Are you a 5, a 9 or maybe a 33? What’s your Life Path number and what does it say about you? In numerology, the answers are in the numbers. Through numbers, we can break down the patterns of the universe and uncover important information and key parts of your cosmic plan. Numerology can also give you the ability to recognize specific obstacles on your path in order to overcome them, enabling you to evolve as a person and a soul.
Your Life Path number is arguably the most significant in numerological terms, as it is a road map to your future—why you’re here, what you excel in, and how to use your talents to fulfill your destiny. It also tells you what you’re here to specifically learn in your lifetime: your strong points and even your weak points, which are very important to your soul’s evolution. If you want to get to know and understand yourself more deeply and find answers to big questions like why you’re here and what you’re meant to do in this lifetime, the answers can be revealed through numerology and your Life Path number.
The Life Path Numbers Explained
Life Path numbers run from 1 through 9. There are also Master Life Path numbers 11, 22 and 33, but unless you’re one of these three numbers, you’ll always reduce your numerical calculation to the lowest possible singular digit. So if you’re a “10,” then you would reduce to a “1” Life Path number (1 + 0 = 1).
Numerology calculations are very literal. In other words, if you come up with a 12, in order to reduce that to a single digit you would add 1 + 2 and your number would be 3. If come up with a 14, you would add 1 + 4 to equal 5, and so on.
Below you’ll find the formula to calculate your Life Path number. First, write down your birthday as shown in the example, again, reducing any double-digit number (with the exception of 11, 22 and 33) to its lowest possible single digit in the final calculation and find your Life Path number. Then read the corresponding explanation.
Calculating Your Life Path Number
Example Birth date: December 24, 1987 or 12/24/1987
December is the 12th month of the year, so you would begin using number 12. November or 11 still gets reduced 1 + 1 = 2 (Master numbers 11, 22, and 33 are used only in the final calculation.)
1. Each number—month, day, year—gets reduced to its lowest individual digit.
December 24, 1987 or 12/24/1987
Month: (12) 1 + 2 = 3
Day: (24) 2 + 4 = 6
Year: 1 + 9 + 8 + 7 = (25) … 2 + 5 = 7
2. Now add those numbers together and reduce that answer to the lowest singular digit:
3 + 6 + 7 = (16)
Then: 1 + 6 = 7
Your Life Path Number is 7
What Your Life Path Number Means
Life Path 1 — Independent
You are a hard worker and born leader who would do best being your own boss. You overcome obstacles easier than others. There’s something unique and special about you that keeps you driven and doesn’t allow you to give up on something if you’re sure it’s worth the effort. You have a pioneering spirit and prefer to live and work without restrictions. People are drawn to your strong leadership abilities that you have developed over time. No one starts as a leader, so a Life Path 1 must also possess maturity and a sense of humility.
Life Path 2 — Partnerships
You see the best in everyone. You are loyal, honest, sensitive and sincere, and you make an excellent mediator. You’re a visionary with the ability to analyze almost any situation and bring it to an amicable resolution. You also have an affinity for music and a knack for creating a healing environment, which is why working in the healing arts, such as massage or physical therapy, could also be for you. On the flip side you can become indecisive or even pessimistic. But you expect a lot from yourself, and you can quickly turn any negative emotion into a positive experience.
Life Path 3 — Creative
Many threes are writers, actors or artists. Your optimistic nature often lifts others up. You live in the moment. You can be a force of nature that uses their talents to inspire others in numbers big and small. You can also be very sensitive so it’s important not to put too much emphasis on any negative comments you may receive. If you do, you’ll hide yourself away for a time. This time may also be when you realize your next greatest project—there’s always an upside.
Life Path 4 — Organized
You like to build things from the bottom up. You’re an earthy soul who never shies away from hard work. Those you love would say that you’re reliable and responsible, and while you work well with others there is also a slight tendency towards bossiness. You’d do well to remember that not everyone has your sense of discipline or tendency towards tenacity; a less rigid approach may be needed. You can excel in careers in management, law, banking, construction and even agriculture and science.
