composite number, feelings of spiritual and/or emotional
abandonment are not unusual. This can indicate a time to step back from normal
spiritual activities to review your commitment to the Divine.

5 Challenge:
Losses of passion, mobility, love. Has a tendency to scatter vital energy. Five senses are dulled. Scatter-brained—lack of focus.

6 Challenge:
Lacks sense of responsibility and feelings of connection with people and possessions in personal environment. Forced to be a caretaker under trying circumstances. Loss of health and financial opportunities.
When 15 is the composite number, do not be surprised by abusive behavior from
loved ones or parents. If you become the brunt of abusive behavior, try to
remove yourself from the situation as quickly as possible. In birth numbers, a 15
Challenge Number can signify parental sexual abuse.

7 Challenge:
Loss of personal control. Feelings of oppression and stagnation of mental abilities. Martyrdom.

8 Challenge:
Failure. Mood swings, depression and feelings of disconnection with the Divine.

9 Challenge:
Chaos rules. Loss of personal identity. Inability to complete projects. Procrastination.


11 Challenge:
Disconnection with one’s Higher Mind. Feelings of abandonment and loss. Muddled thoughts and nightmares.

22 Challenge:
Long range plans fizzle; retirement becomes illusive, major financial setbacks. Lack of safety, covert activities threatens life and home.

33 Challenge:
Drug and alcohol addictions become threats to health and livelihood. Psychic disconnection increases possibility of mental instability.

44 Challenge:
Personal loss of family or friends. Insanity and illusion threaten life.


Using Universal Years

The method of finding Birth Numbers, including Pinnacles and Challenges, can be used on a yearly basis to clarify the meanings of changing cycles. It is easy to do. First, add all the numbers together of a particular year to find the Universal Year. 1998 is a Universal 9 Year: 1 + 9 + 9 + 8 = 27 = 2 + 7 = 9. Then add the month number, to the day number, to the year number. Individual Birthpath and Destiny numbers have been figured for that particular year. Find the Pinnacles and Challenges according to the previous directions, but use the Universal Year, rather than a birth year. Instead of eighteen and twenty-four year cycles, 12-month cycles have been calculated. Pinnacles are divided into 3-month cycles while Challenges are divided into 4-month cycles.










4th Pinnacle =
11
(November 9 through February 9, 1999)

3rd Pinnacle =
11
(August 9 through November 9)

1st Pinnacle = 2nd Pinnacle
11 9
(February 9 through May 9) (May 9 through August 9)

FEBRUARY 9, 1998 = 11 BIRTHPATH + 11 SUNSIGN = 22 BIRTHPATH

1st Challenge = 2nd Challenge =
7 0
(February 9 through June 9) (June 9 through October 9)

3rd Challenge =
7
(October 9 through February 9, 1999)


One Universal Year:
Indicates the need for independence and individual thought. On a mass level, new inventions and discoveries are highlighted. The pioneering spirit is powerful and many people will want to abandon old ways of thinking and living for new adventures and frontiers.

Two Universal Year:
Indicates the need for increased self-esteem and heightened passions. On a global level, new monetary systems and ways of doing business are highlighted. A new sense of co-operation is needed. Peace talks and renewed allies play significant roles.

Three Universal Year:
Indicates the need to be heard and manifest one’s dreams. Universally, new styles of communication, fashion and education are important. Art is viewed as a tool of communication. New ideas are widely accepted through the written word and in the media.

Four Universal Year:
Indicates the need to be close to nature and the home. Universally, the need for hard physical work is paramount. Rebuilding habitat both in nature and for humankind is highlighted. Labor difficulties can block growth of global markets.


Five Universal Year:
Indicates the need to be in the spotlight. Globally, new forms of entertainment, toys and leisure activities are highlighted. Dramas in all forms abound, particularly involving sex. The rights of children are important.

Six Universal Year:
Indicates the need to be responsible for oneself and family. Publicly, new forms of health care are widespread. Parental rights are examined on the world stage. Negotiating skills are important in the workplace, to avoid labor strikes and unrest.

Seven Universal Year:
Indicates the need to redirect one’s mental activities and illuminate hidden talents. On a mass level, greater and more sophisticated educational standards are demanded. New ways of worshipping the Divine take the forefront. Old rules of devotion are discussed and guidelines for new approaches are made.

Eight Universal Year:
Indicates the need to succeed financially and to improve one’s relationship with the Divine. Globally, be prepared for upheavals and wild fluctualtions in the world market. New world leaders will make their presence felt, both secular and religious.

