It's all about the numbers

If you have been around me at all lately, you know that I have this fascination with numerology. What's funny is that you probably also know how mathematically challenged I am, which makes my interest rather ironic. Everyone in my family is mathematically talented. That is everyone except for me.

I have to say that my aversion to mathematics is rooted in a memory from my childhood. When I was maybe five, my father tried to teach me the Pythagorean Theorem. I was far too young to understand it. At the time, I also remember him trying to explain the concepts in one of his favorite books: Gödel, Escher, and Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid, which talks about the relationship between math, art, and music. Let's just say I was a little too young to grasp it and felt like a failure.

So, after buying a book on numerology to learn more, I found out that one of the major contributors to numerology was none other than Pythagoras. Here is something that I would say was a negative experience from my childhood and the same ideas are coming to me now in a very positive way. Sometimes I think the universe has an incredible sense of humor. And, positive or negative, my father planted this seed about numbers having a certain vibration or energy in my mind.

I discovered that my life path number is 9. The number 9 represents an ending of cycles that have been evolving. It is the number of the humanitarian, and allegedly is a number that forces us to strive to be our personal best while in the physical world. Words that are associated with this number include: Perfection, Love, Artist, Writer, and Leader. The shadow side of this number represents demanding approval, a jack of all trades, and things that are not spiritual.

My favorite number has always been 3. I don't know why. There is just something about it. When I had the chance to request certain numbers for my license plate, I requested three 3s, which add up to my life path number (before I knew anything about numerology). The number 3 is an expressive number. It's all about Creativity, Growth, and Abundance. On the flip side, it can also mean Sadness, Shyness, and Lack of Direction.
In addition to your life path number (the month of your birth + the day of your birth + the year of your birth, which is then reduced to a single digit by adding the remaining numbers together--07+09+1973=36=9), you can also find out your personal year, which goes from your last birthday to your next birthday (07+09+2005).

I am currently in a 5 personal year (ending very soon), which is characterized by a hurricane-type energy denoting a powerful, forceful change. It is also associated with growth, expansion, education, travel, and exploration. It's very fitting considering the year I've had. The shadow side of the number 5 can indicate restlessness, boredom, or having difficulty with authority.

Hmmm. Maybe there is something to numerology, after all.