| Numerology is the ancient science of names and | | | | |
| numbers. Being one of the oldest sciences, it is a | | | | Your day of birth number gives an indication of your |
| companion to astrology and the Tarot. Understanding | | | | basic nature & point of view. This number is |
| the meaning of numbers in Tarot allows us to: | | | | simply the number of the day of your birth without the |
| - Understand relationships | | | | month or year. Any 2 digit date is added and reduced |
| - Analyze human qualities | | | | to a single digit number. Example, if you are born on |
| - Awaken spiritual awareness | | | | 24th day of the month, this number is reduced to a |
| - Predict the timing of events | | | | single digit by adding its parts: 2+4= 6. |
| | | | | Hence, the Birth date number is 6. |
| All cards in the Tarot Deck are numbered. The | | | | Now that you all know your birth number, lets us |
| meanings of numbers 0 - 10 attributed to the Tarot | | | | examine their basic meaning and message: |
| cards are derived from ancient numerology principles. | | | | 1 – Courage, originality , the self |
| Zero being the ‘numberless number’. In | | | | 2 – Balancing, relationship, duality, psychic knowing, |
| metaphysics, there are no accidents, so the card you | | | | intuition |
| draw and the number on the card have a specific | | | | 3 – Creative & emotional expression, synthesis, |
| message for you. | | | | celebration, joy, happiness |
| In the West, numerology goes back to the philosophy | | | | 4 – Stability, foundation, form, order |
| of the Greek thinker Pythagoras who believed that | | | | 5 – Change, instability, adaptation, rebellion, the |
| reality can ultimately be expressed in numerical terms. | | | | maverick |
| Odd numbers are usually regarded as forceful, Yang, | | | | 6 – Idealism, problem solving, matters of the heart, |
| or “Masculine” energy and Even numbers as | | | | committed responsibility |
| stabilizing, Yin, or “Feminine” energy. | | | | 7 – Perception, insight, inner work, reflection, wisdom |
| In tarot card readings, numbers 1, 2, 3 denote the | | | | 8 – Power, control, organization, mastery, |
| beginning of a cycle while numbers 7,8,9, denote the | | | | materialism |
| end of a cycle. Numbers 4, 5, 6, on the other hand, are | | | | 9 – Completion, fulfilment, vision, wisdom, endings |
| mid-cycle numbers. | | | | |
| | | | | Though numerology is probably the least known or |
| What’s behind the numbers? | | | | understood of the metaphysical sciences, it is enjoying |
| | | | | a resurgence in popularity. Today it is most often used |
| Date of Birth number | | | | to discover secret meanings and to predict the future. |