Nine Universal Year:
Indicates strong urges to complete projects and reorganize one’s environment. Universally, new teachers and spiritual leaders will surface; presenting new forms of thinking based on ancient traditions.

Eleven Universal Year:
Indicates the desire to form new religious alliances, so one’s true emotional and spiritual nature will unfold. On the global scene, new and improved oracle systems become popular. Large social movements get a foothold and move forward with their agendas.

Twenty-Two Universal Year:
Indicates the desire to start building one’s future stake or begin a retirement. Globally, recognized world leaders and power brokers gain in strength or are forced to step down. The global media magnify and distort the importance of strife, poverty and safety.

Thirty-Three Universal Year:
Indicates the need for healing old wounds and repairing broken communication lines with family and friends. Universally, breakthroughs with health care, disease cure and prevention and childcare figure prominently. Large-scale scandals involving drugs, alcohol and sexual abuse abound.



Forty-Four Universal Year:
Indicates the need to reclaim old traditions and customs, both individually and universally. New laws regarding inheritance, death rights and common medical practices (particularly surgical) figure prominently. Be on the alert for destructive or vengeful world leaders wielding unusual amounts of power.

Fifty-Five Universal Year:
Indicates the need to reinvent one’s life. Universally, world religious leaders get messianic control and power. New ways to enhance the abilities to control oneself and others abound. New frontiers open to the masses.


Anniversary Cycles

Since the month and day of a particular birthday are fixed values, a repeated 1st Pinnacle and 1st Challenge always happen. These are called Anniversary Cycles. Have you noticed that every year, regardless of your age and experience, around your birthday you experience the same emotions year after year? Let us explore the example given. For a February 9th birthday, a repeated 11 1st Pinnacle and a 7 1st Challenge is always present. Every year around my birthday (Feb.9) I feel particularly close to Spirit. I receive direct and animated messages, filling my prayer and meditation times with wonder, inspiration and hope for future endeavors. At the same time, I feel lacking in self-control and nothing I create is good enough to please me. I am happy with the journeys of my Higher Mind, but I am plagued with the lack of self-perfection in the practical world. I can set my inner clock by these emotions. When I loose sense of time, but feel particularly vulnerable about my artwork, I just say to myself “my birthday is right around the corner”.
Every nine years, the Universal Year is repeated, completing and beginning a new Universal Cycle. Consequently, every nine years each of us have an Anniversary Year. These years are filled with introspection and re-evaluation of one’s goals. We are given a special opportunity to break old behavior patterns and to reinvent our lives. To know consciously that an Anniversary Year is approaching, is to forewarn the Higher Mind to the dangers of repeating undesirable patterns. Humans have the amazing ability to change and adapt to new surroundings and goals. Make it work for you!

NAME NUMBERS

Unlike Birth Numbers, names are unpredictable values. An individual usually takes on many names throughout a lifetime. Usually, people do not plan ahead for taking on new names, at least consciously. Sometimes, new monikers amaze us, like being dubbed with a nickname, or choosing a pseudonym or alias. Life has its surprises. How many people would think by calling a small child “Sugar” that it would stick, literally. I do know a Sugar, who at 50 is still amazed that her relatives still refer to her by that name. Try as you might to ignore the custom of nicknaming, it is here to stay. For this and other reasons, a name does not truly become yours until it has been worn for quite sometime. I use five years as a good measure of time for a name to become a label that describes an individual and feels right to wear.
As seekers of spiritual enlightenment, I believe that we have the responsibility, when appropriate, to choose a name wisely. Each letter has a vibrational essence and strength all it’s own and when letters are added to other letters, their qualities blend, mute or are transformed. Even if a name is given to you, you must be happy with it and it must provide a service. Perhaps, to amplify the name’s effect, a different spelling is required. Work closely with the person finding the name for you. Give them suggestions and guide them carefully to fulfill the desired result. If choosing a name yourself, whether a magickal or practical name, stay away from trendy sounding names. Choose a name with meaning, history and power. I read an article recently in our local Pagan paper about magickal names. The author said that every time they went to a Pagan festival and a page went out to a Willow or Merlin, many people came running. That made me smile broadly. Choose a name that describes where you want to go, what you want to express and, most importantly, spell it so it will give you the complete benefit needed.
The number equivalents to our present English alphabet is as follows:


1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
A B C D E F G H I
J K L M N O P Q R
S T U V W X Y Z


I find that lined paper works well for Numerology. Legibly write down the name that you want to decipher, leaving at least 2” of open space on the top and bottom. Then, look to the equivalency chart and write the corresponding number beneath all of the consonants and above all of the vowels, keeping plenty of space between each separate word. Now, add all of the vowels together of each separate word of the name and write the composite number above the vowel numbers. If the composite number is not a Master Number, add it together creating a primary number. Repeat the same process for the consonants.


