What Your Name Reveals in Numerology
Numerology is the process of describing a person's birth date or name in relation to the archetypal meanings of the numbers one through nine. A person's birth name is said to reveal information about what he has come into the world to try to accomplish, what inner desires motivate his efforts, how the outside world perceives him, and what his surname says about his family legacy.
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Destiny or Expression Number
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This number is a central one to any numerology portrait, as it is based on all letters in your given birth name -- first, middle and last names plus any suffixes like "Junior" or "the Third." If you were named James, for example, at birth, but have always gone by Jim, you should use James for this divination. The Expression (or Destiny) Number describes the "tasks that you must achieve in this lifetime," according to the Astrology-Numerology.com website. There are specific numbers assigned to each letter of the alphabet, and to determine this number, you must add the numbers (keep adding until you have a single digit) as they correlate to each letter in your given name. The Astrology-Numerology.com website (among others) provides a chart to assist you in creating the number equivalent of your name. Once you have the number that corresponds to your name, consult the description given for that Destiny number.
Heart's Desire or Soul Urge Number
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Derived from only the vowels in your given birth name, this number reveals what motivates or drives you on a subtle, internal level. Using the letter/number chart and addition process described above, determine your Heart's Desire number. If your name contains a "Y," consider it a vowel if it is pronounced independently, making a separate "E" or "I" sound. Once you've reduced the vowel number to a single digit, check out its meaning at Decoz.com or Astrology-Numerology.com.
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Personality or Inner Dreams Number
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Interestingly, the two websites cited above directly contradict each other when it comes to the meaning of the consonants in your name, which refer either to your inner dreams or your outer personality. Either way, the process of reduction to one digit is the same as for the other numbers listed above, but this time, use only the consonants. Remember to include "Y" as a consonant if it does not make a separate vowel sound in your name. Once you have this number, check out both the description provided for your Inner Dreams and for your Personality at Astrology-Numerology.com and Decoz.com.
Family Number
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Christine DeLorey's Creative Numerology website provides another glimpse into your name's meaning. Add together all the numbers that correspond to the letters in your last name (or surname) to find out the legacy of your family name. If you have a hyphenated last name, combining mother and father's surnames, this number will advise you as to the legacy of this combined name. Those who are adopted can use this divination to understand the legacy of the family with which they grew up. The Creative Numerology website provides descriptions for each single digit Family Number.
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