Added together, the digits in your date of birth comprise your number of destiny. Your birthday is not an accident, but part of the Great Plan of the Creator. Behind the numbers in your date of birth is an occult significance which has a bearing upon your entire life.

This number of destiny is your Life Cycle Number, which you can quickly compute by following the directions given immediately below.

Computing your Life Cycle Number:

To compute your Life Cycle Number, is actually quite simple. All you do is add together the number value of the month, day, and year of your birth, and then reduce the total down to a single digit.

The number value for each month is as follows:

1. January
2. February
3. March
4. April
5. May
6. June
7. July
8. August
9. September
10. October
11. November
12. December

Here’s an example:

For someone born on January 19, 1959, the equation will look like this:

• January = 1
• Date = 19
• Year = 1959

Here is what the calculation would look like:

• 1 + 19 + 1959 = 1979

Take that total (in this case, it’s 1979), and reduce it to a single digit by by adding each of the individual numbers together. And if the total adds up to more than a single digit, (in this case, it’s 26), reduce it yet again:

• 1 + 9 + 7 + 9 = 26
• 2 + 6 = 8

And so the number of this person’s Life Cycle or Number of Destiny, is 8.

Here’s a calculator:

About the Life Cycle Number

Your Life Cycle Number represents the trends and tendencies of your whole existence and the work you are here to do. It denotes the role you are to play in the Cosmic Drama, and gives you the clue to your destiny.

Your moral strength, your innate characteristics, and your predominating states of mind are revealed in the Life Cycle Number. Your true self is comprised of the latent powers of your character and is revealed by the strength of your purpose in life.

From birth to the end of life, you will express the power conferred upon you by this number of destiny. The consciousness of your cosmic heritage is expressed in this number, for no matter how often you change your name and consequently its expression, you can never change your birthday.

Your birth right, as interpreted from the number of your Life Cycle, is given in the numbers below, along with a brief explanation. For a more in depth analysis, see the individual posts:

Life Cycle Numbers:

1. The Pioneer – You are the pioneer, the leader, the captain, and the planner.
2. The Helpmate – The keynote of your life is cooperation.
3. The Artist – You are the pinnacle of self-expression.
4. The Mason – It could never be said of you that you shirk your duties or avoid your responsibilities.
5. The Scribe – You are mercurial by nature, full of wit, dash, enthusiasm, and energy.
6. The Teacher – You have noble ideals and high aspirations for their fulfillment.
7. The Mystic – You are contemplative and analytical by nature.
8. The Gleaner – The harvest of study, organizational ability, and the qualities of an executive are yours.
9. The Metaphysician – The highest aspirations and the noblest ideals are your cosmic heritage.

Source: Modern Numerology