15 = 6 6 5 6

9 5 1 6 5 6

SILVERSTAR OF RED CROW

1 3 4 9 12 9 6 9 4 3 9 5

29 = 11 6 13 = 4 17 = 8


Then add the vowels and consonants together of each word of the name to create a primary number for each word (underlined numbers below). Before a final primary number is found, add the composite numbers together to see if any Master Numbers are present.
Then add all of the composite vowel numbers together. If a Master Number is not found, add the final composite number together to find a final vowel primary number. This number is called the Soul Number. Repeat the same process with the consonants. The final consonant number is called the Mind Number.
Add the Soul and Mind Numbers together to find the Expression Number. Before coming to a final Expression Number, add the final underlined numbers of the individual words together to check for Master Numbers. When the final Soul, Expression and Mind Numbers are found, add them together to find the Karma Number.


15 = 6 6 5 6 = 5 Soul Number

9 5 1 6 5 6

44 SILVERSTAR 3 OF 9 RED 5 CROW = 7 Expression Number

1 3 4 9 1 2 9 6 9 4 3 9 5

29 = 11 6 13 = 4 17 = 8 = 11 Mind Number

5 + 7 + 11 = Karma Number


Cornerstone Numbers

The Cornerstone Number is the first letter/number in the name. It is the foundation that the whole name is built upon. It describes the basic identity and character of the owner of the name.

1 Cornerstone:
Puts self first in all things. Leader consciousness. Self-starter.

2 Cornerstone:
Co-operative. Works well in a team or partnership. Sensual.

3 Cornerstone:
Makes self heard. Thinker. Chameleon.

4 Cornerstone:
Must work hard to feel accomplished. Builder, literally and figuratively. Home-centered.

5 Cornerstone:
Must be in the spotlight. Whirlwind of energy. Highly sexual.

6 Cornerstone:
Responsible by nature. Craves balance in all things. Caretaker.
7 Cornerstone:
Perfectionist. Analytical. Loner.

8 Cornerstone:
Executive. Highly motivated to succeed. Extremist.

9 Cornerstone:
Highly organizational. Teacher consciousness. Puts others first.

11 Cornerstone (the letter K):
Inspires others. Speaks for others. Loves being on the “cutting edge”.

22 Cornerstone (the letter V):
“Power Broker”. Need others to follow them. Workaholics.

First Vowel Numbers

The First Vowel is just that, it is the first vowel of the first name. It describes the personality traits of the name owner and what kinds of people they attract.

1 First Vowel (the letter A):
Highly motivated and sometimes selfish people are attracted to these free spirits. They are inspired by the deeds of others, consequently are encouraged by other self-starters.

3 First Vowel (the letter U):
Highly communicative people and need similar people around them to stay focused and creative. These people work well in co-operative communities and/or households.

5 First Vowel (the letter E):
Attract people who are as needy of the limelight as they are. Easily scattered and pushed off track by the carelessness of others.

6 (15) First Vowel (the letter O):
Attract user-consciousness people that have a tendency to drag them down. They have a fondness for the “under-dog”.

7 First Vowel (the letter Y):
Are led by mysterious and mystical people who have a persona of detachment and superiority. Must constantly remind themselves to stand tall and proud.

9 First Vowel (the letter I):
Attract people of authority who possess keen minds and are able share mental pursuits. Must fight battles over who is the teacher and who is the student, though.

Keynote Numbers

The Keynote Number is the complete and final number of the first name, found when all of the vowels and all of the consonants are added together. This tells what drives the individual owner of the name.

1 Keynote:
This individual strives to be the best and most respected person in a chosen field. A leader rather than a follower, a basic competitive nature must be tamed by loving but no-nonsense direction from teachers, lovers and partners. This person can make a difficult student or life-partner because co-operation is not a desired state of mind.

2 Keynote:
This individual can make a desirable life-partner or business associate. Because of a generous and affectionate nature, a richly sensuous relationship can be had. Be forewarned that this person can become bored and wander, or rigid and stuck. If physical lines of communication are strong, fidelity and happiness can be maintained.

3 Keynote:
This person can have a wonderful sense of humor and bring light into a dark room only by smiling. A keen wit married to a strong sense of style and grace, creates a lively companion and an inspirational friend. This person must have a platform to be heard if happiness is desired.

