Numerology: What Is Your Soul Urge Number?

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What Is Numerology?

Numerology is the study of how numerical vibrations affect one’s destiny. It helps you discover your deepest needs and desires. Even better, it can show you how to apply this knowledge in a way that may help you increase your happiness and realize your truest destiny.

There are many different key numbers in numerology: Birthday Numbers, Life Path Numbers, Personality Numbers, Expression Numbers, and more. Among the most important of these is the Soul Urge Number. Your Soul Urge Number gets to the heart of what motivates you, making it a popular method of understanding what someone wants in both love and life.

Why Are Soul Urge Numbers Important?

Your Soul Urge Number is sometimes called the “Heart’s Desire” Number. This is because it reveals what your deepest self needs and craves most. Its influence can be seen in who you want to partner with, what you want to learn and do, and how your work and career affect your day-to-day life.

What Insight Does a Soul Urge Number Provide?

Your Soul Urge Number can provide insight into your purpose on this planet, your probable soulmate relationship(s), and your best work and career choices. It also gives clues about the most favorable locations and environments for you to find and express these decisions!

How To Use Your Soul Urge Number

Your Soul Urge Number can be applied in countless areas of your life. These include, but certainly aren’t limited to…

Love and Romance: Everyone needs partners and friends who understand their deepest needs and desires. Knowing your Soul Urge Number can help you understand what you should ask for in your relationships. Likewise, knowing your loved ones’ Soul Urge Numbers can equip you to understand their needs and support their goals.

Career: To really find fulfillment in work, it’s important to figure out what you were born to do. Even if you don’t make a full career out of it, visiting locations and pursuing activities that help you express those needs will not only contribute to your happiness but also to your spiritual evolution. Your Soul Urge Number can guide you toward these insights, hinting at what might be most exciting and compelling to you.

Spiritual Insight: Because your soul urge is rooted in the deepest parts of your heart, it is thought to determine the nature of whatever gift your spirit wants to offer the world. Being aware of your Soul Urge Number helps you stay on track as you move toward your higher purpose. The information it provides about your inner motivations — conscious or unconscious — can also align your actions with your spiritual needs.

How To Calculate Your Soul Urge Number

Though it can seem intimidating, calculating your Soul Urge Number is in fact surprisingly easy. It can be broken down into a few key steps.

  1. Write down your full birth name (first, middle, last) on a single line.
  2. Pick out the vowels. These are a, e, i, o, u, and y – though y is only counted if it sounds like a vowel when the name is spoken aloud. For instance, when y sounds like a consonant, as in “yes,” you would not use it. However, when it makes an “e” or “a” sound as in “candy” or “day,” you should add it to the equation.
  3. Assign each vowel a numerical value, as follows: a=1, e=5, i=9, o=6, u=3, y=7.
  4. Add together all the vowels in your full name to receive your sum.
  5. If your sum is more than one digit, reduce it to a single digit by adding the two numbers in the sum together. Notably, if your original sum is one of the Master Numbers (11, 22, or 33), there is no need to reduce.

If you need help calculating or understanding your Soul Urge Number, you can also reach out to an expert Numerology Psychic for support.

An Example of a Soul Urge Number Calculation

For an example of a Soul Urge Number calculation, let’s take the name Alyson Tracy Merkl.

Note that in this case, the Y in Alyson’s first and middle names are both spoken as vowels. So, the vowels in all three of her names combined are A (1), Y (7), O (6), A (1), Y (7), and E (5).

This becomes the equation 1+7+6+1+7+5, which equals 27.

Since this is a two-digit number, we reduce 27 to 2+7, which equals 9.

So, Alyson’s Soul Urge Number is 9!

What Your Soul Urge Number Says About You

Once you know your Soul Urge Number, look below to find a description of its traits and overall meaning! Note that this is a broader-level overview and that your Soul Urge Number can manifest itself differently depending on your unique personality and other key numbers, such as your Life Path Number. For deeper, more detailed insight into your calling, consider speaking to a Numerology or Life Path Psychic.

Soul Urge Number 1

Those with the Soul Urge Number 1 are natural leaders. They love to make decisions and are very confident. If your Soul Urge Number is 1, remember that you sometimes need to consider others’ opinions before you push ahead. That said, people with the Soul Urge Number 1 are seldom unsure of what they think, know, and believe.

Soul Urge Number 2

All about relating, people with the Soul Urge Number 2 typically want to do everything with a friend or partner. They seek and need relationships more than most of the other Soul Urge Numbers. Soul Urge Number 2 ultimately craves emotional connection above all else.

Soul Urge Number 3

These people are the creatives and communicators of the numerological spectrum. Those with the Soul Urge Number 3 love to perform in a way that’s almost chameleon-like. They are writers, speakers, and performers by nature! The Soul Urge Number 3 often likes to express their genius through poetry and song!

Soul Urge Number 4

Very practical and hardworking, those with the Soul Urge Number 4 will always plan, implement, and execute their vision. They come through for their loved ones when necessary. The Soul Urge Number 4 loves having structure and making disciplined efforts toward an objective.

Soul Urge Number 5

Those with the Soul Urge Number 5 are full of charisma, and they love to explore everything they can! Their natural enthusiasm and constant interest in trying new things means that they can sometimes be a bit prone to overindulgence — but they’re always fun, and they usually have lots of friends.

