The life path number is the most personal number in numerology. It is calculated from your full birth date and represents the central theme of your life.

How to calculate

Reduce each part of your birth date to a single digit, then add them and reduce again. Example: 14 March 1990 = (1+4) + 3 + (1+9+9+0) = 5 + 3 + 1 = 9. Life path 9.

Meanings, in one line each

1 — leadership and starting. 2 — partnership and balance. 3 — creativity and expression. 4 — structure and craft. 5 — freedom and change. 6 — care and responsibility. 7 — analysis and depth. 8 — power and abundance. 9 — service and completion.

The master numbers

If you reach 11, 22 or 33 in the calculation, you may be working with a master number — read about that separately.

For more, see the numerology hub.