Chinese Numeroloy 2

If life is a complex equation, some think Chinese numerology can solve it. Discover its possible effects on your life.


Numerology seeks to establish a relationship between numbers and other physical objects or living things. Numerology is said to have originated during the time of Pythagoras, in Ancient Babylonia. In China, the study of numerology became widespread. Numbers have deep significance for the Chinese. They believe that numbers have a magical quality, through which they can affect human life and destiny.


The Elements of Numerology

According to Chinese astrology, the universe is made out of five basic elements, wood, fire, earth, metal, and water. Each of these elements is bestowed with a specific characteristic.


Characteristics of the Elements of Numerology

* Wood is the element associated with creativity and is also known as the tree. It is associated with the numbers 3 and 4.

* Fire is the element of enthusiasm and motivation and is denoted by the number 9. This element has the magical quality of being able to reveal the truth by bringing things to light.

* Earth is the element that will give people stability in their lives and help them to reach their goals. Considered to be an element that enhances your determination, it is denoted in numerology by the numbers 2, 5, and 8.

* Metal is often associated with riches and valour. This is denoted in numerology by the numbers 6 and 7. It is said to empower you to stand up for your beliefs.

* Water is associated with the ability to break down boundaries by communication. This is a powerful element that can help in removing stumbling blocks and paving the way for better things in life. Water is denoted by the number 1 in numerology.



To achieve harmony in your life, you need an equal distribution of these elements. The missing numbers in your birth chart indicate the missing elements in your life. It is believed that by surrounding yourself with these elements, you can imbibe the properties (vibrations) of these elements.


The Luo Shu Square (Birth chart / Magical square)

An important element of Chinese Numerology is the birth chart. This chart gives a person guidance to understand his numerological strengths and weaknesses. A birth chart is a square that is formed by a 3 x 3 matrix of numbers. The numbers are filled from bottom to top and left to right. Each square in this matrix is allocated a certain number. This matrix is known as the basic magical square (Luo Shu) and was said to have been discovered by Chinese Emperor Fu Hsi around 4,000 years ago. The square is also related to directions with the south above and the east to the left. The number five is located at the centre of the matrix.

A unique aspect of the square is that the sum of any row or diagonal will be equal to fifteen. This is said to represent the 15 days of the 24 cycles of the Chinese Year. By entering your birth date into the birth chart square, matching the digits with the existing numbers of the square, you can identify your strongest personal direction. This number can help you predict and influence your success. The Chinese believe if they change their numbers, they can change their lives as well. This is the basic tenet of Feng Shui, the ancient Chinese practice of placement and arrangement of space. Feng Shui and Chinese numerology are intertwined. The aim of both is to achieve harmony with the environment and in your life.

The Luo Shu magical square is illustrated below:

SE South SW
4 9 2
East 3 5 7 West
8 1 6
NE North NW

If a person's date of birth is July 31, 1982, then his birth chart would be filled in the following manner (the numbers in the brackets represent the frequency of the occurrence of that figure in his date of birth). The number zero is not included in the square. The numerical equivalent of the month is used, thus 7 is used for July.

SE South SW
- 9(1) 2(1)
East 3(1) - 7(1) West
8(1) 1(2) -
NE North NW

As the frequency of number 1 is the most, the person's strongest direction is the North in this case. If there are two numbers that have equal weightage, then both the directions are deemed to be equally important.

In this example, water is the person's strongest element. He may fill the gap in his birth chart by surrounding himself with wood (4), earth (5), and metal (6), thereby imbibing the qualities that the elements possess. This is believed to lead the person to become more creative (wood), have a stable life (earth), and gain riches and valour (metal), which would be missing in his life.


Uses of Numerology

The numbers in Chinese numerology may be used to calculate a number of things. For example, it may be used to calculate the auspiciousness of a geographical direction, the presence and alignment of the aforesaid elements in the environment, and even predict the future.

In Cantonese, numbers are associated with words that sound similar to them. For example, 8 is considered to be a prosperous number because it sounds similar to the word for prosperous. 6 is another lucky number as it is sounds similar to the word for profitable in Cantonese. Numbers in certain combinations are considered to be extremely lucky. For example, the number 168 is known as the road to prosperity or being prosperous together. In the same fashion, the number 518 means I will prosper, 888 means three times prosperity, and 1314 signifies a whole life time of prosperity.

The belief of numerology is deep set in Chinese culture. In fact, the 2008 Olympics in China will begin at 8 am on 8.8.08 because of the importance of the number 8 in Chinese numerology. Decisions regarding telephone numbers and car registration numbers are influenced by numerology in China. The effectiveness of numerology comes from your perception of what the numbers can do for you in your life.

Chinese Numerology

The Chinese concept of numerology is shared with other cultures and is based on mystical as well as I-Ching traditions. The common premise is that certain numbers are associated with good or evil.

The element that makes numbers good or bad in Cantonese is the punning and word play possible in a many-tone language. For example, the number two is fortunate, because it is similar to “easy.” Three is associated with living or giving birth, eight with prosperity, and nine with eternity or power. Combinations of numbers are also prized for their punning references to good luck and prosperity, the two most important issues in the minds of many Cantonese. This belief that certain numbers bring good luck is often put into practice when naming businesses and clubs that hope to attract customers.

People take what the numbers say very seriously, sometimes spending quite a bit of money to make sure the numbers look favorably on them. For example, in 1970 a Hong Kong businessman paid more than $60,000 for a car license plate with the number six, because the words six and longevity are tone variations of the same basic word.

In Hong Kong, the government is well aware of the importance numbers play in its citizens’ lives, and so it auctions off auspicious car license numbers. Between 1973 and 1980, these auctions raised more than $3 million. This phenomena has traveled to the United States now as well. Observe the number of personalized automobile license plates ordered by Chinese with the numbers eight or nine, which of course signal the dear symbols of longevity and prosperity for the owners.

The year 1988, the year of the Dragon, witnessed an incredible interest in numerology. Throngs of Chinese women rushed to the hospital on the final days of that year, requesting Caesarean deliveries so their child would be born a Dragon child with double prosperity blessing. (The Western year also 2000 coincides with a Year of the Dragon!)

There are also numbers you want to avoid. Unfortunate numbers are one (the lonely number), and four and seven, which represent the death numbers. Some numbers are bad luck when they are combined with other numbers. For example, Chin and Ng are both common Chinese surnames. Chin can mean money and mg can mean no, or zero. Therefore, a man named Chin would be ill-advised to marry a woman named Ng, because together they would be Chin-Ng, or No-Money.

The possible omens associated with numbers and sounds of numbers by the Chinese, and in particular the Cantonese, is inexhaustible. And so, let us all count our good fortune that this year’s Chinese Summer Festival falls in 1998, a date linked with longevity and prosperity. May it bring both to us all!

The Number "1" numerology

The number one "1" stands in this symbolism for the Sun. It is the beginning-that by which all the rest of the nine numbers were created. The basis of all numbers is one-the basis of all life is one.

This number represents all that is creative, individual, and positive. Without going into further details, a person born under the Birth number of I, or any of its series, has the underlying principles of being in his or her work creative, inventive, strongly individual, definite in his or her views, and in consequence more or less obstinate and determined in all they as individuals undertake. This relates to all men and women born under the number I, such as on the first, 10th, 19th, or 28th of any month (the addition of all these numbers making a I), but more especially so if they happen to be born between the 21st July and the 28th August, which is the period of the Zodiac called the" House of the Sun," or from the 21st March to the 28th April, when the Sun enters the Vernal Equinox and is considered elevated or all-powerful during this period.