Soul Urge Number 6

The Soul Urge Number 6 loves to apply their natural harmony, cooperation, and moderation toward building families, groups, and teams. They’re often found in the healing professions because they love to care for others. However, those with the Soul Urge Number 6 need to care for themselves and factor in their needs along with those of other people if they’re to stay in a balanced state.

Soul Urge Number 7

Those with the Soul Urge Number 7 typically need a lot of space and quiet time because they’re very prone to diving deep into different issues with their finely tuned intellect. They love fine artwork, music, and fashion. This is not because they are “showy” but because they are discerning. The Soul Urge Number 7 represents independent intellectuals who observe and process research with ease.

Soul Urge Number 8

The Soul Urge Number 8 loves business, and they love to be the boss! They often possess a natural financial acumen. To reach their higher purpose, those with the Soul Urge Number 8 should balance their ambition and drive toward success with their values as a whole.

Soul Urge Number 9

Those with the Soul Urge Number 9 have a tendency to think globally because their concerns encompass the entire world. They are enormously hospitable, and they unselfishly embrace ideals that inspire generosity and kindness toward all. They emerge from spiritual experiences wanting to make the world a better place.

Soul Urge Number 11

As a Master Number, 11 is the higher vibration of the Soul Number 2. The Soul Number 11 has enormous strength and a strong sense of ethics. They may not discover this until later in life, but once they do discover it, their kindness becomes their gift to the world!

Soul Urge Number 22

The Master Number 22 has a definite “mission and purpose.” Those with 22 as their Soul Urge Number have a drive to affect the world. They can do this in politics, business, the arts, or really any endeavor that intrigues them. The Soul Urge Number 22 combines spiritual understanding with practical realism and ability. This is a great gift and responsibility.

Soul Urge Number 33

33 is the “highest” Master Number. Those with the Soul Urge Number 33 are rare, often possessing a sense of unconditional love. They may not reveal their great spiritual evolution until well into adulthood. Regardless, those with the Soul Urge Number 33 may gravitate toward becoming world-class spiritual or artistic leaders.


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78 thoughts on “Numerology: What Is Your Soul Urge Number?

  1. Molinda reeves

    I have 7 vowels in my maiden name and 9 in my married name. I don’t understand how to get my numbers out of that. Please help.

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  2. MARI

    I USED MY FIRST NAME AND LAST NAME. FOR THE VOWELS IN THE FIRST NAME I CAME UP WITH THE NUMBERS 11 WHICH ARE 9+1+1=11. THE LAST NAME I GOT 6+1=7 SHOULD THESE TWO NUMBERS BE ADDED TOGETHER 11+7= 18. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF THIS IS CORRECT, IF IT IS MY HEARTS DESIRE NUMBER IS 1+8=9

    THANKS
    MARI

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  3. SHARI

    IM TRYING TO FIGURE OUT MY NUMBER BUT ITS A LTTLE CONFUSING CAN YOU PLEASE SEND IT TO MY E-MAIL? MY NAME IS SHARI LEE MCINTOSH MY BIRTH DAY I 12/18/1990

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  4. cindy

    annaa…your jiliard = 19 then you go 1+9=10 then you go 1+0=1 Jiliard is soul number 1.

    example I did mine, my full name: Cindy Marie Morris it is i=9, y=7, a=1, i=9, e=5, o=6, i=9…add them all together it equals 46 so to get to below 9 or at 9 you take the 46 and do 4+6=10 then 1+0=1 my soul # is 1 laid out…9+7+1+9+5+6+9=46(number is not 9 or lower)
    so then… 4+6=10 (number is not 9 or lower)
    so then…1+0= 1 soul 1…very easy! Hope that helps =)

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  5. Dawn

    To those with questions about what name to use- you use your FULL BIRTH NAME- including your middle name, even if you never use it. Do NOT use your married name- the name on your birth certificate is the one to use because that is the full vibration you resonate to. If you come up with 10, you reduce by 1+0= 1. If you get 23, it would be 2+3=5 and so on. Your soul number is your inner self (also called your heart’s desire or soul urge number by some). It’s what your inner self longs for.

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  6. Dawn

    The consonants add up to your Personality Number- the way others see you. There’s a really easy book that explains all of this for those who are having a bit of confusion: “The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Numerology”. Get a copy from the library or bookstore or Amazon if this interests you- very easy to follow and understand.

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  7. Dawn

    Your birth DATE shows your Life Path and Your Name shows your Soul #- only the vowels are calculated to do this. I am a bitdisappointed this article didn’t go into “master numbers”, which are 11, 22, 33 etc- those are NOT reduced when figuring the soul #. Mine is #11, a highly spiritual #- the # of an “old soul”- and I do believe this! 🙂

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  8. Kimberly Eubanks Soenyun

    Really? No offense people but read ALL THE INSTRUCTIONS. If it breaks down to 10, then reduce AGAIN! to 1+0=1 simple. LADYJILIARD, 19 is 1+9=10=1..also read and check your spelling, so you don’t appear uneducated.

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  9. rr

    to the autor im just confuse the heart desire four,and soul number 4. if the gender is male, seems it is for the character from women. it means hes a gay?

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  10. arvind k arora

    I dont Understand how vowels are important and consonental sounds play no important role in determining Soul Number !

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  11. Carmen

    I’m confused as to how to arrive at the soils number. In the example you give with the name Sherry, you don’t mention her middle or last name as part of the equation. However, you do mention using ones married or birth name which would only pertain to the last name. If we’re supposed to use the middle and last names in addition to the first, how does that get factored in numerically to determine the soul number. Thanks

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