I’ve always been skeptical about systems like Astrology that describe a person’s core personality or predict their destiny using information like their date of birth or location in the world. I admit to being particularly put off when I learned that the name for my astrological sign, the sign I was born under, is also the name of a disease, Cancer. Even though I know the name of the sign probably pre-dates the name of the disease, it still feels creepy. And though I love it when coincidences occur, I’m thinking of someone and they call or walk past me in the mall, drawing cards that seem to rely on chance for their selection, or getting psychic readings have never been favorite practices of mine.
But here I am in a coffee shop with my numerologist friend, LaVerne, at a meeting I asked for, huddled over papers spread out on the table in front of us. She scribbles numbers and images as she speaks, explaining what she learned when she applied her thirty-plus years of experience in numerology to the particulars of my birth date and the values derived from the letters in my name at the time of my birth. Connecting those numbers to the numbers in the current year she tells me what year I’m in, in the repeated cycle of every ten years, and offers guidance on the focus and timing of aspects of my present and future life.
Numerology is a system that dates back to the Kabbalah, using the power of numbers to measure vibrations in numbers and dates, letters and names. Its origins are ancient and mystical, sometimes referred to as “occult,” meaning “revealing knowledge of the hidden.”
As we explore the positive and negative aspects of my personal year, number 6 and then connect these to my real life experiences in 2019, I find strong connections and appreciate the advice offered. “Many matters concerning family arise now,” the numbers say, and I confirm that this is so. I loved hearing some of the advice offered – “Resist giving advice that isn’t asked for,” and “When you give, don’t break your own heart by expecting appreciation.”
I had asked for this reading at this time because this year is a special one involving a 40th year wedding anniversary next week and, on my birthday this summer I will be entering a new decade. As I think about the gift of this time with LaVerne and this focus on my numbers, I realize how much help and reassurance I need to keep on my chosen path of continually growing, learning, and doing new things.
Like most everybody else, I have that inner critic that Pogo spoke of, “We have met the enemy and he is us.” That part of me often points out that I’m not doing what other people my age are doing, or that I haven’t experienced the success that some other people have experienced. And it is true, that many of the creative efforts I make, don’t work out as hoped for or expected.
But numerology confirms what we already know, many processes take way longer than we want them to. We all know someone being lauded as an “overnight success,” and we know they’ve been working towards that success for at least ten years.
Not everyone has the same life path number. Mine is number 7. Descriptions of someone on that life path include “philosophical/introspective/intuitive,” “will gain success through perseverance,” and “needs help and encouragement along the path.” Amen, Amen, Amen to that.
What gives you reassurance as you move along on your life path?