Life Path 5 — Adventurous
You can’t seem to sit still. Your energy is magnetic and persuasive, and you enjoy your freedom. With your gift for speaking and expressing yourself as well as your ability to motivate others, you’d do really well in sales, promotions or even as a life coach or motivational speaker. You truly have the ability to do anything you set out to do, but it must first be exhilarating and second, utilize your gift of gab. You do best in life when you work on being more disciplined and less impulsive.
Life Path 6 — Compassionate
You have a warm, loving disposition. You love nurturing others. Your favorite things are family and home. People often admire you; they find your kindness, as well as your other positive traits, attractive. You have an ability to ground others going through trying situations, so nursing is a vocational option or even counseling, as long as you allow people to learn their own lessons. You also have many creative talents in the areas of art, music, healing, as well as working with animals.
Life Path 7 — Thinker
You don’t mind being alone. You have a deep spiritual side. You are intuitive and have a broad view of life and beyond. When it comes to socializing, you can be the life of the party and you may even come forward and sing a song or perform a magic trick. When it comes to work, however, you like a more solitary environment. The challenge of a Life Path 7 is to maintain and enjoy your independence without also cutting off the outside world. Working in the fields of science, religion or anything that requires research should give you that balance.
Life Path 8 — Visionary
You are often focused on security. You’re ambitious and good in business, and have a good grasp of how things work in the material world. Therefore, acquiring wealth is not unusual for a Life Path 8. In fact, of all the Life Paths, the 8 attracts financial success more than any other. You never have trouble getting people excited about your visions for greatness and expansion, but you’re also convinced that they don’t see things quite the way you do, so you need to promote and encourage from beginning to end. Publishing, real estate, managing a financial firm are all things you could involve yourself in, as long as you can expand it in some way. Sports, journalism and even politics are also possibilities.
Life Path 9 — Humanitarian
You like helping others. You have a compassionate spirit. Like Life Path 1, you are also a born leader. You are socially conscious and also a dreamer who wants peace for not just your piece of the world, but the whole world at large. Clearly your desire for justice and fairness for all could lead you to becoming a lawyer, or judge, or even a healer or environmentalist. Money made for the sake of wealth alone will leave you feeling unfulfilled. As a giver, using personal wealth and personal time in an effort to better the lives of others, brings both spiritual and monetary success.
Life Path 11 — Master Intuitive
You are highly sensitive and intuitive. You also connect with those in the spiritual realm quite easily. You could be a healer, a masseuse, energy therapist, or counselor; once you’ve found your specific gift, you should use it to help others. You are related to Life Path 2 (partnerships), representing your connection between the spiritual world and the world of Earthly, material reality. You were born with a specific role to play in life and your challenge is to find exactly what that is. Avoid self-doubt in order to realize your gifts and fulfill your life’s path.
Life Path 22 — Master Builder
You are arguably the most powerful Master number. You are very spiritual and compelled to help others succeed. You are related to Life Path 4 (builder), but with double the magnitude. Your thoughts have the power to manifest in reality. The saying, “Be careful what you wish for,” is a literal statement for a Life Path 22. The dreams you want to realize take time and maturity as it is through living life that you find your true calling. Your challenge is to share your gift of vision with others, but then to let people use that knowledge to build their own dreams—with your influence and not your control. Learn to become more flexible in order to better align with the flow of life.
Life Path 33 — Master Teacher
You are the rarest of the Master numbers. You may become a spiritual leader and teacher. You have unending energy (the combination of the 11 and 22 Master numbers). You are also related to Life Path 6 (compassionate), and your core is that of a humanitarian. Personal ambition is not a factor, other than the ambition to focus on uplifting the energetic frequency of mankind. It is possible that you enjoy cooking and find it a good way to relax after spending time on your lofty ambition of raising the consciousness of the Earth’s inhabitants. You’re unique, rare and your gift should not be wasted.