4 Keynote:
This person is a hard worker and expects everyone around her to be the same way. Sometimes, a lack of creativity and a low sense of risk-taking prevent growth in this individual. If trained at an early age to respect tradition, but to find one’s own way in the world, can inspire her to move out of the comfort zone of the family’s grip and home.

5 Keynote:
This person is driven by the desire to be loved and adored. Being on stage or in a social work place like sales gives this individual an arena to find ardor. Easily bored and distracted, focus and attention to detail must be stressed by parents, teachers and partners.

6 Keynote:
This individual feels that she possesses the gift to make decisions for everyone around her. Unafraid to meddle in the affairs of others “for their own good”, this person often suffers socially. Early training in diplomacy helps.

7 Keynote:
Driven by an insatiable hunger for perfection, this individual needs constant encouragement, through love and physical touch, to stay grounded and social. Mental by nature and mystical by choice, this person needs to gather knowledge for learning sake. If provided with a large array of books, this individual can provide mental nourishment for many.

8 Keynote:
This individual needs to succeed in all ways to maintain a sense of joy. This makes life difficult at times, both for the individual and partners, because this takes exacting standards. Life has a tendency to react to extremism with the opposite effect. Beware of depression set off by failures.

9 Keynote:
This individual needs to be in a position of mental authority to stay focused and serene. A born teacher and philosopher, this person needs a sense of firm direction to be able to manifest dreams and to help inspire others around them.

11 Keynote:
This mystic can be soft and tranquil or compulsively in the limelight depending on other talents and behavior patterns. This individual needs to have a movement to identify with and put energy into. If not, she will start one of her own. A sharp mind blended with a strong intuitive base; this person is always noticed.

22 Keynote:
This individual is driven to make a lasting mark on society. Whether physical, mental or spiritual, this person possesses natural powers of persuasion and the ability to manifest grand dreams. A tendency to push too hard for everything, can cause disruption and isolation from loved ones.

33 Keynote:
This individual needs a life dedicated to service and healing. Too much structure as a child can inhibit this individual’s powers of insight and constipate psychic power flows. Though guidance is a must to hone one’s powers, this person needs to rely on her Higher Mind to find special gifts.

44 Keynote:
This person is driven to find and use power, whether human made or Divine. A natural leader, psychic, executive and power broker, this need for power can be destructive if a strong moral base is not stressed at an early age.

55 Keynote:
This individual possesses the ability to see into the souls of the people and animals around them. A keen sense of the interconnectedness of all life forms gives this person many possibilities of careers and interests. This person loves history, as well as the natural sciences. Must guard against being too isolated from society because of an exaggerated sense of ego and self worth.



Soul Numbers

The Soul Number is found when all of the composite vowel numbers are added together, forming one primary or Master Number. This number describes the soul’s reason for choosing a particular time, place and family for an incarnation.

1 Soul:
Environment provides lots of freedom and space to create one’s priorities, without too much interference. The chosen destiny of this person dictates great reward for new thoughts and ideas and a strong ego.

2 Soul:
Surroundings provide tactile nourishment on all levels, stemming from great love. The destiny of this individual depends on hands-on attention and affection to acquire needed skills.

3 Soul:
Environment gives the opportunity to express oneself openly and freely. Education is important and independent studies are made available.

4 Soul:
Location and family provide closeness to nature and the need to work in harmony with the Natural World. Opportunities to learn domestic skills are abundant. A strong sense of roots and history are needed to evolve in this life.

5 Soul:
Surroundings contribute to the needed sense of drama of the individual. Opportunities to travel and personally experience diversity on all levels are needed to nourish this soul.

6 Soul:
A strong parental base that provides strict discipline, through love, is needed for this individual to successfully fulfill her destiny. Also a need for music and rich tonal stimulants are indicated.

7 Soul:
This soul needs strict mental discipline in order to fulfill the destiny of choice. A love of knowledge and learning needs to be taught from infancy to keep this person stimulated and grounded.

8 Soul:
Surroundings must provide a strong sense of relationship with the Divine. Faith needs to be encouraged for this soul to grow properly. An early spiritual education will provide a lifelong base of strength for this person.


9 Soul:
Environment provides the joy of learning and fascination with a world perspective. Soul needs to be encouraged to live a life with a plan that will strengthen the need to organize one’s environment, as well as thoughts.

11 Soul:
This soul needs an environment rich with social and metaphysical understanding. The destiny choice involves work with large groups of people searching for an alternative lifestyle. Openness invites inquisitiveness.

22 Soul:
Surroundings provide a rich playing field of the delights of inventing, building and engineering. This soul has chosen to build empires for humankind, figuratively and literally. She must learn to be a dreamer as well as a worker.