It is for this reason, which you will observe has a logical basis, that people born under the number "1" in these particular periods must have the qualities that I have given to all number "1" people in a distinctly more marked degree.

Let us read about qualities of Number "1" people


Number I people are ambitious; they dislike restraint, they always rise in whatever their profession or occupation may be. They desire to become the heads of whatever their businesses are, and as departmental chiefs they keep their authority and make themselves respected and" looked up to" by their subordinates.


Favorable Dates & Days

These number I people should endeavour to carry out their most important plans and ideas on all days that vibrate to their own number, such as on the 1st, 10th, 19th, or 28th of any month, but especially in those periods I have described before, namely, from the 21st July to the 28th August, and from the 21st March to the 28th April. Outside of their own numbers, number I people get on well with persons born under the 2, 4, and 7, such as those born on the 2nd, 4th, 7th, nth, 13th, 16th, 20th, , 22nd, 25th, 29th, and 31st, especially those born in the strong periods indicated
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The days of the week most fortunate for number "1" persons are Sunday and Monday, and especially so if one of their "own numbers" should also fall on that day, such as the 1st, 10th, 19th, or 28th, and next to that their interchangeable numbers of 2, 4, 7, such as the 2nd, 4th, 7th, nth, 13th, 16th, 20th, 22nd, 25th, 29th, or 31st.


Lucky Colors and Jewels
The most fortunate colours for persons born under the number "1" are all shades of gold, yellows and bronze to golden brown. Their "lucky" jewels are the topaz, amber, yellow diamond and all stones of these colours. If possible, they should wear a piece of amber next their
flesh.


Alexander the Great
1st July

James I .
28th June

Charles I
19th Nov.

George I
28th May

George II
10th Oct.

Duke of Wellington.
1st May

General Gordon
28th Jan.

President Garfield (U.S.A.)
19th Nov.

" General" Booth
10th April

Field-Marshal Earl Haig.
19th June

Quem Alexandra
1st Dec.

Field-Marshal Lord French
28th Sept.

David Livingstone
19th Mar.

Lord Charles Beresford
10th Feb.

Annie Besant .
1st Oct.

President Wilson (USA.).
28th Dec.

President Monroe (U.S.A.)
28th April

President Hoover (U.S.A.)
10th Aug.

Numerology

Numerology is the study of the occult meanings of numbers and their influence on human life. Since there are no occult meanings to numbers and since numbers by themselves can have no significant influence on anyone's life, numerology is nothing but superstition masquerading as science or art.

Some alleged psychics, like Uri Geller, claim that numerology helps them understand events such as the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001.

According to an advertisement in Parade magazine (Feb.25, 1996), the definitive text on numerology was written by Matthew Goodwin, an MIT graduate who once worked in the personnel department of an architectural firm. He learned "this science of numbers" (as he calls it) from a clerk at the office. The ad is a pseudo-article, a print "infomercial," allegedly authored by J.J. Leonard, and is nothing more than an invitation to send him $9 for a numerological reading worth "$80 or more." In his advertisement, he explains how numerology works.

It all starts with your name and birth date. They are the data base from which a numerologist is able to describe you, sight unseen. Number values are assigned to the letters in your name. By adding these--with the numbers in your birth date--in a multitude of combinations, a numerologist establishes your key numbers. He then interprets the meaning of these key numbers, which results in a complete description of your personal characteristics.

According to Mr. Goodwin, through numerology you can "see all the diverse parts of your personality and how they uniquely come together to make the person you are." This will enable you to "make the most of your strengths in a way that wasn't possible before."

Just what do you think the numerical odds are either (a) that a set of numbers associated with the letters of your name and your birth date will reveal who you are and what you should do with your life, or (b) that someone in personnel has figured out how to read those numbers? I'd say the odds are about zero. Nevertheless, numerology shouldn't be brushed off without a thorough examination of its underlying theory. Unfortunately, there doesn't seem to be any. We are just supposed to take Mr. Goodwin's word for it that numerology works, even though we have no idea how it works. That is, numerologists can produce a "reading" for you, just as astrologers, biorhythmists and Myers-Briggs can. And you will be amazed at how "accurate" the reading is! You may not even be aware at how selective your thinking has become as you are dazzled by the accuracy of your reading.

When you get your reading, you may find yourself ignoring the parts that don't fit you at all, and focusing on those parts that do seem to fit. They may actually fit you or they may fit your image of how you would like to be. No matter; if they fit, you may fall for it. You may even be tempted to go one step further and call your own personal psychic on one of the "friends" psychic hotlines. (I think the $9 numerology reading might be cheaper, though.) The testimonials for numerology and the telephone psychics are quite similar. Marriages are saved, jobs are landed, personal problems are resolved and love is found.

Some of the attractiveness of numerology and psychics comes from the desire to find somebody who will tell you that you are full of hidden strengths and powers, and who will reinforce your deepest needs and emotions. Yet, one must be desperate if one doesn't mind that the encouragement comes from a total stranger with no knowledge of who you are. Of course, some people are simply waiting for somebody else to tell them what to do with their lives. On the other hand, at times, each of us is vulnerable. We feel unloved, misunderstood, confused, or rudderless. The testimonials sound good or a friend is a satisfied customer, so we give it a try.

But the real attractiveness of numerology, over say palm or crystal reading or other non-numerical personality analysis and prophecy, is that numbers give the quackery an aura of both scientific and mystical authoritativeness, especially if complex statistical analysis is involved. The ad mentioned above for Mr. Goodwin's $9 numerological reading, cites Pythagoras as the father of numerology. Certainly, the Pythagoreans were a cult with esoteric notions about the universe and numbers, including the notion of the harmony of the spheres. No doubt they found something mystical about the relations of sides of triangles, which we have come to know as the Pythagorean theorem. But there is no evidence that Pythagoras thought he could analyze his disciples' personalities by assigning numbers to the letters of their names and their birth dates. For one thing, he would have realized the unreasonableness of such a notion. Different languages have different alphabets; different cultures use different calendars. It is unreasonable enough to think the universe is arranged according to numerical transcriptions of names, but to think that there are several equivalent transcriptions to accommodate cultural differences stretches the limits of credibility almost to infinity. Even if the universe were so unreasonably designed, how would we ever know which "reading" of a person's numbers is the "correct" one? Does the concept of "correct reading" even have meaning in this so-called discipline?

It is one thing to recognize that many things in the universe can be explained by reduction to mathematical formulae. The formulae can be tested and demonstrated to be accurate or not. It is quite another to claim that somehow the name you are given at birth was preordained to coincide with the date of your birth and to be coordinated with certain numbers so that certain special people (the numerologists!) could calculate from this data who you are, what you will be, what you need and feel, and what you should do. It is a long, long way from Plato's admonition to those entering his Academy that they should know geometry, or from Galileo's assertion that Nature is written in the language of mathematics, to the notion that numbers related to my name are a key to who I am pre-destined to be. It is a misrepresentation of history to cite mathematical mystics or scientists who have been enamored of mathematics, as fellow travelers. In any case, even if Pythagoras, Plato, Kepler, Galileo, and Einstein were all numerologists it would not make the theory of numerology one iota more plausible.