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189 thoughts on “Numerology: What’s Your Life Path Number?”
Why is there NO # 10???????????????????? 🙁
Ten is probably a 1
Dear Lysasang: Please go back and read the part where it says, “if you’re a 10, then you’re really a 1.” Life Path numbers are only single-digit, cardinal numbers 1-9 unless they are an 11, 22 or 33. But of course, being a 1, you probably wanted to cut to the chase and find the answer before reading the fine print – I understand. But you are a “1” – you’re a leader.
~LJ
I want to know if i will ever find a good man? Health issues, trouble keeping a job.
My life path number turns out to be 10. There is no meaning for 10. So what does that mean?
Means read the article/ instructions first
1+0= 1
You’re a 1.
Because it doesn’t exist in numerology. There are numbers from 1-9, and master numbers 11 (2), 22 (4) and 33 (6). If you’re a 10, it means your life path number is 1.
My life path number is 10. 07/24/1959. There is no meaning for 10. so what am I? Nothing?
THERE IS NO 10! Your life path number is 1 unless you get 11 22 33 as these are the only spiritual outlier. Every thing reduces to a single digit number 1-9 this however does not include 11 22 33 because like I said before spiritual outliers. So your life path number would be a 1 (1+0=1)
Where is # 10 ?
1 + 0 = 1. 1 IS YOUR NUMBER. THE ARTICLE TELLS YOU THAT.
What happened, there is no Life Path 10 for 10?
Very less information. I want to read more.
life path 10 is not listed birthdate is 12/15/63
Your life path my number is actually 1
1+2 is 3
1+5 is 6
1+9+6+3 is 19
19+6+3 28
10
Reduces to 1
1+0 is 1
help me here I was trying to do this
born august 11 1957
could not quite understand how to do this would like to know my life number ?
thanks
Your # is 5
8/11/1957
8/1+1=2/1+9+5+7=22
8/2/2+2=4
8+2+4=14
1+4=5
5
Either way you are a 5 I even calculated it different because I kept the master numbers instead of reading the explanation on how to reach your life path number so august which is 8 is already a single digit number 11 1+1=2 and 1957 1+9+5+7=22 and 2+2=4 so 8+2+4=14 and finally 1+4=5 even keeping the master numbers 8+11+22=41 and 4+1=5 I just thought it was interesting that either way it came out to the same life number! I tried to comment before I fully understood but I read this…
“Calculating Your Life Path Number
Example Birth date: December 24, 1987 or 12/24/1987
December is the 12th month of the year, so you would begin using number 12. November or 11 still gets reduced 1 + 1 = 2 (Master numbers 11, 22, and 33 are used only in the final calculation.)”
However I thought it was interesting how even the wrong calculation came up with the same life number.
Why was the number ten omitted from the list?
Peculiar…why did you leave out the number “10”?????
Hello C.P. .
I have a question, concerning my Life’s Path…
Okay, I was born on the 18th of May, 1967. Therefore, my Life’s path Number, is 10… But after doing the calculations, I can not see the meaning for number 10.
Did I make a mistake or not ?? And if so, can you give me the correct answer..
Thank You.. Edward..
It means your life path number is 1 because 1+0=1 the only exceptions to single digit numbers would be 11, 22, and 33 which are considered master numbers in numerology
my lif path number is 3. can u please gve me more infomation on it?
what do i do when my number is 10? my birthday is march 8 1943? please reply.
I am 10th April 1959. Life path 11 and related to 2.
Correct…….
my life number is 13 what does that mean theres no option for that one
1+3=4 it means you didn’t completely finish getting to the single digit number other then the 11, 22, and 33 but you are a 4.
you are exactly right about everything you said. WOW!
you are so right,everything you said is exactly me in everyway. Thank you
Life path number 6
Why did you jump over 10 on life path . you went from 9 to 11. how do you find out what 10 as a path number is for free.
