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What is Numerology?

Numerology is similar to astrology in that it attempts to predict the events and important dates of your life. Rather than going by zodiac signs, numerology, as the term implies, relies on math. In numerology, numbers run from one to nine to determine things like your personality and your life’s path. By adding important dates and numbers together (your birthday and your name), you can figure out your numerology horoscope. So what does your number say about your luck?

How to calculate your life

There are plenty of websites that can calculate your important numbers for you, but we’ll give you the basic rundown of how it works. The basic principle of numerology is concerned with reducing numbers. In order to get your numerology number based on your birthday, you have to add each individual number together. So if your birthday is Sept. 1, 1993, you have to break down the numbers by 09-01-1993, which would be 9 + 1 + 1 + 9 + 9 + 3, or 32. Since numerology depends on numbers one through nine, 32 must be reduced further, to 3 + 2, which equals 5. Every important date in your life and even your personality are then determined by that single number.

Lucky days are different for each number

Like astrological horoscopes, each number contains different qualities. Because everyone has a different number, lucky days will differ from person to person. What may be a lucky day for a number five might not be so lucky for a number six. We can tell you how to calculate them to get the best numerology reading for you personally.

Your birthday number is crucial to determining your numerology horoscope for pretty much everything. In order to find what days of the month will be lucky for you, you have to add your birthday number to the number of a calendar day. When you find a date that adds up to the exact number that your birthday adds up to, you’ve got a lucky day.

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