33 Soul:
This soul needs to be held tightly by loving hands as an infant, to learn that love is the supreme healer. A strong foundation of service and volunteerism is needed for destiny to unfold in proper order.

44 Soul:
The lack of fear for death and dying is an intrinsic element to the development of this soul. Rising above depression and desperation teaches this individual to be strong and confident of one’s abilities. Guard against too much outside violence, particularly in entertainment.

55 Soul:
Knowledge of survival is important for this individual. Being able to get by on one’s wits, both physically and emotionally, will teach this soul that independent thinking sometimes has the consequence of social isolation. Too much of anything is not positive.


Expression Numbers

The Expression Number is found when the Soul and Mind Numbers are added together. This indicates how the individual chooses to communicate with the world. Sometimes it represents how the world sees the individual.

1 Expression:
This individual communicates in a direct no-nonsense fashion, often believing that he knows best. The world can see him as arrogant and selfish; though this is not always true. He just hates to waste time on debate.


2 Expression:
This person fails to communicate with deliberate action, preferring to take the less combative route. The world sees her as affectionate and caring, and sometimes careless with her body and possessions, though this is often a misinterpretation. She has respect for self and material things and feels generous with both.

3 Expression:
This being lives to talk, to be heard, to converse and to learn. He loves to share ideas, but others need to have a strong and loud voice to convince this person that they are worthy of communication too.

4 Expression:
This person is often perceived as gruff and anti-social. Sometimes she is unschooled in the art of conversation, but other times desperately shy. Often actions speak instead of words, with labors of love resonating with tenderness. She loves nature and being under the open sky and sometimes finds people as a distraction to nature.

5 Expression:
This flamboyant person is sometimes perceived as silly and scattered, since an unfortunate side affect to an overly quick and keen mind is stammering. Added to an inability to slow the mind down long enough to find a proper word, is an exaggerated sense of drama.

6 Expression:
This sensitive, but acutely responsible person sometimes communicates in a musical fashion, not always with an instrument, but with a sing-song melodious voice that is almost singing. It is important for this person to have her ideas understood and accepted.

7 Expression:
This person is often seen as aloof, dictatorial and sullen. Sometimes a real lack of social skills paralyzes him from communicating genuine desire. At other times, he feels that other people are a distraction from what is really important in life, which he feels is the acquisition of knowledge.

8 Expression:
An inquisitive mind that loves to share it’s findings, is often misjudged as laboriously loud and dictatorial. This person loves to finish first and control her environment as much as possible, but often is motivated by the needs of others. A heavy handed controlling person is not always found here, but the world usually thinks so.

9 Expression:
The “philosopher” is many times branded the “know-it-all”. It is true that this person loves to teach almost as much as he loves to learn, but sharing (much like an 8 Expression) is just an end result of excitement not the motivation for learning.


11 Expression:
This person is often seen as a powerful communicator. Spellbound, caught in the pregnant pauses of exciting phrases, audiences for this individual are often lured to think and feel differently than previously believed. He is often given too much power because of the persuasiveness of his words.

22 Expression:
Much like an 8 Expression, the powerful executive of thought and movement is seen as too forceful, and often hostile. Dreams have the possibility of reality for this individual and no job is ever too big. In a world where dreams are easily crushed, motivated people like 22 Expressions are often labeled as dangerous.

33 Expression:
This person desires to heal with words as well as with hands. Soothing words, music and movement are embraced by this powerfully sensitive person. Similarly to an 11 Expression, this individual is often given much power and respect because of how a message is delivered, rather than the directive itself.

44 Expression:
This person, often on the fringe of society because of extreme thoughts or behavior patterns are often ahead of one’s time and are either made the villain or the saint. As exacting, driven and many times frenetic individuals, success becomes illusive because of society’s inability to understand them.

55 Expression:
This individual shares many attributes of a 1 Expression, labeled arrogant, ambitious and controlling. But trappings of modern comfort are not as important to him as a 1. Rebellious, anti-social and incommunicative, 55’s often remove themselves from society.

Mind Numbers

The Mind Number is found when all of the composite consonant numbers are added together, forming one primary or Master Number. It indicates how the individual thinks and learns and what professions are suited to the subject.
1 Mind:
They often learn alone or within a group situation through independent studies. When in a tight classroom setting, they do well when pitted against others in the spirit of competition, rather than co-operation. They make good entrepreneurs, professional athletes and salespeople.

2 Mind:
They learn well in small groups, rich with individual attention and nurturing. Physical attention and affection stimulate them. They make good financial planners, arbitrators, craftspeople, hairdressers and designers.