RELATIONSHIP ANALYSIS

RELATIONSHIP ANALYSIS
Finding or Understanding a Partner using Numerology


The concept of using numerology to estimate the potential for longterm compatibility with a prospective partner is a surefire way increase your odds for a good relationship. Looking to numerology is also a good way to address problems in an existing relationship, and gain new understanding.
That said, I want to make it clear that while some numbers seem to blend together easily and with little friction, and other numbers seem to be rubbing against the grain for you, there are no absolutes or ideals that you should be seeking. You can use the guide below to quickly compare two individual Lifepath numbers and the Destiny or Expression numbers, or any of the other numbers in the profile for that matter. While some may wish to carry this further and compare other factors in the respective profiles, and many numerologists do, my sense is that these two important numbers should be the focus of your investigation.

The most important number in your comparison is the Lifepath number. If you haven't learned how to calculate and understand the meaning of the Lifepath, click here to go to the page on this topic. It is important to build a relationship with a partner having a Lifepath compatible with your own because for both individuals, the Lifepath number shows the natural inclinations at birth and the set of traits that will always be present in you and in your prospective partner. You must act on these traits to attain a sense of self-worth and happiness. For example, the Lifepath 3 is one that emphasizes expression, sociability, and creativity as the natural mode of activity for its native. When these traits are highly valued by the Lifepath of the partner, such traits are readily supported and living together as a couple is facilitated. When these numbers are not in harmony, some degree of compromise will be necessary for both individuals to maintain a comfort zone and sense of general happiness.

Next in importance is the Expression or Destiny number which is the number calculated from your full birth name. If you are not familiar which converting your name to a single digit number, please revisit the page on this topic. The Expression number defines the direction in life and what you must strive to attain.

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Numerology

Numerology is the study of the occult meanings of numbers and their influence on human life. Since there are no occult meanings to numbers and since numbers by themselves can have no significant influence on anyone's life, numerology is nothing but superstition masquerading as science or art.

Some alleged psychics, like Uri Geller, claim that numerology helps them understand events such as the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001.

According to an advertisement in Parade magazine (Feb.25, 1996), the definitive text on numerology was written by Matthew Goodwin, an MIT graduate who once worked in the personnel department of an architectural firm. He learned "this science of numbers" (as he calls it) from a clerk at the office. The ad is a pseudo-article, a print "infomercial," allegedly authored by J.J. Leonard, and is nothing more than an invitation to send him $9 for a numerological reading worth "$80 or more." In his advertisement, he explains how numerology works.

It all starts with your name and birth date. They are the data base from which a numerologist is able to describe you, sight unseen. Number values are assigned to the letters in your name. By adding these--with the numbers in your birth date--in a multitude of combinations, a numerologist establishes your key numbers. He then interprets the meaning of these key numbers, which results in a complete description of your personal characteristics.

According to Mr. Goodwin, through numerology you can "see all the diverse parts of your personality and how they uniquely come together to make the person you are." This will enable you to "make the most of your strengths in a way that wasn't possible before."

Just what do you think the numerical odds are either (a) that a set of numbers associated with the letters of your name and your birth date will reveal who you are and what you should do with your life, or (b) that someone in personnel has figured out how to read those numbers? I'd say the odds are about zero. Nevertheless, numerology shouldn't be brushed off without a thorough examination of its underlying theory. Unfortunately, there doesn't seem to be any. We are just supposed to take Mr. Goodwin's word for it that numerology works, even though we have no idea how it works. That is, numerologists can produce a "reading" for you, just as astrologers, biorhythmists and Myers-Briggs can. And you will be amazed at how "accurate" the reading is! You may not even be aware at how selective your thinking has become as you are dazzled by the accuracy of your reading.

When you get your reading, you may find yourself ignoring the parts that don't fit you at all, and focusing on those parts that do seem to fit. They may actually fit you or they may fit your image of how you would like to be. No matter; if they fit, you may fall for it. You may even be tempted to go one step further and call your own personal psychic on one of the "friends" psychic hotlines. (I think the $9 numerology reading might be cheaper, though.) The testimonials for numerology and the telephone psychics are quite similar. Marriages are saved, jobs are landed, personal problems are resolved and love is found.

Some of the attractiveness of numerology and psychics comes from the desire to find somebody who will tell you that you are full of hidden strengths and powers, and who will reinforce your deepest needs and emotions. Yet, one must be desperate if one doesn't mind that the encouragement comes from a total stranger with no knowledge of who you are. Of course, some people are simply waiting for somebody else to tell them what to do with their lives. On the other hand, at times, each of us is vulnerable. We feel unloved, misunderstood, confused, or rudderless. The testimonials sound good or a friend is a satisfied customer, so we give it a try.

But the real attractiveness of numerology, over say palm or crystal reading or other non-numerical personality analysis and prophecy, is that numbers give the quackery an aura of both scientific and mystical authoritativeness, especially if complex statistical analysis is involved. The ad mentioned above for Mr. Goodwin's $9 numerological reading, cites Pythagoras as the father of numerology. Certainly, the Pythagoreans were a cult with esoteric notions about the universe and numbers, including the notion of the harmony of the spheres. No doubt they found something mystical about the relations of sides of triangles, which we have come to know as the Pythagorean theorem. But there is no evidence that Pythagoras thought he could analyze his disciples' personalities by assigning numbers to the letters of their names and their birth dates. For one thing, he would have realized the unreasonableness of such a notion. Different languages have different alphabets; different cultures use different calendars. It is unreasonable enough to think the universe is arranged according to numerical transcriptions of names, but to think that there are several equivalent transcriptions to accommodate cultural differences stretches the limits of credibility almost to infinity. Even if the universe were so unreasonably designed, how would we ever know which "reading" of a person's numbers is the "correct" one? Does the concept of "correct reading" even have meaning in this so-called discipline?

It is one thing to recognize that many things in the universe can be explained by reduction to mathematical formulae. The formulae can be tested and demonstrated to be accurate or not. It is quite another to claim that somehow the name you are given at birth was preordained to coincide with the date of your birth and to be coordinated with certain numbers so that certain special people (the numerologists!) could calculate from this data who you are, what you will be, what you need and feel, and what you should do. It is a long, long way from Plato's admonition to those entering his Academy that they should know geometry, or from Galileo's assertion that Nature is written in the language of mathematics, to the notion that numbers related to my name are a key to who I am pre-destined to be. It is a misrepresentation of history to cite mathematical mystics or scientists who have been enamored of mathematics, as fellow travelers. In any case, even if Pythagoras, Plato, Kepler, Galileo, and Einstein were all numerologists it would not make the theory of numerology one iota more plausible.

Numerology's Key Number - How You Interact With Friends and Loved Ones

Perhaps the major key to your life is how you work with your friends and loved ones; your family. Many of us can't see how we deal with those closest to us. Numerology can help you find out what your basic approach is to working with your friends and loved ones. You just need to calculate your Key number.

The Key number has several names: Core, and First name number to name a few. This number shows us how we interact with close friends and loved ones. It is similar to your Destiny number, which shows how you react to people in general.

It's also considered fortunate to have a Key number different from your fadic Birthday number. Traditionally, your Birthday number is the lock on the door of your Life. If your Key number matches this number, then you will need the help of others to unlock this door and pursue your Life Path.