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Hey htnx. today i got to know why i think so much and even so spiritually. coz my no. is 7. Thnx a ton.
Hi
what are my numerology#’s born 8-06-1950
sure can use some help
Thank You
Alan Jay
You’re an 11! One of the master numbers 8 and 6 are already single digit and 1+9+5+0=15 so 8+6+15=29 and finally 2+9=11
Hi my birthday is 4-9-1953 can you predict what my future has to offer me? Thank You. Trevor Probherbs
Wow, this is an amazing calculation
Why 10 number is left out?
my number is a ten. does that mean its a one life path? Thanks,
What is the life path number of someone born on 6th. December 1972?
6+3+1+9= 19=10=1?
Having trouble with 10
R
How do i add the digits if the starting digits are of single………for instance my d.o.b is 9.7.1958?..,pls help me out on this
like it
love it – numerology is amazing!
Yes I would like to know my life path number…
What’s my number
what is my life path
my bday
feb 27 1967
2 + 9 + 23 + 33
33 is holy ghost times 2?
i do not see my number in here as (21)(19)
Very interesting. I enjoyed figuring out my own number 7 & those of my children. Thank you. Pat
my husband is a 10 why is that not listed
Hi,
Your formula is VERY interesting,& I enjoyed figuring out my life number (7) as well as that of my children. Thank you. Pat
It is quite revealing, but how sure are we of this?
my db june 3 1952 how did u calculate? & how to find life path number.
i could not calculate the numbers my birth day start on sep/6/1984.can you please help me out
Hello There,
My birthday is 26 November 1947. Is my Life Path a 4 or 22?
Regards,
Dee
tell me more
totally accurate. My Birthday is 10-30-1964, 1+3+2= equals exactly 6. I have been a caregiver for 30 years. I am asked where my compassion and patients come from on a regular basis. I believe I was born with the ability. This may sound strange, but due to the fact I have been around many deaths it took me awhile not to get suicidal at the point my friend was passing on, I now see it as a extention to the life process and not the end. But in the beginning
I tried to go before my time, and God spoke to me and said you do that again and I will give you another 90 years with a earthly body and life. I never believed in reincarnation as a Jesus loving women, but I know if I was to take my own life I would be back where I started from. Its hard to get people to believe God spoke to me, Reincarnation was not meantioned, but I know thats what he meant. At church they preach suicide sends you directly to hell, but I believe as humans we don’t know of all Gods plans and should never speak like we do. I have learned to be open minded and realized to be truly happy I must pray for my enemys, It has removed bitterness from my heart, God never said it would be easy, but I choose LIFE, the good ,the bad, the ugly and the beautiful. I hope my story helps someone know they are not alone. Warmest Regards, Annie -One last note, Concentrate on the Journey.one day at a time, not the destination.
I always received my daily tarot reading from you. First I would llike to send my profound thanks.
I am an Ethiopian man live in Ethiopia Addis Ababa. I born in Tigrai Region in a small village. My parent’s were farmers. They were not educated people. They were not writing their children’s brith day. Therefore, the date which I fill is not exact date of my brith.
How could I knew my Exact brithday?
very brief but on dot!!thanks
This is cool….how realistic is it?
mine is 2nd april 1959 added up is 12.. i think. but there is nothing for life path number 12
I am a Master 11, and over the past 20 years engaged in various spiritual disciplines. I have worked as a legal secretary since 1984, but Pluto recently left my 6th house, and left me without a job. I have been advised to become a teacher of middle grade children or perhaps work in a library.
It’s too bad that the hardships I have endured in life have led me through Dante’s Inferno, only to find out that I should have become a teacher.
WOW!
I could hear myself talking while reading this. Excellent job. Thank you!!
What is the life path number for 03/08/1992?