3 Mind:
They learn well in medium sized highly stimulating groups; easily inspired to independent action if presented with contagious excitement. They read and write well and make good writers, speakers, media personalities, artists and primary school educators.

4 Mind:
They learn well in quiet, soothing environments with lots of one-on-one attention. They learn slowly, but their comprehension is very high and internalizes much. They do well in any nature-oriented business, including farming and animal husbandry, homemakers, builders, carpenters and calligraphers.

5 Mind:
They like to be highly stimulated and need to be inspired by a teacher to internalize information. They learn by doing and experiencing, making good apprentices and interns. They do well in the entertainment and travel industries, food and beverage service and performance art.

6 Mind:
They internalize outer stimulus easily, especially literature and music. If the subject is loved, they can learn anywhere. They are excellent caretakers of land, people and animals, including the medical profession, musicians and writers of fantasy and science fiction.

7 Mind:
They love to learn, regardless where and how the information is presented to them. They spend countless hours reviewing alone; the material being the teacher. They are solitary souls and work well as professional scholars, researchers, proofreaders, scientists, astrologers and graphic artists.

8 Mind:
They learn by watching and analyzing behavior patterns, growth cycles and reaction to stimuli. As children they seem slow, but in reality, are so caught up in the mental worlds, that they tend to keep their realizations to themselves. They make good doctors, particularly surgeons, counselors, sculptors, power brokers, including stock exchange and long range investment planners.

9 Mind:
These people learn in many ways, particularly through example. Be ever mindful of your actions around small children with this configuration. If you are not aware of your actions, you will soon find your behavior patterns mimicked by them. They make excellent secondary and college level educators, professional organizers, editors and how-to writers.



11 Mind:
They learn through accessing their subconscious minds through dream programming, subliminal suggestion, meditation and visualization techniques. When in a classroom setting, they tend to gravitate to large class sizes like lecture series. They love to learn through the use of media: computers, television, motion pictures and audio stimuli. They are natural astrologers and metaphysical scholars and teachers, professional artists and group activists.

22 Mind:
These powerfully physical people love to learn when challenged by adversity, particularly in the Natural World. They love to pit themselves against danger to test their skills of survival. They love to watch things grow and make excellent scientists, particularly geologists, geneticists, paleontologists. They are good executives as long as they are the bosses and they excel in the engineering fields as well.

33 Mind:
Mystically aware of themselves and others, these individuals are the servers and healers. As long as they feel needed, they can learn from any source, in any way. They love challenge and are not afraid to take their time gathering knowledge and strength, being typical “late bloomers”.

44 Mind:
Acutely sensitive to the standards of other people and society, they tend to fall into two extremes of behavior. One half will conform rigidly to the morays of society, while the other half choose to either live and learn on the fringe of society or simply birth one of their own. They love to be the boss and expert on what ever attracts them. They make powerful career warriors, mortgage and investment bankers, funeral directors and professional clergy.

55 Mind:
Usually rebellious and stubborn, these individuals prefer to create their own ways of learning, conforming only to their desires. Hermits by choice, they make good explorers and scholars of natural change and disaster, survivalists and guides, as long as they are in good health they are persistent and generally focused.


Karma Numbers

The Karma Number is found when the Soul, Expression and Mind Numbers are added together and one primary or Master Number is discovered. This number indicates the basic challenges and stumbling blocks that are presented during one’s life. It also represents the lessons that need to be learned through struggle and strife.


1 Karma:
This individual is challenged by the inability to act on one’s original ideas. The needs and desires of others continually block them. This can lead to low self-esteem and the trap of underachievement.

2 Karma:
Challenged by the inability to attract sympathy and co-operation from people, this individual tends to shy away from social settings and buries one’s true feelings. Loss is felt from the lack of love from others and an impeded sex life can result from imposed isolation.

3 Karma:
Try as they may, these people have a difficult time being heard and understood by others. Sometimes other people act as if they are wearing earplugs and simply tune them out. These individuals often have learning disabilities or speech impediments that make learning difficult.

4 Karma:
Nature alludes this person. There is a strong desire to be accepted by a loving family and have a secure home life, but there are constant blocks to this end, causing a wounded heart and the inability to express feelings. Sometimes this individual will suffer from physical disabilities that will separate them from the Natural World. Often, one’s life work becomes a burden not a delight. If 13 is the composite number, feelings of spiritual abandonment may figure prominently.

5 Karma:
The spotlight never shines directly on this person. Others receive acknowledgement for work done by this individual. Psychological dramas find these people, even without encouragement. Pent-up because of frustration, these people must learn to quiet their energies through regular meditation so vital energy will not scatter.