Key Number Calculation

Your Key number is calculated by summing the number values of the letters in your first name, and then reducing the total by fadic addition. The number values are determined by each letters position in the alphabet. For example actor Johnny Depp's Key number is (5) as shown below:

Johnny = (10 + 15 + 8 + 14 + 14 + 25) = (86) = (8 + 6) = (14) = (5)

Key (1) - Determined

You interact with close friends and loved ones in a determined way; aware of your own strengths and weaknesses. You prefer to take charge of family situations and are not afraid of being a trail blazer; of walking into new endeavors alone.

Key (2) - Loving

You interact with close friends and loved ones in a loving and cooperative way. You tend to attract and inspire your family by your actions; you get strong support from loved ones. You are diplomatic, hate being rushed, and handle family details well.

Key (3) - Spirited

You interact with close friends and loved ones in a spirited and lively way. You communicate well and are something of a family wit. You need to be creative and seek out chances for family outings. You want to have fun in life.

Key (4) - Logical

You interact with close friends and loved ones in a cold, logical way. You like an old fashioned, stiff approach to family life. You finish your plans completely before springing them on your loved ones.

Key (5) - Adaptive

You interact with close friends and loved ones with versatility, juggling whatever your find to meet everyone's needs. You like to take an odd, surprising approach to family life, working for personal freedom for all. You know your loved ones well, and can bring them around to your point of view.

Key (6) - Loving

You interact with close friends and loved ones in a deeply loving and caring manner. You will gladly take on more responsibility to help out your loved ones. You will do almost anything to keep peace among your friends.

Key (7) - Individual

You interact with close friends and loved ones by being a loner and doing your own thing. You ignore the common way of dealing with your family, and instead seek your own way. You absolutely hate taking advice from a family member, even if they are right.

Key (8) - Competing

You interact with close friends and loved ones by competing with them. You take sibling rivalry to the next level. You are efficient, almost ruthless in family matters, weather you care about the outcome or not.

Key (9) - Compassion

You interact with close friends and loved ones with compassion and understanding. You are tolerant and broad-minded, always considerate of your loved ones views. You are idealistic about family life, and enjoy being with your loved ones in every kind of place.

Numerology compatibility

When two people are first involved in a relationship, everything is wonderful and friction is rare. Then, as time goes by, you get to know other sides of your partner and, undoubtedly, discover some personality traits you don’t like, and other traits you appreciate. The more time you spend together, the more you get to know each other. But even if you consider your relationship almost perfect, you will certainly experience at least some areas of possible friction. A numerology compatibility report can point out the different personality traits you possess, and how compatible these traits are. By comparing the numerology details of both you and your partner, it will help you identify those properties that are, at least to some extent, not compatible, and suggest how to prevent them from damaging, or dominating, your relationship. We believe our numerology relationship readings are the most in-depth you will find anywhere. Over 76 pages in length, you will learn a wealth of knowledge that we hope will benefit the well-being of your relationship. I'm proud to say that my wife and I have used these almost religiously to achieve harmony in our relationship for over 10 years, and I've had feedback from virtually all over the world telling me how this report has put the fire and passion back into existing relationships, and accurately "summed up" new partners with uncanny accuracy.

The US Presidents Life Path number

THE US PRESIDENTS - A study of their Life Path numbers

On this page, I have calculated the Life Path number for each of the US Presidents. The purpose of this study is to determine how the nine Life Path numbers each score in producing quality individuals to serve as our leader. Then, how do these leaders lead based on this important factor associated with their birth?

The Life Path numbers will be discussed individually identifying the Presidents having that number. When we think about leadership, the Life Path 1 and the Life Path 8 pop up as probable winners. Sure enough, both have had their fair share of success, especially the Life Path 8. But they certainly don't stand alone. Each Life Path number, 1 through 9 has produced multiple Presidents.

In the analysis, the Presidents have been ranked. There are any number of Presidential rankings available, but I found that some seem to have a partisan bias. I attempted to avoid any political slant by using the C-span survey which was developed using the thinking of approximately 90 historians and Presidential experts. These historians and scholars rated the Presidents on 10 criteria including: 1. Public Persuasion, 2. Crisis Leadership, 3. Economic Management, 4. Moral Authority, 5. International Relations, 6. Administrative Skills, 7. Relations with Congress, 8. Vision/setting agenda, 9. Pursual of Equal Justice for All, and, 10. Performance Within the Context of the Time. If you want to examine any category individually, visit here and take a look. You can also use this page to check out any particular President and see how he ranked in all of the individual categories.

Just below is a listing of the Presidents in the order that they served, the historians' leadership ranking number, their birth date, and the resulting Life Path number. If you are not familiar with Life Path numbers, you can click here to visit the page that will introduce you to this numerology concept.

I've discussed the presidency of at least one or 2 Presidents from each Life Path group, in most cases focusing on the highest ranking example of each Life Path group. In the Life Path 2 group, Bill Clinton was added to the analysis even though he was not one of the highest in this grouping, but he is our most recent past President. I also added our current leader, George W. Bush while reviewing the Life Path 6 Presidents.

George Washington - ranking 3
b. February 22, 1732 - 10/1



Benjamin Harrison - ranking 31
b. August 20, 1833 - 16/7

John Adams - ranking 16
b. October 30, 1735 - 11/2



William McKinley - ranking 15
b. January 29, 1843 - 10/1

Thomas Jefferson - ranking 7
b. April 13, 1743 - 14/5



Theodore Roosevelt - ranking 4
b. October 27, 1858 - 14/5

James Madison - ranking 18
b. March 16, 1751 - 15/6



William Howard Taft - ranking 24
b. September 15, 1857 - 18/9

James Monroe - ranking 14
b. April 28, 1758 - 8



Woodrow Wilson - ranking 6
b. December 28, 1856 - 6

John Quincy Adams - ranking 19
b. July 11, 1767 - 12/3



Warren G. Harding - 38
b. November 2, 1865 - 6

Andrew Jackson - ranking 13
b. March 15, 1767 - 12/3



Calvin Coolidge - ranking 27
b. July 4, 1872 - 11/2

Martin Van Buren - ranking 30
b. December 5, 1782 - 17/8



Herbert Hoover - ranking 34
b. August 10, 1874 - 11/2

William Henry Harrison - ranking 37
b. February 9, 1773 - 20/2



Franklin D. Roosevelt - ranking 2
b. January 30, 1882 - 5

John Tyler - ranking 36
b. March 29, 1790 - 13/4



Harry S. Truman - ranking 5
b. May 8, 1884 - 16/7

James K. Polk - ranking 12
b. November 2, 1795 - 8



Dwight D. Eisenhower - ranking 9
b. October 14, 1890 - 15/6

Zachary Taylor - ranking 28
b. November 24, 1784 - 10/1



John F. Kennedy - ranking 8
b. May 29, 1917 - 16/7

Millard Fillmore - ranking 35
b. January 7, 1800 - 8



Lyndon B. Johnson - ranking 10
b. August 27, 1908 - 26/8

Franklin Pierce - ranking 39
b. November 23, 1804 - 11/2



Richard M. Nixon - ranking 25
b. January 9, 1913 - 15/6

James Buchanan - ranking 41
b. April 23, 1791 - 18/9



Gerald R. Ford - ranking 23
b. July 14, 1913 - 17/8

Abraham Lincoln - ranking 1
b. February 12, 1809 - 14/5



Jimmy Carter - ranking 22
b. October 1, 1924 - 9

Andrew Johnson - ranking 40
b. December 29, 1808 - 13/4



Ronald Reagan - ranking 11
b. February 6, 1911 - 20/2

Ulysses S. Grant - ranking 33
b/ April 27, 1822 - 17/8



George Bush - ranking 20
b. June 12, 1924 - 16/7

Rutherford B. Hayes - ranking 26
October 4, 1822 - 9



Bill Clinton - ranking 21
b. August 19, 1946 - 20/2

James A. Garfield - ranking 29
b. November 19, 1831 - 7



George W. Bush - ranking unknown*
b. July 6, 1946 - 15/6

Chester A. Arthur - ranking 32
b. October 5, 1829 - 8



Grover Cleveland - ranking 17
b. March 18, 1837 - 13/4



The Life Path 1
Natural Skill Set: An original thinker, natural leader, forms strong opinions, forcefulness in word and deed, inventiveness, courageous, innate executive ability. With excessive 1 energy or negative application of 1 energy: Overly assertive or aggressive, dominating, impulsiveness, egotistical, uncooperative.