6 Karma:
Sometimes the victim of sexual abuse as a child, particularly if 15 is the composite number, these people must learn to rise above and out of victim consciousness. Achieving goals can be difficult, particularly if they are of an emotional nature. Strongly attracted to literature and music, but much of what attracts them is lost because they have a hard time concentrating on one thing at a time. If they are not vigilant, they are often caught in an enforced care-taking position. They must fight an overly possessive nature.

7 Karma:
This individual yearns for mental perfection, yet has a difficult time focusing his mind. Sometimes needlessly sacrificing his freedom for the survival of friends and family, feelings of bitterness and martyrdom will zap what center he possesses. Education is often cut short.


8 Karma:
Financial success always seems to be out of the grasp of these people. When money does flow, it is often short-lived, due to mismanagement and overspending. Many times, these people have been the victim of overbearing, domineering and sometimes cruel parents. A personal relationship with the Divine can divert negative energy and feed them small successes to keep their emotional life healthy.

9 Karma:
Problems with authority figures plague these individuals. Always fighting an uphill battle to win approval from parents, mentors and employers, the strain of being consistently misunderstood often pushes these people over the edge. Living a personal life that refuses organization sometimes results in total chaos on all levels.

11 Karma:
This individual craves Divine intervention to improve one’s lot in life and when it does not come, blames the Divine for all of his problems. This consciousness sometimes produces atheistic belief structures. This person feels abandoned by his genetic group and spends much of his life trying to fit into groups and families that are disinterested in him. Relaxation meditation helps this person to focus on positives and be less compulsive.

22 Karma:
These people are extremists; both anarchists and reactionaries are found here. Present social order makes no sense to them and they feel compelled to act on their beliefs, rather than dismissing them as irrational. Either extremely phobic or completely daredevilish, balance eludes them in every respect.

33 Karma:
Often suffering from addictive behavior: drugs, alcohol, sex, food or the “caretaker/fixer complex”; these people have an almost impossible job meeting their own needs. Tough love rarely works with these people, nor does psychological therapy. When finally finding a system, person or religion that helps them out of their addiction, they often substitute the “fix” for the addiction, creating an endless cycle.

44 Karma:
These individuals are confronted, almost from birth, with great emotional loss. Death, dying, disease and abuse are all around them. They must guard against loss of emotional control, chronic depression and suicidal tendencies. Surround these people with cheerful middle toned colors and happy music to help pull them out of a life filled with awful memories.

55 Karma:
It would not be unusual to discover that this person was abandoned as an infant and forced to make a life for themselves without the comfort of others. Or the extreme could be true, smothered by overindulgent and paranoid parents. Either way, this person does not have a true sense of individuality and a pioneering spirit. Often frustrated with the lack of personal control, he finds himself emotionally paralyzed. A strong but relaxed support network as an adult could help break down feelings of discomfort and emotional isolation.

Ego Numbers

Count how many letters that are in the entire name to find the Ego Number. This number speaks to the condition of the individual’s self-esteem and ability or inability to socialize. To give the reader more information, it is desirable to keep this number a composite, so a broader picture is created. Like birth composite numbers, initially read the first number as a complete entity, then the second, then read the meaning of the composite and finally the primary.

SILVERSTAR OF RED CROW has 19 letters in it = 19 Ego Number.

1 Ego:
Puts self first, focused, compelled to act, self-starter, strong ego, sometimes arrogant.

2 Ego:
Sensual, co-operative, loves comfort, strong sense of self especially when happily married.

3 Ego:
Talkative, friendly, keen wit, flexible, works well in a group.

4 Ego:
Homebody, loves nature, quiet, nurturing, sometimes manipulative, does not always know how others feel about them.

5 Ego:
Loves to be noticed and encouraged, needs approval and acceptance, whiney if not stroked, must feel control over one’s domain.

6 Ego:
Needs to direct others, needs to be needed, pleasant disposition if in control of own environment.

7 Ego:
Loves to be alone to ponder life’s problems and to create; strong sense of self if given enough space and privacy.



8 Ego:
Needs to dominate family, business and social events. Weak ego if people do not follow their lead.

9 Ego:
Needs to share feelings and plans with close associates and friends to validate self-worth. Loves to teach and gathers knowledge readily in order to share it later.


Missing and Dominant Numbers

To find the Missing and Dominant Numbers make two columns, one with the primary numbers (1 through 9) to the left side, one blank. To the other side of your paper, write out the whole name and write the proper numerical equivalents. Then, beginning with 1, add up the total amount of each number in the name and write it in the blank column. In other words, the example below has 3 ONES, 1 TWO, 2 THREES, and so on through 9. By the time you have finished counting the total amount of numbers and put them in proper order, the Missing and Dominant Numbers become evident. The example has Missing 7 and 8, and Dominant 9.

1 3__
2 1 _ 9 5 1 6 5 6
3 2__ SILVERSTAR OF RED CROW
4 2__ 1 3 4 91 2 9 6 9 4 3 9 5
5 3__
6 3__
7 0__
8 0__
9 5__

Missing Numbers give clues to absent puzzle pieces that create deficiencies in ways of thinking and feeling. Dominant Numbers indicate the driving forces that stimulate growth and the overabundance of certain urges that cause imbalance in the mind and body.

Missing 1:
Lacks focus, ambition and initiative. Can be used and bossed around by inferior people. Needs to practice asserting positive energy.


Missing 2:
Lacks sensitivity, sensuality and the motivation to keep the peace. Needs to practice powers of arbitration and co-operation.

Missing 3:
Lacks basic communicative skills and a sense of humor. Needs to loosen up and try to be more flexible.

Missing 4:
Lacks joy of nature and the animal kingdom. Has little sense of history and personal roots. Feels disconnected to family unit. Needs to garden and work with hands to establish a personal relationship with nature.

Missing 5:
Lacks strength of conviction, love of life, genuine desire to experiment. Needs to practice speaking and entertaining others in own environment to overcome shyness and increase sense of drama.

Missing 6:
Lacks responsibility, awareness of the 5 senses, intuition and basic principles of harmony. Needs to listen to stimulating music and read good fiction to broaden horizons.

Missing 7:
Lacks a sense of symmetry and interconnectiveness with other life forms. Has poor powers of concentration. Needs to hone basic educational discipline to facilitate personal improvement.

Missing 8:
Lacks stick-to-itiveness and ambition. Ambivalent and sometimes lazy. Lacks financial security and the power that it generates. Needs to find what they love in order to spark inner motivation.

Missing 9:
Lacks social consciousness and the need to share knowledge and the gift of love. Needs to practice being socially responsible through acts of charity and kindness.

Dominant 1:
Headstrong, ambitious and conceited. Tends to be combative with little provocation. Needs to practice putting others first to keep arrogance at bay.

Dominant 2:
Extremely sensuous and sometimes lacking in sexual propriety. Loves to work within a partnership. Needs to practice working alone to motivate powers of initiative.



Dominant 3:
Loves to share ideas and make people laugh. Needs to practice letting other people talk so they do not monopolize all conversations and social occasions.

Dominant 4:
Rigid, uptight, tied to home and hearth, obsessed with tradition. Needs to broaden horizons by traveling and sharing ideas with people outside of their comfort zone in order to reduce xenophobia.

Dominant 5:
Refuses to share the spotlight with anyone else. Insecure if not in control of the amount of attention they are getting. Needs to learn to calm and center their energies to avoid burnout.

Dominant 6:
Obsessed with being the caretaker of everyone in one’s environment. Needs to learn to share the burden of responsibility to lessen need for control.

Dominant 7:
Obsessive-compulsive personality. Must be perfect in everything they do, or they will not attempt any action at all. Needs to put themselves in loose social environments to help ease the desire to isolate their feelings.

Dominant 8:
Driven to succeed, particularly financially for a secure sense of self. Must dominate others in their environment in order to control the end result of their ambition. Needs to learn to delegate power to avoid pushing too hard and failing.

Dominant 9:
Must be the authority in any field they choose to feel accomplished. Tends to force their particular perspective on others not caring if they are wielding power and influence unjustly. Needs to lighten up and consider other’s feelings and points of view.


Family Numbers

The Family Number is the total numerical value of the surname. It represents the force of an individual blood family or community. It speaks to the challenges and benefits of being from a particular group of people. This number is relevant even to people without a typical “family” name. If you have a chosen name and it refers to a particular tribe or clan of people, a species of animal, a type of natural surrounding like mountains or lakes or a part of nature like flora, a family name still works. It might clarify either the emotions one has about these things or it might describe the behavior patterns of a particular species or type of person. Either way, it is another important ingredient that makes us what we are, past, present and future.
Look to the Keynote or Expression Number for edification. Analyzing composite numbers also bring Family Numbers into focus.

Reading List
FICTION:
Long Quiet Highway, Waking Up in America by Natalie Goldberg. Bantam Books, 1993.
NON-FICTION:
The Magician’s Companion, A Practical & Encyclopedic Guide to Magical & Religious Symbolism by Bill Whitcomb. Llewellyn Publications, 1994.