The Life Path 1 Presidents: George Washington, Zachary Taylor, and William McKinley
The Life Path 1 served us extremely well and no doubt was an great choice for our first President, George Washington.

George Washington took office as the first US President acutely aware of the need to build an executive structure that could be a mold for future presidents. It was his to decide what was really meant by the term "executive power" in the Constitution, and to fix the place of the presidency in the government. He had to hold the new nation together, get the government working, and attract first-rate people to run it. Washington established the power of the President. It was his idea that the President was to represent all the people, placing the office above political parties and battles. He was to be the leader at home and in foreign affairs, as well. He was to be a symbol of the people and of the nation. He was never to abuse his power, but he was never to fail to use the power that the people and the Constitution had entrusted to him. He had to set its finances in order, get its commerce going again, protect the frontiers against the Indians, and defend the nation against threats from Britain and Spain.

Congress, under his leadership, established the first executive departments. With the aid of his cabinet and the Congress, Washington got the machinery of government going. A financial system was established that got the United States out of debt and enabled it to pay its way. The supremacy of federal (or national) law over state law was established. Peace was made with the Indians, and new lands in what was then the West were acquired, including the future sites of Detroit and Chicago. Three new states, Vermont, Kentucky, and Tennessee, were admitted to the Union.

Clearly, this was a time when the original thought, assertive leadership, will, and determination of a Life Path 1 President was absolutely essential. George Washington, in accepting this task, established himself as one of our greatest Presidents.

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The Life Path 2
Natural Skill Set: A diplomat, an arbitrator, master of tact and persuasion, sincerity, builder of consensus, spiritually influenced, extroverted, a gather of facts. With excessive 2 energy or negative application of 2 energy: Caught up in too much detail, timidity, failure to take action, shyness, lack of courage.

The Life Path 2 Presidents: John Adams, William Henry Harrison, Franklin Pierce, Calvin Coolidge, Herbert Hoover, Ronald Reagan, and Bill Clinton
The strength of the Life Path 2 in high office is surely their skills in diplomacy and their ability to persuade both the Congress and the American people. To masters of persuade with highly different agendas are found in recent Presidential history - Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton.

Ronald Reagan - Early in Ronald Reagan's presidency, Congress passed his requests for cuts in taxes and a number of government programs. He also won increased funds for defense. But the increased defense spending and tax cut had led to a record budget deficit. Democrats attacked Reagan for cutting social welfare programs and called for reduced defense spending and a tax increase in order to lower the deficit.

In 1983, Reagan sent U.S. Marines to Lebanon as part of a peacekeeping force. The Marines were recalled in 1984, after some 240 had been killed in a terrorist attack. Reagan also sent U.S. troops to Grenada in 1983, to prevent what the administration saw as a Cuban attempt to take over the Caribbean island nation. The president denounced the left-wing Sandinista government of Nicaragua as a threat to peace in Central America, and he repeatedly sought military aid for the anti-Sandinista guerrillas, known as contras. The Iran-Contra Affair proved embarrassing to the administration. Congressional hearings in 1987 revealed that presidential aides had acted illegally by selling weapons to Iran and diverting the money to Nicaraguan rebels.

His call for extensive changes in the federal income tax laws helped bring about passage of the Tax Reform Act of 1986. A stock market crash in 1987 lead to new bill to balance the federal budget became law , but the huge deficit continued to trouble the government.

Reagan ordered the bombing of military targets in Libya in 1986 in retaliation for its role in international terrorism. His policy of reflagging (flying the U.S. flag on) Kuwaiti oil tankers and providing them with a U.S. naval escort in the Persian Gulf led to clashes with Iran in 1987. The president's greatest diplomatic achievement was the 1987 treaty with the Soviet Union banning intermediate-range nuclear forces (INF), approved by the Senate in 1988.

Reagan's skills in persuasion led the nation toward a far more conservative brand of government. Indeed, his leadership made the mold for the conservative movement in national politics, and has been the model for the two Republican leaders since his Presidency. His dogged determination to expand the military might of the United States is often credited as being the action that resulted in the breakup of the Soviet Union. Despite the many problems of these troubled times, Ronald Reagan's ability to instill confidence in his leadership through convincing oratory was without equal in our history.

Bill Clinton - Early in his presidency, Clinton called for nearly $500 billion in tax increases and spending cuts. Congress narrowly approved. Clinton also won approval for the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) with Canada and Mexico. However, one of his top priorities--health reform--met with stiff opposition, and he had to abandon the idea.

Clinton was plagued with allegations of misconduct prior to his election as president. Months were spent on an investigation of his and his wife's involvement in the failed Whitewater Development Corporation, an Arkansas real estate development firm. The other concerned charges of sexual harassment made by Paula Jones. These issues contributed to the Democratic Party's defeat in the 1994 midterm elections.

In international matters, Clinton helped bring about an agreement between Israel and the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) concerning self-rule for Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. And in the Balkans, he sent 20,000 American troops to serve as part of an international peacekeeping force.

In his second term, his first major accomplishment was reaching an agreement with the Republican-controlled Congress on a plan to achieve a balanced budget. Despite tax cuts worth $95 billion, the plan also trimmed $263 billion from federal expenditures. Meanwhile, the number of people receiving welfare dropped, in part because of the welfare reform law Clinton pushed through Congress in 1996. Seeking to ease racial tensions, Clinton in 1997 launched a yearlong campaign of town hall meetings and conferences. He called for reconciliation between the races, defended affirmative action, and pointed out that by the end of the next half-century there would no longer be a majority race in America.

Soon after another scandal disrupted Clinton's presidency. This controversy stemmed from charges that he had an improper relationship Monica Lewinsky, and then tried to cover it up. Independent Counsel Kenneth Starr, who had been investigating the Whitewater case, launched an inquiry. His probe focused on whether Clinton had committed perjury by denying the affair with Lewinsky in a sworn deposition in the Paula Jones case, and also whether Clinton had tried to get Lewinsky to lie in her own sworn statement in the Paula Jones lawsuit. At first Clinton denied the charges, but when Lewinsky confirmed the affair in testimony before a grand jury, he was forced to admit he had not told the truth. Starr meanwhile issued a report, contending that the president's actions could be grounds for impeachment. Clinton was impeached by the House of Representatives on charges of perjury and obstruction of justice. After a trial in the Senate, the president was acquitted on both the impeachment and perjury charges. Despite these difficulties, Clinton was able to reach an agreement with Congress on a program designed to bolster the Social Security system in the long run. In 2000 the Clintons were cleared of any wrongdoing in the Whitewater matter.

Clinton's scandals at home did not prevent him from playing an active role abroad. He persuaded Russian president Boris Yeltsin to accept the expansion of NATO by admitting some former Soviet Bloc countries as members. Following terrorist bombings of U.S. embassies in Nairobi, Kenya, and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, Clinton unleashed retaliatory strikes at terrorist sites in Afghanistan and Sudan. He also ordered the bombing of Iraq when Iraq refused to allow the UN to inspect its weapons facilities. He helped negotiate a Mideast pact between Israeli and Palestinian leaders. Israel agreed to withdraw its troops from land claimed by the Palestinians in return for a promise to stop terrorism against Israel.

Soon after his impeachment trial ended, Clinton set in motion the biggest military operation of his presidency, joining other NATO countries in a massive bombing campaign against Yugoslavia. The aim was to force Yugoslavian president Slobodan Miloevi to stop attacks on ethnic Albanians in the province of Kosovo. After ten weeks of bombing, Miloevi agreed to withdraw his forces from Kosovo, and Clinton claimed victory. The United States did not lose a single soldier in combat.

In the last year of his presidency, Clinton made yet another effort to ease Mideast tensions. But at a summit meeting at Camp David, Israeli prime minister Ehud Barak and Palestinian leader Yasir Arafat failed to reach an agreement on the establishment of a Palestinian state.

Clearly this ultimate diplomat set the bar high in foreign affairs. He is the classic good example of the 2 Life Path. Sadly, he suffered in the rankings owing to his last place finish in Moral Authority, which he clearly earned.

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The Life Path 3
Natural Skill Set: Gifted use of speech and written communication, inspired thinking, visionary plans, accurate insights, a positive and inspirational spirit. With excessive 3 energy or negative application of 3 energy: Extravagance, lack of direction, moodiness, overly critical, unforgiving.

The 3 Presidents: John Q. Adams, Andrew Jackson
By 1829 the 3 Life Path had scored two very competent Presidents, but it hasn't been heard from since.

John Quincy Adams was indeed a man of letters. Serving as his father's secretary, he became an accomplished linguist and writer. Under President Monroe, Adams was a key player in the formulation of the Monroe Doctrine. As President, he urged the United States to take a lead in the development of the arts and sciences through the establishment of a national university, the financing of scientific expeditions, and the erection of an observatory.

Adams' excessive 3 energy derived from both his name and birth adding to that number may have added to his moodiness which give the public the image of an aloof and uncaring leader. Ideologic conflicts with his successor, Jackson, diminished his career and reputation.

Andrew Jackson was a frontiersman, an army general, a lawyer, a senator from Tennessee, and a judge. His toughness earned him the nickname "Old Hickory." A strong leader, he made the office of the president more powerful than it had been before. He was also one of the founders of the Democratic Party. About Jackson it was said "A writer brilliant, elegant, eloquent, and without being able to compose a correct sentence, or spell words of four syllables. " Andrew Jackson came from the backwoods, and was the people's popular choice, a favorite as only a inspiring Life Path 3 could be. Jackson, like Adams before him, suffered in a numerology sense from an overload of 3 energy since his name also produces a 3 Destiny. This may explain his extravagances, criticism, and unforgiving nature.

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The 4 Life Path
Natural Skill Set: Excellent management skills, common sense thinking, scientific approach, concentrated effort to achieve goals, determined, overcoming obstacles, careful planner, attention to detail, steadfast. With excessive 4 energy or negative application of 4 energy: Stubborn very fixed opinions, argumentative, slow to change when change is needed, caught up in detail, slow decision-making.

The 4 Presidents: John Tyler, Andrew Johnson, and Grover Cleveland
The 4 hasn't fared too well in providing great leaders, scoring only three Presidents. The latest and only notable, Grover Cleveland, serving in the late 19th century. .

Grover Cleveland - As a lawyer in Buffalo, Cleveland became notable for his single-minded concentration upon whatever task faced him.

Cleveland was the only President to serve two, nonconsecutive terms. After his first term, he was narrowly defeated by Benjamin Harrison , grandson of William Henry Harrison. Cleveland, in turn, defeated Harrison four years later.

As President, his dogged determination and abrupt manner, typical Life Path 4 traits, became obvious. Cleveland vigorously pursued a policy barring special favors to any economic group. He signed into law the Interstate Commerce Act, the first law attempting Federal regulation of the railroads. Regulation and control, more 4 tendencies, highlighted his term. Grover Cleveland was not one of the great presidents, but for courage, honesty, and patriotism he has never been surpassed.

Grover Cleveland's blunt and stubborn ways curtailed his popularity and probably explains why the "strictly business" Life Path 4 fails to deliver more good Presidents.

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The Life Path 5
Natural Skill Set: Progressive ideas, inventive, resourceful, fights for freedom, independent, quick thinker, inquisitiveness, excellent administrator, energetic. With excessive 5 energy or negative application of 5 energy: Overly critical, impatient temperament, a sharp tongue, hasty decisions, impulsiveness, restlessness, nervousness.

The 5 Presidents: Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin. Roosevelt When you look at the Life Path 5 Presidents, with ranking 7, 1, 4 and 2, respectively, you wonder why we don't make this Life Path a prerequisite for serving as US President. The Life Path 5 has been the clear winner in terms of quality. All four must be admired.

Jefferson may be the best example of the four in expression the love of freedom and liberty so strong in the Life Path 5. Before his presidency, at age 33, he drafted the Declaration of Independence and authored a bill establishing religious freedom, enacted in 1786. As President, he slashed Army and Navy expenditures, cut the budget, eliminated the tax on whiskey, yet reduced the national debt by a third. Although the Constitution made no provision for the acquisition of new land, Jefferson boldly acquired the Louisiana Territory from Napoleon in 1803.

Lincoln, as an exemplary Life Path 5, issued the Emancipation Proclamation that declared forever free those slaves within the Confederacy. He never let the world forget that the Civil War involved one huge issue. Dedicating the military cemetery at Gettysburg he said: "that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain--that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom--and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth." Great Life Path 5 stuff that landed him the the top ranking.

Theodore Roosevelt expressed the view that the President as a "steward of the people" should take whatever action necessary for the public good unless expressly forbidden by law or the Constitution." As President, he held the ideal that the Government should be the great arbiter of the conflicting economic forces in the Nation, especially between capital and labor, guaranteeing justice to each and dispensing favors to none. Serving the people and freeing them from the tyrants of the time he became know as the trust buster bringing antitrust suits under the Sherman Act. A legendary peacemaker and our greatest environmentalist, Roosevelt proves that the love of liberty inherent in the 5 Life Path does provide top Presidents.

Franklin D. Roosevelt, our longest serving President (4 terms) took office at the height of the great depression and gave the people hope when he asserted in his Inaugural Address, "the only thing we have to fear is fear itself." His leadership freed the country from the poverty by initiating a sweeping program to bring recovery to business and agriculture, relief to the unemployed and to those in danger of losing farms and homes, and reform, especially through the establishment of the Tennessee Valley Authority. His resistance to involving his country in war, and finally his leadership during the second world war after the country for forced to enter the hostilities, cemented this Life Path 5 leader as our second best President.

All of these greats were progressive thinkers and energetic fighters for freedom and liberty. All are certainly deserving of the elevated rankings, and together they establish the Life Path 5 as the ideal for "leader of the free world."

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The Life Path 6
Natural Skill Set: An idealist, determined humanitarian spirit, service to fellow man, righteousness, conventional thinking, fixed opinions, steadfast in beliefs. With excessive 6 energy or negative application of 6 energy: Stubbornness, obstinacy, self-righteousness, dominating posture, easily victimized by adulation, slow decision-making.

The 6 Presidents: James Madison, Woodrow Wilson, Warren Harding, Dwight Eisenhower, Richard Nixon, and George W. Bush - This has been a popular Life Path choice probably because of the "Father-Knows-Best" attitude they project. The results of the 6 Presidents is mixed, with three that did well, and the others not faring so well.

Woodrow Wilson - The highest rated of the 6 Presidents was Woodrow Wilson, ranked our 6th best. As President, developed a program of progressive reform and asserted international leadership in building a new world order. In 1917 he proclaimed American entrance into World War I a crusade to make the world "safe for democracy." A great progressive President, accomplishments included achieving a lower tariff, the Underwood Act; attached to the measure was a graduated Federal income tax. The passage of the Federal Reserve Act provided the Nation with the more elastic money supply. In 1914 antitrust legislation established a Federal Trade Commission to prohibit unfair business practices.

In 1916, a new law prohibited child labor; another limited railroad workers to an eight-hour day. After winning reelection, Wilson concluded that America could not remain neutral in the World War. On April 2,1917, he asked Congress for a declaration of war on Germany, eventually tipping the scales in favor of the allies and gaining victory.

Wilson was a good example of how great the humanitarian Life Path 6 President can be.

George W. Bush - I won't attempt to write the history for the current administration since they still have some time to go. Here are, however, a few thoughts on our current President. George Walker Bush with his Life Path 15/6, Destiny 15/6, and birthday 6, is up to his neck in 6 energy. The excessive 6 energy invites some of the negative traits associated with the number. These include: stubbornness, obstinacy, self-righteousness, dominating posture, easily victimized by adulation, and slow decision-making. Critics would argue that he has demonstrated all of these throughout his tenure. Additionally, the negative energy associated with this number may find him rejecting responsibility altogether for major parts of his life. This appears to have been the case for the first forty years of his life. His reputation was pretty much that of a playboy.

The sub challenges in his life were that of the number 1. The challenge of the number 1 suggests he would feel dominated by others with strong influence, probably his famous father. The challenge of the number 1 is avoidance of being dominated, but doing so in a fashion that does not impose upon or dominate others. With the challenge of the number 1 it's extremely important to control the ego, and avoid the negative aspect of individuality. False pride, pomposity, egotism are issues to be guarded against now. He is perpetually in a state of learning about self-reliance and how to solve his own problems independently. Critics would say the challenge is yet to be met.

As President, again the many critics would say the negative 6 in Bush shows up in his determination to lead the country into a questionable war. Supporters would support his actions and his "stubbornness" would be viewed as "true grit." The historians will get to decide how future generations will see his presidency. My guess is that this 6 President will rank closer to Harding that he does to Nixon, most likely near the all time bottom.

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The Life Path 7
Natural Skill Set: Careful researcher, investigation, circumspection, foresight, analysis, scientific and inventive thinking, contemplation in solitude, decisive, penetrating wit and acumen. With excessive 7 energy or negative application of 7 energy: Overly reserved and secretive, shrewdness, bossy, sarcastic, cynical, over-analyzing, argumentative, harsh temperament, conviction to a fault.

The 7 Presidents: James Garfield, William Henry Harrison, Harry S Truman, John F. Kennedy, George H. W. Bush - The 7 Life Path makes a surprising (to me) showing as the number is one that shouldn't even want to be President. It has done well with one great, Truman, one near great, JFK, and Geo. H. W. Bush wasn't that far off the mark, as well. Two of the five were assassinated in office.

Harry S Truman - The greatest of the 7 Presidents was Harry S. Truman. Truman was a vice President who rarely saw the President he worked for and knew little about what was going on such as the atomic bomb or the unfolding difficulties with Soviet Russia. Suddenly these and a bevy of wartime problems became his to solve when FDR died, and VP became President. As President, he made some of the most crucial decisions in our history. Dropping the atom bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki and ending the war, proposing the expansion of Social Security, a full-employment program, a permanent Fair Employment Practices Act, and public housing and slum clearance, a program that became known as the Fair Deal. In 1947 as the Soviet Union pressured Turkey and Greece, he asked Congress to aid the two countries, initiating the Truman Doctrine. The Marshall Plan, named for his Secretary of State, stimulated spectacular economic recovery in war-torn western Europe. He was negotiating a military alliance to protect Western nations, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, established in 1949. In June 1950, when the Communist government of North Korea attacked South Korea, Truman after conferring with military advisers wrote, "complete, almost unspoken acceptance on the part of everyone that whatever had to be done to meet this aggression had to be done. There was no suggestion from anyone that either the United Nations or the United States could back away from it." A long, discouraging struggle ensued as U.N. forces held a line above the old boundary of South Korea. Truman kept the war a limited one, rather than risk a major conflict with China and perhaps Russia.

Truman made some of the most difficult decisions handled by any American President. His ability to think things through, thoroughly analyze and contemplate, foresee consequences, make the choice, and execute the decision of the face of stiff opposition, earned this plainspoken man his elevated ranking as one of the finest Presidents in our nation's history.

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The Life Path 8
Natural Skill Set: Executive and abilities, political skills, expert handling of power and authority, working for a cause, master of gaining recognition and respect, exercising sound judgment, organization, hard working, decisive and commanding. With excessive 8 energy or negative application of 8 energy: Lacks true humanitarian feelings, impatience with subordinates, overly ambitious, repressing others, over reaching, expressing anger, love of display.

The 8 Presidents: James Monroe, Martin Van Buren, James K. Polk, Millard Fillmore, Ulysses S. Grant, Chester A. Arthur, Lyndon B. Johnson, and Gerald R. Ford

The executive skills and political savvy of the Life Path 8 would lead one to assume that this would be a natural number to dominate the oval office. Indeed, it has produced more Presidents more (a total of 8) than any other Life Path number. Yet only three of the 8 have ranked as above average Presidents, and only one of these, Lyndon B. Johnson, was ranked as one of the top ten Presidents.

Lyndon B. Johnson - The assassination of President Kennedy on Nov. 22, 1963, elevated Johnson to the office where he quickly showed his skills in domestic affairs. Legislation was passed promoting economic growth and the Economic Opportunity Act, launching the War on Poverty. He secured a strong Civil Rights Act in 1964, which became the legal authority against racial and sexual discrimination.

Although Johnson had increased the number of U.S. military personnel in Vietnam from 16,000 at the time when he took office to nearly 25,000 a year later, compared the challenging Republican, Goldwater, at the time this seemed restrained. In this election, he easily won his own term in 1964. A huge victory gave him a mandate for the Great Society, his domestic program. Congress responded by passing the Medicare program, approving federal aid to elementary and secondary education, supplementing the War on Poverty, and creating the Department of Housing and Urban Development. It also passed another important civil rights law, the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

As the nation became mired in Vietnam, racial problems grew into widespread urban race riots between 1965 and 1968. Military escalation in Vietnam proved to be Johnson's undoing. Overshadowing domestic affairs, the war resulted in sharp inflation, and prompted unremitting criticism, especially from the young who were subject to the draft. The war dragged on and was not won. Johnson became more secretive, dogmatic, and hypersensitive to criticism. His brilliant political instincts were failing. With his popularity on the decline, on Mar. 31, 1968, he announced he would stop the bombing in most of North Vietnam and seek a negotiated end to the war, and that he would not run for reelection.

Johnson was a power broker in Congress and in the presidency. A great example of the strength of the Life Path 8 chief executive.

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The Life Path 9
Natural Skill Set: Compassionate, idealistic, concern for mankind, highly spiritual, lives by philanthropic principles, inclination toward amnesty, dramatic thinking and execution of ideas. With excessive 9 energy or negative application of 9 energy: Moods and depression, impulsiveness, changeable behavior, scattered energies, too much desire for personal recognition.

The 9 Presidents: James Buchanan, Rutherford B. Hayes, William Howard Taft, and Jimmy Carter
The Life Path 9 is surprisingly the one number which has failed to produce an above average President. For all of the good works that 9s might choose to do, leading the free world doesn't seem to be in their natural skill set. Jimmy Carter topped this group.

Jimmy Carter - As President, Carter signed a new Panama Canal Treaty turning the canal over to Panama in the year 1999. Many criticized him for allowing the United States to give up control of this strategic waterway. Carter's dedication to working for human rights around the world angered some countries. And in 1979, when Carter signed the SALT II Treaty with Soviet President Brezhnev limiting nuclear weapons, the U.S. Senate refused to approve the treaty. The American economy was in a slump. The oil-producing Middle Eastern countries raised prices on crude oil, which caused prices of many products to rise dramatically. It became very expensive to borrow money, buy homes, or expand businesses.

Major accomplishments of his time included the 1978 agreement known as the Camp David Accords. This set the groundwork for a peace treaty the following year between Egypt and Israel. Carter had invited the leaders of both countries to the United States so that he could help them work out a fair peace treaty. He also established full diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China. On the home front, Carter created a national energy policy and created the new Department of Energy. He expanded the National Park System, including protecting more than a million acres (400,000 hectares) of the Alaskan wilderness. He also appointed record numbers of women, African-Americans, and Hispanics to government jobs. The final 14 months of the Carter administration were haunted by a crisis in Iran. A group of Iranians kidnapped 66 Americans from the U.S. Embassy in Tehran and held them hostage for 444 days. This episode probably cost Carter a second term in office.

Jimmy Carter was a very caring and religious President. His words and deeds established him as one of our most righteous leaders, if not one of stronger chiefs. His charitable ways have continued throughout his post-presidency. His is a vivid example of the 9 Life Path President.

Numerology and the Naming Game.

A rose, by any other name, is still........!

A name is much more than a label. A name is a melody, a vibration. A name invokes an image. A feeling. An impression.
A name can be a powerful influence. In fact, a name can mean the difference between success and failure.
Henry Ford never realized that the name of the car that almost brought Ford Motor Company to the brink of bankruptcy, spelled disaster: Ford Edsel.
The name Edsel might have been suitable for a cleaning product, it was a terrible name for a car. No matter how well designed and competitively priced this car may have been, with the name Edsel this product was doomed.

Today, we are much more aware of this phenomena. It was not a fluke that a highly successful commercial, advertising a new kind of hamburger, compared anyone unwilling to try this product to a nerd named Herb.
People in the advertising business know very well the impression the name Herb makes. After all, who wants to be Herb?
Have you ever read a book where the macho hero is named Herb? Or Eugene?

Of course not. Writers tend to be very good at naming their characters. Heroes are named John, Alex, Bill, Steve, Wayne...strong names. Names that call up images of tough guys. Not nerds.
Do you think John Wayne would have become the legend he is today if his name had been Herb Wayne? Or Eugene Wayne?

There is something mysterious and subtle about names.

Look at the names of things.
What better name for a pretzel than pretzel? No, your gut feeling that the name pretzel is exquisitely suitable to the pastry has nothing to do with the fact that you have known a pretzel to be a pretzel since childhood. It is the sound, the melody, and what it does to your tongue when you speak the name pretzel that makes it so fitting. It just curls.
Or how about wool for wool, and cotton for cotton.
And look at words such as Love and Hate. The word love reaches out to you, wants to embrace you, draw you into itself. The word is warm and protective. The word hate, on the other hand, is hard and sharp. It bites.

None of this is coincidence. Language has evolved in perfect synchronicity with the people who speak it. Names are initially applied to things with the help of intuition and a mental and emotional relationship with the object. From there, they evolve. Spellings change, pronunciations change. A fine-tuning takes place over hundreds, even thousands of years of evolution.

Today, if you need a name for a product or a business entity, you have neither the time nor the resources to let the name evolve until it fits. It has to be right from day one!
Think of the power of a name as similar to a color, or a shape. The people responsible for the design of a new product will devote large amounts of time and money to get the shape and the color just right. Everybody understands that the wrong color can mean failure in the marketing of a good product. The right color can mean success even for a mediocre product.

In order to be successful, you have to make the right impression. The name is the first impression one gets.
A Texas-based energy business named Entergy, with their choice of company name, severely frustrates its own business potential. The name is simply terrible. It is awkward and infantile.
Sometimes a slight adjustment can make a big difference.
A struggling mall, not far from here, is named Mall of the Mainland. A bad choice. Change it to Mainland Mall and business will improve.

So what does it take to come up with a good name?

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Name Changes for Individuals

The process is somewhat different for individuals.
As an individual, you already have a name. The challenge therefore is to find a way to improve the current name or decide on an alternative.

Your original name at birth reflects who you are; your talents, strengths, weaknesses, unique character traits, and so forth. Your original name at birth can not be changed. Your birth has passed and you have been named.
Your date of birth represents the momentum of your life; the path you walk, the cycles, the timing of events and influences, the direction of your life. Your date of birth can not be changed either.

However, your current name, the way you introduce yourself can be changed. And the result of a name change can be dramatic.

The way you introduce yourself shows how you feel about yourself; your self-confidence, your self-image, your perspective of your own potential and short-comings.
When you introduce yourself, you do much more than simply label yourself as so-and-so. You create an impression in sound and vibration.

But there is more. Every time you introduce yourself, or even think of yourself, you confirm an image, a range of qualities. You influence your own world, your immediate environment, and the people around you.
This influence can be positive or detrimental to the quality of your life and your ability to tap into your true potential.

Most people are comfortable with their names. And rightly so. Parents tend to do a good job naming their children. A combination of love, intuition, and many months of adjusting to the upcoming event of giving birth, virtually guarantees that the child receives the perfect name; the name that fits the child perfectly.

Of course, there are exceptions.

And people change. In most cases, the changes are reflected in the original name at birth and in harmony with the individuals personal evolution. Even so, it is not uncommon for a person to reach a stage in life where a certain discomfort is connected with the every day name. A recognition of discordance. A deep inner feeling that the name is no longer in harmony with the flow of life.

At that point, a name change may be in order.

Name change consultations and in-depth person-to-person consultations by phone or tape are done by our preferred numerologist PierreMarc. To order a name change consultation, contact PierreMarc